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SOUTH DAKOTA FOOTBALL VISITING TEAM GUIDE | 2017 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA WELCOME DAVID HERBSTER DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Welcome to the University of South Dakota. We are pleased to have you as our guests and the University of South Dakota athletic staff would like to assist you with your visit to Vermillion and the USD campus in every possible way. Teams traveling to and staying in Vermillion will enjoy our local hospitality. This guide contains contact information for coaches and administrators, directions to venues, maps, and other Vermillion travel information (i.e. hotel, restaurant, airport, transportation and attraction information). Included is a brief questionnaire which will help us meet your team’s needs. Please complete it and return it to Dan Gaston, Senior Associate Athletic Director for Operations/Facility Mgmt., two weeks prior to the scheduled contest. If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us. It is our goal to make your trip to Vermillion a good one. Sincerely, Director of Athletics 605-658-5600 Office 605-677-5618 Fax 2 GOYOTES.COM VISITING TEAM QUESTIONNAIRE VISITING TEAM CONTACTS Director of Football Operations: _____________________ Cell: ______________ Email: _______________________ Equipment Manager: ______________________________ Cell: ______________ Email: _______________________ Ticket Manager: __________________________________ Cell: ______________ Email: _______________________ Head Athletic Trainer: _____________________________ Cell: ______________ Email: _______________________ Sports Information Director: ________________________ Cell: ______________ Email: _______________________ Advance Person: __________________________________ Cell: ______________ Email: _______________________ TEAM TRAVEL INFORMATION Airline: ____________________________ Flight Number: ____________ Date Arriving in SD: ____________________ Date Departing from SD: _____________ Arrival Time: _______________ Departure Time: _______________________ Bus Company: ______________________ Number of Official Travel Party Buses (Team): __________________________ Other Vehicles: ______________________________________________________________________________________ Equipment Truck: ___________________ Equipment Truck Size: ___________ Team Hotel: ___________________________________________________ Hotel Contact: _________________________ Phone: ___________________________ Number in Official Team Party (Excluding Players): ___________________ Number of Players (60 For Conference Games): ________________ PRACTICE (WALK THROUGH) (THE DAKOTADOME WILL BE AVAILABLE BASED ON OTHER SCHEDULE ACTIVITIES) Desired Practice Time: _____________________________ Team Arrival at Practice Site: _________________________ Special Arrangements for Practice (Crushed Ice, Towels, Water, Etc.): ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAME DAY Equipment Truck Arrival at DakotaDome: ______________ Team Buses Arrival at DakotaDome: __________________ Post-Game Meal Contact: ___________________________ Additional Requests: _________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ MISCELLANEOUS Is the Band Traveling: ________ Band Contact Person: _____________________________ Cell: ______________ Email: _______________________ Is the Cheer Squad Traveling?: _______ Cheer Contact Person: ______________ Cell: _____________________________ Email: _______________________ PLEASE RETURN FORM TO DAN GASTON AT LEAST 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO YOUR GAME Dan Gaston | [email protected] | Cell: 206-999-3248 | Office: 605-658-5508 | Fax: 605-677-4028 GOYOTES.COM 3 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA FOOTBALL STAFF Bob Nielson Atiba Bradley Head Coach Co-Def. Coordinator / LBs / NFL Liaison 605-658-5650 (ext. 112) [email protected] Mark Watson Cornerbacks David Milke Director of Football Operations Andrew Prevost 605-658-5650 (ext. 111) Tight Ends Cell: 319-310-5976 [email protected] Matt Middleton Wide Receivers / Recruiting Coordinator Brian Mohnsen Asst. Head Coach / DL / Comm. Service Collin Prosser Assistant DL / Special Teams Bill O’Boyle Run Game Coordinator / Offensive Line Colby Felts Offensive Quality Control Ted Schlafke Pass Game Coordinator / Quarterbacks John Lintrenta Defensive Quality Control Phil Ockinga Special Teams Coordinator / Running Backs Jevon Bowman Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Tyler Yelk Co-Defensive Coordinator / Safeties ABOUT USD Location: Vermillion, South Dakota Enrollment: 10,235 Founded: 1862 MAILING ADDRESS: PHYSICAL/STREET ADDRESS: Nickname: Coyotes (pronounced ki- University of South Dakota USD DakotaDome yotes) 414 E. Clark Street 1101 N. Dakota St Colors: Red & White 206 DakotaDome Vermillion, SD 57069 President: James W. Abbott Department of Athletics Main Phone: 605-658-5500 Athletic Director: David Herbster Vermillion, SD, 57069 Ticket Office: 605-677-5959 Web Site: www.GoYotes.com Fax number: 605-677-5618 Stadium: DakotaDome (1979) Capacity: 10,000 4 GOYOTES.COM CONTACTS usd administraton David Herbster Jeanette Hubert Athletics Director Associate AD for Business & Finance 605-658-5511 605-658-5509 [email protected] [email protected] David Williams Laura Vidler Deputy AD Faculty Athletic Representative 605-658-5500 605-677-5357 [email protected] [email protected] Jamie Oyen Dan Gaston Senior Associate AD / SWA Senior Associate AD for Operations / Facility Mgmt. 605-658-5506 605-658-5508 [email protected] Cell: 206-999-3248 [email protected] Jon Schemmel Senior Associate for Development 605-658-5507 [email protected] usd game operations contact Dan Gaston Joe Thuente Senior Associate AD for Operations / Facility Mgmt. Assistant AD for Marketing & Promotions 605-658-5508 605-658-5547 Cell: 206-999-3248 Cell: 515-250-6241 [email protected] [email protected] Bryan Boettcher Chris Kaufman Assistant AD - Sports Info (FB, MBB, SB) Coordinator of Ticket Operations & Sales 605-658-5544 605-677-5959 Cell: 563-260-4316 Cell: 605-359-9758 [email protected] [email protected] Gary Madsen Tyle Dopheide DakotaDome Operations Manager Athletic Trainer (FB, GF) 605-658-5593 605-658-5539 Cell: 605-638-0643 Cell: 914-525-1955 [email protected] [email protected] Kyle Kittel DakotaDome Equipment Manager 605-658-5527 Cell: 920-418-3630 [email protected] GOYOTES.COM 5 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA GAME DAY INFORMATION CREDENTIALS/MEDIA OUTLETS All team and staff credential requests should be emailed to Dan Gaston, Sr. Associate AD, at [email protected] two weeks prior to the game. All Media requests should be forwarded to Bryan Boettcher at [email protected] or 605-658-5544. TICKET/GATE OPERATIONS The DakotaDome gates open 1 hour prior to game time. The Visiting Team Player Guest Will Call is located at the main entrance of the Sanford Coyote Sports Center (baskeball arena). Per Missiouri Valley Football Conference policy, 200 complementary tickets will be provided to visiting teams. The pass list is due by noon on the day before the game and should be sent to Chris Kaufman at [email protected]. Please contact Chris for any additional question regarding tickets or ticket operations. VISITING TEAM BUS PARKING South Dakota has parking available for 4 team buses on Dakota Street just west of the DakotaDome. Buses will be allowed to drop off and pick up the team at the service entrance on the Northwest side of the DakotaDome. During the game, buses will stage on the east side of Dakota Street. Dan Gaston will be available at the drop off location. If you need additional parking for cars, please indicate that on your questionnaire. Buses must arrive from the south on Dakota Street in order to be facing the correct direction. Please see map on page 14 for more details on bus parking. VISITING TEAM EQUIPMENT TRUCK The visiting team equipment truck can drop off equipment and gear at the overhead door on the Northwest side of the DakotaDome (see map on page14). The truck may park on the east side of Dakota Street with the Team Buses. VISITING TEAM LOCKER ROOM: The Visiting Team Locker Room is located on the East side of the DakotaDome. The locker room will be provided with 200 towels (delivered after halftime), four cases of Gatorade (20oz bottles), and taping tables in the hallway. Treatment modalities are available in the training room. Game programs will also be provided in the locker room. Any additional locker room requests should be noted on the visiting team questionnaire. Please Note: The visiting team may not leave equipment or gear in the locker room overnight. Contact USD Dome Equipment Manager Kyle Kittel at [email protected] or 920-418-3630 if your team has special equipment/gear storage needs. VISITING TEAM SIDELINE The visiting team will occupy the West sideline. Ice, water, cups, and towels will be provided by USD for your use on the sidelines during the game. The team will occupy the south side of the field for warm ups. The visiting team extended area for kickers, punters, and returners will be on the West sideline nearest your bench. VISITING TEAM COACHES BOOTH The Visiting Team Coaches Booth is located just to the left of the southern most skybox in the DakotaDome. COACHES HEADSETS There are six RJ-14 jacks available for the visiting team.