The National Soccer Coaches Aassociation of America and the Mid-Atlantic Soccer Showcase League Invite Your Team to Submit Entries for the

NSCAA / MSSL 2011 Summer Showcase

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

Foreign Teams Welcome

When:

U15 – U19 BOYS SHOWCASE: Saturday & Sunday – July 30^th & 31^st, 2011

U15 – U19 GIRLS SHOWCASE: Saturday & Sunday – July 30^th & 31^st, 2011

Where:

The Boys & Girls Showcases will be conducted at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey (fifteen minutes from the New Jersey Turnpike).

Format:

Teams play two 60-minute games per day.

Participants:

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

Foreign teams accepted.

U18 and U19 teams form a single age group for scheduling purposes.

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.

Teams are responsible for knowing the regulations of the governing bodies from which they are submitting rosters.

To Enter:

Complete the online application entry form accessed from the Showcase Homepage.

The application requires online payment by credit card.

Your application is not complete until payment has been completed.

When communicating with the Committee, make sure you always identify your team (age / gender / team name; for example “U17B LYS Sports Academy Foxes”).

Entry Fee:

$895 for Showcase teams participating two days

Mailing Address:

MAPS / MSSL 2011 Summer Showcase

8 Cornwall Court

East Brunswick  NJ  08816

Questions:

Phone: 732-432-7200 [alt: 973-998-9731]

Fax: 732-432-7207

E-Mail: bohdan@mssl.org

Deadline:

Entry Applications should be submitted by June 15, 2011.

Timely-applying MAPS and MSSL teams are guaranteed acceptance to the showcase.

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

Player Profiles:

After acceptance, Showcase teams must complete online Player Profiles by no later than July 10, 2011.

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 Showcase must book lodging through the Showcase.

Please contact Lodging Coordinator Alan at alan@titanlodging.com.

We have reserved a block of rooms to meet our showcase needs throughout the year, even at times that rooms are scarce in the area. However, in order to maintain our relationships with these locations, we do need to ensure that reserved room blocks are utilized. We appreciate your cooperation with our booking policies.

Rooms are at low showcase rates, and many hotels offer amenities geared towards teams such as early morning continental breakfasts and group discounts on team meals. Inquire about your needs.

Acceptance:

Timely applying teams participating in MAPS Flights and in MSSL are assured of acceptance to the Showcase.

Competitive teams, both regional and national, that would benefit from showcase exposure will be selectively accepted to complete the field.

U15 & U16 teams will be accepted to the Showcase as space permits.

Teams not accepted initially will be placed on a waiting list. Entry fees will be returned promptly to teams not ultimately accepted, upon completion of the tournament.

NO REFUNDS WILL BE MADE TO TEAMS WITHDRAWING AFTER ACCEPTANCE.

Competitive Flights:

v Competitive teams participating at the Showcase will usually be bracketed in a five-, six- or eight-team bracket.

v The five-team and six-team brackets will play a round robin flight schedule, with results and standings posted for the flight, and awards presented to the team that finishes with the highest point total in the flight. (Schedules in six-team brackets will not be “balanced”, that is, each team will play only four of the five possible opponents; however, brackets are constructed from teams of comparable ability.)

v Eight-team brackets involve three group games and a fourth game against the team from the other side of the bracket that finished in the same position in group play (first, second, third or fourth). The first vs first game will be considered the championship final. These final games will ideally be scheduled at the same time on adjacent fields.

v The brackets used are to facilitate players advising college evaluators when and where they will be playing. All games are set in advance, except for the fourth game in an eight-team bracket (and those games are still at a pre-set time and within a small range of possible fields).

v Brackets are created with attention to the competitive level and geographic diversity of the teams involved. Not all teams will (or can) be invited to participate in Bracket competition, and such flights are not essential for the purposes of the Showcase (which is to provide an opportunity to participate for as many quality college-player-laden teams as reasonably possible). The decisions of the Competition and Scheduling Committee in creating such 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.

The Player Profile information must be submitted. Tentative team acceptances are contingent upon player profile information being supplied online. Space will be provided at the tournament for teams to display more detailed player profile information that teams print and bring with them (you must provide your own . Nonetheless, experience shows that coaches reference the tournament-supplied Player Profile books first and foremost during games as they incorporate primary information in an organized manner that coaches have come to rely upon.