ACADEMY BOYS COACH INFORMATION

IMPORTANT FORMS

TOURNAMENTS

Click on the tournament name for more information regarding the tournament.

AAU Junior Nationals - Wave #2
14 Red, 15 Red, & 17 Red

Atlantic City Invitational - PREMIER

Rust Bucket Super Regional

Atlantic City Invitational - OPEN

New England Winterfest, Hartford CT.

SoCal Cup - The Open Championship, Los Angeles CA.

Nike Steel City Championships, Pittsburgh, PA

Nike Boston VolleyFest #1 - Boston, MA

Nike Boston VolleyFest #2 - Boston, MA

Boys East Coast Championships, Richmond VA

AAU Junior Nationals
WAVE #1

AAU Junior Nationals
WAVE #2

NATIONALS INFORMATION

WAVES/SCHEDULES
Schedules will be available later this week, below is the wave information:

14 Red - AM
15 Red - AM
16 Red - AM
17 Red - AM
18 Blue - PM
18 Red - AM

Wave 1 Schedules - CLICK HERE

TOURNAMENT LOCATION & ENTRANCE PROCEDURE
Nationals will be held at:

Orange County Convention Center
9400 Universal Blvd
Orlando, FL 32819
North/South Concourses

• Spectator entrances will be on the North and South Concourses. In addition to these entrances, rostered members will have designated entrances at the North and South concourses.

• Coaches will receive a wristband that must be worn for the duration of the event. The wristband allows you entrance to the tournament AND is needed to identify you to sit on your team's bench.

• Doors will open at 6:30am (If you are planning to park there, shuttles from the garage to the north/south concourse begin running at 6am)

• We have been warned there will be large crowds, so please plan enough time to have your teams there EARLY

OTHER RELEVANT TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
I'm attaching the tournament handbook and asking that you all take a look at it - especially tie-breaking procedures. Below are some key things from their handbook that I thought was worth pointing out:

• No Warm- Up Balls will be provided - Teams MUST bring their own warm-up balls/cart.

• Coaches will be required to present roster to officials before each match to be verified. The team roster will be provided at team check-in. (I will be checking in ALL teams)

• Coaches/bench personnel wristbands MUST be worn on the wrist at all times. Only those coaches that have the appropriate wristband and are listed on the roster will be permitted on the team bench during competition.

• As we have done all year - Teams will not switch sides in between sets unless the Championship Committee decides there is a competitive advantage on that court.

• **NEW** In the spirit of good sportsmanship and to facilitate the timeliness of starting the subsequent match, AAU will suspend the handshake procedure at the END of the match. Handshakes will still occur at the beginning of the match when the first referee signals the two teams onto the court. Please join us in facilitating this new procedure.

• **NEW** The head coach and one assistant coach may give instructions to players on the court while standing or walking within the free zone in front of his/her team's bench from the extension of the attack line up to and including the warm-up area, without disturbing or delaying the match. The coach must not obstruct the view of the line judges.

• Players and spectators may not bring and use any portable music, boomboxes, and wireless speakers into the facility. Excessive noise makers may also be limited by the Championship staff if it becomes disruptive to the event.

• If anyone has a player on their team who they would like to recommend and recognize as an ACADEMIC ALL AMERICAN, please click on this link to submit them (ALL are encouraged to submit - we have a lot of qualified players in our program).

• Dig Pink dates have been designated by AAU for Monday July 1st and Friday July 5th. It's my understanding that our parent groups are working on getting the boys pink socks to wear on those days, so that we can show our support.

AAU Nationals Tournament Handbook

AAU Ball Handling Directive

AAU Coaches Reminder Slides

Academy Rosters