8th Annual Ford Tough Challenge							26-Sep-09		
									
									
High School		High School		Middle School		MANOA		
									
Pool A			Pool B			Pool C			Pool D		
									
1 B. Shanahan		1 O'Hara		1 Ridley		1 Springfield		
2 Masterman		2 Pennsbury		2 Merion Mercy		2 Upper Merion		
3 Penncrest		3 Haverford		3 A. Wood		3 Mount St. Joe's		
4 C. R. North		4 Methacton		4 Hatboro		4 Carroll		
5 Freedom		5 Allentown C.C.	5 Hempfield		5 Emmaus		
									
									
									
			5 Team Pool						
			Game Schedule			Warm ups:		
							5-5 First Match		
		Time	Play	Work			3-3 all others		
									
		8:00	1 vs 2	3					
		8:45	3 vs 4	2			Work Teams:		
		9:30	1 vs 5	4			2 lines people		
		Asap	2 vs 3	5			2 score keepers		
			4 vs 5	1			1 libero tracker		
			1 vs 3	2					
			2 vs 5	4					
			1 vs 4	3					
			3 vs 5	1					
			2 vs 4	5					
									
RULES									
"Pool Play: 2-21 point games. Start at 4, cap at 27."									
Top 2 teams in each pool advance to playoffs.									
"Ties for playoff positions will be determined by overall record, head to head competition and then point differential."									
No team will be eliminated based on point differential.									
"If a deciding game is needed to determine second place, it will be one game to 15, no cap."									
The 3rd place team in each Pool must stay and work the quarterfinal match on their court. 									
You will not be invited back if you leave without working.  Check with the director if you are unsure of your place in the pool.									
									
PLAYOFFS									
"Playoffs are best of 3.  First 2 games to 21, third game to 15.  Rally scoring, no cap"									
Please See attached sheet for Playoffs.									
We will start playoffs as soon as pool play is done.									
"The second place team from Manoa will go to the Middle School for Quarterfinals, and the second place team from the Middle School will go to Manoa."									
Teams that win a Quarterfinal match in the Middle School or Manoa should immediately report to the High School for Seminfinals.  									
Teams that lose in the Quarterfinals on Courts A and B will stay and work the Semifinals.									
									
"Finals are best of 3, first 2 games to 25, third game to 15. Rally scoring, no cap."									
Officials will work the finals									
									
OTHER INFORMATION									
Coaches: There will be folders for each team located at the score table on your court.  These will have any additional									
"information that you may need, as well as line up cards for your matches."									
									
"Teams may set up camp anywhere that is not locked or gated off, as long as they are not blocking access to"									
"bathrooms, hallways or gyms.  Please make sure your teams have cleaned up their area before they leave for the day."									
									
A trainer will be available all day in the High School.  (In the back hallway outside the gym)									
									
There will be full concession stands all day at all three locations for everyone to enjoy.  There will be no cooking or grilling									
allowed by teams at either school due to safety hazards.									
									
"We will have Ford Tough Challenge T-shirts on sale:  $10 for short sleeve, $15 for long sleeve."									
									
If you have any questions please email Matt Green:									
	mgreen@umasd.org		or call		610-453-9115