NRV 15 National At The Monument City Classic, Jan 18-20, 2014, in Richmond, coached by Tom Houser, Kim Degidio and Jessica Flanagan

Monument City Classic Jan 18 - 20, 2014
Information Page
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All team's schedules and results can be seen here.
Our team 1st round pairings and results are here. From there, you can follow us!

First Day!!
Saturday Morning, January 18th, 2014

	Matches		Sets
Team	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Final
CJV 15 Blaze (CR) (5)	3	0	6	1	1st
SC Midlands 15 Elite (PM) (12)	1	2	3	4	3rd
NRV 15 N (OD) (21)	2	1	4	3	2nd
American 15-1 (CH) (28)	0	3	1	6	4th

Matches Are Best 2 of 3 to 25, 3rd Game to 15

1st Team	2nd Team	Schedule	Scores	Work Team
CJV 15 Blaze ‡	NRV 15 N	Ct 38 at 1/18 8AM	CJV 2-0	SC Midlands 15 Elite
SC Midlands 15 Elite †	American 15-1	Ct 38 at 1/18 9AM	SC 2-1	CJV 15 Blaze
CJV 15 Blaze † ‡	American 15-1	Ct 38 at 1/18 10AM	CJV 2-1	NRV 15 N
SC Midlands 15 Elite ‡	NRV 15 N †	Ct 38 at 1/18 11AM	NRV 2-0	CJV 15 Blaze
NRV 15 N	American 15-1 ‡	Ct 38 at 1/18 Noon	NRV 2-1	SC Midlands 15 Elite
CJV 15 Blaze	SC Midlands 15 Elite †	Ct 38 at 1/18 1PM	CJV 2-0	American 15-1

Future Round Matches

Rank On This Court	The Team’s Next Match	Next Work Assignment
1st	Ct 37 at 1/19 9AM (R2G1P4M2)	Ct 37 at 1/19 8AM
NRV 15 National	Ct 36 at 1/19 8AM (R2G1P3M1)	Ct 36 at 1/19 10AM
3rd	Ct 41 at 1/19 9AM (R2G2P4M2)	Ct 41 at 1/19 8AM
4th	Ct 40 at 1/19 8AM (R2G2P3M1)	Ct 40 at 1/19 10AM

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, play 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.

Directions to the Richmond Convention Center is here.

Parking

Parking info 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!

The tournament website recommends you park in "their" parking garage. Huh.
351 North 3rd Street Richmond, Va. 23219

Admission For 2014
$20 admission for all three days. $10 admission for one day.

However, we received an email on Nov 5th that said, " Those making a minimum 2-night stay with EM2 Sports will receive free admission." Oh, wow! I think that means that all of the parents who stay in the team hotel will get free admission! Sweeeeet!

Sunday evening at Silver Diner! Awesome!!

Second Day!!
Sunday, January 19th, 2014

Matches

Sets

Team

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Final

WVC 15 National (OD) (3)

3

0

6

0

1st

Academy 15 Diamond B (CR) (6)

1

2

2

5

3rd

NRV 15 National (OD) (12)

0

3

1

6

4th

Vienna Elite 15 (CH) (13)

2

1

4

2

2nd

Matches - 2 of 3 to 25(15)

1st Team

2nd Team

Schedule

Score

Work Team

WVC 15 N ‡

NRV 15 N

GRCC Ct 36 at 1/19 8AM

Academy 15 D’mond

Academy 15 D’mond †

Vienna Elite 15

GRCC Ct 36 at 1/19 9AM

WVC 15 N

WVC 15 N† ‡

Vienna Elite 15

GRCC Ct 36 at 1/19 10AM

NRV 15 N

Academy 15 D’mond ‡

NRV 15 N †

GRCC Ct 36 at 1/19 11AM

WVC 15 N

NRV 15 N

Vienna Elite 15 ‡

GRCC Ct 36 at 1/19 12PM

Academy 15 D’mond

WVC 15 N

Academy 15 D’mond†

GRCC Ct 36 at 1/19 1PM

Vienna Elite 15

Future Round Matches

Rank

Next Match

Next Work Assignment

1st in R2G1P3

GRCC Ct 14 at 1/20 8:00 AM (Gold-M2)

GRCC Ct 14 at 1/20 9:00 AM ◊

2nd in R2G1P3

GRCC Ct 14 at 1/20 9:00 AM (Sil-M2)

GRCC Ct 14 at 1/20 10:00 AM ◊

3rd in R2G1P3

GRCC Ct 10 at 1/20 8:00 AM (Brz-M1)

GRCC Ct 10 at 1/20 9:00 AM ◊

4th in R2G1P3

GRCC Ct 11 at 1/20 9:00 AM (Flt1-M1)

GRCC Ct 11 at 1/20 10:00 AM ◊

Playing Schedule for 2014

All matches will play a best of three to 25 with any third games to 15. All divisions will be guaranteed 7 matches. Our division appears to be guaranteed 8!

