2009 Centennial Conference Volleyball Championship Guidelines

 

 

 

 

 

 

I.         TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

 

Conference Call for Participating Team

Monday, Nov. 2, 11 a.m.

First Round (at No. 4 seed)

Wednesday, November 4, 7 p.m.

First Semifinal (at No. 1 seed)

Saturday, November 7, 12 noon

Second Semifinal (at No. 1 seed)

Saturday, November 7, not before 2:30 p.m.

Final (at No. 1 seed)

Sunday, November 8 at 1 p.m.

 

The top seed determines the order of the semifinal games. Conflicts will be worked out between the committee chair and the Conference Office. Travel expenses and time will be taken into consideration for start times and order of semifinal games.

 

TOURNAMENT MATCHUPS

Higher Seed

Lower Seed

Game Time

First Round

 

 

 

Semifinal #1

 

 

 

Semifinal #2

 

 

 

 

 

II.        GAMES COMMITTEE

The Conference Office will name a games committee to assure the proper conduct of the tournament championship. The committee will generally be comprised of, but not limited to, the host Director of Athletics and/or Senior Woman Administrator, and representatives of the visiting team and the Conference Office.

 

 

First Round

Semifinals

Final

Host Administrator:

 

 

 

Conference representative:

 

 

 

#2 seed representative:

 

 

 

#3 seed representative:

 

 

 

#4 seed representative:

 

 

 

#5 seed representative:

 

 

 

 

 

III.       INCOMPLETE TOURNAMENT POLICY

If a tournament cannot be completed by the end of the day on November 8, and each team has completed at least one tournament contest, the highest remaining seed will be the Conference's champion and automatic qualifier to the NCAA tournament. Otherwise, the top seed as determined by the regular season will receive the automatic qualifier.

 

IV.      CHAMPIONSHIP ADMINISTRATION

A conference call will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Monday, November 2, to review administration for the championship.  Head coaches, athletic administrators and SIDs are requested to participate. 

 

Bench Area/Assignments

The host institution - or the higher seed at a neutral site - is the designated home team and will wear the light-colored (white) jerseys.  The designated home team will use the host institution's bench.

 

Game Ball

The official game ball for Centennial Conference matches shall be the official NCAA ball for the Division III championship (Molten Super Touch IV58L-N).

 

Officials

The Conference Office will secure officials for each match of the Conference playoffs. Members of the coaching staff or other representatives of participating institutions shall not make public statements critical of officiating in any Centennial Conference playoff game.  The first and second referee should receive $110 per match while the alternate referees should receive $50 per match, as per NCAA regionals.

 

Opening Ceremonies

For each match, the host institution should supply marshall music conducive to teams marching in.

 

1.     Following completion of the match protocol, the parade of players and officials will take place as follows:

a.     Line-up. Players, referees, and the line judges will leave the court through the playersŐ entrance and line up as follows [Note: Coaches may remain at team bench]: the first referee, followed by the second referee, the alternate referee, and the line judges, the team that will play on the side of the net farthest from the entrance, and finally, the other team. It is suggested that teams line-up with the team captain(s) first followed by the rest of the team in numerical order by uniform number.

 

b.     Public Address Announcer -- "Good [afternoon/evening] ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the 2009 Centennial Conference Volleyball Championship. Today's [1st round - semifinal - championship] game is between <school name> and <school name>.  And now let's meet the teams.Ó

 

c.     March. To the accompaniment of marshall music, the referees, line judges and players will enter in line. The referees and other officials will march along the outside of the court by the most direct route to a place in front of the refereeŐs stand and face the court. The referees will pass under the net to a spot immediately beyond the net. The line judges will not pass under the net, remaining on the ŇnearÓ side of the net. The team going to the farthest side of the court will pass along the outside of the court opposite from the referees and line up on the back line facing the court with the captain(s) at the right back corner. The opposing team will go directly to the other back line and line up facing the court with the captain(s) at the right back corner.

 

2.     The national anthem will be played prior to the first match each day, after the teams are on the court. All players, coaches and officials are introduced at this time.

 

3.     After the introduction, the referee signals the team captains to come to the net and shake hands, followed immediately by the rest of the players. THERE WILL BE NO EXCHANGE OF TOKENS.

