• Current KRVA member-in-good-standing
  • 25 years of age or older
  • Current USAV background screen
  • Current Safesport Certification
  • Concussion Training Certificate on file with the KRVA office
  • Not be a Coach or Official at the event

Membership

A current Coach or Adult with Safety Requirements membership in the Keystone Region is able to be an eligible Tournament Director and to request Event sanctions. Your membership is not complete until your registration fee, signed USA Volleyball Waiver and Release of Liability, and signed USA Volleyball Juniors Club Personnel Code of Ethics are received. These documents are available for electronic signature as you register for KRVA membership on SportsEngine.

Background Screen

Each Juniors’ tournament host, site director, and all other Juniors’ event staff must have a completed USA Volleyball background screen. Background screens through other agencies do not meet this requirement. Any person with a failed background screen will not be permitted to be a Tournament Director in the Keystone Region. Please note that it can take up to ten (10) business days for a background screen to be processed and completed.

Certifications

Each Juniors’ tournament host, site director, and all other Juniors’ tournament staff must have the following certifications registered with the Keystone Region office: Concussion Training Certification and SafeSport Certification. These must be completed and submitted to the Keystone Region Office by November 1st.

  • Concussion Training: Tournament Directors are also required to have a Concussion Training certificate on file with the KRVA office. This is a once and done requirement.
  • SafeSport Certification: All Tournament Directors, Site Managers and any other Keystone Region Member who has frequent contact with athletes, including but not limited to officials, coaches, club directors, staff and chaperones are required to have a current SafeSport Certification for each season. The coursework is mandated by the US Center for SafeSport and all Regions and their members must comply. The requirements may change from year to year. Any changes will be posted to the SafeSport page of the KRVA website.

Adhering to Region Rules

It is the responsibility of each tournament director to know the procedures and rules for conducting a tournament in the Keystone Region (KRVA). All necessary information is available on the KRVA website or the Tournament Director Manual. Lack of information or help is not an excuse for hosting substandard events.

The KRVA procedures and rules supplement the USA Volleyball requirements and rules and are to be used for all KRVA sanctioned tournaments during the current season. 

A copy of this document and the current USA Volleyball Rulebook are to be available at each tournament site. The Rulebook is available for download on the USA Volleyball Referee Training website.

Compliance

Tournament directors with persistent compliance issues will be subject to disciplinary sanctions as KRVA deems necessary. This can include fines, loss of Tournament Bond, probationary period in which KRVA events works closely with the Tournament director to assist in administrating events, as well as losing the privilege of running tournaments in the region. Tournament directors with persistent compliance issues will be considered “Out of Good Standing” with the Region.