Shootout In The West

THE SHOOTOUT IN THE WEST 2009 WILL BE THE WEEKEND OF APRIL 24th, 25th, and 26th, 2009. We have just received the TSSA letter of approval and applications, information, etc. will be posted ASAP. Please keep in mind this date for 2009 and hope to see you in Jackson for the SHOOTOUT IN THE WEST 2009 edition !!!

TOURNAMENT RESULTS

Teams, Coaches and Managers,

Thanks for being involved in the 2008 Shootout. We broke the trend of the entire Spring with the weather, and had a great tournament. We had a great time being a part of it all, and thanks to everyone who played a part in the SITW 2008. All of the final results are posted above. If you have any comments or suggestions for SITW 2009, please email me at alveyrf@jaxnet.net and I will make sure that we look at these things for next year to make our tournament bigger and better. Thanks to all of you who came by and introduced yourselves, turned in your critique sheets, and gave us ideas to improve our next tournament. We look forward to seeing you back next year.

Sincerely,

Bob Alvey

2008Tournament Director

2008 Tournament Schedules are here!

Please review the schedule for your team to note game times These will allow you to develop a travel plan that will meet your games schedule times. The will be two locations for the tournament this year, North Park Soccer complex, and Kate Campbell Soccer park.

The fields will indicate the location of the game and the field number where your game will be located.

KCR is the abbreviation for Kate Campbell, and NP is the abbreviation for North Park. You will need to allow about 20 minutes travel time between the two complexes. Directions and maps of North Park and Kate Campbell are available at Facilities. Here are also the field layouts at each location: North Park and Kate Campbell. Please note that the field map for North Park is being redone due to the practice field being converted to a 6 v 6 or 8 v 8 game field. Field 10 will be an additional 8 v 8 game field at North Park therefore fields 7, 8, 9, & 10 will be two 6 v 6 fields and two 8 v 8 fields. These will be remarked on the map the the specific field locations and will be posted Monday.

The Memphis registration will take place next Wednesday night April 16 at Germantown Middle School. The school is located at the intersection of Poplar Pike and Hacks Cross. They will be there from 7 to 8:30 PM registering teams. The person doing the registration is Carilyn Jordan, and her cell number is 731-426-3035. She will have a JAWS banner draped across her car to make it easy to find her.

The host hotel for the Shootout In The West is the Econolodge. (This is the same hotel that we have used as our host hotel for the last three years. However, please note that the hotel has changed name from the Comfort Inn to now the Econolodge.) Team registration will take place at the Econolodge from 6 P.M. to 9 P.M. All teams are asked to check-in at this time. If you have a late game on Saturday and will be driving in that morning you can check-in at North Park. Please make sure to check-in at least 2 hours prior to your match to allow time for registration. For teams that will be utilizing this Saturday morning registration, please send an e-mail to pope@jacksonareawidesoccer.com so that this can be noted in your file.

Don’t forget if you are free Saturday night that all of your players will receive a voucher to allow them to attend a Double A Baseball game here, the Diamond Jaxx. It would make a fun outing for your teams. You will get the vouchers when you check in, one for each player and coach. Additional tickets can be purchased at the park for other family members. They are in the $5 range. If there are any other question that you have, please call or email.

Jackson Area Wide Soccer's Shootout In The West Soccer Tournament is looking forward to having everyone here the weekend of April 18, 19, & 20. If there is anything that we can do as a tournament committee to make your visit and experience at our tournament more enjoyable please let us know. Have a safe trip to Jackson and we will see everyone next weekend.

Tournament Rules

Facilities and Directions

Fields at North Park

Fields at Kate Campbell

The SHOOTOUT IN THE WEST 2008 will be April 18th, 19th, & 20th, 2008. Hope everyone will make their plans to attend this event. We have already received from Tennessee State Soccer the "letter of approval" for 2008.

The tournament will be open to girls U-9 through U-19 and boys U-9 through U-14. The tournament fee for U-9 and U-10 will be $295, U-11 and U-12 will be $325, and U-13 through U-19 will be $395. The entry deadline will be March 28, 2008. Teams can register here at "ONLINE REGISTRATION". If you have any problems, please e-mail or call and we will be glad to assist.

Applicants must be duly registered members of their State association. Players must be registered to the team making the application. Each team will be allowed three guest players. Only players with valid player passes are allowed to participate.

The tournament format calls for a guarantee three games for each team. Semi-finals and Finals may be based on tournament entry. 1st and 2nd place will be awarded in each age group, and 3rd place will be awarded in double brackets.

When you are planning your tournament schedule for 2009, please consider the Shootout In The West. It is our promise to you to provide a quality tournament, with an enjoyable atmosphere, at a very affordable price.
Make your plans to attend the Shootout In The West 2008 the weekend of April 18-20th in Jackson, Tennessee. In 2007 the tournament was full and some teams had to be turned away, so don't delay in getting your applications in for the Shootout In The West 2008.

TSSA Approval Letter

Tournament Application

Tournament T-Shirt Order Form

Please Note: Clarification By TSSA Regarding U-8 Players:
Date: September 14, 2006

From: Andy Bolt, TSSA President

Subj: TSSA Sanctioned Tournaments/U8 Players

To: Association Presidents and Tournament Director’s

This memo is to serve as a reminder to all member associations that U8 and younger players are only allowed to play division 4 (recreational soccer) in Tennessee. We have been seeing pattern develop over the last year where tournaments that are sanctioned by TSSA may have been allowing U8 players to guest play. TSSA has received feedback from several members stating the possibility that these violations are taking place. Per Policy 11 section A. number 8 and Procedure 7 from the TSSA Administrative Manual U8 Players are not allowed to play competitive soccer.

