(or why I want an artist to cook up a cool
logo for us)
RAINOUT FOR OPEN AND COED! MORE ALL GAMES AT TURKEY SWAMP FOR OPEN
2003 Info for Founders Sectionals (WOMEN,
MIXED (aka COED), OPEN)
Brian Canniff is TD for the Unified
Sectionals
Karen
is SC for Women and will handle scheduling and all UPA related issues
Chris
is SC for Mixed and will handle scheduling and all UPA related issues
Brian
is SC for Open and will handle scheduling and all UPA related issues
ALL DIVISIONS – ROSTER DEADLINE OF AUGUST 29th – number of REGIONAL SPOTS (this is new) and NATIONAL WILDCARD SPOTS (as in the last two years) depend on getting in VALID rosters to HQ by AUGUST 29th. So if you want a shot at getting to regionals, let’s get as many valid rosters in as possible. Saves $50 (UPA late registration fee) and increased our shot at getting more bids at Regionals. There’s a ONE-NAME College/HS exception! See below for more!
OPEN ONLY
RAINOUT – new location TURKEY SWAMP Sept
27-Sept 28
DIRECTIONS AND NEW INFO AT BOTTOM OF PAGE
WOMEN: PHILADELPHIA’s FAIRMOUNT PARK – you captain will know where your captains’ meeting will be
held and your SC will be handling this division at this other site.
COED: LOWER PERKIOMEN PARK (OAKS, PA) - Your
SC will be handling this division at this other site on SEPTEMBER 27 and SEPTEMBER
28.
PAYMENT AFTER SEPTEMBER 8: $125 check made
out to your SC (Karen Grossberg for Women; Chris Turner for Mixed; Brian
Canniff for Open) $25 deposit check
made out to your SC. Bring your checks
to the tournament if you have not paid already.
Each team will provide 2 checks (possibly 3
if roster isn’t completed on time!)
1.
$100 (if in Brian’s hands by September 8, 2002, otherwise $125 paid at the
tourney).
2.
$25 deposit check (play all games,
observe all rules). This check will be
destroyed. Give me a SASE if you would
prefer me to return the check, and I may be able to return it (all depends on
time which is tight).
3.
$50 check made out to “UPA” if roster requirements aren’t met by Aug 29th. Plan on bringing this check.
4.
Other check for people whose check was in the mail – if you’re not on the list
I get from HQ, you will have to bring proof of payment or pay twice. You can handle the refund after Sectionals
w/ UPA if you’ve paid twice. Better
collections have allowed the UPA to add a full-time Youth Development person,
so no proof of payment = no play!
We will also be providing some bagels,
bananas, and water. Overage will be
used for something worthwhile.
SCORE REPORTING: Find your SC to report scores
since all SCs are players as well as volunteers. There’s no paid staff to take care of us – they save that for
regionals (er... nationals).
There are no pre-announced byes at this time
due to an even number of teams. Even if
a team or teams drop, we will be unable to announce a bye so please show up
ready to play for first round. We
apologize for any inconvenience.
UPA STUFF:
You must send your roster information to the
UPA immediately to avoid the
$50 late registration fee! Details regarding the Fall series can be
found
here:
http://www.upa.org/club/2003_club/series_guidelines.shtml
- general
Roster forms can be found here:
http://www.upa.org/resources/sanctioning/forms.shtml
There is an exemption for college and high
school teams. You only need to
send ONE (1) name to the UPA for your team to
be included. Please see the
college exemption information here:
http://www.upa.org/club/2003_club/series_guidelines.shtml
- college
Mail or fax your information immediately.
UPA HQ
741 Pearl Street, Side Suite
Boulder, Colorado 80302
Tollfree: 800-UPA-GETH
Phone: 303-447-3472
Fax: 303-447-3483
OPEN SECTIONALS
SEPT 27-28
TURKEY SWAMP PARK
200 GEORGIA ROAD
FREEHOLD, NJ
There is CAMPING at the park. See
http://www.monmouthcountyparks.com/parks/turkey.asp I'm working on finding the hotel list for TURKEY SWAMP. It is off-season and right near Great
Adventure so there should be a decent number of motels w/in 20 minutes.
OUTLINE OF EMAIL BELOW:
WHO IS PLAYING AT TURKEY SWAMP?
CARPOOL
6 ROUNDS - PLAY FAST
NO ULTIMATE ZONE - no kidding
DIRECTIONS
UPA ROSTERING STUFF - *** BRING YOUR
CHECKBOOK and/or PROOF OF PAYMENT ***
TEAMS I KNOW HAVE DROPPED
FORMAT/SCHEDULE/BYES
SEEDING
OPTIONAL READING
WHO IS PLAYING AT TURKEY SWAMP?
EVERYONE is playing their games at TURKEY
SWAMP. We will likely have 6 rounds on
Saturday and 6 rounds on Sunday. This
means that games will have to be played quickly, started on time, ended on
time, and teams hustling when they have to change fields the next round. Schedule is still being determined as we've
had a few teams drop from the tourney (we're still a *big* tourney).
CARPOOL
For the love of God, carpool. We have about 6 more teams coming than my
outside early guesstimate. Please
please please carpool so we don't overwhelm them w/ cars. It's good for the environment but it will
also help us preserve our goodwill w/ the site. (They let us get a permit there WELL AFTER their established
deadlines as a favor. They did it
twice, actually, the second time allowing a weekend shift b/c of Isabelle) They'll have someone there to direct parking
- they are the only park I know w/ a big 'frisbee parking' sign they set
up. Park close, park legally (they will
ticket or tow), park where they tell you to park.
6 ROUNDS?
AY CARAMBA!
Your cooperation in starting, capping, and
ending games will be appreciated. It is
*suboptimal* but so was this whole hurricane deal. BE PREPARED TO STAY and PLAY LATE ON BOTH DAYS. Sorry Pittsburgh-ites. :(
THE DREADED "NO ULTIMATE ZONE"
There will be a "NO ULTIMATE ZONE"
right near where we park. I'm not going
to have time to rope it off or cone if off but we CANNOT play there. or walk there. or warm up there. They
are closing that field for a special event and they made it painfully clear
that it would be BAD if we played there.
(This came from county people above the supervisor of the park - the
last thing we want to do is get the bosses mad at supervisor mad at
ultimate/me.)
NO ULTIMATE ZONE: right as you come in from
the main parking lot there are 3 fields to the LEFT of the road. That's the no-play zone. We'll be on the RIGHT side of the road and
up the hill and playing everywhere else.
Please stress this to your teammates with my thanks and
appreciation. It is going to be
especially tempting b/c teams have byes and the grass there is some of the
nicest in the park. :(
MAP FOR NO ULTIMATE ZONE
more
ultimate fields up here
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parking lot "a"
DIRECTIONS - check maps to see what makes the
most sense for you and your team!
maps.yahoo.com
· NJ Turnpike to Exit 7A to Interstate 195
east. Follow I-195 east. Follow I-195 to exit 22. Turn left onto Jackson Mills
Rd. north. Follow Jackson Mills Rd. to Georgia Rd., turn left and follow 1.7
miles to main park entrance.
· Garden State Parkway to Exit 98 to
Interstate 195 west. I-195 west to Exit 22. Turn right onto Jackson Mills Rd.
north; follow Jackson Mills Rd. to Georgia Rd.; turn left and follow 1.7 miles
to main park entrance.
· State Hwy. 9 to route 524 west. Follow 524
west to Georgia Rd., turn left and follow Georgia Rd. 1.7 miles to main
entrance.
UPA ROSTERING STUFF
you teams need to bring
a) proof of payment
b) money for UPA membership (preferably one
big check made to UPA)
This is esp true for COLLEGE 'one-name'
rostered teams. I got NOTHING on you
guys and the UPA wants you paid up. The
CLUBBIES should bring a checkbook - some of you have up to 3 guys showing not
paid. I'll try to follow up so you know
who it is beforehand, but time is INSANELY tight due to all the problems we've
had this year. My apologies for not
spelling it out to you more clearly if I don't get to it.
TEAMS I KNOW HAVE DROPPED:
ENFORCERS (holidays), COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL
(other commitments). As far as I know
everyone else is still coming. DIV II
should have 5 or 6 teams in it for Saturday.
DIV II is important to us all (see very bottom optional reading for more
on that).
FORMAT/SCHEDULE/BYES:
Byes will not be revealed since a team
dropping means that the schedule changes.
Format: t/b/a for DIV I and DIV II - I'm trying to get it proofed. DIV II is presently *5* teams for 4 games
Saturday and more games Sunday (blending in w/ lower Div I teams - 2 games
scheduled for each team). The UPA
Formats guy (Adam Tarr) has done a nice job of helping to come up with a really
good, creative format for us. Schedule:
t/b/a but at this point likely 6 rounds each day.
SCHEDULE: present schedule does NOT boil off
pool winners so 5 (better team of 2nd place teams) will get a shot at 4.