NRV 15 National At The Monument City Classic, Jan 17-19, 2015, in Richmond, coached by Tom Houser, Skylar Sargent , Jessica Flanagan and Mikhala Stafford

Monument City Classic Jan 17 - 19, 2015
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Some Tournament Info!

Websites!!

The tournament is played at the Richmond Convention Center.
403 North 3rd Street, Richmond VA 23219

The tournament website is here.
When browsing the Monument websites, pay attention to the info on each page!
You may be on a page that's giving you 2012 info, then on page giving you 2011 info, etc.

Parking

Parking info and directions can be seen here. I recommend parking in #5.

There is metered parking all around the RCC, but in the past the meters aren't enforced on Saturdays or Sundays! More info on parking and the Monument tournament here.

We believe that the tournament pairings and results will be available here.

Our Division:
We are in 15's Open.....where the best
15's teams in the area will battle it out!

Admission For 2015
This year there will be a spectator admission of $20 for the event or $10 per day for either location.

Parents and guests who make their reservations (minimum 2 night stay) through EM2 will receive up to two free admission wristbands. Yeah, that's been sweeeeet!

Pools and real time results can be seen at Advanced Event Systems .
Scroll down and touch "Schedules," then choose "Virginia" from the drop down.

Richmond Convention Center Rules

Typical Richmond Convention Center Rules.
No outside food is allowed in the RCC......
but some years they have allowed food inside. Odd.

Coolers are not permitted in the RCC at all......
but they let us to do that some years also. Really odd.

Normally: Unattended coolers can not be left outside the RCC
and we are normally told that folding chairs would not be allowed into the facility......but yet they are sometimes.

This is from the 2014 Monument City website:

NO COOLERS of any kind, of any size, or for any reason are permitted in the Greater Richmond Convention Center. Coolers left inside the building will be removed to the outside of the building. Coolers left outside the building are the sole responsibility of the owner, but may be confiscated if security deems them a hazard.

Neither the Richmond Volleyball Club nor the facility will assume any responsibility for coolers or providing a place for them.

This is a Greater Richmond Convention Center rule that we must enforce as a condition of our contract. This is not our rule. We understand people do not like this, and neither do we. But we are bound by the terms of the contract and cannot negotiate this away. We apologize for any inconvenience it causes.

Any individuals who ignore or verbally abuse the security staff will be asked to immediately leave the premises. Please abide by the rules and let the tournament be enjoyable for everyone.

List of Teams Participating In 15s Open
All teams that have enterd in all divisions can be seen here.

	Team Code	Team Name	Club Name	Accepted?
1	fj5brndy1ch	Brandywine Blackout 15-1	Brandywine Vball Club	Accepted
2	fj5chavb1cr	CHAVC 15 National	Chapel Hill Area Vball Club	Accepted
3	fj5cross1ke	Crosscourt 15 Purple	Crosscourt Vball Club, Inc.	Accepted
4	fj5cvvbc1od	Coastal 15 Blue	Coastal Va VBC	Accepted
5	fj5ecjvc1cr	ECJVC 15 Black	East Carolina Jr Vball Club	Accepted
6	fj5elite1od	Beach Elite 15B Adidas	Beach Elite Vball	Accepted
7	fj5icstr1cr	IC Stars 15 Mark	I.C. Stars	Accepted
8	fj5icstr2cr	IC stars 15 Jason	I.C. Stars	Accepted
9	fj5mdjrs1ch	MDJRS 15 Elite-Black	MD Jrs VBC	Accepted
10	fj5mdjrs2ch	MDJRS 15 Elite-Yellow	MD Jrs VBC	Accepted
11	fj5mvpjc1pm	MVP 15-Gold	MVP	Accepted
12	fj5mvpjc2pm	MVP 15-Black	MVP	Accepted
13	fj5mvsav1ch	MVSA 15 Riot	MVSA VBC	Accepted
14	fj5ncvba1cr	Academy 15 Diamond	NC Vball Academy	Accepted
15	fj5neltb1cr	NC Elite 15 Black	NC Elite Vball Club	Accepted
16	fj5neltb2cr	NC Elite 15 Cardinal	NC Elite Vball Club	Accepted
17	fj5nrvjr1od	NRV 15 National	NRV Jrs	Accepted
18	fj5nvvai1ch	NVVA 15 ICE Elite	Northern Va Vball Association	Accepted
19	fj5rvcjr1od	RVC 15 Nationals	Richmond Vball Club	Accepted
20	fj5scmid1pm	SC Midlands 15 Nat Elite	SC Midlands Vball	Accepted
21	fj5trngl1cr	Triangle 15 Black	Triangle Vball Club	Accepted
22	fj5trngl2cr	Triangle 15 Blue	Triangle Vball Club	Accepted
23	fj5trngl3cr	Triangle 15 White	Triangle Vball Club	Accepted
24	fj5vyvbc1ch	Vienna Elite 15	Vienna Elite Vball Club	Accepted

Playing Schedule for 2015

All matches will play a best of three to 25 with any third games to 15. All divisions will be guaranteed 7 matches.

