What does chaperoning mean? A Chaperone is a parent that is responsible for a group of players at the tournament - getting them to all the games, fed and back to Salt Lake. The chaperone parent is just that - the chaperone, driver and coordinator for those players for the entire weekend. Food, driving, hotels, etc. The Chaperone will communicate which flight they are taking - then, everyone will buy tickets for the same flight. Driving is also an option, then the chaperone parent will split gas money amongst all the players. The chaperone parent is also responsible for renting the car and booking the hotel rooms. The Chaperone pays for the car and hotel and then divides the total price amongst each chaperoned player. Chaperoned players parents are responsible for buying the players airline ticket, getting them to the airport, picking them up at the airport and promptly paying their portion of the Chaperones expenses. Usually, this is a cheaper option because the girls are splitting hotel rooms and the rental car price. And, it can subsidize a parents' travel expenses as well. We have found it is REALLY successful for a parent - or a few parents - to chaperone small groups (3-4) who have similar schedules/priorities. Logistically, it's easier if all the girls in the chaperoned group are from the same team (same warm-up times and fields), that's why ideally, we would have 1 parent from each team. Traveling to tournaments on your own is what most clubs do now because it is the most cost effective for all involved. Chaperoning is a big job but can be made easier by doing it in smaller groups and having each parent do their part (chaperoning, helping coordinate, and/or reimbursing parents quickly, etc). Why do I only see scheduled games for Saturday and not Sunday? Most tournaments play pool seeding games on Saturday and bracketed playoff games on Sunday. How you are seeded for the Sunday games depends on how well you do on Saturday. In some tournaments there will be a championship bracket and a non-championship bracket. Usually the top 8 seeded teams are in the championship bracket and the rest of the teams are in the non-championship bracket. No matter how you do on Saturday, you are guaranteed 2 games on Sunday.