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Nomads Thanksgiving Tournament November 26-28, 2010
Sponsored by Nike and Demosphere International

APPLY ONLINE TO PLAY  Deadline for applications:  September 15th, acceptance letters sent out daily. Apply online today. 

Boys & Girls U8, U9, U10 5V5 FUTSAL

Boys & Girls U11 - U19 11v11 Outdoor

Men’s & Women’s Open and Men’s Over 30’s Division

Internationally Sanctioned by US Soccer

Youth Divisions Sanctioned by:   by CalSouth

Teams that participated in 2009

American Airlines  www.AA.com  Your attendees will receive a 5% discount off the lowest applicable published air fare. The Promotion Code you will need to give to your meeting attendees is 95N0AH. To make a discount reservation, please advise attendees to call our Meeting Services Desk at 1-800-433-1790 from anywhere in the United States or go to their web site.

 Nomads Thanksgiving Tournament, November 26-28, 2010 San Diego, CA. HQ Hotel: Paradise Point Resort

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Number of Teams:  A maximum of thirty two (32) teams in each division. Please note that we reserve the right to choose the teams who will give the best balance and highest level of play to the tournament. 

Eligibility: All players have a current player pass or equivalent national association and medical release. Unlimited loan players will be permitted to a roster of eighteen (18). All teams that are not USClubSoccer members will need to submit travel papers to their local State Association (even San Diego teams)  

www.nomadssoccer.org/tournaments/457326.html

Tournament T-Shirts can be pre-ordered online as a team.  Use this form to collect orders for your team and then go online to the Nomads Store to place your order. Shirts must be picked up at Team Check-in and cannot be mailed.

Format: Each team will play a minimum of three games and a maximum of six.  Friday first game will be between 8am and Noon.  Second first round game will be between Noon and 10pm.  Third first round game will be Saturday between 8am and Noon.  Quarterfinals will be Saturday between 2pm and 10pm.  Semi Finals are Sunday between 8am and 11am, finals are between 8am and 4pm.  Last game kicks off around 2pm.

Thanksgiving Dinner

Join the Nomads families for a Thanksgiving Dinner Buffet  -more info to follow

Awards: Awards will be given to first and second place team members and coach. Winner gets trophy, medal and t-shirts. Finalist gets medals and wall plaque.

Friendlies (Extra Games) If you are interested in signing up for extra games, come to UCSD Field #1 HQ Building at 1pm on the 2nd day of play. You can post your contact information and hook up with teams that are interested, the Nomads do not schedule referees or fields for these games.

Entry Fee  (More Information)

U8-10  $585 

U11 through U15 $825

U16 through U19 $925

Please note: Once your team has been accepted the Nomads reserve the right to not refund your entry fee if you should decide to withdraw your team from the competition.

 

Testimonials - Thanksgiving 2009
Sponsored by Nike and Demosphere International

Testimonials:

"On behalf of Idaho Rush, I would like to thank you and the entire staff at Nomads for putting on a great tournament and adjusting so well after having to deal with Mother Nature.  Our players had a great time, played some great soccer, and now are getting contacted my many college coaches.  We  look forward to attending again in the future. Shaun Dunn, Technical Director, Idaho Rush Soccer Club"

"Congratulation on putting together an excellent tournament this year. The Nomads Tournament has earned the well deserved recognition of always putting together a first class, exciting and smooth running event. Your organizational efforts to match-up equally talented teams plus the quality of the website, excellent communication messages and a fine tuned check-in process were all highly appreciated. The fields were in great condition and of course the location of the fields in beautiful San Diego is always a delightful experience that we look forward to throughout the year. Our California Odyssey team(s) had a great time competing against excellent teams in all the games we played. On behalf of the California Odyssey organization, coaches Nader, Lyn and Neil and our parent team management group, thanks again for everything. We look forward to having California Odyssey teams participate in next years Nomads Tournament." John Leighty, California Odyssey 95B (SuperGroup), California Odyssey 95B (Premier)

"Thank you so much for all your efforts - I know what you did, especially with the rain, was very tough and made for a very long weekend! Your responsiveness was second to none that I’ve experienced at any other tournament - even though I know you were up to the wee hours on Sat. night and again on Sunday very early"  Allen Moore

"This was our first trip to Nomads and I just wanted to commend you and your team on an excellent job. I know how much effort and planning go into these events and usually you only wind up hearing the complaints. Regardless of how the weather turned out it was still a great experience for us and we look forward to coming back. Thanks again for your hard work." Mike Doiron, Team Manager, South Valley Thunder G93

"I actually been wanting to email you to tell you that the referees @ all our games this weekend were excellent;)  It was really nice for a change" Laura Shephard, Corona Utd

"this has been the best thanksgiving tournament in the western region for many years because Nomads just don’t cancel their tournament for
nothing, they try thier best to keep it going in emergency situations like this, and I was right, you guys are incredible, Great Job" Jaime Ramos, San Diego Aztecs.

Thanks to you and the Nomads staff for hosting a terrific and well run tournament this past weekend!  Neither the rain nor the hail dampened our team’s experience!   The e-mails and text messages regarding schedule and field changes were timely and concise.  Thank you for going the extra mile to ensure that the games continued" Martin and Kathy Belak-Berger, CVU Blue G93 Pride

NOMADS HQ HOTEL FOR THANKSGIVING 2010, 2011 and 2012 - Paradise Point Resort & Spa $99/+ Single-Double $110/+ Quad, Suites also available
1404 W. Vacation Road, San Diego, CA 92109

 To speak to group sales

Annette Ross, Reservations Manager

Paradise Point Resort & Spa

(858) 581-5908

To book online visit their web site at www.paradisepoint.com Go to main home page, at the bottom of the page it has a reservations link. Enter your dates and how many rooms, etc. Use this group code to get the Nomads discount.

GROUP CODE will be NOMADS10

Make sure you enter your team name on the separate window that pops up asking for your team name so that they will group your club’s reservations together.

Paradise Point Resort & Spa is a private 44-acre island tucked away on gentle Mission Bay, minutes from the heart of downtown San Diego and adjacent to the famous SeaWorld Adventure Park.  This San Diego luxury resort features comfortable, California beach bungalow-style guest rooms amidst lush, tropical gardens and meandering lagoons. Perfect for families.  The resort features over 460 guestrooms, including everything from luxury suites, lanai patio room types, lanai garden rooms, and lanai bayside guestrooms, as well as studio garden suites.  You are sure to relax comfortably in our tranquil guest bungalows, featuring breezy patios with striking views. 

THANKSGIVING DINNER will be served to Nomads teams from 1pm - 9pm on Thanksgiving Day.  The Team Check-in event will take place also on Thanksgiving Day in the Paradise Ballroom from 6-10pm (See map below).

PRACTICE FIELDS are located right across the street from the Paradise Point Resort & Spa at Ski Beach.