Last year, I took a moment to welcome new members. We are growing the committee as we add depth and breadth to the event - so expect to see this each year. I am pleased again to announce several new members to the tournament committee:

One of the more common questions I receive as a tournament director regards the number of players competing at the under 12 (u12) age level. Local league play transitions from 8v8 at the u12 level to full sided (11v11) at the under 13 level. Some teams take the position that a late spring tournament is a great opportunity to prepare for the fall season. Other u12 teams prefer to stick to the familiar format and test themselves based on the game format they have been playing with in their spring league.

It's taken me a little bit of effort and Nancy Thompson alot, but we finally have the Ashley Plumb Award Winners (as reported by the coaches) posted on the web site.  As always, please let us know if you need any corrections or additional names included.

The most important role I fill is that of recruiter. If I get good people filling important roles - the tournament will be successful. My predecessor left a great committee and I work hard to keep it that way. I feel fortunate this year to have staffed most (but not all) of the critical roles.

I'm still working on the third new committee member so I'll leave that news for another day. The good news for this year is that we have two new individuals filling important roles on the committee: