*Cork** Open Ultimate Frisbee Tournament 2009 Invitation*
We are delighted to invite you to the illustrious Cork Open Ultimate Frisbee Tournament 2009. Now in its 6th year, Cork Open is seeking to retain the prestigious award of "IFDA: Tournament of the Year" for the 3rd year in a row. * * *The Tournament* The two day Cork Open 2009 tournament will be held on the weekend of Saturday 31st October / Sunday 1st November at University College Cork’s main outdoor sports venue “the farm”. The tournament will feature 24 teams including Ireland’s top club and university teams as well as a mixture of foreign teams from the rest of Europe. Previous tournaments have attracted teams from all over Europe including clubs from the UK, Belgium, Luxemburg and Italy. As always, there will also be a pick-up team which will most likely feature players from even further a field. This years Cork Open will be peer pooled so as to provide competitive ultimate for all participants throughout the weekend, with each team being guaranteed 7 games. Specifics of game time etc will be confirmed closer to the date. * * *The Fee * This year Cork Open has adopted a player fee financing scheme, rather than the previous team fee method. All players will be required to pay €20 to register and in return will be entitled to: § Breakfast on both mornings. Each team will be given their own breakfast pack so as to prevent a free for all. Water will also be included as a part of the breakfast pack and the containers can be refilled on site and kept for the duration of the day. Hot drinks will also be available in the morning at a minimal charge. § Individual catered lunches on both days. Lunch will be provided by a catering company, supplying each player with an individual lunch pack which will include a sandwich, drink, crisps, fruit and chocolate. (Vegetarian/Coeliac lunch options can be requested in advance). There will also be a limited number of lunches available for purchase for non-competing spectators. § Entry into 2 parties (Friday & Saturday night) A welcoming party will be held on Friday night (venue to be confirmed). A party will also be held on Saturday night in Cyprus Avenue (bar/nightclub) in the city centre. Finger food will be provided at both parties. § Oh and finally all players will be entitled to at least 7 games of fun competitive ultimate against a host of teams from near and far. * * *The Accommodation * UCC players will try to host as many players as possible in student accommodation so as to reduce the costs for traveling teams. Due to this free accommodation being limited, preference will be shown primarily to teams traveling from further afield. There are many hostels and B&B’s in Cork city and we will provide a list of these upon registration. So, if you wish to a register yourself or your team and/or you have any questions, please send us an e-mail at [email protected] as soon as possible. The cut-off date for entries is September 14th. Details and pictures of previous tournaments can be viewed on http://corkopen.uccultimate.com/. Regards Brian O’Callaghan & Kieran Giller Tournament Directors __________________________________________________ BritDisc mailing list [email protected] http://www.fysh.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/britdisc Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/staying-informed
