2025 Senior Open Gatineau
Volleyball Canada is excited to announce that we will be running two Senior Open events for 2025! The Senior West Open will be hosted at the Richmond Oval in British Columbia, March 21-23, 2025, and will include both an Open Men’s and Open Women’s division.
We will also be returning to Gatineau, Quebec from March 28-30, 2025 for the Men’s and Women’s Senior East Open. The event will be hosted at the Centre Sportif de Gatineau, which serves as the Men’s National Team training facility.
Both divisions are open to university, college, and senior competitive teams.
For questions or to express interest in a Masters (40+ or 50+) division, please contact: jbattiston@volleyball.ca / Abbigail Verge: averge@volleyball.ca
Registration Information & Links
Registration
Registration
Registration opens December 5th, 2024, at 12PM (noon) EST.
Registration Link
Registration How-To
All team registrations for the Open are done on SportLoMo. For assistance with registering a team, please consult the Registration Guide.
Volleyball Canada Registration Guide (Coming Soon)
We encourage teams to be prepared to register at the time of registration opening as events fill quickly.
Please note that registration closes March 1, 2025.
Registered Teams
Check back after registration opens for a list of confirmed teams.
Schedule
Schedule
The schedule and results will be made available on AES, once the schedule has been completed.
Match play is scheduled to begin around 1pm.
Results
Past Results
View all National events' past results here.
Livestream
Webcast
Volleyball Canada will be livestreaming 1 court per round on YouTube, with all matches available at the end of the day.
Venue
Centre Sportif de Gatineau
Located at the corner of boulevard de la Gappe and boulevard de la Cité, close to the maison de la culture and the Cégep de l'Outaouais' Félix-Leclerc pavilion, this green building has a distinctive and contemporary architectural signature that makes it one of the city's visual and symbolic reference points.
Since its opening, the Centre sportif has been the official training centre for the Canadian Men's National Volleyball Team. Seven local and regional sports associations operate out of the Centre.
Address
850 Bd de la Gappe, Gatineau, QC J8T 7T7
Parking
The Cité sector offers up to 2,405 parking spaces for vehicles. Some places are only accessible in the evening (after 4:30 p.m.) and on weekends.
Parking Maps, Fees, and More Information
Getting to the Venue
The Cité sector is served by numerous public transit routes and by the Cité station on the Rapibus corridor:
- Bus Lines: 62, 63, 67, 68, 71, 73, 75, 87, 93, 95, 97, 472
- Rapibus: 400, 800
For information on routes and fares, see the Outaouais Transport Company website.
Food Services
No food, drink, gum or any type of glass container is permitted in the locker rooms, sports areas, or on the pool deck.
Safe Sport
Safe Sport
Volleyball Canada is committed to a sport environment free from abuse that is safe for all participants. For more information, our policies, and resources, please click here.
Safe Sport Reporting
Volleyball Canada has zero tolerance for any type of abuse. Individuals are required to report abuse or suspected abuse. If you are the victim of abuse, harassment, or discrimination, or you’ve witnessed such an incident within our sport, you are encouraged to contact the Abuse-Free Sport Helpline by phone or text at 1-888-83SPORT (77678), or by email to info@abuse-free-sport.ca, 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
When the incidents recounted appear admissible, operators can assist you in filing a report through a confidential online platform, if desired.
To see the complaints process, click here.
Rules & Policies
Rules & Policies
For rules and policies please follow this link that will take you directly to VC's policy page.