NJCAA REGION 16 SPORT CODE
Volleyball - Division II

Volleyball Sports Committee
Purpose: To develop policy recommendations, serve as Regional Tournament Committee, oversee selection of the All-Region and All-American athletes, and to interpret and administer the tournament and Guidelines and Sport Code.

  1. Selection of Chair: An election will be held every two years, to coincide with the election of the Region Directors and Assistant Directors, for a Volleyball Sport Committee Chair. Nominations will be accepted from the floor by the Sports Committee Facilitator. Once nomination ceases, coaches will cast one secret ballot per school for a nominee. The coach with the simple majority of votes cast will serve as Chair of the Volleyball Sport Committee.

    2002-2003 regional XVI Volleyball Sport Committee
    Leah Plarski –Regional Sport Facilitator, Flo Valley Community College
    Kelly Daniels –Longview Community College
    Johnna Kinney –Flo Valley Community College Chairperson
    Marla Kennedy –Cottey College
    Lee Clauss –Meramec
     

  2. Section for the coach of the Year: Selections for the Coach of the Uear will be placed on the All Region ballot, and selection will be based upon the voting by the coaches. If there is a tie, Co-Coaches of the year will be honored.

  3. Selection of Region competition site: Selection for region competition site will be done by a blind draw at regional meeting. Should teams drop out, change division or are unable to host region tournament, the rotation will be moved forward. Teams must participate in previous and current NJCAA competition to be eligible to host region championships.

  4. Awards Policy

    1. First and second place regional plaques will be awarded.
    2. Players will receive first and second place medals.
    3. All-Region plaques will be awarded to eight players.
    4. A Coach-of-the-Year plaque will be awarded.

  5. All-Region Selections:
    1. Eight players will be named to the first team. Additional players receiving votes will be named to second team.
    2. Coaches may nominate any number of players from their team (see Appendix).
    3. Nomination must be submitted to the Region Director to be placed on the ballot and considered for award.
    4. Eight players will be selected by vote of the coaches. Players will be ranked in order of preference (1-8) with on being the highest. Total votes will determine selection of the team and only point rankings will be used in case of a tie.
    5. Coaches may not vote for their own players. Ballots must be signed before being turned into Region Director.
    6. Ballots will be turned in immediately after your last match on the first day.
    7. Ballots will only be valid if signed and eight players have been selected.

  6. All –American Nomination:

    Criteria for Selection:

    1. Selection of team at region level.
    2. Strength of player at the region level as determined by:
      1. Individual Statistics
      2. All –Region team voting
      3. Individual Honors
    3. Volleyball Sport Committee Vote

Guidelines for Selection:

    1. Nominees must meet all requirements stipulated on All –American forms.
    2. Nominations by coaches must meet region deadlines.
    3. It is the responsibility of each region to ensure the quality of the nominees.

Formula for Selection:

    1. Teams finish in region (counts twice)
    2. Committee Vote
    3. All –Region Vote
    4. Statistics

Each nominee will be assigned a point value according to their rank and category (e.g. three nominees –nominee gets three points, second nominee gets two points, etc.). Total points will be tabulated to give order of nominees to be submitted to the NJCAA Volleyball Committee.

  1. Code Conduct: The region will adopt the Code of Conduct as stated in the NJCAA Handbook and Casebook.

  2. Regional Tournament
    1. Seeding
      1. Season results (Appendix 3) will be submitted (faxed) to the Volleyball Sport Committee to be received by noon on the last Monday in October.
      2. The Tournament Committee will seed the tournament and adopt the correct playing schedule (Appendix 1) on or by the following Wednesday.
    2. Seeding Guidelines: (Consider Application of the following):
      1. Coaches rank of region teams (Do not rank your own team).
      2. Strength of team at region level.
      3. Head to Head record (if tied total points scored in combined matches).
      4. Record vs. shared opponents.
      5. Strength of schedule
      6. Overall NJCAA record
      7. If two teams tied, all coaches will vote for seeding.

    3. Officials:
      1. NAGWS approved officials will be used. Are officials are to be secured by host with approval of the Region Director (prior to hiring officials, suggestions should be secured from the region coaches). Officials working in the Region Tournament shall not be affiliated with any participant in the tournament.
    4. Type of Play:
      1. Teams will be seeded in bracket play. Seeding will be done by the Tournament Committee. Information regarding seeding will be reported to participating teams by Tuesday prior to the tournament.
      2. All play will be single elimination, three out of five game matches.
      3. Official NAGWS rules will be used.
      4. The 12 subs with libero rule will apply.

  3. Tournament Rules and Procedures:
    1. Crowd Control: The responsibility for crowd control rest with the director of the tournament.
    2. Rules: NAGWS rules will be used with the exception of the following:
      1. The official ball must be Tachikara SV5w 18 panel Black/Gold/White volleyball.
      2. One visible scoreboard shall be used for each court.
    3. Warm –ups will be conducted as follows: Each team will have at least 5 minutes of shared court ball-handling time followed by 4 minutes of visiting team court, 4 minutes of home team court, 5 minutes of visiting team court and 5 minutes of home team court (page 85 NAGWS rulebook).
    4. Site Rotation System:
      1. 2003 –Meramec
      2. 2004 –Flo Valley
      3. 2005 –Longview

      Should teams drop out or change divisions the rotation will be moved forward and the hosting order will remain the same. Teams must participate in previous and current NJCAA competition to be eligible to host Regional Championship.

