5 Years of ACE Tournament

It really wouldn’t be a weekend of fun filled tournaments without having an ACE tournament! These events always bring the NOISE!! By far one of the favorite formats, but definitely something we have to give in small doses.

• Check in for ACE will be 5PM
• Play begins at 530PM
• Each team will get 3-4 pool play games followed by bracket play (could be single or double depending on teams and time).
• Cost is $210 per team and each team will receive 2 complimentary drinks per player.

If you haven’t placed Ace, here is a little rundown. Ace is a coed 6s tournament with virtually no rules, just a lot of fun to be had. Each team has to have 6 players with at least 2 female players. The style is more of an indoor style where teams rotate positions on the court. Games are played to 25, and we don’t call sets (small dig at indoor…). That is where the similarities pretty much end. When I say virtually no rules, its pretty much accurate. Players can block serves, open hand tip, throw the ball back into play on a save, even lightly touch the net. I say lightly, because we will call it if you try to rip the net down… That just isn’t safe. During the game play, if the ball is scored against a team without anyone on that team getting any sort of touch on the ball, that is considered an ACE. This can happen at any point during the play, not just the serve. Big spike for a point with no touch? ACE. Monster block straight down with no touch? ACE. Jumbo shrimp deep corner over the outstretched hands of the “Libero”? You guessed it, that is an ACE! So, what happens after an ACE? First, the team that got ACE’d must exit the playing area immediately. Then, the teams must compete in a quick game of “Rock, Paper, Scissors” to see who gets control of the ball (explanation coming as to why this is important). The team that scored the point must win (2) games of Rochambeau (Rock Paper Scissors) to gain control of the ball, while the team that got ACE’d only has to win once. If the team that scored the ACE wins control of the ball, the other team cannot enter the playing area until all members of the team have taken a drink of their beverage of choice. Once that is completed, the receiving team will jump on the court all at the same time, and the serving team can serve as soon as someone steps on. This is important, because after Rochambeau, if someone accidentally steps on the court, the serving team can serve immediately and potentially score an easy ACE! That is where it gets interesting, because then you might have to do it all over again.

$1500 Prize/Participation pool