2008 Tournament Dates – Baltimore Bays Open Cup

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Location

• The primary site will be Carsins Run Fields

Age Groups & Eligibility

• U9-U10 (7v7) - $525 entry fee* - 3 games minimum
• U11-U12 (8v8) - $550 entry fee* - 3 games minimum
• U12-U14 (11v11) - $650 entry fee* - 3 games minimum
• Boys and girls divisions at each age
• Premier and Classic at all ages, depending on quality of entries
• Application Deadline: July 15, 2008
   

The Baltimore Bays Open Cup is open to all competitive club teams. This is a USYSA sanctioned tournament through the Maryland State Youth Soccer Association. All teams must be affiliated and their players registered with USYSA through their respective state associations or US Club Soccer.  Teams must be in good standing with their state association to play in our tournament.  Permission to Travel Forms (not necessary for Region I teams) unless from NEW JERSEY or Connecticut, validated State player passes with photos, official team rosters and medical release forms (non- notarized) will be required of all teams accepted into the tournament.

If you have previously registered for another tournament whose applications are processed by SoccerScheduler, you will already have a team page in their system. If this is your first application to a tournament processed by SoccerScheduler, you will create your team page at the start of the application process.

Please read all of the notes and directions on the application.

ESPECIALLY NOTE that you must send your tournament fee payment check by postal mail to Baltimore Bays immediately after you apply online and receive your application confirmation number. You must enclose a copy of your confirmation e-mail with your check to assure your check is credited to the proper team. Mail requiring a signature (certified, registered, etc.) will not be accepted.

DEADLINE: Deadline for on-line registration and OUR RECEIPT OF ENTRY FEE AND ENCLOSURES is July 15, 2008. Applications received after July 15, 2008 will be placed on a waiting list.

ENCLOSURES: You must submit by the deadline in one envelope:
1. Your confirmation of Registration from SoccerScheduler.com.
2. A check or money order for the full tournament fee payable to Baltimore Bays (U.S. DOLLARS ONLY), application will not be considered complete without payment. If your team is accepted, the fee is non-refundable. If your team is accepted and later withdraws, the fee is non-refundable and sanctions may be placed against your team for participation in future tournaments. Should your team not be accepted, the fee will be returned by July 25, 2008.

3. MAIL COMPLETED APPLICATION AND ENCLOSURES TO: Baltimore Bays c/o Baltimore Bays Open Cup 4506 Summer Ridge Ct Mount Airy, MD 21771

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Acceptance
Acceptance notification will be posted on this web site by July 20, 2008. Upon acceptance, teams will need to complete a number of tasks, including:

• Booking hotel reservations with THS.  A link to THS will be available on this website on July 15, 2008. All teams that are accepted in this tournament and have a need to stay overnight must use the THS reservation system. Any team that does not use THS will be disqualified from the tournament.  No refund will be issued.
• Teams need to enter the names and uniform numbers of their players for use in the tournament program on their specific SoccerScheduler team page

U-16 - U-19 teams, enter player profile forms on team page for on-line access by coaches

Headquarters – TBD

 

• Registration will be located at TBD
• Team registration will take place 1 hour before your first game at the Headquarters Tent at TBD for both the Boys and Girls Weekend.
• Only a team representative needs to be present for registration.
• Teams that do not register on Saturday will be dropped from the Tournament.
• Player passes, certified rosters, Permission to Travel forms (Team outside of Region I, New Jersey and Connecticut ONLY) and medical release forms will be checked at that time.

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Registration (what to bring)

Teams are required to present at registration:

• State Association or US Club Soccer approved roster plus submit two copies of that roster
• Player cards for each player, including guest players
• Non-Notarized medical release for each player, including guest players
• The medical release forms must be signed within the last 12 months
• medical release forms
• State Association approved permission to travel form (not necessary for Region I teams only NJ)
• Please add any guest players to the bottom of your roster.

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Games, Rules, Awards

• For all age groups, the usual format is three preliminary games plus a championship final.  Two matches on Saturday, one on Sunday morning and the final on Sunday afternoon.  Depending upon the number of participants in an age group, some divisions will play two preliminary games on Saturday, either a semifinal or consolation game on Sunday morning and the final on Sunday afternoon.
• All games are played in accordance with FIFA rules, except as specifically modified by Tournament Rules. A full set of Tournament rules will available online by clicking Rules in the left menu
• Awards are presented to first-place and second place teams in each division.

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Rosters & Guest Players
The following are the maximum roster size per age groups:

• U12 (11v11) to U14: 18 players
• U9-U11 (Small-sided) 14 players

A team may use no more than (4) guest players, which must be approved by the Tournament Director at registration.

Sponsorship & Advertising Opportunities
Interested in becoming a sponsor of our tournament?  Looking to place an ad on our website?  Contact the Tournament Director.

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Referees

Referees from out of the area are welcome.  Any USSF licensed referee interested in participating in our tournament should contact our referee assignor Hugh Blocker.