ARRO High School Roundnet Series - East Fall Regionals

OVERVIEW

The sport of roundnet, aka Spikeball™, has taken off over the last few years. ESPN, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram, local parks and beaches, or backyard barbecues, are just a few places you can find people playing the sport we all love.

Just like every sport, the future lies with our youth and Spikeball™ is no different. Sure, youth players can play in local tournaments with players of all ages, but until now they haven’t had a tournament to call their own where the best high school players in the country compete against one another.

The next Tyler Cisek, Peter Jon Showalter or Preston Bies are at their local high school sitting in study hall and don’t even realize they have the nastiest cut serve or tweener in the game, and that’s a crime against humanity.

Leading up to Nationals in June 2020, we will host 4 fall regional contests in the Fall of 2019 and 4 spring regional contests in the Spring of 2020. The top 3 teams from each of the 8 regional contests will earn a Power Pool invite to the Roundnet High School Nationals in the Summer of 2020 (location TBD).

The Fall Regional schedule is as follows:

8/31/19 - West Regionals - SLC, Utah - COMPLETE

Hosted by the Utah Roundnet Association (URA)

Register at www.utahroundnet.com

9/22/19 - Midwest Regionals - Chicago, IL - COMPLETE

Hosted by Origin Roundnet

Register at www.originroundnetclub.com

10/19 - East Regionals - Buffalo, NY

Hosted by Western New York Roundnet

10/26 - Southeast Regionals - Dallas, TX

Hosted by the Texas Association for the Sport of Roundnet (TASR)

To be eligible, players must be in high school or junior high during the 2019-20 school year, and you must attend the same school as your partner. All events will follow the standard SRA Spikeball Tournament format.

Location

Final location is to be determined and will be announced closer to the event date. For players traveling in from out of state needing to coordinate travel arrangements, the event will be held within 20-30 minutes of downtown Buffalo, NY.

Schedule

Check in/Warm Ups: 9:00am-9:50am

Announcements: 9:50-10:00am

Pool Play: 10:00-11:30am

Lunch Break: 11:30am-12:30pm

Bracket: 12:30pm-Conclusion(should be around 4-5pm)

*Be sure to arrive no later than 9:30am to check in or you will be subject to forfeiture

*Schedule can be subject to change at the tournament director’s discretion

Schools Challenge

While the actual tournament will be among individual teams, there will be an opportunity to play for school pride as well.

The school who has the most points earned among their top 3 finishing teams will win the schools challenge and take home a Spikeball Pro Set to use for your school’s Spikeball club.

The points breakdown is below. Ex. If Depew HS has teams finish in 2nd, T-5th, and 11th they would earn 765 points.

A school must have at least 2 teams in attendance to be eligible to win the Schools Contest.

Points System

1st: 500

2nd: 400

3rd: 325

4th: 275

5th: 240(if 5th place isn’t played out for, each T-5 team will earn 225 points)

6th: 230

7th: 220

8th: 210

9th: 175(If 9th place isn’t played out for, each T-9 team will earn 150 points)

10th: 160

11th: 140

12th: 125

T-13: 100

17th: 90(If 17th place isn’t played out for, each T-17 team will earn 70 points)

18th: 75

19th: 60

20th: 40

T-21: 30

T-25: 20

T-29: 10

Pricing

9/24-10/8: $30

10/9-10/17: $40

Format

You will start the day with pool play. You will be randomly drawn into a pool of other teams. Ideally we will have smaller pools of 5-6 teams so games can be to 21, however we may have to do pools of 7-8 with games to 15 depending on the total number of teams. Then based on pool play results, you will be seeded into a bracket.

Bracket matches will be best 2 out of 3 series with games to 21. The bracket will be played out until we have a winner. If you lose your 1st bracket match, you will be placed into a consolation bracket so everyone is guaranteed at least 2 matches.

*Format is subject to change at TDs discretion based on number of teams, time, etc.

Rules

If you are unfamiliar with the rules of competitive Roundnet in 2019, here is a link to them: https://tournaments.spikeball.com/pages/official-rules-1

*Note: there were some changes for the 2019 season, most notably double faults now being allowed(rule #4.5.2). What that means is if you miss your 1st serve, you get a 2nd serve as opposed to the old rule where 2nd serves were only given after a pocket and a missed 1st serve resulted in a loss of the point.

FAQs

*What if the weather is bad?

Our plan is to play outdoors with an indoor field as a backup plan. Any updates will be communicated through email and on social media.

*Can players from different schools play together?

No, both players must be from the same school in order to promote more club growth at each school. This is going to be standard across all the ARRO high school events

*Can Jr High students participate?

Yes! Anyone in Jr High School or High School can play in this and all the other ARRO High School tournaments

*Can there be more than 2 players on a team?

No. We only allow 2 players per team because stamina becomes a factor in the later rounds of the tournament

*My team can no longer attend. Can I get refunded?

Yes, we will fully refund you as long as the request is made before registration closes for the tournament. If you need to request a refund, send an email to [email protected] and be sure to mention your name and your team’s name.