BGSU Stroh Center Visiting Team / Game Officials Guide. (Revised August 2015)

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1 BGSU Stroh Center Visiting Team / Game Officials Guide (Revised August 2015)

2 VISITING TEAM TRAVEL INFORMATION WORKSHEET Please Complete and return: No later than one week prior to contest. Visiting Team: / Sport: Game Date: / Time: Method of Travel Bus: Air: Hotel Accommodations: Team Travel Coordinator: Title: Phone: Fax: PRACTICE INFORMATION Day prior to game Day of game (Please call to schedule a shooting time) Please contact Ben Spence at bspence@bgsu.edu or to request practice times. ETA to site on game-day: Team Requirements: Departure Plans: Return form to: Ben Spence Stroh Center General Manager bspence@bgsu.edu / fax 2

3 BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY Location Bowling Green, Ohio Founded 1910 Enrollment 21,500 Colors Orange & Brown Nickname Falcons Conference Mid-American Conference Western Collegiate Hockey Association President Dr. Mary Ellen Mazey Director of Athletics Chris Kingston Stroh Office Phone (419)

4 GAME STAGING PERSONNEL Stroh Center General Manager (Game Day Manager) Assistant Athletics Director for Athletic Communications Director of Marketing and Promotions Director of Ticket Sales and Service Director of Ticket Operations Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Medicine Ben Spence (419) Jason Knavel (419) David Theby (419) Ashley DiMasso (419) Paul Bezdicek (419) Alfred Castillo (419)

5 BGSU ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION Sr. Associate Athletics Director/SWA (Sport Coordinator) Sr. Associate Athletics Director Director of Falcon Club Lauren Ashman (419) Kit Hughes (419) Chris Hawthorne (419) Assistant Athletics Director/ Chet Hesson Academic and Student Services (419) Faculty Representative Dr. Lee Meserve (419)

6 BGSU BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF Men's Basketball Staff Office Phone: HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS MICHAEL HUGER LOUIS ROWE ANTHONY STACEY MIKE SUMMEY KEVIN NOON Women's Basketball Staff Office Phone: HEAD COACH ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS JENNIFER ROOS JESSE FLEMING JACEY BROOKS SAHAR NUSSEIBEH MONIQUE ROSATI 6

7 FACILITY INFORMATION STROH CENTER - MEN S and WOMEN S BASKETBALL Game Site: Stroh Center Practice Scheduling: Please contact Ben Spence at bspence@bgsu.edu or at least one week in advance if practice and/or shooting time will be used. Locker Rooms: Officials: The visiting team locker room is located on the east side of the arena - entry via the west side loading docks doors. Drinks will be supplied after the game. Assigned by the Mid-American Conference Office or as specified in the contract. Officials Locker Room: Officials will be located in the first floor official s room located off main arena floor towards southeast court exit. Rules: Uniform: Game Ball: Bench Area: *Visiting Team Tickets: NCAA Division I and MAC rules shall apply. BGSU will wear white uniforms at home. The game ball is Nike. Practice balls will be provided for warm-ups. The visiting team will be seated on the bench west of the scorer's tables below section 116 Sixty (60) Reserved Seat tickets located in section 117. These tickets will be issued per the procedure detailed below. Complimentary Admission: Complimentary admission via pass list (Per NCAA Bylaw 16.2) for family members, relatives, and fellow students designated by the student-athlete shall be through the northeast lobby doors. 7

8 Press Arrangements, All media arrangements are to be made with BGSU Athletic Scouting/Filming, Communications TV, Radio: Men's basketball (419) Women's basketball (419) Cheerleaders/Mascots: Half-Time: Parking: Miscellaneous: Cheerleaders and mascots will be required to observe the safety policies adopted by BGSU. Only the official school mascot and six (6) cheerleaders will be admitted. Halftime will be fifteen (15) minutes in duration. Visiting team bus will park on the loading dock west of the arena. Game officials are to park in Lot 24 employee parking, located west of the arena. Towels, a water cooler, and cups will be provided at the bench. Post-Game Family Meet: Teams are asked to meet with their family and friends in our athletic Hall of Fame Area located adjacent to the visiting team locker room hallway. Stroh Center staff and building security staff will be onsite to assist in this process. 8

9 BGSU VOLLEYBALL COACHING STAFF Volleyball Staff Office Phone: (419) HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH DIRECTOR OF VOLLEYBALL OPERATIONS DANIJELA TOMIC LAURA DeBRULER RODNEI SANTOS ANDREW RYND 9

10 FACILITY INFORMATION STROH CENTER VOLLEYBALL Game Site: Practice Times: Locker Room: Officials: Stroh Center Visiting teams may arrange practice times by making an advance request to either Ben Spence at or (419) The visiting team locker room is located on the east side of the arena - entry via the loading dock on the west side of the arena. Officials for home games are assigned by the Mid-American Conference. Officials' Locker Room: Officials will be located in the first floor official s room located off main arena floor towards southeast court exit. Rules: Uniform: Game Ball: Miscellaneous: Parking: NCAA rules shall apply. BGSU will wear white, orange, or black uniforms at home. The game ball is Molten. Practice balls will be provided for warm-ups. Towels, a water cooler, and cups will be provided at the bench. Visiting team bus will park on the loading dock west of the arena. Game officials are to park in Lot 24 employee parking, located west of the arena. Press Arrangements, All media arrangements are to be made with BGSU Athletic Scouting/Filming, Communications (419) TV, Radio: Post-Game Family Meet: Teams are asked to meet with their family and friends in our Athletic Hall of Fame Area located adjacent to the visiting 10

