MEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Championship Dates :
Sunday, April 15, 2012 at the highest seed.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at the highest seed.
Coaches All-Conference Dates:
2012:Nominations Due - TBA (2011 dates were Conference Call
& Ballots Due - Mon. April 18)
Method: Regular Season Double round robin matches (the two regular season, non-tournament match) will count toward tournament seeding. Conference matches must be completed prior to Sunday of the conference tourney.
Tournament Format: Four team single elimination championship. The semifinals and finals are played at the highest seed.
Seeding: Teams will be seeded according to regular season finish. Ties will be broken in the following manner: 1) Head to head results during the regular season for a two way tie; 2) Records against all opponents involved in the tie if more than two teams are involved in the tie; 3) record against opponents not involved in the tie working down from No. 1; 4) percentage of conference sets won; 5) point differential between or among tied teams; 6) random selection by Commissioner (note that in a multi-member tie requiring random selection, the random selection is for the highest seed among the tied teams and then returning to the start of the tie breaking procedure for the remaining teams).
Media Policy Regarding Officials: Link to Media Policy
Delay of Game Policy: Link to Delayed Game Policy
Line-Up Submission Policy: Link to Line-Up Submission Policy
Rules & Techniques: Link to CC Rules & Techniques Document
Match Protocol: Link to MVB Match Pregame Protocol
Referee Evaluation Form: Link to MVB Referee Eval Form (Please e-mail to rlaskey@earthlink.net within one week of the match. Thank you!)
Admissions Policy: Any sport in which there is an admissions charge, members students with valid ID to be admitted free (except rented facilities off campus). Passed 8-11-04.
Ejection Policy: When a player or team party member is ejected, both the team's coach and (if a league opponent) the opposing coach are to notify their Athletic Director, in writing, within two working days. The Athletic Director will complete and submit to the league office the Ejection Report Form found on the conference website. A coach ejected for an "unsporting act" will be cautioned by the institution's Athletic Director or immediate superior in a form provided by league. Copies of cautions and suspensions will be provided to the institution's President, FAR, the Supervisor of Officials and the Commissioner. A second ejection in the same year will, minimally, carry a next match suspension. A third ejection in the same year will, minimally, carry a next two match suspension. End of year suspensions will be carried forward to the next year. Ejected coaches must leave sight of the playing floor when ejected. If the ejected coach does not comply in a timely manner, the match is forfeited.
Volleyball Policy: Coaches will determine the type of volleyball required for conference and tournament play and provided by the host team. The home team shall provide practice balls for the visiting team. USA Volleyball rules will be used (per NCAA), including the International Pursuit rule. All league matches are 3 of 5 sets. Sets 1 thru 4 will be to 25. If a 5th set is necessary it will be to 15; teams will switch sides at 8. The substitution rule for all games will follow NCAA DI guidelines with 6 substitutions with 1 re-entry and 2 players per position (9/13/11). League members will not provide game tapes or verbal scouting reports to non-conference opponents (8/28/08). Statistics must be kept congruent to NCAA guidelines. All institutions will make every effort possible to provide in-game statistics, but in situations where in-game stats will not be possible (due to staffing, technical difficulties, multiple gameday events, etc.), teams should keep statistics on each team bench. If in-game stats are not kept, league schools will exchange bench statistics so everyone has complete box scores (8/5/09).
All-Conference Team: Each team through their SID may nominate players for all-conference consideration including Player, Freshman, and Coach of the Year nominees. All nominations must be received by the Service Bureau Director prior to the stated deadline. First and second teams will be selected (top 2 vote getters at each of the 7 positions, including setter and libero). Third team will be the next 5 highest vote getters. Thus, there will be a total of 7 members on the first team, 7 on the second team, and 5 on the third team. Each team will vote for players in rank order and may not vote for their own players.
The Volleyball All-Conference Team will be selected by nomination and ballot via email submission to league office. Sport coaches will submit nominations to the conference office, a conference call will be held to verify nominees, and then coaches will vote by email. Ballots are required to be completed within 24 hours of the coaches’ conference call.
Player of the Year: Each conference member will vote for three players excluding their own, in rank order. Ballots will be sent to and received from SIDs and the winner will be named Player of the Year. Ties will be broken by greatest number of 1) first place votes, 2) second place votes, 3) third place votes.
Coach of the Year: The top vote getter of league members using the same procedure and time frame as Player of the Year.
Freshman of the Year: The top true freshman vote-getter of the league members using the same procedure and time frame as Player of the Year.
Player of the Week: Every other Tuesday of the season, SIDs/coaches may nominate a candidate for player of the week. POTW will then be released that Wednesday. The existing Conference Carolinas policies and forms pertaining to Women's Volleyball POTW will be followed.
All Tournament: Coaches will select the all tournament team as follows: 1st place-MVP + 2 All Tournament, 2nd-2 All Tournament, 3rd & 4th-1 All Tournament.
Student Sportsmanship Pledge Form & Link (Reminder to be signed by each student athlete during preseason and filed in schools athletic department)
Committee Chairperson: Steve Bintz,
Pfeiffer
Athletic Director Liason: Jeff Eisen, Mount
Olive
*The NCAA now puts out a yearly Volleyball Statisticians' Manual, which has an in-depth explanation of all stats. Conference statistics will be kept and published weekly in both individual and team categories. The following statistics need to be kept: Hitting percentage, Assists, Kills, Aces, Blocks and Digs. Other categories are optional. Questions about statistical guidelines should be answered by member SID or referred to Conference Chairperson.
