Registration Site:

Country Inn and Suites Annapolis

2600 Housley Rd

Annapolis, MD 21401

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410-571-6700

All teams must register NO EXCEPTIONS between 3pm-9pm on Friday March 19 for the Boys Weekend and Friday March 26 for the Girls Weekend.

What to bring to regsitration:

1. USYS Roster or US Club Soccer Roster. If you have guest players please add them to the bottom of your roster.

2. USYS player pass for USYS roster or US Club Soccer player passes for US Club Soccer Roster. All passes must be the same.

3. Medical release forms for all players. These forms can be from your club or league but they have to be for the 2009/2010 seasonal year.

4. Permission to travel form if you are from New Jersey or Connecticut in Region I. All states outside of Region I will also need a permission to travel form.

 

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2010 Tournament

• Boys Weekend - March 20-21, 2010

Location

• Elite Tournaments and the Freestate SA would like to invite your team to a fantastic weekend of soccer competition on the Eastern Shore of MD. Conveniently located just across the Bay bridge and just outside of Annapolis the Eastern Shore is an ideal tournament location. The event is open to all competitive and classic club teams ages U9-U19.

Age Groups & Eligibility

• U9-19 - $500 - $675 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: February 15 , 2010
   

The Freestate Spring Breakout Capitol Cup Tournament 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.  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 Freestate Soccer Club 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 February 15 , 2010. Applications received after February 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 SoccerScheduler.com.
2. A check or money order for the full tournament fee payable to Freestate Soccer Club (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 byFebruary 25 , 2010.

3. MAIL COMPLETED APPLICATION AND ENCLOSURES TO: Freestate Soccer Club c/o Freestate Capitol Cup - Spring Break Out Tournament 401 Center Street Suite 205 Mount Airy, MD 21771

 

Acceptance

Upon acceptance, teams will need to complete a number of tasks, including:

• Booking hotel reservations with THS.  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
• All teams need to book their hotel rooms by February 18th or they will not be accepted into the tournament
• No team will be accepted until all applcaition fees are received. Once they are received your team will be accepted unless we receive your fees after February 20th then your team will be placed on the waitlist.

 

Headquarters – Kent Island High School

 Registration will be located at TBD

• Team registration will take place TBD
• 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 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.

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:

• U9-12(8v8) – 14 Players
• U12(11v11)-U19 – 18 Players

A team may use no more than four (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.