Eligibility:
1. Participants must be 18 by July 25, 2008.
2. Participants must attend the regional masters tryout and be selected to a team.
For more specific details read the Masters Eligibility Rules.

Fee: $25.00 per team member  (Fees will be collected by Coach after the team has been determined.)

Competition Format: USARFU Rules including seven - a - side modifications to govern event. Each team will consist of 12 players (M & W).

Entries: You may register online until 24 hours prior to the date of the tryout, or you may simply go to the tryout site (walkup entry) and signup on the day of the tryout. It is strongly recommended that you register online prior to the tryout.

Competition Schedule: Friday, July 25 & Saturday, July 26 at the Binghamton University Rugby Field

Tryouts: Tryouts will be conducted in each region to determine who will qualify for that team. Tryout dates/times and contacts are listed below.

Regional Tryout Schedules:
(note - check back for additions and updates to the tryout schedules - additions/changes in RED)

Region	Tryout Date (s)	Time	Site	Contact
Adirondack (M)	6/ 5, 12, 19, 26	6:30pm - 8:30pm	SUNY Albany behind the Tennis Courts	John Burns jburns20@nycap.rr.com
Adirondack (W)	6/2, 4, 9 6/12, 19, 26	6:00pm - 7:30pm 6:30pm - 8:30pm	Dick Green Field SUNY Albany by tennis Cts	Jo-Ann Ward joward15@hotmail.com
Hudson Valley (M&W)	5/30; 6/24 6/20	6:00pm 6:00pm	Depew Park, Peekskill Algonquin Power Mill Pk, Newburgh	Joel, Paul, Tricia, or Nick nynyny77@hotmail.com
Long Island (M)	5/22, 29; 6/5 6/3, 5	7:00pm 7:00pm	Stillwell Athletic Fields, Syossett	Jerry Mirro, jer562001@yahoo.com Regina Mirro, ginabena711@yahoo.com Bill Coughlin, wcoughlin14@yahoo.com John Mcdermott johnmcd15@yahoo.com
Long Island (M) Note: Directions, Take the seaford Oyster Bay EXPY to Jericho TPKE, Exit 14E, take Jericho to S. Woods Rd, Make left go 1.5 miles, Fields on Right
Long Island (W)	5/21 5/31	6:30 - 8:30pm 12:00 - 2:30pm	See note for directions	Fgrex17@optonline.net or (631) 356-3152
Long Island (W) Note: Directions: - LIE to Nicholls Rd (Exit 62) North (toward Stony Brook); Take Nicholls Rd to Rte 347 (make left West); Take Rte 347 to Stony Brook Rd and make a right (after Burger King and China Buffet); Take Stony Brook Rd about 1 - 1.5 miles Rugby field will be on the right.
New York City (M)	5/23	6:00pm	Van Cortland Park, Bronx  at 251st St. and Broadway	Patrick sonicauma@hotmail.com
New York City (W)	5/15	6:30pm	Prospect Park, 9th St Entrance, Brooklyn	Megan Burke, burkemeghan@yahoo.com Andy, ajoseph26392@yahoo.com Livia, livits@hotmail.com
Central (M)	4/30; 5/7, 14, 21 6/25 - Same time and location	6:00pm	James O'Connor Park Syracuse, corner of Velasko Rd and W. Onondaga Rd.	Chris Morris, cubazooka@hotmail.com
Central (W)	4/26 5/3 5/7 Additional Trials: 6/18 6/26 6/29	3:00pm 1:00pm 6:00pm 5:30 - 7:30pm 6:00 - 8:00pm 3:00pm - 5:00pm	Cornell Rugby Pitch, Ithaca	Ryan Higgs, cubazooka@hotmail.com
Central (W) Note: Bring Kit, Mouth piece, ID, Water, and a light and dark shirt (pref. Jersey)
Western (M)	6/19 6/28	6:30pm 8:30am	Genesee Comm. College At Buffalo 7's tournament	Matt Depoint, sdepoint@yahoo.com
Western (W)	5/14, 21, 28; 6/4	6:30pm	Genesee Comm. College	Reggie Tift, Reginald.Tift@xerox.com

For information on the new tryout registration process, please visit the How to Register page.

Empire State Games Regions:

ADIRONDACK REGION: Counties of: Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schoharie, Schenectady, St. Lawrence, Rensselaer, Warren, and Washington.
If your legal residence is in one of these counties, you are a member of the Adirondack Region.

CENTRAL REGION: Counties of: Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Otsego, Schuyler, Tioga, and Tompkins.
If your legal residence is in one of these counties, you are a member of the Central Region.

HUDSON VALLEY REGION: Counties of: Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester.
If your legal residence is in one of these counties, you are a member of the Hudson Valley Region.

LONG ISLAND REGION: Counties of: Nassau, and Suffolk.
If your legal residence is in one of these counties, you are a member of the Long Island Region.

NEW YORK CITY REGION: Counties (or boroughs) of: Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Queens, and Richmond (Staten Island).
If your legal residence is in one of these counties/boroughs, you are a member of the New York City Region.

WESTERN REGION: Counties of: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates.
If your legal residence is in one of these counties, you are a member of the Western Region.