NUMIR 2015-16 Information Pack
We look forward to seeing you at Northern Men’s Regionals in Liverpool. 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: Aidan Duffy 07938951832, Alex Head 07919078115, Nick Brownbill 07807666615
Accommodation organiser: Aidan Duffy 07938951832, Jack Little 07824531927
UK Ultimate Events Coordinator: Benji Heywood benji.heywood@ukultimate.com
Venue
Greenbank Sports Academy, Greenbank Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside L17 1AG
Parking: There is only a small car park so you probably need to park on the road. Please be sensible with how you park as it’s actually quite a busy road.
Arrival: Please report to the TD desk on arrival to receive any new instructions or any changes to this information. 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!
Times: Games will run from 9-5 both days. The full schedule will be released when ready.
Floor: The venue has a traditional sports hall floor. Wear non-marking indoor shoes.
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
There is a cafe on site, serving hot and cold food, which will be open all day.
There is a Tesco 5-10 minutes away from the venue.
Do NOT take food or drink into the hall itself, other than water in a properly sealed container.
Accommodation
Accommodation for the weekend will be at the Clearview Scout Hut, L18 8DB. For those needing accommodation on Friday night there will be someone at the scout hut to let you in. The scout hut won’t be available until after 9 on Friday night so please plan accordingly. The scout hut is about a 20 minute walk from the venue and there are buses that go from nearby to the venue, there are also pubs/restaurants at the bottom of the hill.
Please get in touch with the accommodation contacts listed above if you have any questions.
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 the tournament/sports centre staff. Ice will be available from the bar.
For serious incidents, the nearest hospital is:
The Royal Liverpool, Prescot St, Liverpool, Merseyside L7 8XP
Or call 999 for an ambulance.
Schedule
The schedule will be released separately, when ready.
The tournament will be played under the UKU Indoor version of the 2013 WFDF rules, including the changed ‘pull’ and ‘time-out’ rules.
All other game rules, game lengths and formats are explained on the schedule itself.
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We wish you the best of luck for the weekend and hope you have a great time.