September 20th, 2009
Congratulations,
Your team has been accepted to participate in the 2009 Anthem Columbus Day Tournament hosted by the Richmond Kickers, here in Richmond, Virginia. We are excited to be able to host your team and to provide great venues, good competition, and an opportunity to do more than just come here for soccer. We are offering you an opportunity to make a difference in fighting cancer! (Read more about Connor’s Heroes below!)
TOURNAMENT T SHIRTS
GET YOUR TEAM T-SHIRT ORDER IN BY THE 27th of September CLICK HERE! Two dollars is donated to Connor’s Heroes for every t-shirt sold. MAKE A DIFFERENCE and help out Connor’s Heroes! We are offering t-dyes, gray t's, and hoodies!
This is not just a soccer tournament! This is an event where you can be a hero and stamp out cancer! Individual players and their teams will be raising money to honor their heroes using personal donation pages. Amazing prizes will be awarded to team who raises the most money. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CONNOR’S HEROES
To create a First Giving personal fundraising page, simply visit Connor’s Heroes First Giving Page
Team Managers; Please pass on the information about Connor's Heroes to your families when you send out the information on the T-shirts and hoodies.
HOTELS
You may now make your hotel reservations! I recommend emailing Brenda at bren@outerzonesports.com for hotel suggestions. I am by no means an expert on hotels. I’ll have division by sites posted by next Thursday. All of our sites are currently in Chesterfield County, except for one at Dorey Park near the airport. I personally recommended you book lodging in Chesterfield County along the 288 corridor as this highway allows for easy access all the way around our city.
Please make note that we do not require teams to use our housing agency. It is up to you! Our housing service has an "Act of God" clause with all of their hotels that should something happen that causes the tournament to be cancelled, hotels will not charge you.
SCHEDULES
Schedules will not be posted until the approximately 2 weeks before the event. Although we try to work with scheduling requests, we cannot guarantee that all will be satisfied. As the tournament director I’ve already noted approximately 10 dual coaching conflicts that I’ve seen and have made notes to our scheduler who is working diligently to work around them. It is not an easy task, and not always can it be accomplished! Field restrictions also play into the scheduling process and limit what teams can be placed at certain sites. I thank you in advance for your understanding in this matter!
DOCUMENTATION VERIFICATION and MANDATORY TEAM CHECK IN IS:
Friday, October 9th, 2009
6:30 P.M. to 8:30 P.M.
Ukrop’s Grocery Store (Upstairs in the dining area)
7045 Forest Hill Avenue
Richmond, VA 23225
Pick up your weekend’s snacks after you check in! Click here for Mapquest!
Registrations Materials Required:
1. Original Roster from current 2009/2010 year (US Club Soccer or USYSA Roster) (Seal & signature required for USYSA Rosters)
2. 2 copies of original roster (guest players are to be written in on the roster copies for all copies)
3. All player passes for guest players.
4. Medical Release forms for all players (your league forms will suffice) and they do not need to be notarized.
5. Physician Release Note for any player with a hard cast (2 copies)
6. Permission to Travel form if traveling from outside Region 1. Region 1 is from Virginia going North (see rules for clarification)
ATHLETIC TRAINERS
This year, as always we shall have athletic trainers at all locations. Athletic trainers are being provided by the Chippenham Johnston Willis Medical Center. You can come by the tent location if you need any assistance.
SAT TESTING
To ease scheduling I will need to know from each team Under 16 and older who is NOT taking the SAT’s on Saturday. It will make our schedule much better if there happens to be two teams in the same bracket that we can line up for an earlier game (12 noon or earlier). Please respond to me on this question as soon as possible. Please include the name and the age of your team along with the head coach's information.
TOURNAMENT CANCELLATION POLICY
The tournament will do its best to schedule three (3) games for each team. However, if an unforeseen event such as weather or late dropout causes the cancellation of any game or all games, the tournament is not liable and no refund is guaranteed.
The Richmond Kickers Youth Soccer Club 2009 Anthem Columbus Day Tounament will secure a Tournament Event Cancellation Insurance Policy. This policy will reimburse Richmond Kickers Youth Soccer Club in the event of a tournament cancellation subject to the terms of the policy. This will enable the Richmond Kickers Youth Soccer Club to refund all or part of paid application fees in the event of a cancellation of the event and if the insurance company follows through on its financial obligations to the club in accordance to the terms of the policy and if the RKYSC actually gets payment under the policy sufficient to refund fees.
TOURNAMENT RULES (HYPERLINK)
You must print out our rules and make yourself familiar with them. The tournament is for the enjoyment of the players. The tournament places a strong emphasis on sportsmanship and good manners by all! High standards of sportsmanship are expected to be observed by the players, coaches, and spectators.
I am looking forward to a great weekend of soccer!
Sincerely,
Tish Schrock
RKYSC Tournament Director: tschrock@richmondkickers.com 804.938.1890
