Volley America National Ranking System

May 29, 2014 - PRLog -- Volley America National Ranking System

Volley America is the largest grass roots organization in the US for beach volleyball players and organizers: over 15,000 dues paying members from 40 states and 38 volleyball organizers.  Volley America has developed a National Ranking System based on player’s results from tournaments throughout the United States. The goal of the ranking system is to allow players to move around the country to play in events and be seeded properly.  In the past, players from outside a region would be unknown and placed at the bottom of the tournament seedings.  This new national ranking system, through cooperation with the many Volley America member organizations, will solve this problem.

Rankings are calculated based on total points earned from each tournament.  All divisions are awarded bonus points based on the number of teams in a division.  1^st place of a division receives bonus points equal to the number of teams in that division.  2^nd place receives bonus points equal to the number of teams in that division, minus 2, and so on until you get to 0. This makes larger tournaments worth more than the weaker tournaments, yet still does not penalize teams that win smaller events.  See below for further information:


Details:
o Each division is given a point multiplier:
        o   Open = 1,000
        o   AA = 100
        o   A = 10
        o   B = 1

o Of your last 10 tournament results, the top 5 finishes from the current and previous year are counted towards National Rankings
        o Top results from this year are added to your top results from last year, within a 10 tournament limit
        o   Example) You play in 8 tournaments this summer and you played 6 last year (14 total).  Of the 14 tournaments, this year’s 8, and the previous year’s most current 2 tournaments will count.  Of those 10 total tournaments, the top 5 results will be added to give you your national ranking.

o Go online to http://www.volleyamerica.com/custom.aspx?id=3 for all national ranking details

o To see your standing, go online to http://www.volleyamerica.com/VA-Beach-Volleyball-Player-Rankings.aspx, select your division, and sort by points or last name
        o Narrow your search by selecting your affiliated league, or search all leagues

As of 2014, the top nationally ranked Men’s and Women’s beach teams (all leagues) are as follows:

Men’s Open
1. Matt Henderson (Tampa, FL) – 292,000
2. Hudson Bates (Midlothian, VA) – 288,000
Women’s Open
1. Hilary Pavels (W. Hempstead, NY) – 263,000
2. Dana Fiume (N. Merrick, NY) – 263,000

Men’s AA
1. Andy McLeavy (New York, NY) – 27,400
2. Tim Meier (Hoboken, NJ) – 27,400
Women’s AA
1. Pamela Wong (Woodhaven, NY) – 21,800
2. Samantha Browning (Pawcatuck, CT) – 20,800

Men’s A
1. Dawei Lin (Plainsboro, NJ) – 2,600
2. Robert Suppa (Sewell, NJ) 2,470
Women’s A
1. Lenny Jimenez (Piscataway, NJ) – 2,280
2. Heather Johnson (Cranston, RI) – 2,160

Men’s B
1. Jay Rowles ( Philadelphia, PA) – 188
2. Mike DiFilipo (Philadelphia, PA) – 188
Women’s B
1. Brittany Weed ( Brookfield, WI) – 109
2. Rachel Soltis (South River, NJ) – 103

About Volley America
Volley America is the largest grass roots organization in the US for beach volleyball players and organizers: over 15,000 dues paying members from 40 states and 38 volleyball organizers.  Volley America runs a national ranking system used to seed all tournaments as it promotes beach volleyball throughout the US.  By cooperating and charging a national membership fee, VA allows players to compete in numerous tournaments, earn national ranking points and qualify for end of the season cash prizes in the $40,000 Volley America Grand Prix.

Contact Info:
Richard Heiles
East End Volleyball
PO Box 49
Hampton Bays, NY 11946
www.eevb.net
631-728-0397 (or cell 631-355-1293)

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