Tournament Director

Alan Herbert
herbert@uakron.edu

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Site Director

Michael Chandler
mchand1895@yahoo.com

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Entry Fee

$275

Location

Address

Buckeye Volleyball Center - Newark
1845 W Main St
Newark, OH 43055

Tournament Information

18s Bid Tournament


18 National Bid Tournament Coaches Handout  and complete playing Schedule



This is a new site for the 2018 season.

Tournament Information:

USAV requires that a rostered adult must be the R2 for all age
divisions at National Qualifying events such as this event.

New for the 2017-2018 Season:

The OVR Board of Directors
have approved the following.  Any OVR girls team that earns an
Open or Open at-large Bid to the 2018 Girls 18s JNC and
participates at the event will have 100% of their JNC entry fee
repaid to the club at the conclusion of the JNC.  The same is true
for any girls team that finish 1st in either the National, USA or
American Division at a National Qualifier or wins their age
division at the OVR National Bid Tournament and subsequently
participates at the USAV Girls JNC.  Teams finishing 2nd or lower
but still earning a National, USA or American Bid at a National
Qualifier or a National or American Bid through the OVR National
Bid Tournament will receive 50% of their JNC entry fee rebated to
the club after the JNC.  This includes reallocated and trickle
down Bids.  The requirement for the rebate is that the team has to
participate at the USAV Girls JNC and submit a picture of them
participating in a uniform with "OVR" on their sleeve.

Since this is a qualifying event, club directors decided not to
move teams from the same club out of the same initial pool.

Accepting or Declining a National Bid:
A team may immediately decline a National Bid with no penalty once
they have earned it.  The National Bid will then trickle down to
the next eligible team.

Accepting or Declining an American Bid:
A team may immediately decline an American Bid with no penalty
once they have earned it.  The American Bid will then trickle down
to the next eligible team.   

Entry fee is $275 US per team.  Please write your entry fee check
payable to:  OVR

And mail to:

Al Herbert
4440 Merlin Drive
Uniontown, OH 44685-9641

Checks should be mailed by January 15, 2018.  Checks are not
deposited until the weekend of the event.  If you are entering
teams in multiple events, you may want to send a separate check
per event.

Coaches Meeting at 8 am.  First matches are at 8:30 am.

Registration for teams will remain open until February 1st.  At
that time I will not accept any more registrations unless there is
space.

Only the top fifteen 18 National teams and one 18 Regional ranked
team (as of Tuesday, March 6th) of the teams registered will
participate.  This is NOT a first-come first-served event.  The
other teams will receive refunds.

This tournament is restricted to Ohio Valley Region teams only.

This is a special tournament for OVR 18 National and one 18
Regional teams.  The top two finishers earn a spot in the USAV
National Division of the Girls 18s Junior National Championships
in Anaheim on April 27-29.  The next three finishers will earn
spots in the American Division.

This 18s Bid Tournament is only open to teams serious about
playing in the USAV Girls 18s JNC.  Do not enter this tournament
if you are not willing to participate in the USAV Girls 18s JNC. 
If you earn a spot in the JNC and do not participate, your club
may not be allowed to participate in qualifying tournaments the
next season.

Grade-level teams are not allowed into this event.  Your team must
be age appropriate for the division you enter.

There is a State of Ohio law that requires all coaches and
administrators of juniors sports teams to have concussion
certifications.  Here is a link to the NFHS course in  Concussion in
Sports

If severe weather is expected, please watch this space for
updates.

Please note, the doors of the playing site will not be unlocked
until 7:30 AM at Buckeye Volleyball Center - Newark, team camps
will be
permitted in the assigned areas.  No teams will be
allowed to camp outside of these designated areas.  

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 full concession with reasonable prices will be provided at the
tournament site.

All seating for spectators will be limited to the center court
area.  Chairs may be brought by spectators, but please share the
front
viewing area with teams that are currently playing.

If Franklin 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.  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.

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).

All officials needed for this event have already been hired.

1. (hired) : Head Official
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