Fw: 2014 Heartland 7s: Info for Teams in all Divisions

[matt crawford]

Gents plenty of info for the tournament  below/attached. Since this is a higher cost tournament we would like to ask if everyone playing can pitch in $20 to help cover cost. This looks to be a great tournament with plenty of new teams to play against.

See you at practice tonight.

Crawford

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Sent: Tuesday, July 8, 2014 12:28 PM
Subject: 2014 Heartland 7s: Info for Teams in all Divisions

Guys,

 

We are very much looking forward to having everyone in KC this weekend July 12^th for the 8^th annual Heartland 7’s.

 

It looks like we’ll have a 6 or 8-team Qualifier Division, a 14-team Open Division, and a 6 or 8-team High School Division. 

 

Below is A LOT of info that I ask each of you to read, covering everything you'll hopefully need to know ahead of - and for - Saturday in terms of tournament facilities, amenities, and general schedule of events.

 

If you have any questions, please reach out to Tournament Coordinators Pete Kowalski (913-488-2396), and Eric Munninghoff (816-804-6363).

 

Qualifier:

·         Qualifier play is scheduled to kick-off at 9:00am.  Championships will be played at 4:00pm.

·         Captain’s meeting will be at 8:30am at the Tournament HQ Tent, run by Howard Kent (Frontier 7s Director), and H7’s Division Coordinator Joe Fridkin.  Howard is handling all eligibility and paperwork requirements for the Qualifier division, as well as brackets and match schedules. 

·         Qualifier teams, please stay tuned for additional emails from Howard with more details on roster submissions, including a final schedule.

 

Open Division:

·         Open play is scheduled to kick-off at 10:00am, each team is guaranteed at least 4 matches.  Championships will be played at 5:40pm.

·         Captain’s meeting will be at 9:30am at the Tournament HQ Tent, run H7’s Division Coordinator by Brian  English.

·         All players must be CIPP registered with USA Rugby (do not need to be CIPP’d with same team), and have the coach/captain turn-in the attached roster form at the captain’s meeting.

·         All players must sign the attached participation waiver and have the coach/captain turn-in at the captain’s meeting.

·         We are awaiting final confirmation from a few teams before we set a 14-team schedule.

·         We will get another email out by Friday to all Open Division teams, with Saturday’s schedule.

 

High School Division

·         High School Division will kick-off at 10:40am, each team is guaranteed at least 4 matches. Championships will be played at 5:20pm.

·         Coaches meeting will be at 10:15am at the Tournament HQ Tent, run by H7’s Division Coordinator Brendan Murphy.

·         All players must be CIPP registered with USA Rugby (do not need to be CIPP’d with same team), and have the coach/captain turn-in the attached roster form at the captain’s meeting.

·         All players must sign the attached participation waiver and have the coach/captain turn-in at the captain’s meeting.

·         We have 6 HS teams confirmed, and we do have room for additional ones.  Confirmed are: Littleton (CO), Northside (CO), Edina (MN), Cougars (KS), SC7A Blues (MO), SC7A White (MO).

·         The HS Division will play on the Qualifier Fields, during their scheduled breaks.  We will get another email out by Friday to all HS Division teams, with Saturday’s schedule.

 

Tournament Facility

 

We’ll be hosting the event at Legacy Park, in Lee’s Summit, MO.  This is a multi-pitch natural grass facility located approximately 24 miles southeast of downtown Kansas City. 

 

See attached map to Legacy Park .PDF format. 

 

The approximate address is:

1501 NE Blackwell Road

Lee's Summit, MO 64063

 

Google map location is https://maps.google.com/maps?q=legacy+park,+lees+summit+mo&hl=en&ll=38.93476,-94.312177&spn=0.013503,0.018325&sll=37.6,-95.665&sspn=55.279485,75.058594&t=h&hnear=NE+Legacy+Park+Dr,+Lee's+Summit,+Jackson,+Missouri+64086&z=16

 

·         Coming south from Colbern Rd onto Blackwell Road, take your second left onto NE Woodland Shores Drive, to enter the park.  

·         Upon entering the park, access the facility and parking by taking your first driveway on the left.

·         Look for signs indicating ‘Heartland 7’s Rugby’ along the way.

 

See image below and attached map .PDF for a facility layout, including where to park, enter, and setup your team camp for the day.

 

A map with a scannable QR code to the Google map for your smartphone is at the bottom of this email.

 

Legacy Park is an ALCOHOL FREE FACILITY.  No alcohol will be allowed to be brought in or sold on the premises, and coolers will be searched at the gate.

