FUNDRAISER

This tournament aims to raise $5000 for the Philly Beach fund, whose mission is to create a series of beach volleyball courts for players in Philadelphia.

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LOCATION

Chamounix Field
3976 Chamounix Dr, Philadelphia, PA 19131 [Google Maps]

FORMATS

Women's Doubles & Men's Doubles are play on Saturday, July 26th
Coed Doubles & Gender-Blind quads will be played Sunday, July 27th

B through AA divisions

NEW MODIFIED B DIVISION

In an effort to make tournaments more accessible for our newer players, we’re trying out some modifications to our B division this season.

• Entry Price is $20/player
• Games will use Rally scoring

All other divisions remain the same

RULES

Grass Rules

Key "Old School" rules

• Large Court (30x60)
• Sideout scoring
• No Let serves (serve touching the net)
• Block does not count as a touch
• No open-hand tips, sets or pushes over the net

If pool play is not finished by 3:30pm, games will switch to rally for the rest of pool play.

PRIZES

Cash Prizes for 1st place in A and AA divisions
Merch/Opensports credit for B and BB

If there are not enough teams to fill a divisions, we may combine divisions

SANDBAGGING POLICY

Sandbagging is playing below your level in order to win more easily, usually for prizes or clout. We want to keep offering cash prizes, so don't sandbag and ruin it for everyone. Remember these are all amateur divisions, and while this is competitive volleyball we want everyone to have a good time and keep the spirit of fair play.

General guidelines

• You should register for the division of the highest level player on your doubles team.
• For quads there is a bit more wiggle room, since there are specialized positions, but the average level of your team should be the level you are registered for.
• If you have placed (1st or 2nd) in your division twice you should move up to the next level
  We look at play history from our own events, well as similar sized local tournaments like ECV and Cutshot, and larger east coast tournaments (such as the smash, pottstown, dig... etc)
  While we would prefer to keep a light touch, we reserve the right to move teams to a more appropriate division if their play history indicates that they are in the wrong division.

NOTES

• 8:30 check-in, 9:00 start
• Tournament shirts and other shirts available for purchase while supplies last
• No special "start-time" accommodations
• You can register for both days, even if OpenSports warns you that you are already registered
• Your teammate must sign the waiver by joining your team; help is available if this proves difficult
• We will be grilling for donations to the Philly Beach fund