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THANK YOU!

Thank you to all teams that participated in the 25th Annual NW Juniors Presidents Weekend Event. Players, coaches, officials, parents, families - a sincere thank you for making our return a special one. We look forward to seeing you next year when we expect to return to our larger format with more courts in play!

Congratulations to the Champions in each division:

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This event is sanctioned by the Puget Sound Region of USA Volleyball

The club host and administrators are in compliance with USA Volleyball and Puget Sound Region rules regarding tournament sanctioning policies.

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2022 Presidents Weekend Tournament: Feb. 19-21, 2022

We invite everyone to join us for the best Presidents Weekend Tournament in the Northwest, now in our 25th year, the 2022 President’s Day Weekend Tournament has evolved into one of the best three-day tournament values in the Northwest. 

Your entry fees are not paying for the rental of a big facility, convention center, or sport-court rentals — we are one of the last great multi-site tournaments.  In attending the Northwest Juniors President’s Day Weekend Tournament, you can expect to find quality competition for teams of all ages and skill levels.  This tournament will be held at various schools on over 25 courts in and around the South Seattle area (including Kent, Des Moines, Auburn, Renton, Tukwila, Burien).  The tournament is a three-day wave progressive pool play format similar to that of a National Qualifier. 

Up officials are provided for all matches — all three days. 

AM wave is from 8 AM – 2 PM, PM wave is from 3:00 – 9:00 PM.

UPDATES:

• We are getting quite a few emails and phone calls for subject matter that is already posted on this page. Please read through the information completely before choosing to call or email.
• We are still waiting for about 25 rosters to be inputted in AES. We typically post the playing scheduleafter all rosters have been entered. We expect to have the schedule posted Tuesday PM/Wednesday AM

Tournament Hotels - 2022

Click HERE to be directed to the hotels page for 2022. 

2022 is the fourth year of Stay and Play for our Presidents Weekend tournament. Please use our hotel service, it is how we keep tournament costs down and pay for officials. Out of town teams will not be accepted without a confirmed hotel contract with Traveling Teams. 

We have partnered with TRAVELING TEAMS® to secure discounted room blocks at a variety of tournament approved hotels close to our venues. Presidents Weekend is a Stay and Play tournament this year. If there is a hotel not listed that you want to stay in, there is an option available on the website. Thank you in advance for your cooperation! Out of town teams, please note that your teams will not be accepted until we have a confirmed reservation from Traveling Teams.

Presidents Day Tournament Details

This tournament provides an excellent opportunity for out of state teams to spend the three-day weekend in the great city of Seattle, playing volleyball against some of the best teams in the Northwest.  It is also a great opportunity for U17 and U18 teams not able or unwilling to participate in out of state showcase tournaments.  This event has been a huge success in years past and will offer great competition for all age groups at a reasonable price. With the increased popularity of the U14, U15, & U16’s divisions over the past few years, this tournament will be the premier early season event for these age groups in the Western United States.  The tournament format will be pool play on Saturday and Sunday with playoffs on Monday — ALL TEAMS HAVE PLAYOFFS ON MONDAY.  Play should continue no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, President’s Day, so plan accordingly

• Up Officials are provided all three days; teams must supply a second referee, lines people, and score keeping crew during their officiating assignment.
• All pool play matches will be 2/3 to 25 points with a 27 point cap.  Game 3 is to 15, no cap. Exception: 3 teams pools that do not lead to a crossover match will play 3/3 to 25.
• Playoffs will be 2/3 to 25, Game 3 to 15 — with no caps in any games.
• Event tees are provided by Fine Designs and will be available at most sites

At the coaches meeting: Rosters that coaches or club directors submitted into AES will be printed out ahead of time for you to verify and sign.  We will also collect your signed USAV Rosters.  We will ask that you submit a phone number on the BOTH rosters so that our Tournament Director can contact you throughout the tournament if needed. THESE ROSTERS MUST MATCH AND CHANGES CAN ONLY BE MADE TO THE AES ROSTER.

All coaches are required to carry their signed players’ Medical Release Forms with them at all times during the tournament. You do not need to submit these forms at the Coaches Meeting.

Covid Protocols

Please note that this tournament is split between King County and Pierce County. Sites that are located in King County will have to follow the King County mandate requiring proof of vaccination or proof of negative Covid test. Many things can change between now and February. As we get closer to the tournament, we will post policies and protocols specific to each playing site.

Playing Sites (as of 1/31/22)

We are planning for an 18 court tournament as of 1/8/22. We have a few other gyms in reserve should registration numbers increase before the end of January.

