Join us in Scottsdale at Funk Beach
New seasons reboot August 27
Register anytime during the current season to secure a spot
for the funk flavored good times of the next season.
New seasons reboot August 27
Register anytime during the current season to secure a spot
for the funk flavored good times of the next season.
Thursday Leagues are held at 2 locations,
and all teams play both spots during the season
and all teams play both spots during the season
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primarily at:
Funk Beach Courts Oak St/64th St 6398 E Oak St, south Scottsdale, 85257 |
with a couple nights at:
Papago Park College Ave/Curry Rd 1000 N College Ave, north Tempe, 85288 |
League Team fee = $200
League structure:
- Teams play 3 games a night in a 1 hour shift *(goal = for all 3 games to be full ones to 21)
- A season is 9 weeks long (barring interruptions like weather & holidays)
- Consists of 6 weeks of regular season play = 18 games total
plus the season finale double elimination tournament night = 2-6 additional games)
Teams play each night at four alternating times at Funk Beach:
6:15 - 7:20 - 8:25 - 9:30
And at three possible times at Papago Park:
6:45 - 7:50 - 8:55
*No team ever plays more than 2 of the 9:30 time slots
*Teams play a variety of all of the possible times.
*Tournament nights are always played at Funk Beach Courts
League Prizes
- For best season record and #1 seed = A bucket of beverages of your choice on tournament night.
- Tournament night Champs = League Champions shirts for the team!
LEAGUE RULES - please scroll down past the register form
League structure:
- Teams play 3 games a night in a 1 hour shift *(goal = for all 3 games to be full ones to 21)
- A season is 9 weeks long (barring interruptions like weather & holidays)
- Consists of 6 weeks of regular season play = 18 games total
plus the season finale double elimination tournament night = 2-6 additional games)
Teams play each night at four alternating times at Funk Beach:
6:15 - 7:20 - 8:25 - 9:30
And at three possible times at Papago Park:
6:45 - 7:50 - 8:55
*No team ever plays more than 2 of the 9:30 time slots
*Teams play a variety of all of the possible times.
*Tournament nights are always played at Funk Beach Courts
League Prizes
- For best season record and #1 seed = A bucket of beverages of your choice on tournament night.
- Tournament night Champs = League Champions shirts for the team!
LEAGUE RULES - please scroll down past the register form
Rules and guidelines
Big Kahuna Intermediate
- Players must be willing to abide by the full clean rules of Intermediate sand play, and to simply be willing to learn the rules during league play, if the rules are new to them.
- Mid Intermediate level (a spectrum of levels: from BB to B to C level players looking to learn and grow)
- Teams need one female minimum on the team.
*A team may play with three men + a missing player if needed in a pinch.
Hands Fly Free
Full clean rules of play observed with one exception:
- We do not call/judge hand sets that stay on your side of the net. Practice your hand sets free of stress.
A bad hand set that crosses the net however IS a foul, and point awarded to opponent.
Full clean rules of play explained - don't worry, you got this
- Net contact = play over, point for the opponent. No net contact.
- Contact with opponents under the net is a point for them if it hindered them; their call.
- No lifting the ball *scooping it or using open, up-faced palms that the ball does not rebound off of crisply.
- No throwing the ball *means using "sticky" fingertips to slightly direct or push the ball at the end of ball contact, giving it a little extra English.
- No open hand finger dinks/directs/tips/flicks. Ball must be contacted crisp and rebound off of the hand. Knuckled fingers are great to used in tight spots.
- Open 2 hand defense, passing and shooting the ball are 100% OK as long as it is not a foul.
SPECIAL HOUSE RULE: - Open finger 2 hand "setting" of the serve IS LEGAL - as long as it is clean and not a double contact (too spinny)
A double contact spins too much and is a foul.
- A hard driven ball can be legally double contacted or momentarily lifted. *Hard driven means coming off of an overhand spike swing with velocity.
- No attacking the serve *Attacking is blocking the serve or spiking it back down from above the horizontal plane of the net.
- A block attempt touch on the ball does NOT count as one of a team's three allowed ball contacts. (Block plus 3 rule)
- Balls that cross the vertical net plane outside of the antennae or that touch antennae are ruled "OUT", and are a point for the opponent.
- Teams do not have to rotate in Intermediate leagues.
Recreational 4/5/6 player
- For beginner players, developing players and Here For The Beer fun shenanigans
- Team choice: you may play with 4 or 5 or 6 players on the sand
- Team rosters may be as large as 10 players max. Teams may play games with more than 6, rotating players in evenly.
**NOTE: Players in the Rec Leagues should be aware of the RECEATIONAL level of the playground, and MUST BE WILLING to play at the appropriate recreational level, subject to league organizer monitoring, and to respect the special rules that we do apply to preserve fair, safe, relaxed and appropriate conditions and vibes of play.
These special rules may include, among other rules not expressly shown here:
- No intentionally running plays to bring a player out as a hitter, who has rotated into a backrow defense position (aka the back row hitter move).
- No "indoor style" swap-out rotation moves. (aka - players must stay in the basic rotation position they are naturally in.)
- No pushing or throwing the ball with fingers engaged in a downward trajectory. (pushing the ball level or up is OK in Rec, though).
