If you are a chaperone that has been pending for a long time in NCSI, log on to ncsisafe.com and click on “check your background screening status” and follow prompts. Sometimes NCSI requests additional information from chaperones but the email gets caught in junk mail. If you take care of submitting that additional info, checks typically clear within 1-2 business days after.
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Cleared to participate
Help cheer up these puppies!
The following teams have been cleared to participate. If your team is not on the list, please look over the Team Status sheet to find out why. Look for red blocks.
The absolute deadline for modifying your roster is Wednesday, 5/14 at 3pm EST. By that time please make sure your roster is completely finished. Remove players that aren’t coming.
You must have an NCSI background checked chaperone and at least 12 rostered players to participate. Please let me know NOW if you think either of these requirements are going to pose a problem.
| Amherst JVA | Girls |
| Amherst JVB | Open |
| Amherst JVB | Girls |
| Attleboro | Open |
| Beacon | Girls |
| Cape Elizabeth | Open |
| Concord-Carlisle B | Open |
| Cumberland | Open |
| Falmouth | Girls |
| Falmouth | Open |
| Montpelier V | Open |
| Needham A | Girls |
| Needham B | Open |
| North Country | Open |
| Ottawa | Open |
| Ottawa | Girls |
An updated note about water
Potable drinking water: Of course there will be plenty of water for the players throughout the weekend. However, we do not have easy access to potable water sources and so ask your help in facilitating the “flow” of refilling water bottles. Each player should bring at lease one labeled (name of team and player) water bottle. Please come each morning with a full bottle of water.
We are in need of…
…additional 5 gallon water dispensers. If you can loan us one for the weekend, we’ll offer an extra loud cheer!!!! Contact Volunteer Director Melinda at melbiker@aol.com if you have one to spare.
Dinner Payments
Here’s what teams owe for dinner. At this point our dinner order has been locked in.
Unless your check is being mailed by Wednesday afternoon (5/7), please bring payment to the captain’s meeting on Saturday morning. Please note that your team will not be allowed to participate until your dinner payment has been paid in full.
Checks should be made out to “Ultimate Good” and sent to:
Josh Seamon
PVI2014 Dinner
183 Main St. #1
Easthampton, MA 01027
| Team Name | Division | State | $ owes for dinner |
| Amherst JVB | Open | MA | $80.00 |
| Attleboro | Open | MA | $260.00 |
| Cape Elizabeth | Open | ME | $150.00 |
| Columbia JV | Open | NJ | $200.00 |
| Concord-Carlisle | Girls | MA | $120.00 |
| Concord-Carlisle A | Open | MA | $160.00 |
| Concord-Carlisle B | Open | MA | $180.00 |
| Cumberland | Open | ME | $80.00 |
| Cumberland | Girls | ME | $90.00 |
| Falmouth | Girls | ME | $200.00 |
| Falmouth | Open | ME | $200.00 |
| Lexington | Girls | MA | $150.00 |
| Longmeadow A | Open | MA | $190.00 |
| Longmeadow A | Girls | MA | $200.00 |
| Longmeadow B | Open | MA | $150.00 |
| Longmeadow B | Girls | MA | $200.00 |
| Needham A | Girls | MA | $130.00 |
| Needham B | Girls | MA | $100.00 |
| Needham B | Open | MA | $300.00 |
| Northampton JV | Girls | MA | $150.00 |
| Northampton JV | Open | MA | $150.00 |
| Northampton V | Girls | MA | $150.00 |
| Northampton V | Open | MA | $150.00 |
| Ottawa | Open | ON | $220.00 |
| Ottawa | Girls | ON | $250.00 |
Check out our sponsors!
The 2014 Pioneer Valley Invitational is proudly sponsored by:
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Visit www.FrictionGloves.com today and use discount code “PVI2014″. Get yours today!
Breakmark
Check out some of the amazing tourney gear Breakmark will have on sale at the event:
Oh, and P.S.: The tourney discs have arrived!
5/4 Update
You’re doing a great job getting your paperwork done! Keep it up!
Here are some very important points:
0) All games for all divisions will take place at the Oxbow fields.
1) The absolute deadline for modifying your roster is noon on Wednesday, 5/14. Please make sure your roster is 100% complete by then. Remove any players that aren’t coming. Make sure everyone has signed their online waiver and paid their USAU dues. Make sure all chaperones have been added.
2) Please make sure you get your paperwork done, especially adding an NCSI background checked chaperone to your roster. You absolutely cannot play unless you have one of these on your roster. Keep in mind that one person can’t be the NCSI background checked chaperone for more than one team, and that the background check can take up to 14 days to clear.
3) Housing assignments will start going out early this week. The following teams still need to fill out the Dinner & Housing form. If the form isn’t filled out by midnight tonight (Sunday, 5/4) we will assume your team doesn’t need any housing and will not be purchasing any dinner tickets:
| Concord-Carlisle | Girls |
| John Jay | Open |
| Longmeadow A | Girls |
| Longmeadow B | Girls |
| Northampton JV | Girls |
| Northampton V | Girls |
4) All teams will be able to shower at the JFK Middle School on Saturday night, the location of the dinner/dance. The showers will be open from 5-8pm.
5) The competition schedule will be sent out soon. For planning purposes: The captain’s meeting will be at 8:15am on Saturday. All teams must attend regardless of byes. The awards ceremony will end no later than 5:30pm on Sunday.
The following teams have been cleared to participate! Great work! If your team is not listed, please check out the Team Status sheet to figure out what you’re missing.
| Amherst JVB | Open |
| ARHS JVA | Girls |
| ARHS JVB | Girls |
| Attleboro | Open |
| Beacon | Girls |
| Cape Elizabeth | Open |
| Concord-Carlisle B | Open |
| Falmouth | Girls |
| Falmouth | Open |
| Montpelier V | Open |
| North Country | Open |
| Ottawa | Girls |
As always, please let me know if you have any questions.
– Seamon
josh@pvinvite.org
7 hours…
The paperwork deadline is 7 hours away. A BIG thanks to the following teams for being awesome at getting all of their paperwork completed early:
| ARHS JVB | Girls |
| Attleboro | Open |
| Cape Elizabeth | Open |
| Concord-Carlisle B | Open |
| Falmouth | Girls |
| Falmouth | Open |
| North Country | Open |
Everyone else: Something is not complete with your paperwork. You can check the status of your paperwork right here. If you’re going to have trouble meeting today’s 3pm deadline and you haven’t emailed me already, please do so right now.
Some easy things some of you need to do:
1) Fill out the Dinner & Housing Form. ALL teams need to fill this out regardless of your need for meals or housing.
2) Make sure you add players to your event roster. I think some of you have your players just listed on your team roster. They need to also be specifically added to the PVI2014 event roster.
3) Email me scans of your medical authorization forms.
Again, if not for me, do it for the puppies:
30 hours until the paperwork deadline
30 hours remain until the paperwork deadline.
I just updated the master Team Status sheet.
Please get your paperwork done. If not for me, for all these sad puppies:
Help these puppies become happy. Get your paperwork done.
Berkshires boys looking for a few players
The Berkshires, an open club team, is looking for 4-6 pickup players. If you’re interested in picking up with their team, please email me at josh@pvinvite.org by Friday, 5/2.
Anyone who picks up with the team will get free access to dinner and if you’re not a full USAU member, the tournament committee will pay your one-time event fee.
Viewing the team status sheet
I just fixed a permissions issue on the team status sheet. You can always view the sheet embedded on the Team Status page. Additionally, you can view the sheet directly right here:
http://bit.ly/pvi2014-teamstatus
Remember, the 5/2 deadline is fast approaching!