PVI2016 Photos, Media, and Full Subs!

The Andover girls being awesome!

The Andover girls being awesome!

Some photos have gone online on the PVI Facebook page, as well as a full gallery right here.

Two news articles have also gone online:

Pioneer Valley Ultimate Invitational descends on Oxbow Marina

Northampton boys ultimate defends Pioneer Valley Invitational title

Did you miss out on picking up some full sub gear at the PVI? Breakmark is making another round of gear which you can get in on right here. Just make sure you place your order by this Monday, 5/30! After that, the order fill be finalized!

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Thank you for coming to the 3rd annual PVI!

Thanks for coming - Josh & Mabel

Thanks for coming!
– Josh & Mabel

Thank you for an unreal weekend!

The 60+ volunteers and I thank you for being such wonderful teams! We couldn’t be happier with how things turned out, and a HUGE part of the success of the event if because of teams like yours!

If possible, please forward this message to all members of your team.

Some good stuff for you:

1) We’d like everyone that attended the event — players, coaches, chaperones, spectators — to fill out this short online feedback survey. The information you submit will helps us build an even better event in 2017! We know that filling out feedback surveys can be a drag, but know that the best way for us to improve the event, by far, is to hear from you… and, as a bonus, everyone who fills out the survey has the option of being entered into a raffle for a tournament hat and shirt!

2) Mark your calendars for May 20th and 21st, 2017! That’s when we’ll be holding the 4th annual PVI! The event will be back at the Oxbow!

3) We’d love to see any and all photos and video that you took this weekend. Please post whatever you can share to the PVI Facebook page. If it’s easier, feel free to email me content or links.

4) Please look over the reported game scores. Let me know via email (josh@pvinvite.org) if you see any numbers that aren’t right. At this point I have posted all submitted game scores as well as all spirit results.

5) All spirit scores are now online (XLS: Girls Division, Boys Division) and embedded below. I will be directly emailing each team their written comments.

[Green means above average for the division and red means below average for the division.]

PVI2016 - Girls Division Spirit Data

PVI2016 – Girls Division Spirit Data

PVI2016 - Boys Spirit Scores

PVI2016 – Boys Division Spirit Data

Thank you again for attending the 3rd annual Pioneer Valley Invitational!

See ya’ll on the field!

 

– Josh Seamon
josh@pvinvite.org

5/21 Update

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Please text your game scores to Josh at 802-748-9857 in this format:
“Boys/Girls – Team 1 [score] Team 2 [score]”

Thanks for an AMAZING first day! I was so thoroughly impressed by all of the amazing Ultimate I got to see as I wandered the fields. Phenomenal job everyone! Here’s what ya’ll need to know at this point:

1) All game scores are online in the tournament schedule. Please look them over and let me know if anything is off.

2) I did not receive spirit score sheets from the following team’s today: Four Rivers JV boys, Hartsbrook boys, and Somerville girls. Please make sure you hand those sheets to me first thing tomorrow morning.

3) I’ve posted spirit score average for each team in each category from today. They are shown below as well as listed on separate sheets in the online tournament schedule. A green cell means above average for that category. A red cell means below average for that category.

Congratulations to the following teams for having above average scores in all 5 categories!

  • Girls: Ottawa X & Montpelier
  • Boys: Andover, Montreal, Acton-Boxborough, & Amherst JVA

4) Please make absolutely sure you bring your spirit score sheet for tomorrow to tournament central immediately after your last game on Sunday. The faster you bring us your sheet, the easier you make life for us.

5) Please make sure you return your grey plastic bin before you leave tomorrow. It would be awesome if it was as clean as possible before you return it to us!

6) If you’re playing on fields 1 through 4 tomorrow, please make sure you time your own game and notice when it’s hard cap. Our horn doesn’t reach that far.

7) Please make sure you report your scores immediately after each game. Please make sure your texts are in the proper format: “Boys/Girls – Team 1 [score] Team 2 [score]”

8) Please do not award fractional spirit scores. Please ONLY award whole number spirit scores for each category.

Here are the spirit score averages for Saturday:

PVI2016 - Girls Teams Spirit Averages from Saturday

PVI2016 – Girls Teams Spirit Averages from Saturday

PVI2016 - Boys Teams Spirit Averages from Saturday

PVI2016 – Boys Teams Spirit Averages from Saturday

5/19 Updates

Screen Shot 2016-05-18 at 9.28.18 AMThe tournament program is now online. Only a limited number of paper copies will be available, so please make sure you have access to the digital version during the tournament.

