Soccer Locker Cup

Is sanctioned by FYSA & is open to all US Soccer affiliates & members (US Club, AYSO, USSSA)

General Information

The Soccer Locker Cup will be played Saturday and Sunday, October 12-13, 2024, and is sanctioned by FYSA. Local teams may be asked to play on Friday, October 11. The tournament will be held in Davie and Coral Springs, FL, and is open to all US Soccer affiliates & members (FYSA, US Club, AYSO, USSSA). U9 through U12 are non-heading divisions.

United Soccer Academy and Tournament Success Group partner with Soccer Locker to provide a great early season tournament for teams looking for a well-organized and professionally coordinated tournament in preparation for the 2024-25 season.

Soccer Locker of Miami was established in 1981 and is rooted in the soccer culture of South Florida. As Soccer Locker approaches its 42nd year it strives to maintain itself as one of the leaders in soccer gear, equipment, and club/team uniforms. Soccer Locker is excited about the Soccer Locker Cup and being able to continue to grow and serve the soccer community in Florida.

Soccer Locker Cup will offer three levels of competition: Gold, Silver, and Bronze Divisions for U9 through U19 teams. Plus, a division for U8 teams, U9 Future Stars.

Where

The main playing fields for the tournament will be Bamford Park in Davie and Cypress Park in Coral Springs, FL.

Tournament details

AGE GROUP

PRICE

U9 Future Stars (7v7)

$825.00

U9 & U10 (7v7)

$825.00

U11 & U12 (9v9)

$900.00

U13 & U14 (11v11)

$975.00

U15 & U19 (11v11)

$1025.00

The entry fees include all referee fees. Entry fees received after Monday, September 23, 2024, the deadline date, will incur an additional $50.00 late fee.

AGE GROUP

# PLAYERS

GUEST PLAYERS

U9 – U10(7v7)

U11 – U12(9v9)

U13 – U19(11v11)

Each team is guaranteed a minimum of 3 games. During the tournament, a player may play for only one team.

GOLD

Division I teams from across Florida are expected to participate in making this a highly competitive event at the Gold Divisions.

SILVER

Division II teams. Teams from across Florida are expected to participate in the Silver Divisions.

BRONZE

Bronze Division is primarily for recreational teams and new travel teams seeking comparative competition.

Additional Information

Soccer Locker

Soccer Locker of Miami was established in 1981. The store started in a retail strip center occupying 600 square feet. It soon grew to expand to 1,200 square feet as the popularity of soccer in the area increased. In 1994, with the excitement of the FIFA World Cup, the store relocated to its present location. Soccer Locker has 4,000 square feet of retail space and with the help of its vendors, is able to showcase products. Soccer Locker is proud of its continued success, which is attributed to its level of customer service. As Soccer Locker approaches its 41st year, it strives to maintain itself as one of the leaders in the industry. With the ever-changing marketplace, Soccer Locker has established a strong online and eCommerce division to service clubs. Soccer Locker continues to serve the South Florida soccer market, as well as soccer players and clubs throughout the United States.

Soccer Locker
9601 S. Dixie Highway
Miami, FL 33156

Tel: 305-670-9100
Toll-Free: 1-866-957-6223
Email: customerservice@soccerlocker.com
www.SoccerLocker.com

To learn more about how Soccer Locker can service and provide uniform, gear and equipment need to your club and teams please contact Roberto Rivas at 786-701-8057 or via email at roberto@soccerlocker.com

Rules

Bracket Summary

Bracket of Four: Played as a single group of four teams in a round-robin format, with the two teams accumulating the most points advancing to the final.

Bracket of Five: Played as a single group of five, each playing two group matches. Following these matches, seed #4 and seed #5 will play a consolation match. In semifinal A seed #2 will compete against seed #3. The winners of the semi-final will proceed to the finals against seed #1.

