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Buy 3....and play in one of our two May 18-20 weekend events free! Pay for and play in 3 NAYS spring tournaments, and you can participate in one of our two free spring tournaments in either Lake County, Illinois, or Milwaukee, Wisconsin on May 18-20, 2012. Contact our office or click HERE to see more details !
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT
NEW PARTICIPATION POLICY FOR
NAYS FREE SPRING TOURNAMENT
IN ILLINOIS MAY 18-20
We want to remind you of a policy change for our annual free spring tournament package deal---the one where you pay for 3 tournaments and get the fourth one free on the May 18-20 weekend. We still offer this "4 for the price of 3 deal"....but the policy has needed to be changed slightly.
For the last few years, the event was in Crystal Lake, IL. This year, it will be at the College of Lake County in Grayslake, IL.
In the past, when you entered, you could simply fill out an entry form for the free event and send it at no charge with your other entry forms. However, because of the large number of violations over the last several years where teams would take the free tournament and not show, we are requiring that you must pay for the free tournament up front ($130 for 2012). If you show up for the event and play in all of your games, you will then receive a refund of this fee or a credit towards a future event. (your choice)
While we know this may be an inconvenience, we would rather do this and be assured of teams showing, instead of having you drive to the games and finding out your first game is a forfeit (or in some cases, even driving the next day and having another forfeit!) It is simply unfair to teams who honor their commitments and do want to play to have to suffer through this because of teams no-showing. We have had as many as 15 teams no show for the free tournaments in the past, while the paid events usually see everyone show, or only an occasional no-show. While we would like to pin it down to just a few teams, we can't---violators have been individual teams as well as big clubs. Plus, we still have to pay referees, gym rent, etc....when teams no show, and we lose admissions/concessions revenue. Rather than drop the free event altogether, we want to continue to offer it to you, so this is the best solution.
We will not make exceptions for anyone---you must pay for the free tournament up front, and will get the refund/credit the week after the event. Simply call or e-mail our office so we know what your preference is, or note it on your entry form at the time of entering the May 18-20 event.
Thanks much for your help and understanding!!
NAYS Staff