COVID-19
Attendance Wavier
All persons attending this event are bound by the waiver found by clicking here. There is no need to sign this waiver; your attendance at this event is your agreement to the terms in this waiver.
Statement
Any person attending the event, including but not limited to players, coaches, spectators and working staff, who has been tested for any infectious disease and been found to be “positive” may not attend this event. A person who has been tested for an infectious disease but has not yet been received the results from that test is not permitted to attend the event.
If a person in attendance at the event has a test during the event and is found to be positive, the Northern Lights Qualifier will follow the state guidelines which are in effect at that time concerning contacts and continued participation of affected people attending the event.
Day 3 Departures
For teams who must fly to our event, we ask that your return trip not be scheduled before 6:30 pm on the final day of competition. Final matches of the day may not begin until as late as 3:00 pm. Championship matches generally begin at 1:00 pm or 2:00 pm.
Due to the high level of competition and the closeness in ability of teams playing on day 3, the play day can last until 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm (1-2 hours behind) for some courts by the end of the day.
Teams with flights earlier than 6:30 pm may risk forfeiting matches.
Teams are also still responsible for their officiating assignments before leaving.
General Information
Play will take place at the Minneapolis Convention Center, 1301 2nd Ave South, Minneapolis, MN 55403.
Below are photos from past Northern Lights Qualifiers showing the general layout of courts:
For more extensive information from the Minneapolis Convention Center (including helpful info about the skyway), please follow this link.
Follow this link to find a full list of restaurants in the City of Minneapolis (always check status and hours before going to restaurant).
Prohibited Items
The list of prohibited items can be found here.
Travel & Transportation
Air
The Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) airport is a major national and international airport located approximately 20 minutes/14 miles southwest of the Minneapolis Convention Center.
For teams who must fly to our event, we ask that your return trip not be scheduled before 6:30 pm on Sunday. Final matches of the day may not begin until as late as 3:00 pm. Championship matches generally begin at 1:00 pm or 2:00 pm.
Due to the high level of competition and the closeness in ability of teams playing on day 3, the play day can last until 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm (1-2 hours behind) for some courts by the end of the day.
Teams with flights 6:00 pm or earlier may risk forfeiting matches.
Teams are also still responsible for their officiating assignments before leaving.
Light Rail
Minneapolis is equipped with two Light Rail Service lines. One is located between Minneapolis and St. Paul while the other runs between the Mall of America (Airport) to Minneapolis (Target Field). The closest Light Rail station to the Minneapolis Convention Center approximately 7-8 blocks away at 35 South Fifth Street near the Nicollet Mall.
More information about the Light Rail can be found here.
Cars/Parking
Conveniently located near the intersection of two interstates (35W and 94), getting into and out of the Minneapolis Convention Center area is quite easy and convenient.
Parking is abundant in the area around the Minneapolis Convention Center. Parking and directions to the Minneapolis Convention Center can be found here.
Map of Area