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Home My WebLink About2.b. 2018 Event Recap Vail Lacrosse TournamentSurveyed Event Recap: Vail Lacrosse Tournament Cultural, Recreational & Community Category August 8, 2018 Vail Lacrosse Tournament June 18-20, 2018 Mark Foster Phone: 303-910-5470 vaillacrossetournament@gmail.com 2 Overall Event Highlights & Successes 3 •List the top 4-6 successes you want to share with the CSE (consider this a snapshot for your recap). •~18,500 people attended the event this year; 67% of guest were new to the event •49% of guests stayed in Vail with 84% staying 3-5 nights, which is an increase from 59% staying 3-5 nights in 2017 •Invested in three promotional videos to be used by marketing team as well as social media management team for Facebook and Instagram •~50% of guests traveled from out-of-state •Target Audience is Destination Dynamic Families: 71% of guest fall in $150k or greater income; 80% 35-54 years of age; staying 3 + nights Questions from CSE 4 •The CSE will ask questions about your event and recap •Leave this blank –it’s a placeholder Attendance Estimate 5 •Was this the attendance you expected? This is a strong attendance for our event and we believe it is on par with previous years. It might be a little higher because the average group size was a little larger this year •How would you impact attendance next year? We had ~94 teams this year and our typical attendance is over 100. We will continue to grow the girls divisions and look to expand the boys divisions Visitor Type 6 •Was this the visitor type split you expected? This is the typical visitor split for our event •Why or why not? Please explain. We are a national youth event that attracts families and teams from out of state. Furthermore, Vail is a destination location so we are happy to see 95% overnight visitors •What steps would you take to optimize visitor mix for future events? We will continue to broaden our geographic reach into more states Overnight Visitor Profile: Overnight Visitors & Seasonal Residents Only Only 7 •What measures did you take to encourage attendees to book lodging in the Town of Vail? We continue to use Erik Tilley of Peaks Sports Travel as the preferred lodging contact. Erik does a great job promoting the event and working with guests to meet their lodging requirements. This year we worked to promote Epic Adventures and work with the Town of Vail to promote activities off the field in hopes to encourage lodging in Vail Overall Visitor Profile 8 •Who was your anticipated target demographic? Ages 30-60 and at least 50% out-of-state •Did you reach your target demographic? Yes •Why or why not? We have been able to market directly to teams and parents via social media and targeted ads •What would you change to attract that audience next year? We want to increase the out-of-state teams to 60%. We will continue to expand our geographical location by improving social media, adwords and ads Role/Importance of Event in Intent to Visit Vail 9 •What actions did you take this year to generate the number of overnight guests? The event is a 3 day event held midweek (Monday-Thursday). We host games for 4th grade to high school divisions. Vail is a destination resort, so we promote that experience to the teams, parents and families. The guest bring family to be in Vail for a week long vacation and might have multiple children playing in various age divisions •How would you increase the number of overnight Vail guests coming for the event next year? We will continue to find ways to promote the Town of Vail and our researching the option of a special event in the town to celebrate our 25th anniversary NPS (Net Promoter Score)/Likelihood to Recommend 10 •Do you think the NPS scores reflect the attendee event experience? We do not believe the NPS score accurately reflects the experience because 47% are extremely likely to recommend the event and 37% enjoyed the over experience of the event. Moreover, 187 responses were Partial which could have impacted the results •What steps would you take to improve the NPS scores for your event next year? There is always room to improve. We will work to improve the food vendors, paid parking issues and improve communications concerning logistics of event Estimated Return on Investment (ROI) & Attendee Expenditures 11 •What did your event do to encourage spending in Vail? We hosted boys and girls at the Vail athletic facilities, hosted two All-Star special events on Monday night at Ford Field, produced marketing material to send to guests and team, and had Town of Vail Welcome Center volunteers on site at Ford Park Event Strengths & Weaknesses 12 •How did the event exceed expectations? Attendance was very strong this year with a couple new teams attending from Oregon. 67% of our survey audience was new to the event, which means we are expanding our customer base. •What are areas for event improvement? We will continue to improve parking, communication and logistics for our guest. 17 miles of highway and 14 fields is a challenge and it is important that guest understand the size and logistics of the event so they continue to have a great experience •How did this year’s event compare to previous years? We were able to attract new teams, improve the girls youth division, host two All-Star games, which was promoted by Warrior and coached by College players Vail Brand Compatibility 13 •How did the event support the Vail Brand? The event is helping support the Vail Brand by promoting the resort and the valley as a premier destination and encouraging teams and families to explore Vail. We will continue to design our event and game schedules in a manner that provides guest with the time and flexibility to watch their children play, but also vacation in Vail. We produced information packets to send to teams and parents promoting the Town of Vail and local business. Working with the Vail Welcome Center and Vail Chamber of Commerce to promote local business, the Epic Discovery Center and other Vail businesses was step in the right direction with room to improve Brand Positioning: •Town of Vail: The Premier International Mountain Resort Community •Vail Mountain: Like nothing on earth Community Contribution 14 •How did the event impact Vail’s sense of community? The event brings ~18,000 people to attend a mid-week national youth sporting event. The event hosts teams from across the nation and provides an opportunity for the local youth clubs to compete in the event. The local lacrosse club had ~ 4 teams in the event this year and continues to increase its attendance. The event works with players not on a team to compete in the event as a free agent. Almost every year we have players from Vail, Aspen, or Steamboat who request to be free agents and placed on a team. Topline Marketing Efforts 15 •Include overview of top 3 successful marketing tactics or executions 1. Produced three marketing videos to be used on social media and various other marketing channels 2. Invested in ad-words and social media ads that targeted specific audiences and received a high click ratio 3. Improved our management of our social media channels and increased the volume of our newsletter, which was very successful. (See appendix for more details) •Please attach complete marketing plan to end of presentation. Potential for Growth & Sponsorships/Media Exposure 16 •How do you see the event evolving or growing next year? There is still room to grow and increase attendance, especially with teams from out of state. However, we see an opportunity to bring more events to the town of Vail. For instance a special concert on Monday/Tuesday night that benefits our non-profit partner ALS and promotes local businesses •What sponsors do you plan to target next year? (Including existing and potential sponsors) We will continue to target local sponsors (banks, real estate businesses, restaurants…), but we still believe there is an opportunity for performance/health goods at our event •How will you leverage media exposure and extend the marketing reach next year? •We will invest in more targeted ads, leverage our marketing videos on social media channels and continue to target our growing email list of 10,000 plus Sustainability Efforts 17 •What measures were taken at your event/program to support the environmentally-friendly goals of the Town of Vail? We work closely with Vail Recreation and Honey Wagon to provide trash and recyclable containers at fields. Information packets are distributed to teams and parents with information on the free bus system and other low emission transportation options •What waste reduction methods were used during your event/program? We provide water at all fields to reduce the use of plastic bottles. All staff meals are provided and staff is instructed to gather and recycle all plastic waste on the fields •How could you improve on sustainability efforts for next year’s event? •We are working with a local drinking water company to improve athletes health and reduce waste produces by plastic bottles The Town of Vail is committed to the stewardship and protection of our unique mountain environment. In consideration of both our local and global impacts and opportunities, our environmental vision is to demonstrate and promote: renewable energy, Event Budget 18 * Assumes Fill CSE Funds Received *Event producer to attach detailed budget for recap Item $ Total Event Budget:182,000 CSE Funds:$5,000* Cash Sponsorship (not CSE):0 In-kind Sponsorship:0 Marketing Budget:20,000 Profit & Loss:20,000 How did you use the CSE funds? (marketing, operations, staff, venue, etc.) Marketing Video Additional Information/Appendix 19 •Provide detailed budget in the Appendix •Provide final marketing plan in the Appendix •Provide full version of the Survey Dashboard PDF in Appendix •Provide any additional information or marketing materials you think the CSE would benefit from 20 21 22 Vail Lacrosse Tournament Promotional Videos 23 Promotional https://vimeo.com/280982520 Grabber https://vimeo.com/280813198 Social Media Video 1 https://vimeo.com/280814070 Social Media Video 2 https://vimeo.com/280982709 Password for all is: vail 24 25 26 27 News Letter Sample –April 2018 28 News Letter Stats The snap shot above is a sample of our News Letter Stats over 6 months. The news letters had an average of 40% Open Rate and an average of 3,000 views. 29 30 Vail, Colorado Don’t miss out on adventure, family fun, and memories There is so much more than just lacrosse, parking and field directions. Find information on outdoor adventures, family fun, concerts, dining and much more …. Table of Contents 1.Free Bus Rides & Parking for Ford and Athletic Fields 2.Field Maps & Parking Directions 3.The Vail App: The best source of information 4.Top Picks 4 Things to do in Vail 5.Vail is so much more than Lacrosse. Check out all that Vail has to offer 6.Thank you Sponsors Free Bus Rides –Yes!!! For Ford Field and Vail Athletic Field Step 1: Park at the Vail Village parking structure for FREE. Step 2: Option 1: Take the Ford Park Express Bus to Ford Field -FREE Option 2: Walk 5 minutes to the Ford Fields -FREE Option 3: Take the In Town Bus to the Vail Athletic Fields -FREE Field Maps & Parking Directions Ford Field 1, 2, 3 It is a very easy walk from the Vail Parking Structure to Ford Field: Field Maps & Parking Directions Ford Field 1, 2, 3 Ford Field 1, Ford Field 2 & Ford Field 3: 700 South Frontage Road E Vail, CO 8165 Parking Options 1. Park at The Vail Village Parking Garage (241 E Meadow Dr, Vail, CO 81657) for free and it is about a 5 minute walk to the fields or a free bus ride 3. Do not park on the frontage road. Do not park illegally because you will be ticket/towed 4. Do not park in the bus lanes or the passenger drop off area to unload/deliver supplies to the field 5. You can pay $10 daily parking fee to park at Ford Park Field Maps & Parking Directions Vail Athletic Field 4 Vail Athletic Field 4: 630 Vail Valley Dr Vail, CO 81657 Parking Options: 1. Park at field. Spots are limited and there will be a $10 town parking fee 2. Park at Golden Peak and walk (7 minute walk) Golden Peak Grill, 456 Vail Valley Dr, Vail, CO 81657 3. Park at Village Parking Garage (241 E Meadow Dr, Vail, CO 81657) and take FREE IN-TOWN BUS. The bus will run every 15 minutes. Note: no parking along road at fields- you will be ticketed Field Maps & Parking Directions Eagle Vail Soccer Field 5 Eagle Vail Stadium Field 6 600 Eagle Rd, Vail, CO 81657 Parking Options: 1 Park in the large parking lot between the fields 2 Park on the north side of the frontage road (cars only be parked on the north side) 3 Do not park illegally because you will be ticket/towed Field Maps & Parking Directions Avon Field 7 Avon Field 8 Avon Field 7: 90 Lake Street Avon, CO 81620 Parking Options: 1 Park in the surrounding lots 2 Do not park illegally because you will be ticketed/towed Avon Elementary Field 8: Avon Elementary 805 West Beaver Creek Boulevard Avon, CO 81620 Parking Options: 1. Park in the school lot (limited spots) 2. Park in the parking lot of Avon Field 7 and walk past the lake (use the sidewalk on the left side of the lake) 3. Do not park illegally because you will be ticketed/towed Field Maps & Parking Directions Edwards Field 9, 10 , 11, 12 Edwards Miller Ranch-Freedom Park:Fields 9,10,11,12 Miller Ranch-Freedom Park 450 Miller Ranch Road,Edwards, CO 81632 Parking Options: 1 Park in any of the surrounding parking lots in designated spots-when walking, please follow designated walked areas. 2 Do not block bus lanes 3 Please no parking/player drop off along Miller Ranch Rd! You will be ticket/towed. 4 No parking in neighborhood to the East of the fields 5 Do not park illegally because you will be ticketed/towed Field Maps & Parking Directions Battle MT HS Field 13 Battle Mountain HS Field (BMHS) 13: BMHS Stadium 151 Miller Ranch Road,Edwards, CO 81632 Parking Options: 1 Park at high school parking lot by stadium and walk to baseball fields 2 There are limited parking spaces at the baseball field and please do not park along the road – we need the space for emergency vehicles. 3 Do not park illegally because you will be ticketed/towed Single Tree Park Field 13 Field Maps & Parking Directions Vail Mountain School Field 14 Vail Mountain School Field 14 3000 Booth Falls Rd, Vail, CO 81657 Directions to field: 1. From I-70, exit 180 2. Take I-70 Frontage Road West to Booth Falls Road. Parking: Park in the lot directly in front of the field. Please do not park on the frontage road or the road leading up to booth creek falls as this is a popular hike in the summer to see the waterfalls! Vail APP –Everything Vail! https://www.vailgov.com/app Epic Discovery Zip, fly, tour, tube: how will you discover Vail Mountain? With Adventure Courses, Ziplines, a Mountain Coaster and much more, the options are endless at Epic Discovery, the ultimate playground! https://www.vail.com/explore-the-resort/activities-and-events/epic- discovery/epic-discovery.aspx Bike Rentals Vail is your headquarters for bike rentals and summer fun! Elevate your vacation! Ride Vail Mountain’s gondola to 10,350 feet and enjoy the view.Our professionally-maintained, full-suspension mountain bikes allow you to comfortably navigate down Vail Mountain’s world-class trails. https://bikerentals.epicmountaingear.com/ Free Tuesday Night Concerts •Hot Summer Nights is an annual FREE concert series hosted every Tuesday evening throughout the summer at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater. Gates open at 5:30, concert begins at 6:30. Bring a picnic for the lawn or enjoy our top of the line concessions at the iconic open air in beautiful Vail, CO. https://grfavail.com/ White Water Rafting Vail is a great place to base your rafting or kayaking adventure from. Boasting its own Whitewater Park in the center of the village as well as Class I to Class V river trips on the Eagle, Colorado, and even the Arkansas rivers. Book your rafting trip with one of Vail's rafting companies and learn more about the difference between the classes of rapids in Vail's surrounding waterways. https://www.vail.com/explore-the-resort/activities-and-events/summer- activities/rafting-and-kayaking.aspx VAIL IN THE SUMMER As the snow melts, Vail blooms with outdoor activities, events and more. Locals know that summer is steadily becoming one of Vail’s worst kept secrets, so come see for yourself why everyone is falling in love with Vail’s other best season: summer! From Epic Discovery, Vail's #1 family activity, to mountain biking, hiking, and a multitude of fun events, summer is not to be missed! Find the Vail Lacrosse Tournament’s top picks for activities to do as a family and team. •https://www.vail.com/explore-the-resort/activities-and-events/summer- activities.aspx Thank you to our 2018 Sponsors Report f or Va il L a crosse T ourna ment 2018 C o m p l e t i o n R a t e :7 6 .9 % Co mp le te 3 59 Partial 1 0 8 T o t a l s : 4 6 7 Res p o ns e Co unt s 1. Whic h b es t d es c rib es yo u d uring t he t o urnament ? 1 9 6 % Ov e rnight v is itor, s pe nt 1 or more nights a wa y from home 9 6 % Ov e rnight v is itor, s pe nt 1 or more nights a wa y from home 2% Seasonal resident of Vail Valley 2% Seasonal resident of Vail Valley 0 % Full-time re s ide nt of Town of V a il 0 % Full-time re s ide nt of Town of V a il 1 % Full-time downv a lle y re s ide nt (liv ing in Av on, Edwa rds , Ea gle , Gy ps um, e tc .) 1 % Full-time downv a lle y re s ide nt (liv ing in Av on, Edwa rds , Ea gle , Gy ps um, e tc .) 