Q.
How Do I Enter a GCVA Tournament?
A. There
are actually six ways to enter a tournament.
Q. How do I pay for an E-Mail, Phone,
or Fax Entry?
A.
When you check-in at the beach we will collect your
fee from you. We accept
Checks, Cash, and Money Orders. We
do not accept credit cards.
Q. Do I have to be a GCVA member to play in the tournament?
A.
No. There are no membership requirements for any GCVA tournaments or
leagues.
Q.
What time do I have to be there?
A.
Check in time is before 8:30AM. We are usually there by
Q. How do I find Check-In?
A.
Q.
What happens if I am late for check-in?
A.
You might lose your spot in the tournament. If your entry is pre-paid you will forfeit
your entry fee. If your entry is a
phone, fax, or e-mail entry see the question below. While we try to understand,
our responsibilities are with the players that are there on time. When you are late no one knows for sure
whether you are coming or not. Just
because you called in does not mean you are in the tournament. No body
gets put into a pool unless their entry is PAID.
Q.
What happens if I don't show up after entering by
Phone, Fax, or E-Mail?
A. Your Phone, Fax, and E-Mail entry privileges will be revoked
for the rest of the season. You must
then pre-pay or register at the beach and pay the $10 late fee because we
could not accept your e-mail, phone, or fax entry. That may seem harsh
but our responsibilities are to the players that do show up.
Q.
What do I do at Check-In?
A.
First and foremost, don’t be late, at the very least;
it will cost you money and possibly your spot in the tournament. More importantly, about 150 people are
waiting for you so that we can start.
When you get to the site, come to the big blue tent, and fill out the
registration form, even if you called, faxed, or
e-mailed your registration. Remember you are not in the
tournament until your name is on the board. Your name is not on the board
until you PAY. Once you pay and your
name is on the board then you can go to your net, and set up camp. A
caution is we sometimes re-pool and your net # can change. All pools are
completed by the time the captains meeting starts. While the rules are
being read please check again, on the board, for your team net #.
After the captains meeting we start pool. We then expect team # 1 to come
up to the check in table and pick up their pool's clipboard. The
clipboard will have the division and net #. We then would like the person
who picked up the clipboard to fill in the team names from the team board in
that pool.
Q. What do I do when I get to my Net?
A. First thing you should do is to check the court for any
foreign objects. After the captains
meeting your clipboard and pool sheet should be there within 5 minutes.
Please check to see if your name is on the clipboard. Then check to see what team # you are. It should have been on the check in board but
it could have changed. (We try very
hard to make sure that all the pool sheets are at the courts by
Q.
What division do I play in?
A.
The GCVA does not decide divisions or rate players;
players have to earn their rating. You
can play in any division you want. Upon earning a rating by placing in a
GCVA events you must then play in the division of you're rating or higher. Any rated player who wants to play down must
receive permission from the tournament director. Permission will only be given if you are
playing with a player such as your son, dad, spouse etc. (someone who's rating
is below the division you whish to play).
If you finish last in pool play you can then ask to have your rating
lowered one level.
Q. What do I do at the End of Pool Play?
A..
If you did well in pool play and are one of the top
two teams on your net you will continue on to the single elimination
playoffs. The winner of pool should
bring the pool sheet to the director's booth and then await the start of the
playoffs. If you didn't do so well, you
can usually find other players to commiserate your mutually bad fortune
with, go home, stay and watch the playoffs, or just hang out.
Q.
What happens if I'm in the Playoffs?
A.
In the playoffs you will play back-to-back matches
until you either lose or win the tournament.
The matches may require you to move from net to net in your division and
after each match (IMPORTANT) you need to fill in your result on the playoff
board.
Q.
What do I do if I lose in the Playoffs?
A.
You must stay and referee the next match. If you don't and the teams complain to us you
will forfeit the next time you make the playoffs and referee then. This severely draconian penalty is strictly
enforced! Stay and Ref! If you won, you would stay to play.
Q.
What happens if I win? Or what are the prizes.
A.
You come to the director's tent and we all celebrate
your victory with handshakes, hugging, kissing, backslapping, and, oh yeah, we
give you your Prizes. Please see the prize list for a general idea of
prizes.
Q.
Do you give away money?
A.
If you asked this question I have a feeling the GCVA
is not for you. I suggest you go to an
AVP qualifier or some other type of pro tournament.
Q.
How can I find someone to play with?
A. Go to
GCVA web site to post a listing and then look through the other listings to
find someone you might want to play with.
The only other answer is to ask anyone and everyone that you think might
want to play (Don’t limit yourself to just people you already know play VB)
until someone either says yes or suggests someone else for you to play with.
Q. Can I bring food, drinks, etc to
A.
Any other questions? Please e-mail them to: gcva@juno.com or call
us at
League FAQ's
Q. Questions?
A.
Please visit the league home page at: www.gcva.net/Leagues.htm for all the
information you need regarding GCVA leagues.
If you need any further information about LEAGUE PLAY please call