The document provides information about the 2016 Cobb County Classic lacrosse tournament including game dates and times, credential and access policies, practice schedules, transportation and lodging options, and maps of the stadium and facilities where games and practices will take place. Contact information is provided for the event coordinator and details are given about media coverage and credentialing deadlines. Driving directions are also included between the airport, hotels, and stadium.

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COBB COUNTY CLASSIC
INFORMATION PACKET
Event Contact: Christopher Meegan
Office: (404) 596-7440
Cell: (973) 632-3536
Email: chrismeeganlb3@gmail.com
COBBCOUNTY CLASSIC SERIES

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1. GAMES
A. Game Dates & Times
i. February 13, 2016 – The game taking place on this date is below
Women’s Game | Northwestern vs. Virginia | 12:00pm
ii. February 20, 2016 – The games taking place on this date are as follows
Men’s Game | Notre Dame vs. Georgetown | 11:30am
Men’s Game | Duke vs. Denver | 2:00pm
Men’s Game | Hobart vs. Siena | 7:00pm
B. Game Operations
i. Sideline Credentials – Each Team will receive 10 credentials for sideline access at
Friday practices. Credentials must be worn at all times by all Team members (except
players in uniform), including:
1) Coaching Staff
2) Athletic Trainer(s), Equipment Manager, Team Doctor
3) Media Relations Coordinator
4) Team Managers
The following people should view the game from the stands or hospitality areas,
NOT the bench:
1) Athletic Department Staff
2) Any other non game-essential staff
*Friends and family are NOT permitted in the bench areas
All sideline staff/players need to be properly attired in the team issued gear from
their respective university’s athletic department.
All credentials for team personnel will be distributed to the teams at their
practice time the day before the game.
ii. Timeline/Game Rules – During all games, the games will follow the game day
timeline that will be distributed in order to ensure that all the games stay on schedule as
much as possible. The game will also follow all NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s
Lacrosse rules.
Game day timelines and rules, may be adjusted in the event that a TV network decides
to pick up any of the games for live or tape delayed TV.
iii. Locker Rooms – There are multiple locker room facilities located at Fifth Third Bank
Stadium. The day of your teams practice at the Kennesaw State Sport and
Entertainment Park, you will be shown where the team’s locker room is located. On
Game Day security will be present near all locker room doors to ensure that only
authorized personnel are in the area of the team locker rooms. Please note the
following:

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1) Locker Room facilities will be available for use on the team’s practice day
2) Please bring a lockable valuables bag to the field each game
3) Team locker rooms will either be underneath the scoreboard in the North End
zone of the stadium or in the Southeast corner of the stadium
4) We will provide information on whether or not the teams can leave any of
their gear in the locker rooms overnight when the team arrives for practice
day.
iv. Athletic Trainer – We are working on contracting with our local Athletic Training
partner on being available on Game Day to provide assistance and also be a resource
with knowledge of the local area. Additional information about Athletic Training
support will be made available at a later date.
D. Media Coverage
As of September 27, 2015, there will be no live, national television for any of the games.
If there is any interest from national television networks in regards to covering the
games, we will make sure to reach out to the teams playing on that day to coordinate
with them.
If any of the schools have any media partners that are interested in covering the games,
we would be more than happy to work with them to ensure that they can cover the
games here in Atlanta. Along with non-local media, there will most likely be some local
media interest for the collegiate games.
All members of the media will be required to submit a request for Media Credentials via
LB3 Lacrosse. The link to complete that media request is listed below, and for each
weekend. There will be a deadline for each game for media to sign up by, which will
allow us to process the requests and send the credentials to the media member prior to
game day.
Media Credential Request Link - http://goo.gl/forms/yHnYVZwCtu
Media Credential Request Deadlines
• All media requesting credentials for the 2016 Cobb County Classic
game between Northwestern and Virginia, must complete the
credential request form by Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at
5:00pm. Credentials requested after the deadline are not
guaranteed.
• All media requesting credentials for the 2016 Cobb County Classic
games on February 20 must complete the credential request form
by Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at 5:00pm. Credentials
requested after the deadline are not guaranteed.

