The Volleyball Manitoba High School Beach Volleyball Championships will be returning for 2022.
The Championships are scheduled to take place on Friday, May 27th & Saturday, May 28th at the Sargent Park Beach Volleyball Centre (999 Sargent Ave, Winnipeg) and Maple Grove Rugby Park (90 Frobisher Rd, Winnipeg).
Categories will include:
- Senior Boys 2s (Grades 11-12) – 40 team capacity
- Senior Girls 2s (Grades 11-12) – 60 team capacity
- Junior Boys 2s (Grade 9-10) – 40 team capacity
- Junior Girls 2s (Grades 9-10) – 100 team capacity
Eligibility and Team Composition
- Open to all MHSAA High School athletes
- All schools must have either a teacher or adult supervisor present
- Schools should be prepared to have 2 supervisors, as they may have teams at both venues
- Divisions available include:
- Senior Boys 2s (Grades 11-12) – 40 team capacity
- Senior Girls 2s (Grades 11-12) – 60 team capacity
- Junior Boys 2s (Grade 9-10) – 40 team capacity
- Junior Girls 2s (Grades 9-10) – 100 team capacity
- Athletes on a given team must be from same school
- Teams can be composed of 2 or 3 players
- If a team has 3 players, players may rotate between sets but not during a set
- All MHSAA eligibility rules to be followed
Format
- Round Robin matches will be one 21 minute timed game, teams switch sides every 7 points.
- Teams will self-referee
- If teams are tied after 21 minutes, one additional point will be played to determine the winner.
- Top 2 teams in each pool will advance to A-Side Playoffs, Bottom 2 advance to B-Side
- Preliminary Playoff matches will be one 21 minute timed game, teams switch sides every 7 points.
- Teams will self-referee
- If teams are tied after 21 minutes, one additional point will be played to determine the winner.
- Court Supervisor Referees will be on-hand throughout the Round Robin and Preliminary Playoffs.
- Semi-final and Finals matches will be best-2-out-of-3 sets, first 2 sets to 21, 3rd set (if necessary) to 15.
- Semi-final and Finals matches will be refereed by certified officials.
- Teams will be required to fulfill some score keeping duties throughout the day.
Rules
- Volleyball Canada Beach Volleyball Rules will be applied with the inclusion/exclusion of the following:
- A block touch counts towards a team’s three contacts.
- No setting on serve receive.
- No setting on first contact (unless it’s a hard-driven ball).
- No open hand tipping.
- Any disputes results in a re-serve.
- Cheating will not be tolerated and offending teams will be removed from the draw
- All athletes must be dressed appropriately for games
- For boys this means at least shorts and a tank top or t-shirt
- For girls this means at least shorts/spandex and a tank top or t-shirt
Registration
- Entry Fee is $80/team
- Team Names should be notated as “School Name – Player 1 Last Name / Player 2 Last Name”
- If a team has 3 players, the team name should be “School Name – P1 Last Name / P2 Last Name / P3 Last Name”
- Payments will be made online
- Registration Deadline is Monday, May 23rd
- Event Schedule should be released on Wednesday, May 25th
Registration Instructions:
- Click on Purchase/Register For Events
- Log In (if you have an account) or Sign Up (if you don’t have an account)
- Once logged in, click “Buy” beside the Event you wish to register for
- If you are registering multiple teams, please only register one at a time
- Once the Event is in your basket, click Continue and you should be prompted through to complete your registration and payment
- If your team is put on the Wait List, make sure you leave the team in your “Basket” in SportLomo. If you remove the team from your basket, you will lose your spot on the Wait List.
Please contact Anthony Roberts at volleyball.pd@sportmanitoba.ca for more information or with any questions.