- No inappropriate spiking velocity on hitting or "whomping-up-on" Rec players with overly hard driven Intermediate play appropriate hitting of the ball.
Big Kahuna Intermediate
- Players must be willing to abide by the full clean rules of Intermediate sand play, and to simply be willing to learn the rules during league play, if the rules are new to them.
- Mid Intermediate level (a spectrum of levels: from BB to B to C level players looking to learn and grow)
- Teams need one female minimum on the team.
*A team may play with three men + a missing player if needed in a pinch.
Hands Fly Free
Full clean rules of play observed with one exception:
- We do not call/judge hand sets that stay on your side of the net. Practice your hand sets free of stress.
A bad hand set that crosses the net however IS a foul, and point awarded to opponent.
Full clean rules of play explained - don't worry, you got this
- Net contact = play over, point for the opponent. No net contact.
- Contact with opponents under the net is a point for them if it hindered them; their call.
- No lifting the ball *scooping it or using open, up-faced palms that the ball does not rebound off of crisply.
- No throwing the ball *means using "sticky" fingertips to slightly direct or push the ball at the end of ball contact, giving it a little extra English.
- No open hand finger dinks/directs/tips/flicks. Ball must be contacted crisp and rebound off of the hand. Knuckled fingers are great to used in tight spots.
- Open 2 hand defense, passing and shooting the ball are 100% OK as long as it is not a foul.
SPECIAL HOUSE RULE: - Open finger 2 hand "setting" of the serve IS LEGAL - as long as it is clean and not a double contact (too spinny)
A double contact spins too much and is a foul.
- A hard driven ball can be legally double contacted or momentarily lifted. *Hard driven means coming off of an overhand spike swing with velocity.
- No attacking the serve *Attacking is blocking the serve or spiking it back down from above the horizontal plane of the net.
- A block attempt touch on the ball does NOT count as one of a team's three allowed ball contacts. (Block plus 3 rule)
- Balls that cross the vertical net plane outside of the antennae or that touch antennae are ruled "OUT", and are a point for the opponent.
- Teams do not have to rotate in Intermediate leagues.
Recreational 4/5/6 player
- For beginner players, developing players and Here For The Beer fun shenanigans
- Team choice: you may play with 4 or 5 or 6 players on the sand
- Team rosters may be as large as 10 players max. Teams may play games with more than 6, rotating players in evenly.
**NOTE: Players in the Rec Leagues should be aware of the RECEATIONAL level of the playground, and MUST BE WILLING to play at the appropriate recreational level, subject to league organizer monitoring, and to respect the special rules that we do apply to preserve fair, safe, relaxed and appropriate conditions and vibes of play.
These special rules may include, among other rules not expressly shown here:
- No intentionally running plays to bring a player out as a hitter, who has rotated into a backrow defense position (aka the back row hitter move).
- No "indoor style" swap-out rotation moves. (aka - players must stay in the basic rotation position they are naturally in.)
- No pushing or throwing the ball with fingers engaged in a downward trajectory. (pushing the ball level or up is OK in Rec, though).
- No inappropriate spiking velocity on hitting or "whomping-up-on" Rec players with overly hard driven Intermediate play appropriate hitting of the ball.
Minimal rules in Fun Kahuna Rec League
- We do NOT call:
Lifts & carries, upward pushes or "throws", double contact (aka open fingers spinny play) and finger push/dinks
For safety, to preserve a recreational level of play and to keep it on the rails:
- Net contact means the play is over, point for the opponent. An essential rule for safety.
*This means ANY net contact. There is no such thing as "reasonable" net contact.
That can devolve quickly into monkey ball, and it is dangerous.
*Two of our top priorities are ensuring player safety and to helping players aspire to understand the actual game.
- Contact with opponents under the net is a stop play and point for the opponents.
Another essential rule for safety.
- No attacking the serve (contacting a served ball above the net line and blocking or spiking it back down.)
- Block Plus 3 Rule: A soft block attempt touch on the ball does NOT count as one of a team's three allowed ball contacts.
ROTATION
- Players must rotate in a clockwise, merry-go-round full rotation with each new server.
*Meaning: no player may set up in a permanent position
*Also: the "indoor rotation switch" tactic is NOT allowed (if you don't know, don't worry about this).
- We do NOT call:
Lifts & carries, upward pushes or "throws", double contact (aka open fingers spinny play) and finger push/dinks
For safety, to preserve a recreational level of play and to keep it on the rails:
- Net contact means the play is over, point for the opponent. An essential rule for safety.
*This means ANY net contact. There is no such thing as "reasonable" net contact.
That can devolve quickly into monkey ball, and it is dangerous.
*Two of our top priorities are ensuring player safety and to helping players aspire to understand the actual game.
- Contact with opponents under the net is a stop play and point for the opponents.
Another essential rule for safety.
- No attacking the serve (contacting a served ball above the net line and blocking or spiking it back down.)
- Block Plus 3 Rule: A soft block attempt touch on the ball does NOT count as one of a team's three allowed ball contacts.
ROTATION
- Players must rotate in a clockwise, merry-go-round full rotation with each new server.
*Meaning: no player may set up in a permanent position
*Also: the "indoor rotation switch" tactic is NOT allowed (if you don't know, don't worry about this).
