2014 VOLLEYBALL VISITING TEAM GUIDE

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1 2014 VOLLEYBALL VISITING TEAM GUIDE

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Athletic Department Contacts. 2 Volleyball Specific Information Travel Information. 5 Emergency Protocol.. 6 Appendices Appendix A Directions to Campus. 7 Appendix B Campus Map. 8 Appendix C Sample Pre-Game Timeline.. 9

3 ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT STAFF GAME MANAGER Amy Sullivan Assistant Director, Athletic Operations Office: Cell: Fax: ADMINISTRATION Jody Mooradian Senior Associate Athletics Director/SWA Office: Karen Shu Administration Intern Office: VOLLEYBALL COACHING STAFF Chris Campbell Head Volleyball Coach Office: Cell: Fax: Edgard Da Gama Assistant Coach Office: EQUIPMENT Kelly Kenny Head Equipment Manager Office: FACILITIES Billy Flutie Assistant Director, Facilities, Camps & Clinics Office: MARKETING Brad Truman Associate Director - Sports Marketing Office: trumanbr@bc.edu MEDIA RELATIONS Grace Vickers Athletic Communications Office: grace.vickers@bc.edu OPERATIONS Matthew Conway Assistant Athletics Director - Operations Office: Cell: Fax: conwayml@bc.edu Jessica Hale Operations (Visiting Team Liaison) Office: Cell: Fax: athletic.operations@bc.edu SPORTS MEDICINE Mercedes Cunningham Resident Assistant Office: cunninmt@bc.edu BOSTON COLLEGE POLICE Emergency: From a campus phone: Non-Emergency: From a campus phone: SPORTS MEDICINE EMERGENCY From a campus phone: HOSPITALS St. Elizabeth s Medical Center Main Number: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Main Number:

4 VOLLEYBALL SPECIFIC INFORMATION Power Gym Power Gym is one of the top volleyball facilities in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The gym is attached to Conte Forum, where Boston College basketball and ice hockey teams compete. Recent renovations of Power Gym provide the Eagles with an even stronger and more appealing facility. Along with being re-painted, Power Gym added a sport court surface, a new storage closet, mounted cameras, banners, padding system and lights. Driving Directions The GPS address for Conte Forum, Power Gym is 2601 Beacon Street, Chestnut Hill, MA Please refer to Appendix A for directions to campus as well as Appendix B for a campus map. Parking Team Parking Visiting Volleyball teams must direct their bus driver to park their bus/vans in the Conte Loop area outside of Gate B on the South Side of Conte Forum. Access to this area is achieved by entering campus via 2601 Beacon St. Please refer to Appendix D for a map of the main campus. Fan Parking Volleyball fans are instructed to park in the Beacon St. Garage on levels 3 & 4. Monday through Friday parking in the Beacon St. Garage is free for the first 20 minutes and is $3 for each additional hour and a daily maximum of $20. Parking in the garage is free on weekends from Friday at 5:00 p.m. until Monday at 2:00 a.m. Campus parking lots open for event attendees 1.5 hours prior to the start of the event. Please refer to the campus map in Appendix D for directions to the Beacon St. Garage. If the Beacon St. Garage is full, please follow directions from the Boston College Police Department. Tailgating is prohibited. Pre-Game Timing Protocol A sample pre-game timeline can be found can be found in Appendix C. Visiting Team Bench: When facing the scorer s table, the visiting team bench is located to the left.

5 Practice Requests Using the link below, please complete the Visiting Team Questionnaire with your practice requests as soon as possible. The visiting team liaison is Jessica Hale ( Locker Rooms The visiting team locker room is located on the South Side of Conte Forum. A representative from the Athletic Operations staff will be on site to meet your team upon arrival and will escort the team to the locker room location. Sports Medicine The Athletic Training Room is located in room 124 on the North Side of Conte Forum and will open two (2) hours prior to the start of the game. Someone from the Sports Medicine staff, will contact each school s athletic trainer prior to their game to discuss specific athletic training needs. Please call with any medical questions. Laundry Accommodations Our equipment staff will gladly handle your laundry needs with advance notification. Please contact Kelly Kenny (kelly.kenny.2@bc.edu ; ) with your laundry requests. Tickets There is no admission charged at Power Gym for home volleyball matches Spectator Entrance: Fans attending the game should enter Conte Forum through Gate C. In order to get to Gate C, fans should follow the foot ramp down to exit the Beacon St. Garage. Fans should take a left upon exiting the garage. Alumni Stadium and the Yawkey Center will be on the left. Gate C is further down on the left hand side in Conte Forum. The entrance to Power Gym is at the top of the stairs on the left. Restrooms may be accessed on the Conte Forum concourse. Concessions: Concessions will NOT be available at Power Gym. Video Taping: VOLLEYBALL SPECIFIC INFORMATION Boston College Volleyball has two mounted cameras and will provide the visiting team a copy of the match upon conclusion of play. At this time, film set-up is not available for the visiting team

