Mankato RiverBend SoccerFest

June 9, 2012

Online Registration Available Soon!

Registration Deadline: May 12, 2012

Mankato United Soccer Club invites you to participate in the 2012 Mankato Riverbend SoccerFest, a soccer jamboree for rec, rec plus and C3 teams age groups U8-U12.

Soccerfest will run from 9 am to approximately 6 pm on Saturday, June 9, 2012, with play at Land of Memories park.

We  will have separate brackets for boys and girls teams in U7/U8, U9/U10, and U11/U12.

Our goal for SoccerFest is to provide players with an opportunity to experience the pleasure and excitement of playing soccer in a jamboree environment that is safe, fair and fun. All players will receive participation medals. A free tournament souvenir will be provided to all rostered players and the team head coach.

Questions? Please contact Dan Cronn-Mills at danielcm@hickorytech.net or 507-779-0869.

Riverbend SoccerFest is tobacco, alcohol, and drug free.

Mankato Riverbend Soccerfest will follow FIFA rules except as modified by MYSA and the tournament.

Check-in: Teams must submit an official roster and show medical authorization forms for players. Check-in will begin at 7 am.

All competitive and Rec-Plus players must be registered with MYSA and have valid player passes. Rec players must be listed on a team roster.

All referees will be certified USSF officials.

Each team will play three games. We will try and schedule a break between matches.

• U8 will play two 15-minute periods
• U10 and U12 will play two 20-minute periods
• U12 games will play two 25-minute periods

SoccerFest is a player-centered event. Everyone present will be responsible for helping to promote a positive atmosphere. Players, coaches, spectators and officials, will follow the code of conduct as described in the MYSA Policies and Rules Manual.

Procedures for red cards will follow the MYSA Policies and Rules Manual.

Registration Information

All registration is online: Online Registration Available Soon!

Roster Limits

• U8 is 5-8 players
• U10 is 8-12 players
• U12 is 10-14 players

SoccerFest Team Registration Fees:

• U8 is $120
• U10 is $160
• U12 is $180

Registration Deadline: May 12, 2012.

Acceptance: Mankato Riverbend SoccerFest will accept teams based on date of receipt of registration. Once brackets are full, any additional teams will be placed on waiting lists. Teams will receive notification of acceptance no later than May 28, 2012.

Withdrawal: A team that withdraws before May 28 will receive a 50% refund of the registration fee. If another team is available to take the place of the team withdrawing, then the withdrawing team will receive a 100% refund, minus a $20 administrative fee. Teams that withdraw after May 26 will receive no refund.