Quad Rugby/Invite- Mountain Sectional Playoff

UNITED STATES QUAD RUGBY ASSOCIATION

2003

USQRA Mountain Sectional
March 14-16, 2003
Austin, Texas

The Texas Stampede would like to invite you to Austin, Texas for the 2003 Mountain Sectional. Listed below is all of the information you will need. If you have any questions you can contact Kelly at yhettie@earthlink.net

Tournament Format:
The Mountain Section consists of 8 teams: Texas Stampede, North Texas Nightmare, Pasadena Texans, San Antonio Ruff Ryders, Phoenix Heat, University of Arizona Wild Chairs, Denver Harlequins, Utah Extreme

The Extreme and North Texas Nightmare will not be attending the sectional, so we will only have 6 teams. The tournament will be a round-robin format and seedings will be assigned by the USQRA. A schedule will be posted and forwarded to your team rep as soon as it is approved. Games will begin at 9:00 am Friday morning. If your team is flying i please plan to arrive Thursday afternoon/evening. Games should be completed by 3 pm Sunday.

TRANSPORTATION
Transportation will be provided to/from the airport on Thursday and Sunday as well as to/from gym for the teams who are flying to Austin. A transportation request will be sent to your team rep this week. Austin Bergstrom Airport is approximately 30-45 minutes from the gym depending on traffic, so please plan your departure flights accordingly so we will have enough time to get you and your equipment to the airport. A truck will pick-up the equipment at the airport and take it directly to the gym on Thursday. For those driving, a map to the gym and hotel will be forwarded to your team rep. If you are driving, please plan to take your equipment to the gym on Friday morning.

GYM
The tournament will take place at Canyon Vista Middle School. The gym is 2-court facility, but we will only be using one court as a game court. The other court will be used for warm up and equipment storage. Please note that because it is a middle school facility, the court is a shorter court (84 feet) and the basketball goals are stationary on the baseline.

MEALS
Breakfast and lunch will be served at the gym Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Meals will be provided for all registered athletes, coaches, and support staff.

CLASSIFICATION
There will be a classification panel at the tournament. A list of players up for classification will be forwarded to your team rep when it is available. The classifiers plan to start looking at players on Thursday afternoon at the hotel.

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
The Holiday Inn Northwest is excited to offer the following accommodations for the USQRA Mountain Sectional. The Holiday Inn Northwest features the following amenities for you and your travelers:

• 193 newly renovated guest rooms with individual climate control
• HBO, on-command movies, Nintendo gameboy activity systems as well as Express check out capabilities
• Two-line telephones in every room offering voice mail messaging and dataports.
• Coffee makers, irons, ironing boards and hair dryers are featured in all of our guest rooms
• Room service from 6:30am - 2:00pm/5:30pm - 11:00pm
• Legends Sports Bar, a Terrific Bar Atmosphere with 20 Televisions, featuring a Happy Hour with
• Hors d’oeuvres, and Daily Drink Specials – Monday through Friday, Games, Trivia, Darts, and Pool
• Our Fabulous Park Restaurant which is open for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Complimentary parking
• Indoor/Outdoor Pool with Whirlpool, Two Dry Saunas, and Restroom Facilities
• Fitness Center featuring Treadmill, Stairmasters, Lifecycles, etc.
• Guest laundry, Complimentary USA Today, and a Computerized Concierge
• Located in the ARBORETUM SHOPPING AREA

Guestroom Rates
We are pleased to offer the following group rate. These rates are per room, non-commissionable, per night, plus city and state occupancy tax (currently at 15%)
Single: $69.00* Double: $69.00

The hotel has 8 “accessible rooms.” 2 rooms have roll in showers. These rooms will be available on a first come first serve basis, so make your reservations early. The rest of the rooms have two double beds with an accessible bathroom doorway. The hotel is a short drive/cab ride from the Arboretum area, which features a TGI Fridays, Dan McClusky’s Steakhouse, PF Changs, Cheesecake Factory, and Dave and Busters.

For reservations please call the Holiday Inn Northwest at 512-343-0888. You need to tell the reservation agent you are with the wheelchair rugby tournament to receive the reduced room rate. Please make your reservations as early as possible to ensure you receive the reduced rate.

We are excited about having you all visit Austin. We look forward to a fun and competitive weekend of rugby. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Kelly Butler
Tournament Director

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