Tournament/Site Director

Ginger Hineline
ginger@courts4sports.com

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Entry Fee

$350

Location

Address

Courts 4 Sports
854 Reading Road
Mason, OH 45040

Phone: 513-770-0667

Web page: http://www.courts4sports.com/

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Maps

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Directions

• From Cincinnati/I-71:

  I-71 North to Western Row (Kings Island) exit. Left (west) on Western Row. Left on Reading Road (route 42). Facility is located approximately 2 miles on left.

• From Cincinnati/I-75:

  I -75 North to Tylersville Exit. Right (east) on Tylersville. Right on Reading Road (route 42). Facility is located approximately 2 miles on left.

• From Cincinnati/I-275:

  I-275 to Reading Road (route 42) exit. Go North off exit. Facility is located approximately 10 miles on right.

• From Columbus:

  I-71 South to Fields Ertel exit. Right (North) on Mason/Montgomery road. Left on Tylersville. Left on Reading Road (route 42). Facility is located approximately 2 miles on left.

• From Dayton:

  I-75 South to Tylersville Exit. Left (east) on Tylersville. Right on Reading Road (route 42). Facility is located approximately 2 miles on left.

Tournament Information

Thanks for your interest in our tournament at Courts 4 Sports

Teams may enter our tournament by sending an entry fee, team 11 digit ID#, and team contact name, address, cell phone number and email address by January 15th. Go to www.courts4sports.com/volleyball/tournaments.aspx to register your team. Teams can pay the registration fee online or mail a check. Regardless of how you pay, all teams need to register their team on our website. 


Entry fee for 15A Division is $350 per team.  Please write your entry fee check
payable to:  Courts 4 Sports

And mail to:

Courts 4 Sports
Attention: Ginger Hinleine
854 Reading Road
Mason, Ohio 45040

Checks should be mailed by January 15th. If you are entering
teams in multiple events, you may want to send a separate check
per event.

Door opens at 7:00AM. There is a coaches’ meeting at
7:30AM by the concession stand. Officials are requested to be present. The tournament
starts at 8:00 A.M. sharp. 

Awards will be given to first place winners of the Gold Division.

Pool play is the best of three sets with rally scoring. Each
non-deciding set will be to 25 points with a minimum two-point
advantage (no scoring cap.) The deciding set, if needed, will be
to 15 points with a minimum two point advantage (no scoring
cap.)All warm-ups will use the 2-4-4 format; 2-minutes shared
court,4-minutes Serving Team, 4-minutes Serve Receiving team.
Teams may request the referee to tell them when to serve, usually
one minute.


CAMPING 

Player’s bags and equipment are not allowed in the competition
area nor will teams be allowed to camp in the competition area.


Absolutely NO OUTSIDE FOOD or DRINK IS ALLOWED inside Courts 4 Sports. 
Keep all coolers in cars. Coolers are prohibited in and outside
facilities hosting OVR-sanctioned events. 

Setting up tables and/or cooking by teams or their support staff,
fans, coaches, or parents are prohibited at OVR-sanctioned
events.
 
Directions to our facility can be found on our website at www.courts4sports.com

A Full Concession stand with a variety of foods and drinks will be available at Courts 4 Sports. 

There is plenty of padded seating for all the courts. Additional Chairs are not needed

All teams will play the first round of pool play in the morning and Matches 1-4 of the second round seeding will be played on Saturday.  Matches 5 & 6 and playoffs will be played on Sunday with a start time of 8:00am on Sunday. 

Match Order: 
[team in () refs] 
Match 1 1 vs. 3 (2) 
Match 2 2 vs. 4 (1) 
Match 3 1 vs. 4 (3) 
Match 4 2 vs. 3 (1) 
Match 5 3 vs. 4 (2) 
Match 6 1 vs. 2 (4) 

Tournament Format - All teams advance. All teams must be ranked within their pools based on match percentage first. For any ties, use the tie-breaking procedure below. Top two teams in Pool AA and BB play in Gold tournament. Third and fourth place teams in Pool AA and BB play in Silver tournament. Top two teams in Pool CC and DD play in Bronze tournament. Third and fourth place teams in Pool CC and DD play in Copper
tournament. 

First Round        Pool A             Pool B            Pool C              Pool D
Seeding            1,8,9,16           2,7,10,15         3,6,11,14           4,5,12,13

                   Pool AA            Pool BB           Pool CC             Pool DD
Second Round       1st Pool A         1st Pool B        3rd Pool A          3rd Pool B
Seeding            1st Pool D         1st Pool C        3rd Pool D          3rd Pool C
                   2nd Pool C         2nd Pool D        4th Pool C          4th Pool D
                   2nd Pool B         2nd Pool A        4th Pool B          4th Pool A



Teams will officiate according the above schedule for pool play.

1. During each team’s full-court warm-up segment, the opposing
team may NOT practice with balls in the free zone surrounding the
court. Teams must go to their team bench. USAV rulebook, page 26,
7.2.2B

2. We will be adhering to the procedures and penalties for
support
officials during pool play and tournament (Item 6.3)

3. Coaches and Player who are not complete with their
registration
will not be permitted to participate in OVR Sanctioned events.  

Parents/Coaches:  If you are interested in local hotel
accommodations, 
please send me an email to Ginger@courts4sports.com
Include the date of the tournament you will be attending.


Team/Tournament Cancellation: Per OVR regulations- a team
canceling after the entry deadline will forfeit its entry fee. A
team canceling prior to the entry deadline does not forfeit its
full entry fee if a replacement is found. A team canceling from
this tournament to enter a different tournament will forfeit its
entry fee.

Any questions, please call Ginger Hineline at 513-885-7967 or email Ginger@courts4sports.com

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 Ginger Hineline (ginger@courts4sports.com, 513‑770‑0667 /w, 513‑885‑7967 /m, 513‑770‑5504 /f).

March 17

1. (hired) : Head Official
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5. (hired)
6. (hired)

March 18

1. (hired) : Head Official
2. (hired)
3. (hired)
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6. (hired)