The OVA is reminding players, coaches, and spectators to familiarize themselves with their facility rules to ensure a smooth and enjoyable event for everyone. Here’s a quick rundown of what you need to know before hitting the courts. Let’s keep the focus on fair play, sportsmanship, and fun at the 2025 Ontario Championships!
Rim Park
- Crock pots, hot plates, coolers and “buffet tables” are not allowed to be set up and used in any of the facilities. Teams are allowed to bring a “brown bag” lunch/dinner into all facilities. Participants are encouraged to use the public spaces outside of the playing areas and designated “cafeteria” to feed their teams. If they are bringing coolers – please do not bring them into the competition venues. Remember to always clean up after yourselves.
- Tables in the designated eating areas are not reserved table space. After your team has finished eating, please remove your belongings. Unattended bags that are left on tables without team’s present will be moved off to create space for other teams. Please be considerate of the space at RIM Park, as well as other teams.
- The OVA, the City of Waterloo and the RIM Park staff are not responsible for lost or stolen personal items. Remember to always take your personal belongings with you and do not leave anything unattended. Any found items will be placed in the lost and found at RIM Customer Service.
- Please ensure your teams are not blocking any walking spaces by leaving their bags or team equipment in open spaces.
- Ball free warm up areas are located in Optimist and Pillars arena behind the pipe and drape.
- There is NO ball free warm up space in Lions arena. This is an active lane way for the zamboni traveling behind the pipe and drape. Please, do not go behind this pipe and drape.
- There is no warming up in the hallways . No volleyballs are allowed anywhere except on the playing courts. If a volleyball hits an overhead sprinkler, the alarm will sound, and the entire facility will need to be evacuated and play will be suspended until the fire department gives OVA staff the approval to re-enter the building. Please use the designated warm up areas indicated above.
- As coaches and chaperones, we ask that you please supervise your athletes on and off the court to make it the most enjoyable experience for everyone.
- As with most sporting events, spectators should enter at their own risk as volleyballs may leave the playing area at any time and may hit spectators. The Ontario Volleyball Association is not responsible for spectator injury incurred while watching volleyball matches.
- The use of any type of noise makers (cowbells, air horns, drums, whistles, etc) is prohibited. Spectators will be asked to refrain from using these devices. If they continue to use them, they will be confiscated.
- Only authorized photographers employed by the OVA are allowed on the playing area, sport court, or stand between courts due to liability reasons. Parents and/or spectators are not allowed to be in the playing area, on the sport court, or standing between the courts to take photographs. If they are found to be in violation of this rule, they will be asked to leave immediately.
- Clubs are not allowed to set up their own Pixellot cameras. If parents/spectators disregard these rules multiple times, they will be asked to leave the venue by OVA Staff, Facility staff, the Head Official, Area Supervisors or the working referees.
Conestoga College
- Crock pots, hot plates, coolers and “buffet tables” are not allowed to be set up and used in any of the facilities. Teams are allowed to bring “brown bag” lunches into all facilities. Participants are encouraged to use the public spaces outside of the playing areas and designated “cafeteria” to feed their teams. If they are bringing coolers – please do not bring them into the competition venues. Remember to always clean up after yourselves.
- The OVA, or Conestoga College are not responsible for lost or stolen personal items. Remember to always take your personal belongings with you and do not leave anything unattended. Any found items will be placed in the lost and found at the venue.
- Please ensure your teams are not blocking any walking spaces by leaving their bags or team equipment in open spaces.
- There is no warming up in the hallways. No volleyballs are allowed anywhere except on the playing courts. If a volleyball hits an overhead sprinkler, the alarm will sound, and the entire facility will need to be evacuated and play will be suspended until the fire department gives OVA staff the approval to re-enter the building.
- Please use the designated warm up areas indicated by the venue map.
- As coaches and chaperones, we ask that you please supervise your athletes on and off the court to make it the most enjoyable experience for everyone.
- As with most sporting events, spectators should enter at their own risk as volleyballs may leave the playing area at any time and may hit spectators. The Ontario Volleyball Association is not responsible for spectator injury incurred while watching volleyball matches.
- The use of any type of noise makers (cowbells, air horns, drums, whistles, etc) is prohibited. Spectators will be asked to refrain from using these devices. If they continue to use them, they will be confiscated.
- Only authorized photographers employed by the OVA are allowed on the playing area, sport court, or stand between courts due to liability reasons. Parents and/or spectators are not allowed to be in the playing area, on the sport court, or standing between the courts to take photographs. If they are found to be in violation of this rule, they will be asked to leave immediately.
- Clubs are not allowed to set up their own Pixellot cameras. If parents/spectators disregard these rules multiple times, they will be asked to leave the venue by OVA Staff, Facility staff, the Head Official, Area Supervisors or the working referees.