League Format
Format | Description |
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35+ | The Legends 35+ League is a 6's league. |
- Teams will play two matches per night against different opponents.
- All Beach Volleyball Leagues use an On-site Coordinator.
- All Beach Volleyball Leagues are self-officiated.
Game Format
- Each gym booking ranges from 1.5 hours to 2.25 hours in length.
- Each match is a best of 3 games.
- The first two games are rally-point scoring to 25 points, the first team to 25 wins.
- The third game is rally-point scoring to 15 points, the first team to 15 wins.
- Ties are allowed in regular season. If time runs out before the third game is played and both teams have each won a game, the match will be considered a tie. If teams are tied in the third game and time is called, the match will be considered a tie.
Season Length
- All 8 Week Beach Volleyball Leagues use the following structure:
- 7 weeks of regular season games (14 matches).
- 1 week of playoff games (2 total matches).
- In cases where rain-outs occur, games are made up via double-headers or season extensions (1-2 weeks).
- Games are always played on the Monday of long weekends.
Playoffs
- Playoff Format:
- All teams are guaranteed 2 playoff matches.
- Only the Top 4 teams will compete for the League Championship.
- League champs will receive t-shirts that can be picked up from the Season-end Party.
- There are no ties in playoffs.
- A minimum of 5 total points must be played in any game for it to count.
- If time is called, the team who has won the most games wins the match.
- If both teams have won the same number of games:
- The team with the higher point differential wins the match.
- If teams are tied in point-differential, one additional tie-breaker point must be played.
- If both teams have won the same number of games:
Rosters
Ideal Roster Size (F) = Female |
Total # of Players Required on the Court |
Total # of Females Required on the Court |
U - 35 Maximum (Age 25 - 34) No Gender Restrictions |
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8 (3 F) | 6 | 2 | 2 Players |
- Legends 35+ Leagues require that most players be at least 35 years of age prior to the start of the current season.
- To assist with roster management, all teams are permitted up to two players that are 25-34 years old at the start of the current season.
- Although a team may have more than three U-35 players listed on their MyCSSC roster, teams are not allowed to exceed the two player threshold on a weekly basis, including the use of subs at games.
- Further guidelines for Individual and Small Group registrations can be found on the Registration Types page.
- Players that are 18-24 years of age are not permitted to play in the Legends 35+ League.
- When registering a full team, there is no limit to the maximum number of players that can be on the roster.
- Prior to the first game of the season, teams must have 6 players confirmed on the roster in MyCSSC. This number is equal to the total number of players required on the court in the above chart.
- If the minimum amount of confirmed roster players is not met, the team will receive a loss for every game played until the requirement is met.
- Prior to the first playoff game, teams must have all players who are playing in the playoff game(s) displayed as part of the confirmed roster in MyCSSC.
- If this requirement is not met, teams will receive an automatic loss and will not be eligible for the championship.
- A team may bring in subs that are not listed on the roster. To learn more about the sub policies, click here.