SKILL LEVEL FORMAT

Open/Advanced: This is our highest level of play. Any amount of advanced players are allowed to participate on a team.
What is an advanced player? This is someone who has been trained at a collegiate level or has the ability to change the outcome of the game due solely to their skills. Intermediate players are always welcome to play up at this level.
We advise the recreational players to avoid this level.

Upper Intermediate: (2’s, 3’s, and 4’s) Only one Advanced level player is allowed to play at this level. NO EXCEPTIONS.
What is an upper intermediate level player? This is someone who has great skills and tends to be the top player on their team each week.
They may not have honed in on all of their skills completely, but tend to be a dominate player on a regular basis.
We advise a recreational player does not compete at this level. All intermediate players are welcome.

Intermediate: (2’s, 3’s, 4’s) This is the majority of our players that compete at our events. NO ADVANCED players may compete at this level. What does an intermediate player look like? This is someone who has all the basic skills of the sport, but aren’t necessarily dominate enough to take over a game on their own. Players play by all advanced rules. NO MORE than 1 upper intermediate player at this level.

Recreation: (4’s and 6’s) This is our lowest level that we offer. This division is for true beginners.
At this level calls are more lenient since this group is learning. We can allow 1 intermediate player for 4’s and 2 for 6’s.
NO UPPER INTERMEDIATE OR ADVANCED players allowed under any circumstance.

ADDITIONAL GENERAL RULES:

  • A team must follow all above rules and guidelines.
  • The tournament director has every right to move a team if they are not registered correctly.
  • If a team shows up the day of the tournament with subs that do not fit the guidelines above, those players cannot play and refunds will not be issued.
  • The level of player will be on an honor system basis. If you are unsure of what level of player you are, feel free to call Hot Shots and our tournament director can advise.
  • If players consider themselves “just here to drink”, it is not a proper excuse to play down

TOURNAMENT FORMAT:

  • 4 team pools (2 to 21), 5 team pools (1 to 28), 6 team pools (2 courts: 1 to 25), 7 team pools (1 to 25)
  • Each division will get a “center court” to play on
  • Prizes will be the same throughout all divisions, with the exception of cash prizes.
  • Top 3 from each pool will go to gold and the rest to silver (8 teams or less all go to gold)
  • Teams will be sent out 15 starting at 15 minutes after check-in time. First serves 30 minutes after check-in time
  • Pools will not be reseeded to accommodate late players if a team does not check-in. Teams that fail to check in before play starts will be given 15 minutes to respond or notify us of their whereabouts before being forfeited.
  • Semis and Finals will be match play with the exception of any weather related reasons
  • Courts will be provided with a game ball with the exception the Sylvan Beach tournament where you will be able to check out a ball if needed. (AVP balls will be used as our official game ball)

LEAGUE REFUND POLICY:

NO REFUNDS. ALL PAYMENTS ARE FINAL. Please do not register for a league thinking a refund will be issued.

Credits are only given with a legitimate reason and only if the team has notified us in writing at least one week prior to the start date of the session. If you have a credit for a league please be prepared to have the captain call to redeem.
We will only issue the credit to the name we have listed.

Tournament/Challenge Court Refund Policy:

ALL PAYMENTS FINAL. Refunds will only be given if the tournament is canceled on our behalf due to weather or other circumstances.

Credits for tournaments will only be given with a legitimate reason and only if the team has notified us in writing at least 48 hours ahead of time. These credits can be used for other future NOVA tournaments.

If a team signs up for the wrong division hoping to be moved to a different division, refunds will not be given.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions.

Court Reservations Refund Policy:

ALL PAYMENTS FINAL. Refunds will only be given if the tournament is canceled on our behalf due to weather or other circumstances.

Credits for reservations will only be given with a legitimate reason and only if the person has notified us in writing at least 48 hours ahead of time. These credits can be used for other future reservations.