Chicago, IL

2010 Boccia Nationals

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Competition Venue:

The 2010 Boccia National Tournament will be held July 8-11 at Curie Park High School, 4949 S. Archer Ave. (Map it) Chicago, IL 60632, www.chicagoparkdistrict.com

The 2010 Boccia National Tournament Host Hotels are located in the Midway Hotel Center of Chicago located 3 miles from the competition venue. This Midway Hotel Center includes 7 hotels and 3 restaurants all in one location.

Midway Hotel Center
65th & Cicero
Chicago, Illinois 60638
Phone: 1-888-MIDINNS
www.midwayhotelcenter.com

In this complex there are seven hotels, all of which have blocks on all accessible rooms. When booking rooms, please use the group codes so you will be given our discount price of $109.00 plus tax. The room rate includes breakfast for two people per room at all the hotels and complimentary onsite parking. There are two restaurants in the Midway Center as well; T.G.I. Friday’s and Dempsey’s Grill. For our coffee drinkers, a Starbucks is also on campus.

HOTEL/ CODE/PHONE NUMBER
Courtyard by Marriott Midway:/BNCP/800.356.3286
Fairfield Inn & Suites Midway:/CPDS/ 800.229.5933
Hampton Inn Midway:/ BNC/800.269.4105
Hilton Garden Inn Midway:/BOCCE/866.534.5347
Holiday Inn Express Midway:/BNC/ 708.458.0202
Marriott Chicago Midway:/BOC/ 800.956.2606
Sleep Inn Midway:/1966/ 866.900.2950
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You must mention Chicago Park District in order to receive the special group rate when reserving your rooms. The reserved block will end on June 17, 2010.

Preferred Airport is Midway

When booking the hotel, complimentary shuttle is offered to all hotels in the Midway Hotel Center from Midway Airport. When making reservation please inform the hotel of your accessible needs for the shuttle along with flight information that they will require. If the hotel cannot accommodate the size of your group, please indicate that transportation is needed on registration forms. If you fly into O’Hare, we will provide transportation for your team if needed. The Chicago Park District will also be providing transportation between the hotels and the competition venue daily, at no additional cost to the participants. Details on the shuttle schedule will be provided after registration information is received. The competition venue is located 1.9 miles from Midway Airport (MDW).The competition venue is 21.8 miles from O’Hare International Airport (ORD).

Transportation
FREE shuttle service will be provided from airport/hotel/competition venue by the Chicago Park District if requested with Form #5 Transportation Request Form in the registration packet. No additional requests will be taken on site. The free shuttle will be offered from the Midway Hotel Center. Please request any and all transportation you will need using Form #5.

Classification

Athletes that have not been nationally classified will need to be classified for this event and must indicate this on Form # 3 Request for Classification. Classification will be scheduled after registration is received, and individuals will be contacted with scheduled dates/times. The athlete may request a preferred time and time slots will be given on a first come, first serve basis. If you fail to appear for your classification appointment, you may not be allowed to compete for official tournament, but will be allowed to compete in Open Recreation one day competition.

BlazeSports Membership

To be eligible for competition, all athletes, coaches, PCA’s and staff that wish to have access to the competition area, coaches meetings and receive credentials, lunch etc. must be members of BlazeSports America. You may purchase a membership for $25 on-line at www.blazesport.org or use the BlazeSports Membership form (Form # 6) that is included as part of this packet.

Governing Rules

The 10th Edition of the CPISRA Boccia Rules will govern the competition.

Competition Structure

The competition will utilize the 10th Edition of the International Boccia Rules. The rules are available at: www.usaboccia.com or on the international Boccia website: www.cpisra.org

Individual Divisions of Play: BC1, BC2, BC3, BC4, (rules for classification explanation)

Individual play will be offered according to the following:

National Boccia Competition is offered for players who are at least 8 years of age as of Jan.1. 2010. Medals will be awarded, and players will be able to earn national ranking points. Open Recreation Division will be offered on one day only for players that do not have a proper classification.

Team, BC3 Pairs, and BC4 Pairs: All athletes are expected to play in Teams or Pairs competition. Use Form #2 Team and Pairs Registration in the registration packet to declare your Team or Pair or to request to be placed on a Team or Pair if you are an independent athlete

Registration Deadline

The Registration deadline is June 11, 2010. Roster and full payment for tournament registration, banquet and membership fee must be received by 5:00 pm, Friday June 11th. All registration forms and registration payment should be sent directly to BlazeSports America. Registration received after June 11 will be charged a $50 per person late fee. Absolutely no registrations will be accepted after 5:00 pm EST on Wednesday, June 16, 2010.