Columbia Kickoff

Applied Teams List: Click Here

Accepted Teams List: Click Here

Previous Applied Teams

2021

2020

Check-In Instructions: Click Here
Guest Player Registration: Click Here

Important Check-In Information

• Deadline to Check-In: Friday August 12, 2022
• Deadline to Make Changes: Wednesday August 17, 2022

          ***No changes will be made after Wednesday August 17, 2022 at 10 PM

Online Registration includes

• State/US Club/SAY approved Roster
• All Players Valid Player Passes (matches Roster)
• Team info Sheet
• Waiver/Release for Communicable Diseases Including COVID-19

** Due to USYSA Sanctioning, ALL players must have a valid player pass.  NO Birth Certificates will be accepted/allowed.

If you have any questions regarding check-in or guest player registration, please contact GotSoccer at checkin@gotsoccer.com

ELITE TOURNAMENTS LIGHTNING PROTOCOL

Elite Tournaments monitors weekend weather very closely for each tournament. The following situations are protocols that will be implemented in the case of lightning:

Game Has Not Kicked Off:

• Clock will start running when the game is scheduled to begin.
• If the delay ends and allows you to play at least 20 minutes, the game will resume with the limited time remaining on the clock. Teams and referees can determine warm-up time and halftime length, but the clock will continue to run. 
• If the delay does not allow you to complete 20 minutes to make the game official, the game will be cancelled, and scored as a 0-0 tie.

Game Has Kicked Off:

• If your game has kicked off and the first 20 minutes of the game have been completed, then the score will stand as is.
• If a game is suspended due to a lightning delay and the game has not reached the 20-minute mark, the game clock will continue to run.
• Clock will start running when the game is scheduled to begin.
• If the delay ends and allows you to play at least 20 minutes, the game will resume with the limited time remaining on the clock. Teams and referees can determine warm-up time and halftime length, but the clock will continue to run.
• If the delay does not allow you to complete at least 20 minutes to make the game official, the game will be cancelled, and scored as a 0-0 tie.

Safety Protocol:

• In the event of lightning, all play on fields must be stopped. Players, coaches, spectators, and referees must clear the playing surface and go to their vehicles.
• Games will only be allowed to resume after 30 minutes have passed since the last lightning strike within a 10-mile radius.

** This policy is subject to adjustment if there are additional clear and present options approved by the client and/or tournament committee **

Please be sure to monitor your email, the Elite Tournaments website, and Twitter (@elitetour) for updates.

Elite Tournaments is pleased to announce the appointment of Halpern Travel as our official Tournament Housing Coordinator for the Columbia Kickoff.  

Halpern Travel comes to us highly recommended for their commitment to providing professional service and for their attention to detail.  They have extensive experience in tournament housing coordination.  Halpern Travel’s secure, online hotel reservation system allows teams to view information about hotels, including rate, area location and amenities.  Teams are able to reserve their rooms 24/7.

Clubs requiring a large block of rooms for multiple teams should contact Halpern Travel for special assistance at 888.640.6400.

We look forward to partnering with Halpern Travel to successfully meet the housing needs of teams attending the Mid-Atlantic Kickoff


Hotel Reservations: Make Hotel Arrangements Here 

Looking for Goalkeeper Gloves?

Elite Tournaments is proud to be an official distributer for PRO-GK!

PRO-GK manufacturers gloves of the highest quality designed to elevate the level of play demanded in the game. Check out the 2022 new releases shown below (Tekta Contact, Tekta Surge). To see the full inventory of PRO-GK Gloves on the Elite Tournaments Store CLICK HERE.

Don’t know your size?

No problem, CLICK HERE for a Size Guide provided to show the measurements of the gloves in relation to Age and Height. 

For any questions regarding PRO-GK Gloves contact Kyle Scranton at kscranton@elitetournaments.com 

#BEELITE #PROGKNATION

We welcome all out of town referees! If you are interested in being a referee for this event, please contact our referee assignor, Missy Lambert at mglambert33@msn.com.

If you are scheduled to be a referee at this event, take a look at the rules and schedule links below for any changes:

• Tournament Schedule: Click Here
• Tournament Rules: Click Here