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E. Venue
The 2016 Cobb County Lacrosse Series will be played at Fifth Third Bank Stadium,
home stadium for the Kennesaw State University Owls. More information on the
stadium:
Fifth Third Bank Stadium Seating Capacity: 10,000
3000 George W. Busbee Parkway Playing Surface: Natural Grass
Kennesaw, GA 30144
2. PRACTICES
A. Times & Locations
Practice times (2 hours each) will be available for all Teams on Friday February 19, 2016
at Kennesaw State Sports and Entertainment Park. The teams will be allowed a 30
minute walk-through session on the game field the day before the event. During that
walk-through players must wear sneakers, no cleats will be allowed on
the game field prior to game day. The practice times are as follows:
Friday, February 12, 2016
Times and field availability will be available in the next coming weeks. You will
be emailed directly with information about practices.
Friday, February 19, 2016
Times and field availability will be available in the next coming weeks. You will be
emailed directly with information about practices.
Teams are responsible for bringing their equipment. Provided will be balls, water and
ice. See map at the back of the informational packet for specific locations for practice
sites.
ALL PRACTICES WILL BE CLOSED TO THE MEDIA AND PUBLIC. Unless
otherwise stated by the team coaching staff, the media and public will not have access to
the team’s practices the day before the games. If media will be allowed at practices,
please coordinate that with the team media contact and the staff at LB3 Lacrosse.
3. TRAVEL
A. Lodging and Ground Transportation
i. Hotels– The official hotels of the Cobb County Classic Series are:
Atlanta Marriott Northwest at Galleria (770) 952-7900
200 Interstate North Parkway, SE, Atlanta GA, 30339 12 miles from stadium
Contact: TBA
Courtyard Atlanta Cumberland Center (770) 952-2555
3000 Cumberland Blvd SE, Atlanta, GA 30339 14 miles from stadium
Contact: TBA

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ii. Team Buses – We understand that each university might have their own existing
agreements with transportation companies, but we also wanted to provide a couple
options that are local for participating teams. Below are the companies that are local/do
a lot of work within the Atlanta area.
American Coach Lines of Atlanta .....................................................(770) 449-1806
.....................................................................................www.americancoachofatlanta.com
Champion Coach ..................................................................................(800) 583-7668
.................................................................................................. www.championcoach.com
Southeastern Stages.............................................................................(877) 836-7607
.............................................................................................www.southeasternstages.com
There are limited parking passes for team staff and administrators please do your best
to have all essential staff travel on the team bus. We will have a limited number of
parking passes for team personnel that will not be traveling with the team on the bus.
B. Other Transportation & Area Restaurants
i. Transportation – The following are additional transportation options:
Super Shuttle – Super Shuttle does operate in the Atlanta area, and is available to
transport people to the either of the hotels. A one-way trip between the Atlanta
Hartsfield Jackson International Airport and either of the two hotels is about
$195.00.
(800) 258-3826
www.supershuttle.com
Rental Cars – The Rental Car Center is located a short monorail trip from the
main airport terminal. The following rental car companies are located within the
Rental Car Center
Advantage Rent A Car (800) 777-5500
Alamo Car Rental (800) 227-7368
Avis Car Rental (404) 530-2725
Budget Car Rental (404) 530-3000
Dollar Rent A Car (866) 434-2226
Enterprise Car Rental (404) 763-5220
Hertz Car Rental (404) 530-2925
National Car Rental (800) 227-7368
ii. Restaurants – Below is a list of restaurant options that are located close to both
hotels.
Maggiano’s Little Italy
1601 Cumberland Mall, Atlanta, GA 30339
(770) 799-1580
www.maggianos.com
Distance from Atlanta Marriott Northwest at Galleria – 2 Miles
Distance from Courtyard Atlanta Cumberland Center - .7 Miles

