2007 Volleyball Manual
2007 DISTRICT/REGIONAL TOURNAMENT DATES
Class 1A — October 15, 17, 23, 25, 30
Class 2A — October 16, 23, 25, 30
Class 3A — October 22, 24, 29
Class 4A — October 22, 24, 29
TOURNAMENT MANAGERS
All member schools will receive this manual, our assuming
that they will become familiar with tournament administration through study of these
regulations.
Do not postpone or reschedule any tournament games without
first contacting the State Office.
All tournament managers will receive under separate cover
financial report forms included with the ticket supply. This material will be sent via UPS from
the State Office approximately one week prior to the first contest your school
is scheduled to host. A listing of match officials should be
included.
The host site will provide a TACHIKARA SV-5W or SV5WH game
ball for tournament play. The Gold
version of either ball is legal.
The host site is required to provide a Tracker (to record
Libero replacements and all substitutions).
The tournament manager is responsible for contacting teams
assigned to the site. This
notification shall include game start time and directions to the site (if
necessary).
IGHSAU WEB SITE
All tournament information, including a copy of this manual,
tournament site information, game night scores from across the state and other
pertinent information can be found on the IGHSAU Web Site
(http://www.ighsau.org)
NOTIFICATION OF TEAMS ASSIGNED
TO YOUR TOURNAMENT
Should you have any instructions peculiar to your
tournament, contact the teams at your convenience. Should you wish to send a letter of invitation or of general
announcement to other teams, the Girls' Union office will certainly encourage
such. Study your pairing sheet carefully in regards to the teams assigned and
the designated starting times.
STATE TOURNAMENT ASSIGNMENTS
2007 state tournament line drawings will be completed and
made available on the IGHSAU Web Site prior to the Regional Tournament series.
RULES OF PLAY & TOURNAMENT FORMAT
2007 National Federation Rules with Iowa Adaptations will be
utilized.
District (Class 1A and 2A) and Regional (Class 1A, 2A, 3A,
4A) tournaments will be conducted as per your respective pairing sheet
released from the IGHSAU.
Each contest throughout the
Tournament will be a best three-of-five match to 25 points with a deciding 5th
game to 15 points. All games must use rally scoring. District champions in Class 1A and 2A will advance to
Regional competition with the eight Regional winners in each class advancing to
State Tournament play.
The home and visiting teams must be determined by a coin
flip to be conducted by the officials prior to the pre-match warm-up. Another
coin flip will then determine which team serves first in game one.
One playing court will be needed.
TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS/CHECKLIST
The tournament roster checklist is found online in the
forms/application section of the IGHSAU website. Complete and mail the checklist to your tournament
manager. Do not send this list to
the State Office. Your tournament
manager will use this form as follows:
1. As a data
sheet to prepare program copy prior to the tournament.
2. As an
admission checklist for your travel party of 23 or less (15 players), plus six
cheerleaders (if applicable) to the session in which your team plays. It shall be the responsibility of each
participating school to make certain that your checklist is complete in every
detail. Any incomplete information
and/or delay in mailing of your checklist will merely inconvenience your
school's personnel who might be eligible for complimentary admission.
If you are assigned to a tournament that consists of more
than one site, it is necessary that you copy and fax a checklist to the
tournament manager of each site where your team may play.
NUMBER OF PLAYERS / CHEERLEADERS
The player entries to all tournaments shall be limited to fifteen (15) players
from each school. The personnel of the fifteen players may be changed from one
tournament to another or from one match to another. Cheerleaders, when in
uniform, are admitted free only during the session in which your team plays. A
maximum of six cheerleaders in uniform will be allowed on the floor. There is to be no alternating or
substituting of cheerleaders during that tournament match. A mascot will be considered as
one of the six cheerleaders.
No player, manager or cheerleader may be admitted unless
accompanied by the coach, assistant coach, superintendent and/or principal.
Although a team assigned to your tournament site may not be playing that night,
when not playing, the players and team manager may be admitted free when
accompanied by a coach at your assigned site. A maximum of 15 players may be dressed in school issued
uniforms (including warm-ups).
One bus driver will be admitted. If your team is eliminated prior to the final game in any
tournament, your team personnel (when properly accompanied by the coach) may
attend subsequent sessions of such tournament at the site your team was
eliminated.
