IGLFA 2009 - It's Not Too Late to Register! Welcome Philly Falcon Women!      

Have you made all your plans to attend IGLFA 2009 - The Official Gay Soccer World Championship - yet?  It's not too late....we promise.  Just ask the Philadelphia Falcons Women....who registered two womens teams this week for the for IGLFA 2009 Women's Exhibition. 

Don't have a team?  So what!  Don't let that stop you.  Just register as someone looking for a team to play on.   The IGLFA 2009 Host Committee will make sure that you have a team to play on. 

Wait...did someone say that they still want to regsiter a team? IGLFA 2009 has heard you and we've extended the Team Registration payment option till the end of this week.  The Team Registration payment option will not be extended again. 

Individual Registration - $155

Team Registration - $2200 until May 15, AND WILL NOT BE EXTENDED AGAIN

Non-player Participant - $60

If your team has registered, but you have not yet put in your individual registration, please do so soon.   Also, don't forget that when you register you can pre-order your tournament t-shirt, commemorative match ball, patch.....or become an individual supporter for this years tournament!

IGLFA 2009  is THE GLBT Soccer (football....futbol) Event of 2009.  We've said it before, and we'll say it again - Don't be a part of just any sporting event....Be The MAIN Event!


IGLFA 2009 Dorm Housing Deadline is May 14th  

IGLFA 2009's block of dorm rooms at Trinity Washington University will be released later this week - on Thursday May 14th.  After May 14th, rooms will be sold only if they are available.  The rate is $85 per night for one or two guests, and includes taxes, towels, and linen service.  If you are still waiting to make your decision on whether to stay at the dorms or the host hotel, consider that the host hotel IGLFA 2009 room block is 93% sold.  Please act now to guarantee your reservation at Trinity!

Trinity Washington University is located in Washington, DC and is directly connected by the Washington Metro System to Union Station, Dupont Circle, the host hotel in Woodley Park, and to the Shady Grove Metro Stop - where buses will take players to the Maryland SoccerPLex for preliminary match play.  Trinity will also host the men's playoff matches on Friday and the finals on Saturday, as well as the women's tournament.  For more information on the dorm housing option, please visit the Travel & Accomodations section of the IGLFA 2009 website.  If you would like to make a reservation, please send an email with your information for the IGLFA 2009 Accommodations Coordinator - Nick Napolitano (nick@iglfa2009.org).

New Bus Route Links Host Hotel with City Hot Spots   

The Washington Metro Area Transit Authority recently unveiled a new bus route that links the IGLFA 2009 host hotel, Marriott Wardman Park, with the lively DC neighborhoods of Adams Morgan, Columbia Heights, U Street, and Logan Circle.  The route is part of the city's Circulator system that is improving transportation in vital parts of the city.  The Circulator stops right outside the hotel at the Woodley Park Metro Station, runs every ten minutes, and costs just $1 (that would be 50 cents to those coming from London).   Visit the Circulator website for more information on routes and service hours.

 A good number of the city's best restaurants and nightlife options are in Adams Morgan and U Street.  The Logan Circle area is a thriving gay neighborhood just east of Dupont Circle, the historic heart of DC's gay community.  The Circulator route ends at McPherson Square, which is just a couple of blocks from the White House and walking distance to the National Mall, Penn Quarter, and Chinatown.

"Marriott Wardman Park is already a centrally located and well-connected to almost everywhere you want to go in the city," said Transportation and Accommodations Coordinator Nick Napolitano.  "The new Circulator route makes it that much more convenient to stay there." 

 IGLFA 2009 Announcements: Volunteers Needed; Did You Upload Your Photo?; No Team? No Problem!; Traveling from Outside the USA; and more! 

  -  Volunteers are needed for IGLFA 2009.  We are looking for lots of volunteers to help with the IGLFA 2009 Tournament.  If you are interested in coming, already coming with someone who is participating, or just live in the Washington DC area and would like to Volunteer, please sign up to Volunteer now!  You can do so at the Volunteer Sign Up Page at IGLFA 2009 

  - Did you upload your photo?  If you registered for the IGLFA 2009 tournament, but have not uploaded your photo for your badge yet, please do.  This will save you time at registration!!  All you need to do is go back into your registration and attach a photo.  Important information about your phooto: File must be a .GIF or .JPG image, maximum file size is 10MB.   If you need assistance, please contact IGLFA 2009 Registration Coordinators - Zach Strauss (zachiglfa2009@gmail.com) or Glenn Auve (glennauve@gmail.com)

-  No Team? No Problem! IGLFA 2009 organizers have a straightforward solution for players in need of a team - register as an individual player looking for a team, and let us find a team for you!  Either play with one of the registered teams that is looking for players, or we can place you on a team made up of other lone wolves.  Enterprising players who prefer to do their own legwork are welcome to use the "Players Looking for a Team" board on the IGLFA 2009 Facebook Page.

Registering as an individual player looking for a team is quick and easy.  Just go to the IGLFA 2009 Online Registration Center and click the option for "register as a player looking for a team."  We'll handle the rest!  Individual registration have already come in from players in London, Boston, Chicago, Sydney, Dallas,  New Jersey, and more.  Just Do It!  You know you want too!

- Coming to IGLFA 2009 From Outside the US?  Make sure you know the details about getting your Visa!  If you are coming to IGLFA 2009 from outside the US, please be sure to know the details about obtaining your Visa.  If you have questions, please review the information on this subject under the Travel & Accommodations Section on IGLFA2009.org, or the article that was written in a past edition of the IGLFA eNewsletter.

- Make Sure your team is getting the IGFLA 2009 eNewsletter.  If you are not sure your team members are getting this newsletter or you would like this eNewsletter to go to a different address, you can add people or change your information from the IGLFA 2009 eNewsletter Section.