Re: Tournament organization

[Todd <tdh@vbref.org>]

Arpie McQueen <mcq@injersey.infi.net> writes:
> I'm organizing an outdoor tournament for a picnic and while I'm not
> trying to attract pro teams, I want to play by the rules and keep it
> fair for 4-person team play. I'm familiar with the rules I'll be using,
> but want to know how many games are standard for a match (3?). Can
> someone help me out with the organizational details or point me in the
> right cyber direction? Thanks!

Bravo!  Enlightened is the tournament director that documents and
familiarizes the rules under which they're conducting a tournament.
:-)

I'd be happy to suggest a rules statement patterned after the
following:

        http://www.io.com/~tdh/vball/ref/beach/

As for formats, I'd strongly recommend reading USA Volleyball's brief,
readable, 4-page guide: "Conducting Outdoor Tournaments."  That should
answer all your questions:

        http://www.usavolleyball.org/pub/Conducting%20Outdoor%20Tournaments.pdf


Best Regards,
--
                  Todd H.   tdh@vbref.org
USAV Regional Referee, Great Lakes Region, Palatine, IL
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