2012 Laxfest Tournament / Location - 2011 Field Map

The 2012 Laxfest Lacrosse Tournament will take place in Hershey, PA on the campus of Hershey School. We are attending the Saturday, July 21 to Sunday, July 22, 2012 tournament (This is the ONLY Lacrosse Tourney held in Hershey, PA). GPS ADDRESS FOR TOURNEY HEADQUARTERS: 550 Homestead Drive, Hershey, PA 17033.

Overview - From the Tournament Directors
The '12 Hershey Laxfest will Utilize Some of the Best Facilities Anywhere- Including Four (4) Premier Artificial Turf Stadiums/Fields & Exceptional Grass Fields Right in the Town of Hershey and in Nearby Hummelstown. The Best Facilities - in the Best Locations! At the Hershey Laxfest- tournament players and teams are our top priority. The tournament directors have played, coached, refereed and administrated many youth lacrosse tournaments. They know what it takes to make an enjoyable lacrosse weekend!

Fields: grass and field turf, so bring cleats and your preference for turf shoes or cleats.

2012 Waivers / Administration (THIS NEEDS YOUR ATTENTION)

All Players need to have a LAXFEST Tournament waiver.

There is a single waiver sheet that must be signed by a parent or guardian of all participants. We will have this form for everyone to sign at our first day of practice / skills camp

YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PLAY WITHOUT HAVING SIGNED THIS FORM.

2012 Tournament Rules

• Games will be officiated under National HS Federation rules.
• Games will consist of two 20 minute running halves with a 5 minute half time.
• Timeouts will consist of one 45 second timeout per team per half. Playing time stops with each timeout.
• The four goal rule will be in effect at all times - if a team is leading by 4 or more goals, the faceoff will be eliminated and the ball awarded to the trailing team at mid field. The only exception to this rule will be to begin the second half
• There will be no stick checks unless requested by the opposing coach, and if the stick is found not to be illegal, the challenging team will be charged a time out. If no timeout remains, a delay of game technical foul will be assessed.
• No Overtime in regular play. Sudden victory overtime will be used to decide all ties in playoff games.
• U15 – 10 second counts when ball crosses midline. 4 Second out of the crease. NO 20 second clear. Keep it in under 2min.
• U13 – NO 20 second clear. Keep it in under 2min.
• IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING RULES, THE REFEREE'S DECISION ON THE FIELD WILL BE THE FINAL RULING.

Any player, coach or fan ejected from a game or field during the tournament will be prohibited from playing, coaching or watching any other games in the tournament.

2012 Tournament Schedule (CLICK FOR THE GAME SCHEDULE) - 2011 Field Map

Schedule - The actual tournament format / schedule will be released in June. The general schedule is below.

FSaturday July 21, 2012 (Example Only)

• 8 am Check-in
  
• 9:00 am versus Team 1 Field 9
  
  
• 12:00 PM versus Team 2 Field 8
  
  
• 2:00 PM versus Team 3 Field 9
  

Sunday July 22, 2012(Example Only)

• 7:30 – 9:30am = Breakfast
  
  
• 7:30 – 9:30am = Check out of Hotels
  
  
• 10:30 AM versus Team 4 Field 6
  
  
• 1:30 PM versus Team 5 Field 7

2012 Check In / Check Out (Tournament)- 2011 Field Map

Check-in will be from 8:00 am – 9:00 am on Saturday July 21th. Check-in is held at registration area (see map).

The tournament director has asked that only the head coach from each team see their registration personnel at check-in and check-out.  Players and parents should find the BR Staff Director. 

Check-out will be after our last game on Saturaday July 22th. 

We will email out specific instructions on where to meet as we get closer to the tournament 

2012 Lodging - We Are Staying At Townplace Suites Harrisburg

We will be staying at the TownPlace Suites Harrisburg in Harrisburg, PA. The hotel contact information is below:

TownPlace Suites Harrisburg
450 Friendship Road
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17111
717.558.0200

Rooming lists will be emailed out to participants.

Hotel Check In (Players in non-Parent Rooms)

The BR Staff will be checking in all players in non-Parent rooms on Friday when they arrive.

Team members need to check in with our staff to get room keys and review assignments.

Hotel Check Out (Players in non-Parent Rooms)

The BR Staff will be checking out all players in non-Parent rooms on Sunday morning.

Team members need to check in with our staff before they leave for the fields.

Final Parent Note:  Please do not call the hotel and ask for a room in the Burning River Lacrosse block.  All room requests must go through our Staff Directors so that he knows how many rooms are available.  To be clear – any room booked through the hotels in the Burning River block will be cancelled.  Obviously, this does not apply to rooms you book on your own outside of our block of rooms.

We will email out specific HOTEL RULES as we get closer

2012 Transportation / Directions - There Is No Bus For This Tournament

Please note that there will be no team travel arrangements for this tournament. Therefore, players are responsible for their own transportation to and from the tournaments. 

Any player needing a ride should contact coach Calleri immediately.  He will help arrange carpools.  Any player/parent willing to help out with carpooling should also contact coach Calleri so that he will know where we have room in cars.  Thank you for your understanding with this matter.

Specific Directions to the Hotel can be found HERE. Just enter your address / where you plan to leave.

Specific Directions to the TOURNAMENT can be found HERE. Just enter your address / where you plan to leave.

2012 Meals - You Must Bring Money For Food As Most Meals Are NOT Included

The tournament DOES NOT provide any meals. We made arrangements for breakfast on Saturday and Sunday morning for the players in the hotel. We will also try to do a team dinner Friday night.

All other meals are not built in to the trip.  Therefore, the kids need to bring money to pay for their meals.  We will try to do combined meals (pizza, etc) to hold costs down.  Please plan accordingly.

Friday

Dinner – we will go to dinner as a team

Saturday

Breakfast – we will eat at the hotel

Lunch - concessions are available (bring money)

Dinner - we will go to dinner as a team (bring money)

Sunday

Breakfast – we will eat at the hotel

Lunch - concessions are available (bring money)

Dinner - concessions are available (bring money)

Concessions - There is a concession stand with hot dogs, sausage, chicken sandwiches and hamburger.

Note: Please do not skip meals it will come back to haunt you during the games.

2012 What To Bring

• For the room: toiletries.
• For the field: game gear for five games; all equipment including but not limited to helmet, mouthpiece, shoulder pads, arm pads, gloves, sticks, cleats, turf shoes etc.
• Water Bottles. Water will be provided on every field, but not water bottles.
• Other: casual clothing for downtime & meals, etc.
• Money: not too much, but enough for pizzas at night, drinks during the day, etc. from the camp store, which will be located on the fields.