Saturday, July 14 Change

We have decided to attend the River View Summer Tourney instead of Ashland on Saturday. This will be free for our team, so we do not need to worry about payment on the day of. I need everyone to bring at least one white shirt and one colored shirt for the tournament. If you have CA shirts that would be great, if not do not worry about it. In case we have a libero we have to bring 2 different types of shirts that are contrasting. The vans will leave at 6:45 AM so please be there on time! The information about the tournament is as follows...


Location: River View HS & JH Directions: River View is approximately an hour and 15 minutes from Gahanna. Best way to come is on Route 16 and then take SR 60 in Warsaw. In Warsaw turn right and travel about 3 miles to the school (it is on a sharp curve).  

Number of Teams: 12 Varsity Teams only

Format: 3 pools of 4 teams each. (each team is guaranteed 4 matches)
Pool play with tournament to follow.

Officiating: Referees (non-sanctioned) will be provided for all
matches. Entrants will be expected to provide a down official, line judges and a score-flipper. (JO style) A schedule will be provided for officiating/scoring responsibilities.

Warm-up: Balls will be provided. There will be a 10 minute warm
up before your first match of the day (5 and 5), and a 6 minute warm-up (3 and 3) before all other matches.

Pool Play: Teams will play a round-robin format within their own
pool, playing 2 games against each opponent. Rally to 25 starting at 5, cap at 30.

Determining Tournament Brackets: The winners of each pool
plus the next highest ranked team – based on W-L and total points, will advance to the “Gold” bracket. The next 4 highest ranked teams – based on W-L and total points will advance to the “Silver” bracket and the final 4 teams will be placed in the “Bronze” bracket.

Seeding within Brackets: Teams will be seeded within each
bracket based on W-L and total points. Once seeded, #1 will play #4 and #2 will play #3.

Tournament: Games will be best 2 out of 3 to 25 points no
cap. All tournament games will start at 0. Third game, if needed, will be rally to 15, no cap.

Awards will be given to: First and second place of the “Gold” bracket.

**Concession stand will be set up at both the HS and JH**

Doors will open at 8:15am and your team may camp in our cafeteria/commons area. There is lots of space to spread out and the lunch tables will be available for you use. **Please do not bring food or coolers into the gyms**
We will NOT have an athletic trainer on site so bring any necessary supplies for injuries.
There will be bleacher seating available at each location and spectators are encouraged. There will be no need for spectators to bring their own chairs. There will be no admission charge and there will be a concession stand available throughout the day. Your team may wear any type of “uniform”, with or without numerals. Please have all players in same color tops and use a contrasting color for your libero. We will provide plenty of warm-up balls - you will not need to bring your own.
Once the matches start we will be on a rolling schedule. Make sure your team is ready to go when it’s their turn. The referees have been instructed to “keep it moving” Please bring a whistle to use when it’s your turn to provide a down official.