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Thank you for your interest in The Spring Thaw at Cedar Point Sports! Please review the following information.

REGISTRATION:

Please complete registration on AES and email registration requests to Lindi Cahill at: lcahill0585@gmail.com  Registration will be added to the OVR website in the order they are received.

Make Check/Money Orders payable to: North Coast Showtime

                                                                        P.O. Box 125

                                                                        Fremont, OH  43420

Include the team(s) OVR team code with your payment.

ADMISSION INFORMATION:

VENUE ADDRESS: Cedar Points Sports Center, 2701 Cleveland Rd W., Sandusky, OH  44870

ADMISSIONS:  $10.00/Day to any individual 19 years or older.

WRISTBANDS:  Wristbands will be administered to every spectator, do NOT take your wristband off for any reason. If you take it off or lose it, you will be charged for a new wristband. No exceptions.

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS:  All reservations should be made through Traveling Teams via https://ttievent.com/eventmanager/onlineregistration.asp?D=d&EventCode=GMK

TOURNAMENT FORMAT AND SCHEDULES:

SCHEDULES:  All schedules and results will be posted on AES and will be set-up following established Ohio Valley Region/USAV formats for the appropriate number of teams/pool participating in a Regional Challenge.

Schedules will be posted by Thursday, prior to the weekend of the event on AES.

CHECK-IN FORMAT:  Doors will open at 7:00am. There will NOT be a mandatory coach meeting.  Coaches will need to verify your roster upon entering the building.  All athletes must be rostered to the team. If a roster needs to be edited a coach must provide the players name and OVR number to the check-in desk and the OVR official roster. Play starts at 8:00am.

WARM-UP PROCEDURES:
Each team must provide their own balls for warm-up.  Only USAV members may be in the playing area to assist with warm-ups. 

Prior to each team's first match of the day, junior’s boys'/girls' mandatory warm-ups consist of 15 minutes (7 minutes shared, no hitting across net), 4 minutes serving team, 4 minutes receiving team. After each team's first match, the mandatory warm-up time between all matches will be 10 minutes, consisting of 2 minutes of shared ball handling on-court, 4 minutes full-court for the serving team, and 4 minutes full-court for the receiving team.  Once a team has competed in a match all remaining warm-ups will use the 2-4-4 format; 2-minutes shared court, 4-minutes Serving Team, 4-minutes Serve Receiving team. Teams may request the referee to tell them when to serve, usually one minute.  During each team's full-court warm-up segment, the opposing team must not interfere with the team using the court. However, for purposes of risk management, the off team could offer to help with retrieving balls when the on team is hitting provided the "on-team" coach agrees.

Teams that wish to practice serving during the warm-ups may ask to be informed when they have one minute (or more/less) remaining in their 4-minute period. Shared serving between the two teams is not permitted.

This applies to all matches. The time between sets is 3 minutes. Teams may warm up with balls on their respective courts or free zone during the 3-minute set intervals. Spiking at the net is not permitted. Balls may not be used for warm-ups during time-outs.

SPECTATOR INFORMATION:

SEATING:  Bleachers are located at all courts.  No outside chairs are allowed to be brought into the building.

CONCESSIONS:  Courtside Café provides a wide variety of healthy foods at Cedar Point Sports. NO OUTSIDE FOOD IS ALLOWED. - Individual portions are allowed in a player's bag. Keep all coolers in cars. Coolers are prohibited. Setting up tables and/or cooking by teams or their support staff, fans, coaches, or parents are prohibited at OVR-sanctioned events. (This means NO TEAM BUFFETS - Team buffets will be confiscated if found.)

PARKING:  There is plenty of parking available at the facility. Parking will be free for the weekend.

COVID PROTOCOLS:  Teams will not switch sides or shake hands.

CANCELLATIONS:
Team/Tournament Cancellation: A team canceling after the entry deadline 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 Erie County is under a level 3 snow 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 via email as soon as possible. Entry fees will be returned.