SOCCER POST TEAM PUMPKIN and Tent CONTEST
There will be a team pumpkin decorating contest each day of the tournament, one for the boys on Saturday and one for the girls on Sunday. To enter the contest (and we strongly encourage every team to do so), you must decorate your pumpkin in advance and bring your pre-decorated pumpkin to the pumpkin display area near the stage in the "Activity Zone" when you arrive (before 2:00 PM). There will be no pumpkins available to purchase/decorate at the tournament, the idea is to have a team bonding event to decorate your pumpkin before the tournament. Most teams decorate their pumpkins using their costume theme, however, each team can decorate their pumpkin as they wish. Please take your pumpkin home with you when you leave the tournament! Any pumpkin left at the tournament will be fed to the deer that evening!
A. Best Design Voting. We will be asking some of the world’s most famous pumpkin design experts (and if they are not available, we will ask some other folks) to select each day’s top pumpkin design. The winning team each day will receive a team prize.
B. Rules. The pumpkin must be made by team members; parents can help but should let the kids have the fun. The pumpkin can be carved or not – we don’t care. We do care, however, if you buy a designed pumpkin and try to pass it off as your own. That would be cheating and will result in a spell being cast on your goalkeeper’s gloves making them slippery as ice. The pumpkin can be any size, but remember that you have to carry it there and bring it home when you are done, so you might not want to buy the Great Pumpkin!
TEAM TENT CONTEST
We will have designated "Tent Cities" for teams to set up a decorated team compound. Prize awarded to the best decorated team compound. See the tournament field map for the "Tent Area" locations. Please do not set up compounds outside of the tent areas.
Judges will be strolling tent city throughout the day and the winner will be announced at 2:00 PM. The winning team each day will receive a team prize.
If you plan to set up a tent, arrive early to park in the gravel lot adjacent to the football stadium so carrying the decorations is easier!
If the parking lot at the stadium is full, you will have to park at one of the lots at the High School, but you will be able to pull up and drop off tents, coolers, decorations, etc.
There will be a tournament volunteer assigning teams locations to set up when you arrive. We need to organize the space, so please don't just set up anywhere!
Charcoal grills, wood burning fire pits, fireworks and live animals prohibited!
Tents, canopies, etc. must be weighed down to prevent blowing away. We may require tents and canopies to be taken down for safety reasons if it becomes too windy.