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UPA series dates - Mixed WABC
Sectionals: Sept 20-21, 2007, Burlington, WA
Regionals: October 11-12, 2007, Corvallis, OR
Nationals: October 30-Nov 2, Sarasota, FL

Registration is open for the UPA club mixed series.  WABC sectionals will be held Sept 20-21 in Burlington, WA at the Skagit River Soccer Complex (site of college nationals in 2004).  NW regionals will be October 11-12 in Corvallis, OR at the Crystal Lake Sports Complex (site of college nationals in 2005).  The national tournament will be Oct 30- Nov 2 in Sarasota, FL.

This year 5-Ultimate has offered to support the tournament and encourage spirited play with prizes.  I’d like to thank them for their support.

Please note that there are three registration steps:

1 – Register your team with the UPA (allows competition in the series). http://upa.org/club/rostering_101

2 – Register and pay the $250 fee for your team with DiscNW for the sectional tournament.

3 – Indiviudals must pay UPA dues and turn in waivers. http://www.upa.org/useractivities

If you are interested in registering a team, please contact Hall at[Enable javascript to see email] for more information.

DETAILS

TEAM REGISTRATION DEADLINE (through the UPA system): August 29^th by 4pm. http://upa.org/club/rostering_101

Rosters must be finalized on the UPA online roster system by Tuesday, September 16th at 4pm.  A total of 7 players may be added between August 29th and September 16th.  There is no additional fee to add players during this window.

All players participating in the series need to print out a waiver http://www.upa.org/files/2008Waiver.pdf and send it in to the UPA.  Players must also pay their UPA dues online http://www.upa.org/useractivities.  Individuals must complete their waivers and dues payment by September 16^th or they will not be allowed to participate.

Any minors (under 18) participating also need to have their parents fill out a medical waiver form.  Chaperones must fill out the chaperone form.  These can be found here: http://upa.org/membership/forms.

If you have players that do not reside in the WABC section, then please read the rules about eligibility of players from other sections. In general, players who play in the mixed series cannot play in other divisions in the series (there is an exception for masters players - please read the UPA guidelines for additional detail).

ACCOMODATIONS

Camping at the fields will most likely not be allowed.

Bayview State Park (due west of town, approximately 15 minute drive time to SRP):  http://www.parks.wa.gov/parkpage.asp?selectedpark=Bay+View

Burlington KOA  (just north of the playfields, 5-10 minute drive time): http://www.koa.com/where/wa/47150/

Other State Parks can be found here: http://www.parks.wa.gov/parks/regnw.asp

Or for the hotel-inclined:

The Coucusa Inn is very close to the fields and usually have reasonable rates.  360-757-6044

The Holiday Inn Express is nearby, although they are a bit more expensive.  360-755-7338

If you have floor space near the fields that you would be willing to offer, or you are interested in finding some floor space, please let Hall know.

TOURNAMENT FORMAT

The format will be posted on the score reporter once determined. http://www.upa.org/scores/tourn.cgi?div=68&id=5183

If you have questions or suggestions about the schedule and seeding, please let me know.  The UPA has a mandated format, so it is difficult to make changes, but if you have an issue we will see what we can do.

More information will be posted as it becomes available.

Thanks for reading!

Hall Walker

WABC Mixed Sectional Coordinator

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