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Subject: Information on Cuervo Championship, Boston, 9/11-9/12

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Subject: Information on Cuervo Championship, Boston, 9/11-9/12

This information was forwarded to me from Kathy Carson, tournament organizer 
(208-726-5990).  This message includes tournament schedule, rules, 
participants, and directions to the fields.


             THE JOSE CUERVO ULTIMATE CHAMPIONSHIPS, September 11th and 12th 
1992.
             Columbus Park, Boston, MA.


             SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

             Tuesday, September 8
                          Staff arrives in Boston


             Wednesday, September 9
                          Begin set-up - stage, lining fields, etc.
                          Ultimate canine team arrives

             Thursday, September 10
                    -     Ultimate dog, freestyle frisbee demonstrations
                          5:00 Copley Square
                    -     Site set-up finalized
                    -     Players arrive
                    -     Welcome Party - Bill's Bar (Landsdowne St. - adjacent 
to Fenway Park)
                          6:00 -8:00 P.M.


             Friday, September 11
                    -     8:00 A.M. Captains meeting
                          Columbus Park - frisbee central
                    -     9:00 A.M. Round robin competition begins - First 3 
rounds
                    -     12:00 Noon Lunch Break
                    -     12:00 Noon Ultimate Dog, freestyle frisbee
                          demonstration, Government Center
                    -     2:00 P.M. Round robin 4 and 5
                    -     P.M. Ultimate Pull Contest after competition ends
                    -     5:00 P.M. Ultimate Dog, freestyle frisbee
                          demonstration, Landsdowne St. (adjacent to Fenway 
Park)
                    -     5:00 - 8:00 P.M. - Block Party - Landsdowne St. 
(adjacent to Fenway Park)
                          Music, food and disc activities (i.e., nerf frisbee 
golf)

             Saturday, September 12
                    -     8:00 A.M. Final round robin matches 6 and 7
                    -     A.M. Games for spectators
                    -     Ultimate Canine Contest
                    -     11:00 A.M. Semi-final competition
                    -     12:00 Noon - Finals Ultimate Canine Contest -
                          Pull Contests, etc. during lunch break
                    -     1:30 P.M. Women's Final
                    -     3:00 P.M. Men's Final
                    -     Awards Ceremony immediately following
                    -     7:00 - 9:00 P.M. - Private party at the "Tent" -
                          coordinated with distributor - Directions attached


          SCHEDULE

          The Captain's meeting for both the Open and Women's  Division  will
          be held at 8 a.m. on Friday at Frisbee Central. (see map)
          We will start promptly at the horn. First round  on  Friday  will
          begin at 9 a.m. we will allow a fifteen  minute  break  between
          games. This break will begin once ALL  GAMES  ARE  FINISHED.  The
          official clock will be at center stage along with the  horn,  and
          break will be announced. In other words,  once  all  games  are
          finished announcer will signify this by saying..."All  teams  now
          have fifteen minutes to next start time." All results will  be
          announced after each round, and the scores will  be  posted.  Since
          there will be some close games that last longer than  others,  we
          will probably get off the published schedule.  However,  we  will
          not penalize teams by shortening the breaks.  The  official  clock
          and the airhorn will be the final Authority.

          There will be a total of seven rounds of  preliminary  play.  We
          will play five rounds on Friday, and two rounds on Saturday
          morning.

          All teams will take a ninety-minute lunch break  after  Round
          three is completed on Friday. As the event site is  in  a  downtown
          location, the lunch choices nearby are good.  A map will be
          provided, and there will be some on-site  concessions.  To  assure
          the quality and quantity of your team's nutritional  needs,  we
          urge you to make your own arrangements. Like  last  year,  fruit,
          bagels, and water will be provided throughout  the  tournament.
          Play for rounds 6 and 7 on Saturday morning will begin at  8  a.m.

          SEMIFINALS

          At the end of seven rounds of preliminary play, the top  four  Open
          and the top four Women's teams will advance  to  the  semifinal
          round. The semifinal round will also be played to  TEN;  win  by
          two, with a ONE HOUR time cap; exactly the same as the
          preliminary round. The semifinalists will be  determined  based  on
          record after seven games.  In the event of a tie,  the  following
          criteria will break the tie.

          FINALS

          The Open and the Women's Final Games will be played to a  total  of
          FIFTEEN points, with a ONE-HOUR time cap. This  will  be  in
          keeping with the shortened format for the whole tournament.
          Remember, it is an experiment. My feeling is,  teams  that  win
          with the short game format will like it: and teams that  lose  with
          the shortened format will blame it. Just remember,  it's  the  same
          for everyone.

