Fall Tournaments

VENUE

Fanny Chapman Sand Courts- 10 McKinstry Dr, Doylestown, PA 18901

Registration Link: https://sandyardvolleyball.volleyballlife.com/tournaments/current

 

INFORMATION, CHECK IN, START TIME:

Check in 8:30am. First serve by 9am. Pool Play (3-5 teams). Playoffs are single-elimination and AM Wave tournament lasts until early afternoon about 1-3 pm. Medals given to top finishers.

 

POINTS:

Youth Divisions: Divisions with at least 4 teams accrue AVP points to count towards all major AVP events. Bids are awarded when there are atleast 5 teams per division.

 

AVP MEMBERSHIP:

For 2024 -25, athletes will need a Silver membership to compete in all AVP youth events. Bronze will only be utilized for those participating in a league or junior club. Any athlete competing at a 4-Star junior event or AVP Pro Tour event, including Qualifiers, is required to have a Gold membership. Any member under the age of 18 is required to be linked to a Parent membership. The Basic/Parent membership is free. For more information regarding purchasing youth and parent memberships: https://avp.com/youth-membership

 

JUNIOR BIDS:

Bids to the 2024 East or West Coast Championships can be awarded. All current information can be found at https://www.avpamerica.com/VA_Junior-Tour

 

TOURNAMENT AGE DIVISIONS:

• Youth: CLICK HERE
• We offer even age number divisions: 18,16,14,12s. Round up to the next division if you have an odd number age definition. For example, if you qualify for 15U then register for 16U. If you are 13U then you'll play in 14U. 
• Adults: 18+. For division level explanations CLICK HERE

 

FORMAT (subject to change):

• Pool play
• 3 and 4 team Pools - Games to 28
• 5+ Team Pools - Games to 21

 

• Play Offs
• Top teams will advanced to single-elimination playoffs. Prizes and medals awarded to top finishers
• Match play or one game to 28 depending on time and playoff size

 

PRIZES:

Youth Divisions: Medals for 1st and 2nd all divisions with 4 or more teams. More prizes TBD depending on sponsor involvement.

Adult Divisions: Prizes

 

PARKING:

Free parking

 

WEATHER ISSUES:

Event will only be cancelled in the unlikely event of heavy rain, wind, and day-long unplayable conditions. We will email throughout the week with weather info if needed, and the event may be altered to run more quickly if afternoon rain is imminent. If there is a window of playable weather on event day, we'll run during that window by altering start time.

 

AGE DEFINITIONS:

As of Sept 1 2024, AVP age definition is as follows:

18-AND-UNDER DIVISION:

Athletes graduating high school in 2025 or later.

16-AND-UNDER DIVISION:

Athletes graduating high school in 2027 or later.

14-AND-UNDER DIVISION:

Athletes graduating high school in 2029 or later.

12-AND-UNDER DIVISION:

Athletes graduating high school in 2031 or later.

 

 

COST TO PLAY:

• Regular - $40 / per team (Up to 1 week before a tournament)
• Late - $50 / per team (up to the day before a tournament)

 

REFUND POLICY

• If a drop occurs prior to a 2 weeks of the event, a refund will be issued minus a $20 non-refundable deposit
• if a drop occurs within 2 weeks of the event, no refund will be issued
• no processing fee of any credit card transaction will be refunded

 

 

CONTACTS:

AVP

For questions about AVP contact the AVP America Team 

General Inquiries - avpamerica@avp.com

Membership Inquiries - membership@avp.com

Points - points@avp.com

Athlete Issues - AVPPlayers@avp.com