Beach Volleyball

Check-in - 8:30 AM
Captain's meeting - 9:15 AM
Matches begin - 9:30 AM

NW Beach Volleyball (also known as Bottega)
8305 168th St SE
Snohomish, WA 98296

Marisa Gaalema
206-240-0224
gaalemmk@hotmail.com
Linda Coburn
206-794-1175
coburn.linda@gmail.com

Doubles
Quads
Notes:

• Men's and Women's Doubles
  • Saturday, July 12
• Coed Doubles and Quads
  • Sunday, July 13
• Players can register for both Saturday and Sunday events. On Sunday players can only register for either Coed Doubles or Coed Quads, but not both.

$60/team for doubles; $85/team for quads

No on-site registration is authorized.

• Team rosters for coed quads shall be limited to 4 people with two men and two women.
• Teams may sign up for doubles with 2 or 3 people.
  • A doubles team with two people would be awarded 3 points at the start of any set against a team of three.
  • To register for the doubles event with 3 players, please use the quads registration form to register a team of three, but select the doubles event.
• Age divisions: 50+, 55+, 60+, 65+, 70+, 75+ (team must sign up for the age division based on the youngest player on the team as of that person's age on December 31, 2025.)
• Pool play and bracket play will occur on same day.
• Divisions with fewer than 4 teams will be combined another division, but medals will be awarded for 1st through 3rd finishers within the respective age divisions regardless of any combination of divisions.
• Tournament Director reserves the right to alter the format based on numbers of entries.
• Winner of the spin of ball or rock paper scissors chooses serve, receive or side for first set. The other captain chooses from remaining options. Loser of choice of first set gets to make first choice for second set. Respin or rock paper scissors for third set.
• Shared warm-up time (maximum 10 minutes)
• Match may start early if court is available and everyone is present and agree to start early.
• Forfeits: If any player on a team is not present by 10 minutes after scheduled start time, the first set is forfeited. The second set and match will be forfeited after another 10 minutes without a full team.
• Format: Match Play, best-of-three sets played to 21, 21, (15). Rally scoring; win by two. Double-elimination bracket play. Tournament Director reserves the option to change bracket play to single elimination and/or modify the scoring as needed because of time constraints. (ex: “one set to 28,” or “two sets only to 21, without deciding set”). Players are encouraged to “call the score” before serving.
• Officials: Teams will also serve as officials and be the given “working” assignments. During bracket play, the losing team stays and officiates the next match. Any disputes will be decided by Commissioner Marisa Gaalema, who will be the Tournament Director.
• Court Switch: After 7 points of play in sets 1 and 2, the teams should switch sides. In a third set, teams should switch sides after 5 points of play. This is not a time out or water break; players switch, then resume play.
• Screening: Serving team must take positions so that the receiving team can see the server. Receiving team should use the “raised hand” signal to indicate a potential screen. Serving team should adjust position, without delay.
• Time Outs: Each team may call two per set. Timeouts last 60 seconds (including time to get on the court and be ready to play). If it appears teams are taking too long for timeouts, officials should verbalize a 15 seconds-remaing warning.
• Set Intervals: The time between sets is a maximum of 2 minutes.
• Balls: Beach volleyballs will be provided at the facility and will be considered the official game ball.