The format for Monument will be wave play:
AM Wave – 18 Open, 17 Open, 17 Club, 16 Open, 15 Open at Richmond Convention Center.
All 13s, 14s and the 17 Select division will be at RVC

PM Wave – 16 Club, 15 Club, 14 Open, 14 Club, 13 Club, 12 Club at the Richmond Convention Center. 16 Select and 15 Select will be at RVC.

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The 15 Open division will play one four team pool or game equivalent on Saturday and Sunday and conclude with a three team pool on Monday. The last match will be scheduled no later than 4:00pm on Monday. Each team should play eight matches or game equivalent.

Our 2015 Team Hotel!

Homewood Suites Richmond West End
4100 Innslake Dr Glen Allen , VA 23060
1-855-217-4444.
The hotel website is here.

* Complimentary internet access.
* Complimentary hot full breakfast
* Outdoor pool and fully equipped fitness center.
* Business center, complete with modern business amenities

2015 Team Check-In

The check-in process can be completed at either of two locations!

* Beginning on Friday, January 16, 2015 from 4:00 pm until 7:00pm in Dick's Sporting Goods- Sport Pump Town Center; 11800 West Broad Street; Henrico, VA 23233. There should be a greeter at the door to direct you to the registration table.

* After 7:00pm, check in will be in hall B of the convention center and will conclude at 10:30pm. Entry into the convention center should be made through the doors on the corner of 3rd and Marshall Streets.

*Please make every effort to check-in on Friday night. Things are very hectic Saturday morning with the staff preparing for play to begin. Check in on Saturday will be in the registration lobby from 7:00am until 11:00am.

-- A team representative needs to bring a copy of athlete's Medical Release Forms.
-- The team representative will also need to bring the "Roster Form" printed from AES with them.
-- The team representative will need to bring the attached “Housing Form” for team’s parents that did not make reservations through the housing bureau
-- A club representative may check in their entire club.

Driving Directions For The Weekend:

Directions as if You're Coming To the Playing Site on Saturday Morning.

From west of Richmond I 64 East Bound to I-95 South to 64 East Bound:
Interstate 64 East to junction Interstate 95 South to I-64 East/Third Street Exit#75. Bear right for 3rd Street (Do not go straight on the junction, it will take you to I-64 East). Travel ahead to 3rd and Marshall Streets. The Greater Richmond Convention Center's Parking Deck will be on the left on 3rd Street.
Time from Roanoke: 2 hours, 46 minutes.

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Directions to the Hotel Coming in on I-64.

This will be posted before the tournament!

2013 Recruiting Seminars
I don't remember if this was done in 2014.
"College coaches: University Athlete will be providing mobile software (UAR) with rosters and schedules for our 2013 Monument City Classic. Please use your UA purchase page to obtain the PDA Package for $25, which will be available 1-2 weeks prior to event. Contact Corie Murphy with any questions or problems, cmurphy@universityathlete.com.

Athletes: Use your free University Athlete profile to update your profile and contact information so college coaches can find you! www.universityathlete.com/new_athlete. You can see the list of coaches who will be attending here: https://universityathlete.com/attending/1330

Thanks,
Corie
University Athlete"

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OK, so I got this question from a coach at another club: "Why do so many other teams go to Myrtle Beach and you always take your team to Monument. And you play in the open division? Aren't you crazy?"

My answer:   "My team was promised competition vs. "big girls". The girls on my team have big hopes and big dreams. I want to help them with that. My coaching staff believes that attending the Monument tournament will help them reach those goals better than any other tournament we can attend. :)"

Coach answered:   "Makes perfect sense. Never been to Myrtle Beach. Just wondered the difference."

"Much different. There are SO many teams from S.C. to Penn with high expectations attending Monument, and they play at the highest level they can possibly play at. Playing in the open division at Monument will expose every weakness a team has! :)   "