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DESI OLYMPICS
2003 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Date/Time:
Venue: Canyon Creek Basketball Court(directions at the bottom of page)
Entry Fee: $5 per head
Coordinator:
Apurva Bansali
IMPORTANT:
Please read the whole e-mail and contact us only if you have further
questions. If you are participating, please keep a print-out of this email
handy.
FORMAT:
- each team will have 6 players
- a maximum of ONE non-Desi
may be included in a team
- each match will be for a best of 3 games
- standard international basketball rules will be followed as far as
possible; at the discretion of the organizers, minor adjustments may be made to
suit to conditions and limitations of the tournament, which, if any, will be
explained to all captains before the start of the tournament.
- format for draws will be decided at the venue
depending on the actual number of teams that will show up for the tournament. In any case, EVERY TEAM IS GUARANTEED TO PLAY AT LEAST TWO MATCHES.
Entry fee of $5 per head is payable (in cash) before start of the
tournament. Each team's captain is responsible for collecting and handing over
the entry fees to the coordinators before the start of the first round games.
- TROPHIES will be given to winners and runners-up immediately after the
tournament gets over
REPORTING TIME:
Draws will be made at the courts in front of all captains at
Each captain must be at the ground by
Late-comers and last minute entrees are not guaranteed of a place in the
tournament. So, please register early to confirm your participation.
Coordinators will schedule the start time of each match. Each team must
report to them before 10 minutes of each scheduled match time.
There are no lunch breaks. We suggest that every one gets their own lunch
pack (in the past, people who went out to eat have caused delays to the
matches.) It will be at the discretion of the coordinators to scratch a game
when a team causes undue delay.
Total courtesy and sportsmanship is expected from all the participants. Use
of any foul language, fighting and misbehavior will disqualify a player and/or
the team to continue, and also will not be welcome in the future tournaments.
REFRESHMENTS:
Drinks, water and snacks will be provided at the venue by the Desi Olympics.
UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES:
If the games have to be canceled/postponed for any reason such as bad
weather, they will be rescheduled for a later date; or if change of venue
necessitated, about which we will inform captains at our earliest convenience.
Captains will be responsible to inform their team members
REGISTRATION:
Please send your entry to desiolympics2003@yahoo.com
on or before
If you are part of a team, please let the captain of the team send the entry
for you and the whole team to the above email address. This will avoid
duplication of entrees.
If you are not in a team or have only a partial team, each player, please
send in your entry separately. We will try to form teams from single entrees,
if there are enough of such entrees.
Please fill in as much contact information as possible in the following
format and please remember Captain's information is mandatory. If you do not
have a team, please fill the Captain's row.
Team's Name: (PREFERRED but OPTIONAL)
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Captain's Name <Captain*s email address and telephone number
<MANDATORY>
Names of team members:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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Teams can have a couple of substitutes and all subs will have to pay their
entry fees; However, the number of trophies for
winners and runners-up will be six each only. If you win and you want trophies
for your subs also, you will need to chip in for that amount to get those
additional number of trophies, which will be arranged later in a couple of
weeks after the tournament .
Directions to the venue:
For any questions, please contact us at desiolympics2003@yahoo.com.
Cheers,
Mahendran, Govardhan
- for Desi Olympics 2003
DIRECTION TO CANYON CREEK BASKETBALL COURT:
From 183.
Take 183N until it becomes a surfact street. Left on Anderson Mill. (Anderson Mill is the first TRAFFIC light on 183N AFTER it becomes a
surface street). Keep on Anderson Mill for about 2.5 miles till it intersects with 620. (Landmark is an Exxon gas station at the intersection). Turn Left on to 620. The next TRAFFIC light is
Boulder Lane. Turn Left on to Boulder Lane. Landmark is a Chevron
gas station at the corner. Drive about 0.5 mile. Turn Right into the street leading to the Tennis Court/Swimming pool. The basketball court is also at the same place.
From 2222.
Take 2222 West until it intersects with 620. (Landmark is a HEB at the corner). Turn Right on to 620. Travel about 3.5 miles until the traffic light at Boulder. Turn Right on to Boulder Lane.
After this, follow the same directions indicated above.
DISCLAIMER :Any and all organizers/coordinators and sponsors of the Desi Olympics 2003 events and related activities are not
responsible for any and all liabilities arising from illness or injuries which
any participant or audience may suffer in this unofficial, informal, and
friendly sports activities