The Picklr Manahawkin-LBI, address 205 Route 72 West, Manahawkin, NJ 08050, is a brand new state of the art indoor facility in Manahawkin, NJ located before you enter Long Beach Island on the right hand side. They have 7 dedicated permanent indoor courts.

The LBI Pickleball by the Beach Tournament is a USA MMP Pickleball sanctioned event and will have referees for just about every match or every match, but only mandatory for matches before the medal rounds and medal matches. You must have a valid, current USA Pickleball CHAMPION level membership to register and it must not expire before the last day of the tournament. You'll need to include your membership number in PB Brackets player profile, please.

Teams are not considered registered until both team members are registered and fully paid. Partners have 5 days to register, otherwise the team will be automatically placed on the waitlist. The contract to play is between players and it is their responsibility to comply with the tournament requirements to participate as stated above - this is a player responsibility.

Players will not be able to play lower than their UTPR or possibly their DUPR rating. You certainly can play up a level. Please play at the skill level where you play in recreational play. DUPR results will be entered if you have DUPR connected to your PB Brackets account.

Brackets will be filled on a first come basis. The computerized list, as you see it on the WaitList, is in alphabetical order (WL), and not in the order the registration was made.

If you have any questions or problems registering please email me at: Ajones2429@aol.com (Andy Jones).

REFEREE & RULES SUMMARY

PLAYER INSTRUCTIONS

Please carefully read this important information in its entirety.

All 2025 USA Pickleball Rules apply. Players are responsible for being familiar with the rules in their entirety.

Players must play with a USA Pickleball-approved paddle. You are responsible for ensuring that the paddle you play with is listed on the Approved Paddle List posted on the USA Pickleball website.

Players are responsible for calling all the lines on their end of the court. In officiated matches the referee is responsible for calling service foot faults, non-volley zone foot faults, and short serves. Please make all “out” calls loudly, clearly, and promptly, even if they are obvious. The Code of Ethics for Line Calling requires that you give the opponent the benefit of any doubt.

You may ask the referee to make a ruling on any line call (appeal). The referee will only make a ruling if he/she clearly saw the ball land, otherwise, the appealed call will stand. Referees can make a judgment call, players MUST see space.

Starting server bands will be provided for doubles events and must be worn by each starting server so that it is visible to the referee and the opponents. Failure to wear the band will result in a forfeit of the match.

Server must not hit the ball to serve until after the entire score has been called. Serving while the score is being called (live ball) will result in a fault. Serving before the score call begins (dead ball) will result in a replay. After the score is called, the server has 10 seconds to serve the ball. Failure to do so will result in a fault. Take a deep breath then serve after the last number is called.

In officiated matches, the referee will pay close attention that each player's serve complies with USA Pickleball requirements. The ball release must also be visible to the referee and the opponent.

For a volley serve, when the ball is hit:

a. The server’s arm must be moving in an upward arc.

b. The highest point of the paddle head must not be above the highest point of the server’s wrist.

c. The ball at contact must not be above the server’s waist.

For a drop serve, the ball must be dropped from the hand or paddle, with no force added and can not be tossed up. That's only on a drop serve.

Any double hit can be hit twice, but this must occur during a continuous, single-direction stroke.

Players may quickly hydrate and towel off between rallies within the flow of the game.

Players may call a hinder if they are distracted by a ball on their court, person, or object coming into their playing area. Hinders deemed to be valid by the referee will result in a replay. The referee will not stop play due to a ball in the playing area unless it becomes a safety issue.

Players may only receive coaching from someone other than their partner during a time-out. This includes between games and during end changes.

Any player may call a time-out before the server hits the ball to serve. Each team has two 1-minute (standard) time-outs per 11-point or 15-point game and three time-outs are available in games to 21 points. Time-outs cannot be called during rallies or after the ball becomes live, or it will be a fault. Time-outs for a game may be requested and used during the between game time-out before the game begins.

There is a 2-minute break (time-out) between games.

In the third game of a 2-out-of-3 game match, and in games to 15 or 21 points, teams

have a 1-minute time-out to change ends of the court (at 6, 8, or 11 points, respectively).

Each player may request one medical time-out per match to address injuries and medical conditions. When a player requests a medical time-out, medical personnel (or the Tournament Director) will be summoned to assess whether the need is valid. If the request is deemed not valid, the requesting player will be charged a standard time-out (if available) and issued a technical warning. If the player has no remaining time-outs, a technical foul will be issued (resulting in a 1-point score adjustment).

In accordance with the USA Pickleball Concussion Protocol, any player sustaining a head injury will not be permitted to resume play without a written release from a licensed health care professional.

Players requesting to see the Head Referee or Tournament Director to challenge a referee’s ruling will be charged a standard time-out and be issued a technical warning if the referee’s ruling is correct. If no time-out is available, a technical foul will be issued (resulting in a 1-point score adjustment).

When 15 seconds remain before starting or resuming play, the referee will give a 15 second warning. The referee will call “time in” and the score when the players are, or should be, ready.

In self-officiated matches, any player may request a referee if the player believes that a rule is being consistently violated or when players are not able to resolve a dispute quickly and easily.

