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Dear Kickballers:
Welcome to DC! We are happy to announce that 22 teams from up and down the east coast will be competing in the first annual Kickball365 Open Tournament. Thank you for being a part of our first event and we look forward to many more tournaments to come in our Nation’s Capital!
The weekend’s festivities will kick off at 7:00 p.m. on Friday evening, with a Meet & Greet at Grand Central Bar in the Adams Morgan neighborhood! We will enjoy some good food and drink, meet some fellow competitors, and draw the placements for the Pool Play games. Grand Central is accessible via Metro’s Red Line to the Woodley Park stop or via cab. You can find additional directions within this Packet.
Due to the increased number of teams, we will begin on Saturday morning bright and early to ensure we can get through all pool play and tourney brackets before the sun goes down! We will start with a Captain’s meeting at the field’s command center at 7:30 a.m. We expect to begin pool play at 8:00 a.m. Additionally, we have partnered with KickballLegends.com to launch the Kickball365 Open Tournament Fan Poll. Head over to http://www.kickballlegends.com/k365openpoll/ to vote for your team!
We’ll celebrate on Saturday night, beginning at 8:00 p.m. at Eighteenth & Red Bar in the Adams Morgan neighborhood. The bar is accessible via Metro’s Red Line to the Woodley Park/Adams Morgan station, Dupont Circle station (Q Street exit), or via cab. You can find additional directions within this Packet.
The tourney weekend will conclude with a Nats/Cubs game at 1:35 p.m. on Sunday at Nationals Park for those who have purchased tickets. All kickballers who purchased tickets should meet outside the Center Field gate at 1:00 p.m. You can find additional details within this Packet.
We know this will be a great weekend and are looking forward to seeing you all in DC on the 18th!! If you have any questions, please feel free to send your inquiries to contactus@kickball365.com.
See you soon!!
Matt
Matt Kemph
CEO / ”Admin”
Kickball365.com
For emergencies you can reach me at 202.683.9971
Kickball365 Open Kickball Tournament
Captains’ Packet
July 17-19, 2009
Note: Games will be played under WAKA 2009 Rules.
For a complete copy of the rules, see the WAKA Web Site.
Friday, July 17th
Meet & Greet
Where: Team selection for pool play will take place on Friday, starting at 7:00 p.m. at Grand Central Bar in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
What: Welcome to Grand Central, Adams Morgan's newest and most exciting venue for fun, food, drinks and excitement. Grand Central's beautiful design and unique layout can accommodate parties of almost any size and features a live DJ Thursday, Friday, Saturday night. Our friendly, attentive staff will make sure all patrons are always taken care of while our state of the art sound system will ensure you never miss a beat. Private parties are always welcome and encouraged. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Details of the bar can be found at http://www.grandcentraldc.com
Saturday, July 18th
Please note you cannot bring alcohol to the fields.
You can bring a tent, but you cannot stake the tent into the ground.
Please remember to bring plenty of water for the entire day!
Schedule of Tournament*
7:00 am: Volunteers Report to “Command Center” (Fields #5-11)
7:20 am: Mandatory Captains’ Meeting at the “Command Center” (Fields #5-11)
Captains: Turn in all player waivers and rosters at this time.
7:30 am: All Kickballers and Refs Report at “Command Center” for Announcement
8:00 am: Pool Play Round 1 (Played at Fields #1-11)
9:00 am: Pool Play Round 2 (Played at Fields #1-11)
10:00 am: Pool Play Round 3 (Played at Fields #1-11)
11:00 am - 12:00 pm - BBQ Lunch (@ the “Command Center” (Fields #5-11))
12:15 pm: Tournament Play-In Games (Played at Fields #5-11)
1:15 pm: Round of 16 (Played at Fields #1-11)
2:30 pm**: Quarterfinals (Played at Fields #5-11)
3:30 pm: Semifinals (Played at Fields #5-11)
4:30 pm: Finals (Played at Fields #5-11)
* This schedule is subject to change up till Friday July 17, 2009. All final details will be announced to the Team Captains at the Meet & Greet.
