
Tuscaloosa Christian Volleyball
2016 4th Annual Cotton Classic Jr.
Coaches, I would like thank you for participating in the 4th edition of our tournament. This will be a four team Junior High (grades 6-9) only tournament to be held Saturday, August 20th. The format will be pool play with bracket play following. Each team will play the other three teams in the pool. Each match in pool play will consist of two sets to 25 (win by 2, no cap). There will be no third set if teams split in pool play. Seeding will be determined by the number of sets won and lost.
Each team is guaranteed four matches each.
Pool Play –(9:00A-2:00P)
Team 1 – Tuscaloosa Christian
Team 2 – Brooklane
Team 3 – Tabernacle
Team 4 – New Life Academy
After pool play has concluded, teams will be seeded for the bracket play. The bracket play will be a single elimination tournament. The top seed will play the fourth seed and the second seed will play the third seed. If there is a tie, then the total points allowed between the teams that are tied will be added and the team with the lowest total points allowed will be the winner of the tie breaker.
For the bracket play, the format will be 2 out of 3 sets in each match. First two sets to 25 (win by two, no cap) and third set to 15 (win by two, no cap).
The tournament will begin at 9 am on Saturday morning and we should conclude at approximately 6 pm on Saturday.
First and Second place awards as well as 5 all tournament and 1 MVP will be given at the conclusion of the day.
Hospitality room will be available for coaches and spouses. Water and warm up balls will be provided to lessen the amount of travel items needed.
August 20, 2016 Pool Play
9:00 AM Tuscaloosa vs Brooklane
10:00 AM Tabernacle vs New Life
11:00 AM Tuscaloosa vs Tabernacle
12:00 PM Brooklane vs New Life
1:00 PM Tuscaloosa vs New Life
2:00 PM Brooklane vs Tabernacle
Tournament Play
3:00 PM Match 1 - #1 seed vs #4 seed
4:00 PM Match 2 - #2 seed vs #3 seed
5:00 PM Match 3 - Winner Match #1 vs Winner Match #2
If there are additional questions, please contact Jennifer Thrasher at 205-792-5583 or email me at bjthrasher@att.net
Entry fee to the tournament is $120 per team. Admission will be $5.00 per day for adults and $2.00 for students. Children under 6 are free. ACEA coach’s cards will not be accepted for this tournament.
R1 will be provided. R2 will be done by Tuscaloosa. Line judging will be provided by Tuscaloosa.
Concessions will also be available. Team tables are welcome as well.
Please mail payment to:
Tuscaloosa Christian School
Attn: Alan Montgomery
1601 Prudes Mill Rd
Cottondale, AL 35453
Coaches, please email me a roster with name, year, jersey, position by Wednesday, August 17th to be in the program.