East Valley 5A Regionals

Tournament Committee:	Rick Fultz, Tournament Director Nancy Ellis, and Yolie Munoz. Barb Anderes, Westwood High School Diane Gillen, Red Mt. High School
Date:	Friday, October 19, 2007
Match Time:	Tournament play will begin promptly at 9:00 AM
Location:	Dobson High School 1501 W Guadalupe Road Mesa, Az. 85202 480-472-3054
Communication:	Rick Fultz, 480-472-3054; FAX 480-472-3075, Nancy Ellis
Seeding Meeting:	Wednesday, October 16, 2007 - 6:00 PM Dobson Administrative Conference Room. Enter at the flagpole. in the middle of the school,
Entries:	Each school will enter two doubles teams and two single players (six players). Bring your Entry Sheet filled out or fax it, 472-3075, by noon on Wednesday, Oct. 17 ... bring your birds too.
Coaches Meeting:	8:30 AM in the PE Classroom on Friday, October 19th.
Shuttlecocks:	Each school will furnish one dozen unused shuttlecocks which have been dampened and wrapped the day prior to the tournament
Rules:	5A and AIA rules shall be followed in all region play. The current NAGWA Badminton Rule Book will be used.

Singles EV Regional Bracket ... Doubles EV Regional Bracket

Rules:

1.	Matches are numbered. Play will be continuous. As soon as one match is finished, the next match will start. Players will be defaulted if they are not ready to play within 5 minutes after the match is called.
2.	During all matches, players are to remain on the court. If an emergency arises, the players will go to the back of the court and raise their racket.
3.	Only players and officials are permitted on the court s during competition.
4.	There is a 90 second break between the first and second game of every match with coaching allowed. The coaching must be done on the court (the coach must come onto the court to the player). The 5 minute break with coaching between a second and third game of a match remains in force.
5.	For split sets, there will be a five minute time allotment. A player may leave the court during this time and confer with their coach. Players, parents, or coaches may not coach other players during the match.
6.	After a match, winners must promptly return used shuttles and score sheets to the head table.
7.	Warm-up is limited to 5 minutes.
8.	Substitution may take place up to the players' first match provided the substitute player has not been placed in another position within the tournament.
9.	The East Valley Region Tournament will qualify the four singles and four doubles teams for the state tournament.
10.	Awards: A 5A East Valley Region Championship Team Trophy will be presented to the team with the best record in region play.
11.	All players should arrive at the tournament in uniform, locker room facilities will be provided if needed.
12.	Unsportsmanlike conduct will not be tolerated on the courts. Use of profanity on the court, or verbal intimidation toward an opponent will result in disqualification and forfeiture of the match.
13.	For seeding meeting purposes, season record is to be compiled only from matches against East Valley opponents at the designated position (i.e.. record at #1 position). If you played an East Valley Region opponent on more than one occasion, only the last meeting will count. Please copy the attached information sheet for seeding and bring one completed sheet for each of your four entries to the seeding meeting. If this form is not completed, your entries will not be seeded.
14.	All schools must fill out the Regional Entry Sheet which will accompany any seeding sheets you also wish to enter.

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