In 1998 FCVC started with an 8 team tournament for girls and boys. Since then we have grown to where we hosted 32 and 24 boy's teams in 2006. This will be our 11th annual competition.

In 2008 we plan to have spots for 30 teams of girls and 30 teams of boys at the home-base for volleyball in London, Fanshawe College.

The day has been planned, and the rules designed, to give all athletes maximum playing time and the coaches a chance to work on building their school teams. The play-offs are set up to insure that every team has a chance to finish the day playing against teams of equal caliber.

FCVC uses this tournament as a springboard for athletes who would like to compete at an elite level against others from across the province. This is also an opportunity for coaches, who would like to become more involved in our sport, to work with local youth.

In 2008 our club was well represented with a grade 6/7 team (U13) winning the Provincial Championships and our U14 team finished fourth in the province. We have never had more girls playing for our club at this age level. The boys program Nationally is faced with lower registration. Can you help us find the next national team player? Much of this growth over the years has come from the large number of elementary school coaches who promote our sport and do a great job in teaching the fundamentals of the game.

Both the Falcons and the Stangs plan to donate a team pass for a regular season home game to the winning teams.

If you have any questions please call our friendly tournament convenor, Bob Mann at 519 472-3271.

Rules:

All OVA rules are in force with the following exceptions:

• All games are 25 minutes long with no scoring cap. This is in effect for both pool play and play-offs.
• Each game will end 25 minutes after the scheduled start time, whether or not the game starts on time. Help insure your team is ready to start on time. There can be no exceptions.
• Unlimited substitutions, following the OVA format, (A for B, B for A).
• Teams will supply a linesperson and a scorer.
• The five serve rule is in effect.
• One 45 second time-out per team. It cannot be taken with less than 5 minutes left in the game.

The top two teams in each pool advance to the Gold round, teams with the best third place record may advance to the Gold round. All others advance to the Silver round.

All play-off games are single elimination matches.

Officials are senior FCVC players.

Once all teams are confirmed entry into the tournament, the draw will be e-mailed to them

Entry fee:	$100.00 Due one week prior to the tournament date (please, no exceptions). The tournament is open to all elementary schools in the London area.We will accept a limited number of applications from teams outside the London region. As this is a timed tournament, it will start on time and more importantly it will finish on time (no later than 5:00 pm on Saturday). Entries will be confirmed upon receipt of the entry fee.
Awards:	Gold Division Champion and Finalist Banner. Silver Division Champion banner. Award of Excellence to a player from each team. Tournament MVP.
Refreshments:	There will be a food booth, offering drinks, pizza, veggies and more. The proceeds support teams planning to travel.