Team Banner Contest
DEADLINE FOR BANNER ENTRIES : Sunday, Sept 21, 2008

(See last year's Banners for ideas)

After a successful inaugural "Online Team Banner Contest", we are continuing the tradition this year.
!st place prize: $75
2nd palce prize: $25

Send in a .jpg image of your HOME-MADE team banner by September 21, and we'll post them up on our website for viewing. After September 21, we'll let a representative group of players(see below) judge the entries and select their favorite banner of the year.

The top two teams with the most votes will get a prize for a team party.
We must have at least 10 entries to permit a winner.

Rules for Banner Making:

1. Banner must be home-made.
   - Air-brushed banners, professionally-made banners, or even a design made on a computer and printed will not be accepted in this online contest. Only hand created.
2. Banner should include at least Team Name, Division, and Sponsor.

So how do I send in a banner entry?

1. Take a good clear picture of the team banner.
   ( Note: If 10 kids are in front of it, we won't be able to see the banner.)
2. Send the picture as a jpg file. Crop the jpg to no larger than 600 pixels wide. If you do not know what this means or how to crop a picture, just ask a friend or your child and they can probably help you.
3. Before sending, please name the image your team name,coach, and division
   (Example: cougars_ryder_b14.jpg)
4. Send to banners@ayso88.org by Sept 21st.

Note: If the jpg file is too large, it may not be accepted to the email system.

How can I become a banner judge?

The judges must be a player in Region 88.

If you want to be a judge of the Online Banner Contest, please have your parent send an email with the following information to the Banner Contest Coordinator, at banners@ayso88.org:

1. Player's name (who wants to be a judge)
2. The Player's Age Division and Team Name
3. Parent's name
4. Parent's email address

Add "AYSO Banner Judge Request" to the Subject of the email.

When the deadline for entries is over on September 21, we will send you the official voting ballot to make your choices.

Thanks

Have fun and get your creative juices flowing!