Frequently Asked Questions
HOW CAN I REGISTER MY TEAM?
Find information on registration and payments on our Registration Page.
WHAT ARE THE REGISTRATION DEADLINES?
See our Registration Page for deadlines and other info.
HOW DO TEAMS CHECK IN?
All teams will check in at the venue's tournament desk up to 1 hour before the wave starts at your assigned location. All coaches must check their team in prior to play commencing OR you can check in your team Friday night @ Moshofsky Center 5pm - 10pm. Copies of your AES & team rosters are required. Please put your phone number & hotel on AES roster. Canadian teams turn in also letter of good standing with your association to our regional office. Contact them @ 503-644-7468
WHAT IS THE PLAYING FORMAT?
Saturday and Sunday is pool play with 4-team pools. Best 2/3 sets. No Cap, win by 2. Monday is single-elimination bracket play.
The 18’s / 17s will have two divisions. 4th place teams in Div. 1 from Saturday move to D2 on Sunday. Div. 2 1st place teams Saturday move to D1 Sunday.
The 16s & 15s will have 3 divisions. Saturday 4th place teams from Div. 1 drop to Div. 2. 1st place teams from Div. 2 & Div. 3 will move up a division.
Movement could vary from year to year based on number of pools in a Division and age group.
NOTE: Most years there will be a crossover set to 15 pts. to determine team that drops or moves up.
ALL coaches should not leave arena with out checking play or ref status.
DO TEAMS HAVE TO OFFICIATE?
Each court will have an R1 provided. Teams must provide a R2, two line judges, a scorekeeper, a score flipper, & a libero tracker. Teams late for officiating will be penalized 1 point for every minute they are late, starting from when the last team finished their warm-up. Points will be assessed at the team's next match. Complete no show will incur a 15 point penalty for first 2 sets of their next match.
On the last day of the event in bracket play: Losing team ref’s next match on their court no matter the age group or division. When we get to matches after noon, the tournament head official & tournament director will try to get teams from Canada, Montana, Idaho & California on the road _ (winning teams that just played one of those teams may be asked to ref the next match. We will do our best to help with all situations as day moves on. NO TEAM is released to leave until approval from head official or tournament director is given, Violating team may be subject from not being accepted the following year. The club of the team will be fined $100,
WHAT ARE THE TIEBREAKER PROCEDURES?
Under no scenario will there be tie-breaking sets played. The tiebreaker procedures are:
Two teams tied: 1) Head to Head
Three team tied 1) set percentage in all pool play matches 2) point percentage in all pool matches; 3) coin toss
HOW ARE FORFEITS HANDLED?
Matches will be played immediately after previous match. After official calls for coin flip any team not present will incur a 1 point penalty for each minute they are late. After 15 minutes 1st set will be forfeited. Same procedure for 2nd set as stated above.
WHAT IF A COACH WANTS TO PROTEST?
Protests must be filed at the time of the incident - this is the ONLY opportunity to protest. The protest will be noted on the score sheet. The protest panel will be the TD, Head Official. Only rules or rules interpretation can be protested—NOT judgement calls.
HOW IS MHM SEEDED?
It is difficult since we are the first event of the year. Phone calls are made to help with seeding and since seeding has to be done and formatted on AES before most regions have any power leagues, the criteria below is used. The earliness of our event is one of the reasons why we use two or three divisions in an age group; it allows teams that may be under-seeded or over-seeded to move up or down . When seeding, we consider:
1. Past history of team/club in MHM
2. If available - current regional power league results
3. If available - Preseason seeds by each region for the current year. Note: some regions do a separate power league for 15’s & 17’s - in those seed situations those teams will be factored in as if they were combined with the 16’s or 18’s age group.
WILL THERE BE ENOUGH SEATING?
Venues will have plenty of seating provided. Leave your personal chairs at home or in your car.
All teams must keep all bags / personal items at the west end of the Moshofsky Center behind Cts. 13, 14, 15, 16.
WHAT FOOD WILL BE AVAILABLE AT EACH LOCATION?
