Feb 14th Announcement
From: jbardos(at)ucsc.edu Subject: WCRC Tourney: Sat. Mar. 4 @ San Jose State University Date: February 14, 2006 To: wcrc@googlegroups.com Reply-To: wcrc@googlegroups.com Hi All! Just a quick note that the planning details are finally solidifying for our next WCRC tourney: Saturday, March 4, at San Jose State University. This tournament will in fact be USRA sanctioned! It's Official! (See http://www.californiaracquetball.org/ - Tournament Calendar.) This is very valuable for you and for the growth of the WCRC - It will mean that we are nationally recognized as a collegiate racquetball division! In order to be a sanctioned tournament, each participant will need to join the USRA. And, just today I was able to secure a $5 discount for new members who signup at the tournament. You can get a USRA membership at the tournament for only $25 (cash), which includes: - One-year subscription to RACQUETBALL Magazine - Secondary medical insurance - Tournament Eligibility - Essentially all tournaments, other than our earlier two tournaments, require a USRA membership. There are a lot of exciting public tournaments out there, and you will need to be a USRA member to play in them. - Access to Elite Training opportunities - National ranking services - And much, much more ... see http://www.usra.org and click "Member Services". The tournament date is a little close to our last tournament, but it is even closer to Collegiate Nationals: March 29 - April 1 at Arizona State University, Tempe AZ. See: https://webpoint.usra.org/wp/Events/ViewTournament.asp?EventID=127956 Oh, and we will be using Penn racquetballs at this tourney. More details will follow ... Please forward this on to your team. Thanks, -John Bardos -831 335 3308
Feb 23rd Announcement
From: jbardos(at)ucsc.edu Subject: WCRC Tourney: Sat. Mar. 4 @ San Jose State University Date: February 23, 2006 To: wcrc@googlegroups.com Reply-To: wcrc@googlegroups.com Hi All, We're going to be looking for your rosters within the next week. The cutoff date for rosters is end of day Thursday, March 2nd. We will publish the draw by Friday evening with a starting schedule for the first round of matches. Our goal with this tournament is to have a published schedule of matches, giving the players some opportunity to anticipate the start time of their next matches. Consequently, we cannot make too many accommodations and changes to the schedule at the start of the tournament. So get your players to the tournament or loose points! Finally, we're considering running a parallel tournament of either Rock-Paper-Scissors, or Backgammon! Something fun to do in between matches. Give us some feedback on the level of interest in either, or both. thanks, -John Bardos -831 335 3308
Parking Announcement
From: ldubia(at)dubiastallworth.com Subject: Mar 4 Tournament at San Jose State Date: February 25, 2006 To: wcrc@googlegroups.com Reply-To: wcrc@googlegroups.com Just want to let everyone know to bring $8 for parking in the garage. If you park on the street you may get a $50 ticket or worse get towed away. So please park in the garage and buy the parking pass. They are located at the third floor and above in the 7th street facility at each end of the garage. I'm looking forward to seeing you all there. Larry
Directions
From: ldubia(at)dubiastallworth.com Subject: How to get here from there Date: February 25, 2006 To: wcrc@googlegroups.com Reply-To: wcrc@googlegroups.com Here are two links you can look at to get directions to the University. Park in the seventh street garage and walk to the Event Center. The courts are between teh stairwells in the Sport Club complex. The first link is the directions, the second is the campus map.http://sjsu.edu/about_sjsu/campus_maps/directions/
Feb 27th Announcement
From: jbardos(at)ucsc.edu
Subject: WCRC Tourney: Sat. Mar. 4 @ San Jose State University
Date: February 27, 2006
To: wcrc@googlegroups.com
Reply-To: wcrc@googlegroups.com
Hi All ...
NEW & IMPROVED
We have 8 courts for this tournament! Consequently, we
will be using one court for a concurrent doubles
tournament!!! Structure of the doubles tourney will be
based on the teams submitted, so please submit men's,
women's and mixed doubles teams with your team rosters.
