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| Application |
| Where do I mail the fees? An address to mail has been supplied on your application ticket, which you should include with your check. It makes it more certain that we will be able to track your application and payment. At a minimum, you should include your TEAM ID NUMBER (SASA##########) with your check. Please mail to: Region II Invitational P.O. Box 11012 Springfield, IL 52791-1012 |
| How will we know that if our team has been accepted? The 2009 list of accepted teams will be posted on the website no later than March 1, 2009. Teams accepted into the tournament will receive their acceptance packets on-line by returning to the tournament web site - instructions will be given in an acceptance e-mail which will be sent to all coaches and other team contacts the next day - no acceptance packets will be mailed. |
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| Bracketing/Team Selection |
| How do you bracket your teams? Teams accepted into the Region II Invitational are bracketed in a number of ways with the overall goal of providing the most competitive soccer weekend possible for each division. Many teams suggest the division in which they would like to compete, but it is the overall competitiveness and record of the teams applying for that age level that drives placement. Elite, Premier and very strong "A" teams are bracketed together based upon a number of criteria...criteria that will offer outstanding play for all. Some "A" teams may be bracketed with strong "B" level teams according to the same criteria. Recent league play, strength of league, performance in State Cup/regionals/nationals, preformance in other top-level tournaments, ranking by NSR, geography, and other criteria go in to our bracketing decisions. The Tournament Director reserve the right to modify these guidelines where indicated, again, to provide the maximum competitive brackets. |
| When will we find out if our team has been accepted? We will provide a list of accepted teams from a link on our website's home page on or before March 1st. |
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| Format |
| We love the idea of the 4 game guarantee, but wonder if you'll give consideration to the travel time of out-of-state teams on Sunday? Of course. Out-of-state teams whose travel is lengthy will be scheduled in such a way that their games will occur as early on Sunday afternoon as possible to enable them to get on the road at a reasonable time. |
| Which age groups play 8v8 and which ones play 11v11? U9 - U11 will play 8v8 U12 will offer both 8v8 and 11v11 U13 - U14 will play 11v11 |
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| General |
| Are pets allowed at tournament sites? No, pets are not permitted at our complex. |
| How are weather situations handled? For more detailed information, you can check our "Inclement Weather Policy"...see the link on the left rail. Generally, however, we err greatly on the side of caution as it relates to the safety of our guests. When threatened by severe weather, games and game completion become unimportant as they relate to safety. |
| If our team is accepted into the Region II Invitational, but have to "back out", will our money be returned? In many cases, NO money will be returned once a team has been accepted. However, these decisions will be handled on a case by case basis. It will depend on many facts, such as how late the Region II Invitational officials are notified among other factors. |
| My club has the same coach for more than one team. Can you schedule those teams so that they don't play at the same time? We make every effort to accommodate requests like this, however teams MUST make alternate coaching provisions in the event this request cannot be honored. |
| When will schedules be posted? The schedule of play will be posted on-line NO LATER THAN Friday, March 13th, 2009 at 9:00 pm CST. |
| Where are your fields located? From I72 West: (Quincy) Take Exit 97B (6th Street Business 55). 2.2 miles from ramp to fields. After exiting ramp, continue north to the 1st light (Hazel Dell Road). Turn right (east) at the light and follow Hazel Dell Road as it curves south. Go through light (note..at the light this road becomes 11th Street), continue south on 11th street as it curves east over train tracks, past the softball complex and back south again to the stop sign at John�s Trail. At the stop sign, you�ll see the SASA Complex to the east. From I55 North / I72 East: (Chicago, Peoria, Bloomington) Take Exit 92A (6th Street Business 55). Same as above. From I55 South: (St. Louis) Take Exit 90 (Toronto Road). 2.5 miles from ramp to fields. At the top of the ramp, turn right (east) onto Toronto Road. Go through both stop lights: 1st stop light (6th Street Frontage Road), 2nd stop light (North Cotton Hill). Continue on Toronto Road going over train tracks, curving north a bit and then east again past Capital Area Vocational School. Turn left (north) after the Vocational School, this is 11th Street. Follow 11th Street north until you reach the stop sign at John�s Trail. At the stop sign, you�ll see the SASA Complex to the west. |
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| Hotels/Travel |
| Do I have to use the Tournament's Hotel Facilitator? Yes. The Region II Invitational provides this service to assist teams in getting placed in an appropriate property, particularly for teams who are not familiar with the area. |
| Will our team have a choice in hotels? We have set up our housing service so that you will have a choice, based on availability. The earlier your team makes its reservation, the greater the choice will be. As hotels fill, your choices may be limited. All hotels are within a 10 to 20 minute drive of the tournament site. |
| Can my Club's teams all stay in one hotel property? We will do our best to accommodate such requests. Make sure that when you apply and communicate with our Hotel Facilitator that you make note that you want to be placed together with a specific group, or team. We cannot make any guarantees but will strive to honor your requests. |
| I am a local team who does not require housing. Do I still need to book hotel rooms to be in the tournament? No. Only the teams who require housing during their participation in the tournament, must use the hotel facilitator listed on the www.sasaregionII.com web site as part of their acceptance. ALL teams will be asked to fill out a hotel form verfying where they are staying for the event. |
