2009-2010 Yankee Scramble Tournaments

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Information and Registration

Yankee Volleyball Association hosts scramble tournaments for new and existing members in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Connecticut and Rhode Island.

Scramble tournaments are full day events held to help grow Yankee's memberships and to give new members an opportunity to get a taste of how a tournament is run and what to expect. This session, Yankee will be holding scramble tournaments in Massachusetts and Connecticut for both Men and Women.

How it works?

Players sign up as an individual and are placed on a team with experienced and new players based on their position and Yankee ranking. All participants will receive a numbered T-shirt and a full day of play for $25/person. You have until Wednesday before the scramble to pull out with a refund. If you pull out after Wednesday, your will receive a refund only if your spot is filled.

All players need to be NERVA members and you can sign up at the scramble or any other Yankee tournament. If you don't have a Yankee rating, you can get one on the day of the tourney as well.

The format for scramble tournaments are similar to traditional tournaments with a 9:00 a.m. start time, pool play and playoffs.   Everyone must show up by 8:30 a.m. to register, pick up jerseys and to sign up for NERVA/USAV membership if you are new.  At 8:50 a.m. we will release your reservation for any wait listed players unless you notify us ahead of time.  Final team rosters will be available at that time.

Details:

Mens C Intermediate Level - D to B players ONLY
Womens C Intermediate Level - D to B players ONLY
$25/person
Sign up as an individual and get placed on a team by ranking and position
9am start time
6 players per team in general **
ALL PLAYERS GET NUMBERED YANKEE T-SHIRT

** The goal is 6 players per team, however this is subject to change based on the number of registrations.  Some teams may have 7 players.

At three court facilities we will try to have:
5 team Mens C
5 team Womens C
This is subject to change based on the number of registrations.

UPDATE!  To promote new members and grow our organization, if you bring a new member to a scramble, you will receive $10 off per new person (not on 5-year membership list). You can bring up to 2 new players and get a $25 credit and play for free that day.

Make sure that you list the new players who you are bringing to a scramble when you register.

Space is limited and please signup today to reserve your spot.

You can register for a scramble tournament online via PayPal* or via mail.
For PayPal, click on the "Yankee Graphic" below for the tournament that you are interested in
Paypal payment option $26.10 (due to Paypal service charge of 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction; Yankee get $25.05)

To register by mail, send a check for $25 payable to NERVA to:
Yankee Scramble
c/o Daniel Chen
16 Lantern Ln
Shrewsbury, MA 01545-2006

Make sure to include your EMAIL, PHONE, POSITION, GENDER, RATING (if known), or Experience level if new to Yankee. If you are sending in a check, please send individual checks per scramble. DO NOT WRITE ONE CHECK FOR MULTIPLE SCRAMBLES!

About Yankee Volleyball Tournaments:
Tournaments are held in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticutt, and New Hampshire starting late September through late May each year. Tournaments will host Men's, Women's, and Coed 6s tournaments starting at 9am until 5-6 pm on Saturday and Sundays. A maximum of 5 teams play per court and facilities can hold anywhere from 2-4 courts. The standard format for all tournaments is to play each team in your pool 2 games to 21 and the top two teams based on record will break pool and play in the playoffs. Most tournaments use paid referees however there are friendship tournaments that require the works team to do all the refereeing. Playoffs consist of Semi and Finals played in the best 2/3.

Every team that registers for a tournament has a captain or team organizer who sends in a check Cost: Full day tournaments costs $160 per team and half day events (Accelerated Format) cost $120-$130 per team. Click here for more information and learn more about Yankee Volleyball

Yankee Rating System The Yankee rating system is based on an individual person skills such as passing, defense, hitting, setting, serving, and blocking. Ratings start at D and go up to A+ in the following order D, C-, C, C+, B-, B, B+, A-, A, A+. Based on your rating, you can play up to 3 levels below you and any tournament above your rating level. There is a rating committee that reviews players ratings monthly and will up your rating based on your play.

For more information, please contact:
Daniel Chen
Yankee Treasurer Board Member

Last Update: Sunday, January 17, 2010

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