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Dates: January 23-24, 2021

Friday January 22, 2021-  5-8pm NCAA DII Recruiting Camp

Location - Foley Event Center

                     1001 East Pride Blvd 
                      Foley, AL 36535

Registration Deadline: January 15, 2021

AES Link to register 

Cost:  Grassroots - $40.00 per team

              11u-18u - $385 per team

Entry: $5.00 per day

No food tables or outside chairs allowed.

COVID GUIDELINES- 

COVID-19 Procedures & Protocols

State of Alabama

 Alabama Department of Health

PERSONAL AND GROUP PROTOCOLS

CDC - Questions for site visiting parents and participating child regarding COVID-19 symptoms

▪ Have you or the child been in close contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19?

▪ Are you or the child experiencing a cough, shortness of breath, or sore throat?

▪ Have you or the child had a fever in the last 48 hours?

▪ Have you or the child experienced new loss of taste or smell?

▪ Have you or the child experienced vomiting or diarrhea in the last 24 hours?

▪ Have you considered the inherent potential for disease transmission associated with the type of sport volleyball is.

Screen for fever:

▪ Each participant and spectator will be scanned upon arrival into the building.  A temperature that exceeds 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit will not be permitted on premises.

GENERAL PROTOCOLS

∙ All entering parties must read the posted COVID-19 safety requirement signs encouraging social distancing, health screen questions, and proper hygiene.

∙ Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands. Cover your sneeze or cough with a tissue. Immediately throw the tissue in the trash.

∙ There will be an ample supply of alcohol-based hand gel and hygiene facilities at multiple locations in the event facility, as well as one dispenser on each scorer’s table. Request that visitors wash or sanitize their hands upon entering and leaving the facility.

∙ The tournament will use strict social distancing protocols with a minimum of 6 feet separating parties between the seating. Spectator seating will be designated and marked for social distancing safety in mind. Seating CANNOT be altered by teams or spectators.

∙ There will be NO water fountains or shared coolers allowed. Each player is expected to bring their own water bottle.

∙Participants and spectators should avoid any unnecessary touching such as handshakes, high fives, or hugging during court or bleacher celebrations.

∙ Per Alabama Department of Health - Face coverings (mask) are required at all times by spectators/attendees, players, coaches, officials and staff unless a player is directly participating in the match.

-Players and coaches on the sideline MUST have a face covering on at all times.

-Match officials, the R1, R2, linespersons and table crew MUST wear a face covering at all times.

TICKETING

∙ Only 11 attendees per team will be admitted for each match.  When all 12 courts are being utilized only 11 chairs are available for spectators per side.  These 11 chairs adhere to social distance guidelines set by the Alabama Department of Health.

-Upon check-in, coaches will purchase all 11 tickets for their team on Saturday and Sunday to distribute to the 11 spectators per team.

-All children will count as a spectator- exception for infants sitting in parents lap. Small children will still count as a spectator as they will require their own seat and count as a human in the building per social distancing guidelines.

-Coaches will present $110 cash/check for both days of tickets at check in. Coaches will also bring hotel lodging form and signed roster.  Each coach will be given a packet with 11 tickets for each day to distribute to teams. Coaches will distribute tickets to parents.

-Tickets for each age division will be delineated by color to help monitor which spectators should be in the facility.

-Coaches may check in Friday night from 5:00-8:30pm at the Foley Event Center or wait until Saturday starting 1 hour before their pool time begins.

-The same parent does not have to use the ticket for each match. Ex) If mom wants to watch the first match and dad wants to watch the second match that is allowed.  They can exchange the ticket with each other outside the facility.  The same goes for Saturday and Sunday. But ONLY 11 Seats will be available on each court. Tickets for each age division will be delineated.

-Also, if parents have multiple daughters who play on different teams, they will need a separate ticket.  Ex) Mom buys a ticket to watch 12 year old play and is one of the 11 tickets for that team.  If mom wants to watch 14 year old daughter play, she will also need a 14’s ticket for one of those 11 seats even though she had a ticket for 12’s. 

-The 11 attendees per team MUST sit in their teams’ assigned seating area which is on the same side of the court as their team bench.  

ENTRY AND EXIT FOR MATCH PLAY

∙ ENTRY and EXIT will be through the front doors. 

-Teams will be allowed access to their courts 15 minutes before play begins with exception of 8:00am matches- doors will open at 7:00am to allow players and parents to enter the facility to avoid all 12 courts waiting at once for entry. 

-The remainder of the start times are staggered by age group so all 12 courts will not be entering again at the same time.

-For the officiating team, only four players and their coaches will be allowed in the facility.  Parents of officiating team must stay out of the facility. (For 8:00am officiating, please arrive to your court at 7:45am)

-At the conclusion of each match, spectators should stay in their seat if their team plays the following match.  If their team is off, or officiates, ALL spectators should immediately EXIT the facility.

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REMIND APP

(download app on phone or just use as a text message)

Each division will have their own REMIND Message to join. You will be notified when it is time to enter the building for your court to begin warmups and/or spectators to enter.

LAV Invitational 11/12’s Division Text @lav-11-12 to the number 81010

LAV Invitational 12’s Division Text @lav-12 to the number 81010

LAV Invitational 13’s Division Text @lav-13 to the number 81010

LAV Invitational 14’s Division Text @lav-14 to the number 81010

LAV Invitational 15’s Division Text @lav-15 to the number 81010

LAV Invitational 16’s Division Text @lav-16 to the number 81010

LAV Invitational 17/18’s Division Text @lav-17-18 to the number 81010

MATCH PROTOCOLS

∙ Captains meeting will take place to choose serve only. Official will flip coin. All captains meeting will take place as the net as the divider.

∙ Initial warm ups will be individual side warm ups. Only ball exchanged between teammates will be allowed. Teams should shag own balls during warmup.

- A running 15 minute clock will start between each match to allow team and spectators to exit and the next team and spectators to get on the floor and into seats. The 15 minutes will include shared, hitting, serving time for teams. 2-4-4

∙ At NO time will teams switch sides.

∙ Matches will be played best of 3 to 25 points with a 15 point deciding set if necessary

∙ Between Sets ball must be wiped down by the monitor official or a freshly cleaned ball provided

∙ Work teams are to keep social distancing of 6 feet at the score table while one player keeps the visual scoreboard and the other player keep the Scoresheet.  Work teams will furnish their own pencil and pen. Each team will furnish two lines persons who will call lines with hand signals. Flags will not be used

∙ Officials R1 and coaches R2 MUST use an electronic hand whistles. Only 4 working players and the coaches should remain for the work team.  All parents and remaining players for the work team must leave the facility.

FOR ALL TEAMS TEAMS

Failure to follow these COVID-19 protocols will result in a team forfeiting out of the Gulf Coast Region Tournament and will lose their entry fee. If a team not following these guidelines is a Gulf Coast Region Team then you will not only forfeit out of the tournament but will lose the privilege to play in the 2021 Regional Championships April 24 & 25.

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