| 9th Annual Ford Tough Challenge | 25-Sep-10 | ||||||||||||
| High School | High School | Middle School | MANOA | ||||||||||
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D | ||||||||||
| 1 | Merion Mercy | 1 | Springfield | 1 | Ridley | 1 | Methacton | ||||||
| 2 | Haverford | 2 | Carroll | 2 | B. Shanahan | 2 | Upper Merion | ||||||
| 3 | O'Hara | 3 | Hatboro | 3 | Wood | 3 | Penncrest | ||||||
| 4 | Pennsbury | 4 | C.R. North | 4 | Allentown C.C. | 4 | Mount St Joe | ||||||
| 5 | Freedom | 5 | Emmaus | 5 | Hempfield | 5 | Avon Grove | ||||||
| 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 (except the third place team from Manoa). | |||||||||||||
| 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 first place team from Manoa will go to the High School, the second place team from Manoa will go to the Middle School. | |||||||||||||
| The first place team from the Middle School will stay for Quarterfinals, and the second place team from the Middle School will go to the High School. | |||||||||||||
| Teams that win a Quarterfinal match in the Middle School 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. | |||||||||||||