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2011 Fall Soccer Tournament

When:

Sunday, November 6th

Where:

The Governor's Academy
1 Elm Street
Byfield, MA

Daylight Savings Time starts this weekend. Please remember to turn your clocks back one hour on Saturday night.

Click here for the event handbook.

General Schedule of Events

6:30 a.m.	Volunteers register
7:45 a.m.	Team delegates arrive and register (inside Frost Library). Only one representative from each team is needed to register
8:00 a.m.	Athlete staging begins
8:30 a.m.	Opening Ceremony Coaches meet in gymnasium during Opening Ceremony
10:00 a.m.	Competition begins
9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.	Olympic Town
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.	Lunch delivered to venue tents

Closing Ceremonies will be conducted at awards area immediately following completion of each division

Competition Schedules

Click here for a list of all teams.

Click here for the competition schedule for the Traditional teams.

Click here for the competition schedule for the Unified teams.

Click here for the competition schedule for the Player Development teams.

Meals

Meals will be made available starting at 11:30 am at your venue tent. Your team escorts are responsible for picking up your meals.
Menu: turkey or ham sandwich, chips, granola bar, piece of fruit.
If you have athletes with special dietary needs please plan accordingly and have that athlete bring his/her own meal.

Important Reminders

Please help keep the Team Registration area free and traffic flowing by sending only ONE representative from your team in to register your team(s) and pick up your coaches packet and schedule. Once you have received your team schedule and met your escorts please proceed outside to allow others to do the same.
Coaches meeting will take place during opening ceremony. One coach per team is required to attend.
Lunches will be made available at your venue tent.
No public restrooms are available for our use in the Governor's Academy facilities.

Assessment Rounds

2011 Fall Assessment Rounds Grid (PDF)

North
October 2nd

Pingree School, 537 Highland St, South Hamilton

For more information visit your section's webpage at www.specialolympicsma.org/north/ or contact Diane Agganis at 781-750-1051.

South
October 16th

North Attleboro High School, 1 Willson Whitty Way, North Attleboro

For more information visit your section's webpage at http://www.specialolympicsma.org/south/ or contact Donna St. Onge at 508-821-3635.

West
October 16th

Ruel Field, 27 Locust Street, Oxford

For more information visit your section's webpage at http://www.specialolympicsma.org/west/ or contact Heather White at 413-420-0020.

Directions to The Governor's Academy, Byfield, MA

From the North

Take Interstate 95 South to Exit 55, Central Street, Byfield. From the ramp turn left onto a winding country road. Stay on Central Street and cross a small bridge. Central Street becomes School Street which you will follow to the end. Turn left onto Elm Street and travel one mile before turning left onto the campus at the Governor's Academy sign.

Alternate Route

Take U.S. Route 1 South to the rotary in Newburyport. Follow Route 1 South for four miles to the flashing yellow light. The sign for Governor's Academy will be on your right. Turn right here onto Elm Street, follow under a footbridge, and turn right into the campus at the Governor's Academy sign.

From the South

Take Interstate 95 North to Exit 55, Central Street, Byfield. Follow the red Governor's Academy signs that mark the route: From the ramp, turn right onto a winding country road. Stay on Central Street and cross a small bridge. Central Street becomes School Street which you will follow to the end. Turn left onto Elm Street and travel one mile before turning left onto the campus at the Governor's Academy sign.

Alternate Route

Take U.S. Route 1 North (35 miles from Boston) to the intersection of Route 1 and state Route 133. From this point, Governor's Academy is three miles ahead. You will see a flashing yellow light and a sign for Governor's Academy on the left. Turn left here onto Elm Street, follow under a footbridge, and turn right into the campus at the Governor's Academy sign.

From the West

Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90) to Route 128 North. Take Interstate 95 North to Exit 55, Central Street, Byfield. Follow the red Governor's Academy signs that mark the route: From the ramp, turn right onto a winding country road. Stay on Central Street and cross a small bridge. Central Street becomes School Street which you will follow to the end. Turn left onto Elm Street and travel one mile before turning left onto the campus at the Governor's Academy sign.

Special Olympics Massachusetts would like to thank the following Fall Tournament Sponsors and Donors:

The Governor’s Academy, King Phillip Pop Warner, Essex Youth Soccer, Creedon Co, Cape Ann Signs, DC Rentals, AGAR, Strand Sound, Salter Transportation, Strides for Shriver, Marini Farms, Windrush Farm, Ironstone Farm, Briggs Stable, Oakhollow Farm, Corliss Brothers Farms, Pentucket Pony Club, Massachusetts Youth Soccer, Worcester Sharks, Hannah Rausch, Jon Rausch, Martha Rausch, Christine M. Yeomelakis, John & Victoria Gould, Paul & Andrea Schaut, Mike Rotondo, Yankee Pine Corporation, UMACO Corporation, Michael & Mary Cavaretta, Frontier Capital Management, The Law Office of Ron St. Pierre, William & Kathryn McDonough, Barry & Theresa Harrigan, Joseph & Susan Abely, Rudolph Friedmann LLP, James Rudolph, Black Cow Tap & Grill, Joe & Erika Leone, All Cerrone III, Al Cerrone’s Auto Sales LLP, Jeffery Gouchberg, William F. McDonough, Martignetti Enterprises Inc, Fussolillo Family.