Join us for the SEASON FINALE Hang 10 Volleyball tournament at Gold Park in beautiful Hillsborough, NC on September 24th. This is a REVERSE COED 2s GRASS VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT. Tell your friends, invite them to this event and help spread the word everyone you know!
So far this year we have had 288 players join us. We hope to continue to grow each tournament. We have promised huge payouts and we have delivered. So far this season we have paid out over $5,670 in cash and prizes across 3 divisions. As this is our season finale, we plan to make this our BIGGEST payouts of the season, and we hope you guys show up in droves (our goal is at least 35 teams).
IMPORTANT CHANGES/ANNOUCEMENTS:
Online registration will END at 12:00 p.m. (noon) on Friday, September 23rd. If you want to sign up after 12:00 p.m. on Friday, September 23rd you MUST e-mail us at hang10volleyball@gmail.com or message us on our page Hang 10 Volleyball, and we will let you know if we have room. Any late registrations will be subject to space in a particular division and teams may be required to play in a division other than the one requested. In other words, sign up early if you want to be guaranteed a spot.
We are determining if we will implement the experimental let service rule for our season finale. We are soliciting additional feedback via a survey, so please let know what you think. As a reminder, this is essentially the same as tennis service: if the serve hits the net in any way and lands in bounds (i.e., in the court or on the line), the server will be permitted to re-serve. If on the second service the serve again hits the net in any way (even if the re-serve lands in bounds) or is served out, it is a fault and the receiving team is rewarded a point and the ball (i.e., a side out in rally scoring). Of course, if the serve hits the net and goes out of bounds that is a fault. The feedback we got for this rule change in July was very positive, but we want a bigger sample size before we implement for all future tournaments.
On OCTOBER 15th we will be hosting a players’ appreciation day/party. The plan is to set up as many nets as we need for people to come play pickup (think of the fun with a huge work-up pickup system!), bring other yard games (cornhole, bocce ball, spikeball, etc.) and enjoy one of the final chances to play outside with your friends. Hang 10 will then order a bunch of pizza for everyone (on us, of course) and we will head over to the Mystery Brewing Public House for pizza and beer. EVERYONE is welcome and we encourage you to bring family members and friends especially anyone who wants to get into outdoor volleyball, but did not want to try it with a tournament first. If you played in one of our tournaments this year you will be FREE and we will charge a very nominal fee for everyone else to help defray the out-of-pocket costs for the pizza. We promise it is going to be a ton of fun.
Divisions: Open, AA, and A divisions. There must be at least 4 entries for a division to run. The tournament directors may combine divisions if necessary (however, we will make every effort to split out divisions for playoffs if divisions are combined for numbers reasons). In addition, the tournament directors reserve the right to move any team to another division for purposes of promoting fair play and/or to make the tournament run more smoothly by evening out the numbers in any division. Entry Fee: Open: $70 per team. AA, A and BB: $50 per team. Prizes: Open: Cash payouts with the total purse equal to AT LEAST the total registrations received for the Open division. For example, if 10 teams sign up, the total purse for Open will be AT LEAST $700. The more teams that sign up the greater the minimum purse will be, so tell your friends! AA, A and BB: Combination of cash payouts and/or prizes. Prizes that you actually want such as new Spalding balls, chairs, Yeti cups, canopies, etc. After Tournament Parties: After every tournament we will be having an after tournament player`s party at the Mystery Brewing Public House, which is less than a 5 minute walk from the tournament site. The Public House has a lot of Mystery Brewing Company beer on tap (the best beer in the state) and has a fantastic back patio. Registration:
Online registration will be done through Volley America at: REGISTER HERE FOR THE SEASON FINALE TOURNAMENT.
Check-In: Check-in will begin at 8:00am the day of the tournament, with play starting at 9:00am SHARP. If you are not checked in by 8:45am there will be an additional fee of $10 per player not yet checked in, unless you have made prior arrangements with one of the tournament directors.
Dogs:
Yes, you can bring your dog, and there is a dog park right by the field. However, all dogs MUST be on a leash at all times and that leash must have a dog on one end and you or an object on the other end. The fine people of Hillsborough apparently take this very seriously, so we prefer not to have to talk to the police about this again.
Which Division to Play In:
Open: This is for very experienced and elite players. You will often find former college volleyball players in Open. You can expect high velocity jump serves, hand setting and consistent blocking. Helmets are encouraged.
AA: This is for players that have very good knowledge and understanding of doubles volleyball. Players in AA are comfortable with doubles play and strategy. You can expect very consistent level of play. This is the division that consistently hosts the most players in our tournaments.
A: This is for players who are newer to/still learning doubles volleyball but still have a good understanding of volleyball generally. Players in A are still learning doubles play and strategy, but exhibit good basic volleyball skills.
If in doubt, just message us on our page Hang 10 Volleyball or e-mail at hang10volleyball@gmail.com and we can help give you some guidance. Contacting us BEFORE registering goes a long ways.
Sandbagging:
Absolutely NO SANDBAGGING. You play at the highest division of either player. For example, a team consisting of an Open player and an A player that team will play Open. This will be strictly enforced. If you want to request to move down to a lower division, message us on our page Hang 10 Volleyball or e-mail us BEFORE SIGNING UP at hang10volleyball@gmail.com and we will consider requests on a case-by-case basis.
Division winners MUST play in the next highest division for subsequent tournaments. For example, a team winning AA must play in Open the subsequent tournaments. This applies to a player individually, so even if you play with a person other than you won that division with, you MUST play the next highest division. It is not fun for anyone for the same team to constantly win the same division all summer long. Get out there and challenge yourself!
If a division winning team or individual goes winless in the next tournament after moving up a division or such team or individual does not make it to playoffs for the next two tournaments, then that team or individual can request to play in the previous division. Decisions will be made by the tournament director on a case-by-case basis.
Volley America Membership: Everyone must be a Volley America member. There are no exceptions. Membership is $15 for the entire year. Almost all the local tournaments are using Volley America this year. You can sign up for your membership here: GET YOUR VOLLEY AMERICA MEMBERSHIP. Equipment: We have 10 brand new Park & Sun Sports nets and 10 sets of 2 inch Park & Sun Sports court lines. Every court will also have antennas and will have a new Spalding ball assigned to it. Please do not take our court balls home with you!
Certain courts will also have ball stops. Please do not run into or otherwise knock down our ball stops. They are working hard for you! Need a Partner: Message us on our page Hang 10 Volleyball or send us an e-mail at hang10volleyball@gmail.com and we will do our best to find someone for you to play with! Sponsors and Partners: We wish to thank our title sponsor Mystery Brewing Company and their Mystery Brewing Public House. In addition, we want to thank our partners: Spalding, Park & Sun Sports and Volley America. Approximate travel times to Hillsborough, NC: 18 mins - Downtown Durham 20 mins - Downtown Chapel Hill 40 mins - Downtown Raleigh 40 mins - Downtown Greensboro 1 hour - Downtown Winston-Salem 1 hour - Downton Lexington 2 hours - Downtown Charlotte Reverse Coed Rules: -Women`s height net -Girls hit front row -Guys hit behind the 10 foot line
-If a guy hits in front of the 10 foot line, he must contact the ball below the plane of the net. -Guys are not allowed to block -Block counts as a touch -There is NO courtesy rule (seriously, just stop it) -Standard outdoor rules