Cairns Volleyball Schools Cup 2026 Information and registration

Terms and conditions

• As of March 2026 - To be refined closer to the tournament.
  
  2026 Cairns Volleyball Schools Cup
  1. Housekeeping - Cairns SHS Bouwa Sports Complex:
  a) Thank you for helping us in keeping the complex clean and tidy by using the bins provided.
  b) No food or eskies in court area thank you, only water bottles allowed.
  c) Teams failing to follow expectations around the no food and drink in the court policy will have points deducted.
  d) Teams are expected to be reminding any of their spectators of this as their failure to follow this expectation will have the same consequences.
  e) Food and drinks are allowed outside the hall. Please use the bins provided.
  f) In the event of an emergency evacuation, please exit your closest door and assemble on Grafton Street.
  g) Results will be displayed throughout the day at a place designated on the day.
  
  2. Eligibility of players and gameplay:
  a) Players can only register in one team, with a maximum of 12 players per team.
  b) Minimum 6 players on the court from the team list. If teams do not have 6 signed in players from their team list by the start of the first serve, they will forfeit the first set. If a 6th team list player arrives during the first set, they must wait until the second set to begin play. If the team that the 6th team list player has joined wins the second set, then a third set is played to 15 points with a win by 2 as per usual rules.
  c) For a player to be eligible for any finals, team players must have played in at least two regular pool matches (Saturday games).
  d) Two no show forfeits in a row will result in a removal from the competition.
  e) Teams require a consistent uniform with a number at least on the back. The Libero must be contrasting in colour.
  
  3. Game Play:
  i. Win = 3 tournament points
  ii. Loss = 1 tournament point
  iii. Forfeit = 0 tournament points
  a) 1 hour and 30 minute game slot with a warmup as below.
  b) Warm up begins immediately at the start of game slot time.
  c) No hitting or serving until warmup time begins.
  d) General warmup ‘pepper’ is allowed if the court is free due to an early finish.
  
  Warm up procedure:
  I. At 60 minutes = general warmup (3 minutes) e.g. 10:00am
  II. At 57 minutes = Hitting through position 4 (left side hitting) (2 minutes) e.g. 10:03am
  III. At 54 minutes = Hitting through position 2 (right side hitting) (1 minute) e.g. 10:06am
  IV. At 53 minutes = Serving (1 minute) e.g. 10:07am
  V. At 52 minutes = Break for rotations (1 minute) e.g. 10:08am
  VI. At 50 minutes = First serve e.g. 10:10am
  
  e) All games are played to best of 3 sets (25, 25, 15). Third set not being compulsory, EXCEPT the gold medal matches which will be played as best of 5 sets (25, 25, 25, 25, 15).
  f) Teams must win 2 sets for a best-of-3 game or 3 sets in a best-of-5 game to be recorded as a win.
  g) In timed games, if the timer runs out before the end of a set, a winning team must be above 8 points AND be leading by 2 points for the set to be counted.
  h) If at the end of game time a team is not at 8 points a game winner will be determined based on points count back for the entire game. The final set point will be given to the team with the higher total game point total.
  i) No time out is allowed in the last 5 minutes of a set.
  a. Team rankings will be determined in the following order:
  1. Tournament points
  2. Number of matches won
  3. Number of sets won
  4. Points difference
  j) Teams must present at least 6 players for the start of each match, but if their number is reduced to 5 players during the match due to injury only, the team will be permitted to continue play without penalty. Teams playing with 5 players must play with a ‘space’ in the empty position, maintaining other rotational positions. If a team is reduced to less than 5 players, the remainder of the match will be forfeited but any points gained during the unfinished match will be retained for the purpose of calculating positions.
  
  5. Captain Duties:
  a) Team lists must be filled out by captains/coaches before the end of warmup time. Players who are not on the scoresheet team list are NOT eligible to take the court during that game.
  b) Captains from both teams are to read and sign the scoresheet after the end of each game.
  
  6. Duty:
  a) Teams are required to do duty as per the draw and require:
  I. First referee
  II. Second referee
  III. Scorer
  IV. At least two lines people standing on opposite sides of the court.
  b) Duty team duty does not end until the winning team captain has read and signed the scoresheet and it has been handed to the kiosk.
  c) If a duty team is late and cannot fill the above positions by the first serve, it will result in a 2 point per minute late penalty on the next game they play.
  
  7. Other:
  a) Competition Co-ordinator decisions are final.
  b) Late season team entries may be accepted at the sole discretion of the CVA committee.
  c) Written communication between teams and CVA is via coaches/captains and play@cairnsvolleyball.com.au only.
  d) Cairns Volleyball Association expects all players and officials to be treated with respect. Sanctions will apply to individuals and teams for poor behaviour.
  e) All players will play at their own risk and Cairns Volleyball Association and the host venue will not be held responsible for any injuries or medical and associated costs incurred.