3. We will be following two league format for this tournament, Major and Minor League’s to provide adequate play time for every team. The announced Cash Prize will be awarded to winner and runner-up teams of the Major League Trophies will be awarded to winner and runner-up teams of Minor League (No Cash Prize) Teams are divided into 4 groups with 6 teams in each group – Group A, Group B, Group C, Group D. o Each team should play 2 to 3 matches in sand and 2 to 3 match in grass o All the playoff matches will be played in sand courts (in case if we are short of time, some of the playoff games will be moved to grass courts) Round Robin Format: o Each team play with rest of the 5 teams in its group. o 1 st and 2 nd placed teams from each group progress to Major League Playoffs o 3 rd and 4 th placed teams from each group progress to Minor League Playoffs o 5 th and 6 th placed teams from each group eliminated from the tournament

4. Major League Playoffs o Group A and B o 1 st and 2 nd placed teams from Group A and B play in Major League Quarter Finals (A1 vs B2 and A2 vs B1). Winners of group A & B quarter final matches will play in major league Semi Finals o Group C and D o 1 st and 2 nd placed teams from Group C and D play in major league Quarter Finals (C1 vs D2 and C2 vs D1). Winners of group C & D quarter final matches will play in major league Semi Finals o Winners of Semi Finals between Group A&B and Group C&D will play Major League Finals Minor League Playoffs Group A and B o 3 rd and 4 th placed teams from Group A and B Play in Minor League Quarter Finals (A3 vs B4 and A4 vs B3). Winners of group A & B quarter final matches will play in Minor League Semi Finals o Group C and D o 3 rd and 4 th placed teams from Group C and D play in Minor League Quarter Finals (C3 vs D4 and C4 vs D3). Winners of group C & D quarter final matches will play in Minor League Semi Finals o Winners of Semi Finals between Group A&B and Group C&D will play Minor League Finals

5. Group A 1 st Placed QF Group B 1 st Placed Group A 2 nd Placed Group B 2 nd Placed QF Semi Final Group C 1 st Placed QF Group D 1 st Placed Group C 2 nd Placed Group D 2 nd Placed QF Semi Final Major League Finals

6. Group A 3 rd Placed QF Group B 3 rd Placed Group A 4 th Placed Group B 4 th Placed QF Semi Final Group C 3 rd Placed QF Group D 3 rd Placed Group C 4 th Placed Group D 4 th Placed QF Semi Final Minor League Finals

7. After round robin level, Teams in each group will be ranked as 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd, 4 th, 5 th and 6 th with in their group based on below criteria: 1.Most wins from all played matches in group level 2.Winning margin from all matches (Winning Margin = Total points scored – Total points allowed) 3.Head to head win 4.Tie Breaker – Toss Teams will be positioned in the playoffs as per their ranking in group level

8. Match LevelNo.of SetsPoints per Set Group Matches118 Major League Quarter Finals125 Major League Semi Finals321, 21 and 15 Major League Finals325, 25 and 15 Minor League Quarter Finals125 Minor League Semi Finals321, 21 and 15 Minor League Finals325, 25 and 15 *** In required, above published point structure will be altered during the course of tournament to complete the tournament on time.

9. Group A Group B Group C Group D A1NJ IndiansB1NJ WarriorsC1NB SunrisersD1Brunswick Pirates A2NB KingsB2Bargoor SpikersC2NJ TigersD2Plainsboro Pirates A3PSC RaidersB3PSC RockersC3PiscatawayD3Lehigh Warriors A4Edison VBTB4Chesterfield FriendsC4Monroe ChallengersD4UVA Hitters A5Traditions EaglesB5NB RaidersC5Plainsboro KnightsD5Monroe Warriors A6Wild WingsB6Monroe RaisersC6Edison RoyalsD6Kensington Warriors

