2025 Route 66 Volleyball Roundup

Schedules will be available on AES (click on this link), about 10 days before the event:

About the Route 66 Roundup
Started in 2015 and now in it’s eleventh year, the 2025 Route 66 Volleyball Roundup event in Springfield, MO is developing into the premier event in the area with more and more teams from surrounding regions attending the event.

When: January 25 & 26, 2025

Combine:

Format: We try to get as much as possible pools of 5 teams. The teams play a round robin in their pool on Saturday. We play from 8 am till about 5 pm. On Sunday there is a challenge round followed by single elimination playoffs. Play is scheduled to complete around 4 pm on Sunday. If we end up with 4 team pools, there may be some cross matches on Saturday afternoon to give teams 4 matches on Saturday.

Match format: In 5-team pools, the challenge round and playoffs, play is best 2 out of 3 sets format. First 2 sets to 25 points, starting at 4-4. Third set, if needed, is to 15 points, starting at 0-0.

Ties: All ties are broken on paper. No tie-breaking sets are played. Teams that are tied after pool play will be seeded as follows: 2-way ties: head to head match result will determine the higher seed. Three or Four way ties will be broken in the following order: Overall set percentage, overall point percentage, head-to-head set percentage, head-to-head point percentage. It still tied, a coin flip will determine the highest seed. For pools where automatic 3 sets are played, the final finishes will be based on MATCH records in the first place. If teams are tied in MATCH record, the procedures above apply.

Officiating: R1’s are provided for all matches. Teams will be responsible to provide the rest of the work team. A rostered coach (head or assistant) has to be the R2 or the Scorer for the match.

Credentials: All coaches are to wear their HOA credentials visible at all times. Coaches who do not have a picture on their credentials will have to check in and show a picture ID, to get a wristband to prove that their identity is checked. Coaches from other regions will have to show their membership card and a picture ID at check in. These coaches will receive credentials and wristbands for the event.

Locations:

We are pleased to announce the playing locations for the Route 66 tournament:

12’s Division: 417 Athletics
13’s Division: Allison SportsTown
14’s Division: The Clubhouse
15’s Division: Allison Sports Town
16’s Division: The Fieldhouse
17’s Division: 417 Athletics
18’s Division: 417 Athletics

The Clubhouse: 4136 E Kearney St, Springfield, MO 65803
The Fieldhouse: 2235 W Kingsley St, Springfield, MO 65807
417 Athletics, 300 W Hayward Dr, Mount Vernon, MO 65712
Allison SportsTown, 209 Airport Blvd, Springfield, MO 65802

Hotels: You can find hotel information on the HOA website. These are hotels that work with HOA and have special rates for us. You do not need to stay in any of these hotels if you prefer other opportunities.

Out-of-region teams: Teams that are not registered with the Heart of America region of USA Volleyball, but are registered with another region, can sign up for this event, by mailing their SportsEngine roster, together with their entry fee and a note with the tournament and division to sign up for to the HOA office: 548 South Coy Street, Kansas City, KS 66105. Make your check out to HOA.

Entry Fee: The entry fee for this event is $ 300.