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SJA Invite - FAQ
Note: The structure of this FAQ and much of its text has
been lifted directly from Jim Pistrang and Tiina Booth's every so
succinct Amherst Invitational 2006 FAQ.
If you have a question that isn't answered in this faq, contact
me.
How do I submit a bid?
Which teams have been accepted
into the tournament?
What's the tournament format and
schedule?
When is the tournament?
Who
is allowed to play in the tournament?
Do
players need to be UPA members?
Who is in charge of this
tournament?
How do you decide
which bids to accept?
What is the Ultimate dance going
to be like?
Where
is the tournament?
What
do we get for our money?
Where will we stay in St.
Johnsbury?
Do
we need an adult chaperone?
Who's submitted a bid?
When
are bids due?
When will accepted teams be
notified?
How do I submit a bid?
Please see the bid submission page right here.
Which teams have been
accepted into the tournament?
Girls
teams:
St. Johnsbury Academy Varsity Girls
Open teams:
St. Johnsbury Academy Varsity Boys
What's the tournament format?
Please see the format and scheduling page right here.
When is the tournament?
The girls division will be held on Saturday, May 20th, and the open
division will be held on Sunday, May 21st, 2006.
Who
is allowed to play in the tournament?
Like at the Amherst Invitational, we will (for
the most part) be using the UPA Juniors Team Guidelines
to determine if your team is eligible to attend our tournament. The
Guidelines state that ALL members of a team in the Open Division must
attend the same high school, and 75% of the members of a team in the
Girls Division must attend the same high school. We may consider an
exception to the rule for a team in the Girls Division, a newly created
team, or for a team traveling a great distance to the tournament.
Do
players need to be UPA members?
Yes, all players must be UPA members. You can sign up on the UPA
web page.
Accepted teams will need to submit a roster for UPA membership
verification by Friday, March 31st. (Note: Make sure you are signing up
for a 2006 membership. The Youth (high school)
membership rate for 2006 is $20.)
Who
is in charge of this tournament?
The tournament coordinator is Josh Seamon. Two tournament
directors and a housing coordinator will be named in a couple weeks.
All decisions regarding eligibility, acceptance of bids, seeding, and
rules will be made by the tournament coordinator.
How do you
decide which bids to accept?
Our goal is to create a geographically diverse tournament
made up
of organized, enthusiastic teams. We are also specifically looking for
teams that have contributed to the growth of Ultimate in their school,
town, or area.
What
is the Ultimate dance going to be like?
For the past three years we have been running dances (18 so far!) as
our primary method of raising money. We plan on channeling all the
experience we have gained running these dances into a dazzling 2 hours
of Ultimate dancing perfection. The dance will be held in our recently
constructed Black Box. We'll be making use of around 2,500 watts of
speakers, three digital projectors, and a lighting array. As an
alternative/augmentation to dancing, we will also have multiple gaming
systems setup. You can see what our dances look like here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. Note: We are quite
sure that you will have a wonderful time at the tournament. However,
all drugs, alcohol, and tobacco are strictly forbidden, both on and off
the field. In addition, teams staying with a host family must abide by
all rules and curfews that are set by the host. Failure to follow these
rules will result in the expulsion of your team from the tournament
(and we won't want you back next year either).
Where
is the tournament?
Both divisions will be played on the St. Johnsbury Academy campus.
Directions to campus can be found here.
What
do we get for our money?
The money we collect goes towards trophies, team boxes,
lunches,
trainers, field fees, discs, dance fees, program printing fees, as well
as many other miscellaneous costs. Any extra money will be put towards
sending out girls team to Easterns.
Where will we stay in St.
Johnsbury?
Housing will be provided for all teams that travel a distance to the
tournament and need to stay overnight on Friday, Saturday, and/or
Sunday night. Your hosts will be St. Johnsbury Ultimate team members
and their families. Teams must indicate in their Registration Form
whether or not they need housing, and how many people are on the team.
Some teams will be able to stay together at one house, others may be
split between two houses. Visiting teams must bring sleeping bags,
pillows, etc. Most likely you will be sleeping on a floor. (All showers
will be taken at St. Johnsbury Academy, not at host families houses.)
After you are accepted into the Tournament you will be contacted by our
Housing Director.
Do
we need an adult chaperone?
Absolutely. You must have an adult chaperone if you want to play in the
tournament, and the chaperone must be with your team for the entire
weekend. Failure to have a chaperone may result in expulsion from the
tournament.
Who's submitted a bid?
Girls teams:
St. Johnsbury Academy Girls Varsity, VT (webpage)
Beacon
School Girls Varsity, NY
Beacon
School Girls JV, NY
Northfield
Mount Hermon Girls Varsity, MA+ (webpage)
Amherst
High School Girls JVA , MA+ (webpage)
Amherst
High School Girls JVB, MA+ (webpage)
Stuyvesant High School Girls, NY+
Andover Girls Varsity, MA+ (webpage)
Andover Girls JV, MA+ (webpage)
Teams that have
expressed
interest:
Sherbrooke Girls, QC
Phillips-Exeter Girls, MA
Open teams:
St. Johnsbury Academy Varsity Boys, VT (webpage)
Vermont
Commons School, VT
Newton
South, MA (webpage)
Weston High School, MA
Watchung
Hills, NJ (webpage)
Champlain
Valley Union, VT
Needham
High School, MA
Northfield Mount Hermon Boys Varsity, MA+
(webpage)
Longmeadow High School, MA+
Andover Boys Varsity, MA+
Teams that have
expressed interest:
Mount
Mansfield Union, VT
Sherbrooke Boys, QC
Beacon
School Boys Varsity, NY
Hamilton Wenham, MA
+ = bid not complete. Contact
me to find out what you're missing.
When
are bids due?
Bids must be in St. Johnsbury by Monday, March 20th.
When
will accepted teams be notified?
Accepted teams will be notified by Friday, March 24th.
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