Sunshine State Invitational

Dates:

Friday, September 25 – Matches Begin @ 4:30pm, all teams play two matches
Saturday, September 26 – Matches Begin @ 9:00am, all teams play three matches

Doors will open for all teams and spectators one hour before the first scheduled match each day.
 

Location:

All matches will be played at Oviedo High School, 601 King Street, Oviedo, Florida 32765. We have two gymnasiums on our campus – our Competition Gymnasium with Courts 1 & 2 and our PE Gymnasium with Courts 3 & 4. For best parking and access, we recommend parking in the Back Parking Lot, off of Pine Street, by our Competition Gymnasium. 

There is bleacher seating available in both gyms. If your team is playing in the PE Gymnasium on Court 3 & 4, you are welcome to bring a portable chair to use along the wall opposite the bleachers. 

 

Event Tickets::
Tickets are available for purchase online at GoFan. There will be no cash ticket sales. Single Day tickets are $15 + GoFan service fees and a Tournament Pass is $25 + GoFan service fees. Spectators will be given a wristband upon entry that allows re-entry in each gymnasium. Doors will open for all teams and spectators one hour before the first scheduled match.

 

Sportsmanship & Conduct: 

All athletes, coaches, and spectators are expected to display good sportsmanship and respect towards officials, opponents, event staff, and fellow spectators at all times. Oviedo High School & Event Staff reserve the right to remove any individual whose behavior does not meet these expectations or disrupts the positive environment of the Sunshine State Invitational. 

 

Concessions & Tournament Shirts:
There will be concessions available in the lobby of our main competition gymnasium for the duration of the event. There will be a limited quantity of tournament t-shirts for sale in the concession stand as well. 

 

Tournament Awards:

The tournament champion will receive a trophy, banner, medals, and championship shirts. The tournament runner-up will receive a trophy, banner & medals.

 

All-Tournament Team:

There will be a ten-player All-Tournament team. The tournament champion will have the MVP plus two additional players for three total, the second-place team will have two players selected, the third and fourth place teams will each have one player selected. There will be three additional players selected from any team, regardless of place. Coaches will submit an All-Tournament Nomination Form at the conclusion of each match played in both pool play and bracket play. Each All-Tournament selection will receive a sweatshirt. 

 

Schedule & Seeding: 

All teams will play five matches. The tournament schedule will be released by Friday, September 18. MaxPreps Rankings will be used for seeding with consideration & adjustments made to teams that play in the regular season. 

 

Tournament & Match Format:

All matches will be two out of three (25-25-15) with no cap. There will be four 4-team pools that advance into four 4-team brackets. All first-place teams from pool play will advance to the Gold Bracket, all second-place teams from pool play will advance to the Silver Bracket, all third-place teams from pool play will advance to the Bronze Bracket, and all fourth-place teams will advance to the Copper Bracket. All FHSAA & NFHS rules will be followed.

 

Tie Breakers: 

At the conclusion of a pool, the pool finish positions of the teams are determined by their pool match records. No tie breaker sets will be played. If there is a tie in match record among two teams in the pool, ties will be broken based on head-to-head results. If there is a tie in match record among three teams in the pool, ties will be broken in the following order:

• set percentage (divide each team’s total sets won in the pool by the total sets played) – the team with the highest set percentage will take the highest seed of the tied teams.
  • If two teams remain tied in set percentage, the tie will be broken based on head-to-head results.  
• if set percentage remains tied among all three teams, then point percentage of the teams that are still tied (divide each team’s total points scored by the total points scored by all the team’s opponents in that pool) – the team with the highest point percentage will take the highest seed of the tied teams. 
  • If two teams remain tied in point percentage, the tie will be broken based on head-to-head results.  

 

Officiating:

There will be a paid R1 & R2 on every court. Oviedo High School JV & Freshmen players will work the table and lines for all matches. Your team does not need to officiate any matches. Please respect our officials at all times and help us maintain a positive compeitive environment by demonstraing good sportsmanship through the tournament. 

 

Warm-Up Balls: 

Warm-up balls will provided on each court. There will be one ball cart with 15 balls per court. Please do not remove the warm-up balls from their designated court. Spectators should not use the volleyballs at any time.