Amherst Regional
Middle School 2011 Ultimate Invitational
The tournament will be held on
Sunday May 22 2011
About
the Tournament
This spring we will be celebrating the 14th Annual Amherst Middle School
Invitational Tournament. The following teams will be attending:
- Amherst Regional Middle School Travel Team
- Andover Middle School Team (MA)
- Bement School (Deerfield, MA)
- Boston Collegiate Charter School (MA)
- Community Day Charter Public School (Lawrence, MA)
- Compass School (Westminster Station, VT)
- Four Rivers Middle School Boys (Greenfield, MA)
- Four Rivers Middle School Girls (Greenfield, MA)
- Hartsbrook School (Hadley, MA)
- Hilltown Cooperative Charter Public School A (Haydenville, MA)
- Hilltown Cooperative Charter Public School B (Haydenville, MA)
- Lander Grinspoon Academy (Northampton, MA)
- North Branch School (Ripton, VT)
- PVPA (Hadley, MA)
- Rhode Island Ultimate
- Westfield Middle School A (NJ)
- Westfield Middle School B (NJ)
Signing
Up
| If you want to come to the tournament, you must let us know by phone,
mail, or email by April 15, 2011. You can mail in your $50 entry fee, or
bring it on the day of the tournament. Checks should be made out to ARMS ULTIMATE. |
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| Things we need to know: |
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Adult Contact name, phone number, mailing address, email address |
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School name and/or team name |
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Age range of players on team |
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Number of players on team |
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Coed or single-gender |
Tournament
Frequently Asked Questions
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The tournament will take place on Sunday, May 22, 2011 . |
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| Who is allowed to play in the tournament? |
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This is a tournament for Middle School teams. No players beyond 8th grade may play in the tournament without the permission of the TD. Both coed and single-gender teams are OK. Our preference
is for single-school teams, but composite teams may be accepted with the permission of the TD. |
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| Is this tournament appropriate for my team ? |
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There will be teams at the tournament representing all levels of play, from brand-new teams with no experience to teams that play at a high level (for middle school). The tournament does not have a traditional 'championship' format - instead, your team will play games against other teams that are at a similar level of experience and ability. |
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| Who is in charge of the tournament? |
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The director of the Amherst Middle School Invitational is Jim Pistrang
(coach, Amherst
Regional Middle School Ultimate). All decisions regarding eligibility,
acceptance of bids, seeding, and rules will be made by Jim. |
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A staff of adult volunteers will help supervise the tournament. |
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| How do you decide which bids to accept? |
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At this point, we will accept anyone who wants to come, but space may
be limited, so contact me asap and reserve a space. |
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The entry fee for the tournament is $50 per team. |
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| What do we get for our money? |
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We will provide water, a disc, and a Team Box for each team, containing
fruit and bagels. We also use the money for school fees. |
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| Do we need an adult chaperone? |
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Absolutely. You must have an adult chaperone if you want to play in
the tournament, and the chaperone must be with your team for the entire
time. |
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| How many games will my team play? |
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Visiting teams will generally play three games. If a team wants to play four games we may be able to accommodate them, and if a team only wants to play two games that is OK. One or two games may be against one of the Amherst Middle School intramural teams. |
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| What is the format of the tournament? |
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There is not a 'championship' format. Visiting teams will play against teams that are at about the same level in terms of age and experience. |
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Tournament
Format and Schedule
Tournament Format
- The tournament will be played on six fields.
- Due to the time and field limits, there will not be a 'championship game' at the end of the tournament. There will be an SOTG award at the end of the tournament, based on voting by all teams.
- Visiting teams will play three or four games. All efforts will be made to schedule games that are fair and competitive.
