Dear Soccer Coaches,

The Lutherville Timonium Recreation Council Soccer Program is pleased to announce the 8th Annual "COUNTY CUP CLASSIC AT LUTHERVILLE" Youth Soccer Tournament. Competition is open to both "A" and "B" level teams. The tournament dates are August 24th, 25th and 26th, 2007. Please check our website at LTRCSoccer.org for information and schedules.

The tournament is designed for Recreation and C.Y.O. travel teams.

DIVISIONS AND GUIDELINES

BOYS DIVISIONS:

Boys Under 8 - Open to all teams
Boys Under 10 Gold - Any U10 or U9 team
Boys Under 10 Silver - Any U10 "B" or U9 team
Boys Under 12 Gold - Any U12 or U11 team
Boys Under 12 Silver - Any U12 "B" or U11 team
Boys Under 14 Gold - Any U14 or U13 team
Boys Under 14 Silver - Any U14 "B" or U13 team

GIRLS DIVISIONS:

GIRLS Under 8 - Open to all teams
GIRLS Under 10 Gold - Any U10 or U9 team
GIRLS Under 10 Silver - Any U10 "B" or U9 team
GIRLS Under 12 Gold - Any U12 or U11 team
GIRLS Under 12 Silver - Any U12 "B" or U11 team
GIRLS Under 14 Gold - Any U14 or U13 team
GIRLS Under 14 Silver - Any U14 "B" or U13 team

Boys and Girls U8 and U10 will play 7 vs 7. All other games will be 11 vs 11.  U11 teams playing under the U12 Silver division will be playing as 11 vs 11.

A player's age as of 8/1/07 shall be used to determine player eligibility. Players' birth certificates or ID cards should be carried by the coaches in the event a roster player's eligibility is questioned. Players may not play for more than one team or in more than one age bracket. Any team using ineligible players will forfeit any games in which the ineligible players participated. Completed rosters must be turned into tournament headquarters at Ridgely Middle School prior to playing your first game.

Each divisional winner of the "County Cup Classic" will be awarded the team Perpetual Cup Trophy to commemorate their victory. This trophy remains with the winning team during their reign as Cup winners but must be returned for the following year's tournament and remains the property of LTRC Soccer. Eighteen individual trophies will be awarded to the champions and runner-up teams in each division, except U8 and U10 which will have fourteen.

All teams will be scheduled a minimum of three games. The tournament is not responsible for any forfeits.

Additional information such as rules and roster forms will be mailed out to all accepted teams in the tournament. The rain dates for the tournament would be the weekend of August 31st, September 1st, and 2nd, if necessary.

Registration can be done online via our website at www.ltrcsoccer.org.  Click on the registration button under the County Cup Classic.

Due to field availability, space is limited in each division. Applications will be processed on a first-come, first-serve basis. We hope to accommodate everyone that applies; however, this may not be possible. Please enter as early as possible. The fee for the 2007 County Cup Classic is $260, if received prior to July 21, 2007. After July 21, the fee is $285. Checks should be made payable to "LTRC Soccer". Applications without a check attached will not be processed. Once a team is accepted into the tournament, no refunds will be possible. The schedule will be posted on our website approximately ten days prior to the tournament.

REFEREE FEES

Last year, the fees were as follows for each team:

Under 8

$16

One Referee

Under 10

$26

Two Referees

Under 12

$28

Two Referees

Under 14

$31

Two Referees

The fees are subject to change this year. Final amounts will be published with the rules prior to the Tournament.

ATTENTION 2006 DIVISION CHAMPIONS

The Perpetual Cup Trophies must be returned to Richard Deuber by July 1, 2007. Please contact Richard at (410) 252-2922 to arrange for return of your trophy. You can also contact Richard at rdeuber@rhdconsultingllc.com.  

If you have any questions concerning the tournament, please call:

Richard Deuber

203 Brightdale Road
Timonium, MD 21093

rdeuber@rhdconsultingllc.com