RULES

-          Games will be played according to US Lacrosse rules

-          Rosters are set before your team’s first game on Friday

LENGTH OF PLAY

-          Teams will play two 20 minute running clock halves with a 3 minute half time

-          Clock will not stop at any time during the game

-          A common horn will sound to start and end each half and each game

-          No time outs will be allowed

-          All fields will rotate on the hour, please be ON TIME to your fieldJ

-          If you are over 3 min late to your field, you will have to forfeit that game.  Both teams may decide to play the remainder of the clock, however, it will still be a forfeit

AWARDS

-          Medals will be awarded to 1^st and 2^nd place in the Elite, Competitive Varsity and Futures brackets

-          An All-Tournament team sponsored by STX will be announced on Sunday right after the championship game (coaches please turn in your nominations at the end of the day on Saturday)

VENDORS

-         STX Lacrosse is a tournament sponsor who will be providing team gifts and supplying awards for the All-Tournament team. Please stop by the sponsor tents and give your support!

-          Fastest Shot! Do you know how fast your shot is? Well why not?  Come try your skills against the gun and see if you can bring the heat!  The fastest shot contest will be set up next to the vendors, just look for the smoke!

DRIVING DIRECTIONS AND TIPS

FROM THE HOTELS TO THE FIELDS:

The easiest and quickest way to the fields from the hotels is to avoid going through town.  This can add 20 minutes to your trip.

We recommend one of the following routes.

Take Diehl Rd west all the way to Rt 59.  Take Rt 59 South (left) and follow to 95^th St. 

Turn east (left) onto 95^th St.  and watch for signs to Frontier Park Sports Complex.  Follow to 1^st light which is Cedar Glade and turn south (right) Follow this around to the back of the Neuqua Valley High School Gold Campus. You will see the fields there.

Or…

Take Diehl Rd west to Raymond south (left).  Follow this as it turns into Ogden Ave and go south.  Take Ogden all the way as it curves east to Rt 59 and go south (left) onto Rt 59.  Follow Rt 59 South and follow to 95^th St. 

Turn east (left) onto 95^th St.  Follow to 1^st light which is Cedar Glade and turn south (right) Follow this around to the back of the Neuqua Valley High School Gold Campus. You will see the fields there.

SOME TIPS …

If you are planning dinner in downtown Naperville for Friday or Saturday nights…They do not take reservations but… They are great about taking names and getting you in within a ½ hour or so if you are early.  The best thing to do is to have someone go and put your team’s name in while the rest of you are parking etc.  Earlier is better…  If you try to get a big group in anywhere after 7:00 the wait will be very long.

If you do not want to mess with the craziness of downtown Naperville to eat, there are great places all around town.   

The downtown area is really a very safe and fun place for the girls to hang out and there are plenty of less expensive places for them to eat in small groups. (Subway, Jimmy Johns, Potbelly’s etc)

LIGHTNING

-          The trainer, officials and lightening detection system will call the game

-          The field will be cleared, everyone to move to their cars

-          There is a Thoregaurd system in place on the fields that will alert teams when it is safe to take the field

-          Games will resume or be rescheduled based on field availability and officials

-          However, as with all out door events, we have no control over the weather.  WE will try to get in as many games as is safely possible.  Should we need to cancel the tournament, you will receive a portion of your registration fee back.

TRAINER

-          There will be a trainer on the field in case of emergencies

-          The trainer will be located near the master tent centrally located to the fields

WATER

-          July in Chicago can get hot.  Please have your girls bring extra water bottles to the field