BEST OF OCAA VOLLEYBALL HEADED TO HUMBER

On the weekend of March 18-19th Humber College will proudly host the 18th Annual Ontario Colleges Athletic Association Men’s and Women’s Volleyball All-Star Weekend. The event will bring together the elite collegiate volleyball players from across the province for a weekend of camaraderie and competition. Over 60 athletes will be representing 23 Ontario Colleges at this event, taking place at the Humber College Athletic Centre in Etobicoke, Ontario.

The weekend begins on Friday evening with the Outtahand Volleyball Night. This evening will consist of a recreational Double Impact Tournament sponsored by Outtahand Sports and Leisureware, which sees 48 players compete in a Reverse 6’s tournament. Male and female players from each school rotate through several continuous games in a fun, light-hearted event that will showcase the talents of the men and women involved.

The following day gears up as the action-packed All-Star games take place, the Women’s West division teams taking on the East teams in a match scheduled for 3:00 p.m., followed by the Men’s All-Star match at 5:00. Player of the Game awards will be courtesy of Mizuno. Earlier festivities in the day will include an All-Star luncheon, an OCAA coach’s forum, as well as an athletes Skills Challenge.

Humber’s 2011 Volleyball All-Star Weekend will host a number of notable athletes, including Landis Doyle, the CCAA and OCAA Female Volleyball Player-of-the-Year. On the male side, Sheridan’s Andrew Henry will be participating, also named OCAA Male Volleyball Player-of-the-year.

OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT WEBSITE:

http://humberathletics.ca/ocaavballstars/index.htm

Source: Humber College