Fall intramural sports: Beach volleyball, tennis teams forming Published July 31, 2009 Maxwell-Gunter Fitness and Sports Center, Intramural Sports Department MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. -- Intramural volleyball The Maxwell-Gunter Fitness and Sports Center is planning the intramural beach volleyball season to begin Sept. 2. Participating squadrons need to complete and submit their endorsement no later than Aug. 21, 12 p.m. Endorsements need to include the number of teams to be entered, coach's name, rank, squadron, duty phone, and one alternate. In order to prepare the schedule, negative replies are needed. Each team must submit a separate form, and all rosters must be submitted by the first match of the season. All teams are required to supply the Fitness and Sports Center with a list of duty-related activities, with the Commander's signature, that could conflict with scheduling during the season. Picnic, parties and social events are not considered official functions. The commander's endorsement is mandatory for a team to enter. The coaches' meeting is Aug. 7 at 10 a.m. in the Fitness Center Annex Conference Room. For more information contact Yancey Atchley at 953-7894 or by email charles.atchley.ctr@us.af.mil. Beach volleyball bylaws The current U.S. Outdoor Volleyball rulebook will govern all play with the exceptions and additions in these bylaws, Operation instructions and Air Force instructions. General Information ·Matches will be played in a rally point format with the 1st and 2nd game being played to 21 points and the 3rd, if necessary, game to 15 points. Teams will switch sides when the total number of points is a multiple of five. ·Four players play on a side during a match. A team can start and play with three players, if that is all they have. We will utilize "ghost play" meaning that every fourth service will be lost. During rally play not only is every fourth service lost but the opposing team will get a point. Game time is forfeit time. ·If a player is discovered serving out of order, service is lost and during rally point play a point is awarded. ·Any team that forfeits two matches in succession or a total of three matches will be dropped from the league. All losses acquired by teams that lost to a team that forfeited out of the league will be converted to wins and all remaining teams will be given wins. ·Rosters are due before the first match is played. ·The balls and scoresheet will be left in a "footlocker" next to the volleyball courts, after the last match please return to the "footlocker" and secure the lid. Intramural tennis As with beach volleyball, the Maxwell-Gunter Fitness and Sports Center is planning the Intramural Tennis season to begin Sept. 8. Participating squadrons need to complete and submit their endorsement no later than Aug. 28, 12 p.m. Endorsements need to include the number of teams to be entered, coach's name, rank, squadron, duty phone, and one alternate. In order to prepare the schedule, negative replies are needed. Each team must submit a separate form, and all rosters must be submitted by the first match of the season. All teams must provide the Fitness and Sports center a list of duty-related activities, with the Commander's signature, that could conflict with scheduling during the season. Picnics, parties and social events are not considered official functions. The coaches' meeting is Aug. 14, 10 a.m. at the Maxwell Fitness Center Annex. For more information, contact Yancey Atchley at 953-7894 or by e-mail at charles.atchley.ctr@us.af.mil. Intramural Tennis Bylaws The Current International Tennis Federation rules will govern all play except where amended by these bylaws. General information ·Each team will consist of at least four players. Team will play two singles and one doubles match for each match scheduled. The same players cannot play singles and doubles, you must have 4 players. ·The matches will consist of the best two out of three games to 40. ·Each match will count towards the total points for the league standings. ·Each win equals 1 point, each loss win equals 0 points. For example, if Team A wins both singles matches and loses the doubles match to Team B, Team A will be awarded 2 points and Team B will be awarded 1 point. ·The scorecards and balls are to be picked up at the front desk by the first team designated on the schedule. The names of each player participating in the match must be annotated on the scorecard. All scorecards and balls must be turned in at the completion of each match. ·All teams that complete the regular season will be eligible for the postseason tournament. ·Team rosters are due by noon on the first day of the season. ·For other questions regarding eligibility or other pertinent information, please refer to the General Bylaws.