PACIFIC NORTHWEST QUALIFIER
REGISTRATION
All registration is done online, through SportWrench. This is new for 2023! If you do not already have a club account on SportWrench, please do so ASAP and create your teams so you're ready to go for Saturday.
Registration opens October 1st @ 8 am PST.
Prior to the tournament, your complete roster MUST be verified by USAV through their registration/database system.
All adults on the roster must have CURRENT background checks, and be SafeSport certified. Deadlines for rosters will be posted as the tournament approaches, and emails will be sent to the address entered in the SportWrench account for the team with important information and reminders.
TEAM ENTRY INFORMATION
Registration will open at 8am PST on October 1, 2022.
Team entry fees are $900 for all teams, except 11 National (if there are enough teams entered to warrant a division). This division is $600 per team.
No refunds will be given after January 1, 2023 unless the tournament is forced to change dates/cancel due to COVID-19 restrictions or guidelines. Once a team has paid and submitted hotel information, acceptance will be noted in SportWrench if space is available. If space is not available, teams will be notified via email of an alternate opening, or will be placed on a waitlist.
IMPACT CERTIFICATION
All coaches must be IMPACT certified in order to participate in a National Qualifier. There will be no IMPACT clinic available, so please take care of this prior to arrival.
REFEREE/SCOREKEEPER CERTIFICATION
All teams must provide a certified scorekeeper, R2 (rostered adult), and two linespersons for each match that they officiate.
During a team's officiating duties, an adult listed on their roster must be AT THE SCORE TABLE during the entire match.
FORMAT
This tournament is one of USA Volleyball's national qualifying tournaments and is governed by the rules set forth by them. It is a mandated 3-day tournament.
In the USA. Liberty, National & American divisions, the first two days are pool play, with the third being single-elimination bracket play. (Depending on the size of the field, some adaptations may be made to accommodate odd numbers.) In the Open divisions, challenge matches may follow pool play on the first two days, and some brackets may participate in pool play on the final day. *Typically AM Wave begins at 8:00am, PM at 3:00 pm.
Bids to the GJNC are awarded in every division at the PNQ, so foreign teams are not allowed to participate.
All Open bids are determined by the number of teams in the division. The Qualifier Manual has this information.
Please refer to the Girls National Championship Manual for more information on number of bids, priority of bid use, trickle down process, etc. **TIE-BREAKING PROCEDURES
Since it cannot be determined where a team will finish, teams should not plan to travel until the evening on the third day of play. No match is scheduled later than 3 pm on the final day. **It is recommended that airline tickets be scheduled no earlier than 5:30 pm.
*No roster changes may be made once a team has commenced play.*
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS **NEW FOR 2023!!
All teams requiring lodging must stay in a PNQ Partner Hotel and book through our housing partner, THS. Hotel reservations will open October 4, 2022 @ 8 am PST.
CHECK-IN
All teams are required to check in. Failure to do so may disqualify your team from the tournament. Check-in for teams will be the night before each event from 6-9pm at the Doubletree Hotel (connected to the Spokane Convention Center). Teams unable to check-in at this time must email April (april@pacificnwqualifier.org) to make other arrangements.
There will be no coaches' meeting. All information will be provided to you during the check-in process. Medical release forms for ALL players should be accessible to coaches AT ALL TIMES during your stay at PNQ. By signing your roster, the team attests that these forms will be available in either print or digital form and carried by a representative of the team.
NO STAFF MEMBER OR PLAYER WILL BE ALLOWED TO PLAY WITHOUT A CURRENT USAV #. A roster will be provided during the check-in process, but the person checking the team in should have a copy of the team's roster in case there is a discrepancy. Additionally, the person checking the team in will become the "team representative" and "signing agent" and will attest that the information is correct.
QUALIFIER MANUAL
Make sure to download the 2023 Girls National Championship Manual so that you are familiar with the following Qualifier topics and other tournament protocol:
· bid process and rules
· entry acceptance processes and criteria
· formats and play sequence
· warm-up protocol
· team responsibilities
· penalty for forfeitures
· awards for each division
· coaching certification requirements
· tie-breaking procedures
· roster rules (frozen and otherwise)
PLAYING SITES/WAVES - *subject to change
Week 1 - SW Schedule - updated!
16 American: AM Wave - Spokane Convention Center
16 Liberty: PM Wave - Spokane Convention Center
16 USA: AM Wave - The Podium
16 Open: AM Wave - The Podium
17 American: AM Wave - HUB Sports Center
17 Liberty: PM Wave - HUB Sports Center
17 USA: AM Wave - Eastern Washington University
17 Open: AM Wave - Spokane Convention Center
18 American: PM Wave - The Podium
18 Liberty: PM Wave - The Podium
18 USA: PM Wave - Eastern Washington University
18 Open: PM Wave - Spokane Convention Center
11 National: AM Wave - HUB Sports Center - 1 BID
12 American: AM Wave - HUB Sports Center - 1 BID
12 USA: PM Wave - HUB Sports Center - 2 BIDS
12 National: PM Wave - HUB Sports Center - 1 BID
13 American: PM Wave - Eastern Washington University - 1 BID
13 Liberty: AM Wave - Eastern Washington University - 2 BIDS
13 USA: AM Wave - Spokane Convention Center - 2 BIDS
13 Open: AM Wave - Spokane Convention Center - 1 BID
14 American: PM Wave - Spokane Convention Center - 1 BID
14 Liberty: PM Wave - Spokane Convention Center - 2 BIDS
14 USA: AM Wave - Spokane Convention Center - 3 BIDS
14 Open: AM Wave - Spokane Convention Center - 3 BIDS
15 American: PM Wave - The Podium - 1 BID
15 Liberty: AM Wave - The Podium - 2 BIDS
15 USA: PM Wave - The Podium - 3 BIDS
15 Open: AM Wave - The Podium - 3 BIDS
LIVE STREAMING
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