RULES: Ratings and Divisions





SUMMARY

    NCAV Board of Directors collected feedback throughout the 2008 Winter Session regarding
    various aspects of the organization, its management and guidelines.  Feedback was
    provided in several areas by the members and Board.  The Board of Directors has
    established a Evaluation form to rate all players in the categories of, hitting; serving;
    blocking; passing; court awareness; setting; and teamwork. Therefore, the following
    descriptions,  has been published to clarify these rating for all NCAV members.


INDIVIDUAL RATINGS
  

    C - a player who HAS been exposed to the sport of volleyball, rules, or regulations of play.   
    This definition is reserved for a player that HAS PROGRESSED in 3 of the 7 basic volleyball skills
    (e.g., passing, serving, hitting, setting), and received a total score of Fifteen (15) out of a
    possible Twenty Five (25).

    B - a player who HAS been exposed to the sport of volleyball, rules, and regulations of play.   
    This definition is reserved for a player that HAS  MASTERED 4 of the 7 basic skills of volleyball
    (e.g., passing, serving, hitting, setting) AND HAS PROGRESSED  in the area of advanced court
    awareness, blocking and teamwork. This player must receive a total score of Eighteen (18)
    out of a possible Twenty Five (25).

    BB - a player who HAS been exposed to the sport of volleyball, rules, and regulations of
    play.   This definition is reserved for a player that HAS MASTERED  5 of the 7 basic skills of
    volleyball (e.g., passing, serving, hitting, setting) AND HAS PROGRESSED  in the area of
    advanced court strategy, AND defensive, AND offensive skills. This player must receive a
    Twenty One (21) out of a possible Twenty Five (25).

    A - a player who HAS been exposed to the sport of volleyball, rules, and regulations of
    play. This definition is reserved for a player that HAS MASTERED 6 of the 7 basic skills of
    volleyball (e.g., passing, serving, hitting, setting and LIBERO) AND HAS MASTERED  the area of
    advanced court strategy, with defensive AND offensive skills. This player must receive a
    Twenty Three (23) out of a possible Twenty Five (25).

    This rating system is closely aligned to the North American Gay Volleyball Association
    (NAGVA).  Individuals are rated by the Commissioner and Vice Commissioner.



CROSSOVER PLAYERS

    NCAV has intentionally implemented a "crossover player" strategy.  Crossover players are
    those players that play in multiple divisions (or pools).   NCAV leadership demonstrates
    support of crossover players by ensuring that divisions do not play at the same time, causing
    conflicts for crossover players.   NCAV leadership goes one step further, by encouraging
    players to join teams at one level higher than there rating to develop even stronger skills.   
    We also encourage players to join teams one level lower than their rating, and become
    mentors to those team's players.

DIVISION TITLES

    NCAV division (or pools) are no longer connected directly to an individuals ratings.  Instead,
    our divisions are defined (or limited) by the combination of rated players on a team.

    C DIVISION -  A team in this division may consist of players rated  C, B, and BB.  A team in this
    division must have at least Three (3) player that are rated C.   RESTRICTIONS:  Players rated A
    are restricted from this division. Only players rated C are eligible for MVP and MIP
    nominations in this division.  There are no playing restrictions on B and BB  players in this
    division.

    BB/B DIVISION -  A team in this division may consist of players rated C, B, BB, and A.  A team
    in this division is limited to Two (2) players that are rated C.  RESTRICTIONS:  Only players
    rated B or BB are eligible for MVP and MIP nominations in this division.  There are no playing
    restrictions on A rated players in this division.

    A DIVISION -  A team in this division may consist of players rated B, BB, or A.  A team in this
    division may have any combination of rated players.  RESTRICTIONS: Players rated C are
    restricted from this division to ensure safety for all players.  All players are eligible for MVP
    and MIP nominations in this division.

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