2020 League Rules & Guidelines - Season Goals, Schedule, Rescheduling, and Conference Play

Sep 17, 2026

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2020 MN Boys High School Volleyball League rules and guidelines define season objectives, scheduling expectations, and procedures for last-minute adjustments caused by weather or facility changes. The document explains how rescheduled matches are communicated, including required notifications and update responsibilities, while setting expectations for postseason and conference play. It details competition date timing, JV-to-varsity flow, conference tie-breaking logic, and conference award allocations, plus deadlines for submitting all-conference nominations.

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Rules & Guidelines

Season Goals

Schedule, Conferences, & Tournaments

Competition Dates & Times

Conference Play

All-Conference Awards

Conference Designations

Conference Ties

In-Season Tournaments

Year-End State Tournament

State Tournament Conference Qualifiers

2020 RULES & GUIDELINES SEASON GOALS: HAVE FUN!!!! GROW THE GAME!!!! KEEP THINGS SIMPLE!!!! BE PATIENT!!!! THE MN BOYS HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE SERVES STUDENTS ENROLLED IN MINNESOTA SCHOOLS. A. SCHEDULE, CONFERENCES, & TOURNAMENTS: Each TEAM will be scheduled to play 10-12 competition dates. LAST MINUTE SCHEDULE ADJUSTMENTS: Game Day Schedules, Gyms/Facility, Locations, and Start Time adjustments may occur due to inclement weather and spring sport cancellations/ rescheduling and indoor practice needs. FLEXIBILITY WILL BE CRITICAL! Real-time adjustments will be communicated as quickly as possible via the site director and/or MN Boys HSVB Assn. RESCHEDULING PROCEDURES: (NORTHERN MN - PROCEDURE DOES NOT APPLY - CONTACT DEREK HART ONLY) If a match must be rescheduled due to inclement weather or lack of facility, please proceed with the following steps AS SOON AS POSSIBLE: The HOSTING HEAD COACH will: 1. Send ONE GROUP email notification of postponement to the group noted below. 2. Contact the opposing Head Coach to determine and agree upon a new date of competition. 3. Send ONE GROUP email notification with the rescheduled date, time, location and teams playing. BRAD AABERG WILL INFORM/REASSIGN OFFICIALS. MN BOYS WILL UPDATE THE WEBSITE LEAGUE SCHEDULE. GROUP EMAIL INCLUDES: ● Visiting Team Director and/or Coach - See the Coach Directory posted under GAME DAY RESOURCES on the Website ● Brad Aaberg (officials director): [aaberg.brad@gmail.com](aaberg.brad@gmail.com) ● Jenny Kilkelly: [jenny@gonyealand.com](jenny@gonyealand.com) ● Krista Flemming: [kristaflemming@gmail.com](kristaflemming@gmail.com) MN BOYS HSVB ASSOCIATION WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR RESCHEDULING POSTPONED MATCHES. THERE WILL BE NO REFUNDS FOR MATCHES THAT ARE NOT RESCHEDULED. COMPETITION DATES & TIMES: ● Competitions will be played on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and/or Thursdays the last week of March, April and May to the best of the League’s ability. Other days/dates may be available to accommodate conflicts, but are not guaranteed. ● A single match schedule will be played by EACH team on EACH competition date. Each School will play 1 JV Match (2 of 3 Sets) followed by 1 Varsity Match (3 of 5 Sets) . ● JV matches will begin at approximately 6:00pm with Varsity’s Official 10 minute Warm-Up starting 10 minutes AFTER completion of the JV match. Varsity players are allowed to ball handle on a shared court during this 10 minute break between JV match and start of Varsity Warm-Up. ● Anthem or Pledge of Allegiance and announcement of Varsity Players is strongly encouraged (not required) prior to the start of each regular weekday competition. CONFERENCE PLAY: ● Each SCHOOL will play EACH CONFERENCE SCHOOL at least once. ● Conference champions and placings will be determined by the win-loss record. ● Schools that play each other more than once will ONLY count the LATEST of multiple competition dates. ● Tournament match-ups of conference teams will NOT count for conference play or season rankings. ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS: Each Conference will designate an All-Conference Team. The number of awards available to each team will depend on the final conference standings. | | NW | NE | SW | SE | EAST | NORTHERN MN | SOUTHERN MN | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | Awards | Awards | Awards | Awards | Awards | Awards | Awards | | 1st | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | 2nd | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | 3rd | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | | 4th | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | 5th | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 6th | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | 7th | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | 8th | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | 9th | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | 10th | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 10 | ● Each coach will submit the name/names of player/s nominated for all-conference and all other player information including high school, graduation

FAQs

How many competition dates does each team play during the season?

Each team is scheduled to play 10–12 competition dates.

What steps are required when a match must be rescheduled due to weather or facility issues?

Proceed as soon as possible: the hosting head coach sends one group email postponement notice, contacts the opposing head coach to agree on a new date, then sends one group email with the rescheduled date, time, location, and teams playing.

How are conference ties broken, including a three-way tie?

If there is a tie, head-to-head competition is used using only the latest latest match if multiple were played. For a three-way tie: (a) match record among tied teams, (b) set record using set percentage among tied teams, (c) set win percentage across all conference matches, then (d) a coin flip.

Sep 17, 2026

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