How will things work on Friday nights for 2012 football games?
(to purchase a 2012 MPAA Membership visit http://www.experiencepisgah.org/athletics/mpaamemberships.cfm)
Gameday Schedule
5:30 Gates open/shuttles* begin running from East Campus
6:00 Concessions open for business
6:30 Patriots on field for warm-up
7:00 Theme Nights activities
7:20 Patriots take the Field! Team introductions, coin toss
7:30 Game Kickoff
Immediately postgame – join Coach Dixon & team on the field for the post-game talk
Arriving for the Game
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Plan on arriving early; tailgating will be available in various areas behind the stadium or behind your vehicle on the sidewalk areas around the stadium, not in a paved parking lot.
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Everyone will drive through the main gate and be directed to Parking as outlined below.
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DO NOT ENTER through the emergency gate (left of the main PAC gate) even if it is open.
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NEW- Unlike in years past, walking around the northeast corner of the campus in front of the new temporary player locker room tents will not be allowed.
Admission Costs
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NEW- Those who walk into the PAC or who are dropped off at the PAC (other than shuttle riders) will be required to purchase a ticket at the main gate unless they have a MPAA Season Pass (with name on it) or GHSA season pass.
◦ $7 adults
◦ $5 per child of middle/high school age (6th-12thgrade)
◦ 5th graders and younger are free
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An actual ticket or MPAA Family Season Pass must be in the possession of each person; kids covered by a MPAA Family Season Pass will need to be able to locate their parents with the pass if the need arises.
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Admission & parking are included for certain MPAA membership levels and require no additional payment at the game. MPAA membership info is available on the website (click here) & in the athletic office.
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$20 per car for parking & admission (covers each person in the vehicle) in the PAC lots for fans without Platinum, Red or Blue Parking Passes. Drivers with MPAA Family Season Passes may park for $10 and admission for their family members is covered with the MPAA Family Season Pass.
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NEW- Shuttle tickets also count as admission tickets for those without a MPAA Family Season Pass. Shuttle service will cost $10 per adult/ $5 per child of middle/high school age (6th-12thgrade). 5th graders and younger are free. Shuttle/Admission tickets can be purchased at the front of the Drummond Center and must be presented to the driver to board a bus. Keep this ticket to be admitted in to the game. MPAA Family Season Passes cover the shuttle and admissions cost of everyone in your family.
Parking (NO PETS)– See diagram for location details
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Platinum Lot- requires MPAA Platinum Patriot Membership and Platinum hang tag. Small lot (10 spots) across from the handicap spots right in front of the stadium.
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Red Lot- requires MPAA Red Patriot Membership and Red hang tag. Lot is to the right just as you enter PAC main entrance.
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Blue Lot- requires MPAA Blue Patriot Membership and Blue hang tag. This is the grass lot consisting of the spaces directly behind the stadium.
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Platinum, Red and Blue parking hang tags must be visible at all times to park in lots.
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Please be aware- Potentially, there will be unused reserved parking spaces due to pass owners being late or not attending a game. Because they could show at any time, these spots are to remain open.
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All other parking spots will be undesignated and are available for parking for $20 per vehicle which includes admission to the game for each person in the car. Drivers with an MPAA Season Pass will be allowed to park for $10. All paved parking will be filled before overflow parking is opened.
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When parking in spaces facing the football field, cars must be backed into the parking space so that the headlights do not shine onto the football field to ensure player safety on the field.
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NO PARKING at Newtown Park per Johns Creek Zoning agreement.
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NO PARKING on Brumbelow Road. Vehicles parked there will be subject to impounding.
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NEW- Security Officers will be issuing Fulton County parking tickets to illegally parked cars at the PAC
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Please keep traffic moving at entrance so lines of waiting vehicles are kept to a minimum
Shuttle*
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Shuttle stop is located in front of the Drummond Center (E building) on East Campus.
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Shuttle will run 2 hours before kickoff and continue the entire game until ½ hour after Coach Dixon's on field postgame talk.
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NEW- Shuttle tickets also count as admission tickets for those without a MPAA Family Season Pass. Shuttle service will cost $10 per adult/ $5 per child of middle/high school age (6th-12thgrade). 5th graders and younger are free. Shuttle/Admission tickets may be purchased at the front of the Drummond Center and must be presented to the driver to board a bus. Keep this ticket to be admitted in the game. MPAA Family Season Passes cover the shuttle and admissions cost of everyone in your family.
Seating
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Patriot Zone seating is included with certain MPAA memberships. Patriot Zone seats are in the top eight rows of the middle section of the stadium and have chair-backs and armrests. This section is general admission to those with a Patriot Zone Pass. Only persons with the specific Patriot Zone Passes will be allowed in this section. When using Patriot Zone Passes please be considerate of others and don’t leave empty seats between persons in your own group or between your group and another.
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Please be aware- Potentially, there will be unused Zone Seats due to pass owners being late or not attending a game. Because they could show at any time these seats are to remain open.
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Student Section will be designated with signage in the front 5-7 rows of the West side of the stadium.
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Visitor seating will be designated with signage on the East side of the stands. Visitor cheerleaders will be set up in front of that section.
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All other seating will be open seating.
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Students are not to congregate in the walkways of the stadium or the front platform areas. The Student Section is designated for this area.
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The stadium track will not be open to the public; do not enter beyond the fence to track and field area.
Supervision of children- (NO PETS)
Our goal for Friday Night Home games is to provide a great environment where the whole family can enjoy the many great aspects of having a true home game. We enjoy having children come to the PAC on Friday nights and want them to have a fun and safe experience.
Please understand that it is not the responsibility of anyone at the game (officer, volunteer parking attendant, another parent or another child, etc) to supervise your children. Pisgah Athletics takes on the financial burden of ensuring there are security officers on the premises and we try to maintain order among the children as we can, but we cannot be held responsible for the children or their actions. Therefore we ask that you consider the following bullet points and assist us in controlling the children by making sure your child abides by the rules. We have seen and been told of far too many close calls regarding safety and vehicle damage. Rather than being reactive to a very unfortunate situation we are choosing to be proactive by putting the following rules and consequences in place:
· The BLUE PARKING LOT behind the stadium is off limits to children as an area to play or congregate. This means no hide and seek games, no swinging from the trees or the chains around the trees, no rolling under the vehicles, no taking down the ribbons marking the Blue Lot area and no taking the stakes holding these ribbons out of the ground. We want families to enjoy this area for parking and tailgating, but unless a child is with his/her parent or guardian, this area is off limits.
· The soccer, baseball and softball fields are also off limits as indicated by the signs surrounding them. This is to protect the fields. Please remind your children to respect authority when they are reminded to stay off the fields.
· During halftime we will have someone stationed around the soccer field restroom building to keep children away. We ask that you assist with this instruction so the visiting team can have some privacy at this time.
· The grassy area between the Blue Lot/football stadium and the baseball field provide sufficient room to allow for children to play. These areas will be supervised to a degree during the game.
· Failure to abide by these rules will result in:
1). Your child's name being taken and turned in to the school for a family meeting the following week.
2). If taking the name doesn't stop the behavior then we will bring the child to the Concession Stand and have the PA announcer call for the parents of the child to meet us at the Concession Stand. Parents will then need to keep their children with them or take them home for the remainder of the game.
Concessions
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Concessions will be available 90 minutes prior to game time:
