2007 NCSAA Girls' Varsity Volleyball

National Invitational Championships

November 1-3, 2007

Family First Sports Park (Erie, PA)

Early Registration Deadline: May 31, 2007

Final Registration Deadline: October 8, 2007

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Date:  November 1-3, 2007

Registration Fee: $225 for NCSAA member schools     Become An NCSAA Member School!

                                  $300 for ACSI member schools

                                  $325 for non-member schools

                              Save $25 if you register and pay before the early registration deadline (May 31, 2007)!               

Your registration fee is non-refundable, except in the event of the cancellation of the tournament.

Registration Deadlines:

This tournament will be limited to 16 girls' varsity volleyball teams.  Register soon in order to be sure to claim a spot!

The early registration deadline is May 31, 2007.  Teams that register and pay by this deadline will receive a $25 reduction on their registration fee.

The final registration deadline is October 8, 2007.  At this time we will close registration to begin making the brackets and schedule for the tournament.

Tournament Format:

● Our aim is to host an excellent post-season invitational volleyball tournament that provides a high-value competitive and team-building experience (in a Christ-centered environment) for your girls' varsity volleyball team, as well as provides significant opportunity for your players to gain exposure to college coaches and recruiters.

● This tournament is open to Christian schools from any region of the country.  The tournament will be limited to 16 teams.

● Girls in grades 8-12 are eligible to compete.  However, if your team plays against another team that is restricted from competing against teams that include players below the ninth grade, your 8th-grade players will not be permitted to compete in that match.  Please be aware of this possibility in advance.

● The tournament format will include a Division 1 (top 8 teams after pool play) and a Division 2 (second 8 teams after pool play).

● Trophies will be awarded to the 1st and 2nd place teams in each division.

● An all-tournament team (for each division) will also be announced at the conclusion of the tournament.

● Your team will play pool play, and then two or three full matches, in the three-day span.

● An evening of Volleyball Skills Contests will be held on Friday night.

● Homeschool Teams: We do permit homeschool teams to participate, but there are some eligibility requirements (age, high school status, etc).  If you are a homeschool teams that is interested in participating, please call before you register -- to be sure your players meet these requirements.

Lodging and Meals:

Lodging and meals will be provided for all teams at Family First Sports Park.  Rates are listed below.

● 3-Night Lodging / 7-Meal Option:  $100 per person

     * Lodging provided for Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday nights

     * Meals provided for Thursday (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) Friday (breakfast, lunch, and dinner), and Saturday (breakfast only).

     * Each person also receives an unlimited 3-day pass to the Fun Center and all attractions with this package.

● 2-Night Lodging / 4-Meal Option:  $70 per person

     * Lodging provided for Thursday and Friday nights

     * Meals provided for Friday (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) and Saturday (breakfast only).

     * Each person also receives an unlimited 3-day pass to the Fun Center and all attractions with this package.

You will pay Family First Sports Park directly for your housing and meals.  You will not pay NCSAA for these costs.

All teams should make plans to stay and eat at the Family First facilities.  This is part of our agreement with Family First, in order to make the cost of facilities affordable for us -- which allows us to keep the registration cost for all teams at an affordable level.  Any team that chooses to lodge and/or eat at a different location will still be required to pay the full lodging and meal costs listed above.  (The only exception to this rule is that local teams who will commute to the park each day will not be required to pay lodging and meal costs.)  Also, any team that is forced to stay elsewhere in the event that the FFSP housing facilities reach their capacity will not be required to pay these costs.)  Please make your reservations as soon as possible, as we have more teams attending than will fit in the Housing Center.  If the Housing Center fills, you may be required to stay at a local hotel.  Do not make hotel reservations on your own; call Family First Sports Park for confirmation regarding availability in the Housing Center, and if the Housing Center is full, Family First will assist you in making your hotel reservations.

Visit the Family First Sports Park web site at http://www.thesportspark.com/PARK/facilitytour.html for more information about the park facilities.

Directions:

From Pittsburgh and South:

Take I-79 North to Exit 178A (I-90 East, toward Buffalo).  Follow to Exit 24 (Peach Street - old exit 6).  Then turn right, and proceed to Oliver Road (at the next traffic light -- 0.4 miles).  Turn right onto Oliver Road, and the Park will be on your left side (0.2 miles).

From Buffalo and East:

Take I-90 West to Exit 24 (Peach Street - old exit 6).  Then turn left, and proceed to Oliver Road (at the next traffic light -- 0.4 miles).  Turn right onto Oliver Road, and the Park will be on your left side (0.2 miles).

From Cleveland and West:

Take I-90 East to Exit 24 (Peach Street - old exit 6).  Then turn right, and proceed to Oliver Road (at the next traffic light -- 0.4 miles).  Turn right onto Oliver Road, and the Park will be on your left side (0.2 miles).