General information on OVR Bid tournaments is available at www.ovr.org/juniors/bid/.

Tournament/Site Director

Alan Herbert
herbert@ovr.org

[OVR officials, club directors, assistant directors, coaches, and staff: log in for complete contact information.]

Entry Fee

$610

Location

Address

Greater Columbus Convention Center
400 North High Street
Columbus, OH 43215

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Maps

I-670 construction projects

Columbus

Greater Columbus Convention Center

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Directions

I-670 construction projects

• From Port Columbus International Airport: I-670 West, Exit 4-B to the Convention Center

• From Cleveland: 71 South to West on I-670 109-A, Exit 4-B to the Convention Center or 71 South to Spring Street Exit; West on Spring Street to Fourth Street; North on Fourth to Nationwide Boulevard.

• From Cincinnati: 71 North to 70 East to Fourth Street Exit; North on Fourth to Nationwide Boulevard.

• From Indianapolis: 70 East to Fourth Street Exit; North on Fourth to Nationwide Boulevard.

• From Pittsburgh: 376/22/30 West to 79 South; 79 South to 70 West; 70 West to Fourth Street Exit; North on Fourth to Nationwide Boulevard.

• From Wheeling: 70 West to Fourth Street Exit; North on Fourth to Nationwide Boulevard.

Site Rules

Safety and Security at the Greater Columbus Document (click for this GCCC brochure)

Below are the Columbus Convention Center site rules and regulations. Violations of the rules and regulations will result in disqualification and elimination from the event of the offending teams and/or individuals, including parents.

1. No coolers or food may be brought into the building by players or parents. (The center has two concession areas.)
2. No passing volleyballs in hallways or concessions areas. Warm-up time will be provided on the court before the match.
3. No smoking in gym areas or hallways.
4. Junior Championships: All teams are to camp in the concourse (and not to block any doors!). Do not camp in exhibit halls D, E, and F, where the tournament is running.
5. There are no shower facilities.
6. Keep all chairs far away from any court or playable areas. (Parents may bring their own chairs.)
7. Only certified vendors may sell clothing, shirts, shoes, etc. with approval from the Commissioner.
8. Put all trash in containers provided by the Convention Center staff.

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.

Fusion Hotels US

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To make reservations or for additional information, call Beth Kemmerling, Director of Sales, at 614‑668‑8277.

Tournament Information

Pools are now posted.  Here are the results of the club directors
and coaches voting:

Seeding voting Results:
Click_Here


We will be using AES to display and run the event.  Here is the
link to our tournament:

AES Link:
Click_Here



National Club Directors decided if a team wins a USA Bid at a
Qualifier (which is the only place they could earn one), they can
play in the OVR Bid Tournament to try to earn a National Bid
(since those are only allocated through the regions and are
considered higher).  Also, if they then earned a National Bid, the
USA Bid would stay within the OVR to trickle down.

If a team earns an Open Bid at a Qualifier, they cannot
participate in the OVR Bid Tournament because they already have a
higher bid than they could earn at our Bid tournament.

If a team earns an American Bid at a Qualifier, they cannot
participate in the OVR Bid Tournament.  If they earned a National
Bid at our OVR Bid Tournament, their original American Bid would
go back to the USAV reallocation process.  The OVR would not keep
it.  Also, they chose to play American at the Qualifier.

Al

There will be a volleyball scrimmage between the women's teams of
The Ohio State University and Ohio University at about 6:30 on
Saturday evening.  This will be after most of the teams have
completed their play for the day.

There isn't any admission charge to attend.  Come enjoy the
volleyball.

Chairs for spectators will not be provided around the courts. 
Please bring your own chairs.

Tentative Coaches Handouts with Division Formats:

Girls 18 National Coaches Handout
Click_Here

Girls 17 National Coaches Handout
Click_Here

Girls 16 National Coaches Handout
Click_Here

Girls 15 National Coaches Handout
Click_Here

Girls 14 National Coaches Handout
Click_Here

Girls 13 National Coaches Handout
Click_Here

Girls 12 National Coaches Handout
Click_Here


Tentative Court Layout
Click_Here

ATTENTION:  There is major road construction in the Convention
Center area.  Please review this web page for instructions:
Click_Here

Note:  Regional and American teams that earned a spot in this
event through the OVR Bid Play-In Tournament 
will receive full seeding points after the tournament completes. 
The system has to be over-ridden at that time.
Sorry for the confusion.  Al Herbert  



This tournament used to allocate the Ohio Valley Region's National
and American bids to the USAV Girls Junior 
National Championships to be hosted by Dallas, TX on June 28
through July 5.  So entry into this event is 
restricted to only OVR registered teams.

All OVR teams registered in the National Divisions are eligible to
enter.  We will do our best to accept all 
teams that register by February 28th.  But space and court
restrictions may force use to a limited number in 
particular divisions.  We will know more after the registration
period ends on 2/28/2013.

There will also be Bid Play-In Tournaments 18 and 12 Regional and
17 through 13 American teams.  The top 2 
and maybe as many as 4 teams from each of these tournaments will
also be invited to attend the OVR Bid 
Tournament.


In the Bid Tournament, divisions with 16 or fewer teams entered
will be run in a single day (either Saturday 
or Sunday depending upon what works best for the event). 
Divisions with 17 or more teams entered will be run 
across both Saturday and Sunday.  In the two day events teams
typically will play 4 matches on Saturday and 
at least 3 but as many as 5 matches on Sunday.

More information on playing formats will be avaiable after the
registration period ends and we know how many 
teams are in each division.

Seeding for the OVR Bid Tournament will use an average of up to
the four best tournament results for each 
team.  This will form a basis of 50% of the seeding information. 
The club directors/coaches of the teams 
will also vote on their recommended seedings.  This will be the
other 50% of the seeding.  The combination 
of these two values will determine the final seeding for the
event.

Once the seeding is completed, teams from the same club will not
be switched out of a pool to avoid playing 
another team from the same club in the first round of pools.

Since this is a qualifying event for the USAV girls National
Championships, we will not be using a 2 meter step-in line for the
12s division.

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).

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