 

Parking

 

Parking is FREE for all teams and spectators.

 

Please park in the WEST parking lot.  There are over 1,200 parking spaces within the facility, so plenty of room for everyone.

 

Admission

 

·         Adult spectators will be charged $5.00 general admission upon entry, and will get a wristband good for re-entry the entire day. 

·         Athletes and team personnel will enter free.

·         Adult and child spectators will get a wristband upon entry so that they can come and go throughout the day.

·         Athletes will be each be given a TEAM PASS card, that they’ll need to keep with them if/when they exit the facility so that they can re-enter without being charged.

·         Each team will be issued 15 TEAM PASS cards – if you need more please let me know.  These will be distributed at the Captain’s meetings to each team.

 

Tournament Amenities

• Designated area for all teams to setup their own pop-tents and camp areas for the day, between Fields # 10 & #12
• All teams will received 4 cases of water at the Captains meeting – there will be accessible drinking water throughout the day to refill bottles/jugs
• Qualifier teams will receive 2 cases of Gatorade, and 3-4 servings of fresh fruit for each of their players at the Captains meeting
• Permanent restrooms available throughout the facility for athletes and fans, with additional porta-potties onsite
• On-site athletic trainer & EMT available all day for free taping and injury assessment/treatment
• Full food concessions sales available the entire day
• Full rugby merchandise setup hosted by Hooligan Rugby, with tournament t-shirts for purchase

Tournament Party

 

Waldo Neighborhood Pub Crawl, beginning at 8pm Saturday night

No cover AND drink specials for all athletes and fans over 21, at 3 bars all within 100 yards of each other and 2 miles from the Tournament Hotel

·         The Well (7421 Broadway St, Kansas City, MO 64114)

·         Quinton’s (7438 Wornall Rd, Kansas City, MO 64114)

·         Tanner’s (7425 Broadway St, Kansas City, MO 64114)

 

Legacy Park Layout Map:

 

 

Scannable QR code for driving details to Legacy Park:

 

 

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[matt crawford]

 

Hey all,

Now that August is here it is time to start practicing some rugby. I know a few played summer 7s but not its time to get ready for the fall 2014 season.

Practice officially begins Tuesday and will be both on Tuesday and Thursdays at 630pm.

Following Thursdays practice we will have a team meeting to conduct AGM responsibilities and vote on officers. Please plan on attending the meeting even if you don't come to practice. We will set the time for 8pm at Specks this Thursday to conduct the TRFC AGM.

Thanks,

Crawford

TRFC President

 

   

[matt crawford]

Just a reminder,

 

Practice toninght (should be light with humidity) and then team meeting at 8pm... Specks! 

 

 

Meeting is manditory please be there!

 

Cheers,

 

 

Crawford

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[Matt]

Not sure why this just delivered yesterday it was an old email stuck in yahoos server. Please ignore. The season has already stared if you didn't know already. See you at practice. 

Matt Crawford

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[Matt]

Hey all,

We are meeting at the pitch at 11am at the home pitch. We will make our way to 21st and Randolph to attend the police funeral motor brigade soon after. Then warm up and get set for KU for 2pm kick off. We are asked to wear a blue T-shirt showing support for TPD during the motor brigade.

Also, if you haven't been to practice lately. We have some big news on the brink....

Topeka Rugby has a new coach training with us on Tuesdays and some Thursdays. He is from Britain and has a track history of winning. He also makes practices really fun. If possible we would like to see you out, especially on Tuesdays (Adrian will make almost all Tuesdays). Even if you don't plan on playing on Saturdays we need to show our new coach that we are committed and have bodies willing to learn. Plus who doesn't like a free work out. Practice starts at 6:30, T&TH's hope to see ya out. Also, our first home game is this Saturday if you are wanting some quick action.

Cheers and see you tomorrow,


Matt Crawford
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[matt crawford]

 

Hey all,

Now that the new year is here it is time to start practicing some rugby. I know a few have heard about indoor training and its true. We will be finding a gym for 1hr once or twice a week for most of Jan. Topeka has a pretty solid schedule this spring with highlights consisting of the British Defense academy, and hosting our St Pats Tournament.

 We will set the time for 7pm at Specks this Thursday to conduct the TRFC spring informational. Our new coach Adrian Horne will be in attendance to introduce himself to anyone that has yet to meet him. Hope to see everyone their, come late if necessary even to just pick up info paperwork.

Thanks,

 

Crawford

TRFC President