These are the gyms we currently have reserved (county)

• Washington High School (Pierce)
• Franklin Pierce High School (Pierce)
• PSVBA Flagship Gym (Pierce)
• NPJ  Performance Zone (King)
• Auburn High School (King) Sunday & Monday
• Auburn Mountainview HS (King) Sunday & Monday

Gym Information and Protocols

We will be using many of the gyms currently in use for the Puget Sound Region Power League, so most of these gyms already have established guidleines, Covid Protocols, and Spectator rules. Please refer to the information below for information on each gym.

FOOD - ALL FACILITIES

Whether signs are posted or not, it is our policy that all members and their supporters shall have no food, food containers, or flavored drinks in the gyms.

Individual Tournament Directors and/or Site Managers have the right to amend this if their gym allows food, etc. Such a revised policy will be announced at the pre-tournament coaches meeting.

1. Current COVID Guidelines prohibit shared food. Players may bring an individual snack or lunch. 
2. Individual tournament hosts have the right to ban food tables and/or other team set ups at their own discretion.
3. Crock pots, other electric cooking devices of any kind, as well as outside barbeque appliances are NOT allowed at any venue.
4. No BBQ, food smokers, camp stoves, or open flames are permitted at any of the sites.
5. Any outdoor portable structure such as a gazebo, canopy or tent erected for the specific team's use must be located outside of any fire lane or restricted parking space.
6. Alcohol is not permitted inside any PSR sanctioned facility.

Any prohibited action regarding food and its preparation may result in the removal of the associated team from the event.

MASK GUIDELINES - ALL FACILITIES

All athletes, not actively playing, MUST wear masks while inside an indoor gym or fitness facility regardless of vaccination status.

All coaches & officials MUST wear masks at all times while inside an indoor gym or fitness facility regardless of vaccination status. 

Masks MUST be worn by all spectators at all times while inside an indoor gym or fitness facility regardless of vaccination status.   

**Facility hosts are allowed to require more stringent masking policies.  If more strict policies are required, the host will brief coaches during the coaches meeting.**

THE CONSEQUENCES

Any Disrespectful Behavior by players, coaches or spectators directed towards site directors or officials will result in expulsion of the offending party from the facility.

13 Point Penalty For Team Food Violations.  No Warning, No Exceptions

GRADUATED GYM ENTRY

Timeline & Coaches meeting:

SATURDAY: 

We would ask that you respect our graduated entry so that we can reduce the crowds entering the buildings at the same time.

• 7:15 AM: Doors will open to all AM WAVE participants and coaches
• 7:30 AM: Coaches meeting. Coaches our tournament directors have your AES rosters as submitted by your club directors. We need you to turn in your USAV Roster (which indicates who has and has not completed officiating requirements and also lists waivered players.
  •  For USAV events held in the Puget Sound Region, there is also an ID Check at the coaches meeting for all adults listed on the roster. Please come prepared.
  • If you have changed your roster since Wednesday morning, please turn in an updated roster.
  • If you have a waivered player you will need to turn in your USAV roster with the verified waivered player as approved by your region office.
  • Only players and coaches listed on the roster signed at the coaches meeting may participate. Once the event begins, there can be NO CHANGES.
• 7:45 AM: Spectators from first round match teams may enter the building
• 8:15 AM: remaining spectators may enter. (Exception: PSVBA Facility, please check their gym rules online for details)
• At the conclusion of AM Wave, we ask that your gather your belongings, clean up your team areas and clear the gym so we can prepare for PM WAVE.

FOR PM WAVE: AM WAVE is scheduled to finish at approximately 2:00 PM. We ask that PM WAVE coaches and teams begin entering the gym NO EARLIER  than 2:15 PM in order to allow AM WAVE teams to leave the gym. 

• 2:15 PM: Participants and coaches may begin entering the buildings
• 2:30 PM: Coaches meeting. Coaches, our tournament directors have your AES rosters as submitted by your club directors. SEE AM WAVE INFORMATION FOR SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS.
• 2:45 PM: Spectators from first round match teams may enter the building
• 3:15 PM: Remaining spectators may enter.
•  At the conclusion of your pool, we ask that you clean your team areas and leave in a timely manner so that your Tournament Directors can prepare the gym for Sunday.

FOR SUNDAY: Timelines remain the same EXCEPT you will not need to turn in new rosters. However, the site director/TD MAY call for a coaches meeting to review the gym rules and confirm that all teams are present.

