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WOMEN'S DIVISION

The women's division has returned to UCLA for the WSF tournament! The Women's division is exempt from some of the rules and regulations for the men's division as well as some fees. Commissioner Mary Velis (mary@playlavo.org) or Kristina Gibson (kristina@playlavo.org). Please reach out to them if you are interested or have questions!

BRING THAT ID

Please be sure to bring ID with you to the tournament. We will be verifying ID at registration to make sure your name matches what is printed on the roster. No ID may equal no participation in the tournament if you cannot be identified satisfactorily.

For the women's division, ID must be government issued (pass port, state DL card, etc.) that identifies gender.

Pay Team Fee

Overview

The second annual WeHo Sports Festival is back! We're excited to share this weekend with the other sports who will be playing along with us at UCLA! It's going to be a fun and exciting weekend!

Note: Although LAVO is the hosting organization for this tournament, registration is handled via NAGVA and governed by their rules. Please visit www.nagva.org to register. For questions about this tournament, please e-mail info@playlavo.org

The official website of the WeHo Sports Festival is www.wehosportsfestival.com

Tournament Dates

  REGISTRATION OPENS: Monday, May 2, 2016

  REGISTRATION CLOSES: Monday, Aug 22, 2016

  TOURNAMENT STARTS: Saturday, Sep 3, 2016

  TOURNAMENT ENDS: Sunday, Sep 4, 2016

Schedule

Times subject to change.

Facility Opens: 7:00 AM

Registration Opens: 7:00 AM

Captains Meeting: 7:30 AM - Team rep. must be present.

Pool Play Begins: 8:00 AM

Elimination Rounds Begin: 8:00 AM

Award Ceremony Begins: TBD

Fees

$595 for a team*. $60 per additional player. No limit for additional players.

*a team consists of 7 players.

To take advantage of the promotion, the team fee must be paid by the promo deadline (see below).

Divisions

Women's Intermediate

Women's Advance

B

BB

A/AA Open - teams may compete in the “Open” Division without team composition restrictions with respect to player ratings. Pools for the Open Division are assigned in a way that equitably distributes teams with highest number of AA players among the pools.

The guidelines for splitting the teams and determining seeds are determined using both team composition (player ratings) and pool play results in the following method:

1. Teams with 3 or more AA players will be automatically grouped into the Open AA division playoff bracket and seeded based on Pool Play results.
2. Teams with fewer than 3 AA players, will be seeded into either the "AA Open" playoff bracket or the "A Open" Playoff bracket, based on Pool Play results.
3. If all teams who enter the Open Division have 3 or more AA players, all teams will be seeded into the AA Open bracket.

Format

Pool Play consists of 4 matches or 8 games (4-25, 27 pt cap).

Playoffs will follow a double-elimination format.

During the Winner Bracket, all teams will play best of three games (games 1&2 4-25, 27 cap; if a 3rd game is necessary it will be played 0-15 no cap)

During the Challenger's Bracket, all teams will play 1 game 0-25, no cap.

Awards given for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place teams. All-Star and MVP awards will be presented as well.

Disclosures

Refund Policy: Cancellations made more than 14 days before the tournament will receive 100% of the registration fee. Cancellations made at least 10 days before the tournament will receive 50% of the registration fee. Registration fees are forfeited for cancellations less than 10 days before the tournament.

Division Caps: Division caps will be not be adjusted until August 01, 2015. If a division does not fill by that date, wait-listed teams from other divisions will be confirmed for the tournament in the displayed wait-list order.

Officials: Each team is required to have a certified Scorekeeper and a certified Referee on the team roster. Certification may be obtained by going to the NAGVA website and completing the examination. This is a requirement per NAGVA regulations.

Uniforms: All teams participating in the tournament must wear same color and numbered uniform/jersey attire. T-shirts or any same-colored option is acceptable. Players’ jerseys must be marked with numbers on the front and on the back. Numbers shall be located in such a position that they are clearly visible and shall be a color contrasting to that of the jersey. LIberos must have a contrasting color to the rest of the team.