Updated 3/19/2008

          

Coney Island Beach Volleyball Week, Brooklyn, NY, site of the Coney Island AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tournament

 

How to register: http://nycgovparks.org/email_forms/volleyball2007/

Please pre-register to guarantee a spot in the tournament. We expect to fill up all nets!

Saturday & Sunday: Saturday check in at 8 to 8:30 am, Sunday check in 9 to 9:30 am, play to 6 pm

 

Divisions:         8/18-19: MO, MAA, MA, MB, WO, WAA, WA, WB, Junior doubles (for boys and girls 18 & under and 15 & under), Coed 4s (minimum 1 female required)

(Open division prize money listed on Upcoming Events page, Prize Money Breakdown)

Sun 8/19: Playoffs all divisions

Prize Money Breakdown

Notes: Divisions with less than 8 teams may be merged with other divisions at tournament director’s discretion

Merged divisions will still have playoff for Championship Pool Pts. pts.

Prizes awarded to top 4 teams in each division (3 teams in divisions with less than 8 teams

MO, MAA, MA, MB, WO, WAA, WA all receive EEVB Championship Pool Pts.

 

Format:            Men’s & Women’s Open: Double elimination Olympic Crossover format: we will try to get down to 4 – 6 teams for Sunday

All other divisions: Pool play, followed by single elimination playoffs. ALL Divisions will be Rally Scoring.

Playoffs for all Divisions will be on Sunday

Fees:                8/18-19 FREE

AVPNext Memberships: $10/player if done online, $15 if done at the beach; required of all Open players. Membership covers 1 calendar year from 1/1 to 12/31, AVPNext online registration

Directions:       Belt Parkway to Ocean Blvd. Exit (Exit 7). Make a right onto Ocean Parkway, which will turn into Surf Ave. After the Aquarium, make a left onto West 10th St. The tournament will be right down that block across from Astroland. Paid parking available in surrounding areas.

Saturday Night Players’ Party: TBA

Hotel: Jackson Hotel 516-431-3700, 405 East Broadway in Long Beach. $89 + tax, ask for East End Volleyball Rate

Sponsors: TBA

Looking for a team or a Single Player? Go to the EEVB Bulletin Board

 

Player Eligibility for Wild Card

Some players may be ineligible to participate in the wild card tournament. Some exceptions may exist to that rule. AVPNext will determine the players who are exceptions. When referencing the “top” players, AVPNext is referring to AVP entry points, which can be found on the AVP website, posted after each main draw. The most current entry points will be used to determine eligibility, this means that a player could be ineligible one week, then eligible the next week-based on their performance on the AVP Tour. All eligibility is based on individual points, not team points.

·  All participants must be legal residents of the United States.

·  All participants must show valid identification at registration and check in on the day of the event.

·  Any players participating in an AVPNext wild card tournament must adhere to the eligibility guidelines for an AVP qualification tournament or main draw tournament (subject to verification by AVPNext and wild card tournament director). Players must be either (1) a U.S. citizen; or (2) a permanent resident of the United States who legally resides in the U.S. on an annual basis.

·  All players participating in an AVPNext wild card tournament MUST be able to sign the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Player Agreement if they are awarded the wild card into the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tournament.

·  All teams who wish to participate in an AVPNext wild card tournament must be AVPNext members and provide verification of eligibility.

·  No player ranked in the top 16 on the AVP tour entry point list may participate in a wild card tournament.

·  For the wild cards awarded to an AVP main draw with 32 teams, players ranked in between 17th and 40th on the AVP tour entry points list are not allowed to participate in the wild card tournament; unless they participate with a player who is not ranked in the top 40 at the time of the registration deadline for the wild card tournament.

o In addition, that player ranked between 17th and 40th, who participates with a player not in the top 40, is locked into playing with that partner (or a new partner ranked the same or lower than the rank of their partner for the wild card tournament) in the main draw or qualifier associated with the wild card tournament if they do not win the wild card. This is the anti-double dipping rule.

·  For the wild cards awarded to an AVP main draw with 24 teams, players ranked in between 17th and 32nd on the AVP tour entry points list are not allowed to participate in the wild card tournament; unless they participate with a player who is not ranked in the top 32 at the time of the registration deadline for the wild card tournament.

o In addition, that player ranked between 17th and 32nd, who participates with a player not in the top 32, is locked into playing with that partner (or a new partner ranked the same or lower than the rank of their partner for the wild card tournament) in the main draw or qualifier associated with the wild card tournament if they do not win the wild card. This is the antidouble dipping rule.

·  Once a player determines, by residence, that the player is participating in a particular zone, the player is not allowed to participate in wild card tournaments in other zones. Should a player choose to participate out of his or her region, the player forfeits the right to participate in his or her own zone. Participating out of zones requires approval from the AVPNext office, and proof of residence in that zone.

·  The winning team earns the wild card as a team for winning (coming in first place) in the wild card tournament. If the team decides to not participate as a team any longer, for any reason including injury, the team forfeits the wild card. If the team ends up earning entry into the main draw via some other method (e.g.,through ranking), the team forfeits the wild card. In the event that the winning team forfeits the wild card, the wild card will be awarded to the second place team in the wild card tournament. In this instance, the same guidelines outlined above apply to the second place team. In the event that the second place team forfeits the wild card, the wild card will not be passed down to another team.

 

Clarification on who is eligible for the AVP Wildcard Tournament in Coney Island Aug. 18-19:

In order to avoid any confusion about who is eligible to play in the Coney Island Wildcard tournament we have come up with the following Guidelines. 

 

The contact that EEVB has with the AVP includes the following line:

 

"Once a player determines, by residence, that the player is participating in a particular zone, the player is not allowed to participate in wild card tournaments in other zones. Should a player choose to participate out of his or her region, the player forfeits the right to participate in his or her own zone. Participating out of zones requires approval from the AVPNext office, and proof of residence in that zone."

 

In order to allow as many players as possible to compete and yet keep it as a regional event, players must reside in the following AVPNext zones:

 

New England Zone

  • Connecticut
  • Maine
  • New Hampshire
  • Massachusetts
  • Rhode Island
  • Vermont

Eastern Zone

  • Delaware
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • Pennsylvania

Mid-Atlantic Zone

  • District of Columbia
  • Maryland
  • North Carolina
  • Virginia
  • West Virginia

Southeastern Zone

  • Alabama
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Mississippi
  • South Carolina
  • Tennessee

 

Players who do not have permanent resident status in one of these zones will not be eligible to compete, even if their partner is eligible.

Proof of residency will be required for all players. If we are not sure where you live you may be required to show proof of residency. Acceptable forms of ID are:

  • Current driver's license

If you do not live in one of these zones and do not have proof of such residency that you can show Saturday morning at check in you will not be eligible to play. Please feel free to call me if you have any questions.

 

Richard Heiles
East End Volleyball
PO Box 49
Hampton Bays, NY 11946
www.eevb.net
631-728-0397 or 631-355-1293