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Welcome
to the Hosted by Newport News
F.C. CLICK HERE TO SEE PHOTOS FROM OUR PREVIOUS TOURNAMENTS Welcome Coaches and Managers, Newport News FC and Busch Gardens - Williamsburg are pleased to invite your team to apply to the Busch Gardens Soccer, to be held in August 23rd & 24th, 2008. Don't miss this chance to
turn your next The tournament will be played on some of the finest fields in the area. Busch Gardens Europe will be open for business that weekend, and special ticket offering will be available for players and their families participating in this tournament. We hope your team considers joining us for what we anticipate will be one of the finest spring tournament opportunities available on the East Coast. General Tournament Information
FORMAT - Teams are guaranteed a minimum of three games with all finals played on Sunday. COMPETITION - The tournament offers divisions for:
Based on age groups for 2008-2009:
ELIGIBILITY - This is an VYSA Sanctioned Event and open to all Premier, Classic and Challenge level teams including AYSO teams. AWARDS - Individual player awards and team awards will be presented to the first and second place teams in each division. Exchange of club patches/pins is encouraged. ENTRY FEES
Busch Gardens Soccer Classic Important Information: REFEREES - A USSF three man system will be used whenever possible (except for U9-U11) and for all matches in the U13 age group and up, as well as all semi-finals and finals. LODGING - The following hotels have reserved blocks of rooms specifically for our tournament. To make your reservations please contact Busch Gardens Vacations at 1-800-880-8861 and tell them you are attending the Busch Gardens Soccer Classic. Or you may make your reservations online at http://commerce.4adventure.com/eStore/scripts/skins/bgw/promotion.aspx?promotioncode=bgsc.
TICKETS - Busch Gardens and Water Country USA are pleased to sponsor the Busch Gardens Soccer Classic 2008. As part of this partnership, we are extending players and their family members a very special offer. Visit the Busch web site at http://www.buschgardens.com/bgw/default.aspx, and enter "BGWNNFC" as your promotional code to get the best offers available. You can purchase discounted single-day admission tickets to Busch Gardens and Water Country USA. For the best value, select the Busch Gardens and Water Country USA Discovery Ticket and you will have unlimited use of both parks for seven consecutive days for only $73.00. To learn more about the parks, please visit www.buschgardens.com/va and www.watercountryusa.com, or call (800) 343-7946. Tickets are valid August 18-29. REGISTRATION - Registration will take place Friday, August 22, 2008 from 5:00 - 9:00 pm at the Holiday Inn and Suites Gateway, 515 Bypass Road, Williamsburg, VA 23185, 757-229-9990. At registration your team must submit 2 copies of their current state approved roster, valid player passes, permission to travel (if applicable) and medical release forms (notary not required). Your current league/club medical release forms are acceptable. GUEST PLAYERS - Every team is allowed to bring up to 5 guest players with them. There are no special forms for guest players, simply write the player's name and information on a COPY (not original) of your roster to be turned in a registration. Guest players must also have valid player pass and medical release form. DEADLINE - August 1, 2008 - Mailed applications without application fee will not be accepted. Faxed and Emailed Applications can not be accepted. Online registrations submitted without a check by the deadline will be placed on the waiting list. NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE - Acceptance Notices will be E-mailed as our tournament committee receives your team's application and the tournament fee. Registration fees are due within 10 days of submitting application. The tournament committee strongly suggests early registration to ensure selection. If your team is not accepted, a refund check will be mailed after August 25, 2008. (If a team drops for any reason after acceptance is confirmed, all fees are forfeited.) A $50.00 charge will be assessed for any returned checks. SCHEDULE - To accommodate late registrations, schedules will be posted by August 13, 2008. (TBD - Link to the field locations of each division.) CLUB DISCOUNTS - We offer clubs bringing 5 teams or more a discount on registration fees. If this may pertain to your team/club, please notify the Tournament Director before sending in any registration fees. TOURNAMENT CONTACTS
Tournament Director
Assistant Tournament Director
Competition Director TOURNAMENT HOTLINE: Beginning August 22, 2008, 757-753-3968 will serve as the hotline for all tournament updates. The hotline will be updated by 7 AM on the day prior to tournament opening and each day of the tournament. For emergency information contact the tournament director directly. |