6 TRAVEL INFORMATION AIRPORTS PHONE # MILES TO CAMPUS Logan International Airport LOGAN 10 miles T.F.Green Airport miles Manchester-Boston Regional Airport miles Hanscom Air Force Base (no commercial service) miles BUS COMPANY GENERAL LINE CONTACT DIRECT LINE Peter Pan Lenny Rottenberg CAR RENTAL PHONE # CAR RENTAL PHONE # Alamo Enterprise Avis Hertz Budget National TAXI COMPANY PHONE # TAXI COMPANY PHONE # Newton Taxi Veteran s Taxi Red Cab Newton Yellow Cab A map of the MBTA Train and Subway lines can be found at: MILES TO CAMPUS HOTEL ADDRESS CONTACT PHONE # Newton 2345 Commonwealth Stephanie stephanie.gibson@marriott.com 5 miles Marriott Ave, Newton, MA Gibson Crowne 320 Washington St, Jill jcashman@cpbostonnewton.com 2.5 miles Plaza Newton, MA Cashman Sheraton 100 Cabot St, Tamyka tamyka.forrester_riley@sheraton.com 6 miles Needham Needham, MA Forrester- Riley Hotel 399 Grove Street, Dawn Qadir dawn.qadir@indigonewton.com 5 miles Indigo Holiday Inn Brookline Newton, MA 1200 Beacon St, Brookline, MA Valerie White fdesk@brooklineinn.com 3.5 miles CATERING/FOOD DELIVERY PHONE # ADDRESS BC Dining Services (Boxed lunches) Contact: Dave Early Bill s Pizzeria (Pizza, Sandwiches) Beacon Street Newton, MA Bertucci s (Pizza, Boxed lunches) Centre Street Newton, MA Kelly s Roast Beef (Sandwiches) Under Price Way Natick, MA Flatbreads Café (Sandwiches) Commonwealth Ave Chestnut Hill, MA Panera Bread (Sandwiches) Centre Street Newton, MA Comella s (Pizza, Pasta) Boylston Street Chestnut Hill, MA LOCAL SIT DOWN RESTAURANTS PHONE # ADDRESS Cheesecake Factory $$ Boylston Street Chestnut Hill, MA Applebee s $ Chestnut Hill Ave Brighton, MA Legal Sea Foods $$ Boylston Street Chestnut Hill, MA Stockyard Steakhouse $$ Market Street Brighton, MA Bertucci s $ Centre Street Newton, MA

7 EMERGENCY PROTOCOL In the event of an injury: First-responder: Sports Medicine Team Athletic Trainer If additional care is needed the trainer will signal to an operations staff member to call BCPD (2.4444) BCPD will request an ambulance and guide it to the proper location Student athletes will be transported to either St. Elizabeth s Medical Center or Beth Israel Deaconess A team representative will travel with the student athlete Appropriate BC Athletic Administrators will be notified. EMERGENCY PHONE LOCATIONS Power Gymnasium: Phone is located on the wall at the south end of the gym, near the water fountains. Conte Forum: Phones are located in the Boston College Athletic Training Room, the hallway outside of the Athletic Training Room, directly beside the north elevator and in the Skate Lobby. AED LOCATIONS Conte Forum North Entrance: Inside the Sports Medicine Door in the North Lobby. Conte Forum South Entrance: In the Visiting Team locker room hallway near locker room D. *If a student-athlete is injured and needs medical assistance/transportation, please call the Boston College Police Department at or on campus at St. Elizabeth s Medical Center: 736 Cambridge St. Brighton, MA Main Number: From Main Campus (140 Commonwealth Ave. Chestnut Hill, MA 02467) Exit the North side of campus and proceed directly across Commonwealth Avenue (Rte. 30) onto Lake Street. Follow Lake Street to the bottom of the hill and at the first traffic light turn right onto Washington Street. Follow Washington Street, going straight through two traffic lights. Approaching the third light, you will see the Medical Center in front of you on the right. For the Emergency Room, go straight at the third light, drive past the Medical Center (on your right), turn right at the next light (Warren St.), and follow signs for the Emergency Room. To reach the main entrance of the Medical Center, go straight at the third light, drive past the Medical Center (on your right), turn right at the next light (Warren St.) and the main drive will be your first right. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center: 185 Pilgrim Rd., Boston, MA Main Number: From Main Campus (140 Commonwealth Ave. Chestnut Hill, MA 02467) Exit the North side of campus and proceed to Commonwealth Ave eastbound towards Boston. Proceed to the 4- way intersection and turn right onto Chestnut Hill Ave. At the next set of lights, turn left onto Beacon St. Proceed 1.6 miles and then turn right onto Harvard St. Take your first left onto Longwood Ave and after 0.7 miles turn right onto Pilgrim Road. Proceed to the Emergency Room.