1 % Da y v is itor - le ft home a nd re turne d home e a c h da y of the tourna me nt 1 % Da y v is itor - le ft home a nd re turne d home e a c h da y of the tourna me nt Va lue Pe r ce nt Re s p o ns e s O ve rnig ht visito r, sp e nt 1 o r mo re nig hts away fro m ho me 9 5.7 %4 4 4 S e aso nal re sid e nt o f Vail Valle y 1 .9 %9 Full-time re sid e nt o f T o wn o f Vail 0 .2 %1 Full-time d o wnvalle y re sid e nt (living in Avo n, Ed ward s, Eag le , G yp sum, e tc.) 1 .1 %5 Day visito r - le ft ho me and re turne d ho me e ach d ay o f the to urname nt 1 .1 %5 T o t a l s : 4 6 4 2 2. Were yo u: (Chec k all t hat ap p ly)PercentA parent, other relative or friend of a player in the tournament A co a ch o f a te a m p a rticip a tin g in th e to u rn a me n t A n a th le te p a rticip a tin g in th e to u rn a me n t Oth e r: 0 2 0 4 0 6 0 8 0 1 0 0 Va lue Pe r ce nt Re s p o ns e s A p are nt, o the r re lative o r frie nd o f a p laye r in the to urname nt 8 6 .0 %3 9 9 A co ach o f a te am p articip ating in the to urname nt 8 .0 %3 7 An athle te p articip ating in the to urname nt 1 2 .1 %56 O the r:0 .4 %2 O t he r :Co unt ad min 1 T o tals 1 3 3. Ho w many nig ht s d id yo u s t ay in t he V ail area d uring t he event ? 01 23 45 6 ni g ht s 0 3 4 Co unt Re s p o ns e 2 3 2 3 7 7 4 3 5 2 3 5 5 2 4 6 4 7 3 T hre e 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 nig hts 1 4 nig hts 1 Five 1 T wo 4. Were yo ur lo d g ing ac c o mmo d at io ns lo c at ed in: 5 49% Vail49% Vail 1 1 % Be a v e r Cre e k11% Be a v e r Cre e k 2 6 % Av on26% Av on 8 % E dwa rds8% E dwa rds 1 % E a gle / Gy ps um1% E a gle / Gy ps um 4 % Summit County (Dillon, Fris c o, Bre c k e nridge , e tc .) 4 % Summit County (Dillon, Fris c o, Bre c k e nridge , e tc .) 1% Other:1% Other: Va lue Pe r ce nt Re s p o ns e s Vail 4 8 .6 %2 1 5 Be ave r Cre e k 1 1 .1 %4 9 Avo n 2 5.6 %1 1 3 Ed ward s 8 .4 %3 7 Eag le / G yp sum 0 .7 %3 S ummit Co unty (Dillo n, Frisco , Bre cke nrid g e , e tc.) 4 .3 %1 9 O the r:1 .4 %6 T o t a l s : 4 4 2 6 O t he r :Co unt Arro whe ad 1 Eag le -Vail 1 Frisco 1 G le nwo o d 1 S ilve rtho rne 1 T o tals 5 5. Did yo u s t ay: 6 7 % In pa id c omme rc ia l lodging (hote l, c ondo re nta l, e tc .) 6 7 % In pa id c omme rc ia l lodging (hote l, c ondo re nta l, e tc .) 24% In paid rent-by-owner lodging (VRBO, Airbnb, etc.) 24% In paid rent-by-owner lodging (VRBO, Airbnb, etc.) 3 % With frie nds /fa mily who liv e in the a re a 3 % With frie nds /fa mily who liv e in the a re a 6 % In a v a c a tion home or time s ha re owne d by y ou, fa mily or frie nds 6 % In a v a c a tion home or time s ha re owne d by y ou, fa mily or frie nds 1 % Othe r:1 % Othe r: 7 Va lue Pe r ce nt Re s p o ns e s In p aid co mme rcial lo d g ing (ho te l, co nd o re ntal, e tc.) 6 7 .2 %2 9 7 In p aid re nt-b y-o wne r lo d g ing (VRBO , Airb nb , e tc.) 2 3 .5%1 0 4 With frie nd s/family who live in the are a 2 .7 %1 2 In a vacatio n ho me o r time share o wne d b y yo u, family o r frie nd s 5.9 %2 6 O the r:0 .7 %3 T o t a l s : 4 4 2 O t he r :Co unt O ur o wn ho me .1 RV in p arking lo t as the re are ve ry fe w camp g ro und s in are a 1 Re nte d co nd o 1 T o tals 3 6. 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Ho w imp o rt ant was t he Lac ro s s e T o urnament in yo ur d ec is io n t o vis it t he V ail area, where 0 ind ic at es it had no inf luenc e and yo u wo uld have c o me t o V ail anyway, and 10 ind ic at es t hat t he event was yo ur o nly reas o n f o r vis it ing V ail? 9 3% 0-No influence: I would have come to Vail anyway 3% 0-No influence: I would have come to Vail anyway 0 % 10% 1 1 % 31% 3 1 % 41% 4 5 % 5 -Ha lf of my re a s on for c oming to V a il 5 % 5 -Ha lf of my re a s on for c oming to V a il 1% 61% 6 3 % 73% 7 7 % 87% 8 4 % 94% 9 76% 10-My only reason for coming to Vail 76% 10-My only reason for coming to Vail 10 Va lue Pe r ce nt Re s p o ns e s 0 -No influe nce : I wo uld have co me to Vail anyway 3 .2 %1 4 1 0 .2 %1 3 0 .5%2 4 0 .9 %4 5-Half o f my re aso n fo r co ming to Vail 4 .5%2 0 6 0 .9 %4 7 3 .2 %1 4 8 7 .0 %3 1 9 3 .8 %1 7 1 0 -My o nly re aso n fo r co ming to Vail 7 5.8 %3 3 6 T o t a l s : 4 4 3 8. Did yo u at t end t he t o urnament las t year (20 17)? 11 33% Yes33% Yes 6 7 % No67% No Va lue Pe r ce nt Re s p o ns e s Ye s 3 3 .3 %1 4 9 No 6 6 .7 %2 9 9 T o t a l s : 4 4 8 9. P rio r t o t his t rip , ho w many p revio us vis it s had yo u mad e t o V ail? 12 2 8 % None , this wa s my firs t v is it28% None , this wa s my firs t v is it 1 4 % One14% One 2 4 % 2 -424% 2 -4 1 2 % 5 -1 012% 5 -1 0 2 3 % More tha n 1 023% More tha n 1 0 Va lue Pe r ce nt Re s p o ns e s No ne , this was my first visit 2 8 .0 %1 2 4 O ne 1 4 .0 %6 2 2 -4 2 3 .5%1 0 4 5-1 0 1 1 .7 %52 Mo re than 1 0 2 2 .8 %1 0 1 T o t a l s : 4 4 3 13 10 . 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(Chec k all t hat ap p ly) 15 PercentAttended previouslyFriend/colleagueWebsiteNewsletterSocial mediaPress release/editorial articleOther:0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 Va lue Pe r ce nt Re s p o ns e s Atte nd e d p re vio usly 4 2 .8 %1 8 0 Frie nd /co lle ag ue 3 1 .6 %1 3 3 We b site 3 .1 %1 3 Ne wsle tte r 1 .0 %4 S o cial me d ia 4 .0 %1 7 Pre ss re le ase /e d ito rial article 0 .7 %3 O the r:3 4 .7 %1 4 6 16 O t he r :Co unt Co ach 2 3 T e am 1 4 co ach 4 te am 4 Co ache s 3 Lacro sse te am 3 FCA 2 T e am 2 T e am d e cisio n to atte nd 2 T e am sche d ule 2 T rave l te am 2 lacro sse club 2 Co ach 1 ADVNC Co ach 1 Ad vnc 1 Club 1 Club Co ach 1 Club lacro sse co ach 1 T o tals 1 3 5 17 Club re g iste re d fo r to urname nt 1 Club te am 1 Co ach He nd o 1 Co ach fro m O hio 1 Co ach invite 1 Co ach mad e arrang e me nts 1 Co ach o f te am my so n was p laying o n. 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Did yo u ut ilize... 21 PercentMo b ile a p p - h ttp ://www.to u rn e yma ch in e .co m/R2 1 1 5 4 Fa ce b o o k p a g e - h ttp s://www.fa ce b o o k.co m/la xva il In sta g ra m p a g e - h ttp ://in sta g ra m.co m/va illa xto u rn a me n t To u rn a me n t we b site - h ttp ://www.co lo ra d o la cro sse .co m No n e o f th e a b o ve , wa sn 't a wa re o f th e se 0 2 0 4 0 6 0 8 0 1 0 0 Va lue Pe r ce nt Re s p o ns e s Mo b ile ap p - http ://www.to urne ymachine .co m/R2 1 1 54 9 2 .1 %3 9 8 Face b o o k p ag e - http s://www.face b o o k.co m/lax vail 5.1 %2 2 Instag ram p ag e - http ://instag ram.co m/vaillax to urname nt 7 .2 %3 1 T o urname nt we b site - http ://www.co lo rad o lacro sse .co m 3 7 .0 %1 6 0 No ne o f the ab o ve , wasn't aware o f the se 2 .5%1 1 22 Po o r 1 Fa ir 2 Ne ut r a l3 Ve r y G o o d 4 Exce lle nt 5 T he ve nue /lo catio n o f Vail Valle y as a who le fo r a to urname nt Co unt Ro w % 5 1 .2 % 1 2 2 .8 % 3 0 7 .0 % 1 0 4 2 4 .1 % 2 7 7 6 4 .3 % T he o rg anizatio n and functio ning o f the T o urname nt Co unt Ro w % 1 2 2 .8 % 2 2 5.1 % 4 0 9 .3 % 1 7 0 3 9 .4 % 1 8 2 4 2 .2 % T he re g istratio n p ro ce ss Co unt Ro w % 4 0 .9 % 9 2 .1 % 6 6 1 5.3 % 1 4 1 3 2 .8 % 1 2 4 2 8 .8 % T he mo b ile Ap p Co unt Ro w % 1 0 .2 % 7 1 .6 % 4 6 1 0 .7 % 1 6 2 3 7 .8 % 1 7 6 4 1 .0 % S o ft-g o o d ve nd o rs Co unt Ro w % 4 1 9 .6 % 6 9 1 6 .2 % 1 2 1 2 8 .3 % 7 8 1 8 .3 % 3 4 8 .0 % 13. Ho w wo uld yo u rat e t he f o llo wing as p ec t s o f t he T o urnament t his year? 23 Fo o d ve nd o rs Co unt Ro w % 8 5 1 9 .7 % 6 2 1 4 .4 % 8 4 1 9 .5% 4 7 1 0 .9 % 2 9 6 .7 % O fficials Co unt Ro w % 52 1 2 .1 % 7 0 1 6 .2 % 1 0 6 2 4 .6 % 1 3 7 3 1 .8 % 6 4 1 4 .8 % T he o ve rall T o urname nt Co unt Ro w % 2 0 .5% 1 7 3 .9 % 55 1 2 .8 % 1 8 8 4 3 .6 % 1 6 6 3 8 .5% T o tals T o tal Re sp o nse s Po o r 1 Fa ir 2 Ne ut r a l3 Ve r y G o o d 4 Exce lle nt 5 14. What d id yo u like mo s t ab o ut t his t o urnament ? 24 37% Overall experience37% Overall experience 3% Size of the tournament3% Size of the tournament 21% Competitive play21% Competitive play 34% Location of tournament34% Location of tournament 4 % V a il V a lle y a dditiona l a c tiv itie s a v a ila ble , s uc h a s : 4 % V a il V a lle y a dditiona l a c tiv itie s a v a ila ble , s uc h a s : 1 % Othe r:1 % Othe r: Va lue Pe r ce nt Re s p o ns e s O ve rall e x p e rie nce 3 7 .0 %1 59 S ize o f the to urname nt 2 .6 %1 1 Co mp e titive p lay 2 1 .4 %9 2 Lo catio n o f to urname nt 3 4 .2 %1 4 7 Vail Valle y ad d itio nal activitie s availab le , such as: 3 .7 %1 6 O the r:1 .2 %5 T o t a l s : 4 3 0 25 Va il Va lle y a d d it io na l a ct iv it ie s a v a ila b le , s uch a s :Co unt Camp ing hiking o utd o o rs activitie s 1 Ep ic Disco ve ry 1 G o nd o la, mo untain b iking , g o o d re staurants 1 Mo untain Biking 1 Rafting zip line 1 Vail Villag e 1 We e d 1 We nt to G le nwo o d S p ring s, Vail Villag e 1 White wate r rafting , camp ing , ho rse b ack, fly fishing 1 hiking , b iking , d ining .... Yo u kno w, all that g o o d stuff.1 mo untain b iking 1 rafting 1 rafting , b iking , hang ing o ut aro und to wn 1 white wate r rafting 1 white wate r rafting and hiking 1 T o tals 1 5 26 O t he r :Co unt G ame s p laye d 1 Na 1 Re q uire d to urname nt fo r club te am 1 T he fact that yo u have to p lay into yo ur b racke t A, B 1 T o urname nt was g re at. Ne e d 2 hig h scho o l d ivisio ns. Ad d HS Elite . HS Elite sho uld b e sho wcase no t hid d e n in wo rst fie ld s and no fo o d o r o the r ve nd o rs at fie ld s. Champ io nship te am p laye rs sho uld re ce ive me me nto like 2 0 1 8 vail lax champ io n o r so me thing . T o urname nt was g re at o ve rall. 1 T o tals 5 15. A ny ad d it io nal c o mment s ab o ut what yo u liked ab o ut t he t o urnament ? 27 Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 4 I b ro ug ht 2 0 1 9 (HS ) and 2 0 2 2 te ams to the to urname nt. Bo th had g o o d e x p e rie nce s. 5 Lo catio n is b e autiful 7 8 am to o e arly to start g ame s, kid s trave ling in fro m far d istance s and Vail d ifficult to re ach. G ame s e nd e d at 3 , co uld have e asily shifte d g ame s 8 O fficiating was ab so lute ly awful. 9 T hanks fo r inviting us. 1 0 Re staurant cho ice s in Ed ward s Co o l We athe r Live up d ate o f sco re s o n T o urne y Machine G re at fie ld s to p lay o n 1 2 Re fs we re te rrib le mad e the g ame ab o ut the mse lve s and no t the kid s wo rst o f any to urname nt o ne was a kid (so n o f he ad re f) that lo o ke d Disinte re ste d d o wn at the g rass half the g ame . to ur nam entgreatteamsplay vai lgamesfieldgame l ocation p layed f ields t eam b eauti fultime co m p eti ti o n e dw ards f o o dothergood g i rl s re f s ye ardenverniceloved 28 1 3 Eve rything . 1 4 Lo catio n. 1 7 My o nly ne g ative co mme nt wo uld b e that to urname nt g e ar was no t availab le at e ve ry site and we had to d rive to ano the r lo catio n to p urchase to urname nt g e ar. T his sho uld b e availab le at all to urname nt g ame lo catio ns. 1 8 Divisio ns within ag e g ro up s. S e ve ral te ams in the 2 0 2 2 ag e g ro up we re le ft o ut o f me aning ful b racke t p lay b e cause the y d id n't g e t a "cup cake " g ame . 1 9 It is time to le t the g irls have a le g up in this to urne y. We no lo ng e r live in a so cie ty whe re it is acce p tab le fo r me n to have the b e st case sce nario . It is time to le t the g irls p lay at Fo rd Fie ld . Many te ams have talke d ab o ut this b ias. T his ne e d s to chang e mo ving fo rward . T o urname nt d ire cto rs ne e d fe male influe nce s, and this ne e d s to co me acro ss to the te ams that p articip ate in this to urne y. 3 0 Disap p o inting that re stro o ms we re no t ad e q uate ly se rvice d d uring the to urne y. 3 1 We we re frustrate d having the same re f's fo r all o f o ur g ame s. We had a co up le b ad re f's and yo u co uld te ll the y favo re d the Co lo rad o te ams. Chatting b e fo re and afte r g ame s with CO co ache s and g iving e ach o the r b o ne s. T he re f's e ng ag e d with the fans arg uing b ack and fo rth inste ad o f just ig no ring (that's the ir jo b ). T he re f's we re the mo st d isap p o inting p art o f the to urname nt. 3 2 G re at to urname nt, fab lo catio n, g re at co mp e titio n. 3 3 Bracke t p lay sho uld no t b e limite d to the same te ams p laye d in p o o l p lay... we p laye d same te ams multip le time s 3 4 Just g re at Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 29 3 5 Lo catio n is b e st in the co untry. Ho we ve r, we d id no t re alize the fie ld s we re in many lo catio ns. T his was ve ry challe ng ing with 1 car and an 8 th g rad e r and 1 0 th g rad e r p laying at d iffe re nt time s and lo catio ns. 3 8 T he co mp e titio n was e x ce lle nt and it's a g re at d e stinatio n to p lay. 4 6 Re fs are no t use to che cking in the g irls g ame ve ry une ve n o n what was ille g al and le g al. 4 7 1 st time at to urne y fo r 2 0 2 5 ye ar so n. T ho ug ht it was re ally we ll run, wo uld have chang e d no thing ...e x ce p t mayb e the re sults o f my so ns te am;-) 4 8 g re at to urne y 53 T he fo o d cho ice s we re ve ry d isap p o inting . Whe n yo u have an e ve nt full o f athle te s I fo und the o p tio ns to b e ve ry p o o r. I e nd e d up p acking sand wiche s the final two d ays to e nsure my d aug hte r had a he althy o p tio n. 6 2 O nly issue was that fie ld 1 1 line s in Ed ward s whe re inco rre ct and had to b e mo d ifie d ,,,,, 6 4 Vail Mo untain S cho o l had a ho rrib le Re f cre w- who we re co nsiste ntly te rrib le . Mark G iusti (Juice ) was rud e , o ne sid e d and b iase d . He was te rrib le to kid s and fans alike , cre ating a te rrib le e nviro nme nt and b ad fe e ling ab o ut the to urname nt. He cre ate d a ne g ative , d ang e ro us e nviro nme nt and his co -ho rt o n the fie ld d id no thing . As lo ng time lacro sse p are nts, we have ne ve r had such an inad e q uate re fe re e . Afte r a d ay with to p no tch o fficials at Battle Mo untain HS , this was a d isap p o inting finish to a hig h calib e r to urname nt. 6 7 I lo ve that yo u sup p o rte d the ALS Fo und atio n. My husb and , a p laye r's d ad , has ALS and we we re so p ro ud to p lay fo r a to urname nt that sup p o rts such a wo rthy cause . Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 30 6 8 1 st time in Vail and my family lo ve d it all. I d o wish the to urname nt had mo re ve nd e rs. G re at e x p e rie nce . We mad e it o ur family's vacatio n. We staye d 7 nig hts. We are fro m Maryland . 6 9 Just b e ing in Vail, and the le ve l if co mp e titio n. 7 4 Wo uld like to have had mo re fo o d ve nd o rs at the Ed ward s Fie ld s. 7 7 I lo ve d the ve nue s and the are a whe re we p laye d . I ho p e my te am g o e s ag ain ne x t ye ar! It was a b last! 7 8 Lo ve d p laying at Battle mo untain HS . G re at facility. Lo ve d that o ur te am p laye d at the same fie ld thro ug ho ut p o o l p lay. G ame s ran o n time . Lo ve d to urne y machine ! 7 9 Lo catio n and co mp e titio n 8 3 Bring in mo re g irls te ams fro m aro und the co untry! 8 7 We ll run to urname nt. Wo nd e rful d e stinatio n e ve nt. Lo ve d the sche d uling to allo w time fo r o the r activitie s. Lo catio n was b e autiful and o ffe re d many o p p o rtunitie s fo r family e ve nts o utsid e o f lacro sse s. Lo ve d o ur time the re ! 8 9 No it was re ally g o o d 9 0 Vail is an awe so me p lace to visit. T he Ap p is g re at fo r g ame sche d ule s & sco re s. 9 3 At so me p o int yo u g uys are g o ing to have to sp e ak with the ho sp itality p ro vid e rs. We fe lt g o ug e d . Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 31 9 5 No hats o r T -shirts fo r the winne rs. No are a fo r winning te ams to g athe r afte r the champ io nship fo r an o fficial to urname nt p icture . We wo n, walke d o ff the fie ld and to the car. Mig ht have we ll b e e n a scrimmag e b ack ho me . Familie s d ro p p e d tho usand s o f d o llars in the are a. Co uld have just staye d d o wn in De nve r and scrimmag e d . No o ne saw p icture s o r acco lad e s to the winne rs. Did n't fe e l like tho se running the to urname nt re ally care d if the te ams we re the re o r no t. 9 6 T o o sp re ad o ut. My so n's te am p laye d in Ed ward s. While it's a nice p lace , I wo uld n't call it Vail. 9 7 Just such a g o rg e o us p lace to p lay lacro sse 1 0 0 Lo ve the fo rmat, lo catio n, and q uality o f te ams. 1 0 3 Be autiful ve nue - we athe r was fantastic 1 0 4 G o rg e o us vie ws! G ame s o n time 1 0 6 T he lack o f co mmunicatio n ab o ut rule chang e s (ie co unts, the n no co unts), chang e s fro m 1 8 min halve s to 1 0 min halve s, that was a jo ke . We sho uld re cie ve p artcial re fund s fo r all the u1 2 te ams since we o nly p laye d p artcial g ame s o n Mo nd ay, no t o ur fault the re fe re e s fe ll b e hind . T hat imp acte d se e d ing fo r so me te ams, no t a g re at way to fo llo w up the De nve r sho o to ut which was b e tte r o rg anize d . Yo u p ut the o fficials in a te rrib le situatio n that raise d te mp e rs fro m co ache s and sp e ctato rs who we re co nfuse d and frustrate d b y the inco nsistancie s. S o rry fo r the rant. 1 0 7 T he o nly thing I d id n't like was 1 . T he p o rtap o ttys we re no t e mp tie d e ve ry d ay and b y d ay 2 the y we re d isg usting . Also the re g ular b athro o ms the re at the Ed ward s p ark, the to ile t p ap e r d isp e nse rs we re lo cke d and o n d ay 2 o n no to ile t p ap e r. S o all b athro o ms we re inco nve nie nt and so me what g ro ss. 1 1 0 G re at ve nue s and co mp e titio n was g o o d to o t! Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 32 1 1 1 I like d the te nts that so ld clo thing ! I like d the ice cre am truck also . I lo ve d the lo catio n, it was a p e rfe ct size and clo se to e ve rything ! 1 1 2 I sp e nd mo ne y o n shirts / hats And e ve ry to urname nt we atte nd . At this o ne I sp e nt no mo ne y at all, b ase d o n se le ctio n availab le , if any actually. I d o like to co mme mo rate me mo rie s with T -shirts and hats. But it se e ms the re we re no ne availab le . 1 1 6 Co nve nie nt lo catio n. Eve rything was e asy fro m p arking to fo o d . Lo ts o f re cre atio nal activitie s o utsid e the to urname nt. Co mp e titio n was to p no tch. 1 1 8 I wo uld like to se e sp o rtsmanship e mp hasize d ...unfo rtunate ly, I no tice d to o many incid e nts o f p o o r sp o rtsmanship fro m p laye rs and p are nts. Re fs have a hard jo b as-is, b ut id e ally p laye rs using fo ul lang uag e and p are nts sho uld re sult in p e naltie s to the ir te am. 1 1 9 No . 