We’re almost there!

As of 1:47pm today all teams are cleared to play! Hooray!

Today’s updates:

• We’re going to get some sun this weekend! Please plan accordingly.
• A complete rundown of all the food available at the fields is below.
• Please make sure you drive 15mph or slower on Island Pond Road.
• Know the schedule. Know the program.
• Our tourney merch is awesome! Make sure to pick your gear up early! It’s going to sell out!
• If your first game is at 8am, please make sure you check in before 7:20am. If you’re first game is at 9:30am, please make sure to check in before 8:50am. That being said, the earlier you check in the better! Check in will open at 6:45am. You will get your spirit score sheets and dinner tickets (if you ordered any) at check in.
• Has at least one person on your team joined the tournament text group? We will be sending out important tournament updates via text message. In order to receive the updates, you will need to sign up by texting @pvi2026 to the number 81010. You can leave the channel any time by texting @leave @pvi2026 to the number 81010.
• Please report your scores, immediately after each game by texting them to Karin (617-797-5627) in this format: “Open/F-M Team1 [score] Team2 [score]” Please fully identify all teams!

• Josh (josh@pvinvite.org)

LOTS of food at PVI included in your tourney fee! 

At tourney central there will be all day:

• free gatorade ( but no cups – please bring refillable bottles!)  
• PBJ – including sunbutter/gluten free/etc for dietary needs.
• pickles.  so many pickles. 
• watermelon 
• cookies

Your team bin will have: 

• bread
• pb/nutella  (if allergen issues – please let me know asap, if your team hasnt already submitted this info!) 
• apples
• bananas
• cookies

Sidelines – water stations will be filled constantly.  

BRING REUSABLE BOTTLES PLEASE! 

ALSO – FOOD TRUCK NOT FREE, BUT ON SITE  all day.  

All of our prep is in high gear! The fields are mowed and lined. Team boxes are being assembled. Merch is being sorted. Team hosts are prepping. And so much more!

Today’s important reminders:

• The locations of a few games have been updated. No game times have changed. (Saturday games were moved off of field 4 and all games were moved from field 11 to field 10.)
• No gear, at all, can be within 5 paces of any sideline. This is especially true for tents.
• The weather is looking fantastic for this weekend!
• When you check in with us at the tournament central tent right after your arrive you will: 1) Introduce us to your two cleared chaperones and 2) Show us your medical authorization forms that covers all of their players. These can be digital.

Here’s the current list of missing info. Note: The dietary needs form is now closed. If you didn’t fill out the form and there is something we absolutely must know about your team’s dietary needs, please email me directly: josh@pvinvite.org

As always, please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.

• Josh (josh@pvinvite.org)

The event program is now online. Please take the time to look it over.

Please make sure your team has filled out the dietary needs and roster submission forms. Many of you haven’t:

• Have yet to submit their roster: Arlington (Female-Matching), Lexington V (Female-Matching), Newton V (Female-Matching), Amherst BxJVB (Open), Bard (Open), Northampton V (Open)
• Have yet to submit their dietary needs: Amherst GxJV (Female-Matching), Amherst GxV (Female-Matching), Arlington (Female-Matching), Four Rivers V (Female-Matching), Lexington V (Female-Matching), Newton V (Female-Matching), Acton Boxborough (Open), Amherst BxJVB (Open), Amherst BxV (Open), Bard (Open), Brookline (Open), Columbia 68s (Open), Columbia JV (Open), Columbia V (Open), Forest City (Open), Hartsbrook (Open), Montclair JV (Open), Montclair V (Open), Monument Mountain (Open), Natick (Open), Newton North (Open), Northampton JV (Open), Northampton V (Open), PVCICS (Open), Scarsdale (Open), Westfield V (Open)

Here are the teams that are not yet cleared to play. The list has been getting smaller, but please keep in mind that you must be off this list in order to play this weekend.

As always, please let me know if you have any questions! (josh@pvinvite.org)

Less than 95 hours to first pull!

The PVI2026 schedule has been finalized.

Has your team filled out the Dietary Needs form?

Has your team submitted their roster?

Are you working to clear your chaperones?

The following teams are not yet cleared to play. A team must be cleared in order to start playing on Saturday. You can view a detailed list of what you’re missing on the team status spreadsheet.

All PVI2026 coaches are about to get an invite via text message to join the PVI2026 Remind group. This is a text broadcast channel we will be using during the event to send out important messages. Please respond to the text to join the group. You do not need to install the Remind app. You’ll get the messages via regular text.

The following teams are not yet cleared to play. A team must be cleared in order to start playing on Saturday. You can view a detailed view of what you’re missing on the team status spreadsheet.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

• Josh (josh@pvinvite.org)

The first draft of the PVI2026 schedule is now online right here.

Please look it over and let me (josh@pvinvite.org) know by noon tomorrow (5/8) if you have any questions or comments.

Keep in mind that at this point I’m generally only modifying the schedule due to major issues or to fix typos.

In other news…

Has your team filled out the Dietary Needs form?

Has your team submitted their roster?

Are you working to clear your chaperones?

And… here’s a gear teaser…

You can always check the status of your team’s items in the Team Status sheet.

If you are expecting to receive housing but you have yet to receive your housing assignment, please let me know ASAP.

Please take a minute to fill out the Dietary Needs form if you haven’t done so already. We are just about to get into the thick of our shopping and we are working extra hard to make sure teams get what they need and more importantly avoid the things they must avoid. Please fill out the form even if you have no dietary restrictions or allergies.

Also, the Team Roster form was due on April 20th.

Please remember that all teams must have two cleared chaperones. Here are the teams that have yet to achieve that requirement:

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PLEASE do not wait to clear your chaperones.

Draft 1 of the schedule is coming soon!

The first draft of team rankings is online in the team status spreadsheet. Please take a minute to look over the “5/4: Div” and “5/4: Ranking” columns and let me know by tomorrow, 5/6 @ 8pm ET if you have any comments.

Send comments to me at josh@pvinvite.org. The more data you can give me the better.

Here’s the general competition outline.

• Female-Matching A: 10 teams. Two pools of 5. The winners of the pools will have a bye to the semis. The 2nd and 3rd place teams after pool play will play in a quarter finals round to determine the second two semifinalists. 4th and 5th place teams after pool play will play in a bracket for 7th through 10th place.
• Female-Matching B: 8 teams. Two pools of four. After pool play all, all 8 teams play in a standard quarters, semis, finals bracket to determine 1st through 8th.
• Open A: 16 teams. 4 pools of 4. The top two teams from each pool after pool play will play in the 1st through 8th place bracket. The bottom two teams after pool play from each pool will play in the 9th through 16th bracket.
• Open B: 16 teams. 4 pools of 4. The top two teams after pool play will play in the 1st through 8th place bracket. The bottom two teams after pool play from each pool will play in the 9th through 16th bracket.
• Open C: 8 teams. Two pools of four. After pool play all, all 8 teams play in a standard quarters, semis, finals bracket to determine 1st through 8th.

All teams will play 6 games except for 2 teams in Female-Matching A who could play 7.

The goal is to lock in rankings and the game schedule by this Friday night.