Competition
SCHEDULE / WAVES
Day 1 Schedules will be posted on AES by 9pm, Thursday, February 13, 2025. (Link to come)
- AM Wave (8 a.m.): 12s
- PM Wave (3 p.m.): 13s
- Other Waves are TBD
Monday single-elimination brackets. Monday’s last potential scheduled match start time is 4pm.
FORMAT
- Festival Format. All teams play on all 3 days of the event.
- All teams are guaranteed 7 matches, unless they’ve elected to not play all days of the event.
- First two rounds are pool play.
- Monday is single-elimination bracket play.
- Off teams will have work assignments for R2, scorekeeping, libero tracking, and lines.
- Every attempt is made to schedule match start times no later than 4 pm on Monday.
- Teams remain in their assigned AM or PM wave for both Day 1 and 2. Day 3 will vary.
ONSITE TEAM CHECK-IN
- Reserve Check-in time (link available by Feb. 1, 2025)
- Drive-Thru Team Check-in
- Location: State Farm Stadium: 1 Cardinals Dr., Glendale, AZ 85323
- Time: Friday February 15 at 10am-8pm. All clubs must reserve a Check-in time. No walk-ups.
Click HERE (coming soon) for complete Check-in Instructions
Teams not checking in on Friday are subject to being dropped from the event.
If travel delays occur or other check-in issues, call 281-545-1939 or email info@volleyball-festival.com.
WHAT TO BRING TO CHECK-IN
- A copy of your AES roster with AAU numbers verified (use AAU Import quick link on AES)
- If AAU numbers are not showing verified, bring one of these three forms of verification:
- AAU membership card copy
- AAU Club Listing (generated from AAU website Club Director Account)
- AAU Team roster (generated from AAU website Club Director Account).
Once checked in, you will receive a Team Bag with goodies, Team Credentials, and any event passes purchased through your team code online. It is the team’s responsibility to pass these out to those who purchased the event passes.
A Club Director or Team Parent can perform the Team Check-In for one or more teams as long as they have all the proper documentation.
LOCATIONS
- Arizona Athletic Grounds (45 Courts), 6321 S. Elsworth Rd., Mesa, AZ 85212
- Glendale and Westside locations
- State Farm Stadium, 1 Cardinals Dr., Glendale, AZ 85305
- Avondale ASC, 755 N 114th Ave, Avondale, AZ 85323
- Divisions: 15 Club, 16 Club, 15/16 Open, 17/18 Club
- Teams play all 3 days at the Stadium or ASC.
AAU MEMBERSHIP
The Festival Fiesta Classic is a licensed AAU event. All participating clubs, athletes and non-athlete adults on a team roster must be AAU members.
Click HERE to acquire your Individual Coach or Athlete AAU Membership. The below instruction sheet will help Coaches or Club Directors navigate the membership process for the entire team or club.
- AAU Club & Directors Membership Instructions
- AAU Athlete Bulk Membership Instructions
- AES Import Instructions for AAU Memberships
- AAU International Membership Instructions
Your AAU Membership is good for all sports through August, 2025. Click below for info on other great AAU events.
- Stars & Stripes Festival – Mesa, AZ (May 24-26, 2025)
- Volleyball Festival Championships – Phoenix (June 22 – 29, 2025)
AAU membership questions should be directed to membership@aasports.org.
PRACTICE TIMES
- Where: State Farm Stadium
- When: 5-8:30pm, Friday, February, 14, 2025
- Reserve a time HERE (link coming by Jan. 15, 2025)
AGE DEFINITIONS
If an exception is needed to the below, please email info@festivalfiestaclassic.com.
- 12 Club: Must be born on or after July 1, 2012 (Can’t turn 13 before July 1, 2024)
- 13 Club: Must be born on or after July 1, 2011 (Can’t turn 14 before July 1, 2024)
- 14 Club & 13/14 Open: Must be born on or after July 1, 2010 (Can’t turn 15 before July 1, 2024)
- 15 Club: Must be born on or after July 1, 2009 (Can’t turn 16 before July 1, 2024)
- 16 Club & 15/16 Open: Must be born on or after July 1, 2008 (Can’t turn 17 before July 1, 2024)
- 17/18 Club: Must be born on or after July 1, 2006 OR born on or after July 1, 2005 AND be a high school student (12th grade or below) during some part of the current academic year.
*** Once a player participates (including but not limited to practicing, training, attending workouts and/or competing) in a club or varsity program for any university, college, community college, or junior college, she is ineligible to compete. ***
TIE BREAKING PROCEDURE
Updated 2/1/18
ELIGIBLE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS
Ties are between teams that have the same Match record.
- In a three-way tie with two teams advancing and a three way tie in match record:
- All three tied teams will participate in the tie breaking process.
- The teams will first be seeded by:
- Win-Loss ratio for the total number of sets played in the pool (set wins/total sets).
- Point Percentage (a team’s total points scored divided by the total points scored against them in that pool).
- Coin toss.
- The #1 seed will take 1st in the pool. The #2 seed plays the #3 seed and the #1 seed is the work team. The winner is 2nd in the pool and the loser 3rd.
- In a three-way tie with only one team advancing and a three way tie in match record:
- All three tied teams will participate in the tie breaking process.
- The teams will first be seeded by:
- Win-loss ratio for the total number of sets played in the pool (set wins/total sets).
- Point Percentage (a team’s total points scored divided by the total points scored against them in that pool).
- Coin toss.
- Set One – the #2 seed plays the #3 seed and the #1 seed is the work team. The loser of Set One is 3rd in the pool and is the work team for Set Two.
- Set Two – the winner of Set One then plays the #1 seed. The winner of Set Two is 1st in the pool and the loser is 2nd.
NON-ELIGIBLE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS
- 2 Way Ties: Head to head match result between tied teams.
- 3 Way Ties: All 3 way ties will be broken as follows:
- Set Winning Percentage against all teams in pool.
- Points Percentage against all teams in pool.
- Coin toss.
Contact Us
Phone: 281.545.1939 | Fax: 877-628-2804
Email: info@volleyball-festival.com