• Team Registration/Check-in is from 3:30 PM to 7:30 PM on December 26th.  Location to announce in the near future.
   
• A mandatory Coach’s Meeting will be held at 6:00 on December 26th at the Embassy Suites Brandon, 10220 Princess Palm Ave., Tampa, FL 33619.
  Schedule Overview:

If USSF Development Academy divisions are played, group games will be played on Monday, Tuesday & Thursday.  Wednesday will be an off day.  Finals and consolidation games will be played on Friday morning Dec. 31st.

Beginning at 8 a.m. Dec. 27, Tournament Headquarters will be open.

• Teams must conform to USYS age divisions based on date of birth.
• Players must be registered to the team making application with the following exception:
  • Realizing that this tournament takes place over the Christmas holidays and not all members of a team may be able to participate, the Tampa Bay Sun Bowl committee has authorized a maximum of five (5) guest players per team.
  • These guest players need not be registered to the same club but must be registered with the same USSF affiliate organization (USYS, SYL, USCS) as the team and meet the age requirement.
  • A guest player from outside the team’s home state must have written permission to play from his/her home association.
  • Florida registered players, wishing to play as guests on Florida teams, must follow the "Guest Player Procedure" in the FYSA "Poaching" Rules (Rule 401.6.F).
• The maximum number of players on U15 and younger teams is 18.  U16s and above teams may roster up to 22 players, but must declare 18 prior to each game. 
• Players may play on one team only during the tournament.
• There will be no exceptions to the above team and player requirements.

• The primary means of accomplishing administrative functions and communications will be on-line via this web site. These functions include:
  • Team Application submission
  • Notice of Acceptance
  • Hotel Reservations
  • Team Roster submission
  • Schedules
  • Game scores 
• Player Profiles will be entered thru the Soccer In College website.

• Entry Fees:
  • $600- Under 13 and Under 14  
  • $800 - Under 15
  • $950 - Under 16 thru Under 19
• Entry Fees may be paid by check or credit Card (Visa or MasterCard only).
• Entry Fees mailed after October 20th MUST be via certified check or money order.

• Creative Travel is available, through our Travel Information page, to make your teams and individual hotel reservations. Out-of-area teams are REQUIRED to use Creative Travel for room reservations. Teams may stay at any of the “tournament approved” hotels listed by Creative Travel.
• Creative Travel is the OFFICIAL travel agency for the tournament and has contracted for rooms throughout the Tampa Bay Area convenient to the playing sites.
• Creative has also contracted for special Sun Bowl rates at BEACH FRONT and RESORT locations.

• The Tampa Bay Sun Bowl has no full time employees. There may be delays in responding to your messages, but we will respond to each of them. The most efficient way to communicate with us is by visiting the Contact Us page and emailing the appropriate person.
• A copy of the approved Application To Host the 2010 Tournament will be available for download from the Forms soon.