| The 2003 CHRVA Championships will be held
between March 29, 2003 and May 3, 2003. Competition is planned for
more than 250 teams in eight adult and 20 junior divisions at the Discovery
Sports Center in Boyds, Maryland and Catonsville Community College in Catonsville,
Maryland. Directions to the Discovery and Catonsville sites can be
found on the CHRVA website at http://www.volleyball.to/chrva/directions/discovery.html
and http://www.volleyball.to/chrva/directions/caton.html,
respectively.
The latest and most complete information regarding the Regional Championship
Tournament Schedule is maintained on the CHRVA website at http://www.chrva.org/rgsched.html.
Members often ask how the various dates for Regional Championship competition
are selected. As Vice President, I am tasked with overseeing this
very complicated decisionmaking process. Scheduling the Regionals
is often a logistical nightmare, involving:
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forecasting the number of teams in each division which will compete at
Regionals, which is particularly difficult with the fluctuating number
of teams in certain divisions;
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finding enough quality facilities to host all of the tournaments, especially
those large enough to accommodate the bigger divisions;
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fielding enough referees, scorekeepers, and volunteers to staff the tournaments;
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scheduling the Regionals on dates that do not conflict with other tournaments—both
in-Region and out-of-Region—or on holidays;
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rotating play dates from year to year so that one division does not always
play early or always play late in the schedule;
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factoring in the entry deadlines for National competition (both Adult and
Junior); and,
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balancing the regular season with the postseason.
Based on regular season play, Division Coordinators will invite teams to
play in the Championships. Contact your Division Coordinator for
more details. At press time, the only undecided division was junior
boys. Entry fee for the Championships has been set at $150.00.
The only exception will be for multiple divisions playing on one court
on the same day.
The winning team in each adult division and each junior open division
is eligible to have its team entry fee for the USAV National Championships
reimbursed. Please contact Commissioner
Anne Hughes for USAV National Championships deadlines.
CHRVA plans to fully staff all Championship Tournaments with first referees,
relieving teams of this responsibility. In order to retain their
"good standing" in the Region, all referees with a Regional or higher certification
are required to work at least one full-day Championship Tournament.
Further information is available from CHRVA Referee
Chair Larry Liden. Scorekeeping volunteers are also greatly appreciated.
Please contact Scorekeeper
Chair Dixie Collins for more information. Other volunteer opportunities
are available as well! Please contact me at rod.anderson@chrva.org
or 703-330-4565.
Good luck at the Championships!
The 2002 Regional Championships are coordinated by the CHRVA Vice President,
Rod Anderson.
rod.anderson@chrva.org
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