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| Captains' Meeting at 9:00 |
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| Game 1 start at 9:30 end at 10:45 |
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Field 1 ARMS vs Hartsbrook |
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Field 2 Westfield A vs Four Rivers Boys |
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Field 3 Westfield B vs Four Rivers Girls |
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Field 4 PVPA vs North Branch |
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Field 5 CDCPS vs Hilltown B |
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Field 6 Compass vs Rhode Island |
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Bye: Bement, Lander Grinspoon, Hilltown A, Andover, BCCS |
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| Game 2 start at 11:00 end at 12:15 |
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Field 1 ARMS vs Bement |
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Field 2 Hartsbrook vs Four Rivers Boys |
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Field 3 Westfield B vs Lander Grinspoon |
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Field 4 Rhode Island vs Andover |
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Field 5 BCCS vs Hilltown A |
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Field 6 Four Rivers Girls vs North Branch |
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Bye: Westfield A, PVPA, CDCPS, Hilltown B, Compass |
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| Game 3 start at 12:30 end at 1:45 |
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Field 1 Hartsbrook vs Westfield A |
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Field 2 Hilltown A vs Rhode Island |
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Field 3 Westfield B vs Bement |
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Field 4 PVPA vs Compass |
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Field 5 BCCS vs Andover |
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Field 6 CDCPS vs North Branch |
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Bye: ARMS, Four Rivers Boys, Lander Grinspoon, Four Rivers Girls, Hilltown B |
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| Game 4 start at 2:00 end at 3:15 |
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Field 1 ARMS vs Four Rivers Boys |
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Field 2 Andover vs Westfield A |
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Field 3 Four Rivers Girls vs Hilltown B |
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Field 4 CDCPS vs Rhode Island |
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Field 5 Hilltown A vs Compass |
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Field 6 Bement vs Lander Grinspoon |
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Bye: Hartsbrook, Westfield B, PVPA, BCCS, North Branch |
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| Game 5 start at 3:30 end at 4:45 |
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Field 1 ARMS vs Westfield A |
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Field 2 Hartsbrook vs Compass |
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Field 3 Westfield B vs Hilltown B |
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Field 4 PVPA vs Four Rivers Boys |
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Field 5 Hilltown A vs Andover |
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Field 6 BCCS vs Lander Grinspoon |
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Bye: Four Rivers Girls, CDCPS, Rhode Island, Bement, North Branch |
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Game Rules
- Games will be played to 13.
- A 5 minute half-time will take place when the first team reaches 7
or 30 minutes after the scheduled Start Time, whichever comes first.
- Game will be soft capped at two above the high score at 10 minutes before the end time.
- Game will be hard capped at the end time.
- Each team is allowed one two-minute time out per half plus one floating
time out.
- Please keep set-up time between points to a minimum, since the games
are short.
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Contact Information
- mail Amherst Middle School Ultimate
- Jim Pistrang
- 41 High Point Drive
- Amherst, MA 01002
- email ultimate@jpcr.com
- phone 413-256-1737
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Who Played Last
Year?
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Directions
Directions from the East via the Mass Pike to Amherst Regional High
School
- 1) Exit 8...Rt 32 Palmer/Amherst
- 2) LEFT at the end of the ramp (after the toll booth) on to 32 North.
Ignore signs telling you to go right!
- 3) Go 7/10 of a mile, turn LEFT at light, leaving 32 North. Sign points
to Thorndike and Three Rivers
- 4) Follow road for 2.2 miles, to a STOP sign. Turn right at the stop
sign on to 181 North.
- 5) Follow 181 North. In 8/10 of a mile 181 takes a LEFT turn. Don't
miss it! After the turn, go another 5.8 miles on 181 North, to the traffic
light at the center of Belchertown.
- 6) Go straight through the light, you will now be on route 202 North.
Stay on 202 North for 9/10 of a mile to the intersection with route 9.
Turn left on to route 9 West.
- 7) Stay on route 9 West all the way to Amherst. When you reach the
traffic light at the intersection with 116 south, you are in downtown Amherst.
Turn RIGHT at the light on to North Pleasant Street. (Note: turn LEFT on
to 116 South if you are going to Hampshire College)
- 8) Go through downtown, passing through 3 traffic lights. At the third
light, turn RIGHT on to Triangle Street. There is a Bertuccis Restaurant
on the corner just before the turn.
- 9) Go past Cottage Street and pass the baseball fields on your left.
- 10) Turn left immediately after the baseball fields into ARHS.
- 11) Take a left when facing the school and park in the side lot on
your right above the fields.
Directions from Route 91 (northbound) to Amherst Regional High School
- 1) Exit the second Northampton exit, Route 9
- 2) RIGHT at the end of the ramp on to 9 East.
- 3) Follow road for a few miles, past large shopping malls on both sides
of road, and into Amherst.
- 4) When you reach the traffic light intersection with route 116 South
you are in downtown Amherst. Turn LEFT at the light on to North Pleasant
Street. (Note: turn RIGHT on to 116 South if you are going to Hampshire
College)
- 5) Go through downtown, passing through 2 traffic lights. At the third
light, turn RIGHT on to Triangle Street. There is a Bertuccis Restaurant
on the corner just before the turn.
- 6) Go past Cottage Street and pass the baseball fields on your left.
- 7) Turn left immediately after the baseball fields into ARHS.
- 8) Take a left when facing the school and park in the side lot on your
right above the fields.
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