Thank you to all host sites, players, coaches, parents, and spectators for making the Breakdown Summer Series great events this summer

SPECTATORS

• At all 2023 summer Breakdown events, spectators are welcome with no restrictions.
• Masks are not required.

CHECK-IN/WAIVERS

• Coach check-in/team arrival time should be approximately 45-60 minutes prior to the start of the team's first scheduled match.
• Coaches should check in at the tournament desk upon arrival.
• Insurance waivers must be completed and submitted before players are permitted to play.
• CLICK HERE for 2023 electronic waiver form. Please send this to players to complete before the event.
  • NOTE: In order to track player waiver submissions, coaches are strongly recommended to have players/families take a screenshot of the response confirmation screen for the electronic waiver and present to coach the day of the event.
• Waivers only need to be submitted once per summer.

UNIFORMS

• Uniforms are not required.
• Substitutions and libero swaps will be on the honor system.
• All teams are encouraged to wear the same color with the libero wearing a contrasting color, but this is not required.

TRAINER

• An athletic trainer will be on site at all events.

COACHES

• High school coaches ARE allowed to coach their teams, as it is within the allowed summer contact period.
• Minnesota coaches, contact your AD for information regarding the summer waiver period.

OFFICIATING

• A paid up official and table workers will be provided for each match.
• Each team must provide one line judge for their matches.
• Note: It is acceptable and not uncommon for teams to rotate bench players through line judging duties.
• There are no "work duties" when not playing. 
• The Summer Series uses NFHS/High School rules (not USAV).
• Matches are best-of-three sets (25-25-15, no cap).
• This summer, teams WILL NOT switch sides during the match at any point.

WARM-UPS/WARM-UP BALLS

• Warm-up time will be as follows:
  • 2 minutes shared ball-handling
  • 4 minutes visiting team
  • 4 minutes home team
  • Teams should plan to serve within their own court time
• Warm-up balls may not be provided at some sites, so please bring your own balls.

OUTSIDE FOOD

• No outside food or drink is allowed within the facilities. It may be purchased at any available on-site concession areas. 
• No coolers allowed.

TIE-BREAK CRITERIA

• In brackets that involve 3- or 4-team pools, the following criteria will be followed:
  • In the event of a two-way tie, the tie-breaker is the winner of the head-to-head match.
  • In the event of a three-way tie (same match records), the tie-breaker steps are as follows:
  • % of sets played that were won (2-1, 2-0, 1-2 = 5 wins in 8 sets or 62.5%)
  • Point differential (points won minus points lost for the entire pool play)
• In a three-way tie, if a team is eliminated based on the first criteria, the steps do not start over.

QUESTIONS/CONTACTS

• For questions regarding schedules, tourney information, or items above: Greg Sayuk - coachsayuk@gmail.com; (952) 220-1373 cell
• For day-of-event emergencies (e.g. running late): Greg Marshall - (952) 239-0881
• For questions regarding registration, payments, and facilities: Justin Hegna - hegna@breakdownsportsusa.com; (320) 492-0897 cell

closed for the summer.

IMPORTANT: Please turn in insurance waivers at each tournament during the check-in process. Please don't email or mail.