This is the latest edition of the Open Power Rankings for the 2018 season. The list was formed by a panel of 12 individuals, spanning all regions, who discuss the top contenders and then vote on the contenders using this prompt: “If these 30 teams played in 100 tournaments tomorrow, who on average would place the best?”. Panelists then rated teams on a scale of 1-10, with the best team on the contender list given a “10” and the worst given a “1”. The highest and lowest score for each team was removed before averaging the final scores. Got something related to roundnet that you want to know more about? Have any topics you want to be discussed on...
1 - 2 - 3, done. At the highest level of roundnet, that's the norm. Most people fall in love with the sport after a few great rallies, but as players' skills increase, rallies become less frequent, like Chris Hornacek drop shot infrequent. The consequence of this is that the general viewability of the sport suffers making it harder to attract fans, sponsors, and media coverage. Let's take a look at the 2017 National Championship finals for the Premier and Women's Divisions: Premier Women Legal Serves 58.9% 80.9% Missed Serves 41.1% 19.1% Aces 14.5% 4.5% Rallies* 4.8% 8.9% Touches/Point 1.56 2.79 Change of Possession/Point 0.056 0.111 *A rally is defined as 3 or more changes of possession. All around, these stats...
The longest running roundnet tournament is back for its sixth iteration. SummerSpike, the tournament traditionally held on the beaches of Coney Island in New York, will be held on the turf field at MCU Park, a minor league baseball stadium just up the road. Like the Lancaster Tour Stop in May, this event will be recorded and broadcasted on ESPN2. Be sure to tune in at 3pm EDT on July 4th! SummerSpike tends to attract top teams each year and this year is no exception. Twenty-eight Premier-level teams are coming to compete in the Premier Division, making it the largest Premier Division ever at a Tour Stop or Grand Slam. Similarly, eighteen teams are competing in the Women’s Division,...
West Coast players and ballers from across the country have traveled to compete in the 2018 Spikeball™ Roundnet Association West Tour Series. The five stop Tour Series will conclude this weekend as it returns to Southern California for the Santa Monica Grand Slam. This event will feature a highly competitive seventeen-team Premier Division filled with many top level teams and mashups. There will also be nine teams in the Women's Division, thirty-five in Advanced, and twenty-five in Intermediate. The tournament will continue on Sunday with the Coed Division. Season partners and new teams alike will compete for a chance to get on the podiums. Make your Santa Monica Grand Slam predictions in the Prediction Poll HERE! Premier Division The #1 ranked...