Also, with the higher availability of courts, this
tournament will easily finish on time, and with more
racquetball!
TOURNAMENT ROSTERS
The cutoff date for rosters is end of day Thursday, March
2nd, including any doubles teams. We will publish the draw
by Friday evening with a starting schedule for the first
round of matches. Each school can bring guests &
spectators. However, we need to know the names of these
people in advance. Please send the names of any non-team
members who will be attending.
TOURNAMENT START TIME
The tournament will start promptly at 9 am, Saturday Mar.
4. Please arrive at approximately 8:30 am, and if you
arrive on time you will have a little extra time to warm
up on the courts.
TOURNAMENT COSTS & FOOD
The tournament costs $10, and must be paid when you
arrive. Additionally, you MUST be a USRA member. Please
bring your membership card, or pay a discounted rate of
$25 cash when you arrive for your one-year USRA
membership.
These costs cover food, drinks, racquetballs, and USRA
sanctioning! There is a food court on campus about two
blocks away. The food provided at this tournament will be
similar to the food at the previous UC Davis tourney;
however there will be some more substantial lunch choices.
FACILITIES
Lockers - People can use day lockers on a first come first
served basis and should bring their own locks. There are
also some coin-operated lockers.
Towels - You will need to bring your own towels.
Address -
Event Center Sport Club
408.924.6368
Corner of South 7th and San Carlos streets
San Jose, CA 95192-0201
Directions -
http://www.union.sjsu.edu/maps_and_directions/directions.htm
http://sjsu.edu/about_sjsu/campus_maps/directions/
http://sjsu.edu/inc/content/campus_maps/map.pdf
After you park in the 7th Street Garage, cross 7th Street
and head slightly in towards the campus. The Event Center
will be on your right.
PARKING
Park in the 7th Street Parking Garage. This is near the
end of 7th Street on the left. Parking is $8 for an all
day pass.
TOURNAMENT RULES
Due to time and space limitations, the following rules
will be in affect:
- Matches are 2 out of 3 games.
- The first 2 games are to 11 points, and
- The 3rd game, if necessary, is to 7 points.
- All games are decided by 1 point - first player to 11,
or 7, points wins.
- Use the 10-second rule - 10 seconds between recovering
the ball and serving.
- 5 minutes of warm up time before a match.
- Matches are self-refereed.
- All other USRA rules apply.
TOURNAMENT FORMAT
The tournament will use the "Olympic" format, which is
also used for Collegiate Nationals. We will have 3 men's
divisions, and one women's division.
Within each division, there will be four sub-divisions.
Players who loose a match will drop down into the lower
sub-divisions to continue playing. The specific structure
is:
Division #
Gold
Blue
Red
White
All players start in the Gold sub-division. A loss in
first round (of Gold) will put you in the Red division. A
loss in second round of Gold puts you in the Blue
division. A loss in first round of Red puts you in the
White division. Winning players continue to play within
their sub-division. Consequently, each player will play
at least 3 matches. This same structure is used for
Division 2 and Division 3.
Points are awarded based on your final standing at the end
of the tournament. A complete breakdown of the points
will be provided later, when finalized, however for
Division 1 the points may be like the following.
Division 1 First Second Third Fourth Other
Gold 280 210 175 140 70
Blue 142 124 115 106 88
Red 68 51 43 34 17
White 24 18 15 12 6
Note:
- Points are awarded based on your final standing at the
end of the tournament and are NOT accumulated over the
course of the tournament.
- You must win at least one match, by the end of the
tournament, to be awarded any points.
For the women's division, points are awarded based on your
final standing at the end of the tournament:
Point Schedule
1st 280
2nd 218
3rd 170
4th 132
5th 103
6th 80
...
Points will be totaled for a team, and the team with the
most points wins.
See you soon at San Jose State!
-John Bardos
-831 335 3308