AVPNext Barefoot Championship Cup – Guidelines

This year 24 leagues across the country will be competing in the Barefoot Wine AVPNext Series. Each league will be sending two (2) teams – one (1) men’s and one (1) women’s team each consisting of two (2) players -- to Chicago, Illinois to compete against each other in the Barefoot Wine AVPNext Championship Cup on August 27, 2010.

The Championship Cup precedes the AVP Tour Chicago Open, August 27-29. The winning men’s and women’s team will receive trophies, a check for $5,000.00 ($2,500 for each player), and entry into the main draw on Saturday, August 28, to play against the pros.

Each team headed to Chicago will receive*:

• Round-trip coach air transportation between the major commercial airport nearest each player’s permanent residence and Chicago, Illinois
• One standard room, double occupancy, for three (3) nights’ accommodations at a Sponsor-specified hotel in Chicago, Illinois
• Welcome reception on Thursday night, August 26, 2010
• Awards reception on Friday night, August 27, 2010
• Tickets to each day of the AVP Tour Chicago Open, August 27-29, 2010
• Additional Barefoot Wine and AVP gifts

*All players must be able to travel on dates specified by the Sponsor or they will forfeit the trip.

Barefoot AVPNext Volleyball League Thursdays at Cedar Beach:

Schedule:

• Thursday nights at Cedar Beach from June 3 to July 29

Players Player Eligibility

• Players must be 21 years old
• Players ranked individually 1 - 48 on the AVP tour are not eligible. Ineligible players will be published by March 15, 2010
• All players must be an AVPNext members

Prize Money: $1,200/gender

• 1^st: $500 plus trip to Chicago to compete in the Barefoot Championships and a chance to qualify for the AVP Pro Volleyball Tour
• 2^nd: $300
• 3^rd: $200 (2 teams)
• Minimum of 8 teams per gender required to give away prizes.
• Winning team must attend & represent EEVB in the championship tournament in Chicago in order to receive prize money. If the #1 team cannot play, prize money and the trip will be given to the 2^nd place team.

Format:

• Teams will play in a weekly schedule
• Depending on how many teams register, playoffs will be held during the final 1 or 2 weeks
• Teams will be required to referee games when they are not playing
• Competition must conclude with one men’s and women’s’ team champion that are committed to playing in Chicago

Rosters and subs

• Teams will be allowed to have up to 3 players on a roster, 2 main players plus 1 designated sub.
• Teams will forfeit a game if they do not have 2 players ready to play at designated playing time.
• Only 2 players win the trip to Chicago

Playoffs Brackets

Any questions about this program should be sent to EEVB at eevb@i-2000.com for clarification of this first time program

EEVB reserves the right to make any decision necessary to guarantee smooth running of this league.

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