Yankee Volleyball Association is hosting scramble tournaments for new and existing members Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Scramble tournaments are full day events held to help grow Yankee's memberships and give new members an opportunity to get a taste of how a tournament is run and what to expect. This year, Yankee will be holding 3 scramble tournaments in Boston and Rhode Island for both Men and Women at the intermediate level (C- to B- Yankee Rating)

How it works
Players sign up as an individual and are placed on a team with experienced and new players based on their position and yankee ranking. All participants will receive a numbered T-shirt and a full day of play for $20/person.

All players need to be NERVA members and you can signup at any volleyball tournament.

The format for scramble tournaments are similar to traditional tournaments with a 9am start time, pool play and playoffs.
Scramble Tournaments Dates
October 29th
November 11th
2007 scrambles TBD

Register for a scramble tournament online via paypal or mail

*$2 fee will be charged for online registration

Mail a check:
Make checks payable to NERVA
Jonah Mytro
c/o Yankee Scramble
10 Scottfield RD #22
Allston MA 02134

About Yankee Volleyball Tournaments
Tournaments are held in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire starting late September through late May each year. Tournaments will host Men's, Women's, and Coed 6s tournaments starting at 9am until 5-6 pm on Saturday and Sundays. A maximum of 5 teams play per court and facilities can hold anywhere from 2-4 courts. The standard format for all tournaments is to play each team in your pool 2 games to 21 and the top two teams based on record will break pool and play in the playoffs. Most tournaments use paid referees however there are friendship tournaments that require the works team to do all the refereeing. Playoffs consist of Semi and Finals played in the best 2/3.

Every team that registers for a tournament has a captain or team organizer who sends in a check
Cost: Full day tournaments costs $145 per team and half day events (Accelerated Format) cost $120-$130 per team.
Click here for more information and learn more about Yankee Volleyball

Yankee Rating System
The Yankee rating system is based on an individual person skills such as passing, defense, hitting, setting, serving, and blocking. Ratings start at C- and go up to A+ in the following order C-, C, C+, B- B, B+, A-, A, A+. Based on your rating, you can play up to 3 levels below you and any tournament above your rating level. There is a rating committee that reviews players ratings monthly and will up your rating based on your play.

Contact Information:
Jonah Mytro
617.821.4013
Jonah at Spikebostonvolleyball.com