Below are the days and times the physical testing booth will be open at the Ontario Championships. Athletes will be required to complete physical testing in order for their application to be considered complete.

RIM PARK

• Friday, April 4th – 10:00am-5:00pm

• Saturday, April 5th- 1:00pm-5:00pm

• Friday, April 11th- 10:00am-5:00pm

• Saturday, April 12th- 1:00pm-5:00pm

• Thursday, April 17th- 10:00am-5:00pm

• Friday, April 18th- 1:00pm-5:00pm

• Sunday, April 20th- 10:00am-5:00pm

• Monday, April 21st- 1:00pm-5:00pm

• Friday, April 25th- 10:00am-5:00pm

EY CENTRE

• Thursday, April 24th- 10:00am-5:00pm

• Friday, April 25th- 1:00pm-5:00pm

• Sunday, April 27th- 12:00pm-2:00pm

A mandatory warm-up will be provided to all athletes to complete prior to jump and velocity testing. Only athletes that are coming directly from a match that they actively participated in will be allowed to skip warm-up.

Note: 15U Girls will complete a modified testing battery due to the availability of space at EY Centre. Attack velocity will not be done at EY Centre. If we are able to perform spike touch given the constraints in space without interfering with conducting the testing in a timely manner, we will do so. Otherwise, 15U girls are performing a counter-movement jump as a replacement for spike touch.

HEIGHT

• A measurement of the athlete’s height will be taken with shoes off.

• With the athlete’s shoes off, they will step onto the platform of a stadiometer and face outwards. They will be instructed to stand flat-footed, tall, and with the chin tucked. A headpiece will be lowered until it contacts the head of the athlete. The device will indicate the athlete’s height for the evaluator.

STANDING ONE HAND REACH

• A measurement of the athlete’s standing vertical reach with their dominant hand.

• Dependent on space, this test will either be done with a vertec device or with a tape measure and a wall

• With the athlete’s shoes on, they will stand perpendicular to a wall and reach as high as possible with their dominant hand. Athlete’s must remain flat footed during the test. The highest point of contact will be measured to determine the athlete’s one hand reach.

SPIKE TOUCH (APPROACH JUMP)

• A measure of lower body power output

• The athlete will complete their spike approach jump while reaching up and touching the highest point that they can on the vertec device with their dominant hand. The athlete must take off from two feet.

• Athlete’s will receive some coaching during the testing to help maximize their results

• Athlete’s will receive 3-5 jump attempts and the testing will conclude once there are 2 consecutive misses. Athletes will rest 15-30 seconds between attempts.

• The highest touched point will be recorded and converted into a vertical jump measurement by subtracting the athlete’s standing reach from their jumping reach.

• Coaches will utilize both the absolute vertical jump measurement (i.e 25 inches) as well as the highest touched point (i.e 120 inches or 10’0”) to help with the selection process.

• The absolute vertical jump measurement is a measurement that can determine an athlete’s lower body power output. Not only is it important for the athlete’s jumping ability, but it can also serve as an indicator for speed, agility, and stability on the court.

ATTACK VELOCITY

• A measure of rotational power and arm swing technique.

• The athlete will stand in front of a 10×10ft cage with a volleyball. The athlete will self-toss and attack the ball into the cage producing their fastest arm swing.

• Athletes will be given 2 warm-up swings followed by a maximum of 6 attempts.

• Pocket radar technology will be tracking the ball’s velocity in km/h. The athletes highest score will be recorded.

• Athletes will receive some coaching during the test to help maximize their results.

15U GIRLS (EY CENTRE ONLY)

COUNTER-MOVEMENT JUMP

• A measurement of the athlete’s lower body power output with a stationary counter-movement jump.

• The athlete will position themselves directly underneath the vertec device. The athlete will complete a stationary counter-movement jump while touching the highest possible point on the vertec device with their dominant hand. Athlete’s will be instructed to start with their arms above their head to help utilize their arm drive to maximize their results. The athlete will be allowed unlimited attempts until there are 2 consecutive misses. This allows the athlete to obtain the most accurate result. There will be 15-20 seconds of rest between each jump.

• The highest touched point will be recorded and converted into a stationary vertical jump measurement by subtracting the athlete’s standing reach from their jumping reach.

• Coaches will utilize both the absolute vertical jump measurement (i.e 25 inches) as well as the highest touched point (i.e 120 inches or 10’0”) to help with the selection process.

• The absolute vertical jump measurement is a measurement that can determine an athlete’s lower body power output. Not only is it important for the athlete’s jumping ability, but it can also serve as an indicator for speed, agility, and stability on the court.

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