2013 SPORTS AUTHORITY STATE CUP - CAL SOUTH		2013 CAL SOUTH NATIONAL CUP

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  SCHEDULES & RESULTS

ANNOUNCEMENTS • CHANGES • UPDATES
STATE & NATIONAL CUP

Starting in 2013, USYS National Championship will include U13 age group, Boys and Girls.

• Any player showing signs or symptoms characteristic with concussion will be removed from participation/competition and not allowed to return until he/she has a written clearance from a licensed health provider trained in the evaluation and management of concussion. The player ID card will be held until he/she is cleared or his/her team eliminated from the tournament (State Cup rule 7.15.1, National Cup rule 7.17.1).

• 22 players roster. For U14 & U15, you can "club pass" players to extend the roster to 22 players - National Cup only. For Presidents Cup and Governors Cup, there is no change

• Use of the Club Pass for State and National Cups. The club will determine when a player is placed on a State Cup Tournament Roster. The Club has the ability to move players from within the Club onto and off of a team's State or National Cup Tournament Roster prior to the Roster Freeze. These moves within the club do not count as one of the 5 transfers. Teams must maintain 9 player continuity at all times. For details, please consult the State and National Cup Rules.
  For National Cup only, Club Passes can be used for Far West Regionals Rosters and National Championship Rosters as well. Click here for instructions

• Entering State Tournaments. Teams may enter the State or National Cup in a different age group than they were initially registered for in the current seasonal year as long as every player registered to the team is age appropriate for that competition's age group except under-10, which must play under-10
  

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED FOR ALL AGE GROUPS 

Teams must apply for the correct Cup, based on the "Play Level Guide" below. The system will scan all applications and those that have not been submitted to the correct play level will automatically be moved to the proper, corresponding Cup.

Any team that has not paid their application entry fee in full by the set deadline will not be allowed to participate. Your application is not complete until registration fee is paid in full. Teams withdrawing prior to the draw, but after the registration deadline, will be assessed $125.00 administrative fee. Teams withdrawing after the bracket draw date shall forfeit their entire entry fee.

If your team has changed their club affiliation since last year, or if your team has changed their team number or made a change to their name, make sure to notify the Cup Committee for proper seeding.

If your team or club is interested in hosting games and enjoy the advantages, please check out the hosting requirements

PLAY LEVEL GUIDE

All Teams may always "Play Up"

• Bronze / AA-B / AA-C / Red and Green teams can enter National Cup or State Cup Presidents Division, if they desire the increased competition.
  
• Silver Elite / AAA / Silver / AA-A/ Blue/LA Futbol Circuit/Central Coast/Bakersfield and SCDSL Level2 teams can enter National Cup, if they desire the increased competition.

Teams may not "Play Down"

• Bronze teams, AA-B / Red, AA-C / Green, LA Futbol Circuit,Central Coast League teams, Bakersfield teams, and SCDSL Level 3 can play Governors Division. Age groups U17-U19 must play in the Presidents Division.
  
• Premier, Gold, or SCDSL Level 1 (except U9, U10, U11, U18 and U19) teams must play National Cup and cannot play Presidents Division or Governors Division.

Central Coast Soccer League, LA Futbol Circuit, SCDSL Level 3, Bakersfield Soccer League, Signature, Recreation and other Leagues

• Teams may select the level of competition at which they are competitive.
  
• The State Cup Committee will review and may adjust the play level teams select based on actual league results.
  

Division Appeals - See below the chart

SCDSL Level 2 teams must apply to Presidents Division, not Governors. Only SCDSL Level 3 (U9-U16) are allowed to register for Governors Division. Cal South reserves the right to move teams into the appropriate State Cup Division that aligns them with the best competitive environment based on team's actual League win/loss record.

• Open to all teams playing in a Cal South Sanctioned League in the Bronze Division equal, or lower (includes all Recreation and Signature League teams) in the U9 through U16 age groups.
  
• Teams may play State Cup Governors Division, State Cup Presidents Division or National Cup. There is no further competition outside of Southern California

• Must play at least State Cup Presidents Division, can play in National Cup.
• In the U9-U11, U18-U19 age groups, the Presidents Division is open to all teams playing in Cal South Sanctioned Leagues in all play levels.
• In the U12 through U17 age groups, the Presidents Division is open to all teams playing in a Cal South Sanctioned Leagues in Silver Elite Division, or equal, or lower.
• Champions in the U13 through U17 age groups will represent Cal South in the US Youth Soccer Region IV Presidents Cup Regionals.
• Cal South teams U14 through U17 who win the Region IV Presidents Cup will represent Cal South and Region IV in the US Youth Soccer Presidents Cup National Finals.

• Must play National Cup.
  
• Open to teams in all play levels.
  
• Winning teams will represent Cal South at the US Youth Soccer Far West Regionals.
  
• Winners of the Regionals in the U13-U19 age group will advance to US Youth Soccer National Championship.
  

• Teams must register and pay for the State Cup Division per above Play Level Guide by the entry deadline.
  