FOR MONDAY: Because of the varied start times, we will not have a graduated entry. We still ask that teams leave in a timely manner.

GYM-SPECIFIC RULES:

Additional Information, regarding type of testing necessary

Clarification for those playing at the PSVBA Facility or the NPJ Performance Zone. These are the two sites that require proof of vaccination status or a negative test.

From one of the site hosts. 

A self-administered home test would not suffice.

Documentation of negative test (PCR or Rapid Antigen)  MUST be from an accredited lab, point-of-care-setting (licensed provider’s office, school district, accredited testing site).

Also, coaches, players, and/or spectators can enter the facility if they have previously tested positive for Covid-19 within the allowable window of no less than 5 days prior to the event or no more 90 days from the event PROVIDED that they produce a valid ID & valid documentation at check-in. 

PUGET SOUND VB ACADEMY (PSVBA)

4918-B 20th St E, Fife, WA 98424
(2 Courts)

STARTING 10 JANUARY 2022:  **Vaccination Verification Required**  To gain entry this facility requires proof of vaccination or to verify a negative COVID test w/in 72 hrs for all those 12 and older.

**This facility limits spectators to ONE spectator per player**

COVID Safety Protocol (updated 1/19/22 (PDF)

PERFORMANCE ZONE

21002 68th Ave S, Kent, WA 98032
(3 Courts)

**Vaccination Verification Required**  To gain entry this facility requires proof of vaccination or to verify a negative COVID test w/in 72 hrs for all those 12 and older.

AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL

711 East Main St., Auburn, WA 99802. 
(3 Courts, Main Gym Only)

Use the 4th St. NE entrance to access the gym

Covid Protocols and Gym rules:

• There is a hallway that goes around the outside of the main gym. This will be the team area for player food and equipment. Please do not set up in the lobby.
• No team food tables, please.
• Spectator seating will be provided. Bleachers in the main gym for courts 1 & 3. Outside chairs permitted behind courts with blanket or towel to protect the floor. 
• Water only in gym. 
• Spectators must wear a mask at all times while in the building, unless eating or drinking. 
• Athlete and coach mask rules are covered in general play rules.

*Sunday & Monday Only, 3 Courts

AUBURN MOUNTAINVIEW HS

28900 124th Ave SE, Auburn, WA 98092 
(3 Courts) 

Covid Protocols and Gym rules:

• There is a cafeteria adjacent to the main gym. This will be the team area for player food and equipment. Each team can take a table for their team gethering area.
• No team food tables, please.
• Spectator seating will be provided in both gyms. Bleachers in the main gym, chairs in the Aux. Gym. We ask that you not bring outside chairs into the gym. 
• Water only in both gyms. 
• Spectators must wear a mask at all times while in the building, unless eating or drinking. 
• Athlete and coach mask rules are covered in general play rules.

*Sunday & Monday Only.

FRANKLIN PIERCE HS

11002 18th Ave E, Tacoma, WA 98445
(4 Courts)

**This facility limits spectators to TWO spectators per player**

Facility Rules

• Personal food, lunch bags, or small coolers ARE allowed
• NO food tables allowed
• NO shared food allowed
• NO large coolers allowed
• Electrical outlets are strictly off limits including charging camera's or personal phones

WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL

12420 Ainsworth Ave S, Tacoma, WA 98444 
(4 Courts)

**This facility limits spectators to TWO spectators per player**

Facility Rules

• Personal food, lunch bags, or small coolers ARE allowed
• NO food tables allowed
• NO shared food allowed
• NO large coolers allowed
• Electrical outlets are strictly off limits including charging camera's or personal phones

Wave Assignments

2022 WAVES:

NOTE: U12 Division will now be Sunday and Monday at WASHINGTON HS. Sunday will be 1 round of pool, plus 2-3 matches from Round 2 Pool. R2 Pools will be  completed Monday, followed by Single Elimination play.

* Because of court configurations and numbers, we are splitting the 15's and 16's into 3 Divisons. The top 7-8 U15 teams will be moved into the U16 Open/Club Division and the remaining 16 U15's teams will play in a U15 Division. U15 will play in the AM, U16 Open and Club will play in the PM. 

ROSTER REMINDER

We know it's tough to find all the information spread out over the page, so here is the information on rosters:

1. We will provide the AES rosters to our tournament directors, so there is no need for you to print them out.
2. PLEASE REMEBER: You must bring your USAV roster with you to the coaches meeting. Only cross off the players that are not playing AT ALL this weekend. 
3. You will sign and turn in BOTH rosters at the coaches meeting Saturday (Sunday for 12's). 
4. The AES roster is for our Tournament Directors Reference, The USAV  Rosters get turned into the region office for verification after the event. 
5. Because it is a multi-day tournament, you only turn in the roster on Saturday.

