Tournament Director

Caleb Sturrup
csturrup@spireinstitute.org

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Site Director

Paul Schiffer
pjswvu@roadrunner.com

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Entry Fee

$350

Location

Address

GaREAT Sports Complex
1822 South Broadway
Geneva, OH 44041

Marathon Route Planner Starting address:

Maps

• MapQuest maps and directions

Directions

• From Cleveland:
  Go East on I_90. Exit off of the Geneva Exit (Rt. 534). Take a left at the light heading north. GaREAT will be on your right hand side. The entrance to the sports complex is between Chops and Wendy’s Restaurant.

• From Erie:
  Go West on I-90. Exit off of the Geneva Exit (Rt. 534). Take a right off of the exit heading north. GaREAT will be on your right hand side. The entrance to the sports complex is between Chops and Wendy’s Restaurant.

Tournament Information

Doors open at 7:30am each day. Coaches meeting will be at 8:10am.
Play begins at 8:30am.

Please visit the following link to get a nice version of the format for the tournament you are attending. 
http://www.spireinstitute.org/clubrec/volleyball/club-spire/coaches-handouts

2012 Ohio Valley Region
Regional Challenge
SPIRE Institute
March 3 & 4, 2012

 
Girls 15 Regional Challenge
Pool A	                Pool B    	        Pool C	                Pool D	               Pool E
Court 12	        Court 11	        Court 10	        Court 7	               Court 9
Varsity Elite – Whit.	Eastside Blue	        Volleyfreak	        Spirit Blue	        Zero Gravity
Spirit Red	        Vertical Elite	        Eastside Red	        Ohio Xtreme	        Varsity Elite - Rafailedes
SPIRE Purple	        Spirit Yellow   	Spirit Green    	Varsity Elite - Heck   Pitt. Elite Gold
Trumbull               Club Ashtabula	        Club SPIRE Blue        Pitt Elite White       Southwest 14A	    

4 Team Pool Play Schedule				
1 vs 3 (2) 8:30 am 	Refereeing				
2 vs 4 (1) ASAP  	team in ( )				
1 vs 4 (3) ASAP							
2 vs 3 (1) ASAP 					        
3 vs 4 (2) ASAP 						
1 vs 2 (4) ASAP							

All teams will advance to the next round. All ties will be governed by USAV tie-breaking procedures (no tie-breaker sets). 1st, 2nd and top two 3rd place teams advance to the upper division pools. The other 3rd places and the 4th place teams advance to lower division pools.
 
Re-Pooling
Pool AA	        Pool BB	        Pool CC	        Pool DD	        Pool EE
Court 12	Court 11	Court 10	Court 7  	Court 9
1st in Pool A	1st in Pool B	1st in Pool C	3rd Best 3rd 	4th Best 3rd 
2nd in Pool E	1st in Pool E	1st in Pool D	4th in Pool A	5th Best 3rd
2nd in Pool D	2nd in Pool C	2nd in Pool B	4th in Pool B	4th in Pool C
2nd Best 3rd	Best 3rd	2nd in Pool A	4th in Pool E	4th in Pool D

4 Team Pool Play Schedule				
1 vs 3 (2) Sat 	Refereeing					
2 vs 4 (1) Sat 	team in ( )					 
1 vs 4 (3) Sun 8:30am						
2 vs 3 (1) Sun ASAP						
3 vs 4 (2) Sun ASAP						
1 vs 2 (4) Sun ASAP						

All Pools will be best of 3 sets.  The first two matches of Round 2 will take place on Saturday.
The other pool matches will be played Sunday starting at 8:30 am.
All teams will advance to the playoffs. All ties will be governed by USAV tie-breaking procedures. 

Brackets

Gold Bracket – The 1st & 2nd Place in AA, BB & CC as well as the 1st and 2nd best 3rd  place teams from AA, BB or CC advance to Gold Bracket.  

Silver Bracket – The 3rd best 3rd from Pool AA, Pool BB or Pool CC, 4th from Pool AA, Pool BB, Pool CC, 1st from Pool DD & Pool EE, 2nd from Pool DD & 2nd from Pool EE advance to the Silver Bracket. 

