REGISTRATION FORMS / RULES
The Rules and Registration Forms for all the tournaments have been posted on our website at www.uskba.com/2006tournament.htm. From our Tournament Directory, you can go into each individual tournament section to view the rules and link to the Registration Forms and required paperwork for each tournament. Tournament postcards and paperwork are also available by contacting the individual Tournament Coordinators.
REGISTRATION DEADLINES
With all our tournaments, if you pre-register, you save money. Registration fee schedules are located in each individual tournament section of our website. The Pre-Registration deadline is July 31, 2006. The Registration deadline is between August 1, 2006 and August 29, 2006. No Registration Forms or fees should be mailed after August 29, 2006. After August 29, 2006, competitors should register at the door and pay the Late Registration fees.
OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT HOTEL
The Official Tournament Hotel for the USKBA ACTION SPORTS 2006 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Amateur Tournaments, is the Fairfield Inn & Suites (Marriott) at Woodbridge, located at 1295 Route 1 South in Avenel, New Jersey. A limited amount of discounted rooms are available on a first come, first served basis. The special USKBA Tournament rate is $85 a night for up to 4 people in a room. To book your rooms, call 732-396-9700 and mention Rate Code: USKP. The Fairfield Inn & Suites will also provide FREE shuttle service to and from Newark Liberty International Airport and to and from the venue (please schedule with front desk). Also included is a FREE Continental Breakfast and use of the swimming pool and jacuzzi facilities. For additional information on the Fairfield Inn & Suites, visit our website at www.uskba.com/2006tournament.htm, and go into the Hotel Accommodations section. Book early. We have a limited block of rooms available.
LETTERS OF INVITATIONS
We are in the process of mailing Letters of Invitations to 46 International Teams from; Algeria, Belgium, Cameroon, Chile, Ecuador, Egypt, England, France, India, Iran, Lebanon, Nepal, The Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Trinidad and Tobago and Uzbekistan. This represents a small portion of the Requests for Letters of Invitation that come in on a daily basis. Once we physically mail the Letter of Invitation, we will also email a copy of the Letter of Invitation to the requesting individual or club. If you have not submitted your Official Request for Letters of Invitation, visit our website at www.uskba.com/2006tournament.htm, and go into the Request for Letters of Invitation section. Official Letters of Invitation can only be produced after we receive your request through our website.
TOURNAMENT OFFICIALS
As we will be running SEVEN World Championship Tournaments at one time, the need for competent Officials (referees, judges, scorekeepers, timekeepers, tournament personnel) is of utmost importance. If you would like to volunteer, please contact the Tournament Coordinator(s) of the tournament(s) you would like to work with. We are making plans to hold USKBA Officials Certification classes on Friday, September 1, 2006 and Saturday morning, September 2, 2006.
TOURNAMENT EQUIPMENT
We are very proud to announce that Combat Sports International (www.combatsports.com) will be providing the Windy 12 oz Amateur gloves for our Full Contact Kickboxing, Thaiboxing, San Da and Continuous Contact Tournaments. Combat Sports International will also be providing the 7 oz Amateur MMA gloves and CSI shin/instep guards used in our Amateur MMA tournament. We have been using and testing their equipment for the past half year at our sanctioned events. The report on the current equipment we use is "excellent". If you don't already have a CSI catalog, please go to their website at www.combatsports.com and request one. You can also go to www.ringside.com and request their Summer Sale catalog. Not only will you see some great equipment, but you'll also see a half page advertisement on our USKBA ACTION SPORTS 2006 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Amateur Tournaments. Let's support the companies that support our sports!
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Let's all meet September 2, 2006 at the
USKBA ACTION SPORTS 2006 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Amateur Tournaments.
We'll be looking out for you!
