Tournament/Site Director

Glenn Freed
gfreed@ambridge.k12.pa.us

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Entry Fee

$235

Location

Address

Ambridge Area HS
909 Duss Ave.
Ambridge, PA 15003

Web page: http://www.ambridge.k12.pa.us/

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Maps

(From the Ambridge Area School District web site)

• MapQuest maps and directions

Directions

• From the South:

  Take I-79 North to the Sewickley Exit #66. Take Route 65 North to Ambridge. Pass Ambridge Ace Hardware to first traffic light and turn right onto Route 989/8th Street. Go to fourth traffic signal and turn left onto Duss Avenue. The school is on the left.

• From the North:

  1. Take Route 65 South to Route 989/8th Street in Ambridge. Make a left on 8th Street and go to fourth traffic signal and turn left onto Duss Ave. The school is on the left.

  2. Take I-79 South to Sewickley Exit #66. Take Route 65 North to Ambridge. Pass Ambridge Ace Hardware; red light after Ace Hardware (Route 989/8th Street) make a right and go to fourth traffic signal to Duss Avenue. The school is on the left.

• From Route 60 North (from Pittsburgh):

  Take Parkway West towards Airport to Moon Township. Follow Route 60 North to the Hopewell Exit. Make right turn onto Rt. 151. Stay on Rt. 151 for approximately 4 miles – through 5-Points intersection (McDonald’s and CVS at corner) and follow Route 151 to the bottom of the hill where you come to a “T”. At bottom of hill, make left on to Route 51 and go approximately one mile to the Ambridge/Aliquippa Bridge. Make a right onto bridge, and you will come into Ambridge on 11th Street. Follow 11th Street to the third traffic signal and make a right on Duss Ave. The school is on the right just past the tennis courts.

• From Route 60 South (from Chippewa and Beaver):

  Follow Route 60 South to the Hopewell Exit. Make left turn onto Route 151. Stay on Route 151 for approximately 4 miles-through 5-Points intersection (McDonald’s and CVS at corner) and follow Route 151 to the bottom of the hill where you come to a “T”. At bottom of hill make left on to Route 51 and go approximately one mile to the Ambridge/Aliquippa Bridge. Make a right onto bridge, and you will come into Ambridge on 11th Street. Follow 11th Street to the third traffic signal and make a right on Duss Ave. The school is on the right just past the tennis courts.

• From the PA Turnpike:

  Get off Cranberry Township Exit and follow signs to Route 19 South toward Pittsburgh. Follow Route 19 South a short distance to Warrendale and the Red Belt intersection. Turn right onto the Red Belt and follow Red Belt for approximately 6 miles. You will come to a “T” where you will bear right staying on Red Belt. Follow Red Belt for another 5-6 miles into Leet Township. Go to end of Red Belt to 4-way intersection and turn right at Crossroads Café onto Beaver St. into Ambridge. You will pass a Duquesne Power Plant on your left. Go about ¼ mile to traffic light. At light bear right onto Duss Ave. Go one mile on Duss Ave. to Ambridge High School, which is on the left.

Tournament Information

*Entry fee: $235 made payable to Beaver Valley Premier

*Send to: Glenn Freed, 2501 Ridge Road Ext., Baden, PA 15005

*Tournament Location: Ambridge Area High School, 909 Duss Ave, Ambridge, PA 15003 (not the fieldhouse)

Ample parking is located in between the high school and fieldhouse.

*Doors open at 8:10am; please do not enter earlier. There is no coaches meeting.  If there are changes to the online roster, head coaches should turn that into the Tournament Director when s/he arrives.  First serve is at 9:00am sharp.

*There are two courts at the high school gym

*There is a spectator fee of $5 for adults (19+ years old).

NOTE: This is an OVR Sanctioned event and all OVR tournament rules will be followed--NO exceptions. Several rules also deal with spectators (food, coolers, seating, etc). So, please pass this information onto your parents.

Awards will be given to the Gold first and second place teams. It is the responsibility of the club director to provide complete and correct rosters prior to the tournament or during the coaches meeting. An up-to-date entry form must be submitted at the coaches meeting, prior to the start of pool play AND signed by the coach. All team entry information should include the following: *club name/team name (e.g. Exemplar VBC 14 Titans) *11-character team code (e.g. M18EXEMP1OV) *team registration number (e.g. OV-B-1234) *registration numbers for all participating players and coaches *uniform numbers for all participating players. Only USAV members may be in the playing area to assist with warm-ups. Prior to each team's first match of the day, the 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. During each team's full-court warm-up segment, the opposing team must be in their bench area and not interfere with the team using the court. However for purposes of risk management, the "off" team may help with retrieving balls for the team warming up, provided both teams' coaches agree. Teams that wish to practice serving during the warm-ups may ask to be informed when they have one minute (or more/less) remaining in their 4-minute period. Shared serving between the two teams is not permitted. This applies to all matches. The time between sets is 3 minutes. Teams may warm up with balls on their respective courts or free zone during the 3-minute set intervals. Spiking at the net is not permitted. Balls may not be used for warm-ups during time-outs.

Flash photography is prohibited during play. Use of video recorders and cameras is limited to the team with which the person using the device is directly associated. Use of phones, music players, and other electronic devices (excluding medical devices) by officiating teams is strictly prohibited. If anyone from the support team is found using one of these devices, their team shall give up ten points to their next opponent. If no additional matches are to be played in that tournament, a $50 fine shall be imposed. Please make sure that all of the coaches and players are aware of this rule.

If the tournament location is affected by weather conditions, the tournament may be canceled. The tournament director shall make a timely decision of any change to the tournament's status. All changes will be updated on-line a.s.a.p. and emails will be sent to all of the email addresses (coaches & club directors) that are available to the tournament director.

A coach must be at the scorer’s table if their team is acting as the support team. For pool play and tournament, teams are required to supply the following support officials: one second referee, two line judges, one scorer, one assistant scorer/Libero tracker, and one scoreboard operator. 

A penalty of one point per minute, up to 4 points, will be assessed until the work team is complete. If the work team is still incomplete, they will forfeit the first set of their next match. It they do not have any more matches that day, their club will be fined $100.  For a work team that fails to report for the entire match, that team forfeits their next scheduled match. If the team does not have a subsequent match at that tournament, an incident report is filed with the OVR commissioner and he team/club will be sanctioned and/or fined by the commissioner.

Possession of phones, musical devices, and other electronic devices (excluding medical devices) is strictly prohibited by support officials. This includes coaches at the scorer’s table. Referees have been instructed to offer a reminder ("warning") the first time a work team uses electronic devices. For any additional occurrence, the support team shall be penalized 10 points in the first set of their next match, awarded to their opponent. This is to be administered by the tournament director. 

The use of tobacco products and alcoholic beverages is prohibited in gyms, locker rooms, facilities, etc.

All bench personnel must be IMPACT or CAP certified, SafeSport certified, and also have a current USAV background screening completed.

Volleyballs will not be provided for warm-ups. Please bring your own.

The pursuit rule will not be used on any court.

We are not responsible for lost or stolen items; please secure all valuables and have your items watched at all times.

A concession stand will be available. Please, no outside food or drinks in the building. Coolers are not permitted in the building.

Spectator bleacher seating will be available.  Teams will camp in the cafeteria and not in the gym.

A trainer will not be available.

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 Glenn Freed (gfreed@ambridge.k12.pa.us, 724‑601‑6854 /h).

All officials needed for this event have already been hired.

1. (hired) : Head Official
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