2016 Tom Roehl Round-Ball Classic
ALL ISLAND ALUMNI TOURNAMENT
This will be the third year of this tournament format and the previous two years the participation has been fantastic. The 2015 tournament had the largest number of teams regtistered, with the Coupeville Red Pride team, securing their 4th Championship. The 2016 Tom Roehl Round-Ball Classic will be held this year on Monday, December 26th, from 9:30am-5pm, at the Coupeville High School Gymnasium.
There will be one divisions this year:
The Open Division is for competitive teams vying for some sweet t-shirts and bragging rights for the year.
Here are the general rules, info about the event and the link to register your team:
1) Participants are asked to register as a team, allowing participants to play with your buddies, classmates and former teammates. If you would like to register as an individual, please contact Noah Roehl directly and you will be placed on a roster as close to your graduation year as possible.
2) We would prefer that at least 1/2 of your team roster is players who graduated from one of the Island high schools. If your cousin is in town for the holidays and went to a school somewhere else they are welcome to jump onto your team. We are also not opposed to teams from off Whidbey Island participating if they have a strong connection to the event, foundation or community. In the end, our goal is NOT to see which team can find the most ex-NBA type players to win the tournament. We would like this event to be an opportunity to play with family & friends and see old classmates. If this becomes an issue, team captains will be asked to adjust their rosters, either at the event or for future years.
3) Teams will be placed in a bracket based on the overall age of their players. These brackets will be determined in a way that best splits into even numbered brackets. In some year, depending on interest, the tournament has featured an exhibition game for players who are interested in participating but not necessarily at the competitive level. If there is enough interest in this concept from year to year, it may be a feature of each tournament.
4) Tournament teams will be guaranteed 3 games, two in a seeding bracket and one in a single elimination tournament. Depending on the number of teams signed up, the seeding round will start at 9:30am and run until about 12:00pm. with the tournament starting about 30-45 minutes after. Assuming we have enough teams pre-register, we will have a schedule out a few days before the event, depending on team registrations. We ask that any individual players notify us of their intention to play as a free agent ahead of the tournament. If there is interest in an exhibition game, we will try our best to accommodate this between seeding rounds and tournament rounds.
There will be one divisions this year:
The Open Division is for competitive teams vying for some sweet t-shirts and bragging rights for the year.
Here are the general rules, info about the event and the link to register your team:
1) Participants are asked to register as a team, allowing participants to play with your buddies, classmates and former teammates. If you would like to register as an individual, please contact Noah Roehl directly and you will be placed on a roster as close to your graduation year as possible.
2) We would prefer that at least 1/2 of your team roster is players who graduated from one of the Island high schools. If your cousin is in town for the holidays and went to a school somewhere else they are welcome to jump onto your team. We are also not opposed to teams from off Whidbey Island participating if they have a strong connection to the event, foundation or community. In the end, our goal is NOT to see which team can find the most ex-NBA type players to win the tournament. We would like this event to be an opportunity to play with family & friends and see old classmates. If this becomes an issue, team captains will be asked to adjust their rosters, either at the event or for future years.
3) Teams will be placed in a bracket based on the overall age of their players. These brackets will be determined in a way that best splits into even numbered brackets. In some year, depending on interest, the tournament has featured an exhibition game for players who are interested in participating but not necessarily at the competitive level. If there is enough interest in this concept from year to year, it may be a feature of each tournament.
4) Tournament teams will be guaranteed 3 games, two in a seeding bracket and one in a single elimination tournament. Depending on the number of teams signed up, the seeding round will start at 9:30am and run until about 12:00pm. with the tournament starting about 30-45 minutes after. Assuming we have enough teams pre-register, we will have a schedule out a few days before the event, depending on team registrations. We ask that any individual players notify us of their intention to play as a free agent ahead of the tournament. If there is interest in an exhibition game, we will try our best to accommodate this between seeding rounds and tournament rounds.
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5) We anticipate games being 20 minutes running clock, stopping only for free throws in the last 30 seconds (this may change depending on the number of teams that register). Games will be refereed and will follow all National Federation High School rules, if you need a refresher you can find them here.
6) Remember this is a family environment and there will be many kids, parents, and grandparents in the gym. Swearing, violence, or behavior that is uncalled for will not be tolerated and you will be asked to leave, NO EXCEPTIONS!!
We are asking teams in the Open division to make a $125 donation to the Tom Roehl Foundation, which can be done upon completion of online registration. Individual registrations can donate online or at the door, please notify us of your intentions in advance. Please contact Noah Roehl directly if this is your chosen donation method.
If you have questions please contact Noah Roehl at:
[email protected] or 360.720.5662
 
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