FL Holiday Challenge General Tournament Information

You can find all of the important information about this event below!

Team Entry Fees:

• $350 for 10, 11 & 12 USA divisions
• $475 for 12 Open and all other divisions
• $300 discounted rate for all Out-of-State teams

Age Divisions & Levels of Play:​

GIRLS: 18's, 17's, 16's, 15's, 14's, 13's, 12's, 11's, 10's

• Highest - Open Division
• Second  - USA Division
• Third - Club Division 

IMPORTANT: The Girls Open division at the Florida Holiday Challenge is limited to ensure the highest level of competition for every match! Not all levels of play will be offered for all divisions. Divisions must have at least 5 teams entered or divisions may be combined.

Division Formats:

All divisions will have formats designed to guarantee each team at least 5 matches or the equivalent number of sets in each division.

All teams will play 3-4 matches Saturday and 1-3 matches on Sunday!

Our MANDATORY Online Team Check-In Process (READ ALL DETAILS BELOW):

• SportWrench Online Team Check-In will open approximately 1 week prior to the event!
• COACHES OR CLUB DIRECTORS MUST complete Online Team Check-In for their teams prior to tournament play. Paper rosters will not be accepted.
• There are 5 available staff positions PER ROSTER with a MAXIMUM of 3 PRIMARY staff members PER ROSTER.  
  • Upon completion of Online Team Check-In, ONLY those 3 PRIMARY roster personnel will receive a unique QR code via text & email for entry into the event!  
  • Any additional members listed on that roster need to purchase SPECTATOR passes online to gain entry unless they are listed as PRIMARY on another roster for the same event.  
• ROSTERS WILL BE PRINTED ON SCORESHEETS and ONLY those listed will be allowed to sit on the bench for that team. Staff can be listed on MULTIPLE rosters to allow staff to receive PRIMARY QR code for entry.
• Athletes turning 18 years old BEFORE or DURING the season, they must complete SafeSport training to be eligible to play and for the team roster to be valid for check-in.
• Additionally, all team bench personnel (Coaches, Asst. Coaches, Team Rep/Mgrs) MUST have...
  • a current Membership
  • a current Background Check
  • IMPACT Coaching Certification
  • SafeSport Training

IMPORTANT: We do NOT offer or accept ONSITE team check-in.

If you miss the mandatory Online Team Check-In deadline, please contact Courtney Powell at courtney@jvctournaments.com!

Tournament Uniforms - 2023 FLORIDA HOLIDAY CHALLENGE ONLY:

The Florida Holiday Challenge has been granted a uniform waiver from the Florida Region office. This is ONLY for this event due to it being a pre-season event taking place in December.

The waiver has very specific parameters that are listed below:

1. Uniform tops must be similar in color and could be a combination of previous year's uniforms if needed:
   • i.e. Player A is wearing Black and Player B is wearing Navy -> black and white do not work.
2. Uniform tops must all have front and back unique numbers (no duplicates allowed). The libero must be clearly identified with a contrasting jersey to all the rest.
3. Uniform bottoms must be similar in color:
   • i.e. Player A is wearing Black and Player B is wearing Navy) -> black and zebra print do not work.
4. The tournament directors will not file any formal uniform waiver documents for this tournament, however be prepared for them to be filed at other subsequent events. 

All uniform questions must be addressed at the tournament. We will be as FLEXIBLE as we possibly can as we know many teams will not have received this year's uniforms yet!

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