8th Annual Erich Schuette PTSD Awareness Memorial Fund Raiser

8th Annual Erich Schuette PTSD Memorial Fund Raiser. 

Welcome to our 8^th Annual PTSD tournament fund raiser June 16 & 17 2023.   This year we'll offer Doubles Age & Skill, Mixed Age & Skill, and Skinny Singles played diagonally.  Doubles and Skinny Singles on Friday Juine 16 and Mixed Doubles on Saturday June 17.   

FREE Erich Schuette PTSD Awareness hat for men and visor for women with early registration through April 30, 2023.  After April 30th, hats or visors can be purchased for $25 each.  

Registration and Payment:  If you have not paid yet and plan to participate, even if you don't have a partner or partners, please pay when you register.  Only those who have paid lock their position in each event.  

Social Media Posts and getting the word out:  When you see my posts e Erich Schuette PTSD tournament, please like it, and share it with your testimonial and/or experience/or why you recommend it.  It is so helpful to have you share and help me promote this fund raiser. 

With so many tournaments to choose from, thank you for prioritizing and choosing to support the Erich Schuette PTSD Awareness and local Fund Raiser.  100% of the funds after expenses used for tournament expenses and  www.TheSharingPlace.org.  I do not take a tournament fee (most tournament directors do) of any kind and I gladly volunteer my time like the other 30+ volunteers.  

More information to come soon,

If you have come before, thank you.  If you haven't, you'll love it.  Many who have come before state this is the best tournament they attend because it is fun, round robin play, music, and hearts are touched because of what they feel and becauses it's supporting a great cause.   If it's your first time, welcome and we hope you have a great experience.  This tournament has sold out each of the past two years.  

DO NOT COME if you have COVID19 symptoms or have been in close contact with anyone positive in the last 7 days.  If you are a player and have either of these, stay home and I will provide a refund to you.  If you are in close contact with someone with Covid19 within 72 hours of the tournament, you must text the tournament director Jeff Donovan with negative Covid19 test within 24 hours of the tournament.   

ALL net revenue from this tournament will be donated to PTSD Nonprofit Organizations

2023 EVENT DAYS AND TIMES:

8:15 AM : Check in   

8:45 AM: Flag ceremony, national anthem, and tournament introductions and instructions

9:00 AM Start time 

ROUND ROBIN Format for all levels of play 8+, 35+ ,50+ age groups 2.5 to 5.0 depending on number of teams. If less than 4 teams, bracket will likely be combined with one or two others. 

LIMIT 9 teams per bracket Friday JUNE 16:

Women’s Doubles Age/Skill:  5.0,4.5, 4.0, 3.5, 3.0, 2.5

Men’s Doubles Age/Skill:  5.0, 4.5, 4.0, 3.5, 3.0 and 2.5

Skinny Singles 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0
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SATURDAY JUNE 18 :  9 teams max per bracket

Mixed Doubles Age/Skill 8+.35+, 50+ (5.0, 4.5, 4.0, 3.5, 3.0, 2.5)

WHERE: Rees Pioneer Park in Brigham City Utah

REGISTRATION CHOICES/OPTIONS:

• $40 Adults registration fee  (Only $30 March 1 to April 30 early registration)
• 1/2 price registrationj for kids under 18 with one or more parents registered too
• $25 Tournament Hats for men and Visors for women FREE with early registration through April 30, 2023.  After April 30, 2023, hats and visors are $25 until sold out. 
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• $15 per event
• $7.50 per kid with paying adult player 

Register:

MORE INFORMATION: Jeff Donovan, jeff@mediaresultsmarketing.com, 801-541-5730,

TEN  Blocked Rooms at Brigham City New Holiday Inn Express   for $149 per night with hot breakfast: 

Click here to book and get special rate:   

Cut-off date of May 31 for the dates of June 15-16 must be used when booking through the link. Guests can call directly 435-723-7639 to book, but please ask them to tell the front desk they are booking a room in the “PTSD Pickleball Tournament” block. 

The hotel is less than one mile from the courts and only a few years old and is a very nice hotel with great hot breakfast each morning.  

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MANY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED...PLEASE CONTACT JEFF DONOVAN

WHEN YOU REGISTER, PLEASE ADD VOLUNTEER TO YOUR REGISTRATION. 

Do NOT sign up for both  8+, 35+, and 50+ in the same or similar skill level on the same day..

Entry of your team and players are NOT complete until both players create their online registrations & pay their fees. Registration is not complete until the waiver and fees are received. Once brackets hit eight teams, players on teams not paid will be placed by tournament director on wait list and wait list players may be moved up.

When bracket hits 9 teams or May 31, all teams must be complete and both players must have paid and submitted online waivers or tournament director reserves right to take wait list teams and/or wait listed players and replace those who have held places on main bracket list that haven't paid or haven't found a partner.

Tournament ball is the Dura Fast 40  ball. 

FOR ALL PLAYERS AMUATER READ CAREFULLY!

YOUR REGISTRATION IN AN EVENT WILL NOT BE IN OUR REGISTRATION SYSTEM IF YOU DO NOT PAY AT THE END OF THE REGISTRATION PROCESS. EVEN IF YOU REGISTERED AND SELECTED EVENTS YOU ARE NOT CONSIDERED REGISTERED UNLESS YOU ALSO PAID. YOU ARE NOT CONSIDERED IN THE TOURNAMENT UNTIL YOU PAY FOR YOUR EVENT - WITH OR WITHOUT A PARTNER.

PLEASE MAKE NOTE OF THIS REQUIREMENT AS YOU WILL NOT SEE YOUR NAME ON ANY PLAYER LIST AND YOU ARE NOT REGISTERED IN IF YOU HAVE NOT PAID.

REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN UNTIL MAY 31st. AFTER THAT NO REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN - CONTACT US IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THIS.

Tournament Director reserve the right to close registration at any time the number of registrants exceeds the number of court space available for completion of play in a timely manner. The Tournament Director reserves the right to create 2 brackets in any given age/skill bracket .  Tournament Director or has the right to combine brackets and age groups if required due to low number of entries in a particular bracket. Tournament Dirctor reserves right to move players up or down based on his discretion.  The Tournament Director has to the right to postpone matches to a later date due to lack of day light, time, rain or weather conditions.

Should we have rain or inclimate weather that prevents play, we do not have access to any indoor courts this year.  We will schedule what we can based on the weather.  There are no refunds due to weather.  

If you need a partner, please look under the, "Players Needing Partners" link. Tournament Director is not responsible for finding partners. 

Thank you in advance for your wonderful support. We will be working on doing our best to make the experience for all players memorable . . .

If you won Gold medal last year in any event, if you haven't already been moved up or signed up to next skill level, tournament directior will move you up to next skill level.  Tournament director reserves right to change any players skill level based on his experience of seeing you play or feedback from tournament committee.