Players are expected to exhibit good sportsmanship at all times. Any action deemed by the referee to be unsportsmanlike will result in a verbal warning, technical warning, or a technical foul against the offending player. A game will be forfeited if the player or team receives a technical warning and a technical foul, or three technical warnings, during a match. The match will be forfeited if the equivalent of four technical warnings is obtained.

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PRE-MATCH BRIEFING with REFEREES

Before play begins for each match the referee will hold a briefing with all players to:

Inspect player paddles.

Inform players of the match format.

Identify starting servers and ensure visibility of the starting server identification.

Use a fair method for players to choose service and ends to start the match.

Remind players to make loud, clear, and prompt calls. (Line calling responsibilities

covered in #2 and #3 above so they are not required to be covered in the briefing.)

Notify players of any court abnormalities and approved rule modifications.

Review major rule changes for 2025.

Answer questions about player instructions and rules.

Allow players to warm up as time permits. Five minutes for first match of the day, 3 minutes for all remaining matches.

We expect a high volume of players and highly recommend you or your partner register (that holds your position in the event) and then have your partner register within the 5 days to be in the event together or you will both be moved to the Wait-List and the next in line on the Waitlist will be moved into the bracket if the bracket is full. The same holds true if you register without a partner. You will only have 5 days to remain in the bracket (event) without a partner before being moved to the Waitlist and someone from the WL moving into the event.

Registration is $75 per person and $10 extra PER event ($25 for Open level events), There are additional administrative fees charged by Pickleball Brackets ($5.00 non-refundable per event, maximum $10) and Stripe. If you are put on the WaitList you will still be charged $5.00 per event, whether you are moved off the WL or not.

Pickleball Brackets charges their own fees of $5 per event with a limit of $10 for two events. Pickleball Bracket and Stripe fees are nonrefundable. If you are put on the Waitlist you will still be charged $5 per event. If you are moved into the bracket, you will not be charged another $5 per event. If you register and immediately are put on the WL do not pay. Your spot will be reserved and you will then be asked to pay once moved off the WL in order to be in the event.

There will be prize money for all Open divisions as long as there are 8 teams or more teams in the bracket.

FORMAT

BRACKETS will be for 7 or more teams

Winners bracket - 2 out of 3 games to 11, win by 2.

Losers bracket - 1 game to 15, win by 2.

Bronze medal matches - 1 game to 15, win by 2.

Gold medal matches - 2 out of 3 games to 11, win by 2.

Events are skill level only.

This is what's known as the old US Open format where you can not come back around from the lower bracket to the Gold/Silver match. The best you can do from the lower bracket, if you win, is Bronze.

ROUND ROBIN BRACKETS - Any event with 6 teams or less will be run as a round robin, 3-4-5-6 teams will play a round robin. Fewer than 3 teams will be moved into a combined bracket. The number of teams will determine the format of play. Round Robins will be 1 game to 11 or 15 or best 2 out of 3 to 11 win by 2. Winner is determined by most wins with total points being the tie-breaker. Round robin players must play all their matches to be eligible for a medal. If you withdraw from a rr match it's as if you never played and everyone will receive 0-0.

12.C.3.a. First tie-breaker: head to head matches won.

12.C.3.b. Second tie-breaker: point differential of all games played (e.g., Team A won Match 1 11-8, 11-4, so they would have a point differential of +10. Team A then wins the second match 11-9, 2-11, 11-6. For this round they would have a point differential of -2. This would give them a total for the day of +8).

12.C.3.c. Third tie-breaker: head to head point differential.

12.C.3.d. Fourth tie-breaker: point differential against next highest team. (e.g., If the teams are tied for second, use point differentials against the first place team).

It is the tournament's right to change the format if time is an issue.

Any registered player who loses a partner, after registrations have closed, must replace that partner with an already registered player. The responsibility rests with the players. The replacement has to be in the same skill group that you are scheduled to play in. Players can play down in age and up in skill, but replacements need to be known and communicated to the registration coordinator (Andy Jones, 610-737-7957) by 4:00 p.m. the day before you are scheduled to play.

Play will start at 8 a.m. sharp each day. Warmups will be allowed ten minutes beforehand. However, each individual event's start time will vary. Start times will be posted midnight before the first day of the tournament.

The tournament will give out beautiful dry-fit shirts to each registered. To receive a shirt your order has to have been received 3 weeks before the registration deadline.

Pickleball Brackets' service fee is nonrefundable. Full refunds of the tournament fee are refundable up until the registration deadline, Thursday, July 18, 2025.

If you are on the WaitList, PB Brackets still charges $5.00 per event. This is not the LBI Tournament charging the extra fees, it is in the hands of Pickleball Brackets. If you get moved from the WL into the bracket, you will not be charged an additional $5 per event fee.

THIS IS AN INDOOR FACILITY

MUST HAVE AT LEAST 8 in a bracket for each Open Division

4.5/5.0 = Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles and Mixed Doubles Open Division -

Prize Money to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place teams in each division

1st = $500, 2nd =$300.00, 3rd =$150.00