May 25-28, 2018
The Soccer Association of Columbia/HC and Elite Tournaments would like to welcome you to the 42nd Annual Columbia Invitational. Columbia is centrally located between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, MD. For simply the best soccer competition, play in Columbia over Memorial Weekend and experience for yourself why Sports Illustrated, upon visiting our tournament, proclaimed that, "Here (Columbia), arguably is the heartland of U.S. Soccer.
Overview
The Soccer Association of Columbia/HC and Elite Tournaments would like to welcome you to the 42nd Annual Columbia Invitational.
The Soccer Association of Columbia/ Howard County and Elite Tournaments are proud to announce that in honor of Memorial Day Weekend, we will be hosting a collection drive for the troops and their families!Donation List: https://goo.gl/ivtyDpAll donations will be given to the United Service Organizations (USO) locations at BWI Airport and Fort Meade. The USO develops programs and services which help support troops and their families throughout their time in service.All items can be dropped off at the headquarters location of each tournament site. If you have any questions or would like to donate and cannot attend the event, please contact Cara Martin at cmartin@elitetournaments.com
New for this event: This event will carry full tournament insurance!
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To ensure the quality of service provided during our tournaments, the Tournament Committee has appointed THS as the official Hospitality Service for this event. All teams are mandated to book any hotel reservations through THS to insure their place in our tournaments. Any teams that do not comply will be at risk of forfeiting their acceptance.By using THS as our booking service the Columbia Invitational Tournament can offer our "Act of God" Clause. This states "Should this event should be cancelled for reasons beyond the Event Organizer's control (including weather), all outstanding reservations will be released at no charge to the participants."Hotel Reservations: Make Hotel Arrangements Here
Did you miss the pre-order window? Don't worry, we will be selling official Under Armour tournament shirts at the following locations:
Shirts will be for sale at the headquarters tent for each of the above locations. Apparel is printed in limited quantities, so stop by earlier in the weekend for the best chance at getting your preferred color and size. We accept cash and all major credit cards on-site. No refunds will be issued.If you have pre-ordered your apparel it will be available for pickup at the location of your first game! If you have any apparel questions, please contact Dominic Acosta.
Own The Goal: Elite Goalkeeper Training (OTG) is pleased to offer a unique goalkeeper opportunity for the goalkeepers participating in this year’s 2017 Columbia Invitational Tournament—Goalkeeper Clinics! The Goalkeeper Clinics will help goalkeepers get sharp for the tournament and finish the spring season strong.Clinic DetailsOTG Goalkeeper Clinics will be 75 minutes and will include footwork, handling, diving, positioning and angle play. The cost of the Clinic is $65 and includes an OTG gift. Spots are limited so register now to secure your spot!“Fantastic session. The coaching was excellent and the advice from Coach Celia at the end has resonated with both my kids. They quoted from her talk – “if you believe, you can”... Glad we were able to make it and will not miss one minute next year!”
-All registration fees are non-refundable-
Below are known vendors for this event. If you are interested in becoming a vendor at one of our events, please contact Elle Marks at emarks@elitetournaments.com for more information!CEC Photography:
GoPlay Tours
Physiotherapy Associates
S&M Concessions:
Simax Sports:
Top Tier Soccer:
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Player InformationPlayer Profile Books: Please make sure that you update your player profile information in the GotSoccer system so it is accessible by college coaches. You may need to contact your team manager or coach to add this information. This is the information that will be given to college coaches looking to recruit players.Player Self-Recruiting: Elite Tournaments highly recommends that players reach out to the schools that they are interested in playing for. Many coaches come to our events to scout for pick up players, but will not realize that you interested in playing for their team unless you reach out to them! We also know that you have many schools that you are looking to play for that are not currently signed up to attend our event. You are encouraged to reach out to schools you are looking to attend, and let them know which events you will be playing in this season. We welcome you to invite these coaches to attend this event. If you have a coach that you are inviting to attend, please have them pre-register at the link above.
If you wish to referee the tournament, please complete our referee availability form. We welcome all out of town referees. If you are scheduled to be a referee at this event, take a look at the rules and check the schedule online for any changes. Any questions please contact our Director of Officials, Mark Jennings, at markelite@outlook.com
Cody PearsonTournament Directorcpearson@elitetournaments.comDominic AcostaApparel Questionsdacosta@elitetournaments.comJessica GillespieCheck-In/Application Questionsjgillespie@elitetournaments.com
Columbia, MDOlney, MDBWI Area
Boys & Girls U09- U19
Tournament May 25-28, 2018
Application Deadline April 15, 2017
Schedules Released May 12, 2017
Apparel Pre-Order May 18, 2017
Official Tournament Gear is Now Available! Check out the latest merchandise and pre-order your shirts to ensure you get the color and size of your choice! Pre-Order Deadline: May 18th
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