MAPS & MSSL Invite Your Team to Submit Entries for the

2008 MAPS / MSSL WINTER CLASSIC

for U15 / U16 Boys & Girls

All governing body passes accepted: USYSA - USCS - AYSO - Others

When:

Saturday & Sunday, December 6 & 7, 2008

Where:

Philadelphia Soccer Club PA

Conveniently located minutes from an Interstate-95 Exit in Northeastern Philadelphia

Format:

Teams play four games, with two 70-minute games per day.

Who:

Applications are invited from Boys & Girls teams ages U15 and U16 duly registered with their State Youth Soccer Association, with US Club Soccer, with AYSO or with any other valid governing body.

Guest Players:

The Committee has authorized a maximum of five guest players for teams playing with Youth Soccer rosters and passes; US Club rosters may include an unlimited amount of loan players; other rostered teams should check with Showcase Acceptance Committee.

Teams may not “mix” passes: the submitted roster and all player passes on a single team must be from the same governing body.

Only rostered and approved players with a player pass shall be allowed to play.

Rosters may not exceed 18 players on any day of the tournament, or 22 players for the weekend.

To Enter:

Complete the online application entry form accessed from the Tournament Homepage. You can pay online by credit card, call our office at 732-940-5599 with a credit card number, or send a check or money order. If paying by check, mail a check or money order payable to:

MAPS / MSSL 2008 Winter Classic

Make sure you identify your team (age / gender / team name; for example “U17B Ukrainian Sitch”) on the memo line of the check or money order.

If you wish to pay by credit card, call our admin office at 732-940-5599.

Entry Fee:

$575 for the event

Mailing Address:

MAPS / MSSL 2008 Winter Classic

One Beekman Road

Suite A

Kendall Park, NJ 08824

Questions:

Phone: 732-940-5599 or 973-998-9731

Fax: 732-940-5597

E-Mail: bohdan@mssl.org

Deadline:

Entry Application with check should be received no later than October 15, 2008. Extended to November 1.

Late applications will be placed on a waiting list.

Note that clearly qualified teams will be accepted on a rolling basis, so early application is recommended.

Field space is limited.

Permission To Travel:

Permission To Travel forms must be presented upon registration from all teams whose governing bodies require their use. Teams are responsible for knowing the regulations of the governing bodies from which they are submitting rosters.

Lodging:

Teams participating in the Classic must book lodging through Titan Lodging LLC.

Please contact Lodging Coordinator Linda Hogancamp at Linda@titanlodging.com

Titan has reserved a block of rooms to meet MAPS & MSSL Showcase &Tournament needs throughout the year, even at times when rooms are scarce in the area. However, in order to maintain our relationships with these lodging establishments, we do need to ensure that the reserved room blocks are utilized. We appreciate your cooperation with our booking policies.

Acceptance:

Acceptances for competitively qualified teams will be made on a rolling basis.

NO REFUNDS WILL BE MADE TO TEAMS WITHDRAWING AFTER ACCEPTANCE.

Competitive Flights:

Teams will be organized into brackets with consideration for competitive levels and geographic diversity within the flight.

Teams should provide clear information regarding their competitive level (tournament participation, league play, national and regional rankings, ODP and select players on their roster, etc.) Merely indicating that a team wishes to be placed in the “Most Competitive” bracket will be insufficient to assure such placement, as history indicates a majority of teams applying claim such status.

The decisions of the Competition and Scheduling Committee in creating brackets is final.

Weather and other uncontrollable conditions:

In the event of modifications or cancellations, the Committee’s determination on format change and the amount of refund, if any, is final.

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IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER ABOUT THE SELECTION PROCESS

Provide as much meaningful information about your team as possible, including recent records, participation in State Cup and Regional competition, records in recent major tournaments, etc.

Please advise us of highly competitive leagues in which the team participates. For example, many teams play in MAPS Flights of CJYSA that have selective entry criteria and strong competition.

The tournament reserves the right to contact State Associations, league officials and club officials to obtain additional information about applicants.