Welcome to the 2010 Kickers Columbus Day Weekend, here in Richmond, Virginia and the surrounding counties including Chesterfield and Henrico. Matches will begin Saturday, October 9th, after 8 a.m. and conclude on Sunday, October 10th, 2010 before 6 p.m. NO GAMES ON MONDAY!
WHY ATTEND?
- Top FIELDS and SITES
- Great COMPETITION
- Event managed by PROFESSIONAL STAFF
- 28th year and running!!! Be a part of it!
CLICK HERE TO APPLY NOW
Saturday the 9th of October is a SAT date. Our goal is to have High School (u17 and older) age matches begin after 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Please click here for local SAT test taking sites and information. (Local teams will be scheduled for the 1:30 p.m. slot or later).
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TEAM TYPE
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AGE RANGE
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FEE
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AWARDS |
MATCH LENGTH |
| Boys |
U8 |
$360.00 |
Festival play; all players receive an award |
40 minutes |
| Boys & Girls |
U9 to U10 |
$525.00 |
Champions and Finalists |
50 minutes |
| Boys & Girls |
U11 to U12 |
$550.00 |
Champions and Finalists |
60 minutes |
| Boys & Girls |
U13 to U15 |
$575.00 |
Champions and Finalists |
70 minutes |
| Boys & Girls |
U16 to U19 |
$600.00 |
Champions and Finalists |
70 minutes |
Payment must be made by check with team id # indicated on check. Check must be received within 10 days of online application date.
Check must be made payable to:
RKYSC - Tournaments
2001 Maywill Street, Suite 203
Richmond, VA 23230
AGE GROUPS
Boys & Girls: U19, U18, U17, U16, U15, U14, U13, U12 (8v8), U11 (8 v8), U10 (7 v 7) , U9 (7 v 7), U8 (4 v 4)
Players must be born in the year of their age group classification or in a later year for the 2010 - 2011 playing year.
LEVELS
- Elite Travel
- Classic Travel
- Challenge Travel
- Top Level Recreation (Dominating Recreation Teams)
WHO
- All teams must be affiliated with their appropriate governing soccer associations. Teams from outside of Region I must have a copy of the permission to travel form, signed by their association.
- All teams must have current US Youth Soccer or approved organization Player Passes, or the appropriate National Association passes.
- All teams must provide an official roster that includes all traveling players and team officials signed or stamped by the appropriate registrar.
- Teams that are members of organizations of the United States Soccer Federation but not members of US Youth Soccer (such as AYSO, SAY, US Club Soccer or Super Y Leagues) DO NOT have to have a US Youth Soccer Application To Travel form (although that team’s organization may require that the team have permission). Such a team roster does need to be provided to tournament officials, however, along with current passes from its organization and a tournament roster listing guest players.
- Any USYS State Association team within Region I that is accepted into a tournament in Region I does not need permission to travel papers. Permission to Travel is not required for participation in friendly games within Region I. Note is to be taken on the two states that have exceptions to this policy. (Connecticut & New Jersey Teams from outside the State of Virginia must have a copy of the permission to travel form, signed by their association.)
- Recreation Teams must have recreation player passes and original roster signed or stamped by their club registrar. Recreation passes do not require a photo to be attached. Recreation players must have a medical release form which does not have to be notarized.
GUEST PLAYERS AND ROSTER SIZES
- U08 (8 players); 4 guest players
- U09 - U10 (12 players); 5 guest players
- U11 - U12 (14 players); 5 guest players
- U13 - U15 (18 players ; 5 guest players
- U16 - U19 (22 players); 5 guest players *
*Teams with 22 players can only declare 18 players eligible per game*
Player passes authorized by the respective soccer associations shall be verified and compared with the approved state roster at team registration. Passes and approved roster must be available for verification by match official prior to the start of match.
A player may only play for ONE team during the tournament. Further clarification can be found in the tournament rules.
CHECK IN / TOURNAMENT WEEKEND REGISTRATION
Mandatory Pre-Tournament Registration is Friday, October 8th, 2010 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Martin’s, upstairs in the Community Center.
Stratford Hills
7045 Forest Hill Ave.
Richmond, VA 23225
Team Representative must have present at registration:
- Original and 3 copies of team roster (Guest Players to be written on the bottom of a “Tournament Roster” which will then be photo copied 3 times and submitted. DO NOT write on the original roster as issued by your association!) Guest players must be carded and eligible according to the 2010 Tournament Rules.
- All player passes (USYSA, US Club Soccer, or Recreation passes). Recreation passes do require a photo and signature.
- Permission to Travel forms if required (See rules).
- Medical release forms for all players. (Your league forms are acceptable.) Medical release forms for each participating player must be presented at team registration. Medical Release forms do not have to be notarized.
- A Physician’s release must also be presented during registration for any player wearing a cast. (see cast rule) This release must be available for a match official to review. The final decision on whether the player may participate will be up to the match official.
Tournament T-shirt pre orders will be available to be picked up at Check In / Tournament Weekend Registration.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION The deadline for the application is September 10th, 2010. Team Acceptance will be posted on our website no later than September 15th, 2010. Confirmation of team acceptance will be emailed no later than September 15th, 2010.
NO REFUNDS WILL BE MADE TO TEAMS WITHDRAWING AFTER ACCEPTANCE.
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
The Richmond Kickers Youth Soccer Club offer several affordable options for teams and managers seeking hotel accommodations for tournament weekends. Although we strongly encourage all incoming teams to utilize these resources, teams may arrange their own accommodations. RKYSC will not be responsible for any fees incurred with Hotels due to any circumstances.
OUTERZONE SPORTS Multiple Hotel Locations in the Richmond Area
Brenda Roulinavage
ph: 1.800.374.9310
bren@outerzonesports.com
IMPORTANT NOTES (Tournament Cancellation Policy)
The tournament will do its best to schedule three (3) games for each team. However, if an unforeseen event such as weather or late dropout causes the cancellation of any game or all games, the tournament is not liable and no refund is guaranteed.
The Richmond Kickers Youth Soccer Club intends to purchase Tournament Event Cancellation Insurance Policy. This policy will reimburse Richmond Kickers Youth Soccer Club in the event of a tournament cancellation subject to the terms of the policy. This will enable the Richmond Kickers Youth Soccer Club to refund all or part of paid application fees in the event of a cancellation of the event and if the insurance company follows through on it’s financial obligations to club in accordance to the terms of the policy and if the RKYSC actually gets payment under the policy sufficient to refund fees.
Tournament Director; Tish Schrock 804.644.5425 ext.311 tschrock@richmondkickers.com
