Tournament/Site Director

Ken Nelson
ken_nelz@msn.com

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Entry Fee

$175

Location

Address

Mercyhurst College
501 E. 38th St.
Erie, PA 16546

Web page: http://www.mercyhurst.edu/

Marathon Route Planner Starting address:

Maps

• Campus Map

• MapQuest maps and directions

Directions

• From Pittsburgh:

  • I-79N to I-90E.
  • Take Exit 27, which is Route 97.
  • Take Route 97N, turn left at exit ramp.
  • Follow 97N to 38th Street, you will see a Value Hardware on the corner.
  • Turn right on 38th Street.
  • The entrance to the college is a few blocks down on the right.
  • Follow the signs to the Mercyhurst Athletic Center (MAC).
  • You may park in the parking lot right in front of the MAC, but please do not park in spaces that are reserved for specific individuals.

• From Buffalo or Cleveland:

  • Take I-90 to Pennsylvania, I-90W from Buffalo and I-90E from Cleveland.
  • Take Exit 27, which is Route 97.
  • Take 97N.
  • Follow 97N to 38th Street, you will see a Value Hardware on the corner.
  • Turn right on 38th Street.
  • The entrance to the college is a few blocks down on the right.
  • Follow the signs to the Mercyhurst Athletic Center (MAC).
  • You may park in the parking lot right in front of the MAC, but please do not park in spaces that are reserved for specific individuals.

Tournament Information

REGISTRATION / ENTRY INFORMATION
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Entry fee is $175.00.
Make checks payable to Ken Nelson
Put tournament date and Age Group in "memo" field.
Please note if check is for more than one tournament.

Mail to:
Ken Nelson
2915 Hemlock Drive
Erie  PA  16506

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**   A TEAM ENTRY IS ONLY    **
*** GUARANTEED UPON RECEIPT ***
**     OF FULL ENTRY FEE     **
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** Entry deadline for this tournament is SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2011 

Coaches meeting (all coaches) is at 8:00 a.m. in main gym.

Captains' meetings will take place courtside at 8:15 a.m.
Play will commence at 8:30 a.m. sharp!!

14's WILL BE PLAYING IN THE BACK GYM
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Seating will only be allowed along the walls at the ENDS of
the courts (one row on far end), and along the wall on the side
of the 1st court.  A minimum of 2 meters (6.6 feet) of free
space will maintained at all times.
There will be NO SEATING along the side wall of the far court.

18's WILL BE PLAYING IN THE MAIN GYM
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There are plenty of bleachers (with backs!) available for seating.
There is also space if you choose to bring your own chairs.
There will be NO SEATING on the main floor in the main gym.

Pool Play:
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Each age group is a 2 court tournament.

For pools of 4 teams, matches will be best 2 out of 3.
If there is a pool of 3 teams, matches will be best 3 out of 5.

Final formats will be clearly posted on the wall in each main gym.

Non-deciding sets will be won by the first team to score 25 points,
with a minimum 2-point advantage, with no scoring cap.

The deciding set, if necessary, will be won by the first team to
score 15 points with minimum 2-point advantage, with no scoring cap.
Teams will change sides when a team earns 8 points.
 
Pool Play Format
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      4 team pool
Match 1 - 1 vs. 3 (2 refs)
Match 2 - 2 vs. 4 (1 refs)
Match 3 - 1 vs. 4 (3 refs)
Match 4 - 2 vs. 3 (1 refs)
Match 5 - 3 vs. 4 (2 refs) 
Match 6 - 1 vs. 2 (4 refs)

WORK TEAM REQUIREMENTS
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- 1 down official (R2)
- 1 scorekeeper
- 1 assistant scorekeeper (libero tracker)
- 1 flip-scorer
- 2 line judges.

Please make sure work teams are prompt and competent.

The R2 and Scorekeeper should report to the court official at the
coin toss.  If they have not both reported prior to the first timed
warm-up, one penalty point will be awarded to their next opponent.
One additional penalty point will be awarded every minute thereafter,
until both the R2 and Scorekeeper report to the court official.

The assistant scorekeeper, flip scorer, and both line judges should
also report to the court official before the coin toss.  If they have
not all reported to the court official prior to the second timed
warm-up, one penalty point will be awarded to their next opponent.
One additional penalty point will be awarded every minute thereafter,
until the remainder of the work crew reports to the court official.

No more than one penalty point per minute will be awarded.

If no additional matches are to be played by the work team in
the tournament, the tournament director will file an incident
report with the OVR commissioner and a $50 fine shall be imposed.

Playoffs
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All teams advance to the playoffs (bracket play).
Ties WILL NOT be decided by playing a tie-breaker set.

All teams will be ranked within their pools based on match
percentage. Ties will be broken following the procedure below.

All first-place and second-place teams go to the Gold bracket.
All third-place and fourth-place teams go to the Silver bracket.

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.

First place finishers in the Gold division will be given awards.

TIE BREAKERS
============
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:
   - Set winning percentage will be the next criteria, followed by
   - Total point differential for all sets played
3) If 3 teams remain tied, a coin flip will determine order of finish

CONCESSIONS / FOOD
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There will be a full concession stand on-site run by the
Mercyhurst Women's Volleyball team.

There is a student union near by as well as many fast food
and pizza places within a few minutes of campus.

OTHER FACILITY INFORMATION
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- Tournament participants must adhere to facility policies
  regarding areas where they are not allowed to enter and/or
  areas that are for Mercyhurst College and personnel only.
  These areas will be clearly marked.
- Teams must also follow signage regarding where 'camping'
  is and is not allowed.  Again, these areas will be clearly
  marked.
- POLICE YOUR BENCH AREAS AFTER EACH MATCH PLEASE!!
  IF YOU BRING IT TO THE MATCH, TAKE IT AT THE END OF THE MATCH!!

TEAM CANCELLATION POLICY
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** Entry deadline for this tournament is SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2011 
** A team cancelling after the entry deadline will forfeit its
   entry fee.
** A team cancelling before the entry deadline will forfeit its
   entry fee, UNLESS a replacement team can be found.

TOURNAMENT CANCELLATION POLICY
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In the event of a Level 3 Emergency in Erie County, we will
follow the OVR Tournament Cancellation Policy:
a. The tournament directors will make a timely decision and
   notify club directors, coaches, and officials of any
   change to the tournament’s status.
b. If the local Erie City and/or Erie County authorities have
   issued a “no travel” order, the tournament director shall
   honor that request and cancel the tournament.
c. A team which originates in a county of a “no travel” order
   and is not in attendance at a tournament that has no such
   travel restrictions, will be refunded its full entry fee.
d. If you do not hear from the tournament director, consider
   the tournament as still being scheduled.  However, please
   feel free to call for verification.

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 Ken Nelson (ken_nelz@msn.com, 814‑490‑2935 /m).

All officials needed for this event have already been hired.

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