NBVA #3 Tournament 17-18 December 2022

NBVA #3 will be held on Saturday 17 December and Sunday 18 December 2022 at Manly Beach Volleyball Courts (Note: Please note there will not be a Qualification Tournament for teams on the waitlist for NBVA#3, however teams on the waitlist should always be prepared to be moved into and play the Main Draw)

SEEDING LIST

The seeding list will be published on Friday 16 December 2022. Seeding is based on our seeding policy, as set out on our Tournaments page.

DRAWS & RESULTS

Final draws will be published into the below links, following confirmation of final seeding on Friday 16 December 2022.

Saturday 17 December 2022

Sunday 18 December 2022

Based on the ranking the main draw will consist of
AAA: 8 teams / AA: 8 teams / A: 8 teams and
BBB: 8 teams / BB: 8 teams / B: 8 teams

When you sign up you can pre-select Division 1 (AAA/AA/A) – Saturday, or Division 2 (BBB/BB/B) – Sunday to play in, it’s an open registration (based on seeding points). However, this does not guarantee you into that division and into the tournament until registration & event payment closes. The final seeding will be published by Friday 16 December 2022 via Facebook and the NBVA website to show you which division and day you will be playing on. Players will also be contacted by email on Friday.

After the top 24 Teams Register for AAA/AA/A on the Saturday, any lower teams will be bumped to the BBB/BB/B registration.

When you complete your teams Event Registration and view the Registered Teams list this is an indicative seeding list. If there is an over subscription of teams, those teams that do not make it into the divisions will be put on a waiting list. Any wait listed teams will be notified by Friday evening if a team withdraws.

For more details see below.

WHEN

Saturday 17 December 2022: 7:30am – 5:00pm
Sunday 18 December 2022: 7:30am – 5:00pm

FORMAT

– AAA/AA/A Division Modified Pool Play (max 8 teams per division)
– BBB/BB/B Division Modified Pool Play (max 8 teams per division)

ENTRY FEE

Prices are as follows:

Full NBVA Member – $20
Casual – $30 (plus $20 Single Event Membership paid to Volleyball NSW)
Affilliate – $30
U19/U13 NBVA Full Member – $10
U19/U13 Affiliate – $20
U19/U13 Casual – $20 (plus $20 Single Event Membership paid to Volleyball NSW)

EVENT REGISTRATION

Please go to the NBVA Tournament Registration page at: https://nbva.org.au/event-registration/.

Make sure to use your proper name and each partner’s individual email when completing the Event Registration and Event Payment online. You and your team will have received an email with details of your registration and a link to the Entry Fee Payment. (If you have not received an email please check your JUNK folder).

Alternatively once you have registered your team you can pay by the following the event payment link at: https://nbva.org.au/product/nbva-tournament-entry-variable/ and enter your name as exactly as it appears in the registered teams table.

Highest seeded teams registered and paid by the deadline will receive entry to the division selected and until the maximum number of teams have been reached. All other teams will be placed on the waitlist if there is an over subscription of teams. (Note: Refunds for wait listed teams will be processed by NBVA the following week). If teams are tied on the same seeding points, preference and the higher seeding will be based on current season NBVA Tournament Results, ABVRS Seeding, and to which team who has registered first (must have also completed payment prior to entry deadline). Decision is at the discretion of the NBVA.

NOTE: Both the winner and runner up of each division – B through to AA division – will be promoted to the higher division for the next NBVA Tournament (NBVA #4) in the same season. In order for the promotion to be valid, the team must play the following NBVA tournament as the same team pairing. Promotions are not carried forward to a subsequent season.

Registration and payment closes – 5pm on Wednesday 7 December 2022. No late registrations allowed.

IMPORTANT TIMES AND CHECK-IN

7.30am-7:45am Both players must be checked in at the Tournament Desk by 7:45am.
7:45am Players Meeting
8.00am First games start
As always be sure to be on time to guarantee entry.

PRIZES

Prizes for 1st and 2nd place in each division.

UNIFORM REQUIREMENT

For all NBVA Tournaments matching uniforms are mandatory.

Matching uniforms are defined as:

Men’s: Matching NBVA / VNSW 2022/23 or 2021/22 Singlets*
Women’s: Matching NBVA / VNSW 2022/23 or 2021/22 Budgy Smuggler Tops*; and Matching Bottoms

*Other clubs’ singlets/tops may be allowable at the discretion of the NBVA or NBVA Tournament Director.

For mandatory requirements:

If requirements are not met, match will be forfeited 2-0 (21-0, 21-0)
In the scenario of environmental conditions or injury, Players are permitted to wear compression or other garments underneath their uniform
Any exceptions are at the discretion of the NBVA Tournament Director

Caps and visors, arm and wrist bands and sand socks are not considered part of the official team uniform and may be different within the team.

SET-UP AND PACK-DOWN CREW

We will be randomly selecting the set up and pack down crew from teams registered to share the workload. You will be contacted by Friday if you have been selected to be part of the set up or pack down crew. We appreciate your cooperation in this.

PLAYERS MEMBERSHIP

Please note that players are required to have a current Volleyball NSW Membership for the 2022-23 Season (Valid 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023). This is either a yearly or casual (single event) membership, which is required on top of the NBVA Tournament Entry Fee. Please make sure to select the correct tournament entry fee if you are a NBVA member or an Casual/Affiliate as these are different prices.

Follow the link for all NBVA membership information as well as how to sign up for your Volleyball NSW Membership: https://nbva.org.au/membership/