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Thu, Nov. 3rd, 2022
Determining Winners with Ties and Medals
To clarify a situation that may arise this upcoming Sunday during our 1st Annual Volley Fest tournament – if there is ever a tie in record in your pool, winners will be determined by the following in this order:
1. Sets given up
Example: Team A and Team B have the same record. Team A gave up 1 set during their matches while Team B gave of three sets. Team A would be identified as the winner.
2. Point Differential
Example: If Team A and Team B have the same record and gave up the same number of sets, how many points they won by in each set will determine the winner. Team A won by a total of 27 points while Team B won by 48 points. Team B will be identified as the winner.
If anyone needs further explanation or has any concerns, please feel free to reach out to us.
The winner and runner up of each division will be awarded with gold and silver medals at the end of the tournament.
Mon, Oct. 31st, 2022
Schedule, Rules and Shirts
The Volley Fest is quickly approaching and is set to happen this Sunday, Nov. 6th! The schedule has been posted – please note there are no schedule requests. The Volley Fest is taking place at Irvine High School from 10:00AM to 3:15PM.
Schedule: https://ocyouthsports.org/tournament/volley-fest/schedules/
Location: Irvine High School
Address: 4321 Walnut Ave, Irvine, CA 92604
Suggested Parking: Back Parking Lot off Escolar street
Game Day Shirts
OC Youth Sports Tournament of Champions Shirts: Game T-shirt bundles will be available for pickup Thursday Nov. 3rd and Friday, Nov. 4th between 10:00a and 3:00p. Please note that game T-Shirt pickup is by School only, we will not be distributing individual teams. Please make sure that one representative from your school will be picking up the bundle.
Pickup Details:
Address: 12 Mauchly, Ste P, Irvine, CA 92618
Hours: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Days: Thursday Nov. 3rd and Friday Nov. 4th
If our hours do not work for you, communicate with us and we can try to work out a different pick-up method.
Volley Fest Format: Each team has been placed in a pool of three teams. Each pool will play a round robin (each team plays each other). Pool play will be played to 15 pts capped at 20 pts. 1st seeds in each pool will move on. All teams are guaranteed 2 games before we move into the championship matches.
Volley Fest Rules: https://ocyouthsports.org/tournament/volley-fest/rules/ (Please note different game lengths for pool and championship matches)
Tue, Sep. 20th, 2022
School Coordinators Needed
Coordinator Duties
• Act as the conduit of contact between OC Youth Sports and the school’s teams.
• Be the primary means of generating enthusiasm among the students for the tournaments, in conjunction with school staff.
• Help recruit coaches for these school teams.
• Responsible for all communication to all families who have registered and for keeping school up-to-date on tryout/practice schedules and final rosters.
• Oversee each team at their school, along with each team’s coach, to make sure the team is registered on time, tryouts take place in a fair and timely manner, and the school’s t-shirts are picked up and distributed.
Coordinator Process
1. Register as a volunteer here: https://ocyouthsports.org/tournament/volunteer/
2. Once you have received email confirmation, communicate to your school (principal & admin) that you are the coordinator and identify your coaches for the event(s).
3. Make sure your coaches are registered and have claimed their account via TeamSnap.
4. Work with your school on scheduling tryout dates and practice dates. Also coordinate school field and equipment use.
5. Encourage your school to send an email to 3rd–8th graders with the tryout and practice information, as well as a reminder to register.
6. You will receive information on how to gain access to your school’s information on TeamSnap to see how many students are registered and to begin email communication.
7. Once player registration closes, send an email to registered students about tryout details.
8. At tryouts, ensure all students are registered.
9. Work with coaches to compile rosters of students who made the teams. Communicate this information to the school to ensure all students are currently enrolled.
10. Instruct the head coach to notify players who made the team and let them know the practice schedule.
11. Ensure coaches register their final rosters by the deadline.
12. Assist in picking up t-shirts (or coordinate your coaches to pick them up).
Volley Fest Timeline
- Mon, Aug. 19th: Player registration opens
- Fri, Sept. 27th: Player registration closes
- Mon, Sept. 30th – Fri, Oct. 4th: Recommended Team tryouts (times & locations TBD by school)
- Fri, Oct. 11th: Team submission deadline
- Mon, Oct. 14th: Practices start (after head coach submits official team roster)
- Tues, Oct. 22nd: Tentative schedule released
- Sat, Oct. 26th & Sun, Oct. 27th: Volley Fest
Coordinator Duties
- Act as the conduit of contact between OC Youth Sports and the school’s teams.
