Tournament/Site Director

Al Herbert
herbert@uakron.edu

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

Entry Fee

$250

Club Directors: Make entry fee check payable to:

Ohio Valley Region

Date

March 18, 2018

Location

Address

OhioNets Sports Complex
5757 W. 130th Street
Parma, OH 44130

Marathon Route Planner Starting address:

Site Rules

Outside food and coolers are not allowed at OhioNets. Spectators may bring folding chairs.

Accommodations

Tournament Information

Play-In Tournaments
Tournament Information:

17 American Play-In Tournament Coaches Handout  and complete playing Schedule
16 American Play-In Tournament Coaches Handout  and complete playing Schedule

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, 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 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 twelve 17 American and twelve 16 American teams
ranked teams (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 17 American and 16 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 Brian Hemelgarn (hemelgarn@ovr.org, 419‑410‑2291 /m, 734‑457‑4528 /f).

0 officials are still required for this event.

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