Welcome To Blues Cup 2009!

Location:

Games will be held in the beautiful Saddleback Valley in the cities of San Juan Capistrano and Laguna Niguel. Locations feature manicured, level, playing fields, and fresh ocean breezes. The locations include Rancho Capistrano, the Blues main practice facility with five full sized fields and one short-sided field, the San Juan Sports Park consisting of 6 full size fields with ample parking, the beautiful Cooks Park, Crown Valley Park, and La Paz Sports Park.

San Juan Capistrano and Laguna Niguel are centrally located (half way between Los Angeles and San Diego ) in Southern California and are in close proximity to Disneyland, Anaheim Stadium (home of the California Angels), Lego Land , Knott's Berry Farm, Sea World, the San Diego Zoo and many other fun attractions. Spend your Labor Day vacation playing in our ocean breezes and on our pristine beaches, while participating in a competitive soccer tournament. It's the real O.C.!

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Credentials:

At the Mandatory Registration, teams must provide the required credentials. All U.S. teams must provide laminated USYSA Player I.D. Cards with photographs, and signed Medical Release Forms. USYSA Teams from outside CYSA-South must also provide approved Travel Papers, which must include a roster listing all players authorized to travel by that Teams State Association. All Travel Papers must be submitted to the Tournament Director prior to check-in. Any player not listed on the Travel Papers, including any amendments, properly executed by that teams State Association will not be allowed to play in the tournament. Proper Player Loan Forms will be required at Registration along with other required credentials, as required by the team's State Association. All teams must provide the USYSA Player I.D. Cards from the State Association listed on this Application. The Blues Cup will also accept Teams registering under the US Club Soccer banner. Player I.D. Cards from associations other than US Youth Soccer or US Club Soccer will not be accepted.

Rosters:

Teams may register a maximum of eighteen (18) players (14 for U8, U9, & U10). A team may use up to five (5) guest players but any team utilizing guest players is still limited to the eighteen player (14 for U8, U9, & U10) maximum.

Format:

Each age group will consist of four (4) Brackets of four (4) teams. Each team will play the others within the Bracket for a total of three (3) preliminary games. The top two teams in each Bracket will advance to the Quarter-Finals, with winners advancing to the Semi-Finals. Semi-Final winners will meet for the Championship.

Awards:

All Players and Coaches will receive a Tournament Brochure and Pin. Individual award medals will be presented to teams finishing in 1st and 2nd place in each age group along with a Champion Team Trophy.

Entry Deadline:

July 19. Acceptance letters will be mailed out by July 21. Team Credit Card payment information or Checks must be received before July 15. Upon acceptance to the tournament, Team Credit Card payments will be processed or checks deposited. All other credit card payments and checks will be voided or returned. Teams withdrawing after acceptance will not receive a refund. A cancellation fee of up to one-third of the entry fee will be withheld from each team's refund if the tournament is cancelled as a result of weather or acts of God.

Team Selection Criteria:

Teams will be selected on the basis of their performance in National Cup Play, preference given to Snickers over Open, and on their overall league performance, with preference being given for higher levels of League play (i.e. in order of preference - Premier, Gold, Silver Elite, Silver, Bronze).

Registration:

The Blues Cup Mandatory Friday Night Credential Check-In and Reception will be held on Friday night between 6:30 and 9:30 P.M. at Rancho Capistrano, the Blues main practice facility. Light buffet dinner will be served. Please remember to bring 2009-2010 Laminated Player/Coach ID Cards, Medical Release Forms, and travel papers or US Club Soccer credentials for non-CYSA South teams. Saturday morning registration will be for hardship cases only and by appointment at the Rancho Capistrano Field #3 between 6:30 and 9:00 AM. Rancho Capistrano Field Driving Directions: From the 5 Freeway Southbound take the Avery exit and turn right. From the 5 Freeway Northbound take the Avery exit and turn left. Turn left on Camino Capistrano and go 1/2 mile to the Rancho Capistrano entrance (on the right.)