Big email, read through it carefully. This is the main email for the tournament.
Alright, we have nine teams playing this year. We just keep growing! Excellent. Here's what I need you to do in the next few weeks.
1. All players must be current UPA members for 2009. Membership status may be checked through the online rostering system. Membership dues ($20)should be sent to the UPA: not me. Along with this Liability Waivers must be on file at the UPA headquarters. Memberships can be completed online, however the liability waiver must still be mailed in (www.upa.org/membership). 2. Create an online roster for the tournament. To do this, sign in to your UPA account and go to online rostering - same as last year. 3. Have your kids (and parents) fill out a 'Medical Authorization Form' for the tournament. Attached. A copy of this must be sent to me AND another copy brought to the tournaments. We will be checking them during the morning captains meeting. 4. Each team needs two chaperones/coaches for the tournament. The chaperone form needs to be sent to the UPA and be specific to the State Championship tournament.. Attached. 5. The tournament fee is $100 (send me a check made out to Spaulding High School Ultimate Frisbee). This covers - fields, food, tournament fees, insurance. Like last year, we shall have pizzas during the award ceremonies. Extra money will be saved to supplement next years tournament,which will likely evolve into a two day event. Especially as we add more teams.
All of this needs to be completed by May 8th at the very latest. You may still add a few players in the two weeks before the tournament, but the everything should be completed before this date. Players that show up that have incomplete paperwork will not be able to play. A team with no chaperones will not be able to participate. And so on...
The format of the tournament is broken into two pools: A and B. Pool A will be a six team pool-play set, playing for the championships. Pool B will have a chance to play up after their pool play. Seedings and an exact bracket will be determined at a later date.
Teams
Pool A - Vermont Commons Varsity, St Johnsbury Boys Varsity, Compass, Champlain Valley Union, Spaulding and South Burlington. Pool B - St. Johnsbury Girls Varsity, Vermont Commons JV, St. Johnsbury JV.
An approximate game schedule is attached. Finalized schedule will arrive as seedings are set.
Summary: 1) UPA membership current/Liability Waivers (sent to the UPA) 2) Online Roster created 3) Medical Authorizations (sent to Spaulding and brought to the tournament) 4) Chaperone forms (sent to the UPA) 5) Tournament Fee (sen to Spaulding)
Day of the Tournament
Registration at the tournament will take place Saturday morning at 8AM at South Burlington High School. Tournament Staff will be on hand to check teams in and take care of any outstanding paperwork. All teams need to check in at registration. All paperwork must be completed by this time or the team/player in question will not be allowed to play.
Mail Med. Auths. and tournament fee to :
John McKinnon Spaulding High School 155 Ayers Street Barre, VT 05641
Mail UPA forms to:
Ultimate Players Association 4730 Table Mesa Dr. Suite I-200C Boulder, CO 80305
Questions?
John
John McKinnon Spaulding High School - Science Room 117
