~ Sun Ladder Winter End/ Spring 2024: 3/17/24 to 5/12/24 by Elite Sportsplex -

Ladder League – Adult Competitive CoEd 4’s Indoor Volleyball League

IMPORTANT: Always recheck the schedule Sunday morning to ensure you know your teams start time!!

How does the Ladder League work? Its Simple!

You get to play 6 games EVERY Sunday night (double most other leagues).

Your team wins = you move up to the higher competition.

Your team loses = you move down to lower competition.

Dates: Starts 3/17/24 to 5/12/24 (8 weeks of play) – No Vball Easter Sunday

Upper Division starts at: 5:00 PM (Warm-up before/ ends at 7:00)

Middle Division starts at: 7:10 (Warm-up before/ ends near 9:10)

Prior session teams typically will retain their Upper/Lower classification. Top teams will start in the upper and bottom teams will start in the lower. New entry teams will be placed in upper/lower as needed.

IMPORTANT: Its all one league & most weeks are random draws for team/court placement in each division based on prior weeks (total) wins & losses. Teams can cross over through the Lower/ Middle/ Upper divisions weekly as they win/lose through the weeks! The last week before playoffs is dubbed “final seeding week” where 1st plays 2nd, 3rd plays 4th & so on to clinch your final positions for the league payout & following week’s playoff seeding spots! Can your team work your way to the top of the ladder league?

Location:

Elite Sportsplex, 2212 Mall DR East, Waterford, MI 48328. Phone: (810) 728-1800

* League Payout *
1st Place Team Receives $368
2nd Place Receives $150
3rd Place $100 (* only paid out if there are 14+ Teams in League)
PLUS – Final Week –> Upper Bracket Tourney & Payout: 1st Place Team Receives $100 in Final Tourney. Standard-seeded bracket play. Lower-division teams get a seeded bracket playoff as well.

TO ENTER A TEAM (28 teams max / 7 courts / 2 Divisional Start Times):
Email chrisfsu2121@msn.com (or message Chris Russell on Facebook) first to put a hold on a team spot for 24 hours then submit team payment after confirmation that there is a team opening left. Returning teams have 1st dibs on the next session until a certain cut-off date.

Team Entry Fee: $368 ($92 PP) For the 8-week league with 6 games per night! Double the games of most other leagues.
Option 1: Facebook Pay through messenger to: https://www.facebook.com/Chrisfsu2121
Option 2: Venmo to: @VolleyballCrawl
Option 3: Zelle/ Chase QuickPay to: chrisfsu2121@msn.com
Option 4: PayPal – Send payment directly to Sales@volleyballcrawl.com
Option 5: Check – Mail to Volleyball Crawl LLC, PO Box 945, Union Lake MI 48387-0945

DUE DATE: Team payments are due one week prior to the league start date. Team captains are responsible for sending in the payment in full.

Team entry waitlist | Players wanting to join a team:

Click the “Waitlist, Subs & Players Wanting to Join a Team” link up near the top to see the list. Text us at 248-425-6314 or email us at chrisfsu2121@msn.com if you wish to join the sub list or the list of players looking to join a team!

League Rules:

PLEASE RECORD WIN/LOSS AND COURT # AFTER EVERY GAME.
Teams consist of two men, two women. Teams can play with a min. of 2 players (any sex), max of 2 males.
All games are rally scoring, to 21, win by 2, cap at 25. Standing’s corrections must be done within 1 week of posting to be valid.
Teams will lose 1 point per minute if not ready to play at their scheduled start time until 10 points are reached, then the game is a loss.
Players can play a set position, they do not have to rotate (only have to rotate serve). Net serves are good. NO SCREENING.
Incidental net rule – All nets are considered a net violation unless the player is completely out of the play and/or if it’s the players’ shirt, hat, or hair that touched the net (incidental net touch, the net should move no more than 1/4 inch otherwise it is a fault).
No guy/girl bump, set, spike rule (girl does not have to touch the ball if it is hit more than once).
If the ball goes on to another court during play the ball is considered dead unless there is no play/players on the other court.
Sub Rule: All teams can have anyone sub as long as there are two members of the team from the roster present & playing.
- Injury during playoffs? Welcome to choose a player to take your injured players place (even from another team).
  - Sub must have played in all games in playoffs (can not have new / fresh person come in to play late in playoffs).
All other basic volleyball rules apply, any questions please ask. Details may change at any time without notice, so please refer to the OEV site for the latest rules & details.
Hand Set Over: The play is considered dead unless the setting team touches the ball 1st prior to it being completely over the net. Hand setting serves to receive is allowed.
No open hand tips/ redirections.
Which side of court? If two teams want the same side the winner of rock, paper scissors gets to pick sides.
Games must be started by 5:05 and 7:05 PM (whichever time block you are in) or the absent team loses 1 point per minute until 10 minutes have passed which results in a 1 game loss. Game 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 will be forfeited with the same rule once the opposing team is ready for play (losing 1 point per minute up to 10 points for the forfeit).
If a team is unable to make a game day, their team gets 0 points for the day.
If the ball hits the ceiling & goes over, the ball is dead. If a team plays the ball off the ceiling & over, the ball is live. Balls off anything other than the ceiling – the play is dead.
No referees; call your own faults. If there is a disagreement, replay the play.

Don’t Have a Full Team?

Post in the Volleyball Crawl – Michigan Group Facebook Group to get together:

Want to be listed as a SUB (on the league schedule)?

Email me saying so – chrisfsu2121@msn.com. Or Facebook Message or Cell Text. Contact me for contact info on the below subs / players looking for a team & let me know if you are no longer available so I can remove you from the sub list please.

Subs are listed on the “League Standings” image link at the top of this page! Message Chris Russell for a sub if you wish.