1 2 0 O ur te am 6 th g rad e rs p laye d at the Avo n lo catio n. Be autiful and acce ssib le lo catio n, b ut the fie ld ne e d e d to b y mo we d /cut fo r the to urname nt. T he g rass was to o lo ng fo r lacro sse p lay and affe cte d the g ame (b o ys running , g ro und b alls, like ly o ut o f b o und sho t atte mp ts, e tc...). A to urname nt that was e stab lishe d mo nths ag o sho uld have alre ad y p lanne d a p rio r d ate whe n the fie ld sho uld have b e e n p ro p e rly maintaine d . 1 2 3 Had a g re at time . T hank yo u. 1 2 4 Ne e d a lo se rs b racke t. Co ming fro m De nve r yo u kno w who will b e o n to p . Ne e d o p p o rtunity fo r te am o f similar skills to p lay e ach o the r. Bracke t p lay #'s make o utco me o b vio us 1 2 5 Re fs we re te rrib le . No p o ste d rule s and uncle ar to urname nt p o licie s. Re fs we re unsure o f to urname nt rule s. Inco nsiste nt re fs. Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 33 1 2 6 I wo uld have like d all ve nue s to have had at le ast o ne fo o d truck and o ne ve nd o r. All o f o ur g ame s we re at vail mtn scho o l and we had ne ithe r. T o urne y me rchand ise was d ifficult to find and so ld o ut q uickly o nce we g o t to a d iffe re nt site to find ve nd o rs. Do Co Lacro sse p are nts/p laye rs we re e x tre me ly rud e and d isre sp e ctful. O ne p are nt e ve n cro sse d the fie ld to ye ll at a re f afte r a g ame . O ur te am p laye d the m twice . Bo th time s I was ap p alle d b y the sid e line b e havio r. No t a te am I wo uld like to se e we lco me d b ack. O ve rall, g re at to urne y co up le d with a wo nd e rful family vacatio n. T hank yo u. 1 2 7 T he g irls d id no t re ce ive any tro p hie s, hats, Me tals, Etc. T his was an e x p e nsive to urname nt And sho uld have p ro vid e d so me typ e o f re ward b e sid e s to ho ld a p laq ue fo r 5 se co nd s. 1 2 8 G re at o ve rall e x p e rie nce fo r o ur te ams! 1 2 9 Lo ve d it, first time r b ut want to d o it e ve ry ye ar!!! 1 3 6 It wo uld have b e e n nice to have a g e ne ral ve nd o r at the Vail Mo untain S cho o l site . Co ffe e , wate r, lig ht snacks wp uld have b e e n g re at! Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 34 1 3 7 Rule s. Furthe r co nsid e ratio n sho uld b e g ive d uring fig ht situatio ns. My so ns te am d id no t start the fig ht. Did no t cle ar the b e nch and d id no t thro w. T he ir g lo ve s. Ye s in d e fe nd ing the ir p laye r who was attache d two b o ys we re susp e nd e d O n who d id no thing the o the r who was p ro te cting a p laye r b ut ne ve r thre w a p unch o r hit the p laye r. T he re was a third p laye r who was p ro te cting a p laye r and his actio ns fro m o ff Fie ld lo o ke d wo rse and he had no co nse q ue nce . My so n was no t O n the fie ld b ut the situatio n And hAnd ling o f the situatio n was ap p alling . Why d id the re fs no t make the call T hat nig ht and why d id the b o ys who d id no thing G e t susp e nd e d and why d id the te am thAt cle are d the ir Be nch and thro w g lo ve s no t hAve mo re co nse q ue nce s. I have ne ve r se e n such b e havio r at the u 1 3 le ve l and the re d trie d T o co ntro l the p o iso ning te am as p are nts witho ut succe ss which like ly le ad to the b o ys b e havio r. S e ve ral time s the re f calle d to the p are nts b ut ne ve r mad e the m le ave the same p are nts that also rushe d the fie ld . S aslky in 2 0 1 7 I think yo u sho uld b e as co nsid e re d ab o ut p are nts as p laye rs and sho uld think ab o ut b anning p are nts as we ll. 1 3 9 Multip le b racke ts are ne e d e d - we p laye d and g o t b e at b y the same te ams o ve r and o ve r. G o rg e o us to wn and fie ld s. 1 4 0 Have e arly g ame time s was g o o d so to fre e up the afte rno o n to d o o the r thing s in vail 1 4 4 Mo re g irls te ams p le ase . 1 51 Be autiful se tting and we ll run/e fficie nt g ame s. 1 52 I fo und it ve ry frustrating that we we p laye d the same 3 te ams e ve n tho ug h the re we re se ve ral o the rs in o ur d ivisio n. I wo uld rathe r have p laye d all the te ams and cre ate b racke t that way the n p lay te ams multip le time s. Whe n yo u are p ut up ag ainst the hard e st te ams to b e g in with and the n o nly p ly tho se same thre e is is frustrating fo r the p laye r and sp e ctato rs. Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 35 1 53 T o urname nt was g re at. Ne e d 2 hig h scho o l d ivisio ns. Ad d HS Elite . First fo ur g ame s we re no t co mp e titive . Lo ve ho w b racke ts are se tup tho ug h. HS Elite sho uld b e sho wcase e ve nt e sp e cially final fo ur, no t hid d e n o n p o o re r fie ld s with no fo o d o r o the r ve nd o rs at fie ld s. Yo ung e r kid s sho uld se e what to p le ve l te ams lo o k like . Final fo ur in HS b racke t we re e x ce lle nt te ams. Champ io nship te am p laye rs sho uld re ce ive me me nto like "2 0 1 8 Vail lax champ io n" o r so me thing . T o urname nt was g re at o ve rall. O nly e x p re ss sho rtco ming s to he lp imp ro ve e ve nt. O fficiating was e x ce lle nt o ve rall to o . My so n had a te rrific time . We use d to live in Dillo n and wo rke d fo r Vail re so rts so we tho ro ug hly e njo ye d visit. O ld e st so n b o rn in Vail to o so we lo ve visiting yo u all and ho p e to atte nd u1 9 ne x t ye ar! T hanks fo r e ve rything . T e am 1 2 p are nt. 1 55 No g o o d fo o d ve nd o rs in Ed ward s. We nt e lse whe re fo r fo o d . 1 59 - p laye d at Ed ward s ve nue p arking e asy and clo se to fie ld s - Ed ward s g rass fie ld co nd itio n - ab ility to g e t fre e wate r fro m the p ark main b uild ing - (Ed ward s) the d o nut fo o d truck was a g o o d , d iffe re nt o p tio n. - (Ed ward s) mayb e have ano the r fo o d truck that wo uld se rve a mo re lunch-typ e me nu; also , mo re co ld b e ve rag e o p tio ns - T raine r and the re co ve ry sp e cialists o n site (Ed ward s) - (Ed ward s 2 0 2 3 g irls) O fficials se e me d p re tty co nsiste nt. T he y d id no t le t the g ame g e t to o p hysical. Co ming fro m the S o uth, yo u se e to o much o f that. Pre tty g o o d b alance b e twe e n le tting the g irls p lay and calling fo uls p e r the rule s. - Up d ating T o urne y Machine p re tty fast 1 6 0 Did n't like ho w far ap art fie ld s we re fro m o ne ano the r 1 6 2 S urro und ing are a and staying in Vail villag e fo r b o ys. 1 6 7 Enjo ye d the we e k, thank yo u Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 36 1 6 8 Ve nue s are so far ap art. I had o ne d aug hte r at Ed ward s and o ne at Vail Athle tic Fie ld s. Be twe e n d riving and trave l fro m g arag e it was 3 0 -4 0 min e ach way to acco mmo d ate six g ame s. Wo uld b e he lp ful if all g irls p laye d at Ed ward s and b o ys e lse whe re . 1 7 0 S huttle b us transp o rtatio n was g re at! Ke e p that fo r ne x t ye ar! Mo re te ams to p lay wo uld b e g o o d to o b ut that's no t und e r yo ur co ntro l. Like d the to urne y, a little challe ng ing to g e t b ack and fo rth b e twe e n Vail to urne y and Ed ward s to urne y (have multip le d aug hte rs who p lay). It wo rke d o ut. T hank yo u fo r ho sting ag ain! S e e yo u ne x t ye ar!!!! Lo ve the lo catio n.... :-) 1 7 1 lo ve d the e d ward s fie ld s and b e ing ab le to stay in e d ward s at nice acco mo d atio ns so clo se . 1 7 4 I lo ve the are a. I atte nd e d the vail to urname nt fo r fo ur ye ars, and it was my favo rite . T he lo catio n is b e autiful and it is fille d with fun activitie s. 1 7 6 If the re is a way to p lay d iffe re nt te ams. We p laye d the same 2 te ams two d ays in a ro w. Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 37 1 8 0 O fficials who we re inco nsiste nt and had little und e rstand ing o f the rule s. S e ve ral lite rally d id no t kno w the rule s and mad e it up as the y we nt. Whe n we had o ne kno wle d g e ab le o fficial the o the r was te rrib le . Fo r instance , o ne said stand ing o n the o the r p laye r's stick whe n facing o ff is o k if uninte ntio nal! T he to urname nt re ally d ro p p e d the b all. Yo u ne e d we ll-traine d o fficials and rule s that are co mp le te . I watche d o ne g ame whe re the o fficials said 1 .2 minute s re maining and le t p lay co ntinue fo r 2 .3 minute s until the g ame was tie d . T hat same g ame the y p laye d a b rave he art. T he kid had the b all and was o ff to sco re whe n he was wrap che cke d in the thro at, d rag g e d d o wn fro m b e hind and slashe d o n the g ro und . A p e rso nal fo ul was calle d and the o fficial le t the De nve r te am b ring in ano the r p laye r and p lace d him rig ht in fro nt o f the kid with the b all b all at mid fie ld . What's the ad vantag e ? T he kid the n g o t p ast the d e fe nd e r, ran to 5 yard s fro m the g o al and was ab o ut to sho o t whe n he was cro ss che cke d in the b ack o nto the g ro und and into the cre ase . It was as cle ar as d ay! T he o fficial p ut his hand up b c it was an o b vio us p e nalty b ut the n p ut it d o wn and le t the o the r te am run d o wn and sco re ! It was ap p alling to watch and my kid wasn't e ve n o n the fie ld . Ap p are ntly the to urname nt had no p ub lishe d rule s fo r this! It was mad e up as the y we nt and b o th unfairly ad ministe re d and p o o rly o fficiate d . 1 8 2 thro w the sco re card s away at the tab le and g e t ne w o ne s. T he o ne s yo u use are way to o d ifficult to se e fro m the o the r sid e o f the fie ld 1 8 3 I have ne ve r in all my ye ars o f watching my kid s p lay lax co mp laine d ab o ut o r b lame d the re fs b ut yo ur re fs we re b e yo nd te rrib le . T he y e ithe r d id no t kno w the kno w the rule s o r mad e the m up as the y we nt alo ng . I have ne ve r se e n co ache s fro m o p p o sing te ams co mp laining fo r the same re aso n. I will no t have my kid s d o this to urname nt ag ain fo r that re aso n. It co sts to o much mo ne y to just b e at the whim o f a yo ung kid who d o e sn't kno w what he is d o ing Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 38 1 8 4 T he two asp e cts that re ally b o the re d p are nts, and like ly sho uld b e ad d re sse d in the future : 1 ) p laying b ack to b ack g ame s fo r te ams co ming fro m lo w altitud e o n the first d ay o f co np e titiio n is unp alatab le . S e ve ral familie s we re unab le to fly in mo re than 2 4 hrs in ad vance . T his was a p ro b le m, Esp e cially ag ainst te ams that we re lo cal, (and had favo rab le time b e twe e n g ame s) and we re use d to the altitud e . S tro ng ly sug g e st e ithe r p laying 2 g ame s the first d ay, o r at le ast with re co ve ry time in-b e twe e n. We have ne ve r b e e n to a hig h calib e r to urname nt o n the e ast co ast whe re we we re aske d to p lay b ack to b ack. 2 ) O fficiatinng was sub - p ar, in g e ne ral. S e ve ral e asy calls we re misse d (cre ase vio latio ns, o ff-sid e s, face -o ff infractio ns). T his was mo re o f a o b se rvatio n 1 8 6 YO u sho uld sp e ll 'custo me r' co rre ctly in the e mail that was se nt o ut to p are nts 1 8 8 I was ve ry d isap p o inte d at a situatio n fo r the yo ung e r d ivisio n. A p laye r g o t b it b y a d o g while p laying !!! And the to urname nt p e o p le DID NO T kick the d o g o r o wne rs o ut o f the facility. 1 8 9 Ne e d to have co nce ssio ns lo cate d at ALL o f the fie ld s o f p lay. Ne e d to have to urname nt swag te nts at ALL o f the fie ld s o f p lay. Rule s sho uld b e the same at e ach fie ld thro ug ho ut the to urname nt. It was strang e p laying halve s at o ne fie ld , q uarte rs at ano the r, e tc. 1 9 2 G re at jo b o n p ro mo ting Vail and co mmunicating activitie s. 1 9 4 G re at p lace to p lay! 1 9 7 Re fs ne e d to d o a b e tte r jo b o f ke e p ing g ame s fro m g e tting o ut o f hand and watch the ir b ias to ward s te ams fro m De nve r / Co lo rad o . 1 9 8 T he p arking was ho rrib le at avo n Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 39 2 0 0 I like d the mo untain me d ical te nt. T he y he lp e d me stre tch and b e mo re e ne rg ize d fo r my ne x t g ame . 2 0 3 re fs we re ve ry inco nsiste nt #1 re co mme nd atio n is ne e d Dig ital time clo cks o n all fie ld s..... It was b rutal re lying to whe n the re f d e cid e d q tr / g ame was o ve r tie g ame rule s / b rave he art ne e d s to b e e x p laine d in writing . O ur te am o f co urse was o n the wro ng e nd o f o ne to the e ve ntual 2 0 2 5 champ io n b ut to o amb ig uo us. - If the re is a flag p e nalty, sho uld n't the o the r te am g e t an e x tra p laye r. What is the d isince ntive no t to ille g ally wre ck a p laye r who is in a p o sitio n to sco re ? - can the g o alie g o p ast mid fie ld ? 2 0 7 Whe n we mad e lo d g ing p lans the we site ind icate d we wo uld p lay at Fo rd Fie ld s AND Eag le . T his influe nce d whe re we cho se to stay. Ultimate ly we p laye d in the villag e o nly cre ating a co mmute that was unne ce ssary. Ne e d to e stab lish fie ld s e arlie r in p ro ce ss 2 0 8 G re at to urname nt 2 0 9 I tho ug ht the 8 th g rad e b ays 2 0 2 2 g ame sche d ule was te rrib le unfair te am 2 0 2 2 p laye d two o f it first 3 g ame s ag ainst te ams who p laye d b ack to b ack g ame s and we re no t acclimate d to the altitud e . T he re are p ro g rams that can e asily assure x thus d o e sn't hap p e n, which le d me and many o the rs to q ue stio n ho w this o ccurre d . Mig ht no t have chang e d any o utco me b ut the yo ur ce rtainly lo st the ap p e arance o f fairne ss. 2 2 0 T hank yo u. Enjo ye d the d iffe re nt te ams fro m aro und the co untry 2 2 3 T o urname nt was fun, fie ld s we re o kay, re fs inco nsiste nt (mo st are fine , b ut the re is always so me who want to d ire ct the g ame inste ad o f just re f. T he y sho uld g o to Ho llywo o d if the want the sho w to b e all ab o ut the m. O n a sid e no te , Vail is lo sing its charm as the b o tto m line is b e co ming mo re imp o rtant. T hank yo u fo r liste ning . Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 40 2 2 5 Ne e d a to urname nt t-shirt fo r e ve ryo ne to b uy...p re sale . No t the ve nd o r o ne d o ne o n site . 2 2 8 Vail is the p e rfe ct b ackd ro p fo r lacro sse 2 2 9 My o ne critiq ue wo uld b e fo r the to urname nt to re le ase lo catio ns o f fie ld s b y ag e g ro up e arlie r so p e o p le can b e tte r p lan the ir lo d g ing to co incid e with Fie ld lo catio ns. 2 3 0 I had o ne child p laying in Vail and o ne in Ed ward s. I d id n't care fo r the se tup in Vail with no whe re to p ark and p aying to p ark. 2 3 3 O ve rall fun time ag ain this ye ar! 2 3 5 G REAT T O URNEY! LO VED PLAYING ALL O F O UR G AMES O N O NE FIELD> We p laye d o n fie ld #4 and that was p e rfe ct fo r U1 2 g irls! Ho p e we p lay the re ag ain ne x t ye ar! 2 3 6 Wo uld like fie ld lo catio ns no tifie d with re g istratio n so kno w whe re kid s will b e p laying whe n making acco mmo d atio n re se rvatio ns. 2 3 8 Fo o d ve nd o rs at fie ld lo catio ns. 2 3 9 We we re in Avo n and had no fo o d o r d rink o p tio ns at the site . Ne x t time , try to g e t so me o p tio ns p le ase . 2 4 0 T he p arking situatio n was ho rrib le and frankly the o nly co mp laint I had . My child p laye d at Fie ld 4 in Vail and the re we re no t e no ug h re aso nab le o p tio ns fo r p arking and transp o rting e q uip me nt, re fre shme nts, e tc. the p aid p arking lo t was always full, the b us b are ly ran and the G o ld e n Pe ak o p tio n was o nly fo r p e rmitte d ve hicle s. Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 41 2 4 4 Had 2 kid s p laying u1 3 and u1 1 . Bo th g ame s had e ast co ast re fs that we re te rib b le . Mo nd ay u1 1 g ame s no t sche d ule d co rre ctly. G ame s ran a b it late d ue to injury and o ve rtime and 3 rd g ame cut sho rt to 1 0 min half to catch up . We all p ay the same d o llar to p lay and mo st have to take vacatio n. Cutting g ame s sho rt fo r p o o r sche d uling o f fie ld s is unacce p tab le and wo uld stro ng ly re co mme nd no t g o ing b ack fo r the time and d o llars we sp e nt. It's also b ad whe n the co ache s have to make the calls b e cause the re fs d o n't which hap p e ne d in alo t o f g ame s. Do the re fs g e t che cke d fo r ce rtificatio n whe n the y d int kno w the rule s. Parking was a p lus se e ing we had to run b ack and fo rth b e twe e n 2 lo catio ns fo r g ame s. 2 4 6 No t have g ame s b ack to b ack, no t safe fo r p laye rs 2 51 We athe r was g re at. S e tting was nice . S che d uling was g o o d . 2 52 We have b e e n g o ing to the vail sho o to ut fo r ye ars no w and o ur so n has b e e n p laying in it fo r se ve ral ye ars to o . Usually the re fs are ve ry fair and ve ry nice b ut this ye ar the re was o ne re f in p articular that was ve ry ve ry rud e and ve ry unfair and also che ate d the g ame . His name is Mark Jo se p h G uisti. He g o t in fro nt o f multip le p asse s, he mad e ve ry unfair calls that affe cte d the o utco me o f this g ame , talke d b ack to the p are nts, he d id n't ackno wle d g e a time o ut whe n stand ing rig ht ne x t to the co ach that calle d it- the n the o the r te am sco re d and the y co unte d it. He was trying to g e t b ack to o ur te am and acte d ve ry immature b y ho ld ing the g ame up and whisp e ring in the o the r te ams p laye rs e ar that his sho e was untie d to ho ld up the g ame b ut his sho e was tie d . T his waste d time o n the clo ck and the o nly re aso n he d id this was b e cause he was trying to g e t b ack at o ur te ams p are nts fo r ye lling that the co ach calle d a time o ut. Ve ry immature and ve ry unp ro fe ssio nal. T his is an amazing to urname nt e ve ry ye ar and sho uld n't hire re fs like this o r this to urname nt will g e t a b ad name since the Lax co mmunity is so small Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 42 2 56 - that the g ame s e nd e d fairly e arly which allo we d us to have le isure time 2 57 Like d p laying o n the same fie ld the who le to urname nt and no t having to ke e p chang ing lo catio ns. 2 58 2 g ame s a d ay 2 59 First time he re . Lo ve d it! 2 6 0 T he b us was he lp ful whe n p arking was full at Fo rd Park S o cce r fie ld - p le asant he lp ful staff o n b us. 2 6 1 If b e hind sche d ule ... why?.. canno t sho rte n g ame s to e x te nt o f why p lay? 2 6 3 T he ve nue is g o rg e o us, will p ro b ab ly ne ve r p lay in a mo re b e autiful sp o t. 2 6 5 Winne rs ne e d T -S hirts 2 6 9 Wo uld like the o rg anizatio n to che ck to insure p laye rs are p laying in the ap p ro p riate ag e b racke t. T he re cle arly was so me stacking o f te ams fro m o ld e r ag e g ro up s and the je rse ys wo rn e ve n sho we d the y we re o ld e r 2 0 2 2 p laying in a 2 0 2 3 b racke t. O ve rall g o o d e x p e rie nce . Just wo uld like to se e e ve ryo ne p lay with inte g rity und e r the same se t o f rule s 2 7 4 Lo catio ns 2 8 2 G re at to urname nt with g re at te ams. Ve ry we ll ran g re at ve nue 2 8 3 b e autiful se tting 2 8 4 Mo re ve nd o rs fo r fo o d 2 8 6 no ne Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 43 2 8 8 Nice lo catio n ne x t to to wn. 2 9 1 T he lo catio n was my favo rite and le ast favo rite thing ab o ut the to urname nt. With 2 child re n p articip ating in the to urname nt, it was d ifficult to have the ir fie ld s so far ap art (o ne at Vail Athle tic/S o cce r Fie ld and o ne at Ed ward s). T he Vail Athle tic/S o cce r fie ld was so b e autiful! We e njo ye d the o the r activitie s ne arb y (e .g . the lake in Avo n). 