To Players, Coaches, and Fans:
Welcome to the 2019 Adidas John Turner Classic!
Pearland, Dawson, and Turner High Schools along with Pearland Junior High South and Berry Miller Junior High School, its administrators, staff, and students want to welcome you to our campuses for this year’s tournament. Pearland ISD is proud to host a field of 58 teams from across the State of Texas to compete for the championship of the nation’s largest high school volleyball tournament. The tournament will take place on Thursday, August 8th – Saturday, August 10th of 2019.
This year the tournament will be raising funds for :
The Pearland ISD Education Foundation has been created to support the educational programs for both the students and staff of the Pearland Independent School District. The Foundation will provide funds for educational programs and activities that either have not been funded or have been under-funded by the normal operating budget. These funds will be used to facilitate student achievement and skill development, to recognize and encourage staff excellence and to expand community involvement from individuals, businesses and civic organizations.
Admissions
The cost of a single day ticket will be $12.00 for Adults; $8 for Senior Citizens; and $5 for Students. A tournament pass will be sold for $30.00 for Adults; $20 for Senior Citizens; and $12 for Students (must show student id) on the first day only! No passes will be allowed from any district or coaching organization. Tournament programs will be sold at each site. The cost of the programs will be $5.00.
Reffing Responsibilities
Each team must supply for their reffing assignment a score keeper, book keeper and lines persons for each match that they play in during the tournament. It can either be a player or an adult. There will be officials used for semis, third place, and the championship match.
Concession Stands
The locations that will have concession stands as of now are PHS, Rec Center, Alvin HS, Manvel HS, Dawson HS, and Berry Miller JHS.
Sportsmanship for Players/Coaches/Fans
There will be no verbal or physical abuse of an official at any time during the tournament. Any person that is guilty of this will be denied access to the tournament for the remaining days of competition from the time the incident occurs and will be reported to the UIL. Police will be on duty at the sites to escort unruly patrons off the site. Players/coaches must display good conduct to officials and opposing teams. It is the right of John Turner, Tournament Director, to remove any person(s) that show unjust behavior that is detrimental to the tournament or its workers.
Tiebreakers for Division Play
The following tie break rules will apply when a tie occurs at the end of division play. 2-Way & 3-Way Ties – Head to Head Results; if still tied then we will go by game ratio percentage; if still tied then we will go by total points for and against each team in their division; the higher number of plus (+) points advances. Tiebreakers will be decided using the above automatically and updated in AES.
Warm-ups for each Court
Coaches, you have an allotted amount of time to warm up for your matches. The first match of the day you will be allowed 3 minutes ball handling, 4 minutes of hitting each, then 1 minute of serving together. After the initial first match of the day for your team, then you will immediately go into your 4 minutes of hitting each and then one minute of serving. There will be no exceptions to this rule. If your team is late, you will be given the amount of time that is left when you arrive. There will be a cart of balls on each half court for each team to warm up with during their designated time. I highly suggest that the team doing ball handling while the other team hits only uses a minimum amount of balls so the team hitting has a sufficient amount.
Opening Ceremonies
All teams are required to attend the coaches check-in at 8:00 a.m. and then the Opening Ceremonies at 9:00 a.m. at the main site at Pearland High School. The ceremonies will last approximately 50 minutes to an hour. All teams will then travel to their designated playing sites thereafter to start the first round of play at approximately 11:00 a.m.
Tournament Results
We are excited to announce that we have partnered with AES systems (www.advancedeventsystems.com) to provide tournament results. Coaches will have access to a computer at most sites where they can view the details of their next match. Tournament fans will not have access to AES computers. We encourage everyone to keep up with their team on their smart phones by accessing our website at https://johnturnerclassic.com/divisions-brackets/ or by buying the AES application at https://www.advancedeventsystems.com/Default.aspx.
