announces:

The Third Annual
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Footbag Championships

Hosted by:
Oops Footbag Club of Hermosa Beach

April 5-6, 1997
Hermosa Valley Park
Hermosa Beach, California
USA

OVERVIEW:

For the third year in a row, Oops Footbag Club will be hosting the only footbag competition in Southern California. The traditional site in Veteran's Park is not available this year due to construction, so the event will be moved this year to HERMOSA VALLEY PARK in Hermosa Beach.

Players from all over the West Coast will be heading to this professional footbag competition. Players of all levels are welcome to compete or simply enjoy the event.

Contact

Mike "Rex" Stoler, <stoler@footbag.org>, or leave a message at 310-318-1988.

FACTS:

Registration Fee: $30.00 (Player package includes hat, lunch, and goodies TBA.)

Categories:: DOUBLES NET - Intermediate (coed), Mixed, Ruler of the Court, Open (coed).; Novice clinics will be offered - no registration required unless players wants to get a Player Package.; FREESTYLE will be offered in Singles, and this year will see more top-notch freestyle competitors than ever.

Schedule: Registration 9:00 am to 10:00 Saturday. Players meeting will be from 10:00 to 10:30. All categories need to be ready to play beginning 10:30 to 4:30 both days. Freestyle will take place from 1:00 to 2:00 Saturday.

- All sites for the tournament are in the city of Hermosa Beach.

- There's one real funny intersection in the mix.  The streets change
  their names in both directions.

  The North / South street is Sepulveda to the north, and PCH to the
  South.

  The East / West street is Artesia to the East, and Gould to the West.

  Everything you need is within 1.5 miles from that intersection.


- The tournament site is Hermosa Valley Park, located at the intersection
  of Valley and Gould on the SW corner.

- The Hermosa Hotel is at the corner of PCH and Artesia.

- The Sea Sprite Hotel, the Surf City Youth Hostel, and Hennesey's are
  all located near the Hermosa Pier.

- We're not sure yet about the Friday night hang spot.  It'll probably
  be Hennesey's.

- The Saturday night party will be held in the rec room at the
  Playa Pacifica Apartments on Herondo, between Valley and Hermosa Ave.

HOTEL INFORMATION

Hotel Hermosa
(310) 318-6000
	Rooms with King sized bed: $59 + tax
	Rooms with two beds, ocean view: $79 + tax
	This is just 1/4 mile from the site.

Sea Sprite
(310) 376-6933
	Prices vary.
	$79 for a room for two with a single queen sized bed.
	$95 - $105 for a larger room that opens up onto the beach
	$235 - $250 for a beach house that sleeps 4 - 10 people (!)
	Additional $6 per person for more than 2 people.
	THIS IS RIGHT ON THE BEACH, right at the Hermosa Pier

Los Angeles Surf City Youth Hostel
(310) 798-2323
	$15 per person for a spot in a room that sleeps four
	$35 for two in a private room
	Includes breakfast
	(!) Advance reservations recommended (!)
	ALSO RIGHT NEXT TO THE BEACH, near the Hermosa Pier

Local crash space is very limited so reserve your spot early.

DIRECTIONS TO SITE

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DIRECTIONS:

Most of the good things in life in SoCal are found right off Pacific
Coast Highway (PCH).  That's definitely the case for our event.

To get to PCH...
        ... from the 5 from north of us:
                5 SOUTH
                take the 405 freeway, SOUTH
                to the 105 freeway, WEST (towards the LAX airport)
                to Sepulveda, SOUTH

                this turns into PCH at the "magical intersection" of
                (PCH / Sepulveda) and (Artesia / Gould)


        ... from LAX
                Just take Sepulveda SOUTH
                turns into PCH

        ... from somewhere south of us		:
                take the 405 freeway NORTH
                to Artesia WEST, (only way you can go)
                to PCH


To get to the tournament site, Hermosa Valley Park
        Artesia changes it's name into Gould at (PCH / Sepulveda).
        Go WEST on Gould.
        There will be two stop signs in a row.  The first is Ardmore.
        The second is Valley.

        The park is on the SW corner of Gould and Valley.


The Hermosa Inn is located at the corner of (PCH / Sepulveda) and 
(Artesia / Gould)


To get to the Hermosa Pier:
(where the Sea Sprite, the Surf City Youth Hostel, and Hennesey's)
        On PCH, the second light South of Artesia is Pier Avenue.  
        Go WEST
        Go down the hill until you can't go any further.  This is it.

        (You could also take Valley or Ardmore SOUTH from the Park and
        hit Pier Ave.)


To get to the Playa Pacifica Apartments (Saturday night party):
        Take PCH south to Herondo, turn RIGHT or WEST
        First stop sign is Valley.
        The apartment complex is just WEST if Valley, on Herondo.

        From the tournament site, you could take Valley SOUTH to Herondo.

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MAP:

                        W
                        |
                    S --+-- N
                        |
                        E


                 |                
                 | <--Hermosa Pier              
                 |                
                 |              Pacific Ocean  
~~~...~~.~...~~~...~~~.~~~~.~~~~~~...~~~~.~~~~.~~~~~~.~~~..~.~~~....~~~~
           @@  &&|                |
                 |                |
               ^^|                |
                 |                |
---+-------------+----------------+-------Hermosa Ave--------------
   |             |                |
   |             |                |
   |//           |                |
   |//           |                |
   |             |            %%%%|
   |             |            %%%%|
---+-------------+----------------+-------Valley-------------------
   |             |                |
---+-------------+----------------+-------Ardmore------------------
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   | d           | A              | d
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---+-------------+----------PCH---+-------Sepulveda-------.....----
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					  405 Fwy

Index:

%% = Hermosa Valley Park, tournament site
** = Hermosa Hotel
@@ = Sea Sprite Hotel
^^ = Surf City Youth Hostel
&& = Hennesey's, Friday night hang spot
// = Playa Pacifica Apartments, Saturday night party

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