Instructions for Head Coach of State Tournament Qualifier

Instructions for Head Coach of State Tournament Qualifier

Congratulations on your accomplishment in making it to the final eight in your classification. We will have a meeting on Sunday, March 2, at 2:00 p.m. at the Doubletree Hotel in Murfreesboro for all 24 teams participating in the Girls' State Tournament. The meeting for all boys' teams advancing to the State Tournament in Murfreesboro is Saturday, March 8, at 10:00 a.m. at the Doubletree Hotel.

This is a mandatory meeting for all head coaches. We would also like an administrator from the school to be present.

At this meeting we will set the bracket in each classification with a blind draw. Teams from the same region will be in opposite brackets. We will also have media in attendance at the meeting so that they can meet with all 24 coaches.

In addition, all tournament passes, parking passes… will be given to each school.

All hotel reservations will be made in the same manner as in previous years, by going on the TSSAA website and following the lodging procedures. In the girls' tournament, you should call on Sunday, March 2, from 11:00 a.m. from 1:00 p.m. In the boys' tournament you need to call on Tuesday, March 4, from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

Teams need to call the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce at (615) 893-6565 or (800) 716-7560. If we do not hear from a school representative at those times, we will assume that they do not require rooms and all room blocks will be dropped.

Calls will be taken on a first come, first serve basis. Our goal is to have one team per classification staying at each hotel. As soon as the assignments are made at the chamber, a chamber representative will hang up and immediately call the selected hotel. Then a hotel representative will call the team coach back and set up the arrangements. By doing it this way, the hotel employee will have access to their computers and will be able to offer better service. Please be sure that the person calling to get the hotel assignment has all of the pertinent information at hand (i.e. rooms needed, school credit card number, names, phone numbers, arrival time, etc.). Click here for a list of available hotels.

The meeting prior to the tournament is similar to the one that we used to have. It will not be as long since we are taking care of all hotel requirements prior to the meeting. The major purpose will be the draw and creating a press conference like atmosphere for the tournament. Hence, it is required for all head coaches to be present. It is our hope that this will provide an important piece to the beginning of our tournaments.