2 9 3 yo u sho uld re co g nize champ io ns with t-shirts, hat's like all o the r to urname nts. take a p icture o f the te am with Vail to urname nt champ io nship b anne r like all o the r to urname nts. d o n't g e t co mp lace nt just b e cause o f what the villag e o ffe rs p articip ants. yo u co uld le arn a lo t fro m the De nve r sho o to ut. 2 9 4 If the re we re fo o d o r o the r ve nd o rs in Avo n, we re ce ive d no info rmatio n ab o ut that and d id no t se e any ve nd o rs. 3 0 0 We e njo y b ring ing the e ntire family up fro m De nve r. It's unlike any to urname nt b e cause the re is so much to d o whe n the g ame s are d o ne fo r the d ay. 3 0 1 A g re at e x p e rie nce with ve ry nice ve nue s. 3 0 2 G o o d co mp e titio n o ve rall. Ve ry g o o d fie ld co nd itio ns. 3 0 3 Be autiful sce ne ry. Clo se to De nve r. 3 0 5 My d aug hte r p laye d in Ed ward s and we staye d in lio nshe ad . We e njo y the villag e , b ut may mo ve lo d g ing to e d ward s in the future . Unsure . T he are a is lo ve ly and the to urname nt runs smo o thly. 3 1 0 I tho ug ht ho w yo u the way yo u se t up the b racke ts was p e rfe ct. 3 1 1 It was nice to have the live sco ring o n the ap p , b ut many time s it said it the re was live sco ring b ut the Ap p sho we d no sco re up d ate s. Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 44 3 1 3 We we re fro m Maryland and we p laye d all d iffe re nt te ams, fro m d iffe re nt p arts o f co untry- that was co o l. First thre e g ame s- Califo rnia, T e x as and De nve r. 3 2 4 Ple ase try to avo id having the lo cal, hig h altitud e te ams p lay a "re ste d " g ame ag ainst a no n altitud e te am p laying the se co nd o f a b ack to b ack. T he lo cal te ams are co mp e titive e no ug h to no t ne e d that ad vantag e . Also , the re is no thing wro ng with instructing the o fficials " to le t the m p lay", b ut the o fficials have to make so me calls to ke e p the inte g rity o f the g ame s. Fo r e x amp le , we had multip le g ame s whe re o fficials we re no t calling face o ff vio latio ns and the face o ffs b e came silly b e cause the p laye rs kne w the y co uld g o e arly witho ut it b e ing calle d . Like wise fo r o the r face o ff vio latio ns. S ame fe e d b ack fo r sho o ting in the cre ase . We had thre e g o als sco re d ag ainst us whe re the o p p o sing p laying was lite rally stand ing ne x t to o ur g o alie witho ut a cre ase vio latio n b e ing calle d . Ditto fo r running thro ug h the cre ase . It g o t to the p o int that we we re n't sure if the re fs kne w the cre ase rule . S o rry, p ut the se co mme nts in the wro ng p lace . We lo ve d the to urname nt o the rwise . G re at lo catio n, g re at time o f ye ar to visit, g o o d mix o f te ams fro m all o ve r the co untry, lo ts to d o o utsid e o f lacro sse . We had a re al g o o d time p e rso nally and as a te am. 3 2 5 Wo uld have like d a fo o d truck o r ve nd o r at Eag le Vail fie ld s fo r fo o d and snacks. 3 2 6 Be autiful b ackd ro p to the g ame p ho to s. 3 2 8 Be autiful se tting fo r a to urname nt. Lo ve d it! 3 3 3 Vail is as b e autiful in the summe r as in winte r. T he fie ld s we re in e x ce lle nt co nd itio n 3 3 4 fo r g irls 2 4 s hig he r co mp e titio n wo uld b e ap p re ciate d . 3 3 7 G o rg e o us se tting , g o o d co mp e titio n, fun atmo sp he re . Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 45 3 4 0 We lo ve co ming to p lay in Vail. It is a g re at way to co mb ine a family vacatio n with lacro sse . 3 4 1 Why d o ce rtain te ams always se e m to g e t a favo rab le sche d ule b e fo re se e d ing ? Why d o nt the to p two te ams p lay in the p re se e d ing g ame s? S e e ms to b e like this e ve ry ye ar... 3 4 2 T he we athe r was amazing . 3 4 8 O ur te am was in Avo n and the re we re no fo o d ve nd o rs, it wo uld have b e e n nice to have a fo o d truck o r two the re . 3 4 9 We are o n a g irls te ame d e ve n tho ug h I fe lt like this was re ally a b o ys to urname nt, I wo uld like to se e mo re g irl te ams p articip ate . the co mp e titio n was g re at! 3 50 Lo ve d the lo catio n, re fs and co mp e titio n le ve l we re g re at. 3 53 We re ally ne e d to ad d mo re te ams fro m the e ast co ast to the g irls d ivisio n. Co mp e titio n was we ak. T he same 2 te ams that p laye d fo r the champ io nship at the De nve r S ho o t o ut p laye d fo r the champ io nship in vail. In fact all the te ams with e x ce p tio n o f 3 D p laye d in b o th De nve r sho o to ut and Vail. 3 55 G re at to urne y- we lo ve it! 3 6 4 Be autiful se tting 3 6 5 Always a g re at to urname nt and lo catio n 3 6 6 Co nve nie nt sche d uling o f g ame s 3 6 8 G re at we athe r and g o o d co mp e titive p lay! 3 7 1 We o nly p laye d at o ne lo catio n with o nly o ne fie ld that d id no t have any ve nd o rs it wo uld had b e e n nice to e x p e rie nce o the r lo catio ns d uring the to urname nt. G re at to urname nt and ho p e to co me b ack. Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 46 3 7 2 T o urne y imp ro ve s e ve ry ye ar. 3 7 3 Ve nue and co mp e titio n was stro ng (U1 2 ). 3 7 5 Fo o d - we we re at the fie ld s in Avo n so no fo o d o r b o o ths. Re fs- I far p re fe r the re fs to call a tig ht g ame with mo re p e naltie s the n le ss. T he b o ys are 1 2 and sho uld b e p ro te cte d . Whe n the y are 1 6 o f co urse thing s can b e mo re p hysical. Whe n multip le b o ys o n b o th te ams le ave the fie ld crying in p ain the re is a p ro b le m. We lo ve the to urname nt, lo ve the ve nue , will co ntinue to co me , b ut re fs ne e d to call a tig hte r g ame fo r the yo ung e r ag e g ro up s. 3 7 6 Mo st o f the o fficiating at Battle Mo untain Hig h S cho o l was te rrib le . T he y cause d se ve ral o f the g ame s to g e t o ut o f hand thro ug h no t calling hig h hits to the he lme t and stro ng slashe s at the kne e s and b e lo w. 3 8 0 We like d that the g ame s we re in Vail inste ad o f Ed ward s. 3 9 0 T he re co uld have b e e n mo re p o rt-a-p o ttie s at the hig h scho o l fie ld s. 3 9 1 G re at co mp e titio n, fairly clo se to ho me (p ark City, ut). Be autiful lo catio n. We ll o rg anize d . 3 9 3 HS fie ld s had no fo o d ve nd o rs and the champ io nship g ame was p laye d o n a ve ry une ve n g rass Fie ld 5 vs stad ium fie ld ??? 3 9 5 We had no ve nd o rs whe re we we re lo cate d 3 9 8 T he ve nue and lo catio n we re e x ce lle nt. O ve rall the o fficials we re fair and co nsiste nt. 3 9 9 Vail is a g re at ve nue fo r o the r activitie s 4 0 2 lo ve d the to urname nt and ho p e to co me b ack ano the r ye ar! Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 47 4 0 3 we b o o ke d o ur te ams ho te l rig ht b y the o rig inal fie ld s the n the y mo ve d 2 0 minute s away and we co uld no t chang e o ur ho te l witho ut a p e nalty. if yo u chang e the fie ld s yo ur trave l ag e ncy sho uld chang e the ho te l. 4 1 2 Vail is a b e autiful to wn. Pe rfe ct we athe r and g re at lacro sse 4 1 3 O f all the to urname nts o ur g irls p lay in the US , Vail is #1 . T hat said , he re are a fe w id e as I tho ug ht yo u mig ht b e ne fit fro m: 1 . My d aug hte r is a 2 0 2 3 . T he y d id nt have any re ally stro ng co mp this o r p ast fe w ye ars. I think the to urname nt sho uld co nsid e r re cruiting (e .g . waiving 1 st ye ar T e am Fe e ) mo re co mp e titive te ams fro m e ast co ast. Yo u kno w o nce the y atte nd the y will co me b ack in future ye ars (and p ay the fe e ). I'd b e hap p y to d iscuss mo re id e as at any p o int b e cause I am b ig b e lie ve in Co lo rad o and in Co lo rad o Lacro sse (S e an Wate rs 3 0 3 .8 8 6 .4 7 3 4 ) 2 . Re fs: My lo w rating o f re fs is no t p e rso nal to the m b ut rathe r a re fle ctio n o n fact the y call the g irls g ame much mo re co nse rvative ly than o n the e ast co ast fo r the same ag e b racke ts. My d aug hte rs te am p lays o fte n b ack the re and are always sho cke d at ho w much the y le t the m p lay and ho w much mo re fund the g ame is fo r the g irls. Alo ng the line s o f my id e a ab o ve , it mig ht b e wo rth b rainsto rming ho w to have so me e ast co ast re f's co me to Vail to urname nt (and mayb e swap a fe w CO re fs to e ast co ast??). 4 1 4 Lo catio n, lo catio n, lo catio n!! 4 1 7 g re at ve nue and o rg anizatio n. We ll d o ne . 4 2 7 Wo uld b e nice to g ive winne rs so me thing to re me mb e r the ir acco mp lishme nt b y (me d als, hats, je rse y, T shirt, e tc). 1 2 -yr o ld kid s we re d isap p o inte d that the y wo n all the ir g ame s and all the y g o t was b rag g ing rig hts and a p icture with a tro p hy that the co ach ke e p s. 4 3 2 Had a g re at time . T hanks Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 48 4 3 3 Co aching was no t g o o d fo r the ski to wn all stars 4 4 0 I wo uld watch te ams having o ld e r p laye rs 4 50 Wo uld re co mme nd sp litting te ams into two p o o ls like the y d id in De nve r. Bre aks o ut the co mp e titio n mo re fairly. Whe n o ne te am p lays all to p te ams and o the rs d o no t- re sults can b e imp acte d . 4 51 My d aug hte rs te am d id fantastic in the to urne y, p lacing ve ry hig h. T he re fe re e s we re to uch and g o o n any g ive n g ame . T he same re fe re e co uld b e co mp le te ly d iffe re nt re g ard ing calls d e p e nd ing o n the g ame , no t sho wing co nsiste ncy in calls. S o me g ame s the re fs calle d safe ty calls way to o e arly, as if anticip ating a vio latio n and o the r time s no t calling co mp le te b latant fo uls that we re d ang e ro us. T o o many time s the re fe re e ing d e cid e d who wo n o r lo st a g ame . T his is atro cio us!! T he g irls p ractice way to o hard all ye ar to allo w a re f. T o d e te rmine the o utco me o f a g ame rathe r than the p lays the mse lve s. 4 53 S e e me d like lo cal te ams g o t b e st sche d ule s. We p laye d lo cal te ams rig ht afte r (ie no re st) finishing p re vio us g ame . He ard same fro m o the r te ams. Lo cal te ams we re re ste d and had an ad vantag e o ve r the unte ste d te am. 4 56 Ne e d ano the r o utho use at fie ld 1 4 . G re at to urname nt. 4 6 2 Wo uld have like d to se e a fe w mo re ve nd o rs. 4 6 3 Re ally nice lo catio n. 4 6 7 Ve ry we ll ran. G re at lo catio n. Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 16. What d id yo u d is like ab o ut V ail Lac ro s s e T o urnament ? 49 Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 4 My p rimary re co mme nd atio n is that yo u sp lit the HS d ivisio n. It is ke e p ing fre shman te ams away. We shie d away fro m co ming until o ur HS te am was o ld e no ug h to co mp e te . Ne x t ye ar, we wo n't b ring o ur 2 0 2 2 te am b ack b e cause the y will b e a fre shman te am fo rce d to p lay ag ainst much o ld e r te ams. If yo u o ffe re d two HS d ivisio ns, I think yo u wo uld attract mo re te ams. 5 No ve nd o rs. Parking , b athro o ms. 7 Re fs se e m ve ry b iase d ag ainst ce rtain te ams 8 Re fs we re AWFUL 9 Lack o f ve nd o rs at Fo rd fie ld . S o me o f the o fficials we re ine x p e rie nce d . to ur nam entfields f ieldga mes teamsteam game play ref s vendors f ood vail other parki ng day p l aye d o r rul e sboys g i rl sofficials 0 e dw ardstime 1 50 1 0 O ur te am was no t a match fo r the le ve l o f co mp e titio n. Whe n I b o o ke d my ho te l in Ed ward s all o f the 8 th g rad e fie ld s we re liste d o n yo ur We b site as b e ing in Ed ward s, b ut the n that chang e d to Vail & Ed ward s. Po rta Po tty at Battle Mo untain HS in Ed ward s was full to the to p o n T ue sd ay. T he o nly p lace yo u me ntio ne d whe re ve nd o rs wo uld b e lo cate d was o ne e mail p rio r to the to urname nt. Wo uld have like d to se e that info p o ste d o n yo ur we b site . T he T o urne y Machine ap p wo uld o fte n o p e n, b ut ne ve r lo ad the sche d ule /sco re s fo r me to vie w. I finally g o t smart and to o k scre e nsho ts o f the sche d ule . 1 2 Re fs we re te rrib le 1 3 re fe re e s and line s fo r ve nd o rs 1 4 Re fs have to b e co nsiste nt fro m the start o f the g ame . Hits to the he ad ne ck are a must b e calle d ! 1 6 It's a jo ke that the winning te ams in the ir ag e g ro up s g e t no thing fo r the p laye rs (I.e . a Champ io ns Hat, T -S hirt o r so me thing ). No t fo r the kind o f Entry Fe e charg e d . T hat's amate ur ho ur. 1 7 Lack o f availab ility o f to urname nt g e ar. 1 8 Blatantly ho me r o fficials whe n p laying De nve r and d o co . 1 9 S e e p re vio us co mme nt. 2 3 I wo uld like to se e the re fe re e s thro w a flag whe n a p laye r d o e s no t hit stick. I am tire d o f he aring the re fe re e s say hit stick. T o many injurie s and b ro ke n b o ne s. Play the US Lacro sse rule s fo r the ag e . No t co lle g e rule s. 2 5 My so n's g ame s we re all e arly g ame s in Eag le Vail. T ho ug ht it was in Vail. Parking was minimal. No co nce ssio ns. 2 7 T he re fs we re ve ry b iase d Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 51 2 8 O fficials this ye ar se e me d to b e re ally re ally b ad . Wo uld like to se e m so me ne w te ams p laying . T o urname nt ne e d s to b e marke te d mo re o n the East/We st co ast to b ring in b e tte r co mp e titio n. 3 3 Bracke t p lay limite d to p o o l te ams 3 4 O ve r to so o n 3 5 Did no t like that fie ld s we re in d iffe re nt lo catio ns. Ve ry challe ng ing with 2 b o ys o f d iffe re nt ag e s p articip ating in to urne y (1 re nt car) 3 8 Mayb e that the fie ld s fo r d iffe re nt ag e s are ve ry sp re ad o ut. 4 2 Fie ld s co uld b e b e tte r 4 7 No thing 4 8 no thing 52 We b o o ke d te am acco mmo d atio ns b ase d o n which fie ld s we we re to ld o ur ag e g ro up wo uld p lay o n. T he n that info rmatio n chang e d and o ur te am wo und up 1 5 minute s p lus d o wn the inte rstate . No t g re at d uring summe r co nstructio n se aso n. T hat info rmatio n simp ly canno t chang e o nce it's b e e n d isse minate d to the te ams. 53 Fo o d & o fficials. 54 No t p re p are d fo r such hig h le ve l co mp e titive p lay. O p p o ne nts we re d o ub le the size o f mo st p laye rs o n o ur te am. 55 T he re fs sho uld b e allo we d to p e nalize p are nts fo r b e ing d isrup tive . 6 2 se e ab o ve Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 52 6 4 T he se t up o f the b racke t fo r the 2 0 2 2 co uld have b e e n se t up like the hig h scho o l d ivisio n. T he o fficiating at Vail Mo untain S cho o l o n S aturd ay and S und ay was ho rrib le . 6 7 O ur G ame sche d ule was such that we d id no t have time to e njo y anything that Vail has to o ffe r. We we re at the fie ld fro m 9 :3 0 am -5:3 0 p m the first d ay. We finishe d e arlie r the se co nd d ay, b ut still no t until mid afte rno o n. We d id no t e ve n have a chance to d rive to o ne o f the main ve nue s, like Ed ward s, to se e the me rchand ise , e tc... We we re iso late d o n o ur fie ld , which was nice in o ne re sp e ct and incre d ib ly b e autiful, b ut we d id no t g e t the full to urname nt e x p e rie nce . We also d id no t g e t to sto p b y the ALS b o o th, which I wo uld have lo ve d to d o . 6 8 I p e rso nally ho p e d fo r b e tte r to urname nt ve nd e rs. Unfo rtune ntly o ur so n had to p lay the same te am in g ame two and fo ur. A d o ub le e liminatio n mig ht b e b e tte r. Lo ve d the e x p e rie nce . 6 9 We we re stuck with a ho rrib le re f the e ntire to urname nt that was a jo ke o f a re f. T he o the r re f was g o o d . Also , we p ay fo r full g ame s, whe n yo u cut o ur g ame to 1 0 minute halve s it sucke d . We also lo st b racke t p o sitio n b e cause it affe cte d o ur p o int d iffe re ntial. Mayb e mix up the re fs. 7 1 As a co ach it was d ifficult to have te ams in se ve ral are as. I think this co uld b e imp ro ve d b y having the g irls in o ne lo catio n. 7 3 S o me o fficials d id no t se e m to b e we ll-ve rse d in the rule s. 7 8 If so me o ne starts in B d ivisio n sho uld stay in B d ivisio n. Mayb e have A d ivisio n and B d ivisio n champ io ns. O the r than that e ve rything was g re at! 7 9 T he Fo rd fie ld 2 that runs d iag o nal with turf was inte re sting . S co re s co uld b e b ig g e r...was hard to se e . Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 53 8 1 T he hig h scho o l d ivisio n ne e d s to b e b ro ke n into b e tte r ag e le ve ls. We had a yo ung te am o f mo stly rising so p ho mo re s and had to p lay at le ast 4 g ame s ag ainst te ams co mp rise d o f rising se nio rs, it was no t a fun to urname nt fo r o ur p laye rs to p lay in. 8 3 Re fs ne e d to b e b e tte r and o n the same p ag e ! T o o many co nflicts b e twe e n the m o n the fie ld 8 4 As a wo rking p are nt I d o think the to urname nt co uld b e d o ne in two d ays vs thre e . Do ing thre e d ays d uring the wo rk we e k can b e hard . But we d o lo ve the Vail lo catio n and the to urname nt. 8 6 Parking 8 8 No thing 8 9 Early g ame s and g rass was to o lo ng o n fie ld s 9 0 All star ro ste r no tificatio n ne e d s imp ro ve me nt so p laye rs kno w to b e the re . 