Pearland, Dawson, and Turner High Schools along with Pearland Junior High South and Berry Miller Junior High School, its administrators, staff, and students want to welcome you to our campuses for this year’s tournament. Pearland ISD is proud to host a field of 58 teams from across the State of Texas to compete for the championship of the nation’s largest high school volleyball tournament. The tournament will take place on Thursday, August 8th – Saturday, August 10th of 2019.
This year the tournament will be raising funds for :
The Pearland ISD Education Foundation has been created to support the educational programs for both the students and staff of the Pearland Independent School District. The Foundation will provide funds for educational programs and activities that either have not been funded or have been under-funded by the normal operating budget. These funds will be used to facilitate student achievement and skill development, to recognize and encourage staff excellence and to expand community involvement from individuals, businesses and civic organizations.
Admissions
The cost of a single day ticket will be $12.00 for Adults; $8 for Senior Citizens; and $5 for Students. A tournament pass will be sold for $30.00 for Adults; $20 for Senior Citizens; and $12 for Students (must show student id) on the first day only! No passes will be allowed from any district or coaching organization. Tournament programs will be sold at each site. The cost of the programs will be $5.00.
Reffing Responsibilities
Each team must supply for their reffing assignment a score keeper, book keeper and lines persons for each match that they play in during the tournament. It can either be a player or an adult. There will be officials used for semis, third place, and the championship match.
Concession Stands
The locations that will have concession stands as of now are PHS, Rec Center, Alvin HS, Manvel HS, Dawson HS, and Berry Miller JHS.
Sportsmanship for Players/Coaches/Fans
There will be no verbal or physical abuse of an official at any time during the tournament. Any person that is guilty of this will be denied access to the tournament for the remaining days of competition from the time the incident occurs and will be reported to the UIL. Police will be on duty at the sites to escort unruly patrons off the site. Players/coaches must display good conduct to officials and opposing teams. It is the right of John Turner, Tournament Director, to remove any person(s) that show unjust behavior that is detrimental to the tournament or its workers.
Tiebreakers for Division Play
The following tie break rules will apply when a tie occurs at the end of division play. 2-Way & 3-Way Ties – Head to Head Results; if still tied then we will go by game ratio percentage; if still tied then we will go by total points for and against each team in their division; the higher number of plus (+) points advances. Tiebreakers will be decided using the above automatically and updated in AES.
Warm-ups for each Court
Coaches, you have an allotted amount of time to warm up for your matches. The first match of the day you will be allowed 3 minutes ball handling, 4 minutes of hitting each, then 1 minute of serving together. After the initial first match of the day for your team, then you will immediately go into your 4 minutes of hitting each and then one minute of serving. There will be no exceptions to this rule. If your team is late, you will be given the amount of time that is left when you arrive. There will be a cart of balls on each half court for each team to warm up with during their designated time. I highly suggest that the team doing ball handling while the other team hits only uses a minimum amount of balls so the team hitting has a sufficient amount.
Opening Ceremonies
All teams are required to attend the coaches check-in at 8:00 a.m. and then the Opening Ceremonies at 9:00 a.m. at the main site at Pearland High School. The ceremonies will last approximately 50 minutes to an hour. All teams will then travel to their designated playing sites thereafter to start the first round of play at approximately 11:00 a.m.
Tournament Results
We are excited to announce that we have partnered with AES systems (www.advancedeventsystems.com) to provide tournament results. Coaches will have access to a computer at most sites where they can view the details of their next match. Tournament fans will not have access to AES computers. We encourage everyone to keep up with their team on their smart phones by accessing our website at https://johnturnerclassic.com/divisions-brackets/ or by buying the AES application at https://www.advancedeventsystems.com/Default.aspx.
Christian Dunn, PHS Head Coach
Dr. John Kelly, PISD Superintendent John Palombo, PHS Principal Kim Brooks, Berry Miller JHS Principal Heather L. Smith, Pearland Recreational & Natatorium Manager |
Lauren Leth, DHS Head Coach
Ben Pardo, PISD Athletic Director Kelly Holt, DHS Principal Jason Frerking, PJHS Principal Dr. Jennifer Morrow, Turner HS Principal |