WAIVERED PLAYERS AND ROSTERS

Coaches, note that we do not have the ability to add waivered players to AES rosters. That can only be done at the AES/USA Volleyball level.  If you have waivered players, we are aware that they will not appear on your AES roster.  As long as they are on your USAV roster -- WHICH YOU TURN IN AT THE COACHES MEETING -- then they will be legal to play this weekend.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION ON AES

College Coaches:

We will have a team information booklet for all the teams in the 18 Open. They will be available for you at  Washington HS Saturday or Auburn High School Sunday. 

Your cost: leave a business card so we know you were here!

ROSTERS:

If you need to make changes after the roster deadline, please email our tournamend director (). The USAV roster is the official roster for the tournament, so if your AES roster cannot be modified in time, please at least sure your USAV roster is accurate (this includes making sure waivered players are on your USAV Roster) - this is the roster you turn in at the coaches meeting on Saturday and this roster must be accurate. Once you turn in your USAV roster, you cannot make changes.

We will have printed AES rosters at the coaches meeting and we will ask you to sign and (manually) update that roster AND turn in your official USAV roster. The USAV Roster will stay at the HQ of the location you start, and the AES roster is our backup in case we need to contact you. You do not need to turn in rosters on Day 2 or 3.

Seeding & Division Assignments

As in previous years, in the U14’s and U16′ age groups we will use region Power League rankings (as of the January Power League) to determine seeding. This year we encourage teams to register in whichever divison they feel their team belongs in based on their skill level. We reserve the right to move teams based on seeding and/or to balance the fields. 

Seeding in an inexact science, and we do our best to ensure teams are placed in the appropriate division and have a great experience.  By selecting “Open” or “Club” you are not guaranteeing your entry into that division, however it does give our tournament director an idea of which division you feel your team should play in.  It also helps us seed teams from the Evergreen Region and Canada who do not have a Power League.

COACHES MEETINGS

As stated in our tournament information, we no longer have a Friday night coaches meeting.  You will have a coaches meeting on the first day of play at your play site.  The meeting will occur 30 minutes before play begins. PM Wave teams please be patient, since this is the busiest time of the day for Tournament directors their first priority will be to get the AM wave pools finished and AM wave teams out.

At the coaches meeting, your TD will go over facility rules and format changes that have occurred since the schedule was published in AES. They will have your AES roster for you to sign and verify. YOU WILL ALSO TURN IN YOUR USAV ROSTER, which is your official tournament roster. Please make sure both rosters have your head coach's cell number in case we need to get a hold of them.  Both rosters will be turned into the Puget Sound Region office after the event.

For day 2 and day 3, you do not need to turn in a new roster. There will be a meeting before play begins only to go over the playing rules of the site.

Registration & Entry Fees

Registration is done through AES. You can visit www.advancedeventsystems.com to register your team. 

Entry Fees will be processed through Advanced Event Systems (AES) where you can pay online or send a check to “Northwest Volleyball Foundation" - information is posted on your AES Entry form.

We will begin taking registrations starting October 15, 21.  Registration deadline will be when all divisions are filled (typically mid-January). There are no refunds after January 6, 2022. There is a $50 processing fee for refunds after 12/10/21.

ENTRY FEES (no increase)

• All teams: $550, early bird registration
• After 12/31/21 - $50 late fee added
• No Refunds after 1/6/22
• $50 processing fee for refunds after 12/10/21

TO REGISTER: 

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 and staff by clicking 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. If you are not from a Webpoint Region then you will need to manually enter or import players and staff
7. Click Teams -- add teams
8. Click on “Enter Events.” Here you can search for events by region and select our event. You will build your roster after you select the event, division(s) per team, then click BUILD ROSTER.
9. Click on Continue. You do not need to build or submit your roster to enter the tournament, however you will need to do so to be fully accepted into the event.
10. You can pay for your entry now or print out an entry form and mail with a check to Northwest Volleyball Foundation
11. Any teams  that have not inputted their rosters by the deadline may be dropped from the tournament with no refund. At minimum, they will be assessed a $25 late-roster fee, due at the coaches meeting .

Contact Information

Contact Information:

For questions about the 2022 President’s Day Weekend Tournament, please contact our Tournament Director, Tony Miranda via email at   or by phone at 425-497-1051 ext. 102