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MAPS
2012 SPRING CHALLENGE [for Girls] Mark Harbourt Fields & Byron Johnson Park, Allentown / Upper Freehold NJ New Egypt Fields, New Egypt NJ MARCH
10-11, 2012 Greetings,
Coaches & Managers: A) SCHEDULE OF
GAMES
The
schedule of games for the MAPS 2012
Spring Challenge will be posted on the MAPS website.
We are using GotSport.com for posting schedules, and results will be relayed
to GotSoccer.com immediately upon the conclusion of the event. The schedules
will be available in a printable form for each bracket of competition as soon
as the schedule is completed. All
schedules are accessible from the Challenge Homepage located at http://www.socceragency.net/maps/2012/1203_challenge/homepage.htm Please check and
confirm the dates, times and fields of your games as soon as they are posted.
After Monday March 5 teams will be notified by direct 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. B) LODGING
If you require
lodging, contact Titan Lodging Travel Coordinator Alan at alan@titanlodging.com.
Teams staying overnight while participating are required to book lodging
through Titan Lodging. Titan Lodging has
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. C) REGISTRATION We will have
Registration at the fields at the Headquarters pavilion or tent. A team
representative must arrive to register an hour before your first game. All teams must have: A photocopy of their
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 using
USYS passes from state associations that still require a Permission To
Travel. Remember: All
players on your team must have player passes from the SAME governing body,
whether USYS or US Club or AYSO, etc. D)
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. E)
AWARDS Medals are awarded
for both First Place (Champions) and Second Place (Finalists) at the Spring
Challenge in all age groups from U9 through U19. Please make sure to
stop by the Headquarters pavilion to receive your awards.. F)
TRAVEL DIRECTIONS Travel directions
to the fields can be accessed from the Tournament Homepage. There should also
be a field layout map posted for each venue. Make sure you note the venue at
which each of your games is located. G)
REFRESH YOUR WEB BROWSER / CONTACT MOBILE PHONE# / MESSAGING If
you are having difficulties seeing information clearly on the MAPS/MSSL
Tournament website, note that the site seems to work best on Internet
Explorer. Consider changing your Web Browser when accessing the site. Please
check your team account on www.GotSport.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.GotSport.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 at least some email addresses from
residential accounts (AOL, Yahoo, Hotmail, Comcast, Verizon, Optonline, Gmail, etc.) Note
that the online registration form has space for at least three individuals
(manager, coach, contact) who can receive team email notifications. Please DO
NOT list the same person for all positions. If we are unable to get
through to this one individual, it leaves us no alternatives to pursue. H)
ONSITE
CONCERNS
Some
simple rules for each facility we use: ·
Park only in designated spots. You may be ticketed! ·
No pets, on a leash or otherwise. ·
No smoking anywhere near the showcase fields or staging
areas (basically, once you enter the grounds inside the parking lots). ·
Teams must pick up
their trash. The pitch is sacred ground, and shouldn’t be buried in discarded
water bottles and wrapping tape. ·
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
if any of this sounds restrictive, but there is no reason to feel constrained
if everyone uses common sense. Looking forward to
a great soccer festival, Bohdan E. Porytko |