Tulane Volleyball Visiting Team Guide

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1 Tulane Volleyball 2011 Visiting Team Guide

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION Welcome! 3 Contact Information 4 Home Schedule 5-6 Tulane Quick Facts 7 Game Day Operations 8-10 Visiting Team Travel Request Forms VENUE INFORMATION Layout 13 Driving Directions 14 New Orleans Accommodations

3 Tulane Volleyball To whom it may concern: On behalf of Tulane University and the City of New Orleans, we look forward to your arrival in the Crescent City. The information in this guide is provided to assist you with planning your upcoming trip to New Orleans. Upon receipt of this packet, please complete all enclosed forms and return at least seven days before the scheduled athletic contest. In addition, please remember that adjustments may be needed based on local and/or national events. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the materials provided, please feel free to contact us directly. Be safe in your travels and we look forward to seeing you! Sincerely, Scott Mitchell Scott Mitchell Assistant Athletic Director Tulane University (504)

4 Administration Director of Athletics Rick Dickson (504) Executive Associate AD Brandon Macneill (504) Associate AD Vince Granito (504) Assistant AD - Communications Roger Dunaway (504) roger@tulane.edu Assistant AD - Business, Game Operations, and Event Management Scott Mitchell (504) smitche1@tulane.edu Director of Video Operations Travis Detillier (504) tdetilli@tulane.edu Director of Facilities Justin Newell (504) jnewell@tulane.edu Contact Information Assistant Volleyball Coach Kallie Noble (504) knoble@tulane.edu Athletic Training Director of Sports Medicine Andy Massey (504) amassey@tulane.edu Assistant Athletic Trainer Becky George (504) rgeorge3@tulane.edu Marketing/Event Sales Director of Marketing and Sales Jason Potuto (504) jpotuto@tulane.edu Director of Ticket Operations Justin Jones (504) jjnd@tulane.edu Mailing Address Tulane Athletics James W. Wilson Jr. Center 333 Ben Weiner Drive New Orleans, LA Director of Equipment Operations David Lowry (504) dlowry@tulane.edu 4

5 2011 Tulane Volleyball Home Schedule Date Opponent Location Time (C) 9/2/11** 9/2/11** 9/3/11** 9/3/11** 9/3/11** 9/3/11** 9/16/11*** 9/16/11*** 9/16/11*** 9/17/11*** 9/17/11*** 9/17/11*** 9/30/11 10/2/11 10/14/11 10/16/11 10/19/11 10/23/11 11/5/11 W&M vs. SIU SDSU SDSU vs. SIU W&M SDSU vs W&M SIU Lamar vs. Belmont USA vs. Lamar Belmont Lamar USA vs. Belmont USA UAB Mempis Marshall ECU USM UTEP Tulsa *Please note dates and times are subject to change. ** Indicates Sugar Bowl Tournament. *** Indicates Kathy Trosclair Tournament. 5 pm 7 pm 10 am 12 pm 5:30 pm 7:30 pm 10 am 4:30 pm 7 pm 10 am 1 pm 7 pm 7 pm 1 pm 7 pm 1 pm 7 pm 1 pm 1 pm 5

6 2011 Tulane Volleyball Home Schedule Date Opponent Location Time (C) 11/6/11 11/18/11 11/20/11 Tulsa Houston Rice 1 pm 7 pm 1 pm *Please note dates and times are subject to change. 6

7 Tulane Quick Facts Location New Orleans, LA Founded 1834 Enrollment 10,674 President Dr. Scott Cowen Director of Athletics Mr. Rick Dickson Conference Conference USA Mascot Riptide (Pelican) Colors Olive Green & Sky Blue Facility 7

