There are 48 teams competing for 36 spots in the 2020 Power League. Competition will take place over 2 weekends in January. All teams will be in action starting on Sunday 1/5/20. 

Day 1
48 participating teams will be placed into 12 pools of 4 teams. Teams will play all teams in their pool and based upon their pool finish, be re-seeded and re-pooled for day 2 play. The top 2 teams will be placed into the Qualifying Rounds (24 teams) and the 3rd and 4th place teams placed into the elimination round (24 teams). All matches are best of 3. First 2 sets to 25 points, no cap; Deciding set will be to 15 points, no cap, 2  30 sec timeouts per set. ​

Day 2
Divisional Qualifying rounds - The 24 teams will be placed into 3 brackets of 8 teams and will be playing 3 matches for seeding into the divisional rounds of PL#1 scheduled for February 9th. All teams have qualified for Power League play and will be playing for seeding into Division 1 through 4.

Elimination rounds - The 24 teams will be placed into pods of 6 teams, 2 pools of 3 teams paired up for competition. Teams will play all teams in their pool, then a cross-over match with ʻpartnerʻ pool.

Pool Schedule
Team 1 vs Team 3 - Ref: Team 2
Team 2 vs Team 3 - Ref: Team 1
Team 1 vs Team 2 - Ref: Team 3
Cross-Over
Round 1 - (M1)2nd place vs 3rd place and (M2)3rd place vs 2nd place
Round 2 - 1st place vs 1st place and (M3) M1 winner vs. M2 winner

Pool winners (1st place teams) and the winner from the M3 (M1 winner vs M2 winner) will qualify for the 2020 Power League. Losers from the Round 1 matches and the loser from the M3 match will be eliminated and will not qualify for the 2020 Power League.

Tournament Format
​All matches will be best of 3 sets to 25 points, win by 2 points with no point cap. Deciding set (If necessary) will be to 15 points (switch sides at 8 points), win by 2 points with no point cap. Each team will have two 30 second timeouts per set. Warmups will be 2 minutes shared, 4 minutes serving team, 4 minutes receiving team. 

Pool finish will be determined by
1. Match Percentage
2. Set percentage
3. Point differential

Ties will be determined by the following criteria
2 teams - Head to head results will determine the order of finish
3 teams - If the teams are still tied after match and set percentage and point differential, a card draw will determine the place of finish.

Coaches Meeting - Day 1 - 1/5/20
​ALL TEAMS MUST SUBMIT A WEBPOINT ROSTER AT THE COACHES MEETING.
Coaches meeting for ALL AM pools will be at 7:15am at Kekuhaupiʻo. First serve to start promptly at 8am. PM Pools at Kekuhaupiʻo gym at 1pm, PM pools at Keawe at 1:20pm. We will be collecting a webpoint roster for your team to your siteʻs coaches meeting and sign and hand to the gym site director. Handwritten rosters will NOT be accepted. NO EXCEPTIONS.

Rosters
​Rosters must be printed from Webpoint, signed and submitted at the coaches meeting at 1/5/20. No handwritten rosters will be accepted. Rosters of all teams will be frozen after the first tournament starts as to keep the competitive balance of each team in the league. All players/coaches must be registered in USAV for the 19-20 season. Only registered players and adults on the roster will be allowed in the bench area of the tournament. Per USAV Guidelines, there must be at least one (1) IMPACT certified coach/adult on the bench at all times. Adults (Coaches, Chaperones, etc.) may be added to the roster at later dates. Please print out a new roster to reflect these changes and bring it to the next tournament date. Officials will be checking for compliance.

