2011, 2012 and 2013 Champs dates
 

The following dates for Championships in St. Louis were announced on a post card being distributed at the 2010 Championships:

• April 27-30, 2011
• April 25-28, 2012
• April 24-27, 2013

Edward Jones Dome and America's Center.
It also says "Start planning your trip now at www.explorestlouis.com"

Guess I'd better put in for my vacation dates now! :D

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thanks for the heads up :D

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Thanks for the notice!

Is it just me or do the dates seem relatively late compared to Championships in Atlanta?

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Maybe there is something happening that pushes back Championship back a week?

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Championships have been late before... I wouldn't speculate just yet - dates are chosen for many, many reasons (venue availability being just one of them). But I thought I'd share since it was out there on a postcard already.

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Hopefully more time for teams to prepare, especially for those teams that qualify and need to find some $$$.

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Pushing championships back a week might not be a bad thing. Likely the reason is that there is something already booking the event space. Because of this, team who compete in week 4 or 5 events and qualify for Championships will now have a little more time to plan and get everything together.

Can't wait!

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Another reason for the push back could be to possibly add another week for regional competitions.

That way there wouldn't need to be as many fields made?

Just a guess, but arena availability is probably the better answer.

I'm glad though, it'll be the first time in a long while that Championships don't fall on my birthday.

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Bad news: Looks like most places you can't book a hotel yet! They won't let you book a year in advance? :D

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One thing the later dates will allow is the return of Week 6 to the schedule. And possibly even a Week 7. If more areas go with the district/championship model (like in MI), those championship events wouldn't have to all be the same weekend.

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Its too close to AP Exams!!!! :eek: :eek:

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I hope/know that there is a solid reason. This is right before my/alot of other universities' finals next year... as well as AP tests

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wow...no good. As a mentor for a majority college mentored team this is going to be very hard.

Also our students run off a college schedule which puts their finals closer to championships AND AP EXAMS!
:eek: :eek:

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Thanks for sharing this Kathie! When I was looking for this to add it to my calendar I couldn't find it anymore.

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Does anyone know where they would hold the Finale on Saturday night?