Field will open at 7:40am on both Saturday and Sunday and the Northampton HS facilities will open at 4:15pm on Saturday. Please do not show up before those times.

If your team has a first round bye, you can check in between 9:00 and 9:30 and attend the 9:45 captain’s meeting. Please email or text me me directly if you plan on taking the later options. Please remember that all teams that are playing in the first round must check in between 7:45 and 8:15 and send at least one representative to the 8:30 captain’s meeting.

The spirit score sheet deposit of $100 or a captain’s cell phone can be made in the form of a check made out to “Ultimate Good”. Please make sure your team’s full name and division are written in the memo field of your check.

It looks like there could be some rain on Sunday. Please plan accordingly. If you see lightning or hear 5 consecutive horn blasts, you must immediately clear the fields and get back into your cars. We will return to the fields 30 minutes after the the lightning has passed. I will signal the return to the fields with a mass email.

Please do everything you can to keep sidelines clear. All tents, chairs, and other hard objects must be at least 5 yards from any sideline.

Everyone is familiar with all of the information in the FAQ and tourney program, right? 🙂

Breakmark is going to have a bunch of amazing gear for sale!

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5/17 Updates

Screen Shot 2016-04-12 at 11.37.13 AMThe complete tournament schedule has been finalized. Please look it over and let me know ASAP if you have any questions.

While we will have lots of water at the field site, and jugs spread around all of the fields, it would be a big help if each team could make sure to bring a large water jug to fill when needed.

All teams are currently cleared to play except for Needham B Boys.

The following teams have players on their rosters that are NOT cleared to play because they are either missing their USAU waiver or have not paid their dues: Acton-Boxborough (Boys), Andover (Boys), Andover (Girls), Hopkinton (Boys), Longmeadow JV (Girls), Needham B (Boys), PVPA (Boys), PVPA (Girls), and Scarsdale (Boys). Please clean up your rosters.

All teams must check in on Saturday morning between 7:45 and 8:15am at tournament central. The whole team does not need to be present at checkin. The person checking in your team MUST be one of the chaperones listed on your roster. Here’s what will happen and what will be checked when you arrive. Please note that all of these items are 100% required for participation.

  • Introduce at least one of your NCSI background checked chaperones
  • Show us the medical authorization forms you’ll be carrying with your team at all times
  • You’ll clear your roster of any players not at the event
  • You’ll take care of any outstanding USAU waivers and/or dues
  • You’ll hand off one of your captain’s cell phones or $100 cash as a spirit score sheet deposit. (Seriously). You’ll get your deposit back when you hand in your second spirit score sheet on Sunday. Here’s the spirit scoresheet you’ll be completing each day.

A 5 minute captain’s meeting will begin at 8:30am at tournament central. All teams must send at least one representative.

And please remember: Island Road is the only entrance to the Owbow Marina fields. It is narrow and many houses are right up against the road. You must travel at VERY LOW speeds (Less than 15mph at ALL TIMES) on the road. Violation of this rule will result in your entire team being expelled, immediately, from the tournament. The road is not long. Please be VERY careful and travel SLOWLY.

Again, please let me know ASAP if you have any questions.

The entire tournament organizing team cannot wait to host all of you this weekend!

5/16 FAQ Updates

Screen Shot 2016-04-12 at 11.37.13 AMThe following items were recently added to the tournament FAQ. All event participants are required to be familiar with all of the information contained in the FAQ.

What’s the entrance road like to the fields?
Island road, the only entrance to the fields, is quite narrow and houses are right up against the road. You MUST travel at 15mph or slower on the entire road. Please go slowly. If you are found to be traveling faster than 15mph on Island road, your entire team will be asked to leave immediately.

Are dogs allowed at the event?
Unfortunately, no dogs are allowed anywhere at the Oxbow Marina. Please do not bring your dogs to the fields.

What are the rules for team at the Oxbow?
– Always have an adult supervising
– No loitering before or after practices and games
– Parking on grass on left only, never on asphalt
– No drugs or alcohol
– No dogs
– Do a trash sweep when you leave a field
– Drive 15mph or less on Island Rd.
– Always carpool
– Limit your trips down Island Rd. (leave your car at the end near Rt. 5 and walk in when possible)
– Do not disturb the marina or the boaters (it’s their space, we are guests)
– Do not use the marina facilities, they are for the boaters
– Do not pee in the woods – use the port-a-potties
– Be kind if you interact with Island Rd. residents (even if they aren’t)