8 Directions to Main Campus Conte Forum GPS Address: 140 Commonwealth Ave. Chestnut Hill, MA From Points North and South: 1. Take Interstate 95 (Route 128) to Exit 24 (Route 30). 2. Proceed east on Route 30, also known as Commonwealth Avenue, and follow for about five miles to Boston College. 3. Enter BC at the second entrance on the right, at St. Ignatius Church, and then bear left down St. Thomas More Drive. 4. Follow St. Thomas More Drive until you reach Beacon Street and go right. 5. Traveling on Beacon Street, take your first right and proceed to the Conte Loop area. From Points West: 1. Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90) to Exit At the first set of lights off the exit ramp, take a right onto Centre Street. 3. Follow Centre Street to the fourth set of lights, and turn left onto Commonwealth Avenue. 4. Follow Commonwealth Avenue 1.5 miles to Boston College. 5. Enter BC at the second entrance on the right, at St. Ignatius Church, and then bear left down St. Thomas More Drive. 6. Follow St. Thomas More Drive until you reach Beacon Street and go right. 7. Traveling on Beacon Street, take your first right and proceed to the Conte Loop area. From Downtown Boston: 1. Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90 West) to Exit Take a left over the bridge after passing the Sheraton Tara Hotel. 3. Take the first right onto Centre Street. 4. Follow Centre Street to the fourth set of lights, and turn left onto Commonwealth Avenue. 5. Follow Commonwealth Avenue 1.5 miles to Boston College. 6. Enter BC at the second entrance on the right, at St. Ignatius Church, and then bear left down St. Thomas More Drive. 7. Follow St. Thomas More Drive until you reach Beacon Street and go right. 8. Traveling on Beacon Street, take your first right and proceed to the Conte Loop area. From Logan Airport: APPENDIX A 1. Follow signs to I-90 via the Williams Tunnel (Toll). 2. Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90) to Exit Take a left over the bridge after passing the Sheraton Tara Hotel. 4. Take the first right onto Centre Street. 5. Follow Centre Street to the fourth set of lights, and turn left onto Commonwealth Avenue. 6. Follow Commonwealth Avenue 1.5 miles to Boston College. 7. Enter BC at the second entrance on the right, at St. Ignatius Church, and then bear left down St. Thomas More Drive. 8. Follow St. Thomas More Drive until you reach Beacon Street and go right. 9. Traveling on Beacon Street, take your first right and proceed to the Conte Loop area.

9 APPENDIX B Map of Boston College Campus To Locker Rooms: Enter Boston College via Commonwealth Avenue at St. Ignatius Church and turn left on St. Thomas More Rd. Turn right onto Beacon St. then take the first right and continue in the Conte Loop. Beacon Street

10 APPENDIX C SAMPLE PRE-GAME TIMELINE 1:00pm Start Scoreboard Clock Actual Time Time Allotted Protocol 60:00 11:00 AM 30:00 Boston College Has Access to the Court 30:00 11:30 AM 30:00 Visiting Team Has Access to the Court 60:00 12:00 PM 41:00 Court Available for Shared Warm-up 30:00 12:30 PM --- Coin Toss 19:00 (Horn) 12:41 PM 4:00 Visiting Team Has Access to the Court 15:00 (Horn) 12:45 PM 4:00 Boston College Has Access to the Court 11:00 (Horn) 12:49 PM 5:00 Visiting Team Has Access to the Court 6:00 (Horn) 12:54 PM 5:00 Boston College Has Access to the Court 1:00 (Horn) 12:59 PM 1:00 Team Huddle / Announcements 0:00 (Horn) 1:00 PM --- 1:05 PM National Anthem Visiting Team Introductions Boston College Introductions Match Begins GAME OPERATIONS PHONE NUMBERS: BCPD Emergency BCPD Non-emergency