1. Cole Community Center Tournament Day Rules

• Persons under 21 years of age are not permitted to play. NO EXCEPTIONS!!!
  • Everyone entering must be in possession of proof that they are at least 21 years of age
• NO Pets Allowed!​
• Parking is LIMITED! Please carpool
• No food or beverage allowed inside the gym. Food & Beverages are allowed in the lobby area directly outside the gym.

2. General Tournament Rules

• A team must have a minimum of 6 people registered and paid on the roster
• At least 6 players must be present to begin a match including 2 girls
• 2 Females must be on the court at all times
• Teams not ready at game time will forfeit that game
• Captains or designated players of each team will play rock/paper/scissors to decide which team serves first
• Roster must be set at least 30 minutes before first match
• A Member of a team may only play on one team during the day
• Each participant must have registered, paid online & signed the online waiver in order to play
• Unsportsmanlike conduct will result in forfeit or removal from the Event and grounds. Including but is not limited to:
  • arguing
  • profanity
  • gestures and physical attacks directed toward players, referees, spectators, and/or officials
  • If any member of your team is involved in a physical confrontation, your entire team will be disqualified
• Teams must use the designated balls provided by O.S.S.O

3. Scoring and Match rules

• Pool play matches are one game to 21, win by 2, max 25 (only have to win by 1 at 25).
• The method of scoring will be the rally system. (each time the ball hits the ground, someone scored)
• Teams are asked to leave their courts immediately following the end of their match
• The top 4 teams in each pool in round robin will move on to the tournament determined in the following order:
  • Winner of the most matches in the pool
  • Total point differential of all matches played
  • Head to Head result
  • If there is a tie after those three qualifiers, those two teams will play one play in game to 15 (win by 2)
• Single Elimination Tournament after pool play
  • Teams will be seeded 1-8 based on the same qualifiers as above. If two teams tie for a certain seed, rock/paper/scissors will be used to determine the higher seed.
• Tournament Matches will be 45 minutes, best of 3 games (21, 21, 15)

4. Weather Policy

• The Tournament may be canceled because of weather if dangerous conditions arise.
• In case of cancellation, winner of the Tournament may be determined by OSSO Sports & Social representative

Calls made by the OSSO Referee are final! There might be a questionable call from time to time. Relax, you’ll live.