The format for Monument will be wave play:
AM Wave 18 Open, 17 Open, 17 Club, 17 Select, 16 Open, 15 Open, 14 Select. We expect play to start at 8am on Saturday.
PM Wave: Wave 16 Club, 16 Select, 15 Club, 14 Open, 14 Club, 15 Select, 13 Club, 12 Club. These teams will probably begin at 3pm on Saturday.

The 32 team divisions will play one four team pool or game equivalent on Saturday and Sunday and conclude with a four team bracket on Monday with a two match guaranty. The last match will be scheduled no later than 4:00pm on Monday. Each team should play eight matches or game equivalent. Here is the 2013 flow chart.

Flight 1 Playoffs!
Monday January 20th, 2014

NRV 15 National

Courtt 11, Monday 9am

NRV 15 National 2-1 (25-20, 23-25, 15-9)

WorkTeam: MVP 15-Gold

RVC 15 Nationals

Ct 11, Monday 11am

MVSA 15 Riot 2-1 (25-15, 10-25, 15-13)

PJVBC 15 Mizuno

WorkTeam: PJVBC 15 Mizuno

Court 11, Monday 10am

MVSA 15 Riot 2-0 (25-11, 25-20)

WorkTeam: RVC 15 Nationals

MVSA 15 Riot

2014 Team Check-In

The team check in process will be in two different locations beginning on Fri, January 17.
* 4 - 7pm in Dick's Sporting GoodsSport Pump Town Center; 11800 West Broad Street; Henrico, VA 23233.
* 7pm - 10:30pm in hall B of the Richmond Convention Center.

If you are entering into the convention center, please come 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 for teams playing in the Convention Center.

The team representative will need to bring the "Roster Form" printed from AES with them. The form states that you will have the team's 'Medical Release" form(s) in your possession during the event. A club representative may check in their entire club.

At that time you will receive wrist bands for the athletes and staff.
Athletes and staff will be required to wear a wrist band to gain entrance into the Richmond Convention Center.

OUR 2014 TEAM HOTEL!

Homewood Suites Richmond West End
4100 Innslake Dr. Glen Allen , VA 23060
phone: 1-804-217-8000
Hotel website is here.

Complimentary Hot Buffet Breakfast.
Complimentary Dinner (Mon – Thurs).
Complimentary Shuttle Services.
Complimentary High Speed Internet.
Complimentary Business Center.
Fitness Center & Jogging Trails. Picnic Tables with Gas Grills.
Laundry Facility & Valet Services.
Free Parking. Fully equipped kitchen in all rooms. Complimentary in-suite coffee.
100% Satisfaction Guarantee.