    5. Admission: Information regarding cost of admission should be submitted to participating schools prior to the tournament. Admission cost of $3.00 per adult and $2.00 per student per day is suggested.
    6. Tournament Schedule:
      1. A brief tournament coaches meeting will be conducted prior to the tournament. Meeting time will be set up by the tournament director. Date selection will be as it is set up according the NJCAA.
    7. Pre-Tournament Practice: Schools wishing to practice prior to the tournament will need to contact the tournament host for availability.
    8. Responsibility of the host school:
      1. Teams must have participated in previous Regional Championship Tournament and be currently participating in NJCAA competition prior to hosting the tournament. Should a team drop out, the new site will be based on the decision made by Regional Director.
      2. Prepare a program according to guidelines.
      3. Provide for and cover cost of coaches hospitality room and concession stand.
      4. Organize pr-tournament coaches meeting.
      5. Hire officials and support staff.
      6. Distribute list of potential officials and assign officials with approval of Region Director.
      7. Send out housing and restaurant information.
      8. Pay tournament cost and bill participating schools.
      9. Submit financial statement to Regional Director.
      10. Communicate with Regional Director regarding any questions.
    9. Tournament Expenses:
      1. Cost of awards will be paid by region
      2. Fees for officials (referees and umpires) will be pro-rated among the region schools according to matches played. Any expenses for mileage and housing for officials will be covered by host schools.
      3. Table officials, ticket takers, line-judges, security, housekeeping, and hospitality room is absorbed by the host school.
      4. Host schools pay all tournament costs and assesses each school accordingly.
    10. Programs:
      1. The host school is responsible for providing a program.
      2. The program should include the following information:
        1. Team Roster
        2. Pertinent information regarding tournament only
        3. Advertisement is permitted.
    11. Tournament Results and Final Report:
      1. Results of the tournament will be distributed by the host school
      2. A financial report will be submitted to Regional Director no late than two weeks following the tournament. It will include the following:
        1. Cost of officials
        2. Cost of table officials
        3. Any additional costs
        4. Amount of gate receipts

 

To: Member Colleges, NJCAA Volleyball

From: NJCAA Volleyball Committee Chairpersons

Date: September 1, 2003

Subject: 2003 NJCAA VOLLEYBALL ALL-AMERICAN NOMINATION FORM

Procedures for Selection of the NJCAA All-American Volleyball Team

1. Each member college in good standing of the NJCAA Women’s Division which fields a women’s volleyball team shall receive and All-American nomination ballot (on the back of this form).

2. All above institutions are eligible to nominate players and must submit that ballot to be received by their Regional Director by: Division I –November 1, 2003; Division II –October 25, 2003; Division III –October 25, 2003.

3. It is the responsibility of the Regional Director, in conjunction with regional volleyball coaches, to screen submitted nominations for regional consensus and rank order. Nominations that fail to originate through the Regional director will not be accepted.

4. The Regional Director must submit nominations to be received by the Chairperson of the Volleyball Committee. It is suggested that each region submit no more than five (5) selections. It is the ultimate responsibility of each region to guarantee quality of selection prior to submission to the National Committee, and to determine the rank order of nominations.

5. The criteria for nomination (as depicted on nomination ballot) shall rely heavily on the player with high quality, well-rounded skill techniques. Nominations shall not be based on the individual with high quality in one skill, or the player highly specialized as a technique player, but lacking other quality skills.

6. Criteria for final selection shall be based on: strength of nomination on a regional basis; strength of team and region in national play; quality rather than geographical distribution; individual statistics.

Region ________

 

2003 VOLLEYBALL ALL-AMERICAN NOMINATION FORM
WOMEN’S DIVISION

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS MUST BE INCLUDED FOR CANDIDATE TO BE CONSIDERED:

    1. Two 3x5 head & shoulders pictures
    2. A copy of seasonal team scores and opponents.

Player’s Full Name ______________________________________________________________________

Hometown and State _____________________________________________________________________

College _______________________________________________________________________________

Division I __________ Division II __________ Division III __________

City and State __________________________________________________________________________

Height ____________ Position ____________ Freshman Sophomore

Team Record: overall (win/loss) ______________________ JC (win/loss) _________________________

Individual Statistics:

Total games (not matches) played _______________

Attacking Blocking Defense

Total Kills ____________ Total Blocks ____________ Total Digs ____________

Total Errors ___________ Solo Blocks _____________ Digs/Game ___________

Kills/Game ____________ Blocks/Game ____________

Hitting Efficiency _______

Setting Serving Offense

(Setters only)

Total Assists ____________ Aces ____________ 5-1 _____________

Total Sets ______________ A/G _____________ 6-2 _____________

Assist Percentage _________

Include any information that would strengthen nomination:

    1. any volleyball honors
    2. significant contribution to team or region
    3. discussion of skill, ability

Coach’s Name (Pleas Print) Coach’s Signature

Regional Director’s Signature Regional Dir. Rank of Nominee Date

NOMINATION FORM MUST BE COMPLETE AND SUBMITTED ON TIME FOR CANDIDATE TO BE CONSIDERED.

Received by your Regional Director: Division I –Nov. 1, 2003; Division II –Oct. 25, 2003; Division III –Oct. 25, 2003

**ALL NOMINATIONS MUST BE SENT OVERNIGHT MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED!!

2003 NJCAA VOLLEYBALL ALL-REGION NOMINATION FORM
Please indicate: Volleyball- Division I ____________ II____________ School ____________

 


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Coach’s Signature

Submit by the deadline dates indicated:

Ruby Curry

Division 1 –

Division II-