Early committment from coaches-2009 Hoosier Heartland Invitational

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To all Coaches,

PLEASE ANSWER THIS POLL, WHETHER YOU PLAN ON COMING OR NOT. Thanks!

Planning for the 2009 Hoosier Heartland Invitational tournament and Boy Scout event has begun. This year I am planning a three day event to take place at the Ramada Inn in Logansport, Indiana on November 6-9 later this year. The Invitational's purpose is to raise money for our local Boy Scout troops and to put on a midwest tournament, hopefully as successful as the Beltsville Bash, Bama Blast etc. We will also be conducting the Great Lakes Region MFCA skills competition. Here is a tenative schedule:

Friday November 6th:
5-7pm Welcome party and get together for all coaches.
7pm-8pm Coaches meeting to explain tournament rules, set tournament field and ask for volunteers for the Boy Scout event.
8pm-10pm Great Lakes MFCA Skills Competition and open play.
10pm-2am Open play-Green Room Rumble.

Saturday November 7th:
8am-12:30pm 2009 Hoosier Heartland Boy Scout event (expecting 6 troops or around 120 scouts and parents).
12:30pm-1:30pm Lunch.
1:30pm-Winners of Painting Contest announced.
2pm-9pm Chernetsky Rapid Fire rounds of Invitational tourney.
9pm-11pm-Losers Bracket Final
11pm-? Open play.

Sunday November 8th:
9am-Noon Hoosier Heartland Invitational Semi-finals.
1pm-4pm 2009 Hoosier Heartland Invitational Championship.

Last year we raised $1,400 for the Boy Scouts and I am very grateful for all the coaches who came and helped with the Boy Scout event. The fee for this year's event will be as follows:

If you register and pay at the MFCA Convention: $35
Register and pay 2 weeks before: $40
Day of event: $45

All proceeds from tourney registration fees will go to the Boys Scouts of America.

Welcome party food will be provided by me.

We will have both a kids and adult painting contest for some great prizes.

You will have two chances to take home some hardware, as we will have a losers bracket tournament to take place Saturday evening.

I will also be putting on a "kids" tourney if I get enough response back.

We will have several MF items to raffle off and prizes awarded throughout the weekend.

We had a great time last year! Mark your calendars and God Bless!

Matthew Culp
MFCA, Secretary
Editor and Publishing Director of The Tweak