Rules & Logistics 

Pre-Tournament Notes 

• Team Captains and coaches will have a meeting at 8:30 am on court 1- All teams must have a representative present 

• Courts open at 8 am

• Reffing teams must be present at 8:30 am

• First serve is at 9 am with full court warm-ups starting at 8:50 am

• Spectators are welcome at no charge but must receive a wristband from the table at the entrance 

• Parking is located in the RSF Parking Garage for $12 for a day pass. The location is shown under the parking map tab

• There will be an outdoor team patio where teams can set up tables and food between matches. Look under the map tab to see the location 

• Results will be uploaded live on this sheet, and we will have a QR code to this website on the tournament desk 

• Players must wear a shirt/jersey with a number on it 

• There will be a break from 12am-1pm 

• Teams will be reffing at all times except for the break, so make sure coaches/captains refer to this document or tournament desk for their reffing duties 

Warm Ups 

• Team will get 5 minutes of shared warm up times after the previous match 

• Teams will then get 5 minutes of full court time each

• Total warm up time: 15 minutes 

• Matches will start on the hour sharp assuming the previous match has finished with enough time left for warm ups 

Reffing 

• Matches must be reffed fully by the reffing team other than our official Up-Refs

• Reffing teams must provide two line judges, a scorekeeper, down-ref and a bookkeeper 

• Refs should call in captains for the coin toss during the first 5 minutes of warm-up 

• R1 has the final call during play 

General Rules 

• UC Berkeley game balls will be used. Please keep on the court at all times and do not use for warm-ups 

• Warm-up balls will NOT be provided

• USAV Women's Volleyball rules apply 

• All matches are best of 3 sets (25, 25, 15) 

• Matches are a win-by-2, no point cap 

• Teams will switch sides between sets 1 and 2 and at 8 points in a third set 

• Two liberos allowed. May only serve for one player

• Rankings will be determined in the following order: matches, sets, point differential

• No food or beverage (except water) is allowed inside the RSF Building 

• Food/Beverage OK on team patio (See map)