Realignment
Realignment has been completed. Some players have been moved between teams to better balance the competitiveness among teams. Individuals and teams which have been affected by realignment have been notified by email. To have a look at the updated teams please see the Teams page on the website.

 Tournaments
There is LOTS of room in our Feb 24^th Sixes tournament.  For those of you who are already signed up that means lots of play time. If you have not yet played in a PCVC tournament this year, this is a great opportunity to do so as the March tournament is a team entry tournament. The March tournament has been opened early for registration. We have already had a few teams sign up, but we have lots of room for more. If you are submitting a team for the K-W tournament in April this is an excellent tournament to use as a warm-up for that event.

More information and registration links can be found on our Tournament page on the website.

Lost Items
Over the past several weeks there have been a number of items left behind. Many of these are water bottles. These items have been put in the equipment bag in each gym. If you have misplaced these items, please claim them. Please check the equipment bag to see if the items belong to you.  They will not be stored indefinitely.  Thank you to those members who have found lost items and taken the time to report it.

Incentive Night
Next Thursday, February 22^nd, is our next incentive night.  Come to the sponsor bar, the Erin Mills Pump, to meet your fellow members and enjoy a drink on the club.

 Team Names and Reps
For those teams who submitted team names and Reps, thank-you! For the rest, team names and reps have been picked for you. An email will be sent to the team reps outlining expectations for the team rep.

Registration is now open for our March tournament. We are accepting team entries only. Our March 24th tournament is structured as a warmup tournament for the Annual Volleyball Classic tournament held in Kitchener in April.  This is the only tournament of the year in which we will allow team entry. There will be two tournaments running on the same day. One at competitive level, the other at intermediate level.

Format: Co-ed 6s (must have at least 2 females on the court)
Levels: Competitive  AND Intermediate
Registration Fee: $150 before Mar 1 (Early bird); $180 on or after Mar 1 (Regular)
Locations: Competitive @ Philip Pocock C.S.S. (Mississauga) and Intermediate @ St. Thomas Aquinas C.S.S. (Brampton)
Date/Time: March 24th, 2018, 9:00am – 5:00pm
Schedule: timed games, top 8 teams make playoffs
Prizes:  Cash to 1^st place,  2^nd place, and 3^rd place.  Merchandise prizes to  4^th place

Team reps can register online by e-transfer or PayPal here: March Tournament Team Entry . Remember to include the team name, rep name and the level of play you want to enter.

Any individuals interested in playing can reach out to others through PCVC’s Facebook page. Remember to include what level you want to enter and what position(s) you can play.

To see the teams entered please see the list on the tournament page.

We have now concluded our Fall season and are starting our Winter season. Here are the league updates from events which have transpired in the past week and are upcoming in the following weeks:

Results from the Fall Season Playoffs

After some exciting games and close finishes, the following teams emerged as the winners:

Top Tier Winners: Team 7 – Seven Deadly Sins

Consolation Tier Winners: Team 10 – Ten the Hard Way

Finishing 1st in the Regular season: Team 7 – Seven Deadly Sins

Congratulations to Teams 7 and 10 on their wins!

Winter Season

The winter season starts on January 25^th. The new teams have now been posted on the website as has the new schedule. To see your new teams please visit the team rosters on the website here.

Incentive Night

To kick off the new season our next incentive night will be January 25^th. Please come out to meet your new team and socialize with the rest of the league. As always, on incentive night, your first drink (up to $7) is courtesy of the league, in addition to some appetizers.

PCVC Attendance Policy

Attendance records are reset at the start of the season, so everyone is starting with a clean record for second half. As all of you should be aware, the limit for absences is 4 for the season. Please be mindful of your absences as they can affect the rest of your team. More details are posted here: Attendance Policy

Player Conduct

While the vast majority of games and events at PCVC run without issue, occasionally there are incidents in which individual behavior exceeds acceptable thresholds. To give better clarity to the league on specific behaviours and expectations, PCVC has adopted a code of conduct. Please read and be familiar with the code. Individual behavior which violates the code will be subject to disciplinary action and can result in termination of membership. The link to the Code of Conduct will be posted on the posted on the home page of the website for access as needed.

Tournaments

The Sixes Tournament on January 20^th is currently full. The next Sixes Tournament is February 24^th and will open for registration on Saturday, January 20^th.

The Pairs tournament on February 3^rd is currently full but is accepting waitlists.

For details on either tournament please see here.

We have completed the first round of fall season playoffs and while there were some close games and some tough battles fought at both gyms, only the top 2 teams from each court will advance to the finals next week.

