Please note this is a 2-day event (Feb 19-20) for 11-12s.  It is a 3-day event (Feb 19-21) for 13-18s.

Wave Times for STL

8 AM 
11s, 12s, 13s
All Opens
16 Club
 

230 PM
14, 17, 18  Club
14, 15, 16, 17, 18  Premier

8 AM or 230 PM, depending on seeding
15 Club (most pools will be 230 PM)
 

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!

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 18, 17, 16, 15 & 14 Teams, plus 13 Open: $700
• All 12 Teams plus 13 Club and 13 Premier: $495
• 11 Girls: $460

Entry fees must be received with completed entry form to be accepted into the tournament by 1/1/2022. This event is open to all USAV teams however, rosters do need to be submitted online by the roster deadline.

Check-In

Pre-tournament check-in will take place at the St. Louis Convention Center/Indy Convention Center from 3:00-9:00 PM on Friday, February 18th. Please make sure that rosters are complete in AES by February 16th.

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 - TBA 
• 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. (not available in 2021 due to protocols).
• Trainers are in room 116 
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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 led by Chris.
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 Wednesday, September 1st 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 2022 STL Presidents Day Recruiting Combine - Feb 18th - St. Louis!!!

About this event

Championship Combines, in partnership with the President's Day Classic, is proud to present the 2020 STL President's Day Recruiting Combine!

The 2022 STL President's Day Recruiting Combine will be held on February 18th at the St. Louis America's Center Convention Complex, and is open to any high school age player, regardless if they are participating in the St. Louis President's Day Tournament or not.

**This Combine is for Girls only**

This Volleyball Recruiting Combine will have 1 session (6:30 p. to 8 p.) and will be promoted to NCAA Division I, Division II, Division III, NAIA and Junior College Volleyball program in Kansas, Missouri, Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Arkansas and Tennessee.

Volleyball players will be divided by position and graduation year to allow attending college coaches to efficiently evaluate them.  Multiple courts will be used at the Convention Center, with each court having a "court coach", to allow players to showcase their skills sets to the college coaches.

The court coaches will put the players through volleyball drills within their specific positions, along with combining positions to illustrate group skill sets.  

Parents are not allowed onto the Combine courts, per the request of the college coaches - This allows the players to focus on skills and the college coaches to focus on evaluations.  

COVID protocols will be sent to players/families as needed.

For Information on the St. Louis President's Day Tournament please click here.

**Please note, we cannot accept ANY cancellation requests within 48 hours of the Combine or after the Combine - Any refunds will not include the eventbrite.com fees per eventbrite.com policy**

click the link to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/191448165617

View an on-line list of colleges who registered for the 2020 girl's tournament via the University Athlete website. Keep in mind that this list may stay small until closer to the event.

Colleges Attending

Below is a list of colleges that checked-in to the 2020 President's Day Classic:  The 2021 list will be updated after the event.

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

Discount Offers

ADMISSION

For St. Louis - currently no admissions will be sold

For Indianapolis - there will be online sales only. 

DOWNTOWN ST. LOUIS PARKING FACILITIES

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TRANSPORTATION

Discounted Airport-to-Hotel Shuttle Transportation

The Capitol Sports Center Tournaments and GO BEST Express are teaming up! We are proud to provide discount shuttle service between the airport and downtown St. Louis hotels.

The TEAM Special: $13 per person each way after the first 3 passengers at $18 per person each way when the group is on the same reservation going to the same location.

CLICK HERE to book your reservation!

Discount rate ONLY available by booking through the provided link in advance. Reservations made on the spot at the counter will be subject to standard rates. Discount code: CSCI2018

Exhibitor / Sponsorship Information

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