Location of Tournament: Ridgewood, New Jersey is located in the heart of Bergen County and home of the Maroons Soccer Club. Ridgewood is less than 45 minutes from New York, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. The fields are just minutes from the intersection of route 17 and route 4, exit 163 off of the Garden State Parkway and a short distance from route 80 and the New Jersey Turnpike. Maps, field sites, rules, schedules and instructions will be posted on our website.

Format:
Each team will be scheduled to play four 50 minute games (25 minute halves and a 5 minute break). All U8 through U10 games are 7v7 including keeper. All U11 and U12 games are 6v6 including keeper.

Rules of Competition

Eligibility:
This is a USYSA-sanctioned Tournament through the NJ State Youth Soccer Association. All teams must be affiliated with the USYSA, and in good standing with their association. NO SELECT teams or Tournament teams will be accepted. All teams must have current player passes (USYSA) or appropriate National Association passes. All teams must follow proper USYSA travel proceedures. Secondary cards will be accepted. We are allowing 2 guest players but we highly discourage teams acquiring premier players to create a "select" team. Maxium roster size: U8-U10 is 14 players and U11 & U12 is 18 players.

Team Selection:
Team Selection to the Ridgewood 12th Annual Soccer Tournament is by the "Selection Committee". Notification will be e-mailed to all teams. The selection process is assisted by the information supplied by each team (example: -- Team Record, current playing level, past tournament position, etc.) Also out-of-town or state will be considered to achieve a balance. Flight assignments, directions, and other information will be posted on our website.

* Games scheduled Friday 6/20 will be scheduled with local teams for evening games.

Entry Fee:
All applications must be received by May 23, 2008. An entry fee of $375 * per team must accompany all applications. Make checks or money orders payable to the "Maroons Soccer Club". Teams that are not accepted will have their entry fee returned with a letter of notifcation. All applications received after May 23, 2008 will be placed on a waiting list. If a team drops out for any reason all fees are forfeited. All applications and fees should be sent to:

MSCT08
PO Box 42
Ridgewood, NJ 07451

* Note: For those U11 and U12 teams that want to split their teams into 2, the fee would be a discounted $375 in total for both teams.

Tournament Cancellation Policy:
This tournament's cancelation policy as per US Club Soccer provides for refunding a minimum of 80% of a team's entry fees if the tournament is cancelled for any reason before the start of the tournament. The reason for cancellation might include weather, field usage, or sponsoring organization management decision.

Registration:
Team Registration must be completed one hour prior to the team's first game. The following items must be presented during registration:

Player Passes
Permission to Travel forms (for out-of-state teams)
Player Roster forms (copy is permissable) *
Medical Release forms (for each player)

* For U11 & U12 split teams, rosters for Team “A” & Team “B” need to be included with your full team roster.

All of the above must be available at game site.

Awards:
Recognition awards (a Tournament patch) will be awarded to all participants. Trophies will be awarded to all first and second place U11 and U12 teams in their flight. Exchanging club patches or pins between teams is expected.

Golf Cart Notice: Golf carts will be operated at the tournament site only by drivers
with valid NJ drivers license.

Pool Access:
Great POOL avaiable to all teams, families and friends. Adjacent to the Tournament site at Vets is Graydon Pool. This large and beautiful town pool will be accessible to all family, friends, players & coaches for a very low cost.

Soccer Cafe:
Reasonably priced, great quality food will be available throughout the tournament serving breakfast, lunch and snacks at conveniently located sites.

We look forward to seeing you there!
Tournament Directors

Questions ? Can be addressed to: maroonssc@yahoo.com