No complimentary admission is given for teams or coaches at
sites which they will play in the future, or for scouting purposes.
Please copy and mail checklist to assigned tournament sites.
EQUIPMENT FOR TOURNAMENT
Host will provide:
1. The
tournament volleyball, Tachikara SV-5W or SV-5WH.
-- Host school will provide warm-up
practice balls
2. Net with
antenna.
3. Scoresheets
and line-up cards (supplied by IGHSAU).
4. Visible
scoreboards.
5. Libero
tracking sheet
PRACTICE & WARM-UP SESSIONS
At no time during district or regional tournament play will
tournament managers allow practice sessions for participating teams.
Please do not request a practice time in advance of the
tournament night you are to participate. Prior to the match, no team may use
the net until the specified time.
No balls shall be made available to either team on the playing floor
until 21 minutes prior to the match.
If the facility allows, ball handling may be done in a separate area
away from the court, but must be made accessible to both teams. Stretching is allowed on the court but
no net activity is allowed.
The home team is permitted to have regular practice at its
facility prior to hosting a tournament match the same night. However, the floor shall be cleared at
least 90 minutes prior to the first match of the evening.
There shall be a 16 minute warm-up period (5-6-6) between
matches of a doubleheader.
PRE-MATCH SCHEDULE
The following warm-up schedule shall be used during IGHSAU
Tournament play. For a 7:00 p.m.
match, start the 16 minute warm-up at 6:38 p.m. (5-6-6):
:22 prior to
start time of match 5 minutes - ball
handling
:17 prior to
start time of match 6 minutes -
visiting team's court
:11 prior to
start time of match 6 minutes - home
team's court
:05 prior to
start time of match Player
Introductions
:02 prior to
start time of match National Anthem
If another area away from the playing court is available,
"ball handling" by both teams is
permitted prior to the actual on court warm-up time.
Warm-up on the playing floor shall commence 22 minutes prior
to the first match of the evening.
Control of the time element will rest with the Scorer (or
Timer if one is designated) using a horn or a bell to indicate time factors.
Prior to warm-up, explain ground rules of the playing court
to coaches and officials and assign court responsibilities.
Home and visitors shall be determiined by a coin flip
conducted by the officials prior to the pre-match warm-up. The visiting team
then calls a coin flip to determine serve/receive. The home team shall call the
coin flip if a deciding fifth game is necessary.
A United States flag must be displayed within the gym. The
National Anthem must be played prior to the match (before the initial match if
you have multiple matches).
Begin play promptly as scheduled. Announce the time and location of subsequent Tournament play
if available.
During the Tournament, you should attempt to keep as close
to the published time schedule
as possible.
Should a 6:00 match be completed early, you should start
play of the second match at the
7:30 starting time, as published in pairings. If the first
match goes long, the second match should be started as soon as possible,
provided that proper warm-up time
is allowed.
The head coach and team captain shall attend the pre-match
conference with the match officials.
TOURNAMENT TICKETS
A
supply of spectator tickets
for your tournament(s) will be sent one week in advance of your
scheduled playing date via United Parcel Service. This supply will consist of
student and adult general admission tickets. We should like to call attention to the following points as
related to tickets:
1. Tickets provided for tournaments are serially numbered.
2. Before your tournament begins, be sure and check your
shipment of tickets with the ticket report form sent to you.
3. Instruct your sellers to be sure that all unsold tickets
will result in consecutive serial number order, meaning the remainder of the unsold
roll is consecutively numbered without any intermittent tickets having been
sold.
4. Your
shipment of tickets may contain some rolls from which tickets have been
previously sold. Be sure to
instruct your ticket sellers to sell the partial roll first.
5. If you desire to sell from more than one ticket booth, it
is necessary to sell from two or more rolls at the same time. This will avoid your having to sell
from removed portions of a roll.
6. During the
final session of your tournament, be sure that all unsold tickets are in consecutive order. Do not remove a
portion of the roll without selling every ticket from such removed portion.
7. Use only tickets supplied to you by the Athletic Union. This is essential for mandatory
accounting procedures!
8. We hope that we have anticipated your needs, but if you
have reason to believe that you will need more tickets, call us and we will
forward an additional supply.
9. Instruct your ticket sellers to tear each ticket into two
or more pieces and deposit all pieces in a receptacle.
