Tournament Director

Steven Yarnell
yarnells@bluffton.edu

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Site Director

Brittany Roth
rotbla@bluffton.edu

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Entry Fee

$175

Location

Address

Bluffton University
1 University Drive
Bluffton, OH 45817

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

Marathon Route Planner Starting address:

Maps

• MapQuest maps and directions

Directions

• Traveling south on I-75:

  Take exit 142 and turn right (west) onto State Route 103. At the first stop sign, turn left onto Main Street. At the third stop light, turn right onto College Avenue, which runs through the heart of campus. /p>

• Traveling north on I-75:

  Take exit 140 and turn left (west) onto Bentley Road. At the first stop sign, turn right onto Main Street. At the first stop light, turn left onto College Avenue, which runs right into campus.

Tournament Information

The tournament begins promptly at 8:30 a.m.  Doors will open at
7:45 a.m.  

The tournament will be held in the following buildings, the
Sommer
Center and Founders Hall.  Here is a campus map:
http://www.bluffton.edu/admission/location/campusmap.pdf 

If playing in the Sommer Center (Pool A and B), there are no
chairs allowed in this facility. Founders Hall (Pool C) has plenty
of seating,
however you will need chairs in Burcky gymnasium (Pool D). 

Upon arrival to the playing site, all coaches are required to
stop by the concession stand to verify their roster, which will
be printed from the OVR web site the week prior to the
tournament.

This verification serves as the coaches meeting as all
information you need to know is on this site.  You must have an
IMPACT certified coach.  

The tournament starts at promptly at 8:30 A.M.  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. 

Match order for the first two rounds is listed below: 
8:30 a.m.  1 vs. 3 (2) 
9:15 a.m.  2 vs. 4 (1) 
Team in (    ) officiates

All remaining matches will be played 10 minutes after the
previous match is completed.  Schedules will be posted on each
court at the scorer’s table, as well as the master schedule
posted
at the concession stand.  

Teams are not necessarily listed in their seed order and all
pools were set-up by OVR guidelines that requires teams from the
same club to not be in the same pool.

After pool play teams will be put in playoff brackets according
to their pool finish.  Playoff brackets for each age division
will be posted at the master schedule by the concession stand. 
The lowest seeded team in each division not playing the first
round
of the playoffs will officiate the first playoff match.
Tournament
play will be the best of three sets. After the first round of the
playoffs all losing teams, before leaving, must stay and
officiate the next match.  Awards will be given to teams who
finish 1st or 2nd in the Gold bracket in divisions where there
are
9 or more teams and awards will be given to teams who finish 1st
in the
Gold bracket in divisions where there are 8 or less teams.

A team camping area will be provided.  

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. A concession
will
be provided at the tournament site. 

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 Allen County is under a Level 3 Emergency, the tournament will
be canceled. For any reason the tournament is canceled, a notice
will be displayed at the OVR Junior Tournament list. Entry fees
will be refunded as soon as possible.  

If you have any questions please email me at yarnells@bluffton.edu

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 Steven Yarnell (yarnells@bluffton.edu, 419‑348‑1511 /h, 419‑358‑3223 /w, 419‑348‑1511 /m).

All officials needed for this event have already been hired.

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