Frequently Asked Questions

Go to the nomination link and fill out the form. Make sure you pay the fee as described by the deadline, as the nomination is only accepted once we have proof the payment is in our bank account.

There are no absolute guarantees, however, nominating and paying as soon as possible will give you the best chance. We do have limits on court space and resources, and once that fills up then we unfortunately have to refuse nominations. Make sure the tournament director has received your application by either receiving a confirmation email or by checking your team's name and division on the 'Nominated Teams' list.

Yes that's right. The first date is an early bird date to qualify for the early bird discount. Nominating early helps us ensure we have enough staff, court time and equipment for a successful tournament. Teams that nominate or pay after the early bird cutoff must pay the full fee. We need everyone to register and pay by the final cutoff date so that we can begin the complicated process of creating, checking and publishing the draw.

We have placed limits on the number of teams to ensure that we don't accept more teams than we can handle. If none of the available divisions are suitable for your team, register on the waiting list. If a spot opens up we will invite those on the waiting list to take that spot.

Teams will only be accepted after the final cutoff date if it is convenient for the tournament. That generally only happens if another team has pulled out and we are looking for a team to replace them in the existing draw.

Register on the waiting list if the division you wish to enter won't allow more nominations. There is a link to the waiting list just underneath where you select your division :)

A volleyballer who turns 19+ in this calendar year (1st January to 31st December) may NOT play in an under 19 division, unless their team is provided with an exception by the tournament director. Anyone turning 18 (or less) in the calendar year may play in an under 19 division. So someone who is 18 at the time of Chalice but turning 19 in August of the same year may not compete in the under 19 division. Same goes for other age-based divisions. If you think we should provide your team with an exception, please contact the tournament director BEFORE that person plays.

Mixed teams can enter into all men's divisions except Premier. Depending on the division you could be competing against some fairly competitive men's teams on a men's height net, so consider your division choice carefully. If your team is up for the challenge, awesome!

We do not have specific divisions for Masters teams - Masters teams may enter the open-age division of their choosing.

It depends. You may play in teams representing your club (eg Dragons), school (eg St Peters), region (eg Met West), and state (Queensland). If you want to play in different grades for the same club/school you must first ask the permission of the Tournament Director. Generally you will be allowed to play up in divisions but not down. Not seeking permission will generally result in a forfeit of your team.

Most teams will play anywhere from five to eight games over the weekend, and there are also duties to perform (roughly one every two games). If you play in two teams, there is a good chance you will have two games or duties at the same time! Your teams could easily be at different venues, so it will likely be difficult to play more than one or two games for your second team. Our advice is to pick one 'primary' team, and perhaps help out another team for one or two games if you can.

We can tell you the venues that Chalice will be at, but we can't be more specific than that until the draw is created (about a week before the event). We have three venues, and around 80-100 teams in 13 divisions of varying sizes. Who plays where and when will depend on how we can squeeze all the games in, and we won't know that until the draw is all done. Most divisions will be at more than one venue over the course of the weekend, though you will normally be at only one venue per day.

Many teams would like a late start, or an early finish, or have a player or two unavailable at a certain time, etc. With a packed schedule, while we try to help you out it is often very difficult to accommodate all of these requests. We do try extra hard to cater for travelling teams (eg late starts) and the needs of teams in age-based divisions (eg early nights for younger divisions, and time during the weekend to study). Make sure to tell us whether your draw consideration is 'required' or 'preferred'. If you indicate 'required', then we understand that if we can't meet your request that you will not be able to play and wish to be removed from the tournament.