Bronze Bracket – The 3rd from Pool DD, 3rd from Pool EE, 4th from Pool DD & 4th from Pool EE advance to the Bronze Bracket. 

Coach Meeting

There will be a coaches meeting at 8:10 AM Saturday on Court 12. Please pick up the tournament packet and roster verification information at the tournament desk in the main corridor. 

Food

SPIRE has a no outside food and beverage policy. Concession stands will be open when tournament play is on. Coffee will be available at concession stands.  SPIRE Fuel will be open for all meals during both Saturday and Sunday. Fuel is the name of our on campus restaurant and is located in the Aquatics Building, a few yards from the door at court 10. Fuel has many options to choose from and can accommodate all health needs. Please ask a service cook who will be able to answer all food related questions and concerns. 

Camping

SPIRE has camping space available in the upstairs mezzanine. There are taped off areas towards the outside walls for the teams to use as camp sites. Camping is NOT permitted against any of the railings. Please ensure that your teams camping area in neat and tidy at the end of each day. There are plenty of trash and recycling cans in the facility.



2012 Ohio Valley Region
Regional Challenge
SPIRE Institute
March 3 & 4, 2012


Girls 13 Regional Challenge

Pool A	              Pool B	                 Pool C	        Pool D
Court 6               Court 1	                 Court 2	        Court 3
Utopia White          AVC – Walker	         Eastside Red	        AVC- Gardella
Var. Elite – Fogle    Eastside Blue	         Utopia Red	        SPIRIT Eagles
SPIRE Blue            Vars. Elite - Vodopich	 SPIRE Purple	        SPIRE White
Pitt. Magic 13 Pink   Trumbull VBC		

4 Team Pool Play Schedule				3 Team Pools Schedule
1 vs 3 (2) 8:30 am Refereeing				1 vs 3 (2) 8:30 am 	Refereeing
2 vs 4 (1) ASAP    team in ( )				2 vs 3 (1)		team in ( )
1 vs 4 (3) ASAP						1 vs 2 (3)
2 vs 3 (1) ASAP 					20 Minute Break 
3 vs 4 (2) ASAP 					C1 vs D3 (C2) Court 3
1 vs 2 (4) ASAP						C3 vs D1 (D2) Court 6
							C2 vs D2 (D3) Court 3

All teams will advance to the next round. All ties will be governed by USAV tie-breaking procedures (no tie-breaker sets). 1st, 2nd and top 3rd place teams advance to the upper division pools. The other 3rd place and 4th place teams advance to a lower division pools. All matches are best 2 out of 3 sets. 
 
Re-Pooling
Pool AA	                Pool BB	        Pool CC	               Pool DD
Court 1	                Court 2	        Court 3	               Court 6
1st Place Pool A	1st Place Pool B	3rd Place Pool A	3rd Place Pool B
2nd Place Pool B	2nd Place Pool A	4th Place Pool B	4th Place Pool A
1st Place Pool D	1st Place Pool C	3rd Place Pool D	3rd Place Pool C
2nd Place Pool C	2nd Place Pool D		

4 Team Pool Play Schedule				3 Team Pools Schedule
1 vs 3 (2) Sat 	Refereeing				1 vs 3 (2) Sat 	Refereeing
2 vs 4 (1) Sat 	team in ( )				Break      	team in ( )
1 vs 4 (3) Sun 8:30am					2 vs 3 (1) Sun 8:30am
2 vs 3 (1) Sun ASAP					15 Minute Break 
3 vs 4 (2) Sun ASAP					1 vs 2 (3)
1 vs 2 (4) Sun ASAP					3 out of 5 set matches

All Pools will be best of 3 sets for the 4 team pool. The 3 team pools will be best 3 out of 5.
The first two matches will take place on Saturday.
The other pool matches will be played Sunday starting at 8:30 am.
All teams will advance to the playoffs. All ties will be governed by USAV tie-breaking procedures. 

Gold
The 1st and 2nd place teams from Pool AA & Pool BB advance to the Gold playoffs.

Silver
The 3rd and 4th place teams in Pool AA & Pool BB advance to Silver. 

