Tournament Director

Thomas Kohl
kohl@ovr.org

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Site Director

Terry Miller
miller@ovr.org

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Entry Fee

$150

Location

Address

Veterans' Memorial
300 W. Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215

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

Marathon Route Planner Starting address:

Maps

• MapQuest maps and directions

Directions

VIP (Visitor Incentive Program) coupons: print in advance for discounts at Columbus attractions. For additional information, the Columbus Visitors' Guide and restaurant listings will be available at the Convention Center.

• Directions to Veterans Memorial from 1-70 and 1-71

  Heading South: Take 1-71 south to the Broad St. exit and turn right. Continue approximately 1.4 miles and cross the Scioto River. Veterans Memorial will be on your right.

  Heading North: Take 1-71 north to the Broad St. exit and turn left. Continue approximately 1.4 miles and cross the Scioto River. Veterans Memorial will be on your right.

  Heading West: Take 1-70 west to 1-71 north. Take the Broad St. exit and turn left. Continue approximately 1.4 miles and cross the Scioto River. Veterans Memorial will be on your right.

  Heading East: Take 1-70 east to the Broad St. exit and turn left. Go approximately 2 miles and Veterans Memorial will be on your left.

Accommodations

Renaissance Columbus Downtown

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Columbus Marriott Market Hotels

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Holiday Inn Express & Suites Columbus OSU

2 minutes to Greater Columbus Convention Center Free parking Free hot breakfast 2 queen beds and suites available Complete information is available on the the hotel's website

To make reservations or for additional information, call 614‑447‑1212 or send e-mail to manav.singh@sintelhotels.com.

Ramada Columbus East Airport

On the same road to downtown / OVR 10 minutes to games Free hot breakfast Free WiFi Internet Lounge onsite! Complete information is available on the the hotel's website

To make reservations or for additional information, call 614‑447‑1212 or send e-mail to sintelproperties@gmail.com.

Tournament Information

Teams may enter by emailing team 11 digit ID# and team contact
name and address. 

Enclose a check for $150 made payable to “OVR” (Ohio Valley
Region). Mail to: 

Tom Kohl
955 East Snodgrass Road
Piqua, Ohio  45356

Thank you for your interest in our tournaments. Team rosters will
be downloaded from the OVR website the week of the tournament.
Please make sure your coach is IMPACT certified and all members of
the roster have complete OVR membership. A coaches’ meeting at
8:30 AM at the playing site will take place prior to the start of
the tournament. The tournament starts at 9:00 A.M. sharp. 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.)


Prior to each team’s first match of the day, warm-ups are to
consist of 15 minutes (7 minutes shared, no hitting across net), 4
minutes serving team, 4 minutes receiving team. After each teams
first match, the warm-up time between all matches is will be 10
minutes, consisting of 2 minutes of shared ball handling on-court,
4 minutes full-court for the serving team, and 4 minutes
full-court for the receiving team. 

Match order:
[team in () refs]
Match 1, Court 1: 1 vs. 2 (5)
Match 1, Court 2: 3 vs. 4 (5)

Match 2, Court 1: 5 vs. 1 (4)
Match 2, Court 2: 2 vs. 3 (4)

Match 3, Court 1: 4 vs. 5 (3)
Match 3, Court 2: None

20-30 Minute Break

Match 4, Court 1: 1 vs. 3 (5)
Match 4, Court 2: 2 vs. 4 (5)

Match 5, Court 1: 5 vs. 3 (2)
Match 5, Court 2: 1 vs. 4 (2)

Match 6, Court 1: 2 vs. 5 (1)

Teams will officiate according the above schedule for pool play. 

All teams go to the gold playoffs. The tournament will follow the
OVR format found at
http://www.ovr.org/juniors/tournament_packet/JTP_Tournament_Format_05.pdf.

Awards will be given to winning team members. 

Keep all coolers in cars. Coolers are prohibited in and outside
facilities hosting OVR-sanctioned events. Seating is not provided.
Please bring folding chairs. 

Tournament checks will be deposited February 17, 2012. 

Team/Tournament Cancellation: Per OVR regulations- a team
canceling after the entry deadline, 14 days prior to the
tournament date, 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. 

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

If you have any questions please contact Tom Kohl (kohl@ovr.org,
937-773-7273.)

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 Brian Hemelgarn (hemelgarn@ovr.org, 419‑410‑2291 /m, 734‑457‑4528 /f).

0 officials are still required for this event.

The officials' assigner has not yet named officials contracted for this event.