Tournament/Site Director

Al Herbert
herbert@uakron.edu

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Entry Fee

$610

Club Directors: Make entry fee check payable to:

Ohio Valley Region

Date

April 13, 2019

End Date

April 14, 2019

Location

Address

Greater Columbus Convention Center
400 North High Street
Columbus, OH 43215

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Columbus

Greater Columbus Convention Center

Site Rules

Real Time Parking Lot Information

Safety and Security at the Greater Columbus Document (click for this GCCC brochure)

Below are the Columbus Convention Center site rules and regulations. Violations of the rules and regulations will result in disqualification and elimination from the event of the offending teams and/or individuals, including parents.

1. No coolers or food may be brought into the building by players or parents. (The center has two concession areas.)
2. No passing volleyballs in hallways or concessions areas. Warm-up time will be provided on the court before the match.
3. No smoking in gym areas or hallways.
4. Junior Championships: All teams are to camp in the concourse (and not to block any doors!). Do not camp in exhibit halls D, E, and F, where the tournament is running.
5. There are no shower facilities.
6. Keep all chairs far away from any court or playable areas. (Parents may bring their own chairs.)
7. Only certified vendors may sell clothing, shirts, shoes, etc. with approval from the Commissioner.
8. Put all trash in containers provided by the Convention Center staff.

Tournament Information

Once the seeding is completed, teams from the same club will
not be switched out of a pool to avoid playing another team from
the
same club in the first round of pools.  This was the consensus of
the National Club Directors.



If the 12 National and/or 11 National team entries are 16 or
fewer, those events will be a
single day on Saturday, April 13th and the entry fee will be
$305.


This event is restricted of OVR teams only.

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

There isn't any admission charge to attend.  Come enjoy the
volleyball.

Chairs for spectators will not be provided.  Please bring your
own
chairs.

This tournament uses each team's best 4 finishes.  So the ranking
numbers you see in the pool displays below are not what was used
in the seeding.

Once the seeding is completed, teams from the same club will not
be switched out of a pool to avoid playing another team from the
same club in the first round of pools.  This was the consensus of
the National Club Directors.



Matches start at 8 am both Saturday and Sunday.



Ohio Valley Region Bids:
11s - 1 National Bids (No 11 American Division offered.)  
12s - 2 National and 2 American (31st in line for 3rd 12 American
Bid)
13s through 18s - 2 National and 3 American  (Already have 2nd
National Bid and 8th in line for a 4th American Bid.)



Tournament Host Hotels:
To be published soon.


Entry fee is $610 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 March 1, 2019.  Checks are not
deposited until the weekend of the event.  



This tournament used to allocate the Ohio Valley Region's
National and American bids to the USAV Girls Junior National
Championships to be hosted by Indianapolis on June 27 through July
6. 
Entry into this event is restricted to only OVR registered teams.

All OVR teams registered in the National Divisions are eligible
to
enter.  We will do our best to accept all teams that register by
February 28th.  But space and court restrictions may force use to
a limited number in particular divisions.  We will know more
after
the registration period ends on 2/28/2019.

There will also be Bid Play-In Tournaments in March for 17
American through 14 American teams.  The top 2 and maybe as many
as 4 teams from each of these tournaments will also be invited to
attend the OVR Bid Tournament.

In the Bid Tournament, divisions with 16 or fewer teams entered
will be run in a single day (either Saturday or Sunday depending
upon what works best for the event).  Divisions with 17 or more
teams entered will be run across both Saturday and Sunday.  In
the
two day events teams typically will play 4 matches on Saturday
and
at least 3 but as many as 5 matches on Sunday.

More information on playing formats will be available after the
registration period ends and we know how many teams are in each
division.

Seeding for the OVR Bid Tournament will use an average of up to
the four best tournament results for each team.  This will form a
basis of 50% of the seeding information.  The club
directors/coaches of the teams will also vote on their
recommended
seedings.  This will be the other 50% of the seeding.  The
combination of these two values will determine the final seeding
for the event.

Once the seeding is completed, teams from the same club will not
be switched out of a pool to avoid playing another team from the
same club in the first round of pools.

Since this is a qualifying event for the USAV girls National
Championships, we will not be using a 2 meter step-in line for
the
12s or 11s divisions.

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

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).

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