           ADDITIONAL RULES/TOURNAMENT LAYOUT
           The tournament will be  played  according  to  the  UPA  Ninth  
Edition
           Rules, with the following exceptions:

           Open Division:
           1)   The playing field for the men  will  be  ninety  yards  in  
length
           by forty yards in width.  Each endzone will be fifteen yards
           deep.
           2)   At mid-field, or forty-five  yards  from  each  goal  line,  
there
           will be the "Gold  Shot"  line.  Completed  goals  thrown  from  
behind
           this line are worth  two  points  to  the  scoring  team.  The  
thrower
           must have both feet  behind  the  line  upon  release.  Any  
offensive
           reception in the endzone resulting  from  this  throw  will  count  
two
           points, including those tipped by either an offensive or
           defensive player. THE ONE  EXCEPTION  to  this  is  "the  play,"  
where
           a player leaps out of bounds, grasps  the  disc,  and  throws  it  
back
           into play before coming  to  rest  out  of  bounds.  This  will  
result
           in a one point goal.
           3)   The Brick Rule will  be  applied  as  follows.  Any  pull  
thrown
           out the sideline before the endzone will be played from the
           middle of the field  adjacent  to  the  point  it  left  the  
field.  A
           hand check is required by the defense.  The offense has the
           option of calling for the pull to be  re-thrown  when  the  disc  is
           pulled out the side. Any pull thrown  out  of  the  side  or  the  
back
           of the endzone on a fly will be played from the brick circle,
           which will be at the  center  of  the  field,  twenty  yards  from  
the
           goal line.  ONLY a ground cheek is required from the brick
           circle--no hand check is required.


           Women's Division:

           1)   All of the above rules will  apply  to  the  Women'S  Division
           also, except that the playing  field  will  remain  the  regulation
           seventy  yards,  with  twenty-five  yard  endzones.  Thus,  the   
"Gold
           Shot" line will be at midfield,  or  thirty-five  yards  from  each
           goal line.  The brick circle will be at fifteen yards.

          NOTE: A field official/scorekeeper will be assigned  to  each
          field. He or she will be positioned at the  midfield  point,  and
          will be the final judge if there is a dispute regarding  a  foot
          fault on the two-point line. They are NOT  observers,  and  will
          not make any other calls.  observers will be in place for the
          semis and the finals only.


          TOURNAMENT FORMAT

          The Open Division and the Women's Division will play  an  identical
          format for the tournament. Since there are eight  teams  in  each
          division, this should be easy to understand and follow.
          Just as we played in last year's CUERVO CHAMPIONSHIPS,  we  will
          play a round-robin between all teams, the difference  being  that
          there are eight teams in the Open Division this year  rather  than
          ten. In other words, each team will play  SEVEN  preliminary  games
          in the preliminary round. Each team will play  EVERY  OTHER  team
          in the division. Rather than playing three long  pool  play  games
          in a day, you will be playing five short games in a day.  The
          actual Ultimate played will be about the same, albeit more
          intense all the way through. Substitutions will have  to  be  we
          thought out. Since they will have to be  accomplished  during
          shorter games, and starting players will have to find time to
          rest during games that are tight, rather than waiting for  a  big
          lead to open up. I think the end result will be  that  teams,  and
          you captains, will learn a lot about your own  endurance  and
          ability to respond to pressure--certainly both things that  make  a
          stronger team.

          Since there will be NO SEEDING, teams will be drawn randomly  to
          numbers 1-8, and then placed into the  round-robin  schedule.

          The following applies equally to both Divisions:
          --Games will be played to ten; win by two; cap at twelve.
          --Games will have a ONE-HOUR time cap. An air  horn  will  signify
          start of each game--all games will start simultaneously  on  all
          fields.  Another blast will sound at the halfway point.  Two
          short blasts will signify ten minutes left, and one  long  blast
          will mean ONE HOUR is up. At that time, one  of  several  things
          will happen.

          A.   GAME IS BETWEEN POINTS (pull has not yet been thrown)

                    score is tied. Game will be played  to  two  points
                    higher than current score. (score is a to  8--play  to
                    10).
                    one team leads by one goal. Game will be  played  to  one
                    goal higher than the high score. (score is 9  to  8--play
                    to 10).
                    one teams leads by two or more.  Game is over.

