Labor Day Cup - September 1st and 2nd, 2018
Classification and Purpose
The Baton Rouge Soccer Association (BRSA) has added the Labor Day Cup to give teams a tournament early in the season. BRSA conducts the Labor Day Cup for Recreation and Premier teams registered with the United States Youth Soccer Association (USYSA) and US Club. The Labor Day Cup is sanctioned through the Louisiana Soccer Association (LSA) and open to ALL C2, C3 and Recreation boys and girls premier teams from U-9 through U-19. U9-U12 WILL PLAY 9 V 9. Festival Format (U9 and U10) will play 2 games on Sunday ($150.00 entry fee).
Entry Requirements
Please be aware that the BRSC Labor Day Cup tournament is a stay to play tournament.
All players participating must be registered to the team on which they are playing, and a player may only participate with one team in the tournament. Team rosters are limited to eighteen players. Guest players are allowed per LSA bylaws: a maximum of three guest players on a team traveling from outside of Louisiana, with the proper guest player papers.
Tournament Location:
The Labor Day Cup tournament is happy to host teams from the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Texas and Alabama at the beautiful Burbank Soccer Complex.
The Burbank Soccer complex is a 22 field soccer complex (consisting of 8 lighted fields) that has been the home of both the 2010 and 2014 USYSA Southern Regional Soccer Tournament.
Team Registration
1.) Team Registration will register at the site headquarters for the field on which they play at least one hour prior to their first game.
All teams must present:
· Five copies of their official roster, listing all coaches and players with jersey numbers (copies for BRSC to keep)
· Valid USYSA picture ID cards to match their roster
· Medical Authorization Forms for all players
Teams from outside of Louisiana must also furnish
an approved USYSA Travel Permit with their Travel Roster.
Game Information
All teams will be scheduled to play at least three games. Depending on the number of teams in an age group, bracket play followed by playoff(s) or a round-robin format may be scheduled. Every effort will be made to form USYSA single age divisions; however the Tournament Director reserves the right to combine age groups if needed. Games will be played at BREC’s Burbank Soccer Complex. No alcoholic beverages are allowed at the Burbank Soccer Complex.
FIFA Laws of the Game will apply except as amended in the Playing Rules.
As always, the Baton Rouge Soccer Club looks forward to hosting you and your team at the Burbank Soccer Complex.