Click for Post-play Party Schedule: Each night we encourage players to attend the after-play party at The Inn, The Saloon, Brixx & Barley & PieCraft

Divisions: R6s is recreational level teams with loose rules; C6s is competitive 6s where the rules are more strictly enforced; 4s is the strongest division where rules are even more strictly enforced and players should have the best skills on the beach

(enter 1 Riverside Blvd, Long Beach, NY 11561 into MapQuest for a map to site) From Long Island: Southern State Pkwy to Meadowbrook Pkwy south to Loop Pkwy. Right at end onto Lido Blvd (changes to Park Ave) Left at Riverside Blvd to ocean, free parking.

4C Iced tea – Drink Mix – Energy Stix, Spalding King of the Beach Volleyballs, Rider Sandals, Unsinkable Polarized Sunglasses, AC Sports Commission, Resorts Atlantic City Casino, Margaritaville AC, Land Shark Bar & Grill, ROX Volleyball, Sand Socks by Vincere, Dig Magazine, Sportime, Volley America, South Shore Outdoors, e-Blasting.com, Park & Sun Net Systems

There is a very good description of beach rules and how to interpret them put out by USAV which you can download at www.eevb.net/USAV_Beach_Referee_manual_28_Jan_10.pdf The only violation that EEVB will not follow is the touching the net rule. In EEVB events any touch of the net is a violation.

ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT LEAGUE INFO Note about rosters and subs for the playoffs: The goal of the leagues is to foster good, honorable competition on the volleyball court with every team following the spirit of fair competition. Players/teams should strive to reach their highest level of competition in a fair sportsmanlike manner. Winning is important but it should be far from the ultimate goal. This is not the Pros and the prizes are not really worth that much. Even bragging rights, while fun, are not worth winning at all costs. Too often it seems like we have minor problems with subs and rosters at the playoffs. We could run attendance on every team every night, give every player an ID card which you need to scan every week (tough luck if you forget to bring it). Or maybe have each team send in a picture of their entire team each week just to make sure that all players have competed at least 3 times during the season before the playoffs. And if someone is not on the roster but played all season they would be disqualified from the playoffs for a bureaucratic oversight. The real goal is just to have fair and fun competition. EEVB has followed the same general approach over the years of good sportsmanship and competition and that no one tries to game the system, which is mostly what has happened over the past 38 years. We expect teams to be looking to win in a fair and honorable manner. I expect every team to submit their rosters on time. That teams will not “sneak” in a player, especially a ringer, for the playoffs. That teams with a legitimate problem such as a late season injury will contact us about adding a new player of equal or lower skill level to their roster. That all teams will follow a path of good sportsmanship as they strive to reach their best performance. This is what most of the teams already do and this is the way that everyone should act. I guarantee that we will all know and appreciate which players/teams do follow this path. And we will all know who does not which cannot make winning the wrong way worth it. Thanks.

Long Beach & LI Web Pages:

• The Inn
• Brixx & Barley
• Visions of Long Beach: Brand new photograph book of Long Beach by photographer/volleyball player Christina Kramer
• City of Long Beach
• Lincoln Blvd. Surf Cam: In case of rain in Long Beach for a surf webcam to see the beach ¼ mile to the east of the tournament site.
• Discover Long Island
• Michelle O’Neill Foundation: benefit tournament in Long Beach weekend after Labor Day
• Long Island.com: Long Island’s Most Popular Web Site