Details on Knoxville Trip

The following is key information about the Knoxville Lacrosse Festival. Players - make sure that your parents have received this email. Parents - make sure that your player has seen it as well. This trip is funded by the boosters. Players need very little money...see below in Food section. This email is divided up in sections to answer questions that you have about the trip.

Transportation

Players and coaches will travel by motor coach. The bus will arrive at 5:45 AM on Saturday, February 23. Departure is at 6:00 AM. The trip there is 242 miles and approximately 3 hrs 50 minutes (assuming no stops). Thus, in a perfect world, the team will get to the park at 10:00 AM. First game is at 11:00 AM.

Return trip - The bus will leave the fields at approximately 3:30 PM on Sunday, February 24. This is after the last Ballard JV game. Arrival at Ballard will be approximately 8:30 PM (assuming a one hour dinner stop on way back home). Players can start calling for pick-up about a half hour before arrival.

Weather

Forecast for weekend is cloudy with high of 50 F with lows of mid-30s. Dress appropriately - sweats, hoodies, etc. However, do not pack for a week! With all luggage and equipment there will be no extra room in the luggage hold of the motor coach. Double check you equipment bag.

Food

Saturday

Breakfast - provided on bus

Snacks - provided on bus and at field

Lunch - provided at fields

Dinner - provided at hotel (in designated meeting room)

Hotel Snacks - (need $$)

Sunday

Breakfast - provided by hotel

Lunch - provided at fields

Dinner - on your own during stop on way home (need $$)

Knoxville Lacrosse Tournament
> John Tarleton Park
> 3321 Division Street
> Knoxville, TN 37919

Hotel Accomodations for Players

> Best Western Cedar Bluff
> 420 North Peters Road
> Knoxville, TN 37922
> 865-539-0058

Hotel Rooms

Rooms have been blocked for our players. Coach Ryan has developed a rooming plan. Details provided by Coach Wallace at his choosing. Bottomline...everyone has a place to sleep. Curfew will be set by Coach Wallace and strictly adhered to by players.

Supervision

Coach Wallace and I will be at the hotel with the players. We expect the utmost in best behavior. The team has to commit to a code of conduct for the hotel and I am sure that we will exceed this and be welcomed back. No player is allowed to wonder off the premises. Any player that goes with a parent to dinner, etc. must inform Coach Wallace or me in advance so that we do not contact Knoxville Police about a missing lax player. I am serious about this...Coach Wallace and I must be able to account for all players at all times. No exceptions. Parents can contact me at my mobile number below at anytime as needed.

Game Schedule (see attached file for detailed schedule and field locations)

Varsity

Saturday games at 11:00. 1:00, & 3:00

Sunday game at 12:30

JV

Saturday games at 4:00 & 5:00

Sunday games at 11:00 & 2:00