Early Birdy 2020 Tournament
Ottawa Valley Roller Derby is excited to announce that we’ll be hosting our first ever tournament: the Early Birdy 2020, a 3 day round-robin tournament in late March 2020. We are currently accepting applications from teams and are excited to host a bevy of great skaters to the National Capital Region (Canadian edition) in the spring.
LOCATION:
Prescott, Ontario, Canada
Prescott is located an hour south of Canada’s capital city of Ottawa, at the junction of major highways 401 & 416. Prescott is a 5-minute drive from the Canada/U.S. (Johnstown/Ogdensburg) border crossing. We acknowledge that this event will take place on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee.
TOURNAMENT DATE:
Friday, March 20th – Sunday, March 22nd, 2020
IMPORTANT DATES:
| Application for Teams | Apply now! Deadline November 15 |
| Application for Tournament Head Referee | Apply now! Deadline November 30 |
| Application for Tournament Head Non-Skating Official | Apply now! Deadline November 30 |
| Application for all Tournament Officials | Form coming in December |
| Sign-Up Sheet for Volunteers | Form coming in December |
| Participating Teams contacted and finalized | Teams contacted before December 31 |
| Announcement of Teams Participating | Teams announced January 6th |
| Hospitality Package | To be released early January |
| Schedule of Games | Schedule announced early January |
| Advance Tickets | Tickets go on sale Mid-January |
FORMAT:
3-day round-robin between 4 WFTDA charter teams with additional games for B teams and JRDA teams.
SANCTIONING:
Participating WFTDA charter teams can expect to play 3 WFTDA sanctioned games.
B teams and Juniors can expect to play at least 1 game.
TEAMS:
We are encouraging any league with a WFTDA charter team ranked between 35-75 to apply for the competitive bracket. Leagues that can send multiple teams (ie. both a WFTDA charter team and a B team) will be prioritized. Ranking will be considered in order to make reasonably competitive match ups for all participating teams.
COST:
Tournament fees will be as follows:
$250 per WFTDA Charter Team
$200 per B Team
$400 for both a WFTDA Charter Team & a B Team ($50 discount)
$100 per Junior Team
HOW TO APPLY AS A TEAM:
Please fill in the following Application Form before November 15, 2019.
QUESTIONS:
If you have any questions regarding the tournament please feel free to email us at earlybirdytournament2020@ottawavalleyrollerderby.com
We hope to see lots of friends and fans March 2020 at the first ever OVRD Early Birdy!
