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| General |
| Can I register my team early Saturday morning? No. All teams are required to register Friday night during the scheduled time and location. |
| Can USYSA registered players participate as guest players on a US Club registered team? If so, is there any paperwork or fees that need to be processed? US Club Soccer is the deciding entity in terms of if they will allow a USYSA player to guest on one of their registered teams. US Club Soccer indicates that yes, a USYSA registered player can participate as a guest player on a US Club registered team. The USYSA registered player, must follow the rules of his respective USYSA State Association, and the tournament in regards to guest players (player loans). As the guest player is registered through USYSA he must have all appropriate approvals and paperwork required by his respective State Association. US Club Soccer will not require any paperwork for a guest player who is carded with USYSA. |
| How many divisions per age group will the tournament have in 2008? The Team Ohio F.C. Nike Challenge Cup anticipates that each age group will consist of an Elite and Premier division. The Elite division will be the upper division. Each division will be targeted to contain 8 teams. Although some divisions may contain 10 or 12. |
| I am a US Club Soccer registered team and I am required to bring a "Letter of Good Standing" with me to registration. Where do I get that ? US Club Soccer "Letters of Good Standing" may be obtained from US Club Soccer by (1) logging into their website as a member at http://www.usclubsoccer.org with your username and password, (2) select Registration Forms, and (3) download form C011 Membership Confirmation Memo (aka Letter of Good Standing). Submit the form with the remainder of your requirements at Team Registration. |
| I have misplaced my original registration forms. How can I get duplicates ? Downloadable versions of the form in Word and/or PDF file format were made available to you when your team was accepted and you confirmed your participation. If you need a duplicate form and have already confirmed, you will need your TEAM ID Number provided to you to access the forms. In the tournament website, http://www.Ohio-FCNCC.com log in with your TEAM ID Number, and the system will tell you that your team has already been confirmed. There will be a link to the page that contains duplicate forms. We recommend the use of the Word file format. |
| If a player is 18 years old or older, does he still have to complete the Medical Release Form and the Sports Ohio Liability Consent Form? Yes, ALL players must present a current and notarized Medical Release Form, and a signature on the Sports Ohio Liability Consent Form. If a player is 18 or older, he is legally capable of signing as the responsible party and is permitted to do so. |
| We have medical release forms on file from our league play and/or recent tournament. Can we use these instead of the forms from the Web site? Yes, you may use your medical release forms, but they must be forms filled out from this season (2007/2008), i.e., you cannot use a form that was filled out for last season (2006/2007). |
| WHAT DO I NEED TO BRING TO REGISTRATION? USYSA REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS If registering under USYSA you will be required to provide: 1. Original State Approved Roster (plus two copies which will be retained) 2. Player Pass Cards (for each player and guest player) 3. Coach Pass Cards (for each registered coach) 4. Notarized Medical Release Forms (for each player) - These forms can be from your own organization or State Association. 5. Sports Ohio Liability Release Form (must be signed by ALL players & parents) If you are scheduled to play at Soccer First. 6. Travel Permit (if from outside of Ohio South) 7. Guest Player Roster (if applicable) US CLUB SOCCER REQUIREMENTS If registering under US Club Soccer affiliation, you will be required to provide: 1. Approved Official Roster (from your member organization) 2. Letter of Good Standing (from your organization) 3. Notarized Medical Release Forms (for each player) – - These forms can be from your own organization or area USYSA State Association but they must be notarized. 4. Player Passes (for each player) – Passes MUST BE LAMINATED 5. Coach Passes (for each coach) – Passes MUST BE LAMINATED 6. Sports Ohio Liability Release Form (must be signed by ALL players & parents) Teams may have no more than 18 players (U10 teams may have no more than 14 players). Four guest players per team will be permitted as long as they are currently USYSA registered and possess a stamped player pass card in the correct age group. |
| When and where is registration? Team Registration for ALL teams will be held at the Team Ohio F.C. NIKE Challenge Cup Host Hotel, the Columbus Marriott Northwest. Registration will be held Friday April 25th. from 6:00PM till 10:00PM in the Dublin III room of the hotel. All teams are required to register Friday night during the scheduled registration time and location. There will be NO registration at the fields. The Columbus Marriott Northwest is located northwest of Columbus just off I-270 at the Tuttle Crossing exit. Additional information, including directions can be found at here or by calling the hotel at 614-791-1000. Any question(s) regarding registration should be directed to the Tournament Director. Players and/or teams which are not compliant with registration requirements will not be able to participate. |
| Where is the Sports Ohio Liability Release? When you confirmed after your acceptance from the Tournament, you were sent to a page that had ALL the registration forms and requirements outlined in detail. The form is still there. You should use your TEAM ID NUMBER to log in and make sure you have ALL the materials you will need for a successful registration. If, however, you do not want to log in for any reason, the form is available here Please keep track of where it downloads on your computer as it will probably download in the background without warning. If you lose track of it, you can always log in and right click on the links, where we also have DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS on downloading pdf files. |
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| Hotels/Travel |
| All of your approved hotels are booked and we are an "accepted" team. What do we do? First you can either call our Dublin Convention Bureau and ask for Josh Bricker. You can reach him at 1-800-245-8387 or e-mail him at jbricker@dublinvisit.org. We will do everything we can to either 1)find you rooms in these hotels or 2)find you lodging elsewhere. If we do find that all available lodging is booked for the tournament and we get you accommodations elsewhere, then your team will not forfeit it's accepted status. |
| Our team needs a hotel. Can you help us with that? The Dublin Convention and Visitors Bureau has worked with local hotels in the Dublin area to reserve rooms for the weekend of the tournament. Hotel information can be found on this Team Ohio Nike Challenge Cup web site. Just locate the link "Find a Hotel" on the front page. From there you can call or e-mail the participating hotel of you choice. Since this is a "play and stay" event, if you cannot find accommodations at any of the listed hotels on the website, you MUST contact Josh Bricker at the Dublin Convention and Visitor's Bureau. You can e-mail him at jbricker@dublinvisit.org or call 1-800-245-8387. |
| What is a "stay and play" tournament? Simply stated, if your team requires hotel accommodations and is accepted to this tournament, your team must stay at one of the participating tournament hotels. These participating hotels are reviewable on the "hotel" link on the front page area on the left hand side. In the event of no more availability at the tournament preferred hotels you MUST contact Josh Bricker at the Dublin Convention and Visitor's Bureau. He can be reached at 1-800-245-8387 or jbricker@dublinvisit.org |
| Why is this tournament a stay and play tournament? and what is the penalty? We work very hard to keep our costs down and also balance the economic impact a tournament like ours can have to support the city in which Team Ohio FC and the Nike Cup are headquartered. The approved hotels on this website assist with both concerns. To make it managable we have close to 1,900 room nights "blocked" for our out of town teams from these combined hotels. You'll find price and amenities of all ranges. An accepted team to the 2008 tournament who does require overnight accommodations and does not book with our approved hotels will forfeit their accepted status. The Nike Cup does not use a Hotel Service Bureau. |
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| Web Site |
| The application form does not look right on my screen (overlapping drop down boxes, long rows over the input fields, etc.) What is going on? First, you should let the ENTIRE form load BEFORE you scroll. It is a big form. In short, your computer does not have enough memory (RAM) available to render the form correctly. Here is the solution that will work in most cases: 1. Clear the cache (temporary files) in Internet Explorer (Usually Tools>Internet Options>Remove Temporary files 2. Shut down Internet Explorer 3. Restart the computer 4. Open JUST MS Internet Explorer. 5. Go to Web site, fill out form. In most cases, this will solve the problem.... |
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