List of Teams In 2014 15s Open
as of January 4, 2014

Team Code	Team Name	Club Name
fj5amevc1ch	American 15-1	American Vball Club
fj5bavaj1ch	BAVA 15 Blaze	Bay Area Vball Academy
fj5brndy1ch	Brandywine Blast	Brandywine Vball Club
fj5brycv1ch	BRYC 15 National	Braddock Road Vball Club
fj5capef1cr	Cape Fear 15-Rage	Cape Fear VBC
fj5cjvvb1cr	CJV 15 Blaze	Carolina Jrs Vball
fj5cvvbc2od	Coastal 15 Gold	Coastal Virginia VBC
fj5ecjvc1cr	ECJVC 15 Black	East Carolina Jr Vball Club
fj5elite1od	Beach Elite 15 Black	Beach Elite Vball
fj5evolv1ch	EVOLUTION 15 ADIDAS BLACK	Evolution Vball Club
fj5lnvbc1cr	Lake Norman 15 Black	LNVB
fj5mvpjc1pm	MVP 15-Gold	MVP
fj5mvpjc2pm	MVP 15-Black	MVP
fj5mvsav1ch	MVSA 15 Riot	MVSA VBC
fj5ncvba1cr	Academy 15 Diamond A	NC Vball Academy
fj5ncvba2cr	Academy 15 Diamond B	NC Vball Academy
fj5neltb1cr	NC Elite 15 Black	NC Elite Vball Club
fj5nrvjr1od	NRV 15 National	NRV Jrs
fj5nvvai1ch	NVVA 15-1	Northern Va Vball Association
fj5ocean1od	Outbreak 15 Black	Ocean Vball Club
fj5piedm1cr	Piedmont Mizuno 15 Red	Piedmont Mizuno VBC
fj5piedm2cr	Piedmont Mizuno 15 Blue	Piedmont Mizuno VBC
fj5pjvbc1od	PJVBC 15 Mizuno	Peninsula Jrs Vball Club (ODR)
fj5rvcjr1od	RVC 15 Nationals	Richmond Vball Club
fj5rvrva2od	2RVA 15 BLUE	2Rivers Vball Academy
fj5scmid1pm	SC Midlands 15 Elite	SC Midlands Vball
fj5setpt1cr	Set Point 15 Black	Set Point Vball Club
fj5trngl1cr	Triangle 15 Black	Triangle Vball Club
fj5trngl2cr	Triangle 15 Blue	Triangle Vball Club
fj5trngl3cr	Triangle 15 White	Triangle Vball Club
fj5vyvbc1ch	Vienna Elite 15	Vienna Elite Vball Club
fj5wmsbg1od	WVC 15 National	Williamsburg Vball Club

There were only two Virginia teams west of Richmond that wanted to participate in this division at the open level! And only one was accepted. It's thrilling! Let's do this!

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 told every year that folding chairs would not be allowed into the facility......
but yet some years, people bring folding chairs in and use them. I don't understand.

This is from the 2012 Monument City
website....and it hasn't been updated:

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.

This was in an email that I got Jan 14.
More rules for 2014!

The Greater Richmond Convention Center Staff and a Fire Marshall from the City of Richmond will be closely monitoring the aisles, walkways, and spectator areas at Monument City Classic. It is imperative that all individuals comply and stay within the areas assigned as spectator areas, keeping the aisles, alcoves and walkways free. These areas will be clearly marked.

Therefore::
* no players or spectators may sit directly on the convention center floor. If you are sitting, it must be in a chair.
* There will be absolutely no “camping”, player’s bags, team equipment, etc. on the floor in the aisles, walkways, alcoves or spectator areas. Tournament staff will help monitor the areas as well.
* Please understand, if you are asked to move, yourself or items, it is only in the interest of providing a free and clear area as decided by the Greater Richmond Convention Center Staff and Fire Marshall, in case of an emergency.

* Spectators may video BUT you may only use a monopod or a tripod USED AS A MONOPOD.

* We are asking everyone to use common courtesy with the seating area. Please use the chairs ONLY when the participate you are watching is playing and allow other parents/spectators the same courtesy.

* We will have two entrances into the playing venue. One entrance will be the Registration Hall Entrance (the same entrance from previous tournaments) and the second entrance will be at Exhibit Hall D located at the end of the 5th street corridor. Exhibit Hall D will be the closest entrance for teams playing on courts 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 39, 40, & 41.

* Lawn chairs, camping chairs or any type of personal chairs are not permitted inside the playing venue of the Greater Richmond Convention Center. This will assist us in keeping the aisles clear. They are presently still permitted on the carpeted areas of the convention center.

2013 Recruiting Seminars

I received this last season. No idea if it's still relevant for 2014

"Hey Athletes!
Use your free University Athlete profile to update your profile and contact information so college coaches can find you!

You can fill it here. And you can see the list of coaches who will be attending here:

Get real-time updates on Facebook and Twitter
https://twitter.com/UnivAthlete
http://www.facebook.com/UAathletes (updates for athletes, parents, club staff)"

Driving Directions For The Weekend:

If you’re coming on I-64 Saturday morning directly to our playing site:
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: 3 hours, 20 minutes.

OK, so last year 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 coaches and I believe 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 big dreams and high expectations attending Monument, and they force us to play at the highest level we can possibly play at. Playing in the open division at Monument will expose every strength and weakness a team has! :)   "