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MAPS / MSSL 2007: THE SPRING CHALLENGE [for Boys] MARCH 24-25, 2007 Greetings,
Coach / Manager: SCHEDULE OF GAMES
The
schedule of games for The Spring Challenge has been released on the MAPS website.
It will be posted in both Field / Timeslot Grid Form showing all games on all
fields, and in Age Bracket form which can be printed as a single sheet
covering just your team’s competition. All schedules are accessible from the
Challenge Homepage located at http://www.socceragency.net/maps/2007/0703/challenge.htm Note that you need Adobe PDF to
read the schedules. Both the Schedules and the Brackets are multi-page items,
so you have to scroll on the PDF window to get to the “page” with the
information you seek. Nice thing about the PDF files is that each entry
prints neatly onto a single sheet once you get to the page you want (When you
click Print, set the “Print Range” in the window to the page you want printed
up.). Please check and confirm the
dates, times and fields of your games as soon as they are posted. After
Tuesday March 20 any changes in the Scheduling Grid will be marked in blue on
the Saturday and Sunday grids on the website, and teams will be notified by
email if they are involved in a material change. Team Contacts (as provided
on your application) are responsible for checking their emails on a regular
basis, especially the last week before the event, to ensure that no last
minute communications are ignored. Occasionally a typo occurs when
transferring information from the Field / Time Slot Grid to the individual
Age Bracket schedules. Please bring these to our attention. Usually, the
information on the Field / Timeslot Grid is the correct info. LODGING
If you require lodging, contact
our Travel Coordinator Linda Hogancamp at MSSLlodging@gmail.com.
Teams staying overnight while participating are required to book lodging
through the Tournament. We have reserved rooms with
various convenient hotels at attractive rates throughout the year, to ensure
that there is adequate lodging for all MAPS & MSSL events. If we fail to
utilize these rooms, they will be released and unavailable to teams at other
events, including many during periods of the year when accommodations can be
scarce. Hence, we appreciate your cooperation with this policy. REGISTRATION We will have Registration at the
fields at the Headquarters pavilion or tent. You must arrive to register at
least a full hour before your first game. All teams must have: A photocopy of the stamped,
official Team Roster they can leave
with Registration officials. Pencil in any Guest players being used. Player Passes for all participating players, rostered and
guest. Authorizations for Medical Treatment, more commonly referred to as Medical Releases,
for all participating players. The ones executed
when the player was first registered with the team for the season are usually
adequate. Remember, these documents are critical to ensure that a
player can be admitted to an ambulance, clinic or hospital for treatment,
especially in the absence of a parent or legal guardian in attendance. These
documents have to show original signatures, and be signed within the last
twelve months. (And preferably be notarized, as we have heard of clinics that
questioned how they could confirm that the signature actually was that of a
parent or legal guardian.) Permissions To Travel for those out-of-state teams (non-New Remember: All players on your team
must have player passes from the SAME governing body, whether USYS or US Club
or AYSO, etc. RULES OF PLAY & REGULATIONS Rules of Play can be accessed from
the Tournament Homepage or directly at: http://www.socceragency.net/maps/INFO_tournament_rules.htm All team coaches, managers,
players and supporters are required to abide by these Rules &
Regulations, covering both competition and conduct on premises. Coaches and Managers
are responsible for distributing this information to their teams. In particular, note the summary
page at the end that covers procedures on scoring, playoffs, tiebreakers,
foul weather, etc. AWARDS Medals are awarded for both There are no standings kept at the
small-sided field age levels, but each player U10 and younger receives a
Spring Challenge participation pin which replicates the champions
medal. Please make sure to stop by the
Headquarters pavilion to receive your awards and pins. TRAVEL DIRECTIONS Travel directions to the fields
can be accessed from the Tournament homepage. There will also be a field
layout map posted. If you are doing a google.com “Maps”
search, enter “ REFRESH YOUR WEB BROWSER / CONTACT MOBILE PHONE# /
MESSAGING Whenever checking your online
information, click REFRESH on your WEB BROWSER. This ensures you are seeing
the actual information available online, and not a previously-memorized page
being stored in your computer cache. (Failure to do so is the most common
reason teams discover they have incorrect information.) Please
check your team account on www.SoccerScheduler.com
and make sure there is a valid mobile phone number listed for the TEAM
CONTACT PERSON INFORMATION. This will be the first number called if there is
a scheduling or weather problem at the fields. Also,
make sure you avoided using corporate or government email addresses for your
team contacts entered in www.SoccerScheduler.com.
These networked computer systems tend to have strong firewalls and spam
filters that invariably prevent group messaging functions such as we rely
upon from operating. Please provide email addresses from residential accounts
(AOL, Yahoo, Hotmail, Comcast, Verizon, Optonline, etc.) Note
that the online registration form had space for four individuals (manager,
coach, contact and lodging person). Please DO NOT list the same person for
all four positions. If we are unable to get through to this one individual,
it leaves us no alternatives to pursue. ON-SITE CONCERNS
Some simple rules for each
facility we use: ·
Park only in designated spots ·
No pets, on a leash or otherwise. ·
No smoking anywhere near the showcase. ·
No alcohol on the site of the competition. ·
Cooperate with tournament officials and field marshals. Anyone caught abusing
the above items will be evicted from the premises, and it may lead to early
termination of an offending team’s participation. Sorry
to sound so restrictive, but there is no reason to feel constrained if
everyone uses common sense. Looking forward to a great
soccer festival, Steve
Shilling Director Bohdan E. Porytko |