2025 Playoff Procedures & Protocol

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PLAY OFF TEAMS:
 
  1. Home team must provide an official scorer and libero tracker. Semi-Finals and beyond a neutral scorer and libero tracker will be used.
  2. Referees are used as line judges for all playoff games
  3. The higher seeded school is the HOME team on the scoreboard and the visiting team calls the coin toss for the first game. The home team calls the coin toss for the fifth game.
  4. All sites must have a scoreboard, public address system, radio, warm-up area, and spectator space.
  5. Each team must provide ample supervision for anticipated crowd control
  6. All score sheets kept by the official scorer must remain in the hands of the site director (home varsity coach). All score sheets must be given to Cathleen Dnyprowsky to be kept
    in the Section 8 records.
  7. Semi-Finals, Finals and Long Island Championship matches will use a neutral scorekeeper and libero tracker. Your scorekeeper/libero tracker cannot be at the table.  Neutral warm up music will also be used at these matches
 
The ceremony will consist of the national anthem and introduction of the players.
 
The position of the officials during the ceremony is as follow:
  • Upon completion of the warm-ups the officials, facing towards the referee stand will:
  • R1 / LJ1 will walk towards the referee stand on the left hand side of the net and take a position on the sideline.
  • R1 will be closest to the net, followed by the LJ! standing on the right side of the R1.
  • LJ1 will take their flag with them and place it on the stand during the ceremony
  • LJ1 will take possession of their flag upon completion of the ceremony
  • R2 / LJ2 will take their position on the right hand side of the net on the sideline, with the R2 standing nearest to the net, followed by the LJ2.
  • LJ2 will take possession of their flag at the completion of the ceremony.
 
 
Warm - Ups
 
The official warm-ups for the teams in playoffs, starts at the 30 minute mark of the game clock. 
 
Teams CANNOT pepper/warm-up prior to the 30 minute mark.  
 
 
BOYS

GIRLS

30 MINUTES ON THE CLOCK - CALL REPS (Start clock after Reps meeting)

30 MINUTES ON THE CLOCK - CALL REPS (Start clock after Reps meeting)

30-25:  5 minutes shared time 

30-23: 7 minutes shared time

25-20:  5 minutes shared time (whistle at 20:15 and horn at 20:00)

23-19:  4 minutes shared (whistle at 19:15 and horn at 19:00)

 20-15:  Visiting team exclusive court use (whistle at 15:15 and horn at 15:00)

19-15:  Visiting team exclusive court use (whistle at 15:15 and horn at 15:00)

15-10:  Home team exclusive court use (whistle at 10:15 and horn at 10:00) 

15-11:  Home team exclusive court use (whistle at 11:15 and horn at 11:00)

10-5:  Visting team exclusive court use (whistle at 5:15 and horn at 5:00)

11-6:  Visiting team exclusive court use (whistle at 6:15 and horn at 6:00)
5-0:  Home team exclusive court use (whistle at 0:15 and horn at 0:00)

6-1:  Home team exclusive court use (whistle at 1:15 and horn at 1:00)
 National Anthem / Starting Line Ups

1-0:  Let clock run down - Pick up volleyballs and team huddle
 

National Anthem / Starting Line Ups
   

 

 
 
Announcement Script
 
Good afternoon and welcome to _______________for today's Nassau County Class   ?   Semi Final metch between
 
The Visiting Team Name and Mascot
and
The Home Team Name and Mascot
 
This tournament championship is sponsored by the Nassau County Athletic Association and the
New York State Public High School Athletic Association.

The Nassau County Athletic Association recommends that the following regulations be observed:
 
  1. The use of noisemakers, musical instruments, radios, and the throwing of any objects will
    not be permitted.
  2. No booing or unsportsmanlike conduct at any time.
  3. No flash photography is permitted during game play.
 
 
And now we would like to welcome The (Visiting Team) who will be the visitois on the scoreboard
(Announce visiting team plavers and coaching staff)
 
And the home team on the scoreboard will be The (Home Team).
 
Today's officials will be:
_____________________ as the up official
_____________________ as the down official
_____________________ as the Line Judge
_____________________ as the Line Judge
Please stand as we honor our country with the National Anthem