          B.   GAME IS IN PROGRESS. (Pull has been thrown.  Even  if  pull
          goes out the side, and one team calls for another pull,  the  first
          pull attempt signifies the start of play, and the game  is  then
          considered in progress. If horn sounds during a  timeout,  that  is
          considered to be in progress, as long as it was  called  during
          play and not between points.)
                    point in progress results in one team leading by two  or
                    more.  Game is over.
                    point in progress results in one team leading  by  one
                    goal.  Game is played to one goal higher than the
                    leading team's score.
                    point in progress results in a tie score.  Game  will  be
                    played to two points higher than the  current  score.

          As in any tournament where time caps are used, there  is  room
          for abuse. We hope and expect that teams will  honor  the  Spirit
          of the Game in all cases.


          TIEBREAKERS

          Scoring Percentage: if two teams are both 4-3, the tie will  be
          broken by comparing the total number of points scored  and  the
          total number of points against. Let's say your team  is  4-3,  with
          64 total points scored, and 45 goals scored against  you.  Your
          percentage is 64 divided by 45, or 1.42t. Now, another team  is
          also 4-3, with 65 goals scored, and 44 goals scored  against,  or
          1.48t. They would advance ahead of you because they have  a  higher
          scoring percentage. Should the scoring percentages  not  break  the
          tie, we then go to: Head to Head: The two teams in  question  with
          identical scoring percentages are matched--whoever won  between
          them advances.

         The reason we are using Scoring Percentage as the  first  way
          to break a tie, is so that each goal in each game  is  important.
          Because of the short, rapid game format, consistency is  going  to
          be very important. Scoring percentage rewards  this  much  more
          effectively than does a single head to head match that you  may
          have lost at the cap.


          FIELDS

          We are playing at a city park in the middle of Boston.
          The fields will be cut short, very fast, very hard,  with  average
          grass, and some bare spots, like most city parks.  We  think  the
          proximity to downtown will help stimulate  spectator  attendance,
          something that is important to JOSE CUERVO in  their  continued
          support of our sport.

          We have nine fields total, eight preliminary fields,  and  a
          stadium that will be used only for the finals.  Four  fields  will
          be designated Open fields, four will be  designated  Women's
          fields. This will eliminate as much confusion  about  lines  as
          possible. All fields are at the same  site,  with  the  maximum
          walking distance between fields being approximately 250  yards.
          Each field will have a shade tent, water  and  ice.  Frisbee
          Central, and the stage will be at the center of all  eight  fields,
          and the PA system and airhorn will be heard at  all  fields.
          Cuervo will also be providing complementary  physical  therapists
          and sport massage at frisbee central.


         UNIFORMS

         Teams are expected to have a set of matching light and matching
         dark uniforms.  Numbers are not required, as finals shirts will
         be provided to those teams making the finals.  These will have
         numbers.


         PRIZE MONEY

         There is a total purse of $15,000 available. This  will  be  split
         in half between the Open and the Women's Divisions.  Of the
         $7,500 available for each division, the payout will be as follows
         for both:

         Jose Cuervo Champion s         $4,000
         Jose Cuervo Runners Up        $2,000
         Jose Cuervo Semifinalist    s     $  750 each

 
         QUALIFYING TEAMS

              MEN:                            
              New York Ultimate                       
              Boston Ultimate                                 
              Iguana (San Diego)                                          
              Windy City Ultimate (Chicago)                 
              Gainesville (FL)                                 
              Oregon Rhinos              
              Gimme Five Bucks (DC)              
              Tunas (St. Louis)

               WOMEN:
               Lady Godiva (Boston)
               Safari (Santee, 
CA)                                                                
               DV8 (Denver)
               Condors (LA)
               Mainciacs (Oakland, CA)
               Hucksters (Sarasota, 
FL)                                                                
               Women On The Verge (Seattle)    
               Nemesis (Illinois)


          DIRECTIONS TO "THE TENT"

           314 Victory Road
           North Quincy, MA
           (617) 471-3881



          FROM POINTS NORTH AND THE MASS PIKE:


               Take   Southeast    Expressway    (Rt.   93   Southbound)     to
          Quincy/Neponset, Exit 12. Take a  right  at  yellow  flashing  light.
          Go over Neponset River Bridge, bear  left  over  bridge,  take  first
          right and follow signs to Marina Bay.


          FROM POINTS SOUTH:


               Take Rt. 128 South or Rt. 3 North to  Rt.  93  North  (Southeast
          Expressway) . Get off at Adams St. /Milton, Exit 9.  Go  through  two
          sets of lights.    At the third set of  lights,  take  a  right  onto
          Squantum Street.     Continue  for  5-6  miles  through   two   major
          intersections and  Marina Bay is on left.