- Be the primary means of generating enthusiasm among the students for the tournaments, in conjunction with school staff.
- Help recruit coaches for these school teams.
- Responsible for all communication to all families who have registered and for keeping school up-to-date on tryout/practice schedules and final rosters.
- Oversee each team at their school, along with each team’s coach, to make sure the team is registered on time, tryouts take place in a fair and timely manner, and the school’s t-shirts are picked up and distributed.
Please Note: Only coordinators and coaches who have registered will receive email communication and be able to register their team rosters.
Important Information
1. Once you have received confirmation of registering as coordinator, communicate to your school (principal & admin) that you are the coordinator for Volley Fest and identify your coaches.
2. Make sure your coaches are registered and have claimed their account via TeamSnap.
3. Work with your school on scheduling tryout dates and practice dates. Also coordinate school field and equipment use.
4. Encourage your school to send an email to 3rd–8th graders with the tryout and practice information, as well as a reminder to register, if interested.
5. You will receive information on how to gain access to your school’s information on TeamSnap to see how many students are registered and to begin email communication.
6. Once player registration closes, send an email to registered students about tryout information.
7. At tryouts, ensure all students are registered.
8. Work with coaches to compile rosters of students who made the teams. Communicate this information to the school to ensure all students are currently enrolled.
9. Instruct the head coach to notify players who made the team and let them know the practice schedule.
10. Ensure coaches register their final rosters by the deadline.
11. Distribute game schedule once it is posted.
12. Assist in picking up t-shirts from SoCal Elite Sports (or coordinate your coaches to pick them up).
- Tryouts Start: Week of October 16th, 2023
- Time: TBD by each school
- Location: IUSD/TUSD neighborhood schools
Please note, that neither SoCal Elite nor IPSF/TPSF can rent or allocate practice or tryout courts for Volley Fest teams; please coordinate tryouts and practices on school fields, if possible.
1. Head coaches must submit their full roster here: Team Submission
2. ALL PLAYERS MUST BE REGISTERED ON TEAMSNAP.
Team practices start after head coach submits official team roster.
Please work directly with your school to borrow equipment for tryouts and practice as it is not provided.
- Each team is guaranteed two sets per game (Best out of 3).
- Each game court will have two game balls. Please make sure to leave game balls at scoreboard after your game.
- Uniform or ToC shirt required.
- Water & snacks for players are required.
- No watches, jewelry, string bracelets, acrylic nails, headbands, hard casts, barrettes, earrings, etc. may be worn by players.
- No open toed-shoes or jeans; athletic wear required.
- The referee shall make the final decision on what may or may not be worn by players.
Wed, Jan. 26th, 2022
We are excited to announce that the Winter Bowl is this Saturday Jan 29th! We are currently working on the schedule and will have it up by 12:00p Thursday Jan 27th
https://ocyouthsports.org/tournament/winter-bowl/schedules
Please note that there are no schedule requests.
Shirts: Shirts are available for pickup Thursday Noon – 5:00p at the SoCal Elite corporate office at 12 Mauchly, Ste P, Irvine, CA 92618
Bundles are built based by Team and School. We ask that you communicate amongst yourselves to determine if each coach is picking up their own bundle or if a single coach or coordinator is picking up for the entire school.
Game Day Equipment
Mouthguard’s are required!
Flags will be provided on each field, but if you would like to bring your own set you may do so. Please make sure that your team leaves any MLF flags at the field for the next game.
Game Day Shirts
Away teams are required to bring their own T-Shirts. Please be aware that all teams may end up as away at some point in the tournament. We suggest using the school PE T-Shirt or school color as your team shirt. Each team may choose its own color if they would like but it must be the same for the entire team. You do not need to notify us of your color.
Home – White ToC Shirt
Away – Team’s Shirt color (not white)
Tue, Jan. 11th, 2022
Team Submissions Form
We have added the Team Submission form to the Coordinator Portal.
Please make sure to submit your teams by Jan. 16th. As a reminder, once teams are submitted players will no longer be eligible for a refund if they back out. We strongly encourage you to verify rosters before submission.
Once rosters are finalized, please have either the coach of each team or yourself submit the form. From there OC Youth Sports will build and roster teams in TeamSnap and place them in their appropriate division. All teams must have a coach to be eligible.
If you have any issues, please email [email protected] and include the name of your school in the subject line (e.g. Coordinator – Bonita Canyon).