Welcome to the  Kickers 29th Annual Columbus Day Weekend, here in Richmond, Virginia and the surrounding counties including Chesterfield and Henrico.  Matches will begin Saturday, October 8th, after 8:30 a.m. and  conclude on Sunday, October 9th, 2011 before 6 p.m.  NO GAMES ON MONDAY!

QUICK LINKS

• Rules 
• T Shirt Order Form
• Paperwork Verification 
• Hotels

WHY ATTEND?

• Top FIELDS and SITES
• Great COMPETITION
• Event managed by PROFESSIONAL STAFF
• 29th year and running!!!  Be a part of it!
• Incredible value; Same price for the last 3 years in a row!
• Great City, Great Malls, Great Restaurants. GREAT SOCCER!!!!
• Preferred scheduling for coaches with more than one team

CLICK HERE TO APPLY NOW 

Saturday the 8th 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). 

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 2011 - 2012 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             (10 players); 5 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 7th, 2011 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Martin’s, upstairs in the Community Center.

Martin’s Stratford Hills
7045 Forest Hill Ave.
Richmond, VA 23225

**Note; if your team is a team affected by SAT’s you will be exempt from checking in on Friday night.  You will be able to check in at the site.  Please bring all of your paperwork as listed below.  Notify Tish Schrock at tschrock@richmondkickers.com  if you are affected by SAT’s.

Team Representative must have present at registration: 

1. 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 2 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 2011 Tournament Rules.
2. All player passes (USYSA, US Club Soccer, or Recreation passes). Recreation passes do require a photo and signature.
3. Permission to Travel forms if required (See rules).
4. 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.
5. 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 17th, 2011. Team Acceptance will be posted on our website no later than September 20th, 2011.  Confirmation of team acceptance will be emailed no later than September 20th, 2011.  Schedules will not be posted until approximately 2 weeks before the event. 

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

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.