Certified athletic trainers will be available to tape and assist with minor injuries at the Convention Center. Athletes must provide tape and pre-wrap for any pre-existing needs. Tape and pre-wrap are only provided by the tournament for emergencies.

Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) will be on site.

Rostered Players and Coaches Bag Tags

PICK UP AVAILABLE BY TEAM COACH

Location: Room 208B (Minneapolis Convention Center)

Saturday: Noon - 3:30 pm
Sunday: Noon - 3:30 pm

• contact NCR prior to the event for directions on how to gain entry
• or find NCR membership specialists at the event on how to gain entry

TEAM ENTRY 
To streamline entry into the competition halls and to increase safety for the event the following protocol will occur:

• Hall C- look for signs and stanchioned off areas
• Players - to gain entry into the tournament through the participant entry, your team jersey must be worn. If there is no team jersey, free entry is not available. Not meeting these requirements may result in removal from event. 

Players Lounge not available for this event.

SPECTATOR CODES: 

• emailed to team's club director on 2/15/2025
• code required to access ticketing platform
• name on ticket must match name on photo ID
• ticket and ID required for every entry in the halls
• no wristband nor handstamp will be used at this event

IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENT 
Government Issued Picture ID for every entry into the tournament. Should a spectator leave the event and then return to the event, admissions will require the ticket and an ID for each entry into the tournament.

SPECTATORS 17 and younger

• 6 years of age and older, must have a valid NIKE Ace of Clubs Region Qualifier ticket
• if without a valid photo ID will need to be accompanied into the event with an event ticketed adult
• no valid ID must be accompanied by an adult for every entry
• adult must have a NIKE Ace of Club Region Qualifiervalid ticket + photo ID 

CREDIT CARD TICKET PURCHASE ONLY/NO CASH SALES
SINGLE  DAY ONLINE TICKETS:  $18.62/day includes credit card processing fee and platform usage fee.

TICKET REFUND POLICY:
- tickets are not transferable
- requests for unused ticket can be made after the conclusion of the event by Noon, Monday, Feb 24 to email tournaments@ncrusav.org
- Early Bird tickets are not refundable
- credit card dispute for any used or unused ticket may result in team  or player suspension until dispute is cleared
 

Minneapolis Convention Center prohibits coolers and outside food. Please keep coolers in your vehicle or in your hotel room. MCC may levy a substantial fine on the event if in violation and could cause removal of the team from the tournament.

The follow concessions are expected to be available.

• Dunn Brothers Coffee Stand
• Breakfast Stand
• Rice Bowl Stand
• Concession Stands
• Maui Wowi
• Acai Bowls – Healthy Stand

The City of Minneapolis, the Minneapolis Convention Center, the  Event Staff, and fellow participants request that if anyone planning to attend this eventhas any of  the following less than 24 hours before or during the event:

• fever
• vomiting
• chills
• been exposed to someone with  a communicable disease, virus, etc,,. within 72 hours of the event

to please NOT attend the tournament out of care and courtesy to other attendees. 
Thank you.

North Country Region will dedicate an area for Lost and Found. Unclaimed items will be placed in Lost and Found. If not retrieved prior to the end of the tournament, NCR will donate to a local charity.

Lost cell phones, computers, etc... will be stored securely with NCR event staff. Please ask at the Championship Desk about these items. If not retrieved prior to the end of the tournament, then please reach out Minneapolis Convention Center Lost and Found.

NIKE will be the only shoe and apparel vendor at the event.

• Official Tournament Apparel
• University Apparel - Nike Schools
• Volleyball Shoes
• and more

Certified USA Volleyball officials will serve as R1's for this event.  The work team for a match will need to provide the following personnel:

• A coach on the work team roster needs to be present at the court his/her team is working
• R2  - must be a rostered coach
• Score Sheet 
• Libero Tracker
• Score Flipper
• 2 line judges

Non-rostered personnel  are not allowed to work on the officiating Team, with the exception of the R2 position, provided they can provide documentation that they are registered with a Region of USAV to include a current membership, cleared background screening, and is SafeSport trained, as well as have the appropriate certifications. 

It is the team's responsibility to know its work assignment(s). Prior to leaving the facility for the day, refer to AES to determine the team's next work assignment and competition assignment.  It is not the responsibility of the USA Volleyball certified officials nor the site directors to know a team's work schedule. Should an event staff worker errantly confirm that a team can leave a facility and therefore the team misses the work assignment, the team is ultimately responsible for confirming its schedule.

IT IS POSSIBLE THAT A TEAM MAY HAVE TO OFFICIATE A MATCH FROM ANOTHER DIVISION. THIS IS NOT NEW TO A LARGE TOURNAMENT FORMAT.

• Convention Center Event Parking Options

USA Volleyball Age and Identity Falsification Policy
Any player in question must provide proof of identity and age eligibility if requested by and Event staff member.  The identification must be provided in person and within 10 minutes of the request. BRING IDENTIFICATION TO TOURNAMENT
The following constitutes as a proof of identity and age:

• Current Driver's License or Identification Card
• Birth Certificate 
• Current Passport

Protocol for age or identity falsification will follow USA Volleyball Championship Manual protocols.

Athletes Turning 18 During Season
Must have SafeSport training completed prior to being accepted on a USA Volleyball roster. 

Uniform and Jersey Number
Each player is required to wear the same jersey number as listed on the official roster through the entire NCRQ, with limited exceptions as required by emergency or blood rule applications.

Official Roster
Each player is required to be listed on the official roster throughout the entire event. If a player is found participating and is not on the official roster, penalty protocol will follow USA Volleyball Championship Manual (reference page 25).

North Country Region, Minneapolis Convention Center, and/or the City of Minneapolis prohibit the following items and behaviors:

• coolers
• personal chairs/lawn chairs/etc..
• laser pointers
• firearms, weapons of any kind
• noise makers
• bullying
• unsportsmanlike behaviors and actions

Violation can result in expulsion, without refund, from the tournament.

Our first priority is ALWAYS the safety of our attendees and participants! With the recent uptick in incidents at large-scale events nationwide, we are implementing increased security measures.
This is a private event and organized under the rules and policies of USA Volleyball. Adults working with minor age athletes will meet safety requirements of USA Volleyball.

Only eligible participants, on an official SportsEngine USA Volleyball roster, will be allowed to be on the team bench and meet work team duties.

Spectators are required to show proof of ticket purchase and appropriate identification prior to any entry into the Convention Center Halls.

Event Staff may remove any participant or spectator from the venue for inappropriate or dangerous behavior. Refunds will not be provided if removal occurs.

The schedule is expected to be posted the week of February 16, 2025.  Our tournament scheduler will take into consideration the following factors

• seeding of teams in their competition divisions
• not playing another team in the same club on the first day
• not playing another team from the same general area (this can prove difficult with good seeding)
• increase intra-Region and inter-Region competition
• division play and court locations (with a Boys Region Qualifier, where an age group plays matters). Our goal is to limit interruptions by volleyballs from other courts causing replays on adjacent courts
• Please check the schedule Friday night prior to Saturday play.  Adjustments may need to be made due to extenuating circumstances.

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GAME VOLLEYBALLS  provided by North Country Region.

• 12u: Molten Light Touch
• Girls 13 - 18s: Molten Super Touch
• Boys 12 - 18s: Molten Flistatek

WARM UP VOLLEYBALLS - responsibility of the participating teams to provide volleyballs for warm up