** Please note that the National Park Service HQ & US Park Police will close the access road to Hains Point fields (#5-11) on Saturday at 3:00 p.m sharp. Please do not leave the field location unless you do not plan on returning. If Park Police does attempt to prevent you from entering the access road to Hains Point, please contact one of the emergency contacts found at the end of this Welcome Packet.
Fields
We have two locations of fields for this tournament (see the maps included within this packet for the exact location of the fields):
North of Ohio Dr SW will host Fields #1-4
Hains Point will host Fields #5-11
The bottom portion of Hains Point, also referred to as East Potomac Park.
Please note that the fields are 1.5 miles apart.
We plan to offer carpools to/from the two locations. However, it is highly encouraged to bring a van if you have one for your team. We would like to encourage everyone to assist with escorting the players & refs back and forth.
Fields #1-4 at “Field #15” at the North End of Ohio Dr SW
There will be a official tent at this location to assist with refs, standings, etc.
Fields #5-11, at the end of Ohio Dr. “Hains Point”
Location of Official Check-in, Lunch, etc.
Parking is available, but limited!
Pool Play
Team selection for pools will take place at Friday's Meet & Greet.
Five pools have been organized in Regions - numbered 1 through 5.
After Pool Play seedings will be selected at random.
The organizers of this event have structured “Regions”, roughly based on where the teams come from, which will allow us to randomly select from each Region to place in a Pool. Once the Pool Play Selection is drawn we will have our game schedule for the Pool Play games.
Pool play rounds will be 50 minutes long, with a 10 minute break between rounds.
A horn will be sounded to signal the beginning and ending of each game.
At the end of 50 minutes, the score goes to the last completed inning. Please report your official score to your Head Ref at the end of each game.
There will be no overtime or tie breakers for Pool Play.
Pool Play: Regions for Pool Selection
The following regions are how we have sorted the teams for the Kickball365 Open Tournament. This is NOT your Pool. Teams will be chosen randomly from each region to form the pools. The first four pools will have one team from each region (for a total of 4 teams), with the remaining pool having the remaining 6 teams.
Northeast Region Tidewater Region
Hoboken II Ball Breakers
Dumpster Fire Frosty Balls
Lock It Up Make It Rain
The Show Must Go On Sloppy Seconds
Chuckle United Tiki Titans
DC/Tidewater Region Southeast Region
Ballers and Shot Callers Make It Hail
Bonsai Kittens One Night Stand
Insemigators Perfect Strangers
The Others 8 and 1/2 inches
The Emperors Club Fighting Mongooses
Third String All-Stars Duck Butter
Single Elimination Tournament
All twenty-two (22) teams will advance to the single elimination tournament bracket.
Tournament seeding will be determined by the Pool Play results.
The sort order is: Win% - Head-to-Head - Total RA - Best Initial Seed.
Sorting will be 1A (first drawn) is the best seed for the purposes of the last tiebreaker explanation in the initial packet.
Play-in and the first round-of-16 games will consist of 5-inning/50 minutes, whichever comes first, with regular rules. If the game is tied at the end of 5 innings or 50 minutes, beginning in the 6th inning teams may only field 8 players on the field (4 of each gender), including the catcher, and the last kicker from the previous inning should start the next inning on 2nd base. The 6th and 7th innings will be played this way. At the end of the 7th inning, if the game is still a tie, furthest kick will determine the winner.
Quarterfinal and Semifinal games
Will run for 5 innings with regular rules. If the game is tied at the end of 5 innings, beginning in the 6th inning teams may only field 8 players on the field (4 of each gender), including the catcher, and the last kicker from the previous inning should start the next inning on 2nd base. The 6th and 7th innings will be played this way. At the end of the 7th inning, if the game is still a tie, furthest kick will determine the winner.
For Furthest Kick, both teams take the field. Each team should pick one pitcher and one kicker. Each team pitches to their own kicker. Kickers get three (3) tries to kick as far as they can. Wherever the ball lands is where it is marked, but opposing team members may knock the ball out of the air, and wherever they were standing becomes the mark.
Championship Game
The final game goes until one team is declared the winner.
