Dates, Divisions & Start Times

April 11-13, 2008			April 18-20, 2008
Houston, TX			Dallas, TX
18 Open	8:00 am		14 Open	8:00 am
18 Club	8:00 am		14 Club	8:00 am or 3:00 pm
17 Open	8:00 am		14 Select	3:00 pm
17 Club	3:00 pm		12 Club	3:00 pm
17 Select	3:00 pm
16 Open	8:00 am
16 Club	3:00 pm
16 Select	3:00 pm
15 Open	8:00 am
15 Club	8:00 am
15 Select	8:00 am
13 Club	3:00 pm
13 Select	3:00 pm

April 11-13, 2008–All matches will be played at Reliant Park (Reliant Center and Reliant Arena).
April 18-20, 2008–All matches will be played at the Dallas Convention Center.

The Mizuno Lone Star Classic National Qualifier enters its 21st year. The inaugural LSC held in 1988 featured 71 teams from 9 states. This year's event will showcase more than 1150 teams from 26 states. more>>

Andi Collins Award

The Andi Collins Award is the most meaningful of the many awards PrepVolleyball.com hands out every year, because it honors a 16-year-old setter who died of cancer in 2003, but not before unifying the volleyball community around her plight. Presented to the nation's top senior setter, John and Patty Collins will be in Houston to present the award this year to Brianne Barker of Amarillo Elite. Barker has been widely described as the best setter in Texas history and led Amarillo High to the last two Class 5A state titles.

Please join us just before 8 a.m. on Saturday on the Championship Court for a brief awards ceremony.

Attention Teams: Update Results for More Accurate Seeding

Please check AES to see if your team has updated results from previous tournaments. If your team has no results input then please update them manually through AES. To input results just log onto your AES account, click on your team, click “results” on the left hand side, click add results, and finally input your results into the form provided.

LSC and Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour

The Mizuno Lone Star Classic and Disney on Ice have come together to offer you discounted tickets for Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour. You may order tickets online and use “FS9” as the discount code or you may use your luggage tag the day of the show to get up to 6 discounted tickets. Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour will be performing at Reliant Stadium which is in Reliant Park where the Lone Star Classic will be taking place as well. Discount is only applicable to the $19 and $30 tickets. Have fun and enjoy the show!

Tickets can also be purchased through Ticketmaster, phone, outlet and at the Reliant Stadium Box Office with tournament luggage tag. No service charges at Stadium Box Office.

Show Times

Wednesday, April 9th @ 7:30pm
Friday, April 11th @ 10:30am and 7:30pm
Saturday, April 12th at 11am, 3pm and 7pm
Sunday, April 13th @ 1pm and 5pm           

Fun with the Astros

The Mizuno Lone Star Classic and the Houston Astros have teamed up to give you half priced tickets on Astros’ games from April 11 to April 13. If you order in a group of 20 or more you can avoid any service charge by contacting Brent Broussard at 713-259-8316 and ordering through his office. We will have information on purchasing discounted tickets for fewer than 20 in the coming week. Get your tickets fast! PDF Flyer>>  Order Online

NEW CAP I and CAP II Courses offered at the Lone Star Classic!

The Lone Star Classic is proud to announce that we will be hosting both a CAP I and CAP II clinic in conjunction with this year’s event in Houston, TX. It is a great opportunity for coaches to get CAP certified without additional travel and hotel expense. These clinics are a 3 day course that has been scheduled to accommodate teams’ playing schedules.
 
DAY 1 – Thursday, April 10: 4-10 pm. First set of modules. This session is mandatory for all participants.
DAY 2 – Friday, April 11: Second set of modules. Attendees may choose either the morning session which will be held from 8 am – 1 pm OR the afternoon session which will be held from
5 pm – 10 pm.
DAY 3 – Saturday, April 12: Third set of modules. Attendees may choose either the morning session which will be held from 8 am – 1 pm OR the afternoon session which will be held from
5 pm – 10 pm.
 
This year’s CAP CADRE’s are Cecile Reynaud, Diana Cole, Stu Sherman and Bill Hamiter.

You may go directly to the registration page for Cap I and II at the Mizuno Lone Star Classic or you may access registration through the USAV website.

