VYSA Presidents Cup Competition
Spring, 2010-U15, U16 and U17 Boys and Girls
Age Groups that may apply Spring 2010 are:
U-15...August 1, 1994 and younger
U-16...August 1, 1993 and younger
U-17...August 1, 1992 and younger
1. Applications are now being accepted for the Virginia Presidents Cup competition, Spring 2010, for U15, U16 and U17 age groups only.
a. Your players must be members of US Youth Soccer with a VYSA player pass.
b. Your team must play Fall 2009 or Spring 2010 in a VYSA recognized league.
c. Rosters are not frozen for this competition until check in at the National Finals in July for the teams that advance to the National Finals.
2. Your team must fill out the online application completely and pay the $300.00 by credit card at the time of application.
a. There is no need to submit additional paper work to the State Office.
b. The application will be available on line until February 17, 2010 at 4:00 PM. Any applications submitted after the due date and time will be returned and the entry fee refunded. No applications will be accepted late.
3. The Spring 2010 Presidents Cup is open to U15, U16 and U17 teams as defined in the Presidents Cup Rules.
a. Teams may play in both the Presidents Cup and the National Championship Series (State Cup).
b. Games dates for the Spring 2010 Presidents Cup will begin in March and April, 2010 and will finish no later than May 1, 2010. All game weekends may include travel for each team entered and there could be more than one game on a competition date or during a weekend. The schedule will be determined by the numbers of teams entered and the available fields for the competition. Each team that enters will be asked to offer 1 field possibility for Presidents Cup scheduling.
Please read all of the dates on the calendar posted on the web page. You should not apply if your team will not be able to play for any reason on any of these dates. There will be State-wide travel for the Virginia portion of the Presidents Cup. There will be no home and away draw and the games will be scheduled at the discretion of the Presidents Cup committee. Travel on the scheduled weekends will be a necessary part of participation in the Presidents Cup.
The winners of the Virginia competition will travel to Saratoga Springs, New York for the Regional Championship games. The Regional Tournament will be held over Memorial Day weekend, 2010. Those teams advancing to the National Finals will play at a place to be determined in July of 2010. All teams are expected to be committed to this travel schedule.
All communications with teams will be done electronically. Please make sure that you give us an email address that will be monitored on a daily basis. Information will also be posted on the Presidents Cup web page on the VYSA web site.
By completing the application process you and your players and parents agree to be available for all dates of the competition and intend to compete if your team is accepted. You agree that you have read the Presidents Cup rules and will agree to abide by them.
Click Here to apply to the Spring 2010 Presidents Cup.
