Option 1: $600 (Entry Fee Only)

or

Option 2: Sell 40 Concert Tickets at $25/per ticket (Total $1000)

• Includes up to 12 Tournament Shirts

• Includes up to 12 Concert Tickets

• $10 Per Additional Shirt/Tickets

***Please note that teams are responsible for unsold tickets!**

If a player does NOT participate in a pool play game, they will be ineligible to play during the playoffs and/or championships.

College (current and former, depending on how long ago they graduated), international, and professional players MUST play in the AA/Opens division. If you are unsure, please contact me via email @ knamoku@gmail.com

➡ 2024 Entry Fee is $600.

By Wednesday, May 15: $300 entry fee deposit is due. The remaining $300 is due by Saturday, June 15.

Monday, July 15: Deadline to submit rosters to Kari Namoku (knamoku@gmail.com)

We will not accept your entry until we receive a complete application and entry fee and/or ticket money. We will not accept anything by “word of mouth.” Make sure that all the information is on the application, especially an email address and a cell phone number. If your application is incomplete, it will be returned. This will help us to get the schedule and information out to you ASAP.

Note: There will be a $50.00 late fee charged if received after the deadline, and you will be put on a waiting list.

All teams participating must be ready to play by 9:00am on Thursday, July 25, 2024. Depending on the number of teams entering the tournament, these starting times may be changed. As much notice as possible will be given in the event of a change.

Teams not ready to play when their matches are scheduled risk forfeiture of their games.

Four (4) teams per pool, and there is a maximum of eight (8) teams per division.

(This may be altered depending on the number of teams entered in the tournament.)

Game:
Each game will consist of 2 (two) sets to 25 points, deuce, and capped at 27 points.

Time:
Each set will be given 8 minutes, stop and go, meaning time will run until ball is called dead. If time runs out before a team has reached 25 points, the winner will be the team with more points. If teams are tied or within one point of each other, play will continue until a team is winning by 2 (two) points.

Two-way ties will be broken based on the head-to-head result first.

If head-to-head result was split (each team won one (1) set and scored the same amount of points) or there is a tie among more than two (2) teams, then it will be broken according to the priority system as listed below.

• Total points scored in pool play

• If two (2) or more teams are still tied, a comparison of the point spread of the total round robin competition will be calculated. Point spread shall be determined by subtracting the total points allowed from the total points won.

• The remainder of highest value shall be considered the superior team for tie-breaking purposes.

• If still tied, then one (1) set will be played to 21 points, no deuce.

The number of teams entered in the tournament will decide the amount of teams advancing to elimination play, as well as whether or not elimination play will be single or double elimination.

Games will be 8 minutes stop/go.

The best of three sets will win the elimination games.

Non-deciding sets will be played to 25 points, deuce, and capped at 27 points.

If necessary, the deciding set will be played to 15 points, deuce, and capped at 17 points.

A player’s "uniform" consists of a jersey only. Shoes and shorts, tights, or leggings are required. The style, color, and material of each team member’s jersey must match that of all other team members.

The color and design for the jerseys must be uniform for the team (except for the Libero).

Uniform numbers must be clearly visible and centered (both horizontally and vertically) on the player’s chest and upper back.

Each jersey must use the same color and number height for all players, except the Libero’s jersey, which may have different color and size numbers, provided it still meets the minimum criteria.

All jerseys must have permanent numbers from 1 - 99. Duplicate numbers are not allowed.

COURT MANAGERS HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO REFUSE A PLAYER’S ENTRY AFTER CONSULTING WITH THE ON-SITE OFFICIAL IF HE/SHE IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THESE RULES. PLEASE DO NOT MAKE THIS AN ISSUE. MAHALO!

EACH TEAM will be assigned games to officiate. Please check the schedule for your assigned work times. Each team must provide a first and second referee, a scorekeeper, a Libero tracker, a timer, and two lines persons.If you are late, you will be penalized a point for every minute you are late. If you are more than 10 minutes late, you will forfeit the first set of your next game.

THE TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THE SCHEDULES and/or FORMAT PROCEDURES.

The Master Schedule will be posted at each gym location. It is the team representative’s responsibility to check the schedule for any time or location changes. Check with the Court Manager at the site of your next set to see how games are progressing. Anticipate schedule changes as the tournament committee may move games up if situations permit. The committee will arbitrate protests or any other questions that may arise on a case-by-case basis.

The team representative must check in with the Court Manager at the site of their first scheduled game to validate their roster prior to the team’s first game. If there are changes to the original roster that was submitted, they must be made at this time. Once your roster has been validated by the Court Manager prior to the first game, no changes to the roster will be allowed. A player will be allowed to play at any point during the tournament so long as he/she is listed on the roster prior to the start of the team’s first game. (A player does not need to play in pool play in order to play in the elimination playoffs.)

Should a team have an injury or injuries leaving them with 5 or fewer players, they will immediately forfeit that game. If they are not able to produce 6 players from their approved roster by their next scheduled game (pool play or elimination), they will be eliminated from the tournament. Under no circumstances can a player be added to the roster after the team’s first game in the tournament begins.

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Any transgender female who wishes to participate in the women's open division must meet all of the following requirements:

1. She must provide written verification from a licensed medical professional of having successfully undergone female hormonal therapy for at least two years (or a sufficient amount of time to minimize gender-related advantages in sport competitions as determined by a licensed medical professional); and

2. She must provide official government identification documenting that her female gender has been legally recognized (i.e. driver's license, passport, or current state identification).

In the event the gender of an athlete competing in the FIVE-O tournament is called into question, the matter shall be referred to the tournament director. The tournament director shall have the sole and absolute authority to determine whether an individual is eligible to participate in the FIVE-O tournament on a case-by-case basis. In order to maintain the safety of all participants and to ensure the competitive integrity of the FIVE-O tournament, the tournament director reserves any and all rights to disqualify an individual from participating in the FIVE-O tournament. Any individual, whose eligibility is under review by the tournament director, shall not have the right to participate in all tournament games until an official determination is made by the tournament director. The tournament director shall have the authority to request additional evidence from an individual whose eligibility is called into question.