Sanction the tournament.

All NIVC must be sanctioned by the Commissioner. The Commissioner will attempt to find a knowledgeable, non-coaching, non-playing tournament director at the site at all times. If running more than three courts, additional site directors should be on hand to assist. It is recommended that there be one site director for every two courts.

The site directors should have be able to get all needed forms from the hosting site. See section that states all items needed to host tournament or home matches.

Accepting tournament entries. The Commissioner will accept entries until 7 days prior to the tournament unless otherwise published or stated. After this time, tournament will be open to any registered USAV teams and teams on the waiting list. Final schedules will be published 3 days prior to each tournament on the NIVC Web Site.

1. Verify the team rosters. (Rosters will be available on the NIVC Web Site.) Verify these prior to the event.

2.) Verify the certification of referees and scorekeepers with the list on the NIVC Web Site. These will be the only individuals that can officiate for the teams during tournament play. Any individuals not sanctioned as a verified referee or scorekeeper will be fined $50.00 and the team will be responsible for paying the fine prior to participating in any additional tournaments. Payment must be in certified check or cash. Personal checks may be accepted under certain circumstances.

3.) Seed the tournament. If there is an insufficient number of teams to fill a recommended pool format, the Commissioner may choose to contact other team representative of teams not already registered in the tournament in an attempt to fill the pools.

Within a pool, A=1^st Seed, B=2^nd seed, 3=3^rd Seed, etc. Teams are ranked from 1 (the highest seed) through 20 (the lowest seed). Teams may be moved as many as 3 positions in either direction, as necessary, to avoid seeding teams constantly in the same pools in a division. The seeding shall be determined as follows:

Match format: Three games to 25 points. No time limit. Deciding game 15 points. All games rally scoring.

Match format: Three games to 25, 6 total matches, no time limit. For 3^rd game of pool play, toss a coin (home team calls toss), switch sides at eight points. All games rally scoring.

*A lunch break is necessary when scheduling 4 team pools and must be scheduled unless all teams agree AT THE CAPTAIN'S MEETING not to do so. If there are two or more pools in the tournament and one is a 5-team pool, the 4-team pool should take the designated lunch break to keep as close as possible to the schedule of the 5-team pool since a 4-team pool usually takes less time to play than a 5-team pool.

Match format: Two out of three games to 25 points, ten total matches, no time limit, lower seed calls the coin toss. Deciding game to 15 points. No cap on any games. All games rally scoring.

*A lunch break is necessary when using two courts with a six team pool and must be scheduled unless all teams agree at the captain's meeting not to do so. Break may be shortened but not lengthened.

A copy of the schedule must be taped to the scorekeeper's table at each court. This sheet must include:

Organize the tournament materials. You will need to assemble the following items for each court:

Obtain access to locker rooms, rest rooms, and phone.

Make sure all necessary equipment and forms are in place.

Assign a protest committee of 3 or 4 people (including yourself and 2-3 experienced officials and/or raters) to rule on any protest for immediate resolutions. Protests are only allowed on rule interpretations and tournament organization.