Moshofsky has about 10 food vendors inside the from coffee, bbq, noodles, mexican, yogurt, crepes & more. Fine Designs will be doing custom MHM t-shirts, hoodies, pants & other items. The Duck Store is also located in the Mo Center for Duck stuff. There are tables and chairs indoors to be used for all food purchased from the vendors at “The MO”. NO FOOD anywhere else in the facility. All coolers must be kept outside the arena under the large tent.
Bob Keefer Rec Center sometimes has a coffee truck & BBQ truck our front. Fine Designs will also be on location selling custom event apparel. No tents in the parking lot.
Mac Court & Student Rec courts are located in the center of University of Oregon campus. There is lots & lots of room for teams to set up a table & cooler with food in hallways of Mac Court (NOT anywhere in Student Rec Center. Coffee shops-food about half mile away.
IS OUTSIDE FOOD ALLOWED?
Outside food is only allowed in the designated areas at all 3 playing sites. Outside food / coolers only allowed in designated areas inside the Bob Keefer Center. Lots of fast food etc. close drive or short walk from playing site.
Moshofsky Center - NO FOOD OR SNACKS EVER IN THE CAMPING AREA. A 10-point penalty for each offense can be administered by the tournament staff.
There will be an outdoor tent at the Moshofsky Center , providing protection from the elements for teams coolers & tables.
There will be no outdoor tents allowed in the Bob Keefer Center parking lot. Please plan accordingly.
There is no cooking of food allowed at any of the 3 play sites or Autzen Stadium RV parking areas. Please leave your tailgate supplies in the RV or at home. RV parking at Autzen stadium is free - DO NOT park across parking stalls or any handicap spots. NO BBQ’s
WILL ADMISSION BE CHARGED?
Yes, three day & 2 day pass are $20.00 and 1 day pass is $10.00 Sixteen and under are free. Coaches, Players & college coaches are free. Recommend pre-purchasing admission passes at the Moshofsky Center from 5pm - 10pm Friday night Jan. 12th. PASSES are good at all sites & can be purchased each day at your playing site.
WE HIGHLY recommend purchasing Friday night from 5pm to 10pm at the Moshofsky center. This will save you having to wait in lines on Saturday. You can buy passes for as many people as you want. RECOMMEND couple people from each team take orders for wristbands, collect the money from parents and put it all on one credit card……..
WILL A TRAINER BE ONSITE?
There will be a trainer on site at all 3 facilities. The trainers will be on site to handle injuries or medical emergencies ONLY. Trainers will not be tape ankles, fingers, etc. Important for all club directors to make sure each coach & team has necessary medical supplies for each team and players needs for getting taped before matches - as mandated by USAV. Ice will be available at all playing sites at the tournament desks.
WHERE CAN I SEE THE SCHEDULE FOR THE TOURNAMENT?
The event schedule and format is handled through AES, an online service used for multiple tournaments throughout the USA. Click the “SCHEDULE” link in the top navigation bar for the updated info. NOTE: If the schedule link doesn’t bring you directly into the tournament schedule, this is because the schedule is not currently available. You can also google advanced event systems. PLEASE ONLY INQUIRIES ABOUT SCHEDULE FROM COACH OR CLUB DIRECTOR
WILL TOURNAMENT APPAREL BE AVAILABLE?
A huge selection of colors, sizes, and logos will be available from Fine Designs at The Moshofsky Center and the Bob Keefer Arena all 3 days. No apparel at Mac Court / Student Rec center
ARE COLLEGIATE COACHES ALLOWED TO RECRUIT AT THE EVENT?
Yes, collegiate coaches can attend the event.
D2, D3, NAIA & Jr. College are allowed to recruit at our event.
University Athlete is used as the event’s recruiting information tool.
Registration for collegiate coaches ($10/each) will be available via a link on our home page after team registration has closed.
We have no control on a list of college coaches attending as it is done thru University Athelete and typically coaches don’t
register till just before the event or the day of the event start.
WHO CAN I CONTACT IF I HAVE MORE QUESTIONS?
jhartner5@gmail.com for anything not covered on the website.
THERE IS NO LIVE STREAMING BY ANY COMPANIES - PARENTS ARE ALLOWED TO VIDEO & STREAM A MATCH IF THEY WOULD LIKE!