Bracket of Six: Played as two groups (brackets of three teams). Each team will cross over and play the three teams in the other group/bracket. The two teams accumulating the most points from all six teams will advance to the finals to determine which team is the champion. It is possible that the finalists could have played each other already.

Bracket of Seven: Played as a single group of seven teams with all teams playing a total of four matches. Note, teams will not play all other teams in the bracket. The team accumulating the most points will be announced as the Champion. The team accumulating the second most amount of points will be the Finalist.

Bracket of Eight: Played in two groups of four. The winner of each round-robin group will play a final game to determine the Champion and Finalist.

DETERMINATION OF GROUP WINNERS

In group play, there will be no overtime games. Standings in a group will be determined by Game Points: 3 points for a Win, 1 point for a Tie, and 0 points for a Loss.

If Two Teams Tie: Starts with tiebreaker number 1 and proceeds through each level, as needed to determine a winner.

Head-to-head result (but not in the case of a three-way tie)
Goal differential
Most goals scored
Least goals allowed
Total number of shutouts
Penalty kicks* by FIFA “Taking of Kicks from the Penalty Mark.”

Referees

Are you interested in being part of the referee pool for the Soccer Locker Cup?

Please contact Mike Amato at referee@tournamentsuccessgroup.com or at 407-234-7583 (cell).

Through our tournament partner, Tournament Success Group (TSG), and our Referee Director Mike Amato, our goal is to use best practices in providing the best, most professional coordination of the referee logistics. This includes:

Timely communication and coordination of all referee logistics
Use of Game Officials for scheduling, communication, and payment
Schedules out early, 7-14 days prior to the start of the tournament
Mentors to provide coaching and feedback for referee development
Nutritional meals, snacks, and water for referees
Best practices in assigning games, number of games, and level of games.

If you have any questions don’t hesitate to get in touch with Mike Amato at referee@tournamentsuccessgroup.com

Tournament Hotels

Hotel bookings can be made on the above pages for either team room blocks or individual rooms. If you have any questions or concerns about tournament lodging, please email us at: tournamenthousing@legacyti.net.

STAY-TO-PLAY: The Soccer Locker Cup is a Stay-to-Play tournament. It is MANDATORY that all out-of-area participants needing hotel accommodations book in the tournament room blocks at one of the official Soccer Locker Cup hotels. All teams and clubs located more than 100 miles from the tournament MUST complete their hotel reservations via the links above at least 14 days prior to the event. This is a condition of participation, and teams that do not meet the requirement are subject to penalties.

We have been able to secure heavily discounted hotel rates based on our commitment to the hotels that all traveling participants located more than 100 miles from the tournament sites will utilize an official hotel. In order for us to continue to secure heavily discounted hotel rates for the benefit of all traveling teams in the future, it is required that you comply with the Stay-To-Play policy. Families must reserve rooms in the room blocks available via the links above. Taxes are not included in rates. Rooms cannot be reserved using other discounted rates (AAA, military/government, loyalty points) or via sites like Expedia, Hotwire, Priceline, etc.

Questions or assistance please contact:

Vinny Agostino
Hotel Coordinator
Email: tournamenthousing@legacyti.net
Cell: 954-296-2247

Roster Verification

We look forward to your team’s participation in the Soccer Locker Cup.

To better serve our teams and their team managers/coordinators we will be offering free online/electronic check-in (E-Check-In). This will be mandatory for all teams. Click the document below for proper instructions to check-in. Any questions should be emailed to Jose Cruzado at jcruzado@tournamentsuccessgroup.com

DEADLINE for E-Check-In is Thursday, October 9, 2024, at 11:59 PM – NO EXCEPTIONS.

Weather Policy

The Soccer Locker Cup tournament staff monitors the weather leading up to the tour tournament and during the tournament very closely. We will communicate with coaches and team managers in a timely fashion whether before or during the tournament with any weather-related issues.

