Tournament/Site Director

Dominik Severino
dom@force-sports.com

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Entry Fee

$235

Location

Address

Force Sports Eastlake
34650 Melinz Parkway
Eastlake, OH 44094

Phone: 440-527-8445

Web page: http://www.force-sports.com/

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Tournament Information

Tournament Information

Director: Dom Severino

Location:

Force Sports Eastlake - 34650 Melinz Pkwy Eastlake OH 44095

(Four Points By Sheraton Located Within Walking Distance)

Fee:

$235.00 Checks Made Payable To "Force Sports" and mailed to addess listed above

Admission:

$5 Per Day for Guests 18 and Older Paid Upon Arrival at the Door

Payment:

Payments are due in full to secure your spot. Cancellation with in 30 days of the tournament will result in a loss of payment unless the spot is otherwise filled. Please mail checks to the address located above. 

Registraion:

Please email Dom Severino (Dom@Force-Sports.com) for registration. Please include your team, coaches name, contact email and team code if possible. 

Start Times:

Doors will open at 7:00am for both teams and spectators. Coaches meeting will take place at 7:30am on Court 1. Play will begin at 8:00am. 

Facility Information

Seating:

All courts will have a couple bleacher sets as well as limited spacing for personal camping chairs. Space as always is first come first serve for these spaces. Please be respectful of others while choosing your spot. Our head official will have final say of areas you are not allowed to be seated. In general you will not be allowed behind the service lines. Our facility is NOT currently wheel chair accessible. 

Concessions:

We have a full service concession area with drink and food options. Personal bottles and small snacks are allowed. Coolers and full team meals are not permitted. Our full concession menu will be emailed out the week of the tournament to coaches and directors to pass along. 

 

Tournament Procedures

Warm Ups:

Only registered USAV members with a “clear” USAV background screen may be in the playing area to assist with warm-ups. Such individuals must also be listed on that team’s roster. Prior to each team’s first match of the day, Juniors boys’/girls’ mandatory warm-ups are to consist of 15 minutes (7 minutes shared, no hitting across net), 4 minutes serving team, 4 minutes receiving team. After each team’s first match, the mandatory warm-up time between all matches is will be 10 minutes, consisting of 2 minutes of shared ball handling on-court, 4 minutes full-court for the serving team, and 4 minutes full-court for the receiving team.

Pool play format:

4 courts, 5 referees, 16 teams, 37 matches 4 pools of 4 teams

For pools of 4 teams, the best of 3 sets will win matches. Each non-deciding set will be won by the team that first scores 25 points with a minimum 2-point advantage (no scoring cap). If there is a deciding set, it will be won by the team that first scores 15 points with a minimum 2-point advantage (no scoring cap). Change sides when a team earns 8 points. A point will be scored on each rally. If the receiving team wins the rally, they score a point and gain the serve.

Match order:

Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Match 4 Match 5 Match 6 [team in () refs] 1 vs. 3 (2) 2 vs. 4 (1) 1 vs. 4 (3) 2 vs. 3 (1) 3 vs. 4 (2) 1 vs. 2 (4) Teams from the same club, regardless of seed, should not be placed in the same pool.

Tournament format:

All teams advance. All teams must be ranked within their pools based on match percentage first. For any ties, use the tie-breaking procedure below. All first-place and second-place teams to the Gold playoffs. All third-place teams to the Silver playoffs. All fourth-place teams to the Bronze playoffs. Playoff positions on the tournament brackets will be based on pool finish to avoid teams from the same pool playing each other in the first round.

Seeding procedure:

Pool A Seeds 1, 8, 9, 16

Pool B Seeds 2, 7, 10, 15

Pool C Seeds 3, 6, 11, 14

Pool D Seeds 4, 5, 12, 13

Tie-breaking:

Since all teams advance to playoffs, ties will not be decided by playing a set. 1. If 2 teams from the same pool are tied, their head to head match determines their order of finish. 2. If 3 teams from the same pool are tied after match and set % and point differential have been calculated, a coin flip will determine their order of finish.

Playoffs and Prizes:

All teams will make a playoff bracket. 1st and 2nd place in each pool will advance to the Gold Bracket. 3rd Place in all pools will advance to a Silver bracket. 4th place in all pools will advance to a Bronze Bracket. Prizes will be awared to First and Second Place in the Gold Bracket and First Place in the Silver Bracket. 

Sportsmanship:

The Ohio Valley Region promotes a high standard of sporting conduct (“sportsmanship”) among its athletes, coaches, referees, and spectators and expects the USAV Spectator/Parent Code of Conduct to be followed, as outlined in the USAV Rules Book and any other publications. Tournament directors are expected to support officials, coaches, players, and other tournament personnel during an event. Taunting, offensive cheers or gestures, profanity, racial or sexist comments, or other intimidating words or actions directed at officials, athletes, coaches, or team representatives will not be tolerated. Any unsporting actions, including but not limited to those mentioned above, will result in an Incident Report being filed with the OVR and a warning being issued by the OVR Commissioner. Subsequent unsporting behavior by the same individual or team at the same event will result in removal from the competition site. A pattern of unsporting behavior will result in $250 fine/sanction to the associated club or team. 

 

Thanks you all and please do not hesitate to contact Dom at Dom@Force-Sports.Com with any questions. 

Pools

Note: OVR rankings appearing in the following listings are intended only as a helpful tool for tournament directors. They are subject to frequent change, including after the pools are set, and other factors may also be considered when determining pools and order of play.

Officials [Hired officials: sign in for more information]

The officials' assigner for this event is Dominik Severino (dom@force-sports.com).

officials are still required for this event.

1. (hired) : Head Official
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