Tournament Director

Rosemary Williams
rosemarysusanwilliams@gmail.com

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Site Director

Lindsey Llewellyn
lllewellyn@bethanywv.edu

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Entry Fee

$225

Location

Address

Bethany College
TBA
Bethany, WV 26032

Web page: http://www.bethanywv.edu/index.php?cID=79

Directions

Directions to Bethany College are available at Bethany College's website.

Tournament Information

Bethany College Weekend Tournament Information

 

Saturday, March 14

15 Regional - 3 Courts in TJ REC CENTER (Courts C, D, & E) – please bring chairs

13 Regional - 2 Courts in HUMMEL FIELD HOUSE (Courts A & B)  - some bleacher seating available

*Both facilities are connected

 

Sunday, March 8

18 Regional - 3 Courts in TJ REC CENTER (Courts C, D, & E)

16 Regional - 2 Courts in HUMMEL FIELD HOUSE (Courts A & B)

*Both facilities are connected

 

 

Dear Club Directors, 

Please pass this important information onto your coaches and parents –

 

The tournaments at Bethany are on as scheduled for this weekend. If anything should change, we will immediately notify the club director via email and will also post it on the OVR site under the tournament information.

We are asking that all participants and spectators practice the guidance set forth by the CDC.  The best recommendations for stopping the spread of COVID 19 are:

1) Practice good personal hygiene through regular hand washing and not touching your face.

2) If you have to cough, cough into your arm and not onto your hands

3) Practice social distancing through maintaining distance when possible, and resist handshakes and hugs.

4) If you are feeling sick with symptoms consistent with flu or COVID 19, practice self-isolation. 

 

DIRECTIONS - IMPORTANT INFORMATION!!!

PLEASE DO NOT JUST PUT BETHANY COLLEGE INTO YOUR GPS AND FOLLOW IF YOU ARE COMING FROM PENNSYLVANIA. YOU CAN USE THE GPS AS A GUIDE, BUT PLEASE USE THESE DIRECTIONS.

 

*IF COMING IN FROM PITTSBURGH, PLEASE TAKE 22 WEST TO 2 SOUTH TO 67 EAST INTO BETHANY.

*IF COMING IN ON 70 WEST FROM WASHINGTON, PA -

70 West to Jefferson Ave Exit in Washington PA, Take 18 N to 844 W to 88 S. Do not turn off of 844 until you enter in West Virginia. Turn left onto 88 S by the golf course.

 

FROM ALL DIRECTIONS - The Hummel Field House and TJ Recreation Center will be the first building on your right when you enter the town of Bethany. If looking for an address to put into your GPS to use as a guide - 1 Main Street, Bethany, WV 26032

 

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We look forward to hosting you and your team this weekend at Bethany College in Bethany, WV. Pools and match order can be found on the OVR website tournament page. The tournament will begin at 9:00 AM with the coaches meeting at 8:30 AM on Court A in the Hummel Field House.

 

Parking Information -  There will be 4 lots available. Front TJ Recreation Lot, Campbell Village Hill, Wellness lot, and Coal Bowl lot. The green “Bethany Bridge” connects lots across the road to athletic facilities. All vehicles must parking in a designated parking spot and may not pull along the guardrail in front of the building.

There will be concessions in the TJ Recreation Center lobby with a great selection of hot and cold foods. This is our #1 fundraiser for Bethany College Volleyball, so we would appreciate your support of our tournament concessions and apparel sale. There is an ATM on campus, but not in the athletic facility. We highly recommend that you bring cash, as the closest town is a bit of a drive away.

 

There will be Bethany volleyball t-shirts, comfort colors, and other gear for sale as well.

 

Keep all coolers in cars.  Coolers are prohibited in and outside the facilities.  Setting up tables and/or cooking by teams or their support staff, fans, coaches, or parents is prohibited.  Those with coolers will be asked to take them to their cars. THIS IS AN OVR POLICY AND IT WILL ENFORCED.

 

We will have five courts of play. Courts A&B are located in the Hummel Field House Gym. Courts C, D, & E are located in TJ Recreation Center Gym. All courts are located in the same facility.

 

SEATING/CAMPING:  No seating available in the TJ Recreation Center Gym; Limited seating available in the Hummel Field House Gym. Chairs are permitted in both facilities. Players may camp around the track area in the Recreation Center. In the Hummel Field House, players may only camp on the crosswalk area of the upper mezzanine. Camps will not be permitted on the mezzanine area where there are office doors. There must be a clear aisle around the entire mezzanine. Parent’s chairs must be pushed up the rail to allow a walkway. COACHES, PLEASE OVERSEE YOUR PLAYERS CAMP SITES AND BE SURE THEY CLEAN UP THEIR AREA WHEN THE TOURNAMENT IS COMPLETE.

 

Please e-mail or call if you have any questions. Thank you for attending our tournaments!

 

 

Rosemary Williams

 

 

 

 

 

 

Doors open at 7:30 am each day.  Coaches' meeting is at 8:30 am in the Hummel Field House gym, and play begins @ 9:00 AM.

 

Seating is provided in the Hummel Field House but not in the TJ Recreation Center. 

 

Outside food is not allowed into the facility.  The Bethany College volleyball team will hosting a concession stand for participants and spectators.

Personal coolers must be left in your vehicles.

 

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

 

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 for 8 team tournament: All teams advance. All first-place and second-place teams to the Gold playoffs. All third-place and fourth-place teams to the Silver playoffs.

Tournament format for 12 team tournament: All teams advance. All first-place, second-place, and the top two third place teams to the Gold playoffs. The remaining third-place and all fourth-place teams to the Silver playoffs.

T-Shirts will be given out to first and second place gold.

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]

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