APPLY HERE

WHERE : With over 200 teams expected, outstanding competition will be played throughout the metropolitan area of Richmond, Virginia.

 **The Richmond Kickers are excited to present Ukrop Park; a brand new state of the art soccer facility with 4 bermuda fields and 2 synthetic surface fields all of which are lighted provided by Musco Lighting!   We offer several more outstanding venues to include the Midlothian Youth Soccer Park at Hensley (9 bermuda fields), Bryan Park (5 bermuda fields), Providence Middle School and the Woodlake Soccer Complex (9 bermuda fields), Dorey Park located in Henrico County (6 bermuda fields), and several other outstanding parks located in Chesterfield County.**

WHEN : Memorial Day Weekend (Saturday the 29th, and Sunday the 30th, of May, 2010)   Our goal is to start matches after 8:30 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday!

TEAM TYPE	AGE RANGE	FEE
Boys & Girls	U8	$360.00
Boys & Girls	U9 to U10	$500.00
Boys & Girls	U11 to U12	$525.00
Boys & Girls	U13 to U15	$550.00
Boys & Girls	U16 to U19	$575.00

Payment must be made by check with team id #,  age group and team name as on the application indicated on check. Check must be received within 10 days of online application date. Clubs with multiple teams applying may send one check for the group.  Please indicate clearly which teams are being paid for on the check and follow the guidelines as listed above.  Checks are 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-  no goal keeper-small field)

Players must be born in the year of their age group classification or in a later year.

LEVELS AND TEAM / PLAYER ELIGIBILITY

• Elite Travel (Highest Level of Travel)
• Classic Travel (Middle Level of Travel)
• Challenge (New to Travel Soccer; travel teams)
• Competitive Recreation  (High level recreation teams)
• **New this year;  Festival play for U 8 divisions. (Championship and Finalist awards will not be given for the U8 Festival divisions and scores will not be posted)

• 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

• U8; Max roster = 8; Guests up to 4
• U9-U12; Max roster = 14; Guests up to 4
• U13-U15; Max roster = 18; Guests up to 5
• U16- U19; Max roster = 22; Guests up to 5
• Guest Player passes authorized by the respective soccer associations shall be verified and compared with the approved state roster at team registration.  Guest Player information must be written on the bottom of the "tournament roster" including name, DOB, Player ID  Number and Jersey Number;  All guest players must have a medical release form and player pass.  

CHECK IN / TOURNAMENT WEEKEND REGISTRATION

Mandatory Pre-Tournament Registration and paperwork validation i.e.,  (Rosters, Player Passes, Medical Release forms, and Physician Permission to participate note -if needed, ie. player in a cast), is Friday, May 28th,  2010 from 6:30 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at: Ukrops’ Strattford Hills, 7045 Forest Hill Avenue, Richmond, VA 23225 

Team Representative must have present at registration:

• Original and 2 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 2010 Tournament Rules.
• All player passes (USYSA, US Club Soccer, or Recreation passes)
• 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.
• Out of town teams (any team outside of the Richmond area, not including Charlottesville, Ashland, Williamsburg and Petersburg) with an after 11:00 a.m. start time on Saturday, May 29th, 2010 may be granted special permission to check in their paperwork at the home field site of their matches.  In order to qualify for this exception the team must have a match starting at 1:00 p.m. or later on Saturday, May 29th, 2009. The requesting team can not be from a local club , and must not have any financial obligations to RKYSC whether it be t-shirt orders or registration fees.  We must receive in the mail or by fax copies of any documents required for team registration. Any teams granted this execption are required to check in their official player and team documents as issued by the respective US Soccer association at the site of their matches at least 1.5 hours before their first match.  Any missing documentation will result in player ineligibility or team eligibilty as it is verified by the site coordinator.  It is in the best interest of all teams to check in their team on Friday night at the Team Check In.

T-SHIRTS & OTHER ITEMS

Tournament T-shirt pre orders will be available to be picked up at Check In / Tournament Weekend Registration. **  New this year will be the ability of RKYSC to accept credit card payments for merchandise items sold during the tournament.  The Richmond Kickers Soccer Club can only accept Mastercard, VISA, and Discover.  AMEX is not acceptable.  Either checks or cash are also accepted for items purchased during the event. Credit card payments will not be accepted for concession items such as food or beverages. **

COMMUNICATION MEANS**CRITICAL**

For the 2010 Colonial Cup Tournament, the primary means of accomplishing administrative functions will be via Internet and e-mail.  The team primary contact person must guarantee that we have the correct contact information for them for the weeks prior to the event, and during the weekend of the event.  All teams must ensure that this contact information is provided at team registration on the Friday night team check in event.   If there are any changes to the primary point of contact please  email them to the Tournament Director; Tish Schrock at tschrock@richmondkickers.com 

 HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS

The Richmond Kickers Youth Soccer Club offers 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 Reservations Manager
phone: 1.800.374.9310
fax: 1.804.378.9317

bren@outerzonesports.com

COACHING CONFLICTS

We do not guarantee site locations for the teams in our event due to the magnitude of applications and the fact that we prefer to be flexible in order to help out coaches who have more than one team in our event.  While we do not guarantee coaching conflicts will be resolved, we have for the past several years attempted to make this a priority at the tournaments’ expense. To help us facilitate this process please make sure that the application information on completely accurate and clear for coaching conflicts.  We have a specific line item dedicated for applicants to complete on our tournament application. 

NO REFUNDS WILL BE MADE TO TEAMS WITHDRAWING AFTER ACCEPTANCE. 

CANCELLATIONS

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. 

 APPLICATION   Deadline is April 15th, 2010

Team acceptance will be posted on www.richmondkickers.com  no later than May 10th, 2010. Confirmation of team acceptance will be emailed no later than May 10th, 2010. 

As always, the Richmond Kickers Soccer Club looks forward to hosting your team / club over Memorial Day weekend in our beautiful city.  Should you have any further questions please feel free to contact Tish Schrock or Shelley Sowers.