Girls 2011 Non-Traveling Tournaments "VolleyHut Spike-Fest" All Non-Traveling Tournaments will be hosted at the Epic Volleyball Club facility. Non-Traveling tournaments are intended for teams who wish only to compete locally, and do not travel and compete in SCVA Regional tournaments. This year we are proud to introduce the VolleyHut Spike-Fest. The Spike-Fest is a non-traveling tournament schedule with many special features designed for local teams. All teams entered in the VolleyHut Spike-Fest will have their records tracked and then have their teams placed in a seasonal standing. At the end of the year, the team in each age-group with the strongest record will take home one of the three VolleyHut Spike-Fest perpetual Trophies. The trophy will remain with that team's club until it is presented to next year's seasonal age-group champion. Click here to visit Spike-Fest.com. Website All pools and results, seasonal ranking and Non-Traveling Tournament information will be posted on the separate website. The Spike-Fest website will be supported by the Spike-Fest sponsor VolleyHut. Formats The Spike-Fest 2011 schedule will have two types of tournaments, Pool Play and Challenges. Pool Plays: A team plays every other team in its pool once. There are no playoffs, just pool play. Teams participating will receive regular points to go towards their season ranking for their wins and loses (or their standing in pool). These Pool Play events are designed so teams can play a variety of competition in a short day format. Challenges: Teams begin in play pool, and then in the second half of the event they are put into a playoff format based on their performance. Playoffs will entail either a single elimination format, or a divisional (power/consolation) pool. Teams participating will receive regular points for pool play AND additional points for respective finishes in playoffs. With extended play the Challenge tournaments can yield even greater points affecting a team's seasonal ranking. There will be prizes (lanyards, water bottles, tee shirts etc.) for the winners of both the Silver and Gold division of the Challenge event playoffs. The Challenge events are designed to provide a variety of competition also, with a chance to play in one of the playoff formats often found in elite volleyball tournaments. The Spike-Fest organizers will make every effort to separate teams from the same club in the tournament's initial pools. All of our events will provide, one referee per court. Teams will provide line judges and scorekeepers, as assigned. The facility will be open at 6:30 AM. Morning waves will begin at 7:30 A.M. Afternoon waves will begin at 1:30 P.M. For directions to the Epic facility, click here: Directions to Epic Volleyball Club To see some pictures of the Epic facility, click here: Epic Facility Click on the appropriate age group below for the Spike Tournament schedule: Girls 15 & Up Girls 14s & 13s Girls 12 & Under All Girls Non-Traveling How to Enter Teams in Epic Non-Traveling Tournaments Team entries are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Print the entry form and send it in, along with a check covering all teams entered. See entry deadline in the table above. The entry fee is non-refundable if a team does not show up on the day of the tournament without prior notification to Epic Volleyball Club. For questions email .