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OVR Boys' Volleyball: August 2008 Update

OVR directors:

I would like to share some of the highlights of the OVR's board meeting that will take effect for the boys' 2009 season.

• A boys' club directors' meeting was held on August 3 from 11:30-3:15. The turnout was good, and the meeting was very productive.
• Adding a second Boys' High performance team (select) for 2009 is under review.
• The OVR board approved younger boys' team (10-14 year olds) participation in specially designated coed tournaments. Boys' teams will be required to play up one age division (ie: a boys' 12-and-under team must participate in a 13-and-under coed tournament). Specifically:
  • 10-and-under boys' teams can play in 10-and-under girls' tournaments (no change)
  • 11-and-under boys' teams can play in 12-and-under girls' tournaments (new for 2008-2009)
  • 12-and-under boys' teams can play in 13-and-under girls' tournaments (new for 2008-2009)
  • 13-and-under boys' teams can play in 14-and-under girls' tournaments (new for 2008-2009)
  • 14-and-under boys' teams can play in 15-and-under girls' tournaments (new for 2008-2009)

  Coed tournaments will utilize girls' net heights and competition balls. This new rule is for OVR sanctioned tournaments only. If teams play in other regions, the rule may be different or non-existent. Coed tournaments may be run by either boys' or girls' tournament directors, extending the boys' 14-and-under season potentially into the spring.

• ASEP is now offered online in addition to December Westerville course. Contact Loren Paulozzi, OVR Boys' Program Director, for details.
• Two-day power tournaments and multiple sanctioned friendship tournaments were discussed and accepted. Details will be reviewed with the OVR Juniors' Tournament Director prior to publication.
• The Libero's uniform requirement will be changed for 2009. Changes will be published to OVR website soon, so do not order jerseys until you review the new guidelines.
• Recruiting policies are under review, changes will be posted to website very soon.
• To promote growth in boys' volleyball, a new grant program for newly formed boys' clubs/teams will be introduced for 2009. [Grant application]
• OVR registration, boys' tryout sanctioning page, and boys' application for tournaments all will reopen for business in September.
• Boys' Nationals are tentatively scheduled for Atlanta in 2009 - USAV has not yet published the schedule
• The boys' tournaments schedule will be made available upon sanctioning. Please promote to the girls' TDs the opportunity to host coed tournaments to provide the younger boys' team opportunities to play.
• The OVR Boys' Winter Festival is scheduled for February 7-8 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, and Regionals are scheduled for February 28 and March 1. We are attempting to run High Performance tryouts on the evening of Friday, February 27, and to couple the HP tryout ages with the ages that play on Saturday, February 28. At this point, we are unsure of the HP approved ages for 2009. HP championships will be held in Florida in 2009.
• Don Burroughs announced that IMPACT clinics will be rolled out early in October; watch the OVR IMPACT page for the schedule.
• If you need any help in starting a boys' team or club, please let me know. This season is a time to start a new team with the grants providing seed money.

We need your help and comments to make the Ohio boys' program a success, feel free to send any suggestions to me!

Thanks for your time,

Loren Paulozzi
OVR Boys' Program Director
paulozzi@ovr.org
440-476-3932

News

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• Registration for the 2009-2010 season will open in September at www.ovr.org/register/. Complete registration information will be published in September in the Juniors' Registration Packet. Each club must register one director. A specific registration category allows for specification of an arbitrary number of assistant directors.

Rules and Policy

The following policy items are recently changed. Juniors' club directors are also responsible for reading and understanding the OVR Juniors' Registration Packet. Juniors' tournament directors are also responsible for reading and understanding the OVR Juniors' Tournament Packet.

• ASEP Accreditation
  Each club director must be ASEP accredited. This year's ASEP course is on [date TBA] at Westerville South HS. Complete information and course registration are available at the OVR ASEP page.

• IMPACT Certification
  Each coach must be IMPACT certifified. IMPACT is an entry-level coaching requirement of both USAV and the 40 regional volleyball associations. Individuals who wish to coach a boys or girls club team must be IMPACT, IMPACT Plus or CAP (level 1,2 or 3) certified within 60 days of membership registration. After 60 days, no coach may have any contact with players in practice or matches until the minimum certification is received. The regions are responsible to keep accurate records of those qualified to coach. If an individual is found negligent of certification, that individual must be immediately replaced with a qualified person. Violations of this requirement may include probation, suspension, fine, or whatever disciplinary action is deemed appropriate by the authorized person, persons, boards, or committees of the OVR. Appeals may be made in accordance with procedures set forth in the bylaws and operating code of the OVR. There are no waivers for lack of certification.

• Club Clinics and Pre-Season Training of Junior Players

  It is the responsibility of each club and coach to operate appropriately when trying to attract athletes to their programs. Clubs and coaches are reminded to respect each athlete's commitment to their high school program and each high school athlete's agreement to abide by their state athletic association rules.

  Clubs may advertise their tryouts through the media (newspapers, web pages, etc.) and distribute information about them to the coaches of the schools in their area. Clubs may also respond to requests for information about their program. Clubs providing clinics prior to tryouts are cautioned to act in accordance with the state athletic association rules for participants. The OVR will not review, sanction, or otherwise pre-approve these Club activities.

  Each OVR-registered coach has agreed, by signing the Juniors' Coaches' Code of Ethics, item #9, that they will not "allow, encourage, condone, or require any action that threatens a player's High School Association, USAV or NCAA eligibility." While the OVR will not actively monitor Clubs relative to state athletic association rules, any OVR coach whose participation in clinics, training, tryouts or other related actions results in or contributes to an athlete's violation of OHSAA Rule 10-3-1, or similar rules in other states, will likely have violated the Juniors' Coaches' Code of Ethics.

  Part of the OVR Mission is to "Promote and develop the sport of volleyball." A coach who violates the OVR Juniors' Coaches' Code of Ethics in a manner that leads to an athlete's ineligibility to play volleyball should, therefore, expect to receive the most severe sanctions from the OVR.

  Links to state athletic associations may be found at www.ovr.org/juniors/eligibility.php.

• Uniforms
  Uniform numbers must be clearly visible and centered on the chest and back. Each jersey must use the same color (excepting the Libero) and number height, minimum of 4" on the front and 6" on the back (recommended 6" on the front and 8" on the back) for all players. The line forming the numbers should be at least ¾" wide.

• Commitments and Contracts
  Verbal commitments by players or parents to clubs are not binding. Commitments must be in writing: e-mail, written note, payment by check or cash (receipt required), or signed contract are binding to both parties for that season. A player contract is one requirement for club licensure.

• Club Licensure
  The OVR has been asked to contribute to a national movement to promote a high standard for operation and management of juniors' clubs. New for the 2007 OVR/USAV season, OVR clubs may apply for licensure, documenting their practices that are considered conducive to running a high-quality program. Those clubs that do for and are granted a license may advertise that fact and will be recognized as licensed on the OVR website. Additional information and the applicatation for club license are aavailable on the Licensure of Juniors' Clubs page.

OVR Boys' Regional Championships

• 2008 OVR Boys' Regional Championships: results
• 2007 OVR Boys' Regional Championship results: [14s and 16s, 17s and 18s]
• 2006 OVR Boys' Regional Championships: results
• 2005 OVR Boys' Regional Championships: results and photos
• 2004 OVR Boys' Regional Championships: results and photos
• 2003 OVR Boys' Regional Championships: results and photos (inaugural event)

Boys' Junior Olympic Volleyball Championships