11 team locker room hallway. Stroh Center staff and building security staff will be onsite to assist in this process. Complimentary Admission: Complimentary admission via pass list (Per NCAA Bylaw 16.2) for family members, relatives, and fellow students designated by the student-athlete shall be through the Southeast lobby doors for volleyball. MATCH DAY TIMETABLE Volleyball TIME ACTIVITY 120 minutes before Visiting team serve and pass 90 minutes before Home team serve and pass 60 minutes before Official warm-up 30 minutes before Coin flip 19 minutes before Visiting team takes the court 15 minutes before Home team takes the court 11 minutes before Visiting team takes the court 6 minutes before Home team takes the court 1 minute before Huddle/Announcements 11

12 PARKING INFORMATION 12

13 VISITING TEAM BUSES, VANS, OTHER TRANSPORTATION PARKING Parking for the visiting teams is in back on the west side of the Stroh Center in the loading dock area. Turn into Lot 24 and head towards the west side of the arena, and loading dock/visiting team parking is to the left. TV Parking Compound Visiting Team Bus Back In 13

14 VISITING TEAM LOCKER ROOMS Visiting teams will enter the Stroh arena through the west side double doors by the loading dock area. A member of the Stroh staff or BGSU team/coaching staff will then lead the visiting team to the visiting team locker rooms. 14

15 OFFICIALS LOCKER ROOMS Officials will enter the Stroh arena through the west side double doors by the loading dock area. Members of the Stroh staff or BGSU team/coaching staff will then lead the official s to the official s locker rooms. 15

16 DRIVING DIRECTIONS TO BGSU Bowling Green State University is located in Bowling Green, Ohio. It is a two and a half hour drive from Cleveland, about one and a half hours south of Detroit and three hours north of Cincinnati. Interstate 75 borders the eastern edge of the campus; the University is located at Exit 181. U.S. Route 6 bypasses the south side of the city. Interstates 80 and 90 (the Ohio Turnpike) are only twenty minutes to the north; turnpike exit 64 (at Interstate 75) provides the most direct route to the campus. Toledo Express Airport is about a forty-five minute drive northwest from campus. Driving Directions From the east or west via the Ohio Turnpike Use Exit 64 (Perrysburg). Follow I-75 South to Exit 181. Continue west towards the Stroh Center, turn right onto Mercer Drive, then right onto Alumni Drive, and precede east on Alumni to Lot 24 / Stroh Center. From the north or south via Interstate 75 Use Exit 181. Continue west towards the Stroh Center, turn right onto Mercer Drive, then right onto Alumni Drive, and precede east on Alumni to Lot 24 / Stroh Center. From the east or west via U.S. Route 6 Stay on U.S. 6. At the I-75 Interchange, follow I-75 north to the next exit (Exit 181). Continue west towards the Stroh Center, turn right onto Mercer Drive, then right onto Alumni Drive, and precede east on Alumni to Lot 24 / Stroh Center. 16

17 ATHLETIC TRAINING INFORMATION ATHLETIC TRAINING STAFF DIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE ALFRED CASTILLO ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER (Men s Basketball) ROB WHITEHURST GA ATHLETIC TRAINER (Women s Basketball) DANI COPPES GA ATHLETIC TRAINER (Volleyball) REYNALDO VALDEZ

18 To: All Visiting Teams When most athletic teams visit Bowling Green, you will be provided with water, ice, etc. In most cases a staff and/or Student-Athletic Trainer will meet you offering any additional assistance. Please contact the full-time staff if you have any special needs during your visit. The training rooms will be open for your use, if you notify the full time staff before your arrival. PHONE NUMBERS Note: All Area Codes (419) General Athletic Department Ben Spence Ticket Office 877-BGSU-TICKET Concessions Equipment Room Stroh Center Emergency Numbers Campus Police Bowling Green City Police Wood County Hospital Stadium Training Room Address: Stroh Center 1535 East Wooster Street Bowling Green, OH

19 TRANSPORTATION AIRPORTS Wood County Airport (419/ ) Toledo Express Airport Detroit Metro Airport Cleveland Hopkins Airport One half mile from the stadium. Elevation 675' ICAO Designation: IGO. Unicom: Radio Controlled lighting: 122.8, key 3 times. IFR/Departure clearance: VOR approach. Waterville VWV Omni: 113.1, 3.5NM 358 degrees. Right hand traffic to runways 27, 36. Left hand traffic to runways 9, 18. Geographic coordinates: 41 degrees 23' 21" N, 83 degrees 38' 06" W. Fuel: 80 and 100 octane regular. Aeroshell and Phillips oils. Thirty miles north of Bowling Green Seventy miles North of Bowling Green Ninety miles East of Bowling Green BUSES Lakefront Lines, Inc

20 DINING OPTIONS Fricker s 1720 E Wooster St Bowling Green, OH (419) Angela Riggs, BGSU / Sodexo Concessions, Stroh Center Bowling Green State University concession@bgsu.edu Pizza Hut 1099 South Main Street Bowling Green, OH (419) Qdoba 129 S Main St Bowling Green, OH (419) SamB s Restaurant 163 S Main St Bowling Green, OH (419) The Oasis 1424 E Wooster St Bowling Green, OH (419) Tim Hortons 1508 East Wooster Street Bowling Green, OH (419) Wendy s 1094 South Main Street Bowling Green, OH (419)

21 LODGING OPTIONS Hampton Inn & Suites Toledo/Perrysburg 9753 Clark Drive Rossford, OH (419) Holiday Inn Express 2150 East Wooster Street Bowling Green, OH (419) Hampton Inn 142 Campbell Hill Road Bowling Green, OH (419) Hilton Garden Inn Perrysburg/Toledo 6165 Levis Commons Blvd. Perrysburg, OH (419)