Every player has talent and we want to give every player the best opportunity to play volleyball and remain active for life. This is the most important part of the player pathway. This is where we give children their first experience in the sport. Ensuring this first experience is fun, enjoyable and revolves around inspirational experiences and child- friendly volleyball though Long Term Development in Sport and Physical Activity, is essential.
Clubs that have strong grassroots programs play a pivotal role in this development stage and ensuring players enjoy, develop and return the following season should be the goal for every coach, club and the OVA.
Lower barriers to entry (Tournament cost, membership cost, no team fees).
Consists of single-day round-robin jamborees or tournaments with shorter sets (however teams can play more games. e.g. best of 3 sets, 15 Points, 8 points 3rd set).
Open to House League and Non-House League Participants (e.g. schools, multisport programs, other youth-focused organizations).
Participating teams should be from within a 50km radius. If a tournament cannot be filled from teams within that radius, it can be opened up to teams beyond that limit.
Encouraged to be a step up from Spikes / Smashball house league participation.
Participation based rewards no medals.
Hosting model would be similar to the existing OVA's youth competitions model.
Events have the opportunity to go beyond the current indoor calendar.