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RIVERSHARK CYA DISCLAIMER
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The following snippet of text is merely a ‘serving suggestion’ for you to edit to fit your event. You are STRONGLY urged to read and re-read the copy and edit as necessary. PLEASE DO NOT MERELY CUT AND PASTE AND SEND OUT IN A BROADCAST.
Use at your own risk; provided AS IS. You should ALWAYS assume that you will find something that is inaccurate or just plain wrong in the following copy. Don’t blame us if you fail to read and/or edit for mistakes, typos, test the links or anything else contained herein.
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Please read this entire document first before clicking on any of the links. (If the links do not appear in your email, you should copy/paste the web addresses into your browser.) You may wish to print this email. It will save you time and frustration in the next few weeks.
TEAM ACCEPTANCE:
We are pleased to ACCEPT YOUR TEAM LISTED ABOVE as a participant in the Tournament Development Event Invitational.
ACCEPTANCE PACKAGE:
We are distributing the acceptance materials via our web site. IMPORTANT: THIS WILL BE THE ONLY METHOD OF ANNOUNCING AND CONFIRMING THAT YOU HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED. You must confirm first to receive the materials. Please read the procedure below:
CONFIRM ACCEPTANCE:
by following these steps:
1. Go to the web address: HOME PAGE
2. Enter your TEAM ID NUMBER at http://www.thegameofsoccer.com/login.html
3. Click on the LOG IN button
4. You will be sent to a page with your team information.
5. Click on the link that says “Confirm Attendence”
6. You will then be sent to a page that lists all the forms you will need for registration
***READ, PLEASE***
To get DUPLICATE forms at some date in the future, simply log in again using your TEAM ID NUMBER. The link will then say “Click here to get duplicate forms” When all the teams have confirmed, we will post a quick button on the front page that leads to the duplicate forms.
TOURNAMENT DEALS
Tournament deals are available from local businesses. Please visit the deals page and encourage your team and parents to support the businesses who help make the Tournament Development Event Invitational possible. You can also visit the Tournament Deals by clicking on the red coupon at the top of any page on the web site.
http://www.thegameofsoccer.com/cgi-bin/deals.pl
PHOTOS
Make your photos part of the game action! Write up your photo program, if any.
TWITTER
Now you can get scores update notices on Twitter. Just follow @tourneycentral (http://twitter.com/tourneycentral) (or search for #EVENT.) Each time the scores are updated, we will send a tweet out with the division(s) that are updated along with a link to the tournament site. Using Twitter is best from a Web-enabled smart phone such as iPhone or Blackberry, but you can configure your Twitter account to send you text messages when we update.
Wondering how to use Twitter? Check out this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddO9idmax0o). If you don’t have an account, the soccer tournament is a perfect excuse to get on Twitter. It’s free!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ALL SIGNIFICANT ANNOUNCEMENTS REGARDING THE Tournament Development Event Invitational WILL BE SENT TO THE PRIMARY EMAIL ADDRESS YOU SUPPLIED ON YOUR APPLICATION. All changes will be posted to the Web site as they occur, so please check often.
SCHEDULES
Schedules will be posted soon. When they are available, you will be sent an email AND they will be available from the drop down menu at the upper left corner of any page on the web site.
SCORES
Scores will be posted on the web site during the event. We strive to post the scores in real time so families who are in other parts of the country, the world or must remain home can still watch the action.
http://www.thegameofsoccer.com/games.html
Good luck and welcome to the Tournament Development Event Invitational.