grass tournament
BEGINNER / INTERMEDIATE • INTERMEDIATE / ADVANCED
Grass Tournament / QUADS
CROCHERON PARK, BAYSIDE
8AM Check-in. First serve at 9AM
Tournament Format / RULES
ALL DIVISIONS
One 30 sec timeout per set
Rally play
- Two teams compete to ground the ball on the opponent’s court.
- Each team gets up to 3 contacts (not including a block touch)
Scoring system
- Rally scoring
- Game to 21. Switch sides every 7 points.
Serving
- Server must rotate after side-out
- Must keep original serving order
Ball handling
- Clean contacts only (no lifts/carries/doubles)
- Stricter setting rules than indoor (less spin allowed)
- Open-hand tips/dinks are not allowed (must use knuckles or roll shot)
- Overhead pass as a first contact will be judged on the same criteria as a set
- Doubles on the first contact allowed provided it is a defensive reaction to a hard-driven ball.
- Setting as a first contact must be perfect. If played over the net, ball direction must be square to shoulders
Net play
- No touching the net during play if it interferes
Blocking rules
- After a block, team has 3 more contacts ("Block plus 3")
No specialized positions
No front row or back row
All players can:
Open-hand rules
- No open-hand tipping
- Setting over the net must be square to shoulders
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