About the CincyChallenge

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WHEN:	October 11-13, 2013
WHERE:	Lebanon, Ohio (Minutes from Kings Island)
FEES:	U8-U10 (6v6) = $475; U11-U12 (8v8) = $525; U13-U14/15 (11v11) = $575
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Saturday, Sep 7, 2013
PAY TO:	Warren County Soccer Club; Tournament Selection Committee PO Box 1105 Mason, OH 45040

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THE TOURNAMENT

The HiFive Cincy Challenge is brought to you by the Warren County Soccer Club and the Cincinnati United Soccer League; Southwest Ohio's most competitive league. Our goal is to provide a tournament with solid competition, a lot of fun, and a great overall experience! We have a top-notch location just North of Cincinnati, just South of Dayton, and right in-between two major highways, I-71 and I-75, with easy access to each.

For 2011, all fields are in the main venue. A wide selection of hotels and restaurants are within 5-10 minutes and everything is located within 10-15 minutes of Kings Island, which holds its annual Fear Fest during this time of year.

DIVISIONS AND BRACKETING

The HiFive Cincy Challenge welcomes and invites all top level soccer teams, including elite, premier, A, B, and high C level teams from throughout the United States to apply for entry into the tournament.

The HiFive Cincy Challenge hosts the following divisions:

Blue - Elite and Premier level teams
White - A and high B division teams
Red - B & C division teams

Depending upon entries, exceptions and/or adjustments may be made to the above guidelines in order to balance the competitiveness of certain divisions.

Applicants will be selected and bracketed according to the following general criteria with the objective of forming the most competitive divisions possible:

-strength of league
-strength of division
-division record
-recent tournament performance
-level of recent tournaments participated in
-state, regional, and national cup results
-current ranking in NationalSoccerRanking.com and GotSoccer.com
(where applicable)
-other factors that help determine the level of
play of the applicant

REGISTRATION

The tournaments main source of information and communication is the tournament web site at www.cincychallenge.com. All information about the tournament will be found at the web site.

All teams accepted into the HiFive Cincy Challenge will be notified by e-mail to the e-mail addresses used when applying for the tournament. The e-mail will direct the accepted team to the web site to confirm acceptance and obtain the necessary forms for registration. NO ACCEPTANCE PACKETS WILL BE MAILED OUT TO ANYONE.

TOURNAMENT LEADERSHIP AND VOLUNTEERS

The HiFive Cincy Challenge is put together and run by the numerous volunteers of the Warren County Soccer Club. Each of them take great pride in their efforts to bring you a top notch tournament and excellent experience during your weekend of soccer with us. The group is lead by the Tournament Committee:

Tournament Oversight Committee

Larry Sheridan, Mike Bizzarro, Bruce Dixon

Tournament Director

Larry Sheridan

Assistant Director

Bruce Dixon

Director of Operations

Larry Sheridan

Registration Chariman

Lori Howard

Concessions Chairman

Matt Maloney

Awards Chairman

Gina Kohls

Hotels & Hospitality Chairman

Mallory Dendinger

Advertising & Sponsorship Chairman

Sharrie Mills

Medical Coordinator

Dr. Kevin Shaw, MD

Referee Coordinator

Joel Hughes

Field Marshal Coordinator

Bruce Dixon

Data Management & Scoring Coordinator

Rick Wassum

Signage Coordinator

Jeff Ellison