Playoffs Finals

Advancing to the Finals on Jan 18th:

Top Tier at Iona:

Court 1: Team 7 vs Team 4
                            Court 2: Team 5 vs Team 9

Consolation Tier at St Paul:

Court 1: Team 10 vs Team 11
                            Court 2: Team 1 vs Team 6

Net setup by Teams 9 & 4 (Iona) and 6 & 11 (St Paul). Games will start on time at 7:20PM so that we can get in all games.

Teams 2, 3, 8, and 12 were eliminated and will not be playing on Jan 18^th.

The format will be best of 3 games with the winner of each court advancing to play each other in a best of 3 match.

For those players not playing, we are looking for volunteers to ref, score, and do lines for the final playoff games at either gym on the 18^th. It would be very much appreciated by your fellow players who are playing. If you are willing to do so, please email exec@pcvc.ca with the gym location you can attend.

 New Season starts Jan 25^th

We will kick off the winter season on January 25^th. The new teams will be posted on the website here shortly after January 18^th. Please check the schedule here to know which gym you play at for January 25^th and beyond.

Next Incentive Night

Our next incentive night, coincides with the start of the winter season and is on January 25^th. Come out to our sponsor bar, the Erin Mills Pump to meet your new team members and enjoy a drink on the league.

Upcoming Tournaments

Our next Sixes tournament is January 20^th. This is open for guys and girls are being waitlisted. Details are here.

Our next Pairs tournament is February 3^rd. It is open for registration and if you are interested please register. Details are

Standings and Playoffs

A couple of teams were tied in wins and to determine rankings the overall +/- is used as a tiebreaker. These are the final standings after including tie-breakers:

 Congratulations to Team 7 – Seven Deadly Sins for winning the Fall Regular season.  The top 6 teams (i.e. teams 7,5,4,3,12,9) will be playing the top-tier playoffs at Iona. The rest of the teams (i.e. teams 6,1,8,10,11,2) will be playing the consolation tier playoffs at St Paul.  Only those members with 4 or fewer absences are eligible to participate in the playoffs. Anyone ineligible for participation in the playoffs has been notified by email.  If you are unsure of your status, please mail our League Convener, lloyd@pcvc.ca.  The attendance policy is posted here.

Net set-up by Teams: 9 and 2.   Net tear-down by Teams 12 and 11.

The following changes from the regular season rules apply in the playoffs:

1.  The games will be refereed by the team doing scores/lines. 
2. Sideline substitute rule does not apply. All players must be on the roster for the team playing.

At the MGM held on Thursday, November 23^rd a vote was held to decide which of the two proposals for the game format would be adopted. The status quo option was eliminated as a potential choice.  Of the two remining proposals, one proposal was for a 4-game/night format and the other was for a modified 5-game/night format.

The show-of-hands vote was remarkably close and on its own was insufficient to conclusively determine the outcome.  Several votes were submitted on a handwritten note from members who did not attend the MGM, however those submissions could not be verified. As well, some of those members indicated afterward that they weren’t sure of all the available choices.  In addition, some members who did not attend, indicated an oral choice but not in writing.

In light of the voting irregularities, and the closeness of the in-person vote, the executive has determined that to conclusively determine the outcome and to best reflect the intent of the membership on this issue, the proposals will be submitted to a re-vote and will be open for voting to all full members.  The deadline to submit your vote is Friday, December 1^st.

If you are not clear on the proposals or the voting process, please reach out to myself or the exec (exec@pcvc.ca) or feel free to talk to one of the exec on Thursday .

PCVC Members, please check your email for details on how to vote and detailed descriptions of each format.

Results of Vote on Game Format

The vote on the Thursday-night game format ended on Dec 1^st.  Thank-you to everyone who took the time to submit their choice. Here are the results:

Based upon the results we will be returning to the 4-Games/Night format starting in the Winter season.

PCVC will be holding its Mid-Year Meeting on November 23^rd  at the Erin Mills Pump after league play.  We will have Cameron, our treasurer, review our fiscal standing for the last year and in addition it will be an opportunity for the membership to discuss issues which affect the membership and the league.  If you have an issue you want tabled at the MGM for discussion or membership vote, please send it to exec@pcvc.ca by November 12^th.  The MGM will also be incentive night.

Agenda:

1.      Fiscal Update from the Treasurer

2.      Proposals on 5-games/night vs 4 games/night schedule

3.      Proposal on granting non-medical leaves of absence

4.      Proposal on fees paid by executive members

5.      Proposal on accepting past members

6.      Proposal on extending membership to full-season replacement players

7.      Discussion on criteria (ie level of skill) for recruiting new members.