STMA EVENT RULES/POLICIES
STMA EVENT RULES:
1. NO OUTSIDE FOOD OR DRINK IS ALLOWED. Players may bring in water in a non-breakable bottle only. Anyone found with outside food will be asked to return the food to their vehicles. Individuals unwilling to do so will be asked to leave; either the food leaves or the individual leaves. Concessions are available within the facility.
2. There is an admissions fee at the door - $5/adult, $3/child, children 5 & under are free. MSW will open at 8:30 am.
3. No food, gum, or drink other than water is allowed on the court surface at team benches, or at the scorers’ tables.
4. Spectators – please stay off Court surface. No shoes worn outside should be used on the court surface.
5. Spectators are not to save or reserve seats for any more than a couple of minutes (to go to the bathroom, go to concessions, conduct a brief phone call, etc.). All players must ‘nest’ in the hallways outside of the gymnasium.
6. PLEASE CLEAN UP AFTER YOUR MATCH: Players as well as the Reffing team.
Notes: No ball handling is permitted outside the gymnasium.
COMPETITION RULES:
1. All four-team pools will play sets 1 & 2 to 25, no cap, and set 3 to 15 switching at 8 as time permits.
2. Warm up time between all matches is ten minutes – two minutes shared, then four minutes for each team and should begin immediately after the last match. The team officiating the previous match is responsible for starting the clock immediately after the last point. The first two minutes is shared; both teams warm-up on their side of the court. If the coin toss has been completed when eight minutes remain, the team serving first will be given the first four minutes. Otherwise, the team listed first on the schedule will be given the first four minutes on the court and the team listed second on the schedule will be given the last four minutes on the court.
TEAMS SHOULD BOTH HIT AND SERVE DURING THEIR FOUR MINUTES ON THE COURT.Remember that there should be no ball handling done behind the court while the other team has the court.
3. Time between sets is 3 minutes. Timeouts are 30 seconds.
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11343 50th Street NE, Albertville, Mn 55301
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