9 2 Lack o f fo o d trucks and lack o f ve nd o rs at o ur lo catio n. 9 3 T he o fficiatiating was atro cio us. 9 4 We d id no t have any ve nd o rs at o ur fie ld . 9 5 S e e p rio r co mme nts. Did n't ap p e ar that anyo ne care d whe the r the te ams we re the re o r no t. Fe lt like yo uth so cce r. Why ke e p sco re if the winne rs we re no t re co g nize d and ce le b rate d . Airfare , re ntal cars, ho using , fo o d , e tc. fo r tho se familie s that came fro m far away. No t as much as a thank yo u and to ke n o f ap p re ciatio n. It is just g o o d b usine ss to sho wcase the winne rs with a $5 to urname nt hat o r shirt. 9 6 O fficials. T ho ug ht it was lame to g ive a tro p hy fo r 1 rst in b racke t B. T hat's actually a 9 th p lace tro p hy. Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 54 9 7 Wish the y had an o fficial to urname nt te e to p urchase vs the iro n o n ve nd o r. 1 0 0 Do ub le he ad e r g ame s -- the y are ve ry challe ng ing fo r te ams that are no t fro m the are a and are trying to acclimate to the altitud e . T rying to sche d ule at le ast o ne g ame o ff b e twe e n e ach wo uld b e the b e st fo rmat. Also , p layo ff b racke t fo r 2 0 2 2 - the d ivisio n sp lit o nly includ e d 8 te ams this ye ar. T he HS b racke t had much mo re d e p th. Wo uld like to se e that re p licate d at the ne x t lo we st ag e b racke t, as it was last ye ar. 1 0 3 We we re p art o f the 2 0 2 4 d e b acle and two p laye rs fro m o ur te am we re susp e nd e d , my child b e ing o ne o f the m. O ur te am d id no t start the fig ht and so me o f the p are nts o n the o the r te am we re d runk and ro wd y. I re co g nize that the re can b e no t to le rance fo r the b o ys fig hting b ut I fe e l my so n was no t a p articip ant and was false ly cho se n. As a te am we have ne ve r e x p e rie nce d anything like this b e fo re and fo r b o th te ams to have e q ual co nse q ue nce s d o e s no t se e m rig ht. We sp e nt a lo t o f mo ne y fo r this to urname nt and to o k time o ff o f wo rk and just like that it was o ve r. I wish the re had b e e n g ame film o r so me o the r way o f p icking the p laye rs o r a chance fo r so me d ialo g ue ab o ut what hap p e ne d . If my so n had p articip ate d I wo uld have b acke d the d e cisio n 1 0 0 p e rce nt. As it e nd e d o ur who le family was d e vastate d - we d id no t p urchase any me mo rab ilia as p lanne d b e cause no w the who le trip ho ld s ne g ative me mo rie s. I d o ap p re ciate Mark taking a fe w minute s to sp e ak with me - I just wish mo re co uld have b e e n d o ne . 1 0 4 Wish ve nd o rs had co me to Vail 4 fie ld - g irls wo uld 've like d to p urchase Vail lax me rchand ise witho ut g o ing se arching fo r it. 1 0 6 Eve rything state d in the p re vio us q ue stio n 1 0 7 Bathro o ms we re g ro ss and no t sup p lie d 1 0 8 No thing Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 55 1 1 1 I tho ug ht this was ve ry fun! I re co mme nd g e tting mo re and o the r fo o d ve nd e rs tho ug h. Many p are nts truste d that the to urname nt wo uld have fo o d so many d id no t b ring fo o d fo r the ir child re n. Child re n wante d mo re sustainab le fo o d like b urg e rs o r ho td o g s, no t hawaiian. O ve rall I had a to n o f fun and I am e x cite d to co me b ack ne x t ye ar! T hanks! 1 1 2 Ap p are l ve nd o rs we re missing . 1 1 6 Wo uld have like d mo re ve nd o rs. My so n fo rg o t his cle ats and the re was no whe re within an ho ur d rive to b uy ne w o ne s! 1 1 7 G ame s o n d iffe re nt fie ld s. It d id nt't allo w us to se e the g ame s and se e whe nwas with the m. 1 1 8 Po o r sp o rtsmanship fro m p are nts and p laye rs 1 1 9 No thing . 1 2 0 Avo n fie ld was no t p ro p e rly maintaine d . O ur te am 6 th g rad e rs p laye d at the Avo n lo catio n. Be autiful and acce ssib le lo catio n, b ut the fie ld ne e d e d to b y mo we d /cut fo r the to urname nt. T he g rass was to o lo ng fo r lacro sse p lay and affe cte d the g ame (b o ys running , g ro und b alls, like ly o ut o f b o und sho t atte mp ts, e tc...). A to urname nt that was e stab lishe d mo nths ag o sho uld have alre ad y p lanne d a p rio r d ate whe n the fie ld sho uld have b e e n p ro p e rly maintaine d . 1 2 1 T he re fs we re re ally inco nsiste nt. Yo u ne e d to attract mo re g irls te ams. 1 2 3 No thing 1 2 4 Ve nd e rs -had ze ro o r lo w sto ck o f t shirt and swe atshirt size s. Po ke b o wl and d o nuts wasn't what kid s p laying lax wante d to e at. We p laye d Ed ward s fie ld 1 2 5 Re fs and no cle ar g uid e line o f to urname nt rule s. Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 56 1 2 6 S e e p rio r co mme nt 1 2 8 1 . I think yo u ne e d to make a chang e to the G irls O ve rtime rule s. G o ing to a b rave he art witho ut any O T in T o urname nt p lay is no t what p e o p le are the ir fo r. 2 . Wo uld yo u e ve r co nsid e r making the to urname nt Mo n-T hurs ag ain? Just se e ms to cramme d with the curre nt fo rmat. 1 2 9 No thing ! 1 3 2 HS d ivisio n ne e d s 2 d ivisio ns 1 3 4 I had o ne d aug hte r at vail athle tic fie ld s and o ne o n Ed ward s. I d rive b ack and fo rth fo r 2 .5 ho urs. Ad d io b slly my o ne d aug hte r had o nly 6 to tal g ame s ab s my o the r d aug hte r co uld have had b e twe e n 7 and 9 . Fo rtunate ly she was ab le to p lay 9 g ame s. 1 3 7 S e e p re vio us 1 3 9 Mo re ve nd o rs, te ams, and sho p p ing ne e d e d at fie ld s. 1 4 0 T o ile ts we re o ve rflo wing and o ut o f tp the first d ay. Ne ve r saw o ne ap p are l ve nd e r o r fo o d ve nd e r at o ur site ? G rass was o ve rg ro wn and chang e d the flo w o f a no rmal lacro sse g ame . Fie ld marking s we re hard fo r p laye rs to se e . 1 4 2 T he hig h scho o l le ve l sho uld b e b ro ke n up into two d ivisio ns. Hug e d iffe re nce b e twe e n se nio rs and fre shman which mad e the g ame s une ve n and unsafe . T he yo ung e r b o ys we re frustrate d and d e fe ate d which tainte d the to urname nt. 1 4 3 Parking insufficie nt at o ne o f the ve nue s in e ast Vail with no whe re to p ark and the n insult to injury b y re ce iving a p arking ticke t. 1 4 4 T ie b re ake r p ro ce d ure . S ud d e n d e ath, O T the n Brave he art. 1 4 5 No ne Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 57 1 4 9 I am no t a fan o f the fo rmat. Yo u p unish the te ams that have to ug he r sche d ule s the first co up le o f d ays. T he re are te am with we ake r sche d ule s that e nd up in the p layo ffs. No w I kno w that yo u d o n't o no w ho w g o o d te ams are p rio r to the to urname nt b ut mayb e a d iffe re nt fo rmat with d ivisio ns co uld b e wo rke d o ut. T he re fs re ally ne e d to no t sho w that the y kno w all o f the Co lo rad o te ams and co ache s. We had an o fficial te ll a p laye r o n o ne o f the Co lo rad o te ams he y g re at g o al Will. De finite ly no t so me thing that sho uld hap p e n. 1 51 Ne e d mo re e nd line b alls d uring the g ame and mo re T P in the b athro o ms 1 52 S e e p rio r answe r 1 53 Did no t d islike anything . -Ne e d 2 hig h scho o l d ivisio ns. Ad d HS Elite . -HS Elite sho uld b e sho wcase no t hid d e n away. S ho uld use b e st stad ium fie ld whe re yo ung e r kid s may atte nd final fo ur. - No fo o d o r o the r ve nd o rs at fie ld s we p laye d at. S ho uld have fo o d truck o r such first d ay o r two at e ach lo catio n. - Champ io nship te am p laye rs sho uld re ce ive me me nto like 2 0 1 8 vail lax champ io n o r so me thing . T o urname nt was g re at o ve rall! 1 54 T he to urname nt d id no t co o rd inate we ll with the city o f Vail and o the rs. We g o t an e mail te lling us to p ark at G o ld e n p e ak if the p o stag e stamp size lo t at fie ld 4 was full. T he re was a g uy at g o ld e n p e ak te lling us the p arking was o nly fo r p are nts o f camp e rs, no t fo r the to urname nt. T he re we re "p e rmit o nly" sig ns in the p arking lo t ne x t d o o r to that. In o the r wo rd s, the to urname nt d id a VERY p o o r jo b o f co mmunicating ab o ut p arking . No t a small thing . IN ad d itio n, the to urname nt sho uld have co o rd inate d with the City o f Vail to wait until afte r the to urname nt to shut d o wn o ne who le sid e o f Vail Valle y Drive . It is stre ssful e no ug h to try to g e t yo ur child to the fie ld o n time in a small to wn like Vail, b ut to ad d that co nstructio n to the mix mad e fo r a VERY unp le asant e x p e rie nce . I came away fro m the to urname nt fe e ling like fie ld 4 was no t wo rth the e ffo rt. Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 58 1 55 Ve nd o r cho ice s 1 57 T he o nly d o wnfall was that the to urname nt is so sp re ad o ut o ve r d iffe re nt ve nue s. I had frie nd s fro m o the r te ams and the y we re p laying at fie ld s 2 0 minute s away fro m the fie ld we p laye d . I und e rstand that is d ue to fie ld s and availab ility 1 58 fe e fo r p arking 1 59 - Ed ward s g rass fie ld no t line d p ro p e rly fo r g irls p lay. Atte mp te d to co rre ct first d ay, b ut still g o t it wro ng . S e co nd d ay it was fix e d (b ro ug ht in the string !) - g ap b e twe e n g ame s in p o o l p lay (2 0 2 3 g irls d ivisio n). O ne g ame in b e twe e n g ame s wo uld b e b e tte r what p laye rs mo re use d to . Pro b ab ly co uld have d o ne it with an ad d itio nal g irls' fie ld . - (nit p icky I kno w and yo u can't co ntro l, b ut) b asic to urname nt shirt, sho rt sle e ve , to urname nt lo g o o n fro nt, te ams o n b ack was $3 9 . T yp ically b asic to urne y shirts are $2 5. With the "Vail markup " e ve rywhe re , $2 5 wo uld have b e e n nice . I kno w- nit p icky. 1 6 0 Distance b e twe e n fie ld s 1 6 2 Rule s o f the g ame s we re o ld and awful. Re ally hurt the to urne y. Re fs d id nt kno w the m and co ache s sure ly d id nt. No o ne had p laye d in 1 0 ye ars. Just g o b y NCAA rule s like 9 5% o f US A. No o ne care s ab o ut o r p lays US Lax rule s. T o o many mo d ificatio ns b y VLT also mad e it e ve n wo rse . Lo cal Re fs we re ine x p e rie nce d and clue le ss. Fly in b e st e ast co ast re fs. 1 6 3 Re fs d id no t co ntro l the g ame s. T he y d id no t ke e p the kid s safe . I wo uld think twice ab o ut having my so n p articip ate ag ain. 1 6 7 Ne e d mo re fo o d o p tio ns at the fie ld s 1 6 8 T rave l time b e twe e n fie ld s Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 59 1 6 9 T he fie ld s whe re I p laye d we re no t g o o d . At the fie ld s whe re the re was a track aro und the fie ld . T he y ne e d e d majo r imp ro ve me nt 1 7 0 No thing . It was a g o o d to urname nt. I'm sure p e o p le will co mp lain ab o ut the o fficiating b ut I b e lie ve the re fs calle d it like the y saw it. I g ive the m cre d it. We like d the to urname nt and will b e b ack fo r it ne x t ye ar. T hank yo u fo r ke e p ing the trad itio n alive !! 1 7 1 no t much, was just o n he als o f o ur o wn family vacatio n so I ite rally g o t ho me and turne d b ack aro und , b ut that was o ur cho ice . 1 7 3 re fs 1 7 4 T he o nly thing I d islike d was that my te am had to p lay the same 3 te ams multip le time s e ve n tho ug h the re we re 3 o the r te ams in the p o o l we d id no t p lay at all. 1 7 5 O fficials. 1 8 0 Lack o f co nsiste ncy in o fficiating and yo u ne e d d ig ital g ame clo cks so the time is co nsiste nt and p laye rs can se e . 1 8 1 T he e x p e nse 1 8 2 no thing 1 8 3 Re fs 1 8 4 Back to b ack g ame sche d ule with no re st 1 8 6 O ur te am g o t crushe d in the thre e g ame s the first d ay. Kid s we re d e finite ly o ve rwhe lme d and d e fe ate d g o ing into the se co nd d ay whe n we actually co uld have b e e n co mp e titive . Pe rhap s cre ate A and B d ivisio ns Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 60 1 8 7 I have two so ns that p lay and the y we re assig ne d to Fo rd Fie ld & Eag le /Vail. I trave le d b y myse lf and miss g ame s as I was trave ling b e twe e n the fie ld s. 1 8 9 No co nce ssio ns o r to urname nt swag at e ithe r o f the fie ld s o ur te am p laye d o n. G ame s/rule s we e e d iffe re nt at d iffe re nt fie ld s. T his was co nfusing . 1 9 3 Parking . Lack o f fo o d ve nd o rs. 1 9 4 Last minute fie ld chang e p ut us furthe r fro m fie ld s than we anticip ate d . 1 9 6 Re ffing was calle d REALLY clo se Did no t allo w us to p lay ve ry hrs at time s 1 9 7 S o sp re ad o ut - d id n't fe e l like a b ig to urname nt b e cause it wasn't he ld at o ne le ag ue ve nue . Fe lt iso late d b e cause o f that. T he q uality o f re fs - was te rrib le . Ne x t time , fun so me fro m the e ast co ast with mo re e x p e rie nce . 1 9 8 Parking 2 0 0 T hat the yo ung e r kid s we re no t at tye b same co mp le x as the o ld e r kid s. T he p o rta p o ttie s ran o ut o f to ule t p ap e r fo r a while . 2 0 1 In the champ io nship g ame , the re was a ve ry "g re e n" o fficial fo r o ur g ame . It was o b vio us that he was ne w to o fficiating , and it was no t the p lace fo r him to b e g e tting e x p e rie nce . 2 0 2 T he rule s we re inco nsiste ntly and inaccurate ly e nfo rce d which le d to a ve ry d ang e ro us le ve l o f p lay at time s and mad e the e x p e rie nce fo r the kid s much le ss e njo yab le the n it wo uld o the rwise co uld have b e e n. 2 0 3 g re at to urne y just ab o ve no te s o n ne e d ing d ig ital clo cks and b rave he art rule s Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 61 2 0 5 Co nsiste nt ap p licatio n o f the rule s b y re ffs; no t calls, b ut thing s like co unts that we re ap p lie d o ne g ame , the n no t the ne x t. 2 0 7 Co uld no t acce ss and manag e ro ste r via we b site 2 0 8 No thing 2 0 9 T he sche d uling fo r the 8 th g rad e b o ys, 2 0 2 2 ,was. Cle arly unfair and ap p e are d to b e p urp o se ly so .the re are sche d uling p ro g rams that co uld p re ve nt the cle ar favo ritism to ward ce rtain Co lo rad o b ase d te ams. 2 1 2 O fficiating was ve ry p o o r. Inco nsiste nt calls. Ine x p e rie nce d re fe re e s that d id n't accurate ly ap p ly the rule s. 2 2 0 T he p arking charg e s at the b o ys to urne y in Vail 2 2 3 S e e p re vio us e ntry 2 2 5 Wate r is always a me ss o n sid e line s. T o many waste d b o ttle s. We b ring o ur o wn and fill up . 2 2 7 We we re in the 8 th g rad e g irls b racke t and altho ug h the re we re 8 te ams the re we o nly p laye d thre e until the last g ame ......p laying two o f the te ams twice . Wo uld b e b e tte r if no rmal p lay we re inte rsp e rse d will all 8 te ams. It re ally d id n't make se nse . 2 2 8 T he p arking is to ug h and the p o lice we re no t kind . T icke ting p e o p le fo r d ro p p ing the ir kid s o ff o n the sid e o f the ro ad . 2 2 9 We we re at the two fie ld s in Avo n and the re was little to no o fficial to urname nt p re se nce (o nly o ne t-shirt ve nd o r). 2 3 0 Parking Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 62 2 3 3 G o o d o fficials mo st o f the to urname nt tho ug h the re we re a co up le g ame s whe re a p articular re f ke p t making calls acro ss the fie ld vs d e fe rring to the clo se r re f which is typ ical o f he r d uring re g ular se aso n g ame s as we ll.... Numb e rs o f sco re b o ard ne e d to b e larg e r as acro ss a larg e fie ld and no o ne co uld se e the m d uring all the g ame s, many fans co mme nte d o n this. 2 3 5 RO AD CO NS T RUCT IO N!!!!! T HEY CO ULD HAVE EAS ILY PO S T PO NED T HE PAVING O F T HE RO AD BY G O LDEN PEAK UNT IL AFT ER T HE T O URNEY!!!! IT WAS BRUT AL!!! Rid iculo us that we had to p ay fo r p arking b y the little fie ld #4 e ve ry d ay!!!!!! FO R what the to urne y co ste d ....p arking sho uld have b e e n fre e ! 2 3 6 Wish the re we re mo re fo o d o p tio ns at fie ld s. 2 3 7 T o o k an ho ur fo r sp rinkle rs to b e turne d o f in the mo rning , afte r it raine d all nig ht. 2 3 8 No t kno wing what fie ld s yo ur te am is g o ing to p lay at e arly e no ug h to make re se rvatio ns at ho te ls that are clo se to the m. 2 3 9 S e e p rio r co mme nt 2 4 0 Parking arrang e me nts. 2 4 4 S e e p re vio us co mme nt ab o ut o fficials and sche d uling o f g ame s in fie ld s in Ed ward s. 2 4 5 I think fo r 7 th g rad e rs the to urname nt ne e d s to allo w 1 -hand e d che cks like the y d o in re g ular le ag ue p lay. I also think g ame s sho uld no t start b e fo re 9 am. 2 4 6 G ame s p laye d b ank to b ack witho ut re co ve ry time fo r p late rs 2 4 8 Ve nd o rs and Eve nt te nt we re no t availab le at all fie ld s Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 63 2 50 S e rio usly, d o e s no to urname nt in Co lo rad o p ro vid e e nd line b alls? And o ne fie ld my so n's te am p laye d o n had a g o al with larg e ho le s in it. It sho uld have b e e n re strung . Also , the fie ld in Vail that is a mix ture o f turf and g rass sho uld b e mo ve d . Pare nts are to o clo se to the sid e line (a g rand p are nt was hit with a b all and b ro ke he r no se ) and the transitio n fro m g rass to turf in the mid d le o f the fie ld is d ang e ro us. 2 51 Ro ad co nstructio n was an issue . S tray g o lf b all fle w in to fie ld 4 . It d id n't hit anyo ne , b ut it d id startle a fe w p e o p le . 