Facilities are equipped with lightning detection equipment and horns will blow to alert in case of lightning. If the horns sound, please have your team seek shelter immediately. The tournament will monitor the weather, and after 30 minutes from the last lightning detection, the Resume Play horns will sound. Any updates with regard to weather and having to adjust the schedule will be posted on the tournament website, as well as emails and text messages to team coaches and managers. In the case of inclement weather, please check the website regularly for updates.

As noted in the tournament rules, as it relates to inclement weather, the tournament rules and policy are:

INCLEMENT WEATHER GROUP PLAY. In the event of inclement weather, the Tournament Committee will have the authority (in its sole discretion) to change games as follows:

Reschedule or Relocate the match (Time and location determined by Tournament Director).
Shortened match – The Tournament Director may reduce the length of halves due to weather conditions before the restart of a match once delayed due to weather; all such matches will be considered official.
Go to “Penalty Kicks” (Time and location determined by Tournament Director
Be Cancelled (The tournament committee has the right to cancel any match. Any game that is not started and is canceled [as opposed to postponed] due to weather or other external conditions will be recorded as a 0-0 tie. Canceled games will not be rescheduled.)
Games that have been started and subsequently suspended due to inclement weather or other external conditions will be deemed complete if one-half of the play has been completed or the first half cannot be completed before the start time of the next scheduled game on that field. For any such game that is not met, the score will be the final score at the time of the suspension. Any game that is not started and is canceled (as opposed to postponed) due to weather or other external conditions will be recorded as a 0-0 tie. Canceled games will not be rescheduled.

If in the event the Tournament Director rules that during the preliminary round “Taking of Kicks from the Penalty Mark.” will be done due to inclement weather or field conditions, the following rule will apply:

Each team will take a maximum of five (5) penalty kicks.
At the end of five (5) kicks the game will be scored as a 1-0 win for the team that has scored more penalty kicks, or a 0-0 tie if both teams are tied in penalty kicks at the end of five (5) kicks.
In the overall standings, 3 points will be given for the win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 points for a loss.
The 1-0 on penalty kicks will be counted for or against to determine the tiebreaker for advancement.
If regular games have been played in the bracket and the Tournament Director has determined that other games go to penalty kicks due to inclement weather or field conditions, the regular game’s score will revert to a 1-0 win or a 0-0 tie.

INCLEMENT WEATHER FINALS. In the event of inclement weather affecting the Finals, the Tournament Committee will have the authority (in its sole discretion) to change games as follows:

Relocate or reschedule any game(s)
Change the duration of any game(s)
FIFA penalty kicks
Final Games that have been started and subsequently suspended due to inclement weather or other external conditions will be deemed complete if one-half of the play has been completed or the first half cannot be completed before the start time of the next scheduled game on that field. For any such game that is not met, the score will be the final score at the time of the suspension.
If the score at the time of the suspension is tied, or the game cannot be started due to inclement weather, Point E (below) will be taken into account
If the score at the time of the suspension is tied, or any Final game has not started, and a Champion and Finalist need to be determined, the tournament will revert to final group standings based on three (3) points for a win, one (1) point for a tie, and zero (0) points for a loss. In the event of tie-on points between the two teams that are in the Finals, the following criteria will be used to determine the Champion and Finalist.
Head to Head competition
Goal differential
Most goals scored
Least goals allowed
Most Shutouts
FIFA Penalty kicks

Weather issues can create challenges for the tournament staff. We ask that coaches, team managers, and families be aware of the above policies and be patient as information and updates are disseminated.

How Do I Register?

Teams must register online and pay by credit card and/or by check, made payable to Tournament Success Group.

Please indicate on the check memo which team and mail it to:

Tournament Success Group
Attn: Paradise Cup
455 NE 5th Ave, #D-404
Delray Beach, FL 33483

*Teams will not be eligible for acceptance until the registration fee has been received. Any team not accepted will receive a refund. Any accepted team which withdraws after the application deadline of Monday, September 23, 2024, will not be eligible for a refund.