10. GAME SCHEDULES FOR GROUP - A MatchCourtTypeTimeMatchTeam 1Team 2Refereed By 1C1Sand8:00 AMA1 vs A6NJ IndiansWild WingsEdison VBT 2C1Sand8:20 AMA2 vs A5NB KingsTraditions EaglesNJ Indians 3C1Sand8:40 AMA3 vs A4PSC RaidersEdison VBTWild Wings 4C1Sand9:00 AMA1 vs A2NJ IndiansNB KingsEdison VBT 5C1Sand9:20 AMA5 vs A6Traditions EaglesWild WingsNB Kings 6C1Sand9:40 AMA2 vs A4NB KingsEdison VBTNJ Indians 7C1Sand10:00 AMA1 vs A3NJ IndiansPSC RaidersTradition Eagles 8C1Sand10:20 AMA4 vs A6Edison VBTWild WingsNB Kings 9C3Grass10:40 AMA3 vs A5PSC RaidersTraditions EaglesNJ Indians 10C3Grass11:00 AMA2 vs A6NB KingsWild WingsEdison VBT 11C3Grass11:20 AMA1 vs A4NJ IndiansEdison VBTNB Kings 12C3Grass11:40 AMA3 vs A6PSC RaidersWild WingsTradition Eagles 13C3Grass12:00 PMA1 vs A5NJ IndiansTraditions EaglesNJ Indians 14C3Grass12:20 PMA2 vs A3NB KingsPSC RaidersEdison VBT 15C3Grass12:40 PMA4 vs A5Edison VBTTraditions EaglesWild Wings

11. GAME SCHEDULES FOR GROUP - B MatchCourtTypeTimeMatchTeam 1Team 2Refereed By 1C3Grass8:00 AMB1 vs B6NJ WarriorsMonroe RaisersNB Raiders 2C3Grass8:20 AMB2 vs B5Bargoor SpikersNB RaidersMonroe Raisers 3C3Grass8:40 AMB3 vs B4PSC RockersChesterfield FriendsNJ Warriors 4C3Grass9:00 AMB1 vs B2NJ WarriorsBargoor SpikersPSC Rockers 5C3Grass9:20 AMB5 vs B6NB RaidersMonroe RaisersChesterfield Friends 6C3Grass9:40 AMB2 vs B4Bargoor SpikersChesterfield FriendsNJ Warriors 7C3Grass10:00 AMB1 vs B3NJ WarriorsPSC RockersNB Raiders 8C3Grass10:20 AMB4 vs B6Chesterfield FriendsMonroe RaisersBargoor Spikers 9C1Sand10:40 AMB3 vs B5PSC RockersNB RaidersNJ Warriors 10C1Sand11:00 AMB2 vs B6Bargoor SpikersMonroe RaisersNB Raiders 11C1Sand11:20 AMB1 vs B4NJ WarriorsChesterfield FriendsBargoor Spiker's 12C1Sand11:40 AMB3 vs B6PSC RockersMonroe RaisersChesterfield Friends 13C1Sand12:00 PMB1 vs B5NJ WarriorsNB RaidersPSC Rockers 14C1Sand12:20 PMB2 vs B3Bargoor SpikersPSC RockersNB Raiders 15C1Sand12:40 PMB4 vs B5Chesterfield FriendsNB RaidersNJ Warriors

12. GAME SCHEDULES FOR GROUP - C MatchCourtTypeTimeMatchTeam 1Team 2Refereed By 1C2Sand8:00 AMC1 vs C6NB SunrisersEdison RoyalsPiscataway 2C2Sand8:20 AMC2 vs C5NJ TigersPlainsboro KnightsEdison Royals 3C2Sand8:40 AMC3 vs C4PiscatawayMonroe ChallengersNB Sunrisers 4C2Sand9:00 AMC1 vs C2NB SunrisersNJ TigersPiscataway 5C2Sand9:20 AMC5 vs C6Plainsboro KnightsEdison Royals 6C2Sand9:40 AMC2 vs C4NJ TigersMonroe ChallengersNJ Tigers 7C2Sand10:00 AMC1 vs C3NB SunrisersPiscatawayNB Sunrisers 8C2Sand10:20 AMC4 vs C6Monroe ChallengersEdison RoyalsPlainsboro Knights 9C4Grass10:40 AMC3 vs C5PiscatawayPlainsboro KnightsMonroe Challengers 10C4Grass11:00 AMC2 vs C6NJ TigersEdison RoyalsPiscataway 11C4Grass11:20 AMC1 vs C4NB SunrisersMonroe ChallengersNJ Tigers 12C4Grass11:40 AMC3 vs C6PiscatawayEdison RoyalsMonroe Challengers 13C4Grass12:00 PMC1 vs C5NB SunrisersPlainsboro KnightsEdison Royals 14C4Grass12:20 PMC2 vs C3NJ TigersPiscatawayNB Sunrisers 15C4Grass12:40 PMC4 vs C5Monroe ChallengersPlainsboro KnightsMonroe Challengers

