SVA SASK Cups - 17U / 18U Womens Division
17U/18U Women
Guidelines
a) Registered teams must play in a minimum of 2 tournaments to a maximum of 6 competitions with a minimum of one being an out of town tournament. Each tournament entered over the maximum will be fined equivalent to an SASK Cup fee.
b) The Mikas MVA200 will be the official competition ball for this age category.
c) 17U/18U will utilize the 6 limited substitution rule with libero.
d) Head Coaches must be certified Level 2 in Volleyball at the time of registration.
18U Over Age Athlete Rule
Athletes born in 1993, that are in Grade 12 for the 2011-2012 academic year (first year Grade 12), MUST apply (directly to the SVA office) for an exemption to compete in the Saskatchewan Volleyball Age Class Indoor programs (Appendix G). These athletes are eligible to play in the National Championships. Volleyball Canada and the Saskatchewan Volleyball Association allow a maximum of 2 overage athletes per team.
SVA SASK Cup #1: January 21 & 22, 2012
Entry Deadline: January 6, 2012
Entry Fee: $325
17UW – Location: Yorkton
18UW – Location: Saskatoon
SVA SASK Cup 2: March 31 - April 1, 2012
Entry Deadline: March 16, 2012
Entry Fee: $325
17UW - Location: Lloydminster
18UW - Location: Yorkton
Provincials: May 5 - 6, 2012
Entry Deadline: March 23, 2012
Entry Fee: $350
17UW – Location: Saskatoon
18UW – Location: Saskatoon
Tournament Structure
a) SASK Cup #1 will use the previous seasons Provincial Championshiop results to place teams into pools. 17U will be seeded based on 2011 16U Results. 18U will be seeded based on 2011 17U Results.
b) Seeding for SASK Cup #2 will use the two highest point accumulations to date that SVA has received.
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) Provincials will be a power pool structure - exact format TBD based on number of teams.
Seeding
a) SASK Cup #1 will use the previous seasons Provincial Championship results to place teams into pools. 17U will be seeded based on 2011 16U Results. 18U will be seeded based on 2011 17U Results.
b) Seeding for SASK Cup #2 will use the two highest point accumulations to date taht the SVA has received
c) Seeding for Provincials will be done by the following:
1.) The Sum of the TWO highest point accumulations (taken from ALL eligible tournaments attended)
2.) That number divided by TWO.
3.) In the case of a Tie, the following procedure will be used to break the tie. The steps will be followed in sequence until the tie is broken.
i. The results of matches played head to head in the most recent tournament
ii. The team with the higher placed finish in the most recent tournament both teams attended.
iii. The team with more higher placed finishes in all tournaments attended.
iv. Coin Flip.
