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We invite everyone to join us for the newest and finest Presidents' Day Tournament in the Midwest, now in it's 7th year.
368 teams participated last year, which was our capacity. Register early because this event will reach our maximum capacity again this year.
| Facilities | Our facility will be the Qwest Omaha Convention Center in Omaha
Nebraska. Lots of space for teams and spectators. Demand for this tournament has been so strong that we also will be using the Nebraska Elite Facility with 6 additional courts. There will be free bus service between the convention center and this additional facility. The free bus service may be used by both participants and spectators. All Open divisions will be held at the Qwest Convention Center on all days. All 18's -16's Club divisions will be held at the Qwest Convention Center on all days. 12's-15's Club divisions may have 1 day at the Nebraska Elite Facility. |
Courts are being provided by Sports Floors Leasing. |
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| The free bus service between the front of the Qwest Convention Center and the secondary facility (Westroads Athletic Club) will run on Saturday & Sunday from 6:30am - 10:00pm approximately every 20 minutes. (There are 3 busses running.) | |
| Divisions | Club Divisions: 12's, 13's, 14's, 15's, 16's, 17's, 18's |
| Open Divisions:14's, 15's, 16's, 17's, 18's | |
| Acceptance into the Open Division is based on strength. If you wish to play in the Open Division please contact Tony Carrow via email at Neelite@aol.com. | |
| Format & Scheduling | Club Division: The format will be the same as a National
Qualifier. Pool Play on Saturday & Sunday followed by playoffs on Monday.
All teams guarenteed 7 matches minimum. 12's teams, your event will run on Saturday and Sunday only. We will attempt to give all 12's teams a minimum of 5-6 matches. |
Open Division: Only 16 or 24 teams will be accepted into each of the Open age divisions. These teams will be placed into 2 or 3 pools of 8 teams. You will play all teams in your pool on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. After pool play finishes on Monday morning, the top two teams from each pool will go into a 4 or 6 team Gold Playoff Bracket. The winner of the Gold Bracket is the winner of that Division. The remaining teams will play a respective finishing team from the other pool, for example the #3 teams from each pool may play each other. Each team is guarenteed 8 matches in this format. |
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Scheduling:Scheduling for this event uses the Midwest Volleyball Warehouse Real Time Results system. Updates are done every 4-7 minutes. There will also be 20 results stations at the tournamentconvention center for everyone to use. The formats used are nationally accepted formats that advance teams fairly. |
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| Final Match times | This event will have matches scheduled to start at 3pm Monday. If you are not able to make travel plans that will allow you to play a 3pm match on Monday, then you should not sign up for this event. Remember, a "scheduled" 3pm match on Monday will most likely not start until 3:30 or 4pm. |
| Seeding | We believe in seeding the tournament fairly. We will be looking at your currrent results and since it is early in the season, your club's historical strength. All seeding is reviewed by the tournament Director Tony Carrow. |
| Athletic Trainers | We believe the Athletes in Junior events deserve to have
Athletic Trainers on duty during the events. We will have a complete Athletic
Training area like those found at the Qualifiers. Why take any chances, play at an event where your players can get the best care if needed. |
| Officiating | All matches will have a paid 1st Referee. We believe that if you are investing the time to play in this event, you deserve a well officiated match. |
| Official Ball | The Presidents' Day Classic is pleased to be one of the first major Junior Tournaments that will use the new Mikasa MVA200 ball. This is the new revolutionary ball that was used at the 2008 Beijing Olympics! |
| Cost | The entry fee for this event has not changed from last year!
It is $525 per team for the Club division and $575 for the Open division. What
a deal! A three day, qualifier type event for only $525 or $575!! 12's teams $400, your event will only be on Saturday and Sunday. |
| Hotels | There are many hotels to choose from in the Omaha area. You can find your own, or select from the ones we have established low rates at. To see a list of the hotels that we have negotiated special rates with, go to our hotel page. |
| Further Info | If you need further information feel free to contact Tony Carrow of Nebraska Elite. He can be reached via email at Neelite@aol.com and will be happy to answer any questions you may have. |
| Registration Deadline | Registration for this tournament will be done using
Signuptoplay.com.
Registration will open in mid October. Please see our
Tournament Registration page for
complete information on the deadlines. Note: This event reached capacity last year way before the deadline, and had 100+ teams on the waiting list. We advise you to register early. |
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