COACH/TEAM INFORMATION PACKAGE

Accreditation Fee
Awards
Food Services
Game Staff
Host Hotel
Langille Athletic Centre Services
Media
Meetings
Medical and Physiotherapy
Souvenir Sales
Contacts

ACCREDITATION FEE
$30 per person with the team contingent. T-shirts, banquet and hospitality included.

GAME STAFF
Kent Loughead will be the Technical Director for all games.
Table Officials will be NSAC Student Staff.
Stats will be provided by Dakstats court side.
Live stats for every game.

GAME PROTOCOL
As per ACAA guidelines.

AWARDS
Player of the game (each team) will be selected by the Awards Committee, announced at the end of each game and presented with an award.


MEETINGS
Coaches: 9:30 pm Friday (following banquet) at Holiday Inn

MEDICAL AND PHYSIOTHERAPY
The staff of the NSAC will be responsible for the medical services offered during the tournament will be located on Court 3 (immediately adjacent to the main playing surface) and will be staffed by:

Massage Therapy: A local registered massage therapist (RMT) will be on-site for all games.

Physiotherapy: Physiotherapists will be available for referral to clinic.

Sports Medicine Physician: Will be available on site or on call for entire tournament.

Athletic Trainers: TBA

Training Supplies: Teams are required to bring their own supplies.

Other Medical Services: Colchester Regional Hospital is less than 10 minutes from NSAC. EMS will be notified and on stand-by.

A dentist and optometrist will be on stand-by.

A complete contact list will be provided to teams on arrival.

LANGILLE ATHLETIC CENTRE SERVICES

Facility Equipment Service Room: Located on the main floor level just off the playing courts and will be staffed throughout the tournament.

On site Equipment:
Whirlpool (1)
Ice Machine
Taping Tables
Athletic Injury Modalities


FOOD SERVICES
NSAC has an on campus cafeteria (Jenkins Hall). With the continuous dining program teams will be able to eat at any time - weekdays 7 am to 10 pm, Friday 7 am - 8 pm and Saturday 10 am - 8 pm.

Special team meals can be arranged with Chartwells - division of Compass Canada, at any time and with special menus as requested and arranged in advance. Arrangements for these meals must be made through Chartwells staff (902) 897-1952 - Julie Andrews, Manager.

An event "Snack Stop" will be located in the upper level foyer - 30 minutes before the first game of the double header, until the start of the second half of the last game of the day.

Hospitality areas for all participants (athletes, coaches, officials and V.I.P.'s will be provided on site, and a coaches hospitality at the host hotel.

Souvenir Sales: Souvenir items will be available.

Ceremonies:
Awards Ceremony - will be held following the final.

HOST HOTEL- Holiday Inn and Convention Centre, Truro
www.hitrurohotel.com
(PLEASE DO NOT BOOK YOUR ROOMS YET)
Appropriate numbers of room has been blocked, and once the standings are somewhat more secure, you will be contacted to submit your team/rooming lits.

MEDIA SERVICES
The Athletic Centre will be equipped to accommodate media requirements. The office foyer will be the designated media centre with phone, fax and computer/internet if needed. Results and standings will be posted in prominent places on site and at the hotel, and coaches will receive detailed reports immediately following each game. We will have results of each game on our web site and the ACAA site with box scores and still shots uploaded after each half. We will be moving forward with webcasting (video) of all games - if the technology permits.

EastLink TV will be broadcasting the final games. Player information, college clips, etc. will be requested. All teams will be asked to supply season stats, college promo video clips (if available), player stores, coach's bios and other broadcast rquires. Coaches involved in the Final may be required to participate in pre-game interviews. Specific technical issues around the broadcast will be discussed in the coaches meeting, and following the qualifying games (ie TV Time-Outs)

Video Services: All games will be recorded. Digital recording will be available following each game.

Contact:

Judy Smith, Athletic Director
Nova Scotia Agricultural College
PO Box 550, Truro, Nova Scotia    B2N 5E3
Phone: 902-893-6661 | Fax: 902-897-0014
Email: jsmith@nsac.ca

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