Welcome to 2009-2010 registration for the Ohio Valley Region of USA Volleyball. All members must register online (this page). Registration is scheduled to open on September 1 for professional officials and juniors' club staff, and soon thereafter for other registration categories.

Registration changes for the 2009-2010 season

• USA Volleyball requires legal names for for all members. Nicknames are not permitted.

• All juniors' club staff (directors, assistant directors, head coaches, assistant coaches, and administrators) must now submit the USA Volleyball Juniors' Club Personnel Code of Ethics. (This replaces previous years' Juniors' Coaches' Code of Ethics, which was required only for coaches.)

• Members' registrations must be complete before they can participate in OVR-sanctioned activity. If players show up who are not fully registered, the tournament director must collect their registration forms and fees. A fee of $5 per member may be assessed for this transaction.

Before registering:

• Do not register until you are ready with your registration fee(s) and all required forms! Payments are to be mailed immediately after supplying your information. Registrations are not complete until fees and forms are received and recorded.

• Correct addresses must be provided for all members. Rule books and the USA Volleyball magazine cannot reach you and the members you represent if the addresses you provide are incomplete or incorrect.

• Register members of your club or team only after you have firm commitments. (Juniors' club directors: the Athletes' Bill of Rights protects you from players "changing their minds" after committing.) We transmit membership data to USA Volleyball as soon as possible to begin members' benefits. Once a member's data is transmitted, it is impossible to revoke that member's memberhip. Do not ask for a refund for any membership.

• Correct addresses must be provided for all members. Rule books and the USA Volleyball magazine cannot reach you and the members you represent if the addresses you provide are incomplete or incorrect.

• Juniors' club directors should read and understand the Juniors' Registration Packet prior to registering.

• Adults' team reps should read and understand the Adults' Registration Information prior to registering.

Registration fees for the 2009-2010 are as follows:

All individuals registering with the Ohio Valley Region, Inc. of USA Volleyball who will interact with juniors in any sanctioned activity must agree to background screening. Background screens are valid for 2 seasons (expiration date is 10/31 of the second season). Background screens which would expire during the current season must be renewed now. Coaches who turn 18 during the season must be screened immediately on turning 18. Complete details are available at www.ovr.org/background/.

To register:

1. First, proceed through the following screens, entering the information needed to register you with the Ohio Valley Region and with USA Volleyball.

   Do not reload or refresh pages using your browser's "back" or "reload" features.

   After entering your information, you will receive confirmation on-screen and also by e-mail that includes a tracking number. If applicable, that confirmation will also include member and team numbers.

2. Immediately complete your registration by mailing the following. These should be sent together. Your registration will not be complete until you send each of these, including the signed paper consent for background screening printed from SSCI's website, to Stephen Donahue.

   1. A check for registration fees, payable to "Ohio Valley Region".

   2. A signed Waiver and Release for each individual being registered.

   3. For each juniors' staff member being registered, a signed USA Volleyball Juniors' Club Personnel Code of Ethics.

   4. For each person 18 years of age or older who will interact with juniors, application to SSCI for background screening (this link takes you to SSCI's website. Note that each individual must complete his or her own application for background screening.

   Direct those documents to:

   Stephen J. Donahue 5401 Rochelle Drive Stow, OH 44224-5512 donahue@ovr.org 330-342-3951 /fax

   Your registration is not complete until we receive and accept your signed documents and registration fees, and you cannot participate in USAV/OVR sanctioned activity until your membership is complete. Individuals who wish to interact with juniors (coaches, club directors, officials, etc.) cannot do so until their background screens are complete. If not received within 10 calendar days of your registration, your registration will be canceled. A $25 fee will be charged for all checks that fail to clear.

   To keep everyone's fees as low as possible, at this time the OVR does not accept credit card payments.