• Teams losing 60% or more of their league games may appeal to play down to the next lower tournament division.
  
• Team appeals must be submitted by email to cmues@calsouth.com after the league ends or before the entry deadline (which ever comes first) for appeal division.
  
• Team appeals will be reviewed and approved or denied by the State Cup Coaches Committee and teams will be notified prior to the bracket draw.
• Team refunds will be issued for withdrawals requested prior to the registration deadline. Teams withdrawing after the registration deadline and prior to the bracket draw will receive a refund, less $125 processing fee.

 * Changes to team roster, adds, transfers, etc., including electronically posted changes to tournament entries made via Internet, must be posted by 6:00pm, evening before the draw
**Changes to the roster, adds, club passes, etc., manually or electronically, must be posted by 6:00pm of this date

FOR STATE CUP YOUNGER GOVERNORS DIVISION, U09 through U13 tentative start is January 26-27, 2013. Tentative finish is February 24, 2013.
FOR STATE CUP OLDER GOVERNORS DIVISION, U14 through U17, tentative start is April 6, 2013, with a tentative finish of April 21, 2013.
There will be no games on Easter weekend, March 30 & 31

We will determine the exact dates when we have all applications in for an age groups and we know how many fields we will have available to work with. When entering State Cup Governors Division competition, please plan on playing any and/or all of the above dates for your age/competition groups.

ACT NATIONAL TEST DATES
SEPT 8, 2012, OCT 27, 2012, Dec 8, 2012, FEB 9, 2013, APRIL 13, 2013, June 8, 2013
There are six ACT dates, so please, do not ask us to give your team off on April 13 , 2013.

2013 SPORTS AUTHORITY State Cup PRESIDENTS DIVISION
$665.00 Entry Fee ($600, if paid by 10/14/2012)

* Changes to team roster, adds, transfers, etc., including electronically posted changes to tournament entries made via Internet, must be posted by 6:00pm, evening before the draw
**Changes to the roster, adds, club passes, etc., manually or electronically, must be posted by 6:00pm of this date

For STATE CUP YOUNGER PRESIDENT'S DIVISION, U09 through U13, tentative start is February 9-10, 2013. Tentative finish is March 4, 2013.
For STATE CUP OLDER PRESIDENT'S DIVISION, U14 through U19, tentative start is April 13, 2013, with a tentative finish of April 28, 2013.
There will be no games on Easter weekend, March 30 & 31

We will determine the exact dates when we have all applications in for an age groups and we know how many fields we will have available to work with. When entering State Cup President's Division competition, please plan on playing any and/or all of the above dates for your age/competition groups.

ACT NATIONAL TEST DATES
SEPT 8, 2012, OCT 27, 2012, Dec 8, 2012, FEB 9, 2013, APRIL 13, 2013, June 8, 2013
There are six ACT dates, so please, do not ask us to give your team off on April 13 , 2013.

US YOUTH SOCCER 2013 REGION IV PRESIDENTS CUP: BOISE, IDAHO
US YOUTH SOCCER 2013 NATIONAL PRESIDENTS CUP: FLORIDA

2013 Cal South NATIONAL CUP
$745.00 Entry Fee ($695, if paid by 10/14/2012)
FEBRUARY 16 & 17 -SOCCER NATION EXPO 2013 -- NO GAMES SCHEDULED

* Changes to team roster, adds, transfers, etc., including electronically posted changes to tournament entries made via Internet, must be posted by 6:00pm, evening before the draw
**Changes to the roster, adds, club passes, etc., manually or electronically, must be posted by 6:00pm of this date

FOR NATIONAL CUP YOUNGER, U12-U13, tentative start is February 24, 2013, with tentative finish of March 18, 2013
FOR NATIONAL CUP OLDER, U14-U18, tentative start is April 21, 2013 and a tentative finish of May 20, 2013.
There will be no games on Easter weekend, March 30 & 31

BOYS & GIRLS U19 will start on Memorial Day Weekend, May 25, 26, & 27, 2013 We will determine the exact dates when we have all applications in for an age group and we know how many fields we will have available to work with. When entering National Cup competition, please plan on playing any and/or all of the above dates for your age/competition groups.

THE CAL SOUTH NCSA COLLEGE SHOWCASE WEEKEND featuring the National Cup U15 through U17 age groups will be held the weekend of May 11-12, 2013. Round of sixteen (16) games will be on May 11, with the round of eight (8) on May 12 . Location is Lancaster National Soccer Complex

SAT NATIONAL TEST DATES
Oct 6, 2012, Nov 3, 2012, Dec 1, 2012, Jan 26, 2013, March 9, 2013, May 4, 2013, June 1, 2013
There are seven SAT test dates, so please, do not ask us to give your team off on May 4, 2013

US YOUTH SOCCER 2013 FAR WEST REGIONALS: JUNE 17 - 23, HONOLULU, HAWAII
US YOUTH SOCCER 2013 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP: OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS