MEMORIAL DAY 2011 MSSL EXPLOSION
Doughboy Loop Fields,
Greetings,
Coach / Manager:
The
schedule of games for the MSSL Explosion will be posted on the MAPS website.
We are using GotSoccer.com for posting schedules, and results will be relayed
to GotSoccer.com immediately upon the conclusion of the event. The
SoccerScheduler.com 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 Challenge Homepage located at
http://www.socceragency.net/maps/2011/1105_explosion/homepage.htm
Please check and
confirm the dates, times and fields of your games as soon as they are posted.
After Monday May 23 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.
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.
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 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
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
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.
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR TEAMS PLAYING AT JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST: Do NOT rely on GPS SYSTEMS
indiscriminately to get to the Joint Base, you will almost always
be directed to the wrong gate. Carefully READ the TRAVEL DIRECTIONS posted at
http://www.socceragency.net/maps/Venues/directions_JBMDL.htm
.
To obtain directions to the
Also, READ the boxed section that comprises the second half of the
Travel Directions, for important information about your Joint Base
McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst visit.
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.
This applies to all teams
and individuals entering the Joint Base for the event.
Please advise all team members who will be entering the base that
each vehicle must have:
** Valid Vehicle Registration
** Valid Vehicle Insurance Card
** Valid Drivers
License for the Driver
** Plus a Drivers License, Passport or other
Picture ID for each additional adult in the vehicle
The first three items are required on a vehicle by law at all
times, yet it has become surprising how many vehicles trying to enter the base can not produce these basic items upon request. Failure to produce these documents has
required parents to leave their vehicles at the entry gate.
Each team
also has to submit online a Security Roster, listing all team members and
spectators entering the base. This Online Security Roster is accessed from the Tournament Homepage by clicking on JB
MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST ONLINE DATA ENTRY.
We will be contacting Team Managers to provide them with their
screen name and passwords about two weeks before the event. This process has to
be completed by the Tuesday before the Tournament. If your roster is not fully
settled, if you are still waiting on guest players, and so on, just forward the
best roster you have as of the moment. If in doubt, always err on the side of
being more inclusive rather than less. This roster will not impact the
"playing roster" you present at registration.
Teams that have done such an online security roster for an event
in the last year will only need to update their existing entries. (Same will
apply to attendance at future Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakewood events.) You can
start preparing for this procedure by reading the
JB MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST GATE
ENTRY INFO LETTER accessed from the Tournament
Homepage and posted at http://www.socceragency.net/maps/Venues/JBMDL_Security_Info.htm. There is also a form you can print to help
you start collecting data on the Homepage, posted at http://www.socceragency.net/maps/Venues/JBMDL_SecurityData.pdf.
Make sure
to allow yourself at least 15 minutes additional to get through the gate, in
addition to the team’s normal pre-game / warm-up time. Security
gate entry time has become substantially less than its peak when first
introduced, as we have been working with Department of Defense Police personnel
to streamline procedures.
Some simple rules
for each facility we use:
·
Park
only in designated spots. Do not park on the grass unless so instructed.
·
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,
Bohdan E. Porytko
Director
973-998-9731