Rally In The Rock
Pickleball Tournament

📍 Location: UW Health Sports Factory,  305 S. Madison St., Rockford, IL 61104

📆 Date: Saturday, April 1, 2023

🕘 Time: Mens & Womens @ 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.  — check in @ 8:30 a.m.

👕 Shirts - Dri-Fit shirts, Small-2XL (Scroll down for specs and size chart) Note: You must be registered by Wednesday, March 15, 2023  @ 9 a.m. to receive a shirt. 

💲 Cost: $55 per person   

🛑 Tournament Registration Deadline: Thursday,  March 30, 2023  @ 9 a.m. 

💵 Payment: Secure credit card payment via Stripe™ during registration

💻 Register: Use the Registration buttons to reserve your spot!    

✔️Confirmation: You will receive an email confirmation from Rockford Pickleball (notifications@koalendar.com). The confirmation email will include the date, time and address of your booking. Please check your spam folder if you don't receive it in your inbox.  If it isn't in your spam folder, you might have mistyped your email address. Please contact me to rectify this.

✖️ Cancellation Policy: This tournament has a no refund policy.

🧐 Questions? Contact Tournament Director, Jenn Selchow, (815) 505-0586

👀 Spectators can attend for free!

🔀 Divisions: 

• Mens 3.0, 3.5 & 4.0 — 48 players

• Womens 3.0, 3.5 & 4.0 — 48 players

❓ Unsure of your division? Read the Player Rating Descriptions

🔁 Format: Round robin scramble separated by skill levels and gender. Scramble format - partners switch after every game in pool play. Games are to 11 points, win by 1 point. One timeout per team, per game.  You will play approximately 6 games in pool play before the single elimination playoff. Medals will be awarded to the top three participants in each division.

• Stage 1 - Scramble Pool Play - You will be assigned a new partner for every game (scramble).

• Scoring Totals for Pool Play: 1.) Wins, 2.) Points, 3.) Head-to-Head 

• Stage 2 - Single Elimination Playoff - You will play with the same partner for the entire elimination playoff stage.  

👥 Players: 13+ years of age   

🏀 Surface: Basketball hardwood flooring

🟠 Ball: Core Indoor, orange

⚠️ The Tournament Director reserves the right to move a player to the appropriate skill level.  

Shirt Specs:

• Cooling Performance Crew

• 4.0 oz., 100% Micro Poly Interlock 5-Star Fabric

• Superior moisture wicking for peak performance

• Ultra-tight knit for better opacity and printability

• Stain release and odor resistant for easy care

• Fade and snag resistant for durability

• 44+ UPF for UV sun protection

• Reinforced shoulder seams

• Double needle cover stitch hem

Mens Sizing: 

• Small, Chest 41"

• Medium, Chest 43"

• Large, Chest  46"

• XL, Chest 49"

• 2XL, Chest 52"

Womens Sizing:

• Small, Chest 32"

• Medium, Chest 36"

• Large, Chest 38"

• XL, Chest 40"

🏓 How many games will I play? You will play 6-10 games of pickleball. The more you win, the further you go, the more you play. Depending on how the brackets fill,  some divisions may need to be combined to insure you have 8 games.  You may be playing  your games back-to-back games with no bye rounds. 

💲 What determines the entry fee? The entry fee is based on the expenses of the tournament. For instance:

• Each basketball court (3 pickleball courts) are rented from UW Health Sports Factory.

• Event insurance is provided to the Rockford Park District for the tournament. 

• New balls are purchased for every tournament as this is the industry standard best practice.  

• Medals for each division.

• Swag  item (shirt) for each player

• Administrative costs like credit card fees and scheduling software.