8 Game Day Operations Volleyball Practice Game Uniforms Dressing Room Locker Room Supplies Team Bus Tulane Women s Volleyball will use Molten brand volleyballs. Practice times are available in. To coordinate practice times, please call Kallie Noble, Assistant Volleyball Coach at (504) Tulane s uniform will consist of green, white, or blue jerseys and black or green shorts. The visiting team dressing room is located in the Southwest corridor of. The locker room is fully furnished with lockers, stools, a dry-erase board, restroom and shower facilities. Tulane will provide the visiting team with soap, towels, water, cups, injury ice, and one (1) case of Gatorade. The team bus/vans will be parked across from Fogelman Arena on Freret Street. The Bus will park in the same spot for practices also. The Bus is never allowed to stay parked on Freret Street in front of Arena. General Parking Parking is available on-campus Monday Friday after 5:30 p.m. On Saturday Sunday parking is open all day. Vehicles must be parked legally (no parking in handicap, reserved parking spaces or other posted areas). Loyola parking garage is located on Freret St. and will be open weekly after five and on weekends In addition, the Loyola University parking garage will be available for use beginning at 5 p.m. Monday - Friday and all day on Saturday and Sunday for free. Gates/Ticket Sales Pass Gate Laundry Services Gates and tickets sales will open one (1) hour prior to the scheduled tipoff time. The visitors pass gate is located at Southwest entrance to. Player Guest entrance will open one (1) hour prior to scheduled match time. Please refer to your game contract for the number of allocated tickets to use in the form on page 11. For questions, please contact Justin Jones, Director of Ticket Operations at (504) For laundry services, please contact Greg Rachal, Assistant Equipment Manager at (504)

9 Game Day Operations Staff Contacts Vince Granito Associate Athletic Director Scott Mitchell Justin Newell Becky George Greg Campbell Greg Rachal Athletic Director for Business, Game Operations & Event Management Director of Facilities Assistant Athletic Trainer Assistant Director for Athletic Communications, Volleyball Assistant Equipment Manager Ticket Operations Customer Service Media Entrance Ticketed Entrances Ticket Sales Tulane Students Visiting Player Guest Will Call Will Call South Entrance SW Pass Gate Refer to Map South Entrance SE Entrance SW Pass Gate SW Pass Gate All gates open one (1) hour out. 9

10 Sample Itinerary MATCH PROTOCOL TULANE vs. VISITING TEAM Saturday, November 27, p.m. Actual Time Game Clock shows 6:00-6:41pm 60:00-19:00 Court available for shared warm-up 6:30pm 30:00 Captains Called for Coin Toss 6:41-6:45pm 19:00-15:00 VISITING TEAM on court (4 min.) 6:45-6:49pm 15:00-11:00 HOME TEAM on court (4 min.) 6:49-6:54pm 11:00-6:00 VISITING TEAM on court (5min.) 6:54-6:59pm 6:00-1:00 HOME TEAM on court (5min.) 6:59-7:00pm 1:00 Both teams to benches 7:00pm 0:00 National Anthem 7:02pm 0:00 Visiting Team Introduction 7:04pm 0:00 Tulane Team Introduction There will be 3 minutes between set 1 and 2 and set 3 and 4, but 10 minutes between set 2 and 3. The pursuit rule is in effect for all matches played in 10

11 Volleyball Travel Form Please complete and return this form no later than 7 days prior to your institution s game versus Tulane. Please include all requested information and provide itinerary if possible Tulane vs. Date of contest: Flight Information Flight Carrier: Flight Number: Ground Handler: Arrival Date: Arrival Time: Ground Transportation Bus Company: Date of Arrival: Time: Accommodations Team Hotel: Phone Number Equipment Manager Name and Cell Number: Requested Practice Time (Requested time will be confirmed 5 days prior to game day) Date: Time: Anticipated arrival time for practice: Contact Information Travel Contact: Phone: Phone: Game Day Expected Team Arrival on Game Day: Please Return To: Scott Mitchell - Assistant Athletics Director of Business, Game Operations, and Event Management smitche1@tulane.edu or Fax: (504)

12 Visiting Team Complimentary Ticket Request Form Please complete this form and return it to Justin Jones upon arrival at. Name Relation Signature Name Relation Signature Name Relation Signature *If additional space is required, please make copies of this form. 12

