👥 This event is intended for Upper BB and A players. Players are expected to have experience playing doubles, and be familiar with outdoor rules. If you haven't been to one of these before, make sure you check the skill level descriptions at the bottom

What is "Upper BB"
Upper BB generally means you'd expect to finish towards the top of a regional sized BB tournament. 
They may not quite be ready to play A, but they can pass more difficult serves, set their partner consistently, and generally maintain rallies with A level players.

General Notes

1. try to be on time
2. Help put up and take down nets.
3. If you have a ball please bring it
4. Courts are run by "Winner Choice" - The winner of the game has the choice to stay on their current court, play the winner of another court, or take a rest. You cannot stay on the same court for more than 2 games in a row. If you've won twice on your current court you must either play the winner of another court or sit. (if you continuously beat the winner on new courts you can potentially play with no break)

🔞 Must be 18 years of age or older to participate.

Rules:

Games are sideout to 11

Using Old School Rules
Full grass rules
-No let serves
-No open hand receives, except on hard-driven attacks (must have a continuous downward trajectory/no arc/not off the block)
-No openhand tips/directional blocking
-No sets/pushes over the net (doesn't matter if you're square of not)
-A player may cross under the net as long as they do not make contact with the net or interfere with the opponent's play

📛 MEMBERSHIP

As part of our non-profit status, players are now required to become members for to attend event. There is a free trial available, and after that we have two annual membership plans. One is a $10 plan which saves $2 on your ticket, and pays for itself after 5 events. The second $15 plan that saves $2 on your ticket and $2 for every guest ticket. Visit group link under this event's title, then visit the membership tab. If you get a membership, it essentially makes all the outdoor events you attend $1 each for the whole year.

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Level Guidelines:
Full level guidelines can be found here
[Beginner --> B --> 🅱️🅱️ --> 🅰️--> AA --> Open]

"Beginner" players are playing recreational level volleyball. Most beginner player will have a very hard time playing doubles as they have not developed the skills necessary to keep rallies going.

B players are not beginners, but are still in the early learning stages of the game.
They have a basic understanding of how to play but are still inconsistent in their core skills. They are aware of grass rules(although they may still make mistakes.) They can set their partner, but may be limited to bump setting. Teams should try to get 3 touches on the ball each play. Many plays may result in bumping the ball over instead of making an offensive play.
B level is the lowest level of competition, but it is still a level of competition in tournaments. B is not the same as Beginner.

🅱️🅱️ players can execute all skills well (serving, receiving, setting, hitting) but vary in their consistency.

They usually will get 3 touches each play. They can receive/pass well and should have a strong understanding of defensive positioning and blocking calls. Hand sets should mostly be clean (and you should have the ability to recognize double contacts, and call your own when you make a mistake.)

Some events might differentiate between Upper BB and Lower BB. The core differences between Upper BB and Lower BB is the level of consistency and athleticism. Lower BB may have an understanding of how to play doubles, but are only executing on the core skills roughly 50-60% of the time and/or may be physically more limited. At the Upper BB level you should be doing most skills well 70-80% of the time and have the athleticism to effectively cover the court on defense and execute a large range of offensive tactics. Upper BB players would expect to finish towards the top of regional size BB tournaments.

🅰️ A level players have the skills needed to play at a high level. They are in excellent physical condition and can preform all the core skills well. They can serve receive consistently, set their partner well, and utilize a full range of offensive options. At this level players may become more specialized as a blocker or defender. They have in-depth knowledge of offensive and defensive game play. Many of these players are former club and/or college athletes.

"AA" players are superb athletes who execute their skills with the highest of power and efficiency. This is the last stop before becoming a "Pro" or "Open" player.