38th Annual
VAIL 'KING OF THE MOUNTAIN' OPEN
Father's Day Weekend - June 18-20, 2010
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)
 

All pre-registration is Closed - Late entries accepted at the event (space permitting)
 
       

  

 
Producer: King of the Mountain Volleyball
Tournament Director and Registrar: John Teska (Denver, Colorado)Contact
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
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: www.usabeach.org
Father/Son and Father/Daughter (children must be 18 or under).*
 *(pools will be organized by the child's age when possible)
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.
 
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. The clinic is open to any, and all, boys and girls juniors and will be coached by AVP pro-beach professionals. Who knows, you may be the next Kerri Walsh, Misty May-Treanor, Phil Dalhauser or Todd Rodgers.
 
JUNIORS: In order to compete in the USA Beach Junior Volleyball Tour / Mountain Open, you must be a member of USAV.
 
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. Leon Fell (Producer, King of the Mountain Volleyball)
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 same day.
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 pool-play and playoffs same day.
Men's and Women's Open: Double-elimination; Finals - Sunday afternoon/Cash and merchandise prizes.
Formats: All divisions play by FIVB beach rules and scoring (sand teams and Juniors play on FIVB size court; all other divisions play on regular 30'x30' court).
Co-ed A, BB: Friday, Pool play breaking top two teams into single-elimination playoffs that afternoon for merchandise prizes; Finals - Friday afternoon.
 
Men's A, BB, B/ Women's A, BB: Pool play on Saturday; last place team in pool is eliminated; all others move into single-elimination playoffs on Sunday for merchandise prizes (maximum of 24 teams per division for playoffs will be taken); Finals - Sunday afternoon.
 
Juniors: Pool play on Saturday with top two teams from each pool moving into single-elimination playoffs that afternoon.
 
Father-Son, Father-Daughter: Sunday, Pool play breaking top two teams into single-elimination playoffs that afternoon for merchandise prizes; 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.
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. on Wednesday preceding the event.
 
Late registrations will be accepted, day of event, space available - $70 per team ($80 for open and juniors teams).
 
Entry Forms Page
 
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!
 
 
Evergreen Lodge: 1-800-284-8245
Lifthouse Condominiums: 1-800-654-0635
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.visitvailvalley.com.
Sponsors:

Presenting sponsors:

Town of Vail
 

Co-sponsors:

Vail Daily / Spalding  /  1st Bank of Vail

 Park 'n Sun Sports  /  Vail Resorts  /  The Epic Pass
 

Participating sponsors:
Roaring Lion Energy Drink  /  The Original Ball Bag  /  Plastic Clothing  /  Howard Head Sports Medicine Clinic
Steadman-Hawkins Clinic   /  John Paul Mitchell Systems  /  Vendetta's  /  Lara Bar   /   Barefoot Wine
SpikeVolleyball  /  ColoradoVolleyball.com   /   Rimrock Water   /   KZYR 97.7 FM
 
Lodging sponsors:
Vail's Mountain Haus  /  Simba Run  /  Evergreen Lodge
The Lifthouse Condominiums  /  Vail Racquet Club
 
USA Beach Junior Tour sponsors:
Elevation Group  /  Spalding  /  USAV
 
On-Site Barbecue Provided By:

Happy Valley Grill
Maps:
IMPORTANT PARKING INFORMATION:
There is very limited parking at the Athletic Fields. No parking is allowed along Vail Valley Drive and cars will be ticketed if left unattended. Men's and Women's BB and B play at Ford Park. To speed up check-in there will be attendants controlling a "drop-off" lane where one team member can register at the Athletic Fields while the other finds a parking spot at Ford Park.
 
Click Here for directions to Ford Park.
 

 

 
 

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