The Regional Qualifying Tournament for Montana Premier U14, U16, and U18 teams will be held in Billings on May 29-30. Field headquarters, concessions, trainers, MYSA administrators and referee headquarters will all be located at Amend Soccer Park.
Please support our Regional Qualifying Tournament vendors:
Biff & Ben’s Brew and BBQ
Beartooth Coffee Roasters
Summer Snow
Village Kettle Corn
Hott Shotts Photography
Meeting Headquarters: Where: Holiday Inn Grand Montana, Billings
5500 Midland Road
Billings, MT
406-248-7701
Team Credential Check-in: Who: All premier team’s medical releases, player passes, MYSA roster, team contact form
When: Received by Marcia Armstrong NO LATER THAN MAY 26
Mail to: Marcia Armstrong, P.O. BOX 9, Helena, MT 59601
Mandatory Referee Meeting: When: Friday, May 28, 2010
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Mandatory Coaches Meeting: Who: All coaches and assistant coaches
When: Friday, May 28, 2010
8:30 p.m.
DOWNLOADS & LINKS
Download
MYSA RQT Info here.
Download a
Regional Qualifying Tournament (RQT) t-shirt preorder form here.
Go to the
RQT Schedule here.
Download a
RQT Field Map here.
Credential Check-In Requirements for Team Managers:
1. Each participating CLUB will MAIL in one USPS flat rate medium box the following to the State Registrar, Marcia Armstrong, for EACH PREMIER TEAM:
* Official MYSA roster
* Player passes
* Registration/medical release
* Team Locator Information form
2. Contents above for each team will be put in a 10x14 manila envelope and labelled with the team age division and club.
3. Club package must arrive to Marcia prior to 5/27/10.
4. The team manager will pick up the roster, medical releases, and passes at the tournament hotel headquarters after 7:00 p.m. on Friday 5/28/10 or at Amend Park headquarters two hours prior to their first game.
5. The state registrar will be randomly selecting teams to present birth certificates and to include birth certificates in their team's credentials packet. Clubs will be notified by May 3, 2010 if they need to include copies of birth certificates or other approved documents of DOB.
First Place Teams: Must be available post final games for the FWR credentialing. PLEASE BE READY TO GIVE KAREN YOUR TOTAL ROOM RESERVATION TOTAL! New Passes and rosters will be made and signed. Teams WILL NEED new current photos for each player, coach, and manager for the new passes -OR- have a current photo uploaded on Got Soccer. Teams will report back to Tournament Headquarters at Amend Park as a group to have these processed.
WE LOVE OUR CLUB VOLUNTEERS! PLEASE HELP US OUT ONE MORE TIME ...Thank you, thank you to all the volunteers that helped with the Stockman Bank Magic City Classic. You are what make the tournament such a success! Congratulations on another job well done! If your player’s team is in the RQT, please help out whereever you can. If your player is not participating but you would like to get some volunteer hours, we could definitely use the help.
Regional Qualifying Tournament Volunteer Help The Regional Qualifying Tournament is just around the corner and that means our committee chairs are needing volunteers. Most jobs are scheduled in 2-4 hour shifts. The following is a list of various tournament volunteer opportunities. ONLY SIGN UP WITH ONE GROUP TO AVOID GETTING DOUBLE BOOKED!
Field & Equipment Volunteers Field day for RQT is May 28th from 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. We will be setting up 6 fields, tent for referees, and pop-up tent for information booth. We need 15-20 people. Please contact Karen Long at
longkaren@bresnan.net for more information or to volunteer to help.
Field Marshals If you signed up as your team field marshal, and your player’s team is in the RQT, we need you. Others are also welcome! Marshals take care of any problems which might arise during a game.
- Works with the center ref to take care of a problem parent, coach, or fan.
- Enforces ‘No Dog/Tobacco/Alcohol’ policy at Amend Park.
- Encourages parents and players to pick up litter.
- Takes care of lost and found articles.
Contact Michelle Smith at
michellesmith@bresnan.net.
Clean-Up - Helps empty garbage cans around Amend Park throughout the weekend.
- Helps ‘tear down’ the tournament after the tournament is done on Sunday.
Contact Linda Kimmet at
lkimmet@msn.com.
Referee Food Tent - Oversees that food and drinks are dispersed to referees.
Contact Monica Maher at
jmkkmaher@bresnan.net or 855-3139.
Parking Lot Attendants - Directs traffic and keeps cars out of restricted area.
This is a fairly easy and straight forward job. Feel free to bring your lawn chair. People will be scheduled in 2 hour shifts. Please note how many 2 hour shifts you would like and the name of your child's team if they are playing in the RQT.
Contact Terry Stapleton at
stapletonct@bresnan.net.
T-Shirt & Information Booth - Sells T-shirts
- Answers questions.
- Directs people to fields.
- Manages the ‘Lost & Found’.
Contact Mary Johnson at
maryjohnson5@msn.com or 670-3351.
Tournament Volunteer Coordinators will attempt to schedule around your child/children's games on Saturday. This is more difficult to do on Sunday as those game schedules are dependent on the outcome of Saturday games. In order to accommodate this, please include your name, home phone, cell phone, and child's team (example: U13 Boys Red, Coach Smith).
Thank you in advance for your help. We are looking forward to a fabulous tournament!
Susan Maier & Terry Stapleton
Tournament Co-Chairs
No dogs or other pets are permitted at the SOCCER fields on or off a leash.
Tobacco Free Zones – all of the SOCCER fields, including parking areas, are considered smoke-free/tobacco-free.