Bronze
The 1st and 2nd place teams in Pool CC & Pool DD advance to the Bronze Playoff.

Copper
The 3rd place in Pool CC and 3rd place in Pool DD will play in the Copper Playoff. 


Coaches need to check in at Championship Desk on Saturday morning. You will verify your roster and pick up your tournament packet. The packet will include all of the pools and the playoff bracket information.
There will be a coaches meeting at 8:10 on Court 12 only on Saturday.
Warm-ups will be 7-4-4 for the first match for each team each day. Then they will be 2-4-4 for any subsequent matches in the same day.
You will be able to designate up to two Libero per match. Only one may play on the court at any given time. Only one Libero is allowed to serve in one service position. You must designate which Libero will be allowed to serve in the match.


Coach Meeting
There will be a coaches meeting at 8:10 AM Saturday on Court 12. Please pick up the tournament packet and roster verification information at the tournament desk in the main corridor. 


Food
SPIRE has a no outside food and beverage policy. Concession stands will be open when tournament play is on. Coffee will be available at concession stands.  SPIRE Fuel will be open for all meals during both Saturday and Sunday. Fuel is the name of our on campus restaurant and is located in the Aquatics Building, a few yards from the door at court 10. Fuel has many options to choose from and can accommodate all health needs. Please ask a service cook who will be able to answer all food related questions and concerns. 


Camping
SPIRE has camping space available in the upstairs mezzanine. There are taped off areas towards the outside walls for the teams to use as camp sites. Camping is NOT permitted against any of the railings. Please ensure that your teams camping area in neat and tidy at the end of each day. There are plenty of trash and recycling cans in the facility.





Set % key: 6 Sets
6-0 1.000
5-1 0.833
4-2 0.667
3-3 0.500
2-4 0.333
1-5 0.167
0-6 0.000
7 Sets
7-0 1.000
6-1 0.857
5-2 0.714
4-3 0.571
3-4 0.429
2-5 0.286
1-6 0.143
0-7 0.000
8 Sets
8-0 1.000
7-1 0.875
6-2 0.750
5-3 0.625
4-4 0.500
3-5 0.375
2-6 0.250
1-7 0.125
0-8 0.000
9 Sets
9-0 1.000
8-1 0.889
7-2 0.778
6-3 0.667
5-4 0.556
4-5 0.444
3-6 0.333
2-7 0.222
1-8 0.111
0-9 0.000
Site Information

There is plenty of bleacher seating. No chairs are allowed in the
playing area. 
Chairs are permitted in the mezzanine area only.Large areas are
available
for camping in the mezzanine.  **Coaches, Please keep an eye on these spaces and do not leave the facility without having your team tidy up at the end of the day. There are plenty of trash cans available. Please keep camping in the marked out spaces we provide on the Volleyball half of the facility. No camping against the rails. 


***There will be opportunities for parents and siblings to take
advantage of our SPIRE Fit and Aquatics Center 
with purchases of day passes while at the tournament. ($10 individual day pass, $15 family day pass)

No coolers or outside food are permitted into the facility. 
Clubs will be able to rent loges for teams and their families.
The loges will have couches, chairs and TVs for families and players to relax
in between their matches. Teams can contact Terri Parrish 440-466-1002 x120 for
further information. 

Awards will be given to first and second place teams in the Gold
Division only.  

Cancellations

All coaches and club directors will be notified the night before
the tournament of any pending bad weather.  
If Ashtabula County is under a level three warning, the
tournament will be cancelled.  

For any reason the tournament is cancelled, a notice will be
displayed on the OVR Junior Tournament list.  
Club directors and/or coaches and officials will be contacted
(phone,email) as soon as 
possible. Entry fee will be returned within 3 days of
cancellation.


Team/Tournament Cancellation:  Per OVR regulations:  A team
cancelling after the entry deadline, 
14 days prior to the tournament date, will forfeit the entry fee.

A team cancelling prior to the entry deadline does not forfeit its
full entry fee if a
replacement is found.  
A team cancelling from this tournament to enter a different
tournament will forfeit its entry fee.

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 Gregory Puckrin (mpuck05@yahoo.com, 440‑813‑1144 /m).

March 3

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