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The North Avenue Beach Club is proud to offer AAU Juniors the opportunity to compete in beach volleyball doubles tournaments throughout the Chicago region, including North Avenue Beach, the midwest's premier volleyball venue.
Boys
&
Girls
Beach
Doubles
Bryanna & Taylor Rising Above the Crowd
16U Champs, The N Ave Beach Ball 2011
Beach Volleyball Tourneys
in the Chicago Region
Ready to sign up, please click here
Divisions: 14U, 16U & 18U
14U: 14 & Under - Born on or after Sept 1, 1996
16U: 16 & Under - Born on or after Sept. 1, 1994
18U: 18 & Under - Born on or after Sept. 1, 1992 or
born after Sept. 1, 1991 & were in high school
Our age divisions follow the AAU classifications.
Please note, athletes may always play up a division.
We follow USAV Beach Volleyball Rules,
with modifications
For a copy of these rules, click here
The BEACH BALL Rules of Play
(The Chicago-area Standard)
Officiating: Teams self-officiate their games. Players are on the honor system. That means they call their own faults, not the opposing team.
What happens if a team fails to call an egregious fault? In this situation, the opposing team may courteously ask, “Any fault?” Further, the unbiased team keeping score will have the right to demand a replay. If bias is alleged, the tourney director will have the right to replace the team keeping score and/or impose the “No Hands” rule (see below).
Specific Rules of Play: USAV Beach Rules of Play govern, with the following clarifications and modifications:
1. The winner of a game of chance chooses side or serve.
2. Switch sides at each 7 point interval.
3. Teams get two 60-second timeouts per game.
5. Open hand dinks/tips are faults. Fists, knuckles and rolls are legal.
6. Players get one toss per serve.
Key Rules Highlighted:
1. The Successive Contact Rule: On the team’s first contact, it’s legal for the ball to strike two or more parts of a defender's body during a single action to play the ball as long as it’s a ricochet/bump (fingers/open hand action is not involved.) USAV-DTS R.6
2. The Sand Dig. A hard driven ball, one traveling too fast for deliberate action, may be momentarily held (doubled with finger action). USAV-DTS R.6.2 & R.7
The BEACH BALL Hand Set Rules:
1. Sets must be made from in front of the player's head and above the chin.
2. To avoid disputes, players on defense may not set the serve.
3. When setting the ball over the net, the player must set the ball in the direction s/he's facing, or directly behind, w/shoulders square to the body.
The BEACH BALL "No Hands" Rule: If a match degenerates due to hand set arguments, either team may ask the tourney director to impose the "No Hands" Rule whereby hand sets are banned for all; they’ll be considered faults. Sand digs will still be allowed.
Spectator Code of Conduct: Parents, coaches & spectators my cheer, but not interfere. Coaching may take place during timeouts and between games. Derogatory comments directed towards anyone are of course banned.
Sometimes the line between cheering and coaching become blurred. Here are some guidelines to help distinguish between the two. Cheering: Positive, abstract comments to motivate the players: “Stay focused.” “Flush that mistake.” “Be aggressive.” Coaching: Specific instructions: “Guard the line.” “Put up a block on the redhead.”
For more details about these events, please visit our FAQ's section, or contact us by clicking here.
Participants must be members of the AAU. The annual membership fee is $12. For further information, and to secure a membership, please click here.
