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POCONO CUP 2012 MEMORIAL DAY
TOURNAMENT MAY 26-27, 2012 Greetings, Coach / Manager: A) SCHEDULE OF GAMES The schedule of games for the POCONO
CUP 2012 MEMORIAL DAY TOURNAMENT will be
posted on the website. We are using
GotSoccer.com (affiliated with GotSport.com) for posting schedules, and
results will be relayed to GotSoccer.com immediately upon the conclusion of
the event. The schedules will be presented in a printable form for each
bracket of competition as soon as the schedule is completed. All schedules are accessible from
the Pocono Cup Homepage located at http://www.socceragency.net/maps/2012/1205_pocono/homepage.htm Please check and confirm the
dates, times and fields of your games as soon as they are posted. After
Monday May 21 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 the Tournament. You can also call 732-658-0331 begin_of_the_skype_highlightingend_of_the_skype_highlighting. 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. C) REGISTRATION We will have Registration at the
fields at the site's Headquarters pavilion or tent. A team representative
must arrive to register an 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 Jersey) using USYS passes from state associations that 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/2012/1205_pocono/rules.pdf
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) in all age groups from U9
through U19. Some brackets are decided by semis and/or finals; others by
point standings after round-robin play. 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 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) ON-SITE CONCERNS Some simple rules for each
facility we use:
Sorry if any of this sounds
restrictive, but there really is no reason to feel constrained if everyone
uses common sense. Looking forward to a great soccer
festival, Mike
Mugavero Director
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