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Communication with district coaches can be initiated through the TSSAA Portal by clicking on the following tabs:

Sports > Memberships > Members

Here you will find email distribution lists for all district athletic directors and head coaches. You will also find a no-cost conference call line with an access code that is unique for your district.

1. Tournament Draw / Schedule – The tournament draw is based on seeding criteria established by the district. Set schedule and times for all matches, if not already done. Notify assigning officer of local association of district tournament schedule, times and sites as soon as possible.  (The assigning officer for each area shall determine the working schedule for officials, referee, and umpire for each match.)  Matches should follow as closely as possible to the tournament time schedule.  The tournament must be completed by the dates outlined in the TSSAA Calendar.
2. Tickets / Price of Admission – Ticket prices for the tournament should be agreed upon by the schools. They are not set by TSSAA. Arrangements for tickets should be made by the host schools.
3. Tournament Passes – The host school(s) along with the teams in the district should agree on the passes that will be accepted at the gate, as well as the number of passes that will be honored for players and staff of participating teams. TSSAA ID cards, TSSAA Championship Event cards, and TACA cards are not to be accepted as passes.
4. Tournament Rosters – A team may dress 14 players for the region tournament.  It is suggested that this same policy be adopted for district tournaments. (A team may not have additional players dressed in uniforms and have them wear T-shirts or warm-ups over the uniform.)
5. Game Director & Scorer – Select a director and scorer for each match.  Set the fees to be paid to the director and scorer.
6. 15 Minute Pre-Match Warm-Up Schedule – The following warm-up schedule shall be followed:
   

   3 minutes - General Passing (Both Teams on their side)

   6 minutes - Serving Teams Court

   6 minutes - Receiving Teams Court

   THERE WILL BE NO SHARED SERVING OR HITTING.

7. Line-Judges – Inform each team they are required to furnish a line judge.  (Tournament director shall assign two adult line judges per match.  No line judge may work in a match in which their school is participating.)  It is recommended that TSSAA registered volleyball officials be used as line judges.
8. Game Balls – The host school shall supply an approved or official volleyball for the district tournaments.  The Wilson I-COR High Performance volleyball will be used at the state tournament.
9. Game Officials – Coaches may select officials by a vote of all coaches in the tournament or may request the local association to assign officials.  A referee and an umpire shall be used in each match.  Game officials shall be paid $60 plus mileage at 15 cents per mile per official. Mileage is to be paid only if travel for the official is outside the county in which the official resides and should be based on mileage from city to city.
10. Financial Arrangements – Concession revenue shall go to the host school unless otherwise agreed upon by the administration of schools in the district. TSSAA shall receive 18% of the gross gate receipts. Postseason financial forms must now be completed through the TSSAA Portal.   Teams should be informed that if gate receipts do not equal expenses that participating teams will be billed equal shares for the cost of the tournament.  All checks for district, regional, and sectional tournaments and playoffs must be distributed within 10 business days of the completion of the tournament or game. Failure to do so will result in a $100.00 late fee to be paid to TSSAA and is to be used in the A.F. Bridges sportsmanship program to go to schools or students receiving awards. Failure to distribute funds within 20 business days will result in an additional $200 late fee (total $300.00). Failure to distribute funds within 40 business days will result in an additional $200.00 late fee (total $500.00). The school may not host any tournament or playoff until the principal or athletic director appears before the Board of Control to explain their reasons for not distributing the checks within the required time frame. The Board would then determine whether the school can host tournaments or playoffs in the future.
11. Video / Videostream / Radio – All media equipment and personnel must be licensed and credentialed members of the press (no parents with cameras).  They cannot be in an area that would interfere with play, interfere with the officials or line judges, or subject them or players to harm.  They are restricted from the areas immediately behind or in front of the benches and scorekeeper’s table.  In other areas, from the end of the benches of both teams, they must be at least 6 feet off the court and within three feet of the boundary defining the playing area.  They many not stand beside the R1 referee stand to take photographs.  During time-outs and between sets, they may not enter the court areas in front of the benches or scorekeeper’s table.  If a member of the press interferes with a player’s legitimate attempt to play the ball, the whistle shall be blown by the referee and a replay awarded to the team.  An exception will be made at the TSSAA State Girls’ Volleyball Tournament because of court configuration. Rules governing videostreaming or other broadcast of a postseason contest are found in the TSSAA Media Regulations.
12. Tournament Awards – TSSAA provides a district championship plaque and a district runner-up plaque.  Please check the list below to determine where the district plaques have been sent. Tournament directors are encouraged to contact the Athletic Director of the school that received their district’s awards and make arrangements for delivery.
    

    District	Class A	Class AA	Class AAA
    1	South Greene	Sullivan South	Dobyns Bennett
    2	Cosby	Pigeon Forge	Morristown West
    3	Bledsoe Co.	Fulton	Lenoir City
    4	Tellico Plains	Anderson Co.	Karns
    5	Sale Creek	Sequoyah	Walker Valley
    6	Columbia Academy	Hixson	Warren Co.
    7	Westmoreland	Signal Mountain	Riverdale
    8	Merrol Hyde	Cumberland Co.	Lincoln Co.
    9	Houston Co.	Lawrence Co.	Mt. Juliet
    10	East Hickman	Hume-Fogg	Beech
    11	Summertown	Macon Co.	Hillsboro
    12	Trinity Christian	Creek Wood	Centennial
    13	Humboldt	J. South Side	Rossview
    14	SCIAA (India Weaver)	J. North Side	Brighton
    15	SCIAA (India Weaver)	Ripley	Collierville
    16	SCIAA (India Weaver)	SCIAA (India Weaver)	M. Overton

13. Submitting Results & Region Tournament Information – Upon completion of the district tournament, please email your district champion and runner-up to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. In addition, region tournament hosts please submit the date(s), site, and time of your matches to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. as soon as possible.
14. Region Tournament Guidelines – Information for teams which advance to the Division I Region Tournament, can be found here.