DISPLAY OF TICKET PRICES
Reminder
is given that you should have
on display at each ticket window a
sign conspicuously showing the prices of admission. This sign should include the following for tournament admission:
District:
$4.00
Regional:
$5.00
State:
$7.00
*** NOTE: Admission shall be charged to everyone from
kindergarden age and up. Please do
not charge for children who are not yet in school.
PLEASE EMPHASIZE AND EXPLAIN TO YOUR TICKET TAKERS THE
IMPORTANCE OF TEARING ALL TICKETS AND DEPOSITING ALL PORTIONS IN A RECEPTACLE.
PASS-OUT TICKETS
You are urged to avoid pass-out tickets. A good rule to follow is "if
you're in, you're in; and if you're out, you're out." It simply invites
people running in and out of the building.
In the event that it is necessary to give pass-out tickets,
it is suggested that a rubber stamp be used to mark the back of a person's
hand. In this event, it is
necessary to change the type of stamp each tournament day.
TICKET REPORT FORM
After your tournament has ended, complete the tournament
financial report form in duplicate.
In determining the total number of tickets sold be sure to
subtract the serial number of the first ticket sold from the serial number of the first ticket remaining on the roll. This result will
represent the total number of tickets sold.
We call your attention to the fact that the total income of
admission from your tournament is to be forwarded to the office of the Iowa
Girls' High School Athletic Union, P.O. Box 10348, Des Moines, Iowa 50306-0348.
All unsold
tickets must be returned to the office after your tournament. As a reminder, do not send unsold tickets to the State
Office until it has been determined your school will NOT host further tournament
games in the same round (district, regional).
The reimbursement due you for conducting the tournament may
not be mailed until after the state tournament has been completed. However, you will assist this office in
expediting the preparation of the checks due you by:
1. Carefully
checking and completing all information on your tournament report blank.
2. Returning
all unsold tickets promptly, so auditors may have adequate time to verify
unsold tickets.
3. There will
be a different set of tickets for all levels of play during our tournament
series. When you have completed a
level, close out your tickets and return them to the State Office.
4. Immediately
send your gross gate receipt check payment to the State Office.
Please send original to the office along with all
remittances and retain duplicate for your files.
ADMINISTRATORS ADMISSION
Pursuant to Board of Directors' action, district and
regional volleyball tournament sites will honor Iowa High School Athletic
Association passes held by
administrators. The passes are NOT
honored at the State Tournament in Cedar Rapids. Athletic Directors should inform all pass holders of this
policy.
SPECTATORS
The bottom-most row of the bleachers shall not be used for
spectator seating unless necessary to accommodate a large crowd.
Each host site is responsible for determining seating
arrangements for fans. It is
expected that fair and equitable seating is provided to all teams competing.
It is highly recommended that student sections not be directly
behind the opposing teamÕs bench.
If possible, please consider placing students on the side opposite the
team benches. If students are
seated behind team benches, proper supervision is a must!!
If it is necessary to re-arrange seating for any reason,
please do so during a time-out or between games.
All spectators at state-sponsored volleyball tournaments
shall wear shoes and a shirt which shall extend to the waist area.
The use of a Ōlaser lightĶ pen shall result in immediate
ejection from the facility.
No one shall be admitted who is wearing a mask (hidden
identity).
With the understanding that a tournament volleyball match is
held as a part of the educational institution, the Board of Directors of the
Iowa Girls' High School Athletic Union has adopted the following policies. It is the expectation that the host
site enforces these rules regarding unacceptable behaviors:
Disrespectful conduct, including profanity, obscene gestures
or comments, offensive remarks of a sexual nature, or other actions that demean
individuals or the event.
Penalty---EJECTION
Throwing articles onto the contest area. Penalty---EJECTION
Entering the contest area in protest or celebration. Penalty---EJECTION
Physical confrontation involving contest officials,
coaches/directors, contestants, or spectators. Penalty---EJECTION
Spectator interference with the event. Penalty---EJECTION
Jumping up and down on the bleachers. Penalty--WARNING/EJECTION
Use of artificial noisemakers, signs, or banners. Penalty---WARNING/EJECTION
Chants or cheers directed at the opponent. Penalty---WARNING/EJECTION
When the game
officials arrive on-site (30-60 minutes prior to match time), they shall locate
the administrator (event manager) in charge for the evening. If no administrator is available, the
HOST COACH shall be deemed in charge.
