Pride Capital Volleyball’s 2025 Annual Tournament will be held on March 15 & 16. This is shaping up to be our biggest tournament yet, with 12 courts across 3 venues which will allow us to welcome up to 60 teams!

Tournament venues:

• Montpetit Hall, University of Ottawa, 125 University Private, Ottawa

• École Franco Cité, 623 Smyth Road, Ottawa

• Centre Sportif Gatineau, 850 Boulevard de la Gappe, Gatineau

The cost is $950 per team. The team’s fee will be paid by the Captain at registration.

Teams may play at any of these venues and must be prepared to change venues between Saturday and Sunday of the tournament if required.

The fee includes registration for one team for the two-day tournament (unlimited number of players) as well as 7 tickets for 7 for our Saturday night gala! All players must be rostered. Gala tickets are always included in your registration and cannot be removed. You are not permitted to borrow players from other teams during the tournament.

Additional gala ticket may be purchased online.

Tournament Details

2025 tournament registration will be accepted on a first come first served basis. After registering, teams will be asked to complete a short survey to help us determine each team’s level of play.  Teams will be organized into divisions based on number of teams registered and skill level criteria. 

• (Elite) Your players consistently demonstrate advanced skills and expect the highest level of play. Most of your team members consistently demonstrate precise ball control and purposeful execution when serving, passing, setting, attacking, and defending. Additionally, your team effectively utilizes an offensive system (e.g. 5-1) with varied attack options that can be adjusted based on your opponent’s game play.

• (Competitive) Your players demonstrate a moderately high skill level and expect a moderately high level of play. Most of your team members display fairly consistent ball control and purposeful execution when serving, passing, setting, attacking, and defending. Your team has adopted specialized positioning and makes an effort to implement offensive systems (5-1 or 6-2 formation) with varied attack options.

• (Intermediate) The majority of your team members are developing consistency in executing basic volleyball skills (serving, passing, setting, attacking, and defense), with some adoption of specialized positioning (setter, middle, power). Your team consistently attempts to execute three contacts and is usually able to have good rallies, but attack hits are generally not overly aggressive.

• (Recreational) The majority of your team members are beginners looking to build on their base skills. The team may play a rotational system (setter position 2 or 3) and promote 3 touches. Your team is primarily looking to enjoy being a part of the tournament without the pressure of being overly competitive. Your team might benefit from some mentoring and guidance from the officials assigned to your division.

The tournament will include a round-robin phase in morning/afternoon waves on Saturday (8 sets) to determine placements, followed by a double elimination playoff round (best-of-3 with single-set redemption bracket) on Sunday within smaller divisions.    

Note: Please note that while we strive to accommodate all teams’ requests, we reserve the right to place teams where we think they will fit best, based on the registration turnout. 

Accomodations

We’re partnering with a local hotel for a discounted rate for teams. Check back January 11th for details.

All Divisions Registration

Registration opens on January 16th, 2025 at 7pm. Clicking the link below will take you to our registration page. The tournament registration will post there at 7pm. Be sure to refresh that page at registration time.

Gala Details

Your weekend experience includes a fabulous gala at the Canadian Museum of Nature!

This year’s theme will be announced soon!

• 8pm to 1am

• Get ready for dance parties and entertainment throughout the night!

• This party will be open to the public!

• Ticket go on sale January 16 at 7ppm