In order to have a smooth event this weekend, we have compiled some basic information to help you and your team. If you have a question that you don’t see answered here please email us at info@bcppl.com. League staff will be unavailable Thursday until Tuesday event weekend.
The forecast is for sun and hot tempratures Saturday and Sunday. Please dress accordingly, bring lots of liquids and gatorade. We will havecold Rockstars on sale at the paint booth. Great hot food and cold drinks will be available at the concession all weekend.
Playing days and times
Field will be available for teams to walk on Friday night only, from 4-7:30. Do not come to the field at 3:30,you will be asked to leave.
There will be no field walking on Saturday or Sunday.
Division 1, Division 2 Division 3 Division 4 will play preliminary games throughout Saturday
Division 3 and 4 will begin at 8:00am Both days. Captains meeting will be at 7:45am sharp!
Divisions 1 and 2 will begin around 12:00-1:00pm on Saturday....8:30am-9:00am on Sunday.
All Quarter, Semi and Final matches will be held on Sunday afternoon. Teams that are eliminated after there preliminary or finals round will be asked to leave the staging area. Unique wristbands will be given to all advancing teams.
First game each day starts at:
Saturday, 8:00 am
Sunday, 8:00 am
Official weekend schedule HERE
Paint sales and payment
Paint sales, registration, and any other transaction can be paid with cash, debit, or credit card.
Credit card and Debit transactions are subject to a 5% services fee. We strongly encourage you to pay with cash.
US cash is accepted at 15% exchange. US Credit cards are billed out at Canadian dollars, and converted by the CC company. There exchange rate is quite often very expensive.
We will not accept any cheques, and we will not run any "paint tabs". Please do not ask!
Captains Meeting
All teams must send a representative to the captains meeting!
Division 3 and 4 teams will have there captains meeting at 7:45am sharp on Saturday. Divisions 1 and 2 will have there captains meeting 15 minutes before there first game on the Saturday.
Some important things you must know and communicate to your team…….These will be discussed in the Captains meeting…..
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Swearing- No warnings will be given. “Zero tolerance” for malicious swearing “at” another player, Referee, BCPPL staff member, or any other person, a 1 for 1 will be given, 2nd offence will be a large point reduction and suspension for 3 games. 3rd offence is suspension from the event. Depending on the circumstances, we may eject any aggressive or profane act with no warning of any kind to any player at any time. A referee may at his/her discretion give players warnings for non-aggressive profanity.
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Speaking or Arguing with Judge after you are eliminated, Zero tolerance for any player speaking after being shot. Penalties will be assessed immediately and without warning at refs discretion..
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Penalties will be swift and many at the start of each divisional round.......unless of course everybody decides to play honourably.
Registration
All teams need to check in at the registration booth prior to playing your first game. The Registration booth will be open on-site at 5pm on Friday night. Player can pick up ID cards first. All players will need to show the registration booth there ID cards to get there wristbands.
Step 1: Make sure entire roster has there BCPPL card. ID card booth is beside registration booth.
Step 2: Team captain picks up player package, fills out waivers, and applicable documents.
Step 3: Team hands back player package, pays entry fee, all rostered players show there ID card (They must all be present).
Friday, June 12: 6:00 pm - 7:30 (on-site)
Saturday, June 13: 7:00 am - (on-site)
Sunday, June 14th: 7:00 am- (on-site)
Secured areas
Any player caught on the field without a BCPPL issued wristband will be heavily penalized, and probably suspended for the remainder of the tournament. Players caught with no signed waiver WILL be suspended for the rest of the year and 2009 from all BCPPL/CPPL events.
Access to the staging area will be through one secured entrance. Anyone caught breaching/opening using this entrance or exit, will be heavily penalized, and or ejected from the tournament
Save time by filling out your waiver before you get to the tournament GO HERE
ID Cards
All players and staff who are on the roster of a team playing in the event must have a 2009 BCPPL ID card. Cost for a ID card at the event is $40.00.
Please do not complain to ID staff when you have to pay your $20.00 extra for not registering online by June 8th....And don't tell them that you did register when you know you did not!!!!
Your respect will be appreciated
We did have some trouble with applications that attached photos. We will take a new picture of you at e2, and print your BCPPL card onsite.
Pit Crew
A team may have up to 2 pit crew members on their roster.
Those pit crew members have access to the player paddocks, during the teams division games time only.
They must have a valid BCPPL/CPPL ID card and a wristband to be in paddocks, or will be ejected from tournament grounds for the weekend.
Parking
Parking is free to the players and public so no parking passes will be required. Parking will be in designated area Northwest of the playing field.
Please follow directions of the parking staff/signs. Any rude behavior to any BCPPL parking staff will be cause for ejection from the event for the weekend.
You may not park in Panthers bushball cutomer parking. They expect 400-500 customers and any non-bushball customer will be towed with no warning....
Finally, please get all of your team members to fill there air tanks on Friday night. With many 7man teams starting at the same time, it is very draining on any air system.
We need all teams to be responsible with air (with so many teams) to guarantee 4000+ fills.
Please dress warm and dry, and please have a safe fun weekend!