If a problem arises during the match, the official shall stop play,
notify the event manager of the
problem, and shall inform the event manager of the remedy needed (could include
asking for direct supervision of the area, warning issued by the event manager,
or ejection from the facility).
The match shall not re-start until the problem has been properly taken
care of.
Host game management is responsible for all spectators,
regardless which school the spectator is supporting. The match officials shall not address the spectator
directly. Any necessary
communication shall come from the event manager in charge.
ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO POLICY
No alcohol or tobacco is to be sold or consumed on the
grounds of any state tournament venue leased or provided to the Athletic Union
for the purpose of conducting a state championship. Section 123.46 of the Iowa Code states: A person shall not possess or consume
alcoholic liquors, wine or beer on public school property or while attending a
public or private school-related function. A person shall not be intoxicated or simulate intoxication
in a public place. A person
violating this subsection is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
PETS/ANIMALS PROHIBITED
No pets are permitted at events sanctioned by the IGHSAU or
IHSAA. Any person with a pet will
be asked to leave. This policy shall comply with the provisions of Iowa Code
216c in that such a person with a disability or person training an assisted
animal has the right to be accompanied by a service dog or an assisted animal
under control. The person is
liable for damage done to any premises or facility by a service dog or assisted
animal.
MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT
The Board of Directors will permit the use of an electric
organ and/or the reproduction of recorded or taped music over the host
amplifying system at any district or regional tournament, said music supplied
by the host school and to be played only prior to the first game, between games and following the match
(not during other time-out periods), with the understanding that any
participating school shall be given the courtesy of having its school song
presented. Please use proper
judgment regarding the lyrics or content of music played.
Presentation of the National Anthem shall be made before the
first game of the session. Any
live presentation of the Anthem involving more than six individuals requires
prior approval of the State Office.
BANNERS
The display or usage of balloons, banners, signs, hoops,
placards or other paper debris is always prohibited.
Additionally, any object which could provide a safety
concern (pom-pons on sticks, etc.) is prohibited, as is any artificial
noisemakers (e.g. airhorns, thunder sticks, cowbells, etc.) Excluded from this rule are permanent
wall displays or signs used for general administration of the tournament.
Uniformed cheerleaders may use signs or cards to lead cheers, but may not use
banners. Instruct the ticket
takers to not allow anyone to bring signs, banners, or noise-makers into the
gym.
This rule shall apply to the State Tournament as well.
PLAYER BENCH OCCUPANTS
During a game, the player bench may be occupied by the eligible
substitutes, coach, assistant coach, qualified team managers, team
statisticians and scorekeeper, team trainer or physician and chaperone.
PERSONS AT THE SCORERÕS TABLE
A space should be provided at the officials' table for the
following people in order of priority:
1. The official
Timer, Scorer, and Assistant Scorer (Tracker)
(must
sit beside each other.)
2. An Assistant
Timer may be used.
3. Space for
media may be provided if available.
TOURNAMENT SCORER, TIMER & TRACKER
You are aware of the importance of competent officials and
you are hereby requested to appoint two competent and experienced adults, one
as your Scorer and the other as your Timer. It is essential that these two officials thoroughly
understand their responsibility.
If either team uses the Libero player, an assistant scorer
(tracker) will be required.
NOTE: It is
recommended that your official scorer wear a distinctive garment and that
his/her location be clearly marked.
The timer and scorer should sit beside each other.
NOTE:
Although most tournament games are played on one schoolÕs home court,
the host site should provide an atmosphere of neutrality. This includes the public address
announcer.
NOTE: You can
assist in making their duties easier, more pleasant and more efficient by providing them adequate table space so that they are not
crowded by patrons, team representatives, photographers, reporters, etc. Please
provide such facilities that they may give their undivided attention to prescribed
duties at all times.
OFFICIALS FOR YOUR TOURNAMENT
Prior to the opening of your tournament, the Union will
contact game officials. Names,
addresses and phone numbers will be included with your supply of tournament
tickets.
These officials have a copy of the time schedule in your
tournament. The officials are
instructed to arrive at least 30 minutes prior to game time.
All information regarding the name of officials assigned is
confidential and for the knowledge of the tournament manager only.
The tournament manager shall assign two (2) adult line
judges and an official scorekeeper and assistant scorekeeper (tracker) all of
whom should be competent and experienced.