Registration

Houston
Rooms 600,601 and 607
Thursday, April 10th 7 pm – 9 pm
Friday, April 11th 7 am –10 am

Dallas
Rooms D171 and D172
Thursday, April 17th 7 pm – 9 pm
Friday, April 18th – 7 am – 10 am

Team Pictures and Action Photos

Super Shuttle Deals

If you need a ride to your hotel from the airport then we have a great option for you. You can now get a discounted rate on Super Shuttle rides through the Lone Star Classic. 

If you make your reservation online and at least 24 hours in advance you may use our discount code to reserve a Super Shuttle ride at a cheaper price. The discount code you will need in Houston is: SJFHZ. For Dallas, you may order discounted rides from Super Shuttle here using the Discount Code: 9HEWC.

Public Transportation

For more information on public transportation in Houston and Dallas please see the DART website for Dallas and the METRO website for Houston.

Bids for Nationals

We now have the number of bids given out for each division at the Mizuno Lone Star Classic this year.

12 Club – 1 National bid
13 Club – 1 National bid and 1 American bid
14 Club – 1 National bid and 1 American bid
15 Club – 1 National bid and 1 American bid
16 Club – 1 National bid and 1 American bid
17 Club – 1 National bid and 1 American bid
18 Club – 1 National bid and 1 American bid

All Open divisions receive 3 bids for each division.

Number of bids are based on number of entries per division as of the entry deadline.

Travel

For the Mizuno Lone Star Classic we have a deal with Enterprise for discounted rental cars if you so choose to rent a car while you are participating in the Lone Star Classic. Check out the Enterprise information page for prices and instructions for using the account.

Also, if you want to rent a 15 passenger van or another specialty vehicle you must contact the airport Enterprise you want to rent from. Be sure to give them the ASC account number, 65A1559, when you call.

Hotel/Housing Information

For any team traveling to Houston or Dallas for the Mizuno Lone Star Classic and planning on staying in a hotel during your visit; we have a housing form that you must fill out in order to complete on-site registration. You can find the Housing Form on the Austin Sports Center website and it should be returned via email.

People exempt from completing this housing form include:
1. If you are not staying in a hotel
2. if you registered for hotels for your entire team through AES

All others must complete a hotel form to complete their on-site registration.

FUN ZONE!!!

This year’s Mizuno Lone Star Classic will feature fun for kids of all ages! Arcade Games will be available for kids to blast away on, there will be Jump Houses for the kids to hop on until they drop, and finally Mizuno will be providing a pitching station for everyone to try out their soon-to-be major league arms. Come join the fun!!! 

Texas Tornados College Spring Tournament

The 3rd Annual Texas Tornados College Spring Tournament will be held Friday and Saturday April 11 and 12 at the Texas Tornados Training Facility. This year’s event will feature 24 Division 1 college teams, including the 2007 National Champions, the Penn State Nittany Lions. Please visit www.texastornados.org for start times and ticket information.

Practice Courts

Practice courts will be available for those teams wanting to get a few more reps in before the big day! The Mizuno Lone Star Classic is offering courts from 5 pm until 9 pm on Thursday, April 10 in Houston and on Thursday, April 17 in Dallas. For more information or to register for a court, visit our website. Sign up for a court today!

Impact Clinic

As approved by the USAV ROD in 2007, ALL USAV Junior Club coaches must be IMPACT certified to coach in 2008 and ALL COACHES MUST be IMPACT certified BEFORE arriving at their Championship tournament.

The Mizuno Lone Star Classic will be hosting an IMPACT clinic in Houston on Thursday, April 10 from 6 - 9 pm. The course will be held at the Reliant Center, room 602. Cost for the clinic is $35. Attendees must pre-register to attend the clinic. A limited number of walk-ups will be accepted on site, so be sure to sign up early! Impact Clinic Sign Up

USA High Performance Tryouts

USA High Performance tryouts will be held in both Houston and Dallas. Information>>

Fundraising Opportunity

Make money for your organization by setting up courts. For Houston set-up, please email Events Staff. If interested in the Dallas portion of the event, please contact Ginger Lively.

Contact Information

If you have question regarding the Mizuno Lone Star Classic please contact Kathy Lietzke.

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