Tournament Details

TEAMS

The Kookaburra Challenge Cup is open to all USYSA, US Club,and AYSO affiliated teams who are in good standing with their state and/or national associations. We will offer 6v6 for U-9 and U-10, 8v8 for U-11 and U-12, 11v11 for U-13 and U-14. Separate playing divisions will be held to ensure competitive matches.

The tournament committee reserves the right to combine age groups (by 1 year only) if an insufficient number of teams register to form a single year age group or to improve competitiveness of matches.

FORMAT

All teams, weather permitting, will be guaranteed 3 matches - two on Saturday and one on Sunday. Finals will be played on Sunday afternoon. We are committed to placing teams in groups with other teams of comparable strength/ability that ensure competitive matches against teams they do not regularly play.

RULES

The Kookaburra Challenge Cup will abide by SCYSA rules with the following exceptions: 1) three guest players will be allowed per team and 2) matches in U-9 and U10 age groups will consist of 25-minute halves, U-11 and U-12 age groups will consist of 30-minute halves; matches in U-13 and U-14 age groups will consist of 35-minute halves.

ENTRY FEE

$300 per team in U-9 and U-10(6v6) age groups
$350 per team in U-11 and U-12 (8v8) age groups
$400 per team in U-13 and U-14 age groups
Checks made payable to: Sumter Soccer Club and mailed to:

Sumter Soccer Club
PO Box 2873
Sumter, SC 29151

AWARDS

There will be individual player awards for first and second place teams in each division, as well as a team award that will be presented to the coaches of the champion and runner-up teams.

INCLEMENT WEATHER

A. If a game is called because o inclement weather, and one half of the game has been completed, the score will stand. If the game is canceled before the half, the game is canceled.

B. Every effort will be made to reschedule games if the weather is bad.

C. If the tournamant is canceled due to unplayable weather conditions, prior to the first game start, registration fees less $100.00 will be refunded. Once the first tournament game begins, there will be no refunds.