Volleyball rules

Pool Play

• Warm-up before the first match of the day (11 minutes 2/4/4/1) / (9 minutes 2/3/3/1) after each team’s first match.
• The match winner must win two out of three sets.
• Match rally scoring to 25 points, Game 3 is played to 15 points.
• No point cap on any set.

Playoff Play

• Warm-up before the first match of the day (11 minutes 2/4/4/1) / (9 minutes 2/3/3/1) after each team’s first match.
• Match rally scoring to 25 points, Game 3 is played to 15 points.
• Championship matches – Best of three sets. All three sets to 25 points.
• No point cap on any set

Tournament seeding

• Pairings will be decided by win/loss records in pool play.
• First and second teams in each pool will advance to the Thunderdome Division tournament. 
• Third and fourth teams in each pool will advance to the Clocktower Division tournament.
• Seeding 1-8  for each division will be Cumulative point differential after pool play or coin toss.
• Games outside of pool play to not count for seeding (games highlighted in gray on the schedule).

Tie-Breakers to determine rankings in volleyball pool play

1. Matches/sets won/lost. 
2. Head to Head Results 
3. Cumulative point differential during pool play 
4. Coin Toss

Soccer rules

Pool play

• Two 30 minutes halves, 10 minutes half time break, all high school soccer rules apply.
• Direct Red card will mean a one game suspension, unless is considered by the officials as more.
• Red Card after two yellow cards will mean first half of the next game suspension
• If the game is still tied after regulation time, there will be three penalty kicks for each team, alternating kickers. Sudden victory penalty kicks after that (1/1). Both teams will still get only1 point because of the game finishing in a draw. PKs are only being used in order to determine potential needed head to head tie-breaker.

Playoff play

• Two 30 minutes halves. 10 minutes half time break, all high school soccer rules apply.
• If the game is still tied after regulation time, there will be 3 Penalty kicks for each team, alternating kickers. Sudden victory penalty kicks after that (1/1), 
• Championship game will have a 10 minutes overtime, golden goal rule (whichever team scores first will win the game). After that, penalty kicks rule the same as above.

Tournament seeding

• Division will be decided by win/loss records in pool play.
• First teams in each pool as well as best 2 seconds will advance to the Thunderdome Division tournament. 
• The 2 second teams with lower point/goal difference and Third and fourth teams in each pool will advance to the Clocktower Division tournament.
• Seeding 1-6  for each division will be the Cumulative point differential after pool play or coin toss.
• Games outside of pool play to not count for seeding (games highlighted in gray on the schedule).

Tie-Breakers to determine rankings/seeded/divisions in soccer pool play

1. Games won/lost. 

2. Head to Head Results

3. Cumulative points differential during pool play as follows; 

• Game won:3 points
• Game tied: 1 point
• Goals scored during regulation: Goal difference will be calculated for up to 8 goals scored/against per game (suggestions welcomed for goal difference tie breaker)

4. Coin Toss 

Uniforms

The team listed in the left column on the schedule is considered the home team and will wear their light-colored jersey. The team listed in the right column on the schedule is considered the away team and will wear their dark-colored jersey.

Golf rules

All participants will play nine holes on Thursday and nine holes on Friday at Holmes Lake Golf Course (see location).

The lowest individual combined score from both days will with the individual award and the lowest team score will win the team award.

Tee times 2:30, 2:40 and 2:50 p.m. on Thursday (Oct. 21) and Friday (Oct. 22).

Coaches info

Welcome! We’re so glad you’re here! We hope you and your team have a great weekend. Thank you for reading this booklet carefully so you can communicate tournament rules and guidelines with your team.

If any of your students would like to learn more about Union College, please encourage them to stop by the Enrollment Services office on the fifth floor of the Everett Dick Administration Building.

NOTE: Please attend the coaches meeting at 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 21, in the President's Dining Room in Union Market.

First Team Award

Union College will give out first team awards for the top players in the tournament.

 Each coach may submit a nomination here for the First Team Award.

Christmanship Award

The Union College Christmanship Award will be presented each year to the team that best displays the values of positive Christian sportsmanship and demonstrates that commitment through the actions, words and attitudes of players, coaches and fans. Christmanship Award recipients should demonstrate qualities such as friendliness, courtesy, graciousness in winning and losing, fair and honest dealing during the competition, and overall admirable conduct of everyone associated with the team. 

The head coach from each team participating in the tournament will be asked to nominate another team for the award. Union College Athletic Committee will make the final determination based on their own observations and the votes of the coaches. 

Each coach may submit a nomination here for the Christmanship Award.

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