ScUOOR & ScUWOR 2015
Information Pack
We look forward to seeing you at SSS/BUCS/UKU Scottish University Open & Women’s Outdoor Regionals 2015. We hope you will have an enjoyable and competitive weekend, and we believe the information contained in this pack will facilitate this. Contact details for the organisers are included if you do have further questions.
Contacts
Tournament director: Casimir Chanteau-Gedrich cascg@st-andrews.ac.uk 07791251736
Accommodation organiser: Gabriel Schechter gs65@st-andrews.ac.uk 07907800332
Party organiser: Callum Kenny cwk4@st-andrews.ac.uk 07780770942
UK Ultimate Events Coordinator: Benji Heywood benji.heywood@ukultimate.com
Venue
Address: University Sports Centre, Saint Leonard's Road, Saint Andrews, Fife KY16 9DY
Parking Address: Agnes Blackadder Hall, North Haugh, St Andrews KY16 9XW
Parking: Please park all vehicles in the Agnes Blackadder (New Hall) car park, located in the North Haugh, St Andrews KY16 9XW. There is currently redevelopment of our Sports Centre going on and the staff have asked us to keep all vehicles out of the very small intermediate parking lot.
Directions to Parking: Coming from the A91, head southeast and at the roundabout large roundabout (the one after having seen the sign for St Andrews, this roundabout has a garden arrangement in the middle), take the 3rd exit onto Route 1. At the next roundabout right by the Medical Sciences Building, take the 3rd exit. Turn right at Potato Ave. You’ll see signs for Agnes Blackadder Hall.
Walking Directions from Parking to Venue: Head back along the road from where you came and take 1st right onto the road heading up past the side of Agnes Blackadder Hall. As the road bends left, take a right through the yellow bike-gate and climb the stairs to the top of that hill. You will see the Sports Centre from there.
Changing and Showers
The Sports Centre will be open for us to use, but please use sparingly at this difficult time with all the building works - most of the changing space is out of action and we’ll be in other people’s way. There are toilets inside for your use if necessary, but this is NOT our designated changing area.
We will be changing and showering at the the Carnegie Pavilion (see map). The pavillion is located on some fields we’re not using, but is only a couple of hundred yards away.
Be Aware: For those of you who attended regionals at St Andrews last year, reception is now on the opposite side of the building.
Arrival: Please report to the TD desk on arrival to receive any new instructions or any changes to this information. The TD desk is located by pitch 3, behind the observatory. There will not be a separate captain’s meeting, but every team should make sure that a representative checks in on arrival. If you don’t, don’t blame us when you don’t know what’s going on!
We will have someone stationed near the entrance at the start of the day to get you acquainted with the layout of fields and location of TD desk.
Times: Games will run from 9:30am to apporx 5:30pm on Saturday, and from 9:30am to approx 4:00pm on Sunday.
PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE START TIME: The venue will not be open until 9, so please do not arrive before then.
If you hassle the staff and try to get in before 9am, they will be annoyed. Last year they didn’t like it - it was our fault for starting the schedule at 9, but please do not hassle them this year until they actually open. Tell your teams!
Due to the fact that the redevelopment has gotten rid of the awning we used for storing bags last year, there may not be space for covering bags. Please keep things liable to be soiled or broken in the rain in your vehicles at Agnes Blackadder Hall, or in the pavilion.
Paper and Printing
We DON’T intend to print out schedules and copies of this pack for every team. Please make sure you bring your own (or ensure you can access it through your phone) if you need a copy. There will be a large up to date copy at the TD desk throughout the weekend of course.
Food and Drink
On Saturday from 11am to 3pm, University of St Andrews BBQ Society will be selling burgers for players and spectators. Burgers will be £2 for non-members of the society, £1 for members, and bacon will be 50p extra. Bargain!
There are vending machines for snacks inside the Sports Centre.
Other food options should be found in town. St Andrews town center has a Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Gregg’s, Pret-A-Manger, and many other quick options all located on Market Street To get here from the New Hall car park, take Route 1 all the way to the roundabout for Doubledykes Rd, then take Doubledykes to St Marys Pl and to Market St. Or, simply walk out of St Leonards road and turn left.
There’s an Aldi and a Morrison’s outside of the town center as well, for those who are willing to make a quick drive. To get to them from the Agnes Blackadder car park, follow the above directions to the roundabout for Doubledykes Rd, and at the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto City Rd, continue onto John Knox Rd, and you should see first the Aldi and then Morrison’s further along.
Water refills will be available from inside the Sports Centre.
Please do not leave your litter lying around. No one wants to pick up your discarded banana skin at the end of the day.
Accommodation
On Saturday morning, we’ll put you in touch with your hosts during the day of course – please ask at the desk.
Aberdeen: Church Hall
Edinburgh Men’s First Team: Ben Murdoch 07456856153
Edinburgh Men’s Second Team: Ben Wharton 07923236711
Edinburgh Women’s First Team: Gabriel Schechter 07907800332
Edinburgh Women’s Second Team: Split between Melanie Wightman 07903651309 and Kristen Tsubota 07462902235
20 of Glasgow: Victoria Flemming 07807922018
20 of Glasgow: Church Hall
5 of Glasgow: Katherine Fraser 07831305326
Strathclyde: Church Hall
For those staying in the Church Hall, the address is Queens Terrace, St Andrews KY16 9QF. The hall is booked from 4pm on Saturday until 10am Sunday so please have all of your things removed by that time. Once the Schedule is released the teams who are staying in there will be contacted as to when the hall will be opened for them.
Spirit of the game
Spirit scores will be entered through an online form, which can be found here:
You should be able to access the form on your smartphone (or one of your team-mates’ phones – some models seem to struggle more than others) and facilities will be available at the TD desk to input your scores if you can’t get it to work – but be aware there may be a queue for just one laptop there! Use your phone if you can.
Please enter scores as promptly as you are able – in particular, we expect to award a spirit trophy based on the results that have been entered before the presentation. If you fail to enter your scores on the day, it is of course still worth entering them later as it improves the feedback your opponents receive, but if you can enter them on the day it would be far better.
(If you end up, a week after the tournament, with the highest spirit – but someone else took the trophy – that’s hard luck I’m afraid. Take it up with the teams who submit late!)
Medical
First aid will be provided by St Andrews Ambulance. Ice will be available from Sports Centre reception.
For serious incidents, the nearest hospital is:
Ninewells Hospital, Dundee DD1 9SY 01382 660111
Or call 999 for an ambulance.
Schedule
The schedule will be confirmed when ready… nearly there...
The tournament will be played under the 2013 WFDF rules.
All other game rules, game lengths and formats are explained on the schedule itself.
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Discraft sponsor all UK Ultimate tournaments and are of course the suppliers for your team disc at this event.
We wish you the best of luck for the weekend and hope you have a great time.