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Please be aware that you can pay for your Trillium Tour Entry Fees and Player Registration by simply using your Credit Card (Mastercard, Visa, AMEX) through PayPal at our TFO Online Store.

Hamilton Bowl Newsletter

The "In Touch" Hamilton Bowl edition newsletter is available for viewing. As always, a high speed connection should be used for properly viewing the high resolution pictures. Every picture can be freely downloaded to your computer by right clicking and choosing "save as", enjoy!

Kingston Limestone Draws and Grid

The Kingston Limestone 2009 game grid and draws are now available for viewing. After a lot of last minute juggling, field issues and general chaos the draws and grid can be found on the Kingston Web-guide,here .

If you have previously downloaded the field maps, please be aware there have been some minor changes - the maps currently available as of today are the maps/directions you should use.

Kingston Limestone Web-Guide

Kingston Limestone Web-Guide

The Kingston Limestone 2009 stop has its own web-guide, that will highlight draws, maps, restaurants, among other elements. Please click here, or below to access it. A big thanks to Donnie Knowles for putting it all together!

If you notice any errors in the score/results of any of the games, please send an e-mail with details to : president@tfont.com. Thank you and congradulations to all of our participants. Next stop is the Kingston June 27,28.

The "In Touch" Early Bird edition newsletter is available for viewing. We were having trouble working with the high definition footage (1080i) from our new camera. Our systems weren't equipped to handle the higher quality, so we had to order a new one. When it arrives, we'll upload the video asap (it was supposed to be here this past wednesday). We did view some of the footage from the camera, and we can say that the quality is outstanding. It will be worth the wait!

The Trillium Tour online forms and information have been updated for 2009; including locations (Provincials - Belleville / Nationals - Unionville) and the entry fees. Check out the new dates and deadlines for registration. Registration can be via the mail, throught the TFO Online Store, or in person at the TFO Office.

All Trillium Tour teams would have their rosters frozen at the completion of the 2008 Nationals. That being said any player on a team’s roster would be considered on that team for the start of the next season. If a player chooses to start the season with a different team, than he would not be permitted to return to the team he played for in the previous year.

The rational behind this is that in the last few years, numerous players have been participating in the Early Bird Tournament with a different team than they finished the season only because that team is not entered in the Early Bird, then return later in the tour to their original team.

Example: Player X for the Team A plays for Team B in the Early Bird because Team A has not entered. Player X than transfers back to Team A once they start to compete on the tour.

Player X may transfer to any team other than Team A for the duration of the 2009 Trillium Tour season

It is becoming harder for our tournament organizers to obtain fields. Even if they are able to secure fields, many organizers are finding that their rental costs are increasing. Some of the causes for reduced field availability and/or increased field costs are beyond our control. However, there are some areas where we can self-police ourselves.

One area relates to the significant use of glass bottles at tournament fields. Glass bottles are being left at or around fields causing a litter problem. Broken bottles have been found on the actual playing surface, presenting a risk to all Touch Football Ontario participants. In addition, broken glass being found on and around fields after our events can cause us to lose fields. Expecting tournament volunteers to clean up the broken glass and the litter is not acceptable.

As such, Touch Football Ontario is implementing a “no glass bottle” policy at all Trillium Tour Events, beginning in 2009.

· Team Managers of all member teams will be responsible to advise, control, and enforce this ‘no bottle’ policy with their own players.

· Should any team be found breeching this policy, the Team Manager[s] will be held responsible and will answer to, and face sanctions from, the discipline committee.

While Touch Football Ontario adheres to a zero tolerance policy with regards to alcohol consumption on Tournament Facilities other than in designated areas, all participants are reminded that they are responsible for their own litter and clean up.

Due to facility availaibilty, resource shortages and scheduling issues, the Kingston stop on the Trillium Tour will be implementing a cap of teams at 24 Women's Teams, 52 Men's Teams.

Factors to get in -
1) Top 24 men’s teams and top 12 women’s teams guaranteed entry
2) Qualified for the previous years provincials
3) Having entered previous tournaments in Ontario in that Calendar year
4) Affiliation to Host

In one last stand on their own five-yard line, the Toronto Dawksports women’s flag football team held off a resilient TNT squad from Brooklyn, NY on what would be the final drive of the game to capture the 2008 USTFL women’s contact flag football national championship, 14-7, on Sunday, January 18, 2009 in Kissimmee, Florida.

Congratualtions to all of our champions. There were some amazing games for people to watch on Monday.

We'll have over a thousand high resolution photos for you to freely download, including high resolution video footage. Expect these in the coming weeks as I wrap things up.

I hope everyone had a great time this weekend, regardless of your placement. The weather was beautiful for the most part, and the fields were top notch. We'd like to thank our volunteeers, and everyone who pitched in at the end to help clean up, we're looking at you Spartans and Capitals!
-- Gordie Laverty

Mens' AA
Burlington Spartans 27 vs Hamilton Piranhas 25

Men's A
Ottawa Tailgators 33 vs Toronto Rebels 32

Men's BB
Montreal Magic 32 vs Raiders 14

Men's B
Mtl Blue Bayou 30 vs Burlington Squires 21

Men's CC
Montreal Pere Verts 34 vs Montreal moose 19

Men's C
Montreal Croches 34 vs Burlington Broncos 9

Women's AA
Ottawa Devils 34 vs Toronto Shock 18

Wom A
Toronto Rebels 36 vs Montreal Geants 20

Wom BB
Montreal Warriors 33 vs Blizzards 12

Wom B
Montreal Raiders 12 vs Titans 6

Wom CC
Cyclone 16 vs Ottawa Inferno 12

The "In Touch" Trillium Cup edition newsletter is available for viewing. As always, windows media is required for viewing the the intro video, and a high speed connection for properly viewing the high resolution pictures.

I'd like to thank Adel Mahfouz for sharing the filming duties with me, as well as Sean Monaghan and Carla Harrison for snapping so many quality photographs. TFO would like to offer a huge thanks to the Toronto Rockets for making the Trillium Cup such a successful event. Full results can be viewed on their homepage via www.torontorockets.com.