2 52 T he re f Mark Jo se p h G uisti 2 53 no ne 2 55 T he Vail fie ld with a small lo t and a lo ng walk is a challe ng ing ve nue fo r tho se o f us with multip le kid s in the to urname nt. T he re ne e d s to b e a way fo r p are nts to p ark at the ir child re n's fie ld s. 2 56 - ho te l We stin Rive rfro nt in Avo n was o ve rwhe lme d . Vale t was the o nly o p tio n to p ark and p ulling the car in and g e tting it o ut was a lo ng wait and inco nve nie nt. - ho te l was also ve ry e x p e nsive - lo catio n o f to urname nt fo r 2 0 2 4 's was inco nve nie nt with lack o f ne arb y p arking and having to wait o n a shuttle - ro ad p ave me nt and co nstructio n was g o ing o n to o which cause d d e lays in g e tting in and o ut o f the fie ld s - lack o f ne arb y re staurants to g e t to co nve nie ntly in b e twe e n g ame s 2 57 T he fie ld s co uld b e in b e tte r shap e . Why d o b o ys always g e t the b e tte r fie ld s? 2 58 T he co mp e titive p lay at the hig h scho o l le ve l was no t challe ng ing fo r hig hly skille d te ams with junio rs and se nio rs ag ainst te ams that had inco ming fre shman and JV so p ho mo re s 2 59 No thing Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 64 2 6 0 Be autiful are a fo r the to urne y b ut so inco nve nie nt whe n yo u have 2 d aug hte rs- 1 p laying o n the Fo rd Park S o cce r fie ld and the o the r in Ed ward s. S o wishe d it was to g e the r, sp e nt mo st my time in the car! We arab le ve nd o r had such a small se le ctio n o f shirts- d isap p o inting ! 2 6 1 S ho rte ne d g ame s b e cause o f b e hind sche d ule . Lack o f q uality fo o d and ve nd o rs, so me fie ld s no t mo we d ap p ro p riate ly Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 65 2 6 3 We fe e l that we trave lle d a ve ry lo ng d istance and sp e nt a tre me nd o us amo unt o f mo ne y (co lle ctive ly fo r o ur te am) to p articip ate in a to urname nt with so me o f the wo rst o fficiating that we have ye t to e nco unte r. O ur first g ame was a running clo ck, ho we ve r in the se co nd half whe ne ve r the b all we nt o ut o f b o und s b y o ur o p p o ne nts sho ts, the clo ck was sto p p e d . At the e nd o f the g ame , with the sco re tie d , o ur sho t o n g o al we nt o ut o f b o und s ye t the clo ck was allo we d to run d o wn to e nd the g ame . T he wo rst o f the two o fficials was a yo ung g e ntle me n who ap p e are d to us to kno w ve ry little ab o ut lacro sse . He just ke p t shrug g ing his sho uld e rs whe ne ve r we aske d him to e x p lain a call. T he g ame , as yo u may re call, e nd e d in a Brave he art. O ur p laye r wo n the face o ff and the n was wrap - che cke d and take n to the g ro und . A flag was thro wn, and rathe r than b e ing man d o wn o r d isad vantag e d in so me way, the o the r te am was allo we d to sub in a ne w p laye r. T he p lay was re sume d with that p laye r d ire ctly in fro nt o f o ur p laye r who had p o sse ssio n, as o p p o se d to a 5 yard b uffe r. O ur p laye r to o k a sho t o n g o al, was the n p ushe d fro m b e hind into the cre ase , the re f p ut his arm up b ut d id no t thro w a flag and le t the m p lay o n. No w the re was a fast b re ak in the o the r d ire ctio n as o ur p laye r was g e tting up fro m the g ro und afte r b e ing che cke d fro m b e hind . I re alize that this is just a g ame amo ng 5th g rad e rs, b ut the re has to b e so me b alance d re fe re e ing if yo u e x p e ct us to trave l the d istance and p ay o ut tho usand s o f d o llars. Unfo rtunate ly, that g ame se t the to ne fo r the re st o f the to urname nt, and we ke p t the same lo usy re fs fo r mo st o f o ur g ame s o n fie ld 1 0 . We raise d o ur co nce rns with the co mmissio ne r imme d iate ly afte r the g ame and he just shrug g e d his sho uld e r and said he had alre ad y sp o ke n to the re fs, he ad mitte d that the re fs we re wro ng b ut said that the re was no thing that he co uld d o . What sho uld have b e e n d o ne was fo r the g ame to b e calle d a tie , a g ame 's o utco me sho uld ne ve r b e d ictate d b y p o o r o fficiating . We p lay many g ame s in and aro und Maryland , ne ve r has anything like this o ccurre d . It was unfo rtunate that the te am had trave lle d such a g re at d istance and had to e x p e rie nce this o n g ame o ne . Eve n p are nts fro m the o p p o sing te am fe lt that the situatio n was rid iculo us. Asid e fro m this incid e nt (and just o ve rall p o o r o fficiating b y the se two re fe re e s) the to urname nt was a g o o d e x p e rie nce , ho we ve r I Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 66 am no t sure I will b e willing to make the trip o ut ag ain. 2 6 4 T hat the o ne te am that wo n was p re tty much p re d icte d the winne r fro m the start. 2 6 5 No T -S hirt 2 6 7 Paying $1 0 a d ay to p ark ne ar the Fo rd fie ld s was a b it d isap p o inting . 2 7 2 I fe lt that the o fficials d id no t kno w the rule s, mad e p o o r calls, favo re d lo cal te ams o ve r visiting time s, ad d e d e x tra time to favo r o ne time o ve r ano the r. 2 7 4 S CHEDULING - Why are so me te ams p laying 3 g ame s b ack to b ack in the he at o f the sun in p o o l p lay, while o the rs g e t b re aks? S e e ms this co uld b e b e tte r o rg anize d . Ve nd o rs - Fo o d and G o o d s - Fo r the size o f this to urname nt, the availab ility o f o nsite fo o d , ve nd o rs se e me d no n-e x iste nt. T he re are much smalle r to urname nts in o ur ho me state , ye t the ve nd o r and fo o d o p tio ns are 1 0 x mo re . 2 7 5 T he re was no fo o d o r d rink at the fie ld s o ur te am p laye d o n. 2 7 6 By far the wo rst o fficials I've e ve r se e n in a lo ng time . 2 7 8 T hat the All-S tar g ame was p laye d o n the first d ay. It sho uld have b e e n afte r the se co nd d ay o f p lay. 2 8 0 Parking fo r 6 th g rad e g irls. If yo ure p lanning to sp e nd the who le d ay (3 -4 g ame s) yo u b ring thing s to sp e nd the who le d ay. Do e snt wo rk o ut we ll the n to d ro p thing s and the n g o take a b us rid e . 2 8 2 No thing Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 67 2 8 3 My so n's b ack up lacro sse stick, b lack vand al shaft and a white g ho st p o cke t with an e vo he ad , was sto le n at d uring his first g ame o n Mo nd ay fro m o ur te am te nt. I we nt to the fie ld the ne x t d ay. No o ne turne d it in, I g ave my name and numb e r to the p e rso n manag ing the fie ld . Unfo rtunate ly, no o ne must have turne d it in b e cause she ne ve r co ntacte d me . I e maile d the to urname nt site the (fro m the e mail se nt to p articip ants) and d id no t g e t a re sp o nse . If so me o ne d id turn it in I have a frie nd who live s in Vail and co uld b ring it b ack to Co lumb us fo r me . I am d isap p o intme nt fo r the g re at e x p e nse o f the lo ss o f the stick, b ut re fuse to allo w it to ruin o ur o the rwise e njo yab le to urname nt. If fo und , p le ase co ntact Jayna D'He re te , 6 1 4 -8 9 3 - 3 3 3 5. 2 8 4 Zip 2 8 6 o fficials we re d e ce nt b ut p o o l p lay was no t fair 2 8 7 No t e no ug h ve nd o rs 2 8 8 Co uld yo u co nsid e r a hig he r and lo we r b racke t? Hard to trave l and lo o se S O much! Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 68 2 9 1 T he lo catio n was my favo rite and le ast favo rite thing ab o ut the to urname nt. With 2 child re n p articip ating in the to urname nt, it was d ifficult to have the ir fie ld s so far ap art (Vail Athle tic/S o cce r Fie ld and Ed ward s). T he b us se rvice to the Vail Athle tic/S o cce r Fie ld was sp o tty. S o me time s, b use s we re running e ve ry 5-1 0 minute s. O the r time s, say b e fo re 9 :3 0 AM, the re we re NO b use s at all. Walking fro m the G o ld e n Pe ak are a was simp ly unsafe - o nly o ne sid e o f the ro ad had a sid e walk, and that sid e walk was und e r co nstructio n fo r a se ctio n. In ad d itio n, the ro ad was b e ing p ave d . We d ne sd ay was a p articularly b ad d ay fo r this, as the y had the ro ad d o wn to 1 lane with flag g e rs - and no sid e walk - and no b use s running b e fo re 9 :3 0 AM. T he flag g e rs we re no t allo wing p e d e strians time to g e t thro ug h the narro we d are a. T he re I am with 4 child re n and a wag o n in to w and wo nd e ring ho w o n e arth I'm g o ing to g e t thro ug h the sing le -lane o f traffic witho ut so me b o d y g e tting hit b y a car. I'm sure that VLT d id n't have co ntro l o ve r that co nstructio n sche d ule , b ut it was p o o rly d o ne o n the T o wn o f Vail's p art. Also , the b us se rvice was uncle ar as to whe n the y wo uld and wo uld n't run to the Vail Athle tic/S o cce r Fie ld . As I me ntio ne d ab o ve , we waite d fo r 4 5 minute s o ne mo rning , o nly to he ar re p o rts fro m o the rs that the b use s we re n't g o ing to run up the re until 1 0 AM ... which isn't he lp ful if yo u had an 8 - 8 :50 AM g ame ! And the o nly o the r o p tio n was to b rave the ske tchy sing le -lane -no -sid e walk o p tio n. :( 2 9 4 Be ing so sp re ad o ut fro m o the r g ame s. 2 9 5 Re fe re e s mad e ve ry q ue stio nab le d e cisio n to kick two o f o ur p laye rs o ut o f the to urname nt fo r simp ly d e fe nd ing the ir te ammate who was b e ing attacke d b y two o the r p laye rs at o ne time . Eve n the o the r te ams p are nts said it was the ir te am that starte d the fig ht, d ro p p e d the ir g lo ve s, and cle are d the ir b e nch. We had no re co urse , o nly the d e cisio n fro m the re fs. It was unfo rtunate to say the le ast. Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 69 2 9 8 I wo uld have like d to p lay mo re g ame s ag ainst le ve l co mp e tito rs. We e ithe r p laye d te ams that we re way b e tte r than us o r no t ne arly as g o o d . It was no t until the last g ame that we p laye d a te am that was similar to us in skill. 3 0 0 At the U1 9 Le ve l, the re was a sharp fall o ff b e twe e n the A & B b racke ts. In my o p inio n, the re ne e d s to b e a way to g e t b ack in to p lay an A le ve l te am b e cause the B le ve l was no co mp e titio n and it d id n't b e ne fit e ithe r te am who p laye d in tho se re sp e ctive g ame s. 3 0 2 T he re fs we re no t g o o d . Ne e d to have p ub lishe d rule s ab o ut ho w to hand le a p e nalty situatio n o n Brave He art. 3 0 3 Yo u ne e d to p ro vid e mo re fo o d ve nd o rs. We we re in Ed ward s whe re it was sup p o se d to b e the b ig g e st ve nd o r are a. T e rrib le cho ice s fo r fo o d - the o nly re al fo o d ve nd o r was a Hawaiin fo o d truck with frie d fo o d . Ne e d b urg e rs and ho t d o g s, salad s e tc... 3 0 4 T he tall, lush g rass. Usually that's my thing , b ut a numb e r o f kid s co me fro m having o nly p laye d o n turf. G rass sho uld have b e e n cut. Mino r co mp laint, b ut fair p o int. 3 0 5 Re ffing inco nsiste ncie s, b ut that hap p e ns e ve rywhe re 3 0 9 I kno w the re was rain p rio r to the to urname nt, b ut the g rass sho uld b e mo we d to make the fie ld s p layab le . 3 1 0 It was o n we e k d ays. 3 1 1 no ce ntral me e ting p lace . Was unab le to ke e p up with te ams in o the r ag e b racke ts as e ve ryo ne was sp re ad all o ve r the p lace . No g ame b o ard sho wing the status o f all g ame s and b racke ts. Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 70 3 1 3 We we nt 3 -0 the first d ay and the first te am we p laye d the se co nd d ay was a te am we b e at o n the first d ay. We lo st b y a g o al. It's no t that we lo st, b ut if we we re to re p lay that te am it wo uld have b e e n nice no t to d o so until late r in the to urne y altho ug h I d o n't kno w ho w yo u d o that- like p laying ne w/d iffe re nt te ams. 3 1 9 Hard to se e all ve nd o rs and sp o nso rs whe n the same ve nd o rs we re at o ur fie ld s all 3 d ays. It wo uld have b e e n nice to ro tate the ve nd o rs to d iffe re nt fie ld s e ach d ay. Fo r e x amp le , G o at, Wo lf and Warrio r (se lling mini lax sticks) we re all in Ed ward s all 3 d ays. It wo uld have b e e n nice to have d iffe re nt ve nd o rs e ach d ay to se e d iffe re nt p ro d ucts. O r, p o st whe re e ach ve nd o r will b e lo cate d thro ug ho ut the to urne y so I co uld have d rive n to the m and vie we d the ir p ro d ucts. 3 2 0 T he tshirt ve nd o r at Avo n was awful 3 2 4 S e e p re vio us se ctio n. T hanks. 3 2 5 No fo o d ve nd o r at Eag le Vail fie ld s 3 2 6 T he q uality o f re ffing was ve ry p o o r at the yo ung e r b o ys ag e g ro up s. 3 3 0 1 ) Rule s we re chang e d fro m d ay 1 to d ay 2 2 ) G ame s we re sho rte ne d o n Day 1 fo r no ap p are nt re aso n 3 3 1 S o me to ug h calls fro m re fe re e s. Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 71 3 3 3 O ur club te am trave lle d fro m Maryland at co nsid e rab le co st to p lay in the Vail lacro sse to urname nt. O ur Fifth and S e ve nth g rad e rs make this trip annually, as we ll as p lay thro ug ho ut the ye ar in fall and sp ring o utd o o r le ag ue s and to urname nts, as we ll as a winte r b o x le ag ue . In all the ye ars that I have b e e n asso ciate d with the sp o rt, as a yo uth, hig h scho o l, co lle g e /g rad scho o l p laye r and no w as a p are nt, I have ne ve r se e n as p o o r o fficiating as in this to urname nt. Po o r time manag e me nt (with a running clo ck, the final 2 :2 2 to o k o ve r 3 :4 5 o f re al time to p lay, b e cause e ach time o ur o p p o ne nts sho ts we nt o ut o f b o und s the y ad d e d time b ack to the g ame clo ck, b ut whe n the g ame was tie d and we to o k o ur sho ts in the final 3 0 se co nd s o f the g ame , the y d id no t sto p the clo ck b e cause "the g ame is running late and we have no mo re time ". Pe naltie s at the face -o ff and o the rs we re wave d o ff as b e ing uninte ntio nal. If the face -o ff ste p s o n o ur p laye rs cro ss its p ro ce d ural, inte ntio nal o r no t O ur first g ame we nt to a Brave he art, and afte r o ur p laye r g aine d p o sse ssio n, he was wrap che cke d aro und the ne ck b y the trailing p laye r in an e x ce ssive ly vio le nt manne r; e sse ntially tackling o ur p laye r and the n slashing him o nce o n the g ro und . T his wo uld no rmally b e a time se rving p e nalty. T he re fe re e allo we d a p laye r sub stitio n fo r the p e nalize d p laye r, b ut starte d p lay with that d e fe nd e r d ire ctly o n o ur p laye rs hand s, no t with a thre e yard b uffe r/fast b re ak ad vantag e to o ur p laye r. re g ard le ss o f o utco me , the p e nalize d te am g o t e ve ry ad vantag e o f sub stituting in a fre sh p laye r ag ainst o ur tire d ne ck slashe d p laye r and starting him d ire ctly in fro m o f him. T his unfo rtunate ly se t the to ne fo r re st o f the d ay. S e ve ral p are nts d iscusse d the g ame with he to urname nt co mmissio ne r who ind icate d that he had "alre ad y sp o ke n to the re fs and the o the r co ach ab o ut the incid e nt" and to ld us that the g ame sho uld no t have e nd e d as it d id . T he Brave he art rule s are lacking in that the re is no e x p lanatio n o f ho w a time se rving p e nalty will b e asse sse d . It o nly state s that "p e naltie s will b e a chang e o f p o sse ssio n", which is no nse nsical if the te am o n d e fe nse co mmits the p e nalty. 3 3 4 no t hig h co mp e titio n Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 72 3 3 7 T he uncalle d slashe s and sticks to the he ad . T his has to chang e . In o ur 6 th g rad e d ivisio n, the re we re way to o many kid s g e tting injure d fro m slashe s and taking sticks to the ir he lme ts and ne cks. Lacro sse is a p hysical g ame and so me b ump s and b ruise s are to b e e x p e cte d , b ut tho se sticks are we ap o ns whe n kid s start swing ing and cho p p ing with the m. S o me time s re fs d o n't se e it, b ut many time s the y cle arly saw and swallo we d the ir whistle s. T hat is simp ly unacce p tab le and ne e d s to b e cle ane d up . 3 3 8 No t much e x cite me nt fo r the winne rs/champ io ns 3 4 0 T he fie ld b e ing o n turf and g rass. 3 4 1 Eve rything was g re at 3 4 2 G rass was way to o lo ng o n fie ld s. No to urname nt g e ar was so ld at o ur lo catio n. Was re ally hard fo r kid s co ming fro m se a le ve l to p lay 3 g ame s in a ro w. 3 4 3 Cut the g rass b e fo re the to urne y....fie ld 7 and 8 we re re ally lo ng . 3 4 5 Hard to valid ate b ut it se e ms that so me te ams had ro ste rs with b o ys o ld e r than the d ivisio n. 3 4 8 I'm no t sure ho w the te ams are se e d e d it wo uld b e nice to und e rstand that functio n 3 4 9 the b o ys stalking o ur g irls in Vail Villag e in the e ve ning s Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 73 3 50 O ur fie ld was re mo te and had no fo o d o r g o o d s ve nd o rs. Parking was d ifficult so we we re stuck at the fie ld fo r ho urs. Altho ug h b e autiful, I wo uld e nco urag e yo u to p ro vid e at le ast o ne fo o d truck e ve n if fo r a limite d p e rio d o f time . Also , we p laye d a te am twice who had incre d ib ly p o o r sp o rtsmanship fro m p are nts, co ache s and athle te s. O fficials hand le d the m we ll b ut d id re mark to the p are nts the y we re se tting b ad e x amp le s fo r the kid s. Afte r the g ame , p are nts marche d up to the re fs and trie d to have wo rd s with the m (I've ne ve r se e n this b e fo re ) and co ache s re ce ive d co nd uct p e naltie s. T his te am, DO CO 2 0 2 2 , sho uld b e sp o ke n with at the minimum. 3 51 lo catio n and ho w sho rt the g ame s we re and the fact that the re was o nly o ne g ame o n the last d ay fo rcing e ve ryo ne to stay o ne e x tra nig ht fo r re ally no re aso n 3 52 Many o f the g irls g ame s we re ruine d b y re fe re e ing . In 2 0 2 2 champ io nship g ame , d e fe nse was imp o ssib le to p lay and the g irls we re stand ing still clo se to half the time . T he g irls co uld no t e njo y the g ame we p aid so much fo r the m to p lay. 3 53 Co mp e titio n was we ak in the g irls b racke t. 3 55 T he re we re no p e naltie s calle d in o ur last 3 g ame s. 3 56 T he re we re no fo o d trucks. Parking was no t ve ry acce ssib le . 3 6 4 I re co g nize that o fficiating is d o ne b y no n p ro fe ssio nals and is ne ve r clo se to p e rfe ct in yo uth athle tics. In fact, it isn't e ve n p e rfe ct at p ro fe ssio nal le ve ls, he nce the ne e d fo r instance re p lay. Ho we ve r, the o fficiating fo r the 2 0 2 5 b o ys lacro sse fie ld s was amo ng st the wo rst I have e ve r witne sse s in 7 ye ars o f yo uth sp o rts. Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 74 3 6 5 O fficials- O ne o fficial (I b e lie ve his name is "Juice ") was the wo rst o fficial I have e ve r se e n wo rk a g ame . He lo st his co o l, lo st co ntro l o f the g ame , mad e and misse d multip le calls. I am a hug e sup p o rte r o f o fficials and o nly ask that the y b e co nsiste nt e ve n if the y are co nsiste ntly b ad I am o k with that b ut "Juice " o fficially co st o ur b o ys the g ame with his p o o r p e rfo rmance . 3 6 6 All the fie ld lo catio ns are d isco nne cte d . Hard to se e o r fo llo w up with o the r d ivisio ns. 3 6 8 S o me fie ld s we re p art g rass and astro -turf and the transitio n line ran thro ug h the fie ld . O ve rall a fun to urname nt b ut a ve ry e x p e nsive lo catio n that is sp re ad o ut with d ifficult p arking and to ns o f co nstructio n. Did no t find any fo o d ve nd o rs. Fo o d in Vail is ve ry e x p e nsive , we p aid $1 6 fo r p o o r hamb urg e rs and frie s and $3 0 p e r p late fo r Me x ican fo o d . T he who le e x p e rie nce se e me d to b e d rive n to g e ne rate inco me fo r the Vail are a. Why so many q ue stio ns ab o ut my inco me and ho w much I sp e nt in vail?? T his sho uld b e ab o ut a Lacro sse e x p e rie nce no t a re ve nue g e ne rato r fo r an alre ad y rich co mmunity!! 3 7 2 No t a he avy re cruiting to urne y fo r g irls 3 7 4 Back to b ack g ame s fo r te ams trave ling we st p uts a g re at b urd e n o n d ay 1 3 7 5 Lo ve e ve rything b ut the re fs and the lack o f sale ite ms in Avo n fie ld s. 3 7 6 O fficiating and lack o f co nsiste ncy in the inte rp re tatio n o f the rule s b y the o fficiants at Battle Mtn Hig h S cho o l fie ld 1 3 o n T ue s and We d 3 8 0 T he lack o f ve nd o rs was ve ry d issap p o inting . We p laye d all o ur g ame s at the Vail athle tic fie ld s with no ve nd o rs. T he re we re a to n o f g irls thru the d ay that we re b umme d no t to b e ab le to p urchase anything witho ut g o ing to Ed ward s. Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 75 3 8 2 T he re fs d uring the p re liminary ro und s we re ho rrib le . T he cle arly d o n't kno w the rule s and allo we d the b o ys to b e co nstantly slashe d and sub je cte d to many uncalle d p e naltie s 3 8 4 lo cal law e nfo rce me nt sho uld b e le nie nt d uring the 3 -4 d ays re g ard ing p arking , i trie d to p ark in the d e sig nate d are a fo r the fie ld b ut the re was no t o ne sp o t so i p arke d d o wn a sid e stre e t with many o the rs and g o t a ticke t. 3 8 8 Parking is always tricky in Vail and a b it frustrating fo r family me mb e rs trave ling to se e kid d o s p lay 3 9 0 Many o f the re fe re e s se e me d to lack kno wle d g e o f so me rule s 3 9 1 1 . If p o ssib le , Wo uld like to kno w fie ld lo catio ns e arlie r. Was ad vise d to stay in Avo n fo r o ur ag e g ro up and we e nd e d up at Vail mtn scho o l (2 0 minute s fro m o ur ho te l) fo r mo st g ame s. 2 . T he hig h scho o l fe e ls in Ed ward s had ho rre nd o us re stro o m co nd itio ns. Ho ne y b ucke ts we re full, filthy, and in ne e d o f se rvicing . 3 . T he d raws we re so me what unb alance d . Having a swe e the art g ame (e nd ing up 3 -2 v. 2 -3 ) mad e the d iffe re nce b e twe e n a winne rs b racke t and co nso latio n. 3 9 3 No fo o d ve nd o rs at HS fie ld s and p o o r fie ld fo r champ io nship g ame 3 9 5 No availab le fo o d o r o the r ite ms ne ar us Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 76 3 9 7 T he ve nd o rs at Ed ward s co uld b e a g re at d e al b e tte r. T he re is a ne e d fo r ad d itio nal fo o d (inste ad o f having to le ave the g ro und s) is e sse ntial to imp ro ving the to urname nt. Also , last ye ar the re se e me d to b e mo re and b e tte r hard g o o d s ve nd o rs. As far as the actual to urname nt, the re sho uld b e so me kind o f swag fo r the winning te ams and so me fo rm o f re co g nitio n. It d o e sn't have to b e e x trave g ant b ut it sho uld b e so me thing . Pe rhap s take a cue fro m the De nve r S ho o to ut which is run b y 3 D (and typ ically o ccurs the we e ke nd p re ce e d ing yo urs. T he y g ive o ut a hat to the winne rs and have the m co me up to a stag e (as a te am) fo r p ho to s (yo u d o n't have to e ve n sp lurg e fo r the stag e ). 3 9 8 I wo uld have like d mo re and varie d fo o d ve nd o rs. S o ft g o o d ve nd o rs had q uality and co o l stuff, b ut the y had run o ut o f a lo t o f size s. T he g irls fie ld (#1 1 ) was no t ap p ro p riate ly/accurate ly line d fo r g irls lacro sse and had to b e re strip e d twice . 3 9 9 Having the ho me /CO b ase d te am p lay e ach o ut o f to wn te am o n the b ack e nd o f a Back-to -Back (fo r the o ut o f to wn T e am) o n the first d ay se e me d to favo r the CO b ase d te am b e cause the o the r te ams we re tire d and had no t ad juste d to the altitud e . T his d id n't g o unno tice d b y o the r te ams. 4 0 2 no thing it was re ally g o o d e x ce p t lo sing a fe w g ame s. 4 0 3 se e ab o ve 4 1 0 T he o nly co mp laint I wo uld have is in re g ard to p arking . T he re d id n't se e m to b e e no ug h le g al p arking fo r the numb e r o f atte nd e e s, re g ard le ss o f lo catio n. We we re at 3 lo catio ns o ve r the to urname nt. 4 1 3 Co mp e titio n and re fe rring . S e e ab o ve . 4 1 4 Lack o f ve nd o rs (fo o d and swag ) at the re mo te fie ld lo catio ns. Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 77 4 1 7 I Do n't no rmally co mme nt o n this b ut the Re fs we e x p e rie nce d we re re ally p o o r (Fo rd Fie ld s) b o th se ts S e e me d uncle ar o f which rule s we re in e ffe ct o n multip le o ccasio ns (e sp e cially o n fie ld 1 Mo nd ay mo rning ). Re fs d isag re e d /co rre cte d e ach o the r. Ve ry inco nsiste nt b o th ways. S e ve ral inco rre ct calls imp acting g ame o utco me in the final ie : a cle arly inco rre ct cre ase vio latio n was calle d o n o ur o p p o ne nt fro m ne ar mid fie ld o n a fast b re ak (ve rifie d b y film), the sub se q ue nt re start was fro m the e ntire ly wro ng sp o t o n the fie ld and re sulte d in an imme d iate g o al fo r o ur te am, and was cause d b y the re fs co nfusio n o n the fie ld . Unfo rtunate . 4 2 3 T he o fficials we re inco nsiste nt in calls. I ap p re ciate the m ve ry much, b ut so me re fs le t g irls g e t away with thing s that o the r re fs mad e calls o n. 4 2 5 We had o ne o fficial that I want to call o ut- G iusti. I have watche d my so n in MANY lacro sse g ame s o ve r many ye ars. T his p e rso n was so incre d ib ly b iase d . Calle d cre ase sho ts fro m the o the r sid e o f the fie ld . T o ld the p are nt sid e line that we re te rrib le ro le mo d e ls. Had no co mmand o f p laye r safe ty. Blantantly, IG NO RED o ur co ach calling a time o ut. He se e me d to have a p e rso nal issue with o ur te am/co ach. Ho we ve r, the mo st o b je ctio nab le is running d o wn the clo ck whe n asking the O p p o sing te am's F\O to p re te nd to tie his alre ad y tie d sho e . A he ad re f was the re and witne sse d all o f this. He ap p e are d to ad d re ss this re f se ve ral time s d uring the g ame . T he he ad re f said we co uld file a fo rmal co mp laint, b ut had no t d ire ctio ns o f ho w to d o this. It was a te rrib le way to e nd an awe so me to urname nt. I ho p e he is no t invite d b ack fo r future ye ars. 4 2 7 S e e p re vio us re sp o nse . 4 2 9 Lack o f Fo o d at e ag le Vail 5 and 6 4 3 0 Availab le ap p are l. Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 78 4 3 2 Lo ve d it all, co uld have use d a fo o d ve nd o r at the hig h scho o l g ame s 4 3 3 It was re ally g o o d 4 3 4 Ne e d larg e r sco re #s Bracke t p lay sho uld b e tte r mix b twn p o o ls ( we p laye d same te ams) 4 3 9 No t e no ug h ro o ms we re he ld at T ivo li lo d g e . We had to chang e ho te ls afte r 2 d ays. 4 4 0 T he re fe re e s d id no t se e m to call as fair as the y d id last ye ar 4 4 1 T he b racke ts se e me d stacke d ag ainst Mad d o g We st and De nve r e lite was 2 0 2 2 s 4 4 2 O ur te am strug g le d to co mp e te with so me o f the te ams. May lo o k at having a lo we r d ivisio n le ve l in the U1 5 ranks 4 50 Wo uld like to se e 2 p o o ls o f te ams rathe r than the m all b e ing clump e d to g e the r. Also p o rta p o tty situatio n ne e d s to b e maintaine d d aily. No tissue an e ntire d ay is no t acce p tab le . 4 51 T he re fe re e ing at time s d e te rmine d o utco me s o f g ame s rathe r than the p lays ..my d aug hte rs te am d id we ll b ut whe the r fo r o r ag ainst my d aug hte rs te am, so me g ame s we re re ffe d te rrib ly! 4 52 We we re a Co lo rad o te am and fo und it unfo rtunate that with the numb e r o f te ams in o ur p o o l (g irls 2 0 2 2 ) that we we re n't in a b racke t vo id o f Co lo rad o te ams that we just face the p re vio us thre e d ays in the De nve r S ho o to ut. We kno w o ur co ache s mad e the re q ue st to b e in o p p o site p o o ls and if we me t in b racke t p lay, so b e it, b ut to trave l to p lay a te am d o wn the ro ad (mo re than o nce ) was a b umme r. 4 56 Bach to b ack g ame s o n Mo nd ay. Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 79 4 6 1 We we re o n the same fie ld e ve ry time and the fie ld had no t b e e n mo we d . It was just frustrating fo r o ur p laye rs, e sp e cially tho se with lo ng sticks. T he d ay we we re le aving to wn and to urname nt was o ve r we no tice d the y had just mo we d the fie ld . 4 6 2 I he ard a lo t o f g rumb ling ab o ut the re fe re e s -- and no t just fro m d isg runtle d p laye rs and crazy p are nts. In my so n's first g ame , the te am was p re tty d e mo ralize d whe n the re f came o ve r and g ave the Do Co De vils co ach a "hand shake hug ". I kno w it's a small co mmunity and it's no t unco mmo n fo r co ache s and re fs to kno w e ach o the r - and e ve n b e frie nd s. Ho we ve r, p re e x isting re latio nship s sho uld n't b e o b vio us to p laye rs -- e sp e cially the yo ung e r o ne s who d o n't ye t und e rstand that a re f can b e frie nd s with a co ach and still thro w a flag o n his p laye rs. 4 6 3 O ur stay in Avo n at the Christy Lo d g e was no t g re at. T he to urname nt was g re at tho ug h. 4 6 4 Fie ld lo catio n was chang e d mid sp ring fo r 2 0 2 5 ag e g ro up which mad e staying in the Villag e b ut p laying in Avo n inco nvie nt. 4 6 5 T he altitud e b ut that co me s with it 4 6 6 No t many fo o d ve nd o rs at the hig h scho o l fie ld s 4 6 7 Mo w the fie ld s. G rass was way to lo ng . Be tte r swag , mo re o f it and mo re p lace s to b uy it. Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 17. I s yo ur c lub p lanning o n ret urning t o t he V ail Lac ro s s e T o urnament in 20 19? 80 3 7 % Abs olute ly37% Abs olute ly 5 % No5% No 58% Unsure at this time58% Unsure at this time Va lue Pe r ce nt Re s p o ns e s Ab so lute ly 3 7 .4 %1 6 1 No 4 .9 %2 1 Unsure at this time 57 .7 %2 4 8 T o t a l s : 4 3 0 18. Do yo u have any ad d it io nal s ug g es t io ns f o r t he V ail Lac ro s s e T o urnament ? 81 Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 4 We mad e lo d g ing re se rvatio ns b ase d up o n the fie ld lo catio ns that yo u sug g e ste d fo r the d ivisio ns o ur te ams we re in. Afte r tho se re se rvatio ns we re mad e , o ur fie ld was chang e d fro m Ed ward s to Vail Mo untain S cho o l, which was a 2 5 minute d rive fro m whe re o ur lo d g ing was. S ince yo ur to urname nt is so sp re ad o ut, it wo uld b e he lp ful if yo u co uld p ro vid e re liab le fie ld lo catio n info rmatio n fo r e ach d ivisio n, we ll in ad vance , and the n stick to tho se p ro je ctio ns. 7 Na 8 G e t re fs that kno w the rule s and are n't unfair in ap p lying the m (re p e ate d ly mad e calls in favo r o f Co lo rad o te ams). 1 2 G e t b e tte r re fs!!! 1 3 have b e tte r re fe re e s 1 4 Fie ld g rass at Avo n was way to o lo ng . No b alls o n o ut o f b o und s line s in e nd zo ne so kid s running afte r b alls. to ur nam entfood f ie l dt e am s ve ndo rsfields games great orpla y ref s g am elocation ni ce e d ward s park i ng pl aye rs pl ayi ngvail day ki ds l acro s s e t o urne y 0 ag e 82 1 7 O the r than availab ility o f to urname nt g e ar, no o the r sug g e stio ns. G re at lo catio n and o ve rall to urname nt. 1 9 Be tte r so ft g o o d s ve nd o rs. No ne w p ro d ucts o r lo g o s o ve r last ye ar. 2 3 Fo llo w US Lacro sse rule s p e r ag e 2 8 It wo uld b e nice if the g irls we re a p art o f the to urname nt. It se e ms like we are se t o ut in Ed ward s se p arate fro m e ve rything e lse g o ing o n. 3 0 Incre d ib le ve nue . Wo uld like to have b e tte r acce ss to T o urne y swag . Co uld have so ld a to n o f p ro d ucts if the y had b e e n availab le at e ach site . G re at co mp e titio n and wo nd e rful e x p e rie nce . 3 1 Mo ve re fs aro und to d iffe re nt fie ld s - the n all te ams have a chance to have re fs who may no t b e as g o o d . T he re f's cle arly has favo rite s and had fo rce d o p inio n's o f te ams 3 3 Larg e r sco re numb e rs - canno t b e re ad fro m acro ss the fie ld . 3 4 S ince it's d uring the we e k e arlie r no tice o f d ate s to g e t o ff wo rk. 3 5 1 lo catio n. HS sho uld have JV and Varsity 3 6 Ple ase d o n't switch the p laying lo catio n. I staye d in Bre cke nrid g e b e cause I tho ug ht we we re p laying in Vail. We e nd e d up p laying in Avo n, an ho ur d rive is d iffe re nt than a 3 0 minute d rive 3 7 Ne e d mo re fo o d o p tio ns and so ft g o o d ve nd o rs 4 6 Play a d o ub le e liminatio n style b racke t. 4 7 Lo ve d the Ed ward s lo catio n. S taye d in Ed ward s making e ve rything ve ry e asy to g e t to . Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 83 4 8 make all the g ame s at o ne p ark 53 He althie r fo o d o p tio ns are # 1 fo r me 6 2 a fe w mo re fo o d ve nd o rs wo uld b e nice 6 4 Do no t b ring Mark G iusti (Juice ) b ack to the to urname nt. 6 7 While we we re no t in this situatio n, I kno w having the ve nue s so sp re ad o ut was ve ry hard o n familie s that had mo re than o ne p articip ant. I am no t sure ho w to re me d y, b ut the d riving b ack and fo rth and p arking challe ng e s at o ur fie ld mad e it ve ry d ifficult fo r so me familie s. Also , if at all p o ssib le , id e ntifying ve nue s fo r the vario us ye ars e arly is re ally imp o rtant. Mo st o f o ur te am was staying b y Be ave r Cre e k and had to d rive to Vail. We lucke d o ut b y b o o king in Vail, b ut wo uld no t have b e e n so fo rtunate if we had the n fo und o ut o ur te am was p laying in Ed ward s. 6 9 Be tte r fo o d se rvice s at the Ed ward s fie ld ....it any wo uld b e nice . Be tte r re fs.. 7 1 I think mo re ve nd o rs co uld b e use d at all fie ld s. It se e me d like Ed ward s was the mo st p re p are d and o the r fie ld s lacke d e ve rything . 7 7 Fre e so cks o r sung lasse s o r e tc. fo r p laye rs. 7 9 N/A 8 3 Eng ag e the lo cal b usine sse s - so many we fre q ue nte d had no id e a the to urname nt was g o ing o n. 8 8 No 8 9 Cut the g rass 9 0 It wo uld b e nice to have a fo o d ve nd o r at e ach lo catio n. Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 84 9 5 Be g rate ful te ams trave l fro m so far. G ive the m so me thing to take ho me to ad ve rtise the win at the to urname nt. 9 7 Wish yo u had hig h scho o l g irls! 1 0 0 Parking d ire ctio ns are uncle ar e ve n with the b e st o f d e tails. Whe n yo u are unfamiliar with the are a, it is hard to te ll what is allo we d and what is o ff limits. Is the re any way to intro d uce the p ractice o f le aving a ce ll p ho ne numb e r in yo ur wind o w so that yo u can b e calle d to mo ve if yo u are in a sp o t that isn't allo we d ? O r is the re a way to g ive a wind o w to allo w the first fo ur te ams to cle ar o ut b e fo re the ne x t fo ur have to re p o rt to the fie ld (usually an ho ur b e fo re the ir first g ame ?) S p e cifically, we had d ifficultie s as Vail Mo untain S cho o l. 1 0 4 Much b ig g e r sco ring numb e rs! We had to take p ic o f sco re b o ard and e nlarg e it to g e t sco re - p are nts and kid s alike . T o o small. 1 0 7 Be tte r re stro o m facilitie s and it wo uld have b e e n nice to have mo re fo o d truck cho ice s. 1 0 8 No 1 1 0 S ame we athe r ne x t ye ar to o ! 1 1 1 Mo re fo o d trucks and te nts! 1 1 6 Mo re ve nd o rs 1 1 8 No 1 1 9 No . 1 2 0 Mainte nance o f the fie ld s. Affo rd ab le lo d g ing and o ve rnig ht p arking . 1 2 1 Re fs ne e d to d e cid e ho w the y are g o ing to call g ame s. Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 85 1 2 7 T o have a to urname nt at a fie ld with no p arking is rid iculo us. I will no t re turn to that faile d in Vail. 1 3 4 No 1 3 7 Be tte r o fficial Co ntro l 1 4 5 Fo o d ve nd o rs, o ut o f to wn te ams p lay e arly, fre e shirts to te am 1 52 S e t up p lay d iffe re nt to p lay all te ams in d ivisio n. 1 53 Alre ad y state d the m in o the r se ctio ns. T hank yo u 1 54 All o f the p laye rs sho uld have the o p p o rtunity to p lay o n fie ld s that have ve nd o rs. Pare nts sho uld have a p lace to p ark. T he $1 0 p arking fe e ? Rid iculo us. T he to urname nt make s e no ug h mo ne y that the y sho uld b e p aying to re nt the lo t. T alk ab o ut fe e ling nickle d and d ime d . 1 58 Ad d itio nal fo o d ve nd o rs o the r than the co nce ssio n stand . 1 59 Do like the 3 d ay, true ro und ro b in p o o l p lay typ e o f structure . No t many to urname nts d o it this way. It's uniq ue . 1 6 2 Kill the re g istratio n syste m. S o d iso rg anize d . Just g o with ro ste r sub missio n and o nline waive r o n o ne p ag e , o ne link. Up g rad e re fs. Make rule s NCAA so e ve ryo ne kno ws. 1 6 3 Re fs d id no t co ntro l the g ame s. T he y d id no t ke e p the kid s safe . I wo uld think twice ab o ut having my so n p articip ate ag ain. 1 6 8 p le ase try to co o rd inate fie ld s fo r. Bo ys and g irls. Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 86 1 7 0 It wo uld b e nice to have so me mo re ve nd o rs in atte nd ance fo r this to urname nt. Mo st ve nd o rs we re at Ed ward s. Fo r the yo ung e r g irls who d o n't have sib ling s p laying in Ed ward s it mig ht b e the ir o nly chance to b uy a to urne y shirt at Vail. G e tting the atte ntio n like Ed ward s d id wo uld b e g re at! We b o ug ht o ur d aug hte r a G o at US A shirt in Ed ward s (o ld e r siste r was p laying o n turf) b ut wo uld have e njo ye d b uying it in Vail since it was fo r the yo ung e r g irls' to urne y. 1 7 1 I d o nt kno w ifclub will re turn b ut we will p articip ate if we can. 1 7 3 b e tte r ve nd o rs 1 8 0 G o o d o fficials, d ig ital clo cks and co mp le te and cle ar rule s. 1 8 2 b e tte r b alance o n g ame sche d ule s. so me te ams we re p laying the ir third g ame in a d ay ag ainst o the rs that we re p laying the ir first. 1 8 3 Fire all the re fs and g e t p e o p le that actually kno w what the y're d o ing 1 8 4 Pro fe ssio nal te am p icture as p art o f the p ackag e wo uld we b e g re at! 1 8 8 No d o g s!!!! 1 9 2 Wo uld like to se e a d isco unt p ackag e fo r the Ep ic Ad ve nture fo r the kid s. Was unaware o f a multi-d ay p ass until o ur last d ay. Ep ic Ad ve nture p ricing is ve ry co nfusing and no t o n we b site . O ve rall, a ve ry we ll run to urname nt. G re at co mmunicatio n. 1 9 4 Put a fe w fo o d trucks at the g ame site 2 0 0 Can yo u wate r the g rass e arlie r in the mo rning , so p laye rs d o nt have to warm up in we t g rass and mud ? It also make s it slip p e ry. Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 87 2 0 2 Rule s ne e d to b e mad e cle ar to the o fficials and o r b e tte r o fficials are ne e d e d . Fie ld s and time s sho uld b e b e tte r co o rd inate d with te ams trave ling far d istance s so the y are ab le to p lan activitie s to to take ad vantag e o f the lo catio n. 2 0 3 ho p e to b e b ack.. 2 0 7 No 2 0 8 No 2 0 9 O the r than e stab lishing a faire r G ame sche d ule , no t re ally. b e tte r re fe re e s wo uld he lp b ut that is d ifficult to chang e and e ve n the b e st re fs make b ad calls 2 1 8 Fo o d ve nd o rs at hig h scho o l fie ld 2 2 3 Ye s, b ut the y are all co mmo n se nse . 2 2 8 Mayb e ke e p the ag e g ro up s to g e the r-Ed ward s all 4 th-6 th the n Avo n 7 th-8 th and e ag le vail o r vail HS . It was to ug h g e tting fro m a 5th g rad e g ame s to 7 th. 2 2 9 S e p arate larg e r ag e g ro up s into skill d ivisio ns. T he 2 0 2 4 had 1 6 te ams and the re was a p re tty wid e rang e o f skill-se ts amo ng the m. S o me hig h le ve l te ams lucke d o ut and we re p lace d in a p o o l with le ss skille d te ams, while o the rs we re mo re ap p ro p riate ly matche d up fro m the first g ame s. 2 3 5 BET T ER S WAG !!! BET T ER VENDO RS like the y have at S and sto rm o r S urfsto rm! O the rwise ....an awe so me to urne y! 2 3 7 He alththy fo o d cho ice wo uld b e nice 2 3 8 Do n't have swag ve nd o rs at a fie ld that has p aid fo r p arking and yo ur te am ne ve r p laying at that fie ld . Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 88 2 4 4 Mayb e allo w g ame s to g o p ast 5p mto use le ss lo catio ns acro ss Vail to he lp familie s that have mo re than 1 child p laying . O r use a sp e cial to urne mnt shuttle b e twe e n fie ld s (no t the lo cal transit syste m) to he lp familie s with mo re than 1 child p laying b ut have 1 car to transp o rt b e twe e n the fie ld s b e twe e n g ame s. 2 53 no ne 2 56 - whe n the to urname nt is p lanne d have the fie ld s d e sig nate d b y ag e at that time and co mmunicate that to co ache s and p are nts so lo d g ing can b e b o o ke d clo se r to fie ld s - d o no t have co nstructio n g o ing o n d uring that 1 we e k o f the LAX to urname nt - p lan a so cial e ve nt fo r all family and e ve nts o n the o p e ning nig ht o f the to urname nt 2 59 G re at e x p e rie nce 2 6 1 G re at to urname nt..ke e p it fun 2 6 3 I think I have said all that I have to say. I wo uld se rio usly re co mme nd g e tting rid o f the Brave he art and fo llo wing US lacro sse U1 2 rule s o f sud d e n-victo ry o ve rtime . Whe n kid s are p laying the ir he arts o ut, a Brave he art sho uld no t b e the way a g ame is d e te rmine d , e sp e cially if it is no t o fficiate d p ro p e rly. 2 7 4 Be tte r sche d uling so te ams d o n't have to p lay b ack to b ack g ame s. I can und e rstand o ne he re o r the re , b ut 3 g ame s b ack to b ack in p o o l p lay? Mo re fo o d o p tio ns and ve nd o r o p tio ns. 2 8 0 No sug g e stio ns, b ut sad d e ne d b y d isho ne st p e o p le . With us o nly at 1 lo catio n and limite d te ams, I wo uld have tho ug ht my d aug hte rs g o g g le s she lo st wo uld ve b e e n turne d in. Che cke d the turn in tab le multip le time s fo r 2 d ays and no thing . 2 8 2 No 2 8 4 No Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 89 2 9 2 If yo ur te am wins the to urname nt yo u g uys sho uld g ive te e shirts. 2 9 5 S o me kind o f re co urse fo r asse ssing majo r incid e nts, e sp e cially whe n d e cisio ns are mad e that can affe ct p laye rs b e ing ab le to co ntinue in the to urne y. 3 0 0 Ke e p up the g o o d wo rk. 3 0 3 Be tte r q uality t shirts. Kid s d o n't like the iro n o n fe e l o f the lo g o . Have the lo g o s in the shirt like in ye ars p ast. 3 0 6 Mayb e turn o ff the sp rinkle rs and no t have lawn mainte nance o n the d ays o f the to urname nt. 3 1 2 Play o n lacro sse fie ld s, no t half a b ase b all fie ld . What a cluste r that was. 3 2 4 T ry to stre ss ho w imp o rtant it is to arrive e arly and g e t use d to the altitud e . I kno w so me p e o p le will take that as se lf se rving , b ut o ur first d ay was a wre ck b e cause o nly a fe w p laye rs came o ut e arly and had mo re time to acclimate . We d id n't p lay o ur b e st lacro sse until d ay thre e . It was to o late b y the n. 3 2 5 Fo o d ve nd o r at Eag le Vail file d s. Mo re co lle g e re cruite rs. 3 2 8 Ne e d to se rvice the p o rta p o ttie s mo re fre q ue ntly (BMG HS ) T P was o ut in the mo rning . Ne e d mo re sid e line b alls d uring the g ame . Kid s we re running a ways o ut to g rab a b all. 3 3 2 Mo re fo o d ve nd o rs. S and wiche s wo uld b e g re at! Bre akfast taco s, and co ffe e ve nd o r. Make sure the b athro o ms are sto cke d with to ile t p ap e r. 3 3 3 b e tte r o fficiating b e tte r fo o d co nce ssio ns Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 90 3 4 1 O p e ning /clo sing ce re mo nie s o f so me so rt?? S o me e ve nt to b ring all p laye rs to g e the r if e ve n p o ssib le ...Fo rd amp hithe ate r?? 3 4 3 Cut the g rass. 3 4 8 In Avo n the re was no t much p arking if yo u we re no t o ne o f the first o ne s the re - ad d itio nal p arking lo catio ns o n the map wo uld b e he lp ful. 3 4 9 ad d a DII o r DIII clinic. De nve r sho o to ut had a DI clinic, so that wo uld ro und o ut o p tio ns fo r e ve ryo ne . Eve n if the clinic was just to talk ab o ut strate g ie s in re cruiting and le ss ab o ut skills. 3 53 Fo cus o n re cruiting b e tte r g irls co mp e titio n. 3 6 4 Re fe re e s ne e d to circulate , the y can't stay o n the same fie ld . 3 6 5 Anno unce whe re e ach ag e g ro up will b e p laying as so o n as p o ssib le so p are nts can make acco mmo d atio ns acco rd ing ly. 3 6 8 Cho o se a De nve r lo catio n that is mo re e asily acce ssib le b y flig hts and is no t o ve rp rice fo r lo d g ing and fo o d . Pro vid e fo o d ve nd o rs o n site with he althy fo o d at re aso nab le p rice s. Ke e p the le ng th o f g ame s the same o n the first two d ays. G ame s o n the se co nd d ay we re lo ng e r than the first d ay. T his mad e the p o o l p lay ranking s o ut o f p ro p o rtio n as G o al Diffe rre nce s we re imp acte d mo re b y g ame s o n the se co nd d ay. Ho st the to urname nt o n a we e ke nd rathe r than Mo nd ay thro ug h We d ne sd ay so le ss time has to b e take n o ff b y p articip ating familie s. 3 7 2 Yo u have ad d re sse d My p re vio us d isap p o intme nts in the p ast. I ap p re ciate that. I am always amaze d at ho w d ifficult it is to find a p lace fo r a te am d inne r. We he ard fro m re staurants that the city warne d the m ab o ut the to urname nt, b ut the re staurants always se e m o ve rwhe lme d . Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 91 3 7 5 Me e t with the re fs in ad vance o f the start o f g ame s and te ll the m fro m U1 4 and b e lo w to call mo re p e naltie s and p re ve nt the g ame s fro m g e tting o ut o f hand with vio le nt p lay. 3 8 0 I wo uld p ay atte ntio n to ho w the g ame s are sche d ule d as we had the first g ame at 8 am o ne d ay and the last g ame at 4 p m, so it was a lo ng d ay at the fie ld s. 3 8 2 Find re fs that actually p laye d lacro sse . 3 9 1 G re at to urname nt! 3 9 6 Ple ase ke e p includ ing O rang e Crush in this to urne y!! O ur o rg anizatio n LO VES b e ing ap art o f this to urne y, ve ry we ll d o ne and we co uld no t ap p re ciate yo u all mo re !! 3 9 8 No , o ve rall a wo nd e rful e x p e rie nce fo r p laye rs, co ache s and fans. T he mo st b e autiful p lace I've e ve r p laye d o r co ache d a lacro sse g ame . 4 1 3 S e e ab o ve . T hanks fo r running a g re at to urname nt and re p re se nting o ur state so we ll! 4 1 4 Champ io nship T -shirt o r ind ivid ual me d als wo uld b e nice fo r the winning te am's p laye rs. 4 1 7 O ve rall, G re at jo b g uys! 4 2 5 Big g e r sco re b o ard s. We all co uld o nly re ad the sco re with a nice came ra le ns. T hanks! 4 3 4 Have to urne y machine p ro vid e the live up d ate s the y are cap ab le o f 4 3 9 Ho ld mo re ro o ms fo r familie s 4 51 Le t's co ach the re fs to no t use the ir p o sitio n o f p o we r and call thing s ap p ro p riate ly Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 92 4 52 Just trying to sche d ule no n-are a g ame s (i.e . T e x as vs Co lo rad o ) ve rsus Co lo rad o v Co lo rad o g ame s. 4 56 No ne 4 6 1 Vail is so b e autiful! It wo uld have b e e n g re at to b e o n d iffe re nt fie ld s d uring the to urname nt and no t just o ne fie ld the who le time . I think it wo uld have b e e n fun to have a chance to p lay a co up le o f g ame s o n the turf fie ld s as we ll. I kno w it's d ifficult to find sp o ts fo r so many te ams!! 4 6 3 Whe n we first arrive d , the info te nt was unsure o f the numb e ring o f the fie ld s. We we re no t sure which fie ld was which. $1 0 fo r p arking was a b umme r e ach d ay. T he snack b ar ran o ut o f chicke n. 4 6 5 Late r g ame time s 4 6 7 Ke e p up the g o o d wo rk! Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e 19. I nc lud ing yo urs elf , ho w many p eo p le were in yo ur t ravel p art y - t hat is , t he g ro up wit h who m yo u s hared t ravel ex p ens es ? (Ent er 1 if alo ne) 93 Percent0.0031.0062.0093.00124.00155.00186.00217.00248.00279.00310.00341.00372.00403.00434.00465.00496.00527.00558.00589.00620.00651.00682.00713.00744.00775.00806.000 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 3 5 20 . I nc lud ing yo urs elf , ho w many p eo p le in yo ur t ravel p art y were reg is t ered p layers in t he t o urnament ? (Ent er 0 if no ne) 94 Percent0.005.0010.0015.0020.0025.0030.0035.0040.0045.0050.0055.0060.0065.0070.0075.0080.0085.0090.0095.00100.00105.00110.00115.00120.000 2 0 4 0 6 0 8 0 Lo d g ing - to tal $ sp e nt b y p arty: 21. P leas e es t imat e ho w muc h yo u and yo ur immed iat e t ravel p art y s p ent in t o t al in t he V ail V alley in c o njunc t io n wit h yo ur at t end anc e at t he t o urnament . • I nc lud e any s p end ing in t he V ail V alley (V ail t o G yp s um) b ef o re, d uring , and af t er t he t o urnament .• Ex c lud e all s p end ing mad e o ut s id e o f t he V ail V alley. • Full-t ime and s eas o nal res id ent s o f t he V ail V alley: inc lud e t o urnament -relat ed ex p end it ures o nly. • Ent er 0 if no ne. 95 Co unt Re s p o ns e 3 6 $1 ,0 0 0 .0 0 2 3 $1 ,2 0 0 .0 0 2 2 $8 0 0 .0 0 1 8 $0 .0 0 1 7 $50 0 .0 0 1 5 $1 ,50 0 .0 0 1 3 $4 0 0 .0 0 1 3 $7 0 0 .0 0 1 3 $9 0 0 .0 0Percent$1.00$0.00$400.00$2.00$550.00$2.00$750.00$3.00$1.00$1.00$1.00$12.00$2.00$200.00$300.00$360.00$420.00$483.00$620.00$840.00$950.000 2 .5 5 7 .5 1 0 1 2 .5 96 1 2 $2 ,0 0 0 .0 0 1 2 $6 0 0 .0 0 7 $3 0 0 .0 0 7 $550 .0 0 6 $1 ,8 0 0 .0 0 6 $3 50 .0 0 5 $2 ,50 0 .0 0 5 $4 50 .0 0 5 $6 50 .0 0 4 $7 50 .0 0 3 $1 ,3 0 0 .0 0 Co unt Re s p o ns e Re staurants / b ars / fo o d co nce ssio ns - to tal $ sp e nt b y p arty: 97 Co unt Re s p o ns e 4 9 $50 0 .0 0 3 7 $3 0 0 .0 0 3 2 $2 0 0 .0 0 3 1 $4 0 0 .0 0 2 1 $1 0 0 .0 0 1 6 $1 ,0 0 0 .0 0 1 5 $6 0 0 .0 0 1 3 $2 50 .0 0 1 2 $8 0 0 .0 0Percent$500.00$200.00$100.00$600.00$800.00$1.00$350.00$1.00$50.00$0.00$450.00$1.00$110.00$160.00$230.00$275.00$360.00$550.00$90.000 2 .5 5 7 .5 1 0 1 2 .5 1 5 1 7 .5 98 9 $1 50 .0 0 6 $1 ,50 0 .0 0 6 $7 0 0 .0 0 5 $3 50 .0 0 4 $4 0 .0 0 3 $1 ,2 0 0 .0 0 3 $1 2 0 .0 0 3 $50 .0 0 3 $7 5.0 0 2 $0 .0 0 2 $2 0 .0 0 Co unt Re s p o ns e S ho p p ing (g ro ce rie s, so uve nirs, clo thing , g ifts, e tc.) - to tal $ sp e nt b y p arty: 99 Co unt Re s p o ns e 52 $2 0 0 .0 0 4 6 $1 0 0 .0 0 3 4 $3 0 0 .0 0 2 1 $50 .0 0 2 1 $50 0 .0 0 1 7 $2 50 .0 0 1 6 $1 50 .0 0 1 4 $0 .0 0 8 $4 0 .0 0Percent$200.00$300.00$500.00$150.00$40.00$400.00$1.00$700.00$120.00$30.00$75.00$1.00$125.00$166.00$20.00$3.00$80.000 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 100 7 $6 0 .0 0 6 $4 0 0 .0 0 5 $3 50 .0 0 3 $1 ,0 0 0 .0 0 3 $6 0 0 .0 0 3 $7 0 0 .0 0 3 $8 0 0 .0 0 2 $1 2 0 .0 0 2 $2 5.0 0 2 $3 0 .0 0 2 $57 0 .0 0 Co unt Re s p o ns e T o urname nt e ntry fe e s - to tal $ sp e nt b y p arty: 101 Co unt Re s p o ns e 2 7 $0 .0 0 2 7 $1 0 0 .0 0 1 8 $2 0 0 .0 0 1 7 $50 0 .0 0 1 4 $3 0 0 .0 0 1 2 $4 0 0 .0 0 1 1 $1 50 .0 0 9 $2 50 .0 0 9 $3 50 .0 0Percent$0.00$200.00$300.00$150.00$350.00$450.00$360.00$2.00$495.00$800.00$1.00$1.00$10.00$105.00$175.00$2.00$260.00$333.00$5.00$6.00$675.00$75.00$900.000 2 .5 5 7 .5 1 0 1 2 .5 1 5 102 4 $1 ,50 0 .0 0 4 $4 50 .0 0 3 $2 9 0 .0 0 3 $3 6 0 .0 0 3 $6 0 0 .0 0 2 $2 ,0 0 0 .0 0 2 $2 2 5.0 0 2 $4 9 5.0 0 2 $50 .0 0 2 $8 0 0 .0 0 2 ? Co unt Re s p o ns e O the r re cre atio n (g o lf, b ike re ntal, chairlift rid e , e tc.) - to tal $ sp e nt b y p arty: 103 Co unt Re s p o ns e 6 9 $0 .0 0 2 1 $2 0 0 .0 0 1 5 $50 0 .0 0 1 4 $3 0 0 .0 0 1 3 $1 0 0 .0 0 1 0 $2 50 .0 0 9 $4 0 0 .0 0 6 $1 ,0 0 0 .0 0 6 $6 0 0 .0 0Percent$0.00$500.00$100.00$400.00$600.00$1.00$15.00$50.00$1.00$190.00$2.00$20.00$230.00$25.00$290.00$495.00$800.00$900.000 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 104 5 $3 50 .0 0 2 $1 ,50 0 .0 0 2 $1 4 0 .0 0 2 $1 5.0 0 2 $1 50 .0 0 2 $50 .0 0 2 $7 0 0 .0 0 1 $1 ,2 0 0 .0 0 1 $1 0 .0 0 1 $1 9 0 .0 0 1 $2 ,0 0 0 .0 0 Co unt Re s p o ns e O the r ite ms, e x clud ing airfare (g as, e nte rtainme nt, e tc.) - to tal $ sp e nt b y p arty: 105 Co unt Re s p o ns e 4 0 $1 0 0 .0 0 2 1 $0 .0 0 2 1 $2 0 0 .0 0 1 7 $50 .0 0 1 5 $3 0 0 .0 0 9 $50 0 .0 0 6 $2 ,0 0 0 .0 0 6 $2 50 .0 0 5 $1 ,0 0 0 .0 0Percent$100.00$200.00$300.00$2.00$1.00$400.00$1.00$75.00$600.00$120.00$20.00$30.00$80.00$1.00$1.00$25.00$800.00$0.000 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 106 5 $1 50 .0 0 5 $4 0 0 .0 0 4 $1 ,2 0 0 .0 0 4 $1 ,50 0 .0 0 4 $4 0 .0 0 4 $7 5.0 0 3 $6 0 .0 0 3 $6 0 0 .0 0 2 $1 0 .0 0 2 $1 2 0 .0 0 2 $2 ,50 0 .0 0 Co unt Re s p o ns e 22. What p erc ent ag e o f yo ur p art y’s t o t al s p end ing in t he V ail V alley o c c urred in … (b es t es t imat es are f ine) 107 It e m Av e r a g e Min Ma x St d De v Sum T o t a l Re s p o ns e s Vail 6 1 .9 0 .0 3 0 0 .0 3 7 .8 1 7 ,0 2 8 .0 2 7 5 Be ave r Cre e k 2 7 .0 0 .0 2 0 0 .0 3 5.3 2 ,4 0 6 .0 8 9 Avo n 50 .5 0 .0 9 0 0 .0 7 5.2 8 ,0 7 4 .0 1 6 0 Ed ward s 2 5.2 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 2 7 .9 3 ,0 2 1 .0 1 2 0 Eag le 1 2 .0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 2 3 .2 6 0 0 .0 50 G yp sum 5.3 0 .0 7 5.0 1 5.8 1 7 0 .0 3 2 O the r are a to wn 1 6 .8 0 .0 3 0 0 .0 3 9 .4 1 ,1 9 1 .0 7 1 ZIP Co d e 23. What is t he ZI P c o d e o f yo ur p rimary res id enc e (o r c o unt ry, if no t U.S . res id ent )? 108 Co unt Re s p o ns e 8 8 0 0 1 6 8 8 0 1 3 4 7 8 0 1 1 1 6 4 3 2 2 1 6 8 0 1 2 7 5 7 8 7 3 2 5 7 8 7 3 8 5 7 8 7 4 6 5 8 0 1 2 6 5 8 0 2 3 8 0123 4 5 67 8910 1 1 1213 1415 16 17 1819 20 21 2223 24 109 5 8 4 0 3 7 5 9 2 1 3 0 4 6 6 2 0 5 4 7 6 0 9 2 4 8 0 0 1 5 4 8 0 1 0 8 4 8 0 1 1 3 4 8 0 1 3 8 4 8 0 2 0 9 4 8 1 6 1 1 Co unt Re s p o ns e O R Co untry (if no t U.S .) 110 Co unt Re s p o ns e 3 3 Unite d S tate s 3 US 1 US A statesunited us a 24. What is yo ur g end er? 111 5 3 % Ma le53% Ma le 47% Female47% Female Va lue Pe r ce nt Re s p o ns e s Male 53 .2 %1 8 3 Fe male 4 6 .8 %1 6 1 T o t a l s : 3 4 4 25. I n what year were yo u b o rn? (Y Y Y Y ) 112 Percent42472.0084944.00127416.00169888.00212360.00254832.00297304.00339776.00382248.00424720.00467192.00509664.00552136.00594608.00637080.00679552.00722024.00764496.00806968.00849440.00891912.00934384.00976856.001019328.001061800.001104272.000 2 4 6 8 1 0 26. Whic h o f t hes e c at eg o ries b es t d es c rib es t he t o t al g ro s s annual inc o me o f yo ur ho us eho ld (b ef o re t ax es )? 113 1% Under $25,0001% Under $25,000 1% $25,000-49,9991% $25,000-49,999 3 % $5 0 ,0 0 0 -7 4 ,9 9 93% $5 0 ,0 0 0 -7 4 ,9 9 9 5% $75,000-99,9995% $75,000-99,999 14% $100,000-149,99914% $100,000-149,999 1 5 % $1 5 0 ,0 0 0 -$1 9 9 ,9 9 915% $1 5 0 ,0 0 0 -$1 9 9 ,9 9 9 8% $200,000-249,9998% $200,000-249,999 3 2 % $2 5 0 ,0 0 0 or more32% $2 5 0 ,0 0 0 or more 2 2 % Pre fe r not to a ns we r22% Pre fe r not to a ns we r 114 Va lue Pe r ce nt Re s p o ns e s Und e r $2 5,0 0 0 0 .6 %2 $2 5,0 0 0 -4 9 ,9 9 9 0 .6 %2 $50 ,0 0 0 -7 4 ,9 9 9 2 .7 %9 $7 5,0 0 0 -9 9 ,9 9 9 4 .9 %1 6 $1 0 0 ,0 0 0 -1 4 9 ,9 9 9 1 4 .0 %4 6 $1 50 ,0 0 0 -$1 9 9 ,9 9 9 1 5.2 %50 $2 0 0 ,0 0 0 -2 4 9 ,9 9 9 7 .6 %2 5 $2 50 ,0 0 0 o r mo re 3 2 .2 %1 0 6 Pre fe r no t to answe r 2 2 .2 %7 3 T o t a l s : 3 2 9 115