The Championship Game will run for 5 innings with regular rules. If the game is tied at the end of 5 innings, beginning in the 6th inning teams may only field 8 players on the field (4 of each gender), including the catcher, and the last kicker from the previous inning should start the next inning on 2nd base. The 6th and 7th innings will be played this way.
At the end of the 7th inning, if the game is still a tie, furthest kick will determine the winner.
Payouts
$1500 to First Place Team
$1500 will be donated to our Philanthropy the “Hole-In-The-Wall Gang Camps”, providing terminally ill children a fun week at camp.
After-Party
The After Party will be hosted at Eighteenth & Red, in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
The upstairs will be reserved for players and guests from 8:00 until 11:00 p.m.
Bracelets will be available for purchase at the fields for $5. This price includes all kickballers and guests present at the fields. Your name is required to be added to the VIP list for the bar.
You are welcome to invite guests to meet you at the bar, however if they do not have their name on our list then they will be charged $15 at the door of 18th & Red.
All bracelets will be issued after your ID has been checked. There will be a ticket roster at the front door checking folks in.
These bracelets will allow access to kegs starting at 8:00 p.m. At both the upstairs and downstairs portion of the bar.
Dress code for the After Party at a minimum is the requirement of no baseball caps. If you are concerned, please contact the bar at (202) 234-8866.
Sunday, July 19th
Play Ball! Kickballers at the Nationals Park
Where: Nationals Park is located in Southeast Washington, south of the Capitol, along the fast-developing Capitol Riverfront adjacent to the Navy Yard. The new park not only redefines modern sports facility architecture but also serves as the catalyst and cornerstone of a new mixed-use Capitol Riverfront in our nation's capital.
When: Meet at the "Center Field Gate" at Nationals Park to pick up your tickets at 1:00pm
Directions: Use "Directions to Nationals Park" to find your way to the Stadium | Reference: http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/was/ballpark/directions_planner.jsp
First Pitch is set for 1:35pm (You need to pick up your tickets at the Stadium PRIOR to the first pitch being thrown out - Matt Kemph will be handing out the tickets at the pre-game event (TBD))
Tickets MUST be purchased through the EventBrite.com Kickball365 Ticket page by July 10th. (Purchase Tickets @ http://kickball365open2009.eventbrite.com/)
Kickballers will be seated together in the Upper Right Field Seats of Nationals Park
Washington Nationals vs Chicago Cubs
MASN HD / WDCW DC-50 / MLB.TV
Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.
Things to Remember About DC in July
During the summer months, Washington, DC can get hot, humid and uncomfortable.
Late July and most of August are a good time to stay indoors in the air conditioning.
July Average high temperature: 89 and the Average low temperature: 67.
For an up-to-date weather forecast, see the Weather Channel or the Washington Post.
Use zip code 20024 for an accurate weather reading.
Things to Remember BEFORE You Show Up
If your Captain did NOT sign your team up for the t-shirt package, then you can purchase your individual event Kickball365 Open T-Shirt at http://kickball365open2009.eventbrite.com
If you plan on coming to DC on Friday night, then plan on attending the Meet & Greet at Grand Central DC Bar (Red Line on the DC Metro exit at Adams Morgan). Here we will be drawing the pool assignments for Pool Play while enjoying the Happy Hour Specials!
If you are a Captain, then we encourage you to attend this. This is not mandatory. Our volunteers & staff will be handing out a lot of information that night (additional Captains Packets, waivers for your team to sign, locations, maps, etc.) and we would like to meet all of the Captains face-to-face before the event on Saturday.
The location of the fields, which is Hains Point and the north tip of Ohio Dr SW, is a little far away from the fast food joints. In fact, most of where we'll be doesn't have fast food. So, we will be offering a BBQ lunch for the players & guests. We highly encourage everyone to purchase a $5 ticket for the BBQ Lunch. Menu is included in this packet.
After the tournament we are hosting the After Party. You're coming right? Of course you are! Make sure you grab your ticket online! We're purchasing 10 kegs from 8:00 - 11:00 p.m. We will have a private party upstairs and the bar downstairs will also be available during this time. There will be a DJ upstairs.
Have a tent for Saturday? Bring it. Teams are encouraged to bring tents because it might get a little hot out there! Please realize you cannot drive stakes into the ground to secure your tent.
Bring the water for you, your teammates, and your pets. I cannot stress this enough. Please bring bottled water to the tournament. Yes, we plan to have a couple of coolers of water for the lunch crowd (and refs/volunteers), but please do not rely on Kickball365 to be your watering hole for this event.
Vote for Your Team in the Tournament Fan Poll!
Thanks to KickballLegends.com we are now offering the Official National Fan Poll for the Kickball365 Open Tournament! Think you know who is going to win the tournament? Then cast your vote by visiting http://www.kickballlegends.com/k365openpoll/ today!
Overview Map of Kickball365 Tournament
Where you should be on Saturday...
Entry Gate to Fields #5-11 Closes at 3:00 p.m.
See this? This is the only way to get to Fields #5-11
This gate closes at 3:00 p.m.
Yes, the Pool Play and Play-in games will be completed before this is a concern for anyone, but we wanted to raise the awareness anyway. If you decide to leave Fields #5-11 / Hains Point and you intend to return - please do so BEFORE 3:00 p.m.
What happens if you get locked out?
Call an Emergency Contact below.
Call Park Police (911)
Seriously, don’t get caught behind this gate. Our Permits will allow us to stay at the fields until 8:00 p.m on Saturday. But for whatever reason, the US Park Police has told us they will close the access gate (shown in the image above) at 3:00 p.m sharp.
Maps and Directions:
GoWAVA Sponsored Hotel: Hilton Washington on Embassy Row
http://www.hiltonembassyrow.com
2015 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-265-1600
Paid parking available on site.
Meet & Greet: Grand Central
Friday, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m
2447 18th St., NW
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: (202) 986-1742
Metro Red Line (Woodley Park/Adams Morgan)
Tournament: East Potomac Park
Saturday, 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m
Ohio Drive SW, Washington, DC 20024
Fields #1-4 at “Field #15” (as labeled by the National Parks Service) at the north end of Ohio Dr SW
Fields #5-11 at end of Ohio Dr SW (at tip of Hains Point)
Parking available on site at both locations
After-Party Bar: Eighteenth & Red
8:00 p.m. - 11:00pm
2436 18th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009
Phone: (202) 234-8866
Metro Red Line (Woodley Park/Adams Morgan)
Nationals vs. Chicago Cubs: Nationals Park
Meet at Stadium at 1:00 pm / First Pitch at 1:35pm
Tickets to sit with the Kickball365 Crowd deadline is July 10th; if you missed the deadline tickets may be available at the Ticket Box Office.
Kickballers who purchased tickets need to be at the “Center Field Gate” at 1:00 p.m.
1500 South Capitol Street SE, Washington, DC 20003
Parking available nearby, Metro Green Line (Navy Yard)
POC: Matt Kemph (See Emergency Contacts)
Directions to Nearest Hospital:
Note: Call 911 first. Alert the “Command Central” second.
Howard University Hospital: Washington Michael A MD
2041 Georgia Ave NW # 5100, Washington, DC 20060-0002
Driving directions to Howard University Hospital
From Ohio Dr SW 4.6 mi
I-395 N 5.1 mi
Florida Ave NW 5.5 mi
Head northwest on Ohio Dr SW toward Buckeye Dr SW 0.7 mi
Turn right at Buckeye Dr SW 0.1 mi
Turn left to stay on Buckeye Dr SW 0.1 mi
Take the ramp onto I-395 N 0.3 mi
Take the exit toward 12th St 0.3 mi
Keep left at the fork 0.2 mi
Continue straight 0.4 mi
Turn right at Constitution Ave NW/US-1/US-50 0.4 mi
Turn left at 6th St NW/US-1/US-50
Continue to follow 6th St NW 1.5 mi
Turn left at S St NW 0.1 mi
Turn right at 7th St NW/US-29
Continue to follow US-29 0.3 mi
Turn right at V St NW 220 ft
Turn right Destination will be on the left 157 ft
News & Updates
Team Registration has closed! If you are a player don't forget to purchase your Meet & Greet, Lunch, and After Party tickets!
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