Wave Times for STL

8 AM:
All Open
15 Premier
15 Club (14 of 16 pools will be at Beal Center), 17 Club
11 Open/12 Premier

230 PM:
18, 17, 16, 14, 13 Premier
16 Club
14 Club (14 of 16 Pools will be a at Beal Center)

8 AM or 230 PM (depending on seeding):
11 Girls
12 Club

TBD:
18, 13 Club
15, 14, 13 Premier
 

If you have any questions regarding this tournament, please contact Scott McQueen.

This year's President's Day Tournament will be using Advanced Event Systems for its registration process. AES will be the website that is the choice of USAV Girl’s Junior National Championship, National Qualifiers, Regional’s, and many other events throughout the country.

1. Go to Advanced Event Systems to register your team and club.
2. Click on Create Account if you are a new user. If you already have a password and username, skip to step 4. If not, fill out the club info and hit the submit button.
3. Next, fill out the Club Director info, creating a username and password and making sure to keep your username and password in an accessible spot for future use.
4. Enter your username and password and login.
5. Once logged in, add players & staff by clicking on the appropriate link. AES integrated with USAV’s Webpoint system, if your region uses Webpoint, WE HIGHLY recommend using the USAV Import link. (This will save you time)
6. Click Teams – add teams
7. Enter events – you will build your roster after you select the event, division(s) per team – then click BUILD ROSTER.
8. Click on continue.
9. Check the entry form box and click print entry form.
10. Print form, sign, and send in with check or credit card information to Capitol Sports Center, President's Day Classic, 1915 Gladden Road, Plainfield, IN 46168.
11. Make sure that rosters for each team get updated by the roster deadline date!
12. Contact AES Housing at 1-800-476-0060 x118 for rooms to ensure that you meet the Stay to Play requirement of 15 room nights per team.

The Capitol Sports Center staff will send out broadcast emails to inform you of other information and steps as they come available.

Entry Fees

• All 13s-18s, & 12 Open-: $810
• 12 Club and 12 Premier $550
• 11 Girls: $550

Registration is not considered complete until payment is sent in and this is a first come first serve event.  Registration does NOT insure acceptance.  Open divisions and premier divisions will be accepted on a quality control level to insure those divisions are the strongest possible.  Open and Premier will be invite only starting in 2023.  We will use current results on AES as well as past year's results in this events and other bigger events to determine if we are oversubscribed in those divisions.  Please make sure that results are up to date and CORRECT on AES.

No refunds will be given after November 1st or after a division fills, whichever comes first.  Teams that do not get in because of space will ALWAYS get a full refund, but since we will have over 900 entries, if you get accepted, we expect the date to be much before November 1st. 

Check-In

Pre-tournament check-in will take place at the St. Louis Convention Center from 3:00-9:00 PM on Friday, February 13th. Please make sure that rosters are complete in AES by February 11th.

Level of Play

All levels will be accepted with some discretion from the tournament directors. While teams will still be allowed to self-select divisions, if the tournament director feels like a team is out of place by a significant amount, that team can be moved down. This will not be done without contacting the club and the team first.

Levels of play are in order from highest to lowest: Open, Premier, Club.

• No outside food, coolers, noise makers, music amplifiers, chairs, or unapproved signs are allowed in the facility.
• Ticket Info - Single Day & Weekend admissions will be sold for this event. 
• No ball handling is allowed in the halls or on the concrete.
• Bags should not be left unattended in the hallways as security will confiscate them.
• Court time can be had at the convention center on the day proceeding the event from 3-9 PM for $20 per team.  Please go to the tournament desk and we will assign your court once your team is present and ready to play. 
• Trainers are in room 116 

The President's Day Classic this year is happy to announce its implementation of the Stay to Play and Save policy. Although, this policy has been highly controversial in the volleyball community, it has become necessary to help combat hotels driving prices higher and higher. Over the years, we have had anywhere between 80 and 90 percent of our participants using rooms from the AES list. Unfortunately, as our tournament has grown, rates for downtown hotels have risen to astronomical prices. The best defense we have against these high prices, is to go to the Stay to Play and Save Policy.

What does this mean for you?

In order to participate in the President's Day Classic, each out of town team must get rooms from the AES Approved hotel Block. There are two easy ways to do this:

1. Call us at 1-800-476-0060 ext 118 and we will help you with our personable and helpful staff.  If you have any questions, please send Faith an email and she will gladly help you out!
2. Go online to https://www.advancedeventsystems.com/hotels and click on the appropriate event.
   • Click on the appropriate hotel.
   • Click on club/team/parents – book here
   • Select state and check box of appropriate club, and then appropriate teams.
   • Continue making reservation. It WILL be important that each room in the block attribute their room to the appropriate team.

Housing will open on Tuesday, September 2nd at 9 AM Eastern time. You will be able to go online and book on www.advancedeventsystems.com or call us at 800-476-0060 ext. 118.  Please be patient as our call volume is expected to be high.  Please leave us a voicemail or send an e-mail for assistance and we will respond at our earliest convenience. 

Teams can make room blocks or make individual reservations, it is up to what each club’s preference is and what is the easiest process for those groups. We are here to help and to make this process as easy as possible.

How does Stay to Play and Save benefit you?

1. Hotel Prices
   First and foremost, hotel prices have been driven down. We have seen dramatic decreases for our downtown hotels as well.
2. Practice Balls
   The ability to leave practice balls at home allows for great savings. Teams that are flying in pay as much as $50-$100 to bring practice balls. We will now be able to have balls available for check out at the tournament desk. Two forms of ID will need to be left in order to take advantage of this benefit, but will be returned when the balls are returned. Please register before by emailing Scott McQueen at smcqueen@capitolsportscenter.com to take advantage of this savings. If you do not pre-register, it will be based on availability.
3. Coupons and discounts at local restaurants and shopping attractions
   With an increased commitment to the city and its hotels, we have been able to receive more opportunities for savings at various shops, restaurants, and local attractions that before would not have been available.

Get Recruited at the 2026 STL Presidents Day Recruiting Combine

February 13th - 6:30-8pm CST

St. Louis, MO - America Center (convention center)

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1975138185482?aff=oddtdtcreator

Questions? info@vbcombines.com

America's Center Convention Complex
701 Convention Plaza
St Louis, MO 63101

 2025 Visitors Information

https://explorestlouis.com/presidents-day-classic/

ADMISSION

For St. Louis - single day or whole weekend admissions will be sold. 

DOWNTOWN ST. LOUIS PARKING FACILITIES

https://explorestlouis.com/meetings-conventions/americas-center/parking-information/ - 2026 links will be updated once received.

Click this link for details on visiting the St. Louis City Museum while in town for the Presidents Day Classic. 

TBA - for 2026

Please keep us in mind for any upcoming group transportation needs, especially last minute this month!  

At your convenience, I look forward to discussing the 17 vehicles that currently make up our fleet: 

• 6 passenger Cadillac Escalade SUV 
• 8-10 passenger Stretch Hummer 
• 11 passenger Transit Van 
• 28 passenger Shuttle Bus 
• (7) 30 passenger perimeter seated trolleys- http://www.stltrolley.com/index.php/st-louis-wedding-tours
• (3) 36 passenger forward seated trolleys
• 40 passenger Grech Mini Coach with a restroom on board
• (2) 56 passenger Motor Coaches with a restroom on board

please email - Brian @ brian@stlouistrolley.com for more details!

Exhibitor / Sponsorship Information

Please email Bryan at events@sequencesports.com or call 317-498-5299 if you are interested in receiving exhibitor/sponsorship information.