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| Registration |
| Can our team register at the field on Saturday morning? Sorry...registration is done on Friday evening ONLY. |
| Where is registration and how do I get there? Registration is at the Hilton Hotel Downtown. Registration is from 5:00pm-11:00pm on Friday night in the Hilton Vista Room 29th floor. Address: 700 E. Adams Springfield, IL. 62701 Parking: Parking is available in the Municipal Parking Garage located at the corner of 7th and Monroe and connects to the Hilton Downtown. |
| What do I need for registration? All paperwork - 2 copies of each document is requierd. If registering under USYSA, you will need to provide the following: 1. Original State Approved Roster and one copy of that roster to leave with the tournament 2. Validated Player Pass Cards..both rostered players and guest players 3. Validated Coaches Pass Card..one for each coach, if applicable. Maximum of 3. 4. Medical Release Forms..one for each player. You are required to use IYSA Illinois Medical Release Form. 5. Tournament Liability Form which must be signed by all players and a parent or guardian 6. Travel Permit. If you are traveling from outside of ILLINOIS you must have a travel permit. The only exception - US Club Soccer teams. 7. Guest Player Permit with required documentation US Club Soccer Requirements If registering under US Club Soccer affiliation, you will need to provide the following: 1. Approved Official Roster 2. Medical Release Form for each player. You are required to use IYSA Illinois Medical Release Form. 3. Validated Player Pass for each player 4. Validated Coaches Pass for each coach..maximum of 3 coaches 5. Tournament Liability Release Form signed by all players and a parent or guardian You will also be asked to provide a team contact cell phone and hotel WHILE YOU ARE ATTENDING THE TOURNAMENT in case we need to contact you. |
| Can I use my club's Medical Release form? No, you are required to submit the Illinois Medical Release Form. The medical release form does not need to be notarized and copies of insurance cards do not need to be attached. |
| How can I get a copy of your Application to Host Form? Please check our web page under the team log in box, Application to Host Form. This is a PDF form that can be printed and mailed in to your State Association. |
| How do I get the medical, release and guest player forms? If you need duplicate forms, you should log in to your team application using your TEAM ID NUMBER (starts with SASA####) and you will see a box labeled "Get Duplicate Forms" under the header Team Acceptance Status Information. When you click on that box a screen with the form links will appear. |
| My team belongs to US Club Soccer and they do not require a travel permit. Should I notify anyone? Yes. Send the tournament an email through this web site and inform them that you are registered under US Club Soccer. The tournament is aware of this rule. Please include the name of your team, the age group and your assigned TEAM ID NUMBER. US Club Soccer team do NOT require a travel permit. |
| We want to bring Guest Players, where can we get a Guest Player Roster form? Illinois teams must submit an Illinois Guest Player Form. Out-of-State teams must use their state guest player forms and have all necessary state approvals. Log in: Find the tab marked "Get Duplicate Forms" at the top of the page and then locate the IYSA Tournament Guest Player Roster form and click on it. It is a PDF that can be printed to your printer. Then fill it out and bring with you to Registration. If required by your State Association please have it validated. Some State Associations do not require that the form be validated, and in these cases we would simply validate the Guest Roster at Registration after reviewing the Player Passes and your team's Official Roster. |
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| Web Site |
| I am not getting emails from the tournament or I get some confirmations for a few of my teams and then they quit coming. Is the system broken? Our system is not broken, but email in general is overtaxed by spammers. As a solution, more and more ISPs are blocking email AT THEIR SERVER which means you MAY NOT GET a confirmation via email for your application. (Please print your confirmation page to make sure you have a record of your TeamID and application.) Internet providers are starting to decide unilaterally what is spam and what is not, regardless of what you - their customers - thinks is spam. A common cause we've discovered is, if you submit applications for multiple teams, and you use the same email address for each, your confirmation emails may be tagged by your Internet provider as spam. This is frustrating, but now a fact of email life. If you are not getting your confirmation emails and you are certain your email address is correct, DO NOT CONTACT THE TOURNAMENT. There is nothing we can do to ensure the email is RECEIVED, only that it was SENT by our registration system. You should first check to make sure the email is correct, as many times, that is the cause. Then, you should call your Internet provider and start asking questions. The worst offenders to date are: aol.com, comcast.com, verizon.net, rr.com, wowway.com and yahoo.com. This list will probably grow as spam gets even worse. If you are using an email address from one of these Internet providers, you may want to set up a special email address with another provider for tournaments. We are doing all we can to ensure emails are able to be sent to you, but you should start checking your Message Center by logging into your team application. If the tournament sends you an email (such as acceptance, registration, schedule, etc) it will ALWAYS write to your Message Center, even if your Internet provider fails to deliver your email. |
| The application form does not look right on my screen (overlapping drop down boxes, long rows over the input fields, etc.) What is going on? First, you should let the ENTIRE form load BEFORE you scroll. It is a big form. In short, your computer does not have enough memory (RAM) available to render the form correctly. Here is the solution that will work in most cases: 1. Clear the cache (temporary files) in Internet Explorer (Usually Tools>Internet Options>Remove Temporary files 2. Shut down Internet Explorer 3. Restart the computer 4. Open JUST MS Internet Explorer. 5. Go to Web site, fill out form. In most cases, this will solve the problem.... |
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