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September 22nd & 23rd 2012
REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS AUGUST 22nd, 2012
U12-U14 Boys and Girls
"Come spend September in Wine Country"
Come spend September in the beautiful wine country of Sonoma County for a Premier Soccer Tournament hosted by Santa Rosa United. The tournament will feature some of the best teams and talent in California. Santa Rosa United is excited to host, once again, another major tournament to showcase the wonderful young soccer players in their youth development teams. We also want to roll out the red carpet for the teams in the tournament by showing you a glimpse of the wine country and all it has to offer. We hope you can take advantage of the many amenities Sonoma County has to offer while visiting us for the weekend.
We will be sending out a list of hotels in the area that can help facilitate your stay if needed. There are numerous hotels close to the tournament field locations. We secured a special Santa Rosa United rate for all tournament participants.
Age Groups: U12-U14 Boys and Girls - Premier play with some of the top teams in California
Entry Fee: $650 (Late application fee: $50)
How to apply: Online Application available soon or mail check to Santa Rosa United, PO Box 12154, Santa Rosa CA 95406
Nike Premier Harvest Wine Cup Check In
Details and location of the check-in will be broadcast by general email to all accepted teams. Check-in can be facilitated by any team representative. Teams must provide the required credentials including 7 copies of your official roster, laminated player passes, and signed medical release forms. Teams from outside CYSA-North (USYSA) or international teams must also provide approved travel papers, which must include a roster listing all players authorized to travel by that team’s state or national association. Mixing of affiliation (US Club & USYSA) within documents is not allowed.
Failure to check-in will result in automatic disqualification (without a refund of the fee) from the Tournament. At the discretion of the Tournament Director, a team may be allowed to compete as a “Guest Team” (See Guest Team Rule). Games not played will be classified as “Forfeits and Byes.”
Important Deadlines
- Early Registration by May 15
- Early Acceptance by June 5
- Final Registration by August 31
- Early Withdrawal deadline August 4 *
- Final Acceptance by August 22
- Final Withdrawal deadline August 22 **
Refunds will be made to all teams not accepted (credit cards will be credited and/or checks will be returned.)
Teams withdrawing from the tournament must send an email to Richard Cawood prior to August 4. Failure to meet this deadline will follow the policy set below.
* Refunds will be provided to all teams that withdraw from the tournament prior to the August 4 deadline, net of a $50 withdrawal fee
** Teams that drop after the August 22nd deadline will forfeit their entire application fee
Sanctioning: US Club Soccer
Details: All teams guaranteed a minimum of 3 games within two days. Harvest Wine Cup championship trophies awarded for 1st place teams in each age group.
Locations: Most matches will be played on All-Weather fields, including SRU’s Trione Fields
Lodging: Many local hotels for a great wine country stay
Tournament or Game Cancellation
A cancellation fee of one-fifth of the entry fee will be withheld from each team’s refund if the tournament is canceled as a result of weather, acts of terrorism, or acts of God after July 4 and up to the conclusion of the tournament. The Tournament Director or Tournament Referee may suspend a tournament match for any circumstance in consideration of player safety or potential field damage.
PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE FOLLOWING:
All applicants will be approved or denied acceptance by the Harvest Wine Cup Selection Committee based on national ranking bodies and team performance records, with priority acceptance given to teams with strong results in State, Regional and National Cup Tournaments. It is at the sole discretion of the Tournament Selection Committee which teams are accepted and what brackets to establish.
Teams from outside Northern California can request early acceptance into the tournament upon completion of their application and receipt of their payment (please contact the Tournament Director/Coordinator). The Tournament Director will have the sole authority regarding the acceptance status of any team.
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