*NOTE: The State Office will assign four (4) officials to
each regional semifinal and regional final match, two of the officials
designated as line judges. This
relieves the responsibility of the tournament manager assigning line judges for
the final two Regional matches.
ROOM FOR OFFICIALS
Please provide a private room which the floor officials may
occupy during the course of your tournament.
This room should
be available to them as a
dressing room as well as a lounging room during intermissions. Visitors must be
excluded from the officials' room during the entire tournament. Tournament officials must have
privacy. Again, NO ONE is allowed
in the officialÕs private room.
Your cooperation in this matter will assure you of a better
officiated tournament and the officials will also appreciate it.
REPORTING RESULTS
Immediately following the conclusion of each evening
competition, call the Athletic Union at (515) 288-9741 (or email jasoneslinger@ighsau.org). You will be
asked to report the MATCH, GAME RESULTS
and team records.
PRESS ACCOMMODATIONS
All press outlets have been advised to directly contact the
tournament manager of a site from which they wish to broadcast tournament games.
Radio stations and newspapers are not obligated to
inquire through the State
Administrative Office nor is the tournament manager obligated to acquire
sanction from the State Administrative Office. This provision applies to
district and regional tournament coverage.
Television stations are not obligated to acquire sanction
from the State Administrative Office to tape highlights, but any outlet wishing
to tape a game for rebroadcast must have written permission from the State
Office. Do not permit such
rebroadcast without written permission from the State Office.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Flash photography is permitted from courtside. It is essential that photographers be
located so as to not interfere with players or officials during the match.
Only official press photographers who have previously
contacted the tournament manager may be at floor level during the contest. Any amateur photographers must pay
admission to the contest and are not allowed at floor level. These rules apply equally to television
stations using video cameras.
VIDEOTAPING
Paying spectators, including those scouting for other teams,
are not restricted from videotaping as long as the video equipment is hand held
and done from the purchased seat.
The use of tripods is prohibited at all times (except by participating
teams as explained below).
Tournament managers are not to make special arrangements for seating or
electrical hook-ups for spectators trying to film or videotape. No supplemental lighting is permitted.
If an area is usually set aside for videotaping by the
competing schools, such is also permitted during tournament play, and
supplemental power and tripods may be used in this area only.
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS & SOLICITATIONS
With the assembly of people at your tournaments, many
tournament managers will be confronted with various requests pertaining to
donations and contributions to the many organizations which rely upon this
method or system of financing their programs.
The Board of Directors prohibits the passing of hats,
receptacles, blankets, etc. inside the gymnasium at any Union-sponsored
tournaments for the purpose of collecting contributions to any group or
organization.
The Board
of Directors does not object to the placing of any receptacle in the vestibule or lobby of the gymnasium
where the people may
deposit their contributions,
provided said arrangement meets with
approval of the local tournament manager.
TOURNAMENT AWARDS
Medals for district and regional champions will be sent
directly to the Athletic Director of the host school in the same box with the
tickets. The banner for the regional champion will be presented at the Regional
site.
HOSPITALITY ROOM
It is permissible for tournament managers to operate a
hospitality room for administrators and coaches. In some instances a local organization or business firm
assumes these duties. The Board of
Directors has no objection to such arrangement so long as the tournament
manager controls administration and supervision of the project.
SOUVENIR PROGRAMS
Any host school may furnish the official programs for its
tournament either on a gratis or sales basis and may retain any profits derived
from the sale thereof. Fans and
guest teams appreciate the use of the official programs.
STATE TOURNAMENT PROGRAM INFORMATION
State tournament program information is available online in
the forms/applications section of the IGHSAU website. Team photographs may be e-mailed to Jason Eslinger at
jasoneslinger@ighsau.org.
FURTHER QUESTION
Any question not answered in this manual should be directed
to the Athletic Union, phone (515)
288-9741 or sent via e-mail to mikedick@ighsau.org.
STATE TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
The following pages have been included within this manual
for your convenience in securing lodging and traveling into and out of Cedar
Rapids during the State Tournament, November 7-10. Schools are responsible for making their own housing
arrangements. The Crowne Plaza
Five Seasons is the hotel which is attached to the US Cellular Center.
You may wish to duplicate these pages and distribute to
members of your community.