Tournament Director

Al Herbert
herbert@uakron.edu

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

Site Director

Melissa Mahnke
mahnkeml@mountunion.edu

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Entry Fee

$250

Club Directors: Make entry fee check payable to:

Ohio Valley Region

Date

March 24, 2019

Location

Address

Goodyear Hall at the East End
1201 East Market Street
Akron, OH 44305

Tournament Information

Play-In Tournaments
Tournament Information:

Additional 15A Teams:
FJ5-UTBCV1-OV Utopia Beach 15 Elite
FJ5-AAVBC3-OV 15 Emerald
FJ5-AAVBC4-OV 15 Jade

Additional 14A Teams:
FJ4-TCAOH1-OV TCA 14 Black
FJ4-UTBCV1-OV Utopia Beach 14 Elite
FJ4-AAVBC3-OV 14 Emerald
FJ4-AAVBC4-OV 14 Jade

Only the top ranked 8 teams that have entered in each division
will participate.

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


Entry fee is $250 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, 2019.  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 7:30 am.  First matches are at 8:00 am.

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

Only the top eight 15 American and top eight 14 American teams
ranked teams (as of Tuesday, March 12th) 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 15 American and 14 American
Division teams to earn a spot in the OVR National Bid Tournament.

The OVR National Bid Tournament is normally restricted to just
teams registered as National Division teams.  This Play-In
Tournament allows Regional and American teams to try to earn a
spot in the Bid Tournament.  The top two teams from this event
are
guaranteed a spot in the Bid Tournament.  If more spots are
available in the Bid Tournament then the 3rd and 4th place teams
may also be invited to play in the Bid Tournament.

This Play-In Tournament is only open to teams serious about
playing in the Bid Tournament.  Do not enter this tournament if
you are not willing to participate in the Bid Tournament.  If you
earn a spot in the Bid Tournament and do not participate, your
club may not be allowed to participate in the Play-In Tournament
the next season.

Teams earning spots into the OVR National Bid Tournament will pay
a reduced entry fee of $560 instead of the usual $610.  That is
because you paid $250 to enter this Play-In Tournament which is
higher than the normal $200 fee.

All four Play-In Tournaments are considered one event.  So a
player may participate for only one team across both weekends.

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



Some seating is provided.  You may also bring your own folding
chair. 

Outside food is not allowed into the facility.  OhioNets will be
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.

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 Al Herbert (herbert@uakron.edu, 330‑354‑5332 /m).

0 officials are still required for this event.

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