OVR Sportsmanship Policy
From the OVR Procedures and Rules for Juniors’ Regular-Season Tournaments and Procedures and Rules for OVR Juniors’ Club Directors
Food
The Ohio Valley Region is restricting the set-up of tables or the cooking of food by teams or their support staff, fans, coaches, or parents at an Ohio Valley Region sanctioned event. Tournament Directors or Site managers do not have the discretion to grant permission. If a club does not comply amicably with a Site Director or Tournament Director’s request, an incident report is to be sent to Bob Price. Violation of this directive will result in a $250.00 fine, and a team/club suspension.
Sportsmanship and Vandalization of Property
The Ohio Valley Region of USA Volleyball promotes a high standard of good sporting conduct (“sportsmanship”) among its athletes, coaches, officials and spectators. This includes respect for the playing facilities throughout the Ohio Valley Region. We request your cooperation by supporting the participants and officials in a positive manner, and by adhering to all facility regulations. Taunting, offensive cheers or gestures, profanity, racial or sexist comments, or other intimidating words or actions directed at officials, athletes, coaches or team representatives will not be tolerated. Failure to follow facility guidelines and rules as set forth by the site and tournament director will be sanctioned accordingly. Any actions, including but not limited to those mentioned above, will result in an incident report being filed with the OVR office, and a warning being issued by the OVR Commissioner.
Subsequent unsporting behavior by the same individual at the same event will result in removal from the competition site. Likewise, after being instructed to correct the problem, any continued disregard for facility usage rules at the same event, will also result in removal from the competition site. A pattern of unsporting behavior or facility neglect will result in $250 fine/sanction to the associated club or team.
Any acts of vandalism will result in an incident report being filed with the OVR office, and a warning being issued by the OVR Commissioner. The local police will be contacted. All known individuals responsible for the acts of vandalism will be expelled from the tournament and competition site after they have been reported to the local police IF the local police have decided not to detain the individuals. This can include the removal of an entire team from the tournament.