The popular mini-tournaments for Doubles or Fours has moved from Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays to Saturdays. Don't have a partner, sign-up individually and we will match you by age at check-in. Check-in time will be 2:00 pm and play will start at 2:30 pm. Tournament is expected to conclude between 5:30 pm and 6:00 pm). Prior to play starting, we will have a brief meeting with the teams to discuss rules and answer any questions. Tournament format will be as follows.:

• Round Robin Pool Play: Teams will be placed in pools according to their age division. Each team will play other teams in their pool. For 3 team pools, two games to 21, no win by 2; 4 and 5 team pools, 1 game to 25, no win by 2. We may make adjustments to scoring in pool play based on number of teams registered in each division and time constraints.
• Single Elimination Bracket Play: - at least top 2 teams from each pool go to bracket play. In the event two or more teams are tied, the top two teams will be determined by point differential - no play-off matches. Bracket Play will include 1 game to 25, win by 2 but cap at 30. . We may make adjustments to scoring in bracket play based on number fo teams registered and time constraints.
• T-Shirts will be awarded to Division winners!!

Please be aware of our facility rules. No outside food or beverages, except Players and spectators will be allowed to bring in transparent plastic water bottles/jugs with no labels (so we can readily identify outside water) filled with water only. We do sell cold water bottles for only $1, 32 oz fountain Powerade or 24 oz bottle Gatorade for $2.00 plus have healthy food and snack items on the menu.  All coolers will need to be left outside our gate. You can bring folding chairs and tents, but tents will have to be kept out of the sand area.

Accepting individual and team registrations. Registration deadline will be 10:00 pm the night before the tournament but walk-ups are welcome - please contact Susan at (214) 683-6227 or via email at susan@thebeachatcr.com. to let her know you will be coming. To register online, please use our online registration system which offers credit card and other payment options (Click here for more details) by clicking the appropriate division under the appropriate date below. Please note that we may have to combine divisions depending on number of registants in each division. Please note that Coed means just a mixture of boys and girls but coed rules will not be enforced.

Click here for age group descriptions

4x4 Formats

A mini version of the 1st annual ASA/MSA Spring tournament. FUNDS GOES BACK TO ASA OR MSC (NOTE ASA2011 or MSC2011 IN COMMENTS SECTION WHEN REGISTERING). Check-in starts at 4:45 pm with a 5:30 pm start (please bring the signed waiver form with you to check-in). Tournament format will be as follows.:

• Guaranteed 4 games
• Round Robin Pool Play: Match play with each team in your pool and will consist of 1 game to 21 (4th grade and 5th grade recreational will be 1 game to 18). No win by 2.
• Single Elimination Bracket Play: - all teams make it to bracket play. In the event two or more teams are tied, the top two teams will be determined by a series of tie-breakers - no play-off matches. All bracket play will include 1 game to 25, win by 2 but cap at 30. We may have to make adjustments to scoring depending on time constraints.
• Awards will be given to division winners.
• In the beach world, matches are self-managed which typically means (i) no sideline coaching during matches; (ii) teams not playing keep score and ref for other teams; (iii) no line judging BUT please note that 4th grade recreational, 4th grade completitive and 5th grade recreational teams must assign a parent to act an an “official” who will make any call violations...the kids would still keep score. 
• A meeting with each team representative will take place 15 minutes prior to start of pool play. 
• Equipment Differences:
  • 4th Grade/5th Grade Recreational: volleylite, 6'8" net, shorter court, shorter serving line
    
  • 5th Grade Competitive/6th Grade Recreational: regulation ball, 7'0" net, shorter court, shorter serving line
  • 6th Grade Competitive: regulation ball, 7'0" net, shorter court, regular serving line
  • Middle School/High School: regulation ball, regular (7'4") net, regular court, regular serving line
• Play Rules: The main differences between indoor and beach volleyball are as follows:
  • Cannot set a serve...hands must be touching;
  • no open hand dinks at the net
  • if set the ball over the net, the ball must travel in the direction of your shoulders, no deception
  • the 4 players on each side can play in whatever position...no required rotation BUT servers must serve in order

We would like the teams to try to adhere to the beach rules, but understand that many are new beach volleyball so rule enforcement will vary by division as will be discussed with team representatives at the meeting.

Accepting team registrations only. Registration deadline will be September 21, 2011 for September 24, 2011 tournament and September 28, 2011 for October 1, 2011 tournament. You can also use our online registration system which offers credit card and other payment options (Click here for more details). To register online, click on the appropriate division below. Please note that number of teams in each division will be limited plus teams comprised entirely of club players will need to play up 1 division

Please Note that if your team practices at The Beach ($25/hour) one time, tournament fees drop to $40 and if practice twice, tournament fees drop to $25. If you know you will be practicing at The Beach, please register the team and select pay later so we can handle the price difference. Please contact Susan at (469) 854-6800 to schedule a practice time.