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14 Driving Directions From the West... (Airport, Metairie, Kenner, Baton Rouge): Exit Interstate 10 East at the Airline/Tulane/Carrollton exit and follow signs to South Carrollton Avenue. Remain on Carrollton five traffic signals to South Claiborne Avenue and continue past Claiborne to the first u-turn. Make the u-turn and turn right on Claiborne. Remain on Claiborne one traffic signal to Broadway Street and turn right. Remain on Broadway two signals to Freret Street and turn left. Once getting into the campus area, is the third building on the left. From the East... (Downtown, French Quarter, Slidell): Exit Interstate 10 West at US 90/ South Claiborne Avenue (which exits left off the interstate). Remain on Claiborne seven traffic signals to Nashville Avenue and turn left. Stay on Nashville one traffic signal to Freret Street and turn right. Fogelman is on the right and the first building past the third traffic signal. 14

15 New Orleans Accommodations Sheraton Hotel New Orleans Double/Double Rooms: Canal Street Suites: 53 New Orleans, LA Bus Parking: No Phone: (504) Meeting Facilities: Yes Toll Free: Restaurant: Yes Fax: (504) Contact: Brett T. Forshag Director of Sales Phone: (504) Courtyard Marriott Convention Center Double/Double Rooms: Julia Street Suites: 10 New Orleans, LA Bus Parking: No Phone: (504) Meeting Facilities: Yes Fax: (504) Restaurant: Yes Hilton New Orleans Riverside Double/Double Rooms: Poydras Street Suites: 73 New Orleans, LA Bus Parking: Yes Phone: (504) Meeting Facilities: Yes Toll Free: 800-HILTONS Restaurant: Yes Fax: (504) Hotel Monteleone Double/Double Rooms: Royal Street Suites: 55 New Orleans, LA Bus Parking: No Phone: (504) Meeting Facilities: Yes Fax: (504) Restaurant: Yes 15

16 New Orleans Accommodations Marriott New Orleans Convention Center Double/Double Rooms: Convention Center Blvd. Suites: 11 New Orleans, LA Bus Parking: No Phone: (504) Meeting Facilities: Yes Fax: (504) Restaurant: Yes Marriott New Orleans Double/Double Rooms: Canal Street Suites: 54 New Orleans, LA Bus Parking: No Phone: (504) Meeting Facilities: Yes Fax: (504) Restaurant: Yes Marriott Metairie at Lakeway Double/Double Rooms: North Causeway Blvd. Suites: 33 Metairie, LA Bus Parking: No Phone: (504) Meeting Facilities: Yes Fax: (504) Restaurant: Yes Wyndham New Orleans Riverfront Double/Double Rooms: Convention Center Blvd. Suites: 12 New Orleans, LA Bus Parking: No Phone: (504) Meeting Facilities: Yes Fax: (504) Restaurant: Yes 16

17 New Orleans Restaurants Bruno s Tavern 7538 Maple Street New Orleans, LA (504) Corky s BBQ 4243 Veterans Blvd. Suite 335 Metairie, LA (504) Domino s Pizza 4938 Freret St New Orleans, LA (504) Don s Seafood Hut 4801 Veterans Blvd. Metairie, LA (504) Golden Corral 3920 Williams Blvd. Kenner, LA (504) Gordon Biersch 200 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA (504) K-Paul s Louisiana Kitchen 416 Chartres Street New Orleans, LA (504) Louisiana Pizza Kitchen 615 South Carrollton Avenue New Orleans, LA (504) The Cellars of River Ridge 1501 Dickory Avenue River Ridge, LA (504) McAlister s Deli 5300 Tchoupitoulas Street New Orleans, LA (504) O Henry s Food & Spirits 634 S. Carrollton Ave. New Orleans, LA (504) Raising Canes 919 S. Clearview Parkway Jefferson, LA (504) Roly Poly 5409 Tchoupitoulas Street New Orleans, LA (504) Saltwater Grill & Seafood Market 1340 S. Carrollton Ave. New Orleans, LA (504) The Pita Pit 5800 Magazine Street New Orleans, LA (504) Ye Olde College Inn 3000 S. Carrollton Ave. New Orleans, LA (504)

18 Transportation Charter Buses Calco Hotard New Orleans Airport Airport Shuttle Enterprise Rent-A-Car 800-RENT A CAR New Orleans Visitors Guide Airlines AirTran American Continental Delta JetBlue Southwest United US Airways