Welcome to the Official 2007 EVP TOUR Beach Tournament Rules Page
All Matches must be played with an official EVP ball.
1. Each Corona Light PRO AM event must use the following tournament format:
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Amateur Games: Round robin format. (Pool Play) Co-ed, Men’s and Women’s B, A, AA and AAA divisions will play “Rally” scoring. Sets will vary according to the number of teams in the pool.- 3 team pools will play full match (2 out of 3) to 21 points with a 23 point cap. Last game is to 15 points with no cap.- 4 team pools will play 1 game to 30 points with a cap at 32 points.- 5 team pools will play 1 game to 21 points with a cap at 23 points.- 6 team pools play 1 game to 21 pts with a cap at 23 and a 30 minute time limitTournament director may vary total sets and points depending on the number of pools to allow for time considerations. A side change will occur every 5 or 7 points. The side changes will be direct without delay or break. Two team time outs are awarded per game. Time between games will be (5) minutes for all divisions.
EVP Tour Professional Games:
Who is eligible to compete in the EVP Pro Division:
- 1. Must have a proven AAA ranking from a regional volleyball association.
2. Must have won a 2007 Corona Light Pro Am Regional Series event. (Regional AAA/Open event with at least 8 teams competing)
3. Must followed correct registration procedure
4. Received a wild card bid from another region or from the EVP Tour Director.
2. Beach Digs and Sets on the first team contact:
Beach digs (open hand digs) are legal on hard driven spikes or blocks that have downward approach and the spiker had a full attack at the ball. If the ball was tipped off the net then a judgment call will be made by the referee as to the speed of the ball at the time of the dig.
3. No open hand dinks here:
An open hand dink is when you attack the ball with your open fingers and direct the ball on an attack. The use of the knuckles, fist, palm or heel is legal areas of attack with you hands. If you are up to block and the ball is over set, you must spike the ball or joust simultaneously with the offensive player or block the ball with out any directions unless the offensive player attacks the ball first.
4. Hands sets:
A poor handset is judged by three rules: First, if the ball enters your hands at different times. Second if the ball leaves your hands at different times. Third, if the ball has rested on your hands and caused the ball to be carried. A spin is not nesesarily an indication of a poor set.
5. Setting over the net:
Player may only set over the net if they have their shoulders squared to the area they are setting to. Men's and Women's B level may not set over the net at any time.
6. Foot Fault:
Any movement of the line on a serve is a fault. Movement by sand or foot included.
7. Serve:
Only one toss on the serve and contact within 8 seconds after referee blows whistle. Let serve rule will be implemented (ball may contact the net during serve).
8. Court size: 16 x 8 m = 56’6” x 26’3”
9. Antennas: Antennas shall be used as aerial boundaries of the playing field in the Pro division.
10. Official Volleyball: All players must use the Official EVP Volleyball and use it during warm-ups and games.
11. National Tour Championship eligibility.
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Amateur eligibility: To be eligible to play in the National Championship in Chicago you must have played at least one Corona Light EVP Pro Am or regional series event.
Pro Division: To be eligible to play in the National Championships in Chicago you must have played in at least four 2007 EVP Pro Events. All National Pro Championship registrations will be reviewed for eligibility.
12. Ranking & Seeding:
Based only on the EVP Tour points. Players will accumulate points by participating in each event. This is the foundation to the EVP Tour. The Tour event points are: 1st- 20 pts, 2nd- 16 pts, 3rd -12 pts, 4th -8 pts, 5th- 6pts, 7th- 5pts, 9th -4pts, 13th- 3pts, 17th- 2 pts and 25th - 1pt. The Regional and National Tour Championship points are worth double as well as the Racine and Long Island events.
13. No Shows/Tardiness:
Efforts must be made by teams within each pool to adjust team assignments for teams that do not arrive on time (i.e. move the absent team #4 to team #2 if #2 has later start time). Once the adjustment is made, one point per minute will be deducted from the absent team until they arrive or a forfeit is determined.
14. Division/Levels:
All tournament directors reserve the right to reassign team division levels based on the EVPTOUR.COM rating system. Teams that register on the day of the event will be seeded behind ALL pre registered teams.
15. Officiating:
At least one member of the team MUST be present for the entire match. If no one is present to officiate, that team will forfeit its remaining matches and may be penalized further by the tournament director. If the two competing teams mutually decide that they do not want refs, they may waive the assigned refs responsibilities.
16. Final Pool Standings:
The following criteria shall determine the top teams for the final pool standing (in order of importance): First--match records; Second --set record (if multiple sets per match); Third--head to head results; Fourth--point differential for all games played. There will be absolutely no play-off within the pool unless the following situation occurs: There is a three way tie for first; all three team are in a head to head stand off; the first place team according to the above criteria is selected; the remaining two teams are tied for second with one team having a higher point differential but also having lost to the other team (ahead in points but lost in head to head competition). If this situation occurs, teams tied for second will have a one game playoff to seven points with no cap to determine who advances. The first place team must officiate.
17. Weather:
The tournament director and the site coordinator shall make all final decisions as to whether or not an event will be delayed or postponed. No event will be canceled.
18. Tournament registration:
Tournament registration is non-refundable under any circumstances.