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2nd Annual January Thaw
Presented by Northern Lights Junior
Volleyball
January 29- January 31,
2010
Minneapolis Convention
Center
 Tournament
Schedule Information
List
of Teams Registered
Schedule Information
The complete schedule for this event is now posted on the newMidwest Volleyball
Real Time Results website.
We can tell you that the first matches will start at 3:30pm
Friday January 29 and that all age divisions will be playing at the Minneapolis
Convention Center on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. No other information
concerning the schedule will be available until Monday January 25 after 5pm.
The anticipated ending time on Sunday is 3pm.
Coolers & Portable Chairs
The Minneapolis Convention Center has a No Cooler or outside
food policy. They will no longer allow coolers, bags of food, etc, anywhere
inside the building. This means you cannot bring coolers, bags of food, etc
into any part of the building including the lobbies. This is a Convention
Center Policy, not a Northern Lights Policy.
No portable chairs are allowed in the Minneapolis Convention
Center. Please do not bring them, the security guards will not allow them
inside. There are chairs at all courts for spectators.
Tournament Admission
In order to keep the team entry fee low, the January Thaw
Tournament is charging an admission for spectators at the Convention Center.
The cost is $12 for a three day pass, or $5 per day. Tickets can be purchased
at the Convention Center.
Coaches meeting & Practice
times
There is no coaches meeting for this tournament. However, all
teams are advised that the coach should arrive at check in at least 1.5 hours
ahead of their first match on Friday night at the Convention Center. To check
in you will need the bar coded check-in form that is printed from
signuptoplay.com. All players and staff listed on the check in form must have
valid USAV numbers that have been input into signuptoplay.com. No handwritten
changes on the barcoded check in form are permitted.
Click here for an example
of the required Check In form.
Due to the starting times of event and our set up, there are no
practice times available on Friday at the Convention Center. The court area
will not open until 2:30pm.
Athletic Trainers
Athletic Trainers will be on duty at the Convention Center
starting 45 minutes prior to the first match. The AT's will tape you free of
charge if you supply the tape. If they supply the tape it will cost you $2.00 a
roll.
Pre Tournament & Hotel Information
| A low cost and high quality tournament for
teams wanting the Convention Center playing experience and exposure but at a
price that is less than a National Qualifier. |
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| This is one event you will definitely want to
put on your 2010 calendar! |
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| Ages: |
Girls 12's, 13's, 14's, 15's, 16',s, 17's, 18's
This tournament does allow Regional Age waivered teams. |
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| When: |
- Friday January 29: All teams will play Friday at 3:30pm.
- Saturday January 30: All teams will play on either a morning wave or an
afternoon wave.
- Sunday January 31: Bracket day. The last matches of the tournament are
scheduled to end at 4pm.
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| Format: |
Pool play on Friday & Saturday followed by bracket play
on Sunday. All teams will play at least 7 matches total. |
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| Location: |
The main location of the tournament will be at the
Minneapolis Convention Center. |
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| Officials: |
The tournament will supply USAV Certified "up"
officials for all courts. |
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| Colleges: |
This tournament will be running the University Athlete
software for the college coaches recruiting players. This tournament is one of
the first recruitable tournament dates in 2010, and last year there were many
college coaches in attendance. |
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| Registration: |
Registration for this event will be open on October 1st.
Registration will be hosted on
signuptoplay.com. The
expected entry fee for this event is $400. |
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| Hotels: |
We have set up some room blocks at a few of the downtown
hotels, and they have guaranteed us the lowest possible rate for that weekend.
You may contact the following hotels and make your own reservations. All three
of these hotels are within 2 blocks of the convention center and are connected
by the Skyway system. You won't even have to put on your winter coat!
- Millennium Hotel:
- 1313 Nicollet Mall, Mpls MN 55403
- Rate=$89 per night, 1-4 people
- Phone: 612-332-6000 tell reservationists you are with the January Thaw
Northern Lights Volleyball Tournament.
- Internet booking:
Millennium
On-Line Reservations
- Hilton Hotel:
- 1001 Marquette Avenue, Mpls MN 55403
- Rate=$99 per night, 1-4 people
- Phone: 612-376-1000 tell reservationists you are with the January Thaw
Northern Lights Volleyball Tournament.
- Internet booking:
Hilton On-Line Reservations
- Hyatt Hotel:
- 1300 Nicollet Mall, Mpls MN 55403
- Rate=$94 per night, 1-4 people
- Phone: 1-800-233-1234 tell reservationists you are with the January Thaw
Northern Lights Volleyball Tournament.
- Internet booking:
Hyatt On-Line Reservations
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