Uniforms
Uniforms are not required until the end of the month, however numbered jerseys are required. Also, if libero(s) are to be utilized, they will NEED to be in contrasting colors from the rest of the team. (Note: Uniform numbers may be written in on the roster to match the uniform of player until official uniforms are required. NO DUPLICATE NUMBERS ALLOWED)

4 team pools
R1 - Team 1 vs Team 3 - Ref: Team 2
R2 - Team 2 vs Team 4 - Ref: Team 1
R3 - Team 1 vs Team 4 - Ref: Team 3
R4 - Team 2 vs Team 3 - Ref: Team 1
R5 - Team 3 vs Team 4 - Ref: Team 2
R6 - Team 1 vs Team 2 - Ref: Team 4

Pool schedules and results will be posted here: 
http://bit.ly/PLQual2020Results

Check back for updates or you can like our facebook page or you can also follow us on Twitter @AlohaRegionPL. Please contact aloharegionpowerleague@gmail.com with questions.

Mahalo nui for all of the clubs and teams that expressed interest in the 2020 Power League. This year we have had over 55 teams submit entries for our tournament series. We have been reviewing our options and we would like to serve as many teams as our resources will allow. As of Friday, 12/20, we are planning to have 48 teams in the PL Qualifying tournament competing for 36 total spots in the power league.

​Teams will be participating on 2 days of play. All matches will be best of 3 to 25 points, and the deciding match will be to 15 points. The first Aloha Region Power League Qualifying Tournament playdate will be on Sunday, January 5th at the Kekuhaupiʻo and Keawe gyms on the Kamehameha-Kapālama Campus. The second playdate is on Sunday, January 12th at Kamehameha-Kapālama and Damien High School Gyms. More information will be posted shortly.

Day 1
48 participating teams will be placed into 12 pools of 4 teams. Teams will play all teams in their pool and based upon their pool finish, be re-seeded and re-pooled for day 2 play. The top 2 teams will be placed into the Qualifying Rounds (24 teams) and the 3rd and 4th place teams placed into the elimination round (24 teams). All matches are best of 3. First 2 sets to 25 points, no cap; Deciding set will be to 15 points, no cap, 2  30 sec timeouts per set. ​

Day 2
Divisional Qualifying rounds - The 24 teams will be placed into 3 brackets of 8 teams and will be playing 3 matches for seeding into the divisional rounds of PL#1 scheduled for February 9th. All teams have qualified for Power League play and will be playing for seeding into Division 1 through 4. All matches are best of 3. First 2 sets to 25 points, no cap; Deciding set will be to 15 points, no cap, 2  30 sec timeouts per set.

Elimination rounds - The 24 teams will be placed into pods of 6 teams, 2 pools of 3 teams paired up for competition. Teams will play all teams in their pool, then a cross-over match with ʻpartnerʻ pool.  All matches are best of 3. First 2 sets to 25 points, no cap; Deciding set will be to 15 points, no cap, 2  30 sec timeouts per set. 

Pool Schedule
Team 1 vs Team 3 - Ref: Team 2
Team 2 vs Team 3 - Ref: Team 1
Team 1 vs Team 2 - Ref: Team 3
Cross-Over
Round 1 - (M1)2nd place vs 3rd place and (M2)3rd place vs 2nd place
Round 2 - 1st place vs 1st place and (M3) M1 winner vs. M2 winner

Pool winners (1st place teams) and the winner from the M3 (M1 winner vs M2 winner) will qualify for the 2020 Power League. Losers from the Round 1 matches and the loser from the M3 match will be eliminated and will not qualify for the 2020 Power League.

The accepted teams are listed below. All clubs/teams are to contact us via email (aloharegionpowerleague@gmail.com) confirming your teamʻs participation by Monday, December 23 by 12pm. There is a waiting list of teams and we want to complete our tournament field so please be prompt in your confirmation. Seeding and pool assignments and start times will follow shortly.

UPDATE (12/25/19 - 4pm): All teams have confirmed participation

For updated information on social media, you can also follow us on Facebook (@aloharegionpowerleague) and Twitter (@AlohaRegionPL) Please contact us with any questions. Mahalo again for your interest and participation in our league.

Mahalo for your continued interest and support of the 2020 Aloha Region Power League. This season we have received interest from over 55 teams and we are continuing to explore our options for servicing as many teams as possible. We are efforting to post our list of accepted teams shortly. Mahalo nui for your understanding and check back soon for the list of teams.