The Columbia Fall Classic is open to all competitive and classic 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.

Location

• Covenant Park in Ellicott City, MD
• Howard Community College in Columbia, MD

Age Groups & Eligibility

Open to all boys and girls premier and classic teams U9 - U19 with 3 brackets in each age group (dependent on entries)

• U9-U10 (7v7) - $575 entry fee - 3 game minimum
• U11-U12 (8v8) - $600 Entry fee - 3 game minimum
• U13-U15 (11v11) - $625 Entry fee - 3 game minimum
• U16-U19- $650 Entry fee* - 3 game minimum
  • a separate $250 forfeit bond is also required for U15 - U19 teams

Permission to Travel Forms are 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. All required information will be asked for at the tournament registration.

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. Click here to be brought to the on-line application page.

NOTE: Applications are not considered complete until the tournament committee receives full payment for the tournament entry fee.

To avoid any delay or confusion, please send your tournament fee payment check by postal mail to SAC 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 completed application (see below for list of all enclosers) is October 15, 2010. Applications received after October 15, 2010 will be placed on a waiting list.

ENCLOSURES: You must submit by the deadline in one envelope:

1. Your confirmation of registration from gotsport.com.
2. Check, money order or confirmation of credit card payment for the full tournament fee payable to SAC (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 October 25, 2010.
3. Separate check, made out to SAC, for $250 for teams U15 and above. This check will only be cashed unless your team forfeits their place in the tournament or a game within the tournament weekend. All forfeit bonds not cashed will be destroyed at the end of the event. Performance bonds are required by check regardless if your team pays by credit card or by check.

MAIL COMPLETED APPLICATION AND ENCLOSURES TO:

(Gender) Columbia Fall Classic
4506 Summer Ridge Court
Mount Airy, MD 21771

Acceptance
Acceptance notification will be posted on this web site no later than October 20, 2010. 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. All teams that are accepted in this tournament and have a need to stay overnight must use the THS reservation system. This is a "stay-to-play" event. If your team will not be "day-tripping", it must arrange lodging through THS. You may contact THS by going to their website www.thsweb.com . THS has reserved rooms for Elite Tournaments events throughout the year, including dates when housing is in short supply. If these rooms are not consistently utilized, we will not have the cooperation of the hotels when we most need them. We appreciate your cooperation with this required policy. By booking with THS teams are covered through the "hotel cancellation insurance."
• Teams need to enter the names and uniform numbers of their players for use in the tournament program on their specific SoccerScheduler team page

 

Headquarters – Covenant Park

  Directions: Covenant Park

• Registration will be located at Covenant Park
• Team registration will take place on Friday night at TBA 4:00pm-9:00pm.
• Only a team representative needs to be present for registration.
• Teams that do not register on Friday 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.

Registration (what to bring)

Teams are required to present at registration:

• State Association or US Club Soccer approved roster plus submit a copy 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.

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.

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

• U8-U12 (Small-sided) – 14 Players
• U13 - U15 (Full-sided) -- 18 Players
• U16-U19 (Full-sided) – 22 Players, but only 18 may dress for any given game

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.

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.