UPA NE Upstate 2010 Open Sectionals Initial Information

UPA NE Open Upstate Sectionals

Date: September 18th-19th

Format: TBD based on number of confirmed teams.

Location: Ellison Park Rochester, NY (Map below)

Cost: $150.00 / Team

This includes Team food (Fruit / Bagels & Donuts / Goodies) and Water
Emergency Medical Personnel will be on hand

Notes: Registration will be completed through the UPA sectionals tournament site.

More information to come shortly.
Please let me know what questions, comments, or concerns you have.

Thanks,

Steve

Final Schedule Available

All,

The final schedule is available.

The captains meeting will be at 9:00AM

Registration for players needing to complete UPA requirements (waivers and dues) will begin at 8:30AM.

Each player MUST have completed their UPA requirements BEFORE playing in any game.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Thanks,
Steve

Sectionals Update

All,

Remember Tuesday September 15th is the Sectional Fee and Roster Deadline. Please submit your sectional fee and complete your roster by Tuesday September 15th.

We have had one team drop out of sectionals. I expect that we wills still have two bids to regionals but that will depend on the final team count which will be known tomorrow. I have posted an updated schedule below. Please let me know if you have questions or comments.

Thanks,
Steve

UNY Sectionals Schedule

All,

I have created the intended schedule and initial seeds. Please let me know what your thoughts are on the seeds.

Please note the tournament fee of $150.00 is due on September 15th. The tournament fee can be paid by sending a check (payable to Steven Goerlich in US Dollars) to:
Steven Goerlich
187 Irvington Road
Rochester, NY 14620

I also accept (non-credit card) Paypal transactions. Please contact me if you wish to do this.

Thanks,
Steve

24 Hours to Sectional Roster Deadline

Friday is the registration deadline. Get your rosters into the UPA system. Note the deadline is: 7PM EDT time, NOT midnight.

Teams must register a valid roster (7 players minimum, unless granted a college extension) by 7PM Eastern. This date is the same for all teams, regardless of when their sectional tournament is held. Teams may add up to 7 more players by the Finalized Roster Deadline. Players do not NEED to have all of their waivers and dues covered by Friday, all that is needed is to sign up with their UPA ID. Players WILL need to have waivers and dues complete before sectionals though and now is a good time to be working to that end.

Currently we have 10 teams in process for the section.

Please let me know if you have any other questions or comments.

Thanks,
Steve
585-261-5705

Sectionals Team Update

The UPA roster deadline of 7:00PM on August 28th is only 3 days away.

Current teams in progress include:
GLUM-09
GOAT-09
MEDICARE-09
SCOOBY DOOM-09
Western Sharks

Lets get those rosters in.
Steve

UPA NE Upstate 2009 Open Sectionals Initial Information

UPA NE Open Upstate Sectionals

Date: September 19th-20th

Format: TBD based on number of confirmed teams.

Location: Ellison Park Rochester, NY (Map below)

Cost: $125.00 / Team

This includes Team food (Fruit / Bagels & Donuts / Goodies) and Water
Emergency Medical Personnel will be on hand

Notes: Registration will be completed through the UPA sectionals tournament site.

More information to come shortly.
Please let me know what questions, comments, or concerns you have.

Thanks,

Steve

Final Note about Sectionals

All,

With Sectionals almost here I have a final note to teams:

Check your rosters!

Players who are listed as “Incomplete” will have a message in parenthesis by their name on the roster report. That message will either say:
“Dues”, “Waiver”, or “Player on more than one team”

If it says “Dues” – They owe for 2008.
Dues rates are
- $40 Regular Renewal, expires 12/31/08
- $30 College Renewal, expires 12/31/08
- $20 Youth (under 19) Renewal, expires 12/31/08
Intro Rates (1st-time UPA members ONLY) *Introductory rates are available August 1 - November 30
- $22 Regular Intro, expires 12/31/08
- $17 College Eligible Intro, expires 12/31/08
- $11 Youth (under 19) Intro, expires 12/31/08
Players CANNOT pay one time fees for Series events.
Players who have NEVER joined the UPA before can pay the Introductory rate.

If it says “Waiver” - Collect a waiver.

If it says “Player on more than one team” – They need to remove themselves from the one of the two teams. If they are on more than one roster for the Series, they and their team may be disqualified from the Series. Contact HQ if you have questions.

WAIVER NOTE: Even if players claim that they signed a waiver already, but we indicate that we don't have one, then they need to sign another one.

DUES NOTE 1: Sometimes if someone pays ONLINE a day or so before sectionals, it won't get updated before you run the roster report. These players should bring a printout of either their receipt of payment online or a printout of their online UPA membership status that says that they paid.

Please call with questions. 585-261-5705.

See everyone tomorrow.

Thanks,
Steve

Sectionals Schedule

We will have a two day, 9 team event. Currently we have 2 bids to regionals. I do not expect this to change. Thus we will be running the 9-team two advance format from the UPA tournament format handbook. This format is round robin on Saturday (one 4 team pool and one 5 team pool) with an 8 team clipped double elimination bracket on Sunday.

The captains meeting will be held at 8:30AM Saturday at Ellison park South fields. Please see the field map on the blog site. Following the captains meeting is registration. ALL tourney fees, dues, and waivers must be submitted BEFORE the start of the first round which takes place at 9:30AM.
The first round will start at 9:30 on Saturday.
Because sectionals has been increased to a two day event the tourney fee will be $150 USD.

If you have questions call: 585-261-5705
Thanks,
Steve

Sectionals Information

Please make sure that any additional players you intend to add to your roster have been added by September 16th. After adding your additional players please resubmit your roster.

Please send the $100.00 Sectional tournament fee to me by the final roster deadline (September 16th.) Please make the check (in US dollars) payable to Steven Goerlich and send it to:

Steven Goerlich
187 Irvington Road
Rochester, NY 14620.

I will send out more information on the format when it is finalized. This will occur on September 17th after the final roster deadline.

Current UPA communtication is as follows:
"Just because the teams prefer a one-day it isn't a good enough reason
for the UPA. While teams may prefer it at the outset, once it's played
out I could imagine the three and four seeds would not be very happy and
quickly find something to complain about. Especially if there was an
upset, then someone will feel they got screwed.
So on paper the UPA doesn't condone that format for your sectionals".

If you know that your team will not be attending sectionals even though you have completed the initial rostering requirements. Please let me know as soon as possible if you will not be attending rather that waiting until the final roster deadline.