TSSA sanctioned tournaments need to abide by these policies even when dealing with teams from other state associations. Some of the surrounding states do allow U8 competitive play, but when they travel into Tennessee they must abide by the rules and policies that govern all TSSA sanctioned events. This also applies to USSF affiliated teams that are not registered through US Youth Soccer (Us Club Soccer, AYSO, SAY…etc.).

Member associations and tournament directors need to make sure that these violations are not happening in their tournaments. TSSA may put sanctions on member associations that are found to be in violation of allowing U8 and younger players to participate in their tournaments. These sanctions can include putting the association in bad standing and not approving future tournaments. During the current seasonal year 2006-07 the youngest player that can participate in a competitive tournament would need to be born on July 31, 1998 or before that date. (Thus for the year 2007-2008 and for the Shootout In The West in April of 2008, the youngest player that can participate would need to be born on July 31, 1999 or before that date.)

If you have any questions please feel free to contact the state office, Vice President of Competitive, Ken Underwood or myself directly. We thank you for your support of TSSA and our programs.

Regards,

Andy Bolt

TSSA President

Coaches, Managers, and Players,

Thanks for a great tournament. We had great weather, and 153 great games of soccer for the 4 days of the tournament. Thanks for being a part of the 2007 Shootout in the West. I do want to acknowledge all of the great volunteers who helped make this tournament go so well. Below are the final tournament results by bracket. Everyone and every team was a winner by being a part of the tournament and playing. We hope that we will see you again next year!

Thanks,

Bob Alvey

Congratulations to the Tennessee Rush 93 Girls Team, and their coach Brittany Strung. The were the winners of the $50 Gift card for turning in their tournament critique in the critique box in the tournament tent. Thanks to all of the people who took the time to turn in your thoughts. It is still not too late. Attached below is the critique form, and you can still fill it out and send it to me at the email below.

Bob Alvey is the Tournament Director of the Shootout In The West Soccer Tournament. You can contact him at bob@jacksonareawidesoccer.com .

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April 20-22, 2007

TOURNAMENT FINAL RESULTS

ARE BELOW IN THE ATTACHED PDF FILE.

JAWSDATAUPLOADS/Final Tournament Game Results(4).pdf

2007 Tournament Critique Form

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SHOOTOUT IN THE WEST 2006

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY COULD NOT HAVE BEEN A BETTER WEEKEND FOR SOCCER IN JACKSON. After a fog bank lifted Saturday morning, it was beautiful sunshine the rest of the weekend. By the end of the day Saturday, the tournament had only gotten 25 minutes behind and on Sunday, the last match finished 5 minutes past the projected end of the tournament. It was fitting that the last two matches produced some of the best soccer of the weekend. One match saw the best goal of the tournament a double header and the final match went to a second round of shootout kicks to determine a championship.
I hope that everyone enjoyed their weekend in Jackson for the "Shoout In The West". We sure enjoyed having everyone for the tournament and look forward to having you come back again next year. Thanks to all coaches, parents, players, refs, and a lot of volunteers that helped make the "Shootout In The West" a soccer festival for West Tennessee.
We have had rain, but as everyone knows from the past, we don't let a little rain stop "THE SHOOTOUT IN THE WEST.".....Matter of fact, we haven't even let even a lot of rain (7 inches in 2004) stop the tournament.
As of Friday, the fields at North Park and Kate Campbell had held up well to the 3 to 4 inches of rain that we have had. Matterfact, considering the rain, they look GREAT !!! At 5 A.M. Saturday, we started putting out sand only in the areas that had not drained.
The weather sure cooperated on Saturday and Sunday and I could not believe that I even heard a comment that it was TOO hot. That sun sure looked great to me. ANYTHING BUT RAIN. Last year I said that and it was COLD, this year's weather was GREAT !!!!
I do hopt that everyone had a positive experience at the "Shootout In The West 2006". After getting home, if you have any suggestions or ideas as to how we can improve the tournament in the future, please e-mail us. It is our goal to continue to improve the tournament and to make it the best possible experience.
Please also let me thank our tournament director Kelly who did an absolutley fantastic job.
Thanks again for being a part of the "SHOOTOUT IN THE WEST 2006."

Pope J. Mulherin, DPh
President of JAWS

The Shootout In The West 2005 had a record number of teams entering. Thanks to everyone ~ players, coaches, parents and volunteers for making the 2005 tournament even better than last year.

SHOOTOUT IN THE WEST 2004..... We Wouldn't Let Rain Stop The Tournament !!!

7" of rain since Thursday .... but the Shootout In The West went on !!!
Thanks to unbelievable cooperation with the City of Jackson and a lot of volunteers with squeegees ..... the Shootout In The West went on. With the exception of 1 local game that had to be rescheduled, all matches were played.
Thanks to parents, coaches, managers, and players for their understanding and consideration in allowing everyone to try to pull together to make the tournament happen inspite of rain on Thursday, Friday, Friday night, Saturday night, and Sunday afternoon.
Pope Mulherin and Mark Lykins, 2004 Co-Tournament Directors