13. GAME SCHEDULES FOR GROUP - D MatchCourtTypeTimeMatchTeam 1Team 2Refereed By 1C4Grass8:00 AMD1 vs D6Brunswick PiratesKensigton WarriorsPlainsboro Pirates 2C4Grass8:20 AMD2 vs D5Plainsboro PiratesMonroe WarriorsBrunswick Pirates 3C4Grass8:40 AMD3 vs D4Lehigh WarriorsUVA HittersKensington Warriors 4C4Grass9:00 AMD1 vs D2Brunswick PiratesPlainsboro PiratesLehigh Warriors 5C4Grass9:20 AMD5 vs D6Monroe WarriorsKensigton WarriorsBrunswick Pirates 6C4Grass9:40 AMD2 vs D4Plainsboro PiratesUVA HittersMonroe Warriors 7C4Grass10:00 AMD1 vs D3Brunswick PiratesLehigh WarriorsUVA Hitters 8C4Grass10:20 AMD4 vs D6UVA HittersKensigton WarriorsPlainsboro Pirates 9C2Sand10:40 AMD3 vs D5Lehigh WarriorsMonroe WarriorsLehigh Warriors 10C2Sand11:00 AMD2 vs D6Plainsboro PiratesKensigton WarriorsUVA Hitters 11C2Sand11:20 AMD1 vs D4Brunswick PiratesUVA HittersKensington Warriors 12C2Sand11:40 AMD3 vs D6Lehigh WarriorsKensigton WarriorsMonroe Warriors 13C2Sand12:00 PMD1 vs D5Brunswick PiratesMonroe WarriorsUVA Hitters 14C2Sand12:20 PMD2 vs D3Plainsboro PiratesLehigh WarriorsBrunswick Pirates 15C2Sand12:40 PMD4 vs D5UVA HittersMonroe WarriorsPlainsboro Pirates

14. MAJOR LEAGUE PLAYOFF SCHEDULES MatchCourtTypeTimeLeagueTeam 1Team 2 QF1C1Sand1:15 PMMajorGroup A 1st PlacedGroup B 2nd Placed QF2C1Sand1:45 PMMajorGroup B 1st PlacedGroup A 2nd Placed QF3C1Sand2:15 PMMajorGroup C 1st placedGroup D 2nd placed QF4C1Sand2:45 PMMajorGroup D 1st placedGroup C 2nd Placed SF1C1Sand3:15 PMMajorQF1 winnerQF2 winner SF2C1Sand4:15 PMMajorQF3 winnerQF4 winner FINALSC1Sand5:00 PMMajorSF1 winnerSF2 winner MINOR LEAGUE PLAYOFF SCHEDULES MatchCourtTypeTimeLeagueTeam 1Team 2 QF 1C2Sand1:15 PMMinorGroup A 3rd PlacedGroup B 4th Placed QF2C2Sand1:45 PMMinorGroup B 3rd PlacedGroup A 4th Placed QF3C2Sand2:15 PMMinorGroup C 3rd placedGroup D 4th placed QF4C2Sand2:45 PMMinorGroup D 3rd placedGroup C 4th Placed SF1C2Sand3:15 PMMinorQF1 winnerQF2 winner SF2C2Sand4:15 PMMinorQF3 winnerQF4 winner FINALSC2Sand5:00 PMMinorSF1 winnerSF2 winner