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Carrabba’s Italian Grill
2999 Cumberland Blvd SE, Atlanta, GA 30339
(770) 437-1444
https://www.carrabbas.com/locations/ga/cumberland
Distance from Atlanta Marriott Northwest at Galleria – 1.7 Miles
Distance from Courtyard Atlanta Cumberland Center - .9 Miles
Olive Garden Italian Restaurant
2467 Cobb Parkway SE, Smyrna, GA 30080
(770) 933-8971
www.olivegarden.com
Distance from Atlanta Marriott Northwest at Galleria – 1.3 Miles
Distance from Courtyard Atlanta Cumberland Center – 1.4 Miles
Scalini’s Italian Restaurant
2390 Cobb Parkway SE, Smyrna, GA 30080
(770) 952-7222
http://www.scalinis.com
Distance from Atlanta Marriott Northwest at Galleria – 1.3 Miles
Distance from Courtyard Atlanta Cumberland Center – 1.4 Miles
Stoney River Legendary Steaks
1640 Cumberland Mall SE, Atlanta, GA 30339
(678) 305-9229
www.atlanta.stoneyriver.com
Distance from Atlanta Marriott Northwest at Galleria – 1.9 Miles
Distance from Courtyard Atlanta Cumberland Center – .7 Miles

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DRIVING DIRECTIONS
From Hartsfield Jackson Airport to Fifth Third Bank Stadium
1. Take ramp for Interstate 85 South
2. Keep right at the fork, follow signs for I-85/I-285/Birmingham/Montgomery
3. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for Interstate 285 N/Birmingham/Chattanooga
4. Merge onto I-285
5. Take Exit 20 for I-75 toward Atlanta/Chattagnooga
6. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for I-75N Marietta/Chattanooga/I-285 East
7. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for I-75N/Marietta/Chatanooga
8. Merge onto I-75N
9. Take Exit 271 Chastain Road
10. Turn Right onto Chastain Road
11. Turn Right onto George Busbee Pkwy NW
12. Turn Left at Busbee Dr NW, Road by Ticket Office of Stadium
13. Turn Left onto Big Shanty Rd NW
14. Turn right onto George Busbeee Pkwy NW
Total estimated time: 40 minutes with no traffic
Total estimated distance: 35 miles
From Fifth Third Bank Stadium to Hartsfield Jackson Airport
1. At exit of KSU Sports Park make a right onto Big Shanty Rd NW
2. Make a Right onto George Busbee Parkway NW
3. Turn Left onto Chastain Rd NW
4. Turn left to merge onto I-75South
5. Take Exit 259 for I285 W/I-285E Toward Birmingham/Tampa/Greenville/Augusta
6. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for I-285 W/Birmingham/Tampa and merge onto I-285
7. Take Exit 2 for Camp Creek Pkwy toward ATL Airport
8. Turn Left onto Camp Creek Pkwy
9. Take the exit on the left toward Atlanta Airport
10. Continue onto Airport Road
Total estimated time: 36 minutes with no traffic
Total estimated distance: 35 Miles
From Hartsfield Jackson Airport to Atlanta Marriott Northwest at Galleria
1. Take ramp for Interstate 85 South
2. Keep right at the fork, follow signs for I-85/I-285/Birmingham/Montgomery
3. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for Interstate 285 N/Birmingham/Chattanooga
4. Merge onto I-285
5. Take Exit 20 for I-75 toward Atlanta/Chatanooga
6. Keep Left at the form, follow signs for I-75 N/Marietta/Chatanooga/I-285 E
7. Keep Left at the fork, follow signs for I-75 N/Marietta/Chatanooga
8. Keep Right, Follow signs for Windy Hill Rd/Smyrna
9. Keep Right at the fork to continue toward W Interstate Hwy N Pkwy
10. Keep Right, follow signs for Interstate North Parkway
11. Turn Right onto W Interstate Hwy N Pkwy