 

4.     The floor is cleared and the starting players immediately return to the floor.

 

5.     Play commences.

 

Pre-game

Warm-up time will be 45 minutes on the competition court, regardless if the first match runs late, unless both coaches agree to use 30 minutes.

 

Uniforms

Competing teams shall have both light- and dark-colored jerseys available.  The higher seed will wear its white (light) uniforms, while the lower seed will wear its dark uniforms.

 

Pregame Schedules   (please post in locker rooms)

 

First Round – 7 p.m. start

Game Clock

  60:00            6:00-6:41         Court available for shared warm-up (substitute 12:00-12:41 for final, etc.)

  30:00                       6:30         Coin Toss

  19:00            6:41-6:45         Visiting Team (lower seed) court

  15:00            6:45-6:49         Home Team (higher seed) court

  11:00            6:49-6:54         Visiting Team (lower seed) court

     6:00            6:54-6:59         Home Team (higher seed) court

     1:00            6:59-7:00         Team huddle / announcements

     0:00                                         Reading of Conference Sportsmanship Statement

                                                      Opening Ceremonies

                                                      Game Begins

 

 

Semifinal No. 1 – 12 p.m. start

Game Clock

  60:00       11:00-11:41         Court available for shared warm-up

  30:00                    11:30         Coin Toss

  19:00       11:41-11:45         Visiting Team (lower seed) court

  15:00       11:45-11:49         Home Team (higher seed) court

  11:00       11:49-11:54         Visiting Team (lower seed) court

     6:00       11:54-11:59         Home Team (higher seed) court

     1:00       11:59-12:00         Team huddle / announcements

     0:00                                         Reading of Conference Sportsmanship Statement

                                                      Opening Ceremonies

                                                      Game Begins

 

 

Semifinal No. 2 – 2:30 start (or 60 minutes after conclusion of semifinal #1)

Game Clock

  60:00            1:30-2:11         Court available for shared warm-up

  30:00                       2:00         Coin Toss

  19:00            2:11-2:15         Visiting Team (lower seed) court

  15:00            2:15-2:19         Home Team (higher seed) court

  11:00            2:19-2:24         Visiting Team (lower seed) court

     6:00            2:24-2:29         Home Team (higher seed) court

     1:00            2:29-2:30         Team huddle / announcements

     0:00                                         Reading of Conference Sportsmanship Statement

                                                      Opening Ceremonies

                                                      Game Begins

 

 

Final – 1 p.m. start

Game Clock

  60:00       12:00-12:41         Court available for shared warm-up (substitute 12:00-12:41 for final, etc.)

  30:00                    12:30         Coin Toss

  19:00       12:41-12:45         Visiting Team (lower seed) court

  15:00       12:45-12:49         Home Team (higher seed) court

  11:00       12:49-12:54         Visiting Team (lower seed) court

     6:00       12:54-12:59         Home Team (higher seed) court

     1:00          12:59-1:00         Team huddle / announcements

     0:00                                         Reading of Conference Sportsmanship Statement

                                                      Opening Ceremonies

                                                      Game Begins

 

VII.     HOST INSTITUTION RESPONSIBILITIES

 

Game Staffing

The host institution shall provide all table personnel for the first-round, both semifinal and championship games, including:

 

á       public address announcer

á       clock operator(s)

á       official scorer(s)

á       statistician(s)

 

Programs

The host institution is responsible for the production of 200 programs (or a typical amount for a regular-season home game) for the first-round game and 750 programs for the semifinals and championship game. 

 

Scorekeepers

The host institution must provide the official scorekeeper/statistician at the scorerŐs table for both semifinals and the final.

The visiting team is entitled to a representative at the scorerŐs table. At the conclusion of the contest, the official score sheet

will be the one recorded by the host team.

 

Statistics

The host Director of Sports Information is responsible for contacting the following outlets with the score and submitting a copy of the official box score immediately following the contest:  NCAA, Conference Office, the SIDs of all participating playoff teams, and to local and regional media.

 

Tickets

No admission charge will be assessed at the tournament.

 

Videotapes, Films and Still Photographs

Institutions are permitted to videotape championship competition by their teams for archival, coaching or instructional purposes.  An institutional representative shall contact the event coordinator at the host site for camera space at the site.