Post-Event Survey
We invite you to complete the online post-event survey as it will help us better understand the needs of our members and improve the quality of future events for all participants. All of those who were involved with the tournament are asked to completed the survey, including coaches, athletes, and parents. The survey can be found by following this link: http://www.formstack.com/forms/VolleyballCanada-2013_canadian_open_national_championships_online_evaluation__copy1.

Team Eligibility
All teams must meet the following minimum criteria to attend a National Championship: - Be full members and in good standing within their own P/TA and with Volleyball Canada (or their own national federation). See sections 3 through 9. - Participate in the Provincial/Territorial Championship of their respective Provincial/Territorial Association. The team roster submitted for National Championships MUST be the same as the one submitted for a P/T championship. - Meet all additional registration requirements of their P/TA and Volleyball Canada.

Registration
Registration will open on Monday, January 21, 2013 (12:00:00pm ET). Please visit the following link to register your team: https://nrs.volleyball.ca/Account/Login. Deadline: Friday, April 5, 2013 (11:59:59pm ET). Please note that in previous years, this tournament has been full prior to March 1. Entry Fee: $850 - 14U, $950 - 15U/16U Please note that registrations are done on a first come, first serve basis. Please enter your team on the waiting list even if the category is full.

Roster
A team of any age category consists of a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 15 players. All 15 players may be in uniform, may participate in the warm-up and may sit on the bench. Only 12 players may be entered on the scoresheet and participate in the match. These 12 players may change from match to match. A total of 4 team personnel may be registered for any given team. Team personnel MUST include a head coach, an assistant coach, and team contact. The 4th team personnel may be another assistant coach, trainer, medical staff or manager. All 4 team staff may sit on the bench during a match.

Withdrawal
Refunds will be given (less a $100 administration fee) on withdrawals made up to the entry deadline of the event (April 5, 2013). After this time, no refunds will be given.

Technical Matters
The Official Volleyball Canada 2012-2013 Indoor Rule Book shall govern play at the National Championships. Please review the 2012-2013 Indoor Competition for details concerning eligibility, divisions, seeding, scouting, etc. All coaches and team contacts should be aware of its content. It is available to be downloaded under Registration Information.

Team Check-in
Teams must check-in between 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm on Thursday May 2nd in the hall of the main entrance of the University of Sherbrooke sports complex to complete registration. Failure to check-in during designated times will result in a penalty of $100 that must to be paid in cash or by cheque on site by the team before they can receive their accreditations. Only ONE designated team staff can check-in the team. However we strongly recommend that the Head Coach checks-in the team. Information required for check-in: - Verification of the team roster - Proof of age must be presented for each player. Government issued IDs such as (but not limited to): an original or photocopy of birth certificate or driver’s license are accepted documents. - Coach’s NCCP card

Transportation
Teams are responsible for their own transportation before, during and after the championships.

Opening ceremony
No opening ceremony. However, please note that the National Anthem will be played on first matches of 1St and 2nd waves at all venues.

Tournament Jury
The tournament jury is composed of a Volleyball Canada/Domestic Competition Committee (DCC) representative, Host committee representative, and the Referee Supervisor.

Coaches' Meeting
Meeting will be held on Thursday, May 2nd at the University of Sherbrooke’s sports complex at 8:30 pm in gym (courts # 10-11-12-13).

Coaching Certification
Head coaches participating at Volleyball Canada National Championships must be NCCP Level 1 Certified (Theory, Technical & Practical). Coaches must present proof of their certification to the referee before the start of every match during the National Championships. Teams who fail to provide proof of certification are subject to a $25 fine. A $100 fine will be deducted from teams’ performance bonds when coaches do not meet certification requirements.

Scheduling
Complete unofficial schedule will be posted on TBC. The schedule will only be official once check-in has started. Two waves : first matches from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm and second matches from 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm AM WAVE: 14U Women (8 groups), 15U Women (12 groups) and 16U Women (2 groups) PM WAVE: 16U Women (8 groups), 14U Men (4 groups), 15U Men (4 groups) and 16U Men (6 groups). Seeding will be done only on April 29 preceding the event, so it is impossible for us to confirm which 16U Women team will play in the AM Wave.

Bronze medal
There will be third position games (bronze) only in Tiers 1. In Tiers 2 and + there will be no third position games.

Scorekeepers and Linesperson
In order to facilitate the functioning of the competition and for some teams avoid additional costs, the organization of the Championship decided to provide a scorekeeper to all matches. So, teams will be required to provide only one linesperson for each of their matches.

Accommodations
Please visit Destination Sherbrooke at http://www.destinationsherbrooke.com/en/visitors/where-to-sleep/index.aspx and Tourism Memphrémagog at http://www.tourisme-emphremagog.com/en/lodging/all. At this time April 28th, we have some rooms in residence (Université of Sherbrooke) available. Please contact Denis Fontaine (see contact details below) for additionnal information.

Practice times
45 minutes practice time-slots may be booked at the University of Sherbrooke on Thursday, May 2nd, 2013 between 1:30 to 20:15 pm (last slot being à 7:30). Practice times will be given on a first-come first serve basis and will only be available to teams who book IN ADVANCE. All practice time requests must be made before midnight on Monday April 29th, 2013. Reservations by EMAIL ONLY will be taken. Please contact Pascal Côté at [email protected].

Cooking equipements
COOKING EQUIPEMENTS SUCH AS MICROWAVE, OVENS, BARBECUES, ETC ARE NOT ALLOWED ON COMPETITION VENUES.

Admission
3-Days Tournament Pass: 25 $ 1-Day Pass: 10 $ Under 12 years old: Free Passes will be available starting on Thursday, May 2nd in the hall of the main entrance of the University of Sherbrooke sports complex and afterwards available at all the other competition venues.

Contact Information
Club Envolley/Volleyball Québec Denis Fontaine 819-821-8000 ext. 62597 [email protected]