REGISTRATION INFORMATION
EVERYONE SHOULD READ THIS:
Dear Coaches and Managers and Team Parents:
If this is your first Fort Bragg youth tournament, you might find we do things a
little different in terms of checking in, so please pay attention:
FIRST AND FOREMOST: SEE OUR WEBSITE FOR ALL THE REGISTRATION DETAILS, RULES ETC.
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SCHEDULES:
The schedules are posted. If there is a conflict or error on the individual team schedule page, please refer to the Master, which is the map of the games and usually correct. Sometimes changes are needed, so watch this page. The final version will be at the tournament. I promise your first game will not change without a personal phone call.
Did you ask for a late start Saturday?
I honored these requests as stated with your acceptance letter. It’s too late
after the schedule comes out.. I try to give the teams
from Mendocino/Humboldt/Lake/ Sonoma Counties later games in case they drive on
Saturday. No promises and unless you specifically asked it's too late now!
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CHECK-IN:
ü Friday night check-in is at Round Table Pizza, located next to the Highway (just north of the Noyo Bridge). (See the field map for directions.) They are open for dinner, so you might plan on eating there if you arrive any time between 5pm and 10pm.
Saturday check-in is at Dana Gray Field HQ. Check-in at least an hour before your game. If you have a game within the hour, go to the front of the line.] Again, it’s okay if some teams check-in Friday and some wait until Saturday. Check-in requires a person with the paperwork and passes for each player.
"Paperwork" at check-in includes the following 4 items: 1.A Goldenrod (usually laminated) roster of your team. 2. Forms 1601 (registration medical waivers, signed by parent) for each player. 3. Player passes for each player/manager/coach. 4. Guest passes if applicable; That's it. Rosters cannot exceed 18 even with guests, so please indicate which players will not be participating and hand over their passes. Also hand over any passes for red card games needing to be served before participating.
When you arrive we will have you first sign the registration form and as we check the paperwork, we will affix a special Spookfest sticker to your passes to indicate players, coaches, and managers that are cleared to play in the tournament. Passes will be collected for any players not cleared to play, and they will be available for pickup.
You must carry these passes on the field and show before every game to the field marshal or referee as requested.
DINNER:
There is a Saturday night team dinner!
It’s good and it’s CHEAP AND FUN! It’s an
Oktoberfest German/Italian Pasta Feed !!!
CLICK ON THE LINK:
OKTOBERFEST
2011 for group reservations . Price will go up the week before the
tournament. Ten percent off for reservations of 10 or more. We’ll work with you on dinner seating
times if games conflict. Last year the dinner was sold out, so don't miss
out! They can feed 300. Afterward go to the movies or the CV Starr water
slides for more team fun!
· REFEREES: We still need team referees! A referee application was sent in the mail with every acceptance, but you can also fill it out online and send it email. Please make sure your referees apply now. First year referees will probably not be used without extensive experience. Coaches and parents--we will work around your games. Promise! Here is a link to the application:
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ROSTERS: I need your "rosters" typed and sent email.
Include guest players and managers/coaches. Names should appear as the
players/guest players/coaches/manager would like to have them on t-shirts and in
the program, which is where they are going. Thus I have no need
for birthdays, phone numbers, parent's names etc. So if it's Suzie Smith instead
of Susan Z Smith, please make those changes and send them email. I prefer excel,
2 columns, first name first with managers and coaches at the bottom. But I
will take it in any form you send it. Then I have less typing to do.
Include the team name at the top.
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LODGINGS:
Anyone frustrated with lodging, please see my website for the complete list of
inns, motels, hotels, and camping sites. The chamber of commerce, though
helpful, only uses a list of member lodgings. Look online for private rental
home listings and exchanges. There are literally hundreds more as this is a
tourist destination. The small b/b's are the best bet for a whole team and the
rates are generally cheaper in October.
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DOGS:
Seems to be the number one question these days. Yes they are allowed on
all fields except Timberwolf Stadium. Under control, on
leash, poop bags required. Tournament director has authority to rescind
permission if it’s a problem.
That's all I can think of for now. Let me know if I've overlooked anything.
Tess Albin-Smith
707-961-1123 home/ 972-7833 cell