15. GROUP - A Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5 NJ Indians8:00 AM9:00 AM10:00 AM11:20 AM12:00 PM NB Kings8:20 AM9:00 AM9:40 AM11:00 AM12:20 PM PSC Raiders8:40 AM10:00 AM10:40 AM11:40 AM12:20 PM Edison VBT8:40 AM9:40 AM10:20 AM11:20 AM12:40 PM Traditions Eagles8:20 AM9:20 AM10:40 AM12:00 PM12:40 PM Wild Wings8:00 AM9:20 AM10:20 AM11:00 AM11:40 AM GROUP - B Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5 NJ Warriors8:00 AM9:00 AM10:00 AM11:20 AM12:00 PM Bargoor Spikers8:20 AM9:00 AM9:40 AM11:00 AM12:20 PM PSC Rockers8:40 AM10:00 AM10:40 AM11:40 AM12:20 PM Chesterfield Friends8:40 AM9:40 AM10:20 AM11:20 AM12:40 PM NB Raiders8:20 AM9:20 AM10:40 AM12:00 PM12:40 PM Monroe Raisers8:00 AM9:20 AM10:20 AM11:00 AM11:40 AM

16. GROUP - C Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5 NB Sunrisers8:00 AM9:00 AM10:00 AM11:20 AM12:00 PM NJ Tigers8:20 AM9:00 AM9:40 AM11:00 AM12:20 PM Piscataway8:40 AM10:00 AM10:40 AM11:40 AM12:20 PM Monroe Challengers8:40 AM9:40 AM10:20 AM11:20 AM12:40 PM Plainsboro Knights8:20 AM9:20 AM10:40 AM12:00 PM12:40 PM Edison Royals8:00 AM9:20 AM10:20 AM11:00 AM11:40 AM GROUP - D Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5 Brunswick Pirates8:00 AM9:00 AM10:00 AM11:20 AM12:00 PM Plainsboro Pirates8:20 AM9:00 AM9:40 AM11:00 AM12:20 PM Lehigh Warriors8:40 AM10:00 AM10:40 AM11:40 AM12:20 PM UVA Hitters8:40 AM9:40 AM10:20 AM11:20 AM12:40 PM Monroe Warriors8:20 AM9:20 AM10:40 AM12:00 PM12:40 PM Kensigton Warriors8:00 AM9:20 AM10:20 AM11:00 AM11:40 AM

17. Registration Fee  $150 per team. Food  Indian Break Fast, Lunch and Snacks Beverages  Gatorade and Water Fruits  Banana’s, Grapes and Etc. Chips and Juice Pouches for Kids

18. Points Scoring Method  Rally points All matches will be refereed by neutral referees We will have one main referee, one second referee and 2 line umpires for each match. We will be following the rules from FIVB Rules book Keep playing till the referee awards a point. If you stop the play assuming that the other team committed a foul and if no foul was committed, you lose the point. The referee's decision is final.

19. Switching sides – In group matches, teams will switch sides when one team reaches 9 points. In quarter finals teams will switch sides when one team reaches 13 points In the semis and finals, teams will switch sides only in the third set Each team is limited to six substitutions and 2 time outs per set. Tree Hit - If the ball hits the branches of the near by tree, then same team takes the ball and sends it across, it is a valid receive as long as the team has just played the ball in 3 tries. If the ball hits the tree branches & goes to the other team, it’s a lost point for the team which hit the ball to the tree.

20. The team that won the toss should choose between server vs side. Players positions are not required to be rotated when team is doing their first serve of the set. Carry – continue playing after a carry. If the team that carries wins the point, it is a reserve. If the team that carries loses the point, they lose the point. Leave it to umpire to decide.

21. Net Touch - A player may touch any portion of the net below the top tape as long as he does not get an advantage out of it. Reaching Beyond The Net - A player's point of contact with the ball cannot be in the opponents area except for blocking purposes. 10 Ft line cross - If a back row player spikes, his point of take off should be behind the 10 ft. He cannot touch the 10 ft. line before takeoff. Double Touch On First Contact - Double touch is allowed in the first contact of the team as long both touches are part of the same action. Middle Line Cross - If a player's foot completely crosses over into the opponent's court it is a foul. It is not a foul if some portion of the foot touches the line or is above the line and the player doesn't disturb the opponent's play. Any other portion of the body may touch the opponent's court.

22. Libero Libero is a defensive specialist who can play only in the back row and should be designated as such before the start of the game. He can replace any player in the back row without mindful of the one on one substitution rule and such substitutions do not count. But the person whom he substituted can only come back to his original position. If a Libero were to set the ball with an over hand finger pass in the front zone, the spiker should not hit above the net in the front zone

23. NATA Volleyball Tournament 2015