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12. Hotel will be on your left
Total Estimated time: 30 minutes with no traffic
Total estimated distance: 25 miles
From Hartsfield Jackson Airport to Courtyard Atlanta Cumberland Center
1. Take ramp for Interstate 85 South
2. Keep right at the fork, follow signs for I-85/I-285/Birmingham/Montgomery
3. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for Interstate 285 N/Birmingham/Chattanooga
4. Merge onto I-285
5. Take Exit 19 for US-41/Cobb Pkwy toward Dobbins AFB
6. Turn Right onto GA-3/US-41 S/Cobb Pkwy
7. Turn Right onto Akers Mill Rd SE
8. Continue Straight through the intersection
9. Hotel is on your right
Total estimated time: 26 minutes with no traffic
Total estimated distance: 23.6 miles
From Atlanta Marriott Northwest at Galleria to Fifth Third Bank Stadium
1. Turn right out of Parking Lot onto Interstate N Parkway SE
2. Continue straight onto W Internstate Hwy N Pkwy
3. Turn Left onto Windy Hill Rd SE
4. Turn Right to merge onto I-75 N
5. Merge onto I-75 N
6. Keep Left at the fork to stay on I-75 N
7. Take Exit 271 for Chastain Road
8. Turn Right onto Chastain Rd NW
9. Turn Right onto George Busbee Pkwy NW
10. Turn Left at Busbee Dr NW and continue down to locker rooms
Total estimated time: 15 mintues with no traffic
Total estimated distance: 12.7 miles
From Courtyard Atlanta Cumberland Center to Fifth Third Bank Stadium
1. Turn right out of Parking Lot onto Cumberland Blvd toward Akers Mill Rd SE/Stillhouse Ln
SE
2. Turn left onto the Interstate 75 N/Interstate 285 Ramp
3. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for I-75 N/i-285 W/Chattanooga/Birmingham and merge
onto I-75 N
4. Merge onto I-75 North
5. Keep left at the fork and stay on I-75 N
6. Take Exit 1 toward Barrett Pkwy/I-75
7. Take Exit 271 for Chastain Road
8. Turn Right onto Chastain Rd NW
9. Turn Right onto George Busbee Pkwy NW
10. Turn Left at Busbee Dr NW and continue down to Locker Rooms
Total estimated time: 18 minutes with no traffic
Total estimated distance: 15.1 miles

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From Fifth Third Bank Stadium to Atlanta Marriott Northwest at Galleria
1. Continue on drive around stadium
2. Turn Right onto Big Shanty Rd NW
3. Take Right onto George Busbee Pkwy NW
4. Turn Left onto Chastain Rd NW
5. Turn Left to merge onto I-75 South
6. Merge onto I-75 South
7. Take Exit 260 for Windy Hill Rd toward Smyrna
8. Turn Left onto Windy Hill Rd SE
9. Turn Right onto W Interstate Hwk N Pkwy
10. Merge onto Interstate N Pkwy SE
11. Hotel will be on your left
Total Estimated time: 18 minutes no traffic
Total estimated distance: 13.6 Miles
From Fifth Third Bank Stadium to Courtyard Atlanta Cumberland Center
1. Continue on drive around stadium
2. Turn Right onto Big Shanty RD NW
3. Turn Right onto George Busbee Pkwy NW
4. Turn Left onto Chastain Rd NW
5. Turn Left to merge onto I-75 S
6. Take Exit 258 toward Cumberland Blvd
7. Turn Right onto Cumberland Blvd
8. Turn Left at Stillhouse Ln SE
9. Hotel is on your right
Total Estimated time: 18 minutes no traffic
Total estimated distance: 15.1 Miles

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Map of Kennesaw State University
Sports and Recreation Park
Sports and Recreation Park Map

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Fifth Third Bank Stadium & Outside Fields Map
The practices for the teams participating in the Cobb County Classic Series will take place on either
the turf or grass field outside of Fifth Third Bank Stadium. Teams will be allowed to have a 30-minute
walk-through in sneakers only on the stadium field during their 2 hour practice time.
PRACTICE FIELD
(GRASS)RUG
BY
FIELD
(TURF)