36th Annual
VAIL 'KING OF THE MOUNTAIN' OPEN
June 13-15, 2008
Vail, Colorado
A Family Event for Young and Old Alike!
(The Oldest Consecutive Running Volleyball Tournament in Colorado!)
Photos by John Pryor and Preston Utley
(Vail Daily News)
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| Producer: King of the Mountain Volleyball |
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| Tournament Director and Registrar: John
Teska (Denver, Colorado)Contact |
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| Location: Check-in: Vail Valley Athletic Field, 630 Vail Valley Drive,
Vail, Colorado |Map| |
| Championship Courts: Vail Valley Athletic Field, 630 Vail Valley Drive,
Vail, Colorado |
| Auxiliary Courts: Gerald R Ford Park,
500 S Frontage Rd E, Vail, Colorado |
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| Divisions: |
| Men's Masters (35-over) and Men's
Seniors (45-over) - (sand courts); |
| Men's and Women's Open (sand courts); |
| Men's and Women's A, BB, B (grass courts); |
| Co-ed (traditional, not reverse) A, BB (grass courts); |
| Boys and Girls Juniors 18u,
16u, 14u, and 12u divisions (grass courts-USA
Beach Juniors-MUST BE USAV MEMBER); for full age breakdown and
tour rules, please visit:
http://www.usavolleyball.org/Juniors/08BeachTour/default.asp |
| Father/Son and Father/Daughter (children must be 18 or under).* |
| *(pools will be organized by the child's age when
possible) |
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| The Co-Ed divisions take place on
Friday. This has been done so that you can compete in both the
co-ed, the same-sex divisions, or, the Father/Son,
Father/Daughter divisions without any conflicts. |
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| The FREE junior doubles clinic will take place
from 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. on Friday afternoon. The clinic
will be directed by USA
Volleyball's John Kessel. The
clinic is open to any, and all, boys and girls juniors. Who knows, you
may be the next Kerri Walsh or Dax Holdren. |
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| JUNIORS: In order to compete in the
USA Beach Junior Volleyball Tour / Mountain Open, you must be a member of USAV. |
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| Hope to see you in Vail, this year. Register
early (remember, you can book online, as well) and book your lodging
early. Looking forward to a fun, and competitive, summer doubles season.
LF (Producer, King of the Mountain Volleyball) |
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| Tournament Timeline: |
| Check-in: each day - 8:00 a.m. with
play to begin immediately afterwards. All pre-registered teams
must check-in (early check-in available beginning noon on
Friday). Late registrations will be accepted - space available. |
| Friday: Men's Masters and Seniors,
Co-ed A, BB (Finals Same Day). |
| Friday: Free Juniors Doubles
Clinic (12:30 to 5:00 p.m.) - (interested juniors can
register on-site beginning at noon). |
| Saturday: Men's and Women's Open, A, BB,
B/Juniors pool-play and playoffs. |
| Saturday Evening: There will be a player's party Saturday evening offering
finger-food, beer, wine, and
a cash bar. |
| Sunday: Men's and Women's Open, A,
BB, B playoffs/Father-Son
and Father-Daughter. |
| Men's and Women's Open: Double-elimination; Finals - Sunday
afternoon/Cash and merchandise prizes. |
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| Formats: All divisions play by FIVB beach rules and scoring (Open
play on FIVB size court; all other divisions play on regular 30'x30' court). |
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Co-ed A, BB: Friday, Pool play w/single-elimination playoffs that
afternoon for merchandise prizes
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8 teams per division for playoffs
will be taken); Finals - Friday afternoon. |
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Men's A, BB, B/ Women's A, BB: Pool play on Saturday
with top two teams from each pool to playoff on Sunday in double-elimination for merchandise prizes
(minimum
8 teams per division for playoffs
will be taken); Finals - Sunday afternoon. |
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Juniors: Pool play on Saturday with top two teams from each pool
moving into single-elimination playoffs that afternoon. |
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Father-Son, Father-Daughter: Sunday, Pool play w/single-elimination playoffs that
afternoon for merchandise prizes (minimum
8 teams per division for playoffs
will be taken); Finals - Sunday afternoon. |
| *Players that qualify for
same-sex division playoffs can compete simultaneously in the
FS/FD division, however, playoff matches will not be adjusted
for scheduling conflicts. |
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| Registration: |
| Entry fee for all amateur adult divisions is $50 per team. |
| Entry fee for open and juniors divisions is $60 per team. |
Pre-registration deadline is 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 11, 2008
All entries are cash, money order, or check. |
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| Late registrations will be accepted, day of event, space available - $70
per team ($80 for open and juniors teams). |
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Entries mailed to: |
| King of the Mountain Open |
| 17011 Lincoln Avenue |
| PMB #447 |
| Parker, Colorado 80134 |
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| Lodging information: |
| The following lodges are the official housing representatives for the Vail King
of the Mountain Open. They are providing special discounts towards the
participants and their entourages. You must mention that you are looking
for the King of the Mountain package when you reserve your room(s)
and/or mention the individually listed Group Code, if any, in order to receive the discounted rate. Book early! |
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Evergreen Lodge: 1-800-284-8245 |
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Lifthouse Condominiums:
1-800-654-0635 |
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Lions Square Lodge:
1-800-525-5788;
Click here for rates and reservations. |
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Montaneros
Lodge: 1-800-444-8245;
Click here for rates and reservations. |
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Simba Run
Vail Condos:
1-800-746-2278 |
| Vail's Mountain Haus:
1-800-237-0922 |
| Vail Racquet Club:
1-800-428-4840 |
| For more information regarding lodging and
activities in/around the Vail Valley:
www.vail.com. |
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| Sponsors: |
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Presenting sponsors: |
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Corona
Light / Town of
Vail |
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Co-sponsors: |
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Vail Daily /
Spalding / 1st
Bank of Vail / Howard Head Sports Medicine Clinic |
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Park 'n
Sun Sports / Steadman-Hawkins
Clinic / Vail Resorts |
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Participating sponsors: |
| Roaring
Lion Energy Drink / The Original
Ball Bag / Plastic
Clothing |
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John Paul Mitchell Systems
/ Vendetta's /
Lara Bar / Barefoot Wine |
| FLO Water / SpikeVolleyball / ColoradoVolleyball.com |
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| Lodging sponsors: |
| Vail's Mountain Haus
/ Simba Run /
Evergreen Lodge
/ Montaneros Lodge |
| Lions Square Lodge
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The Lifthouse Condominiums / Vail Racquet Club |
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| USA Beach Junior Tour sponsors: |
| Elevation Sports /
Hilton /
Spalding /
USAV |
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| Maps: |
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| IMPORTANT
PARKING INFORMATION:
Click Here |
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