SVA Asics Cups - 15U / 16U Mens
15U/16U Men
Guidelines
a) Registered teams must play in a minimum of 1 tournament to a maximum of 5 competitions.
b) The Asics SV5T-WL will be the official competition ball for this age category.
c) The 12 limited substitution rule with no libero.
d) Head Coaches must be certified Level 1 in Volleyball at the time of registration. First time coaches will be given one year grace period to complete their Level 1.
e) A minimum of 6 teams will be required to run a two day tournament. In the event that there are 4-6 teams, the 15U Boys Division will only run on the Saturday of the tournament with a $50 refund for that tournament entry.
f) A minimum of 4 teams will be required for the 15U Boys Division to run. In the event that less than 4 teams register, the 15U boys will compete in the 16U boys division, with the option to have separate playoffs for the 2 age groups.
For an updated list of 15U / 16U Mens Tournaments and locations CLICK HERE
SVA ASICS Cup 1: February 6-7, 2010
Entry Deadline: January 25, 2010
Entry Fee: $300
15U Men - Henk Ruys Centre, Saskatoon
16U Men - Henk Ruys Centre, Saskatoon
SVA ASICS Cup 2: March 13-14, 2010
Entry Deadline: March 1, 2010
Entry Fee: $300
15U Men - North Battleford
16U Men - North Battleford
SVA Provincials: May 1-2, 2009
Entry Deadline: April 19, 2010
Entry Fee: $325
15U Men - Henk Ruys Centre, Saskatoon
16U Men - Henk Ruys Centre, Saskatoon
Tournament Structure
a) Asics Cup 1 will be an open format utilizing the results from the previous year’s 15U/16U Provincial Championships to place teams into pools.
b) A serpentine seeding system will be utilized to place teams into pools in the preliminary round. (Please see Appendix for a serpentine seeding example)
c) Saskatchewan Volleyball reserves the right to adjust the seeding in order to avoid teams from the same club playing in the same pool in the preliminary draw.
d) Playoff draws will be arranged to best reflect the number of entries in each tournament.
e) Teams will be guaranteed a minimum of 5 matches per weekend to a maximum of 7 for the two days. In the event of a one day tournament, teams will be guaranteed 3 games to a maximum of 5.
Seeding
a) The results from Asics Cup 1 will be used to seed teams for Asics Cup 2 and Asics Cup 2 results will be used to seed teams for Asics Cup 3.
b) Teams will receive points based on their finish in any SVA Sanctioned Tournament. For example: 1st place = 1 point, 2nd place = 2 points, 3rd place = 3 points.
c) For the Provincial Championships teams will be seeded based on points ratio for all tournaments played in.
