Downtown
YMCA Facility Usage Rules
Tournament
Players
- All non-DTY racquetball
players must use the main building center entrance.
Once inside the lobby, please take a left turn and proceed up the
stairs to Booth Hall for entrance to the racquetball tournament check-in
desk and/or the courts. Signs
will be posted to direct you to the proper entrance. You must use this entrance
each day of the tournament. Once
you have checked-in please feel free to wander around to see the playing
facility. If you arrive on
Tuesday, May 25, you may want to check out the courts if you have never
played in the facility before.
- All players have access to
the locker room areas.
- The Men’s Locker
Area may be easily accessed via the stairway by court #11.
Please descend the stairs until you see two doorways and go left or
right to the lockers. The
first exit goes to courts 12, 13 and 14.
The DTY also has three shower areas, two large whirlpools, two
steam rooms and two saunas for your use.
The lockers to be used are the tall lockers and have “Day Use”
noted on them. PLEASE
REMEMBER WHERE YOUR LOCKER IS IN RELATION TO THE STAIRWAY, IT IS EASY TO
GET DISORIENTED AND NOT BE ABLE TO FIND YOUR WAY OUT!
You must exit the facility via the same way you entered.
Please do NOT remove any towels from the facility.
- The Women’s Locker
Area may be easily accessed via the entrance to the left after you
exit Booth Hall. Day Use
lockers are also available for use with your own lock.
The whirlpool is accessible from the second floor locker area; the
whirlpool is on the first floor. Soap
and towels are available for your use.
Please do NOT remove any towels from the facility.
- All players must be
aware that there is the possible that items may be taken from
lockers. Do NOT leave valuables in your locker. Random
patrols will be conducted but these patrols will not guarantee that items
will not be removed. Leave valuables with a friend or make other
arrangements. This warning is primarily for the Men’s Locker
Area.
- All players have access to
any of the DTY facilities. These
include the running track, stretching room, weight machines free weights and
other equipment in the basement area. Please,
no one under the age of 14 is allowed to use the weight room equipment, and
they must be supervised (by a parent or responsible adult) at all times. All
players can have one (1) guest accompany them into the facility.
Children of tournament players up to 12 years of age will be admitted
free. Armbands MUST be worn at all times (see below).
Player entrance before May 25th:
Check-in
and Guests
(Non-Tournament Players)
Procedures
- Guests must use the main
building center entrance
- Registered
tournament players and one guest of their choice are admitted into the YMCA
via the Booth Hall entrance.
Upon check-in, players will receive a bag tag and their guest will
receive an armband to be worn during the tournament.
Guests MUST present a valid photo ID. Bag tags and armbands must be presented upon entrance each time.
Replacement of a lost armband is $10.
Additional guests and spectators must purchase an armband and present
it each time upon entry.
The Downtown YMCA will make armbands available for $5 per day or $15 for
the entire tournament.
Armbands will be color-coordinated by day.
Tournament-long
armbands will be dated and color-coded.
Press and the media will be allowed access without charge to cover
the event as long as proper credentials are supplied.
Parking
- The YMCA
will not reimburse or furnish parking for any player, guest, volunteer,
official or event coordinator.
Open Finals Fee
There
is no fee for viewing of the Open Finals for the Men and Women’s divisions.
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