Come join us for the 11th Annual Daily Pilot Cup! 2010

The Pilot Cup is a one-week soccer tournament which involves all public and private schools in
the Newport Beach-Costa Mesa area.
It will be held Tuesday, June 1st to Sunday, June 6th
to see which school has the best soccer team in the following divisions:
• 3rd and 4th grade boys • 3rd and 4th grade girls
• 5th and 6th grade boys • 5th and 6th grade girls

Winners will receive commemorative awards. Winning schools will receive
the right to show off the Pilot Cup Perpetual Trophy Award for one year.
 
Don’t miss out on this chance to play soccer for your school and win the right to the Pilot Cup Perpetual
Trophy as the best soccer school in town. YES, we do need coaches and referees.
 
For more information, contact your child’s school and visit www.dailypilot.com/pilot_cup 


Please return form to school NO LATER than April 30th.

For more information, contact visit www.dailypilot.com/pilot_cup

Or contact Stephanie Gooding sogooding@cox.net 856-4611
Lisa Garvey LisaGwithCNC@yahoo.com 949-795-0066

Who plays? All 3rd -6th graders who want to participate will be allowed to play as long as they can come to the practices and games, have shin guards and cleats (kids actually could play in any shoes but cleats are recommended), and they have a registration form signed by the parent.

Tryouts? The coaches will evaluate the kids and split them up according to skill level with the stronger players on the gold team and the players who aren't as skilled on the silver team. In the past we have had enough kids interested in playing to field a gold and a silver team (or two) in each division. Practices for each division will be held together no matter which team a child is ultimately placed on. So, for example, all 3rd and 4th grade boys will practice together in the weeks leading up to the tournament despite the fact that ultimately the day before the tournament they will be split into the gold and silver teams. Teams will be announced the Friday before the tournament. The 3rd/4th graders will play 9v9 and the 5th/6th graders will play 11v11.

Cost? Each child must purchase a t-shirt for $5. In order to field teams we need to have adults to volunteer to coach the practices and games. In the past, some teams have not been able to find a parent to run the practices and so they have hired someone and split the cost amongst the players.

When? Practices will be in May, usually after school 2x per week. The time of practices is dependent on the volunteer coaches' availability so we don't know for sure when practices will be held. In the past the practices have been held at Lincoln. The tournament will run from June 1-6 at Costa Mesa High School and the adjoining Farm complex in Costa Mesa. Weekday games will start as early as 3:30 or as late as 7:30. Weekend games are also played. Typically, each team plays at least 3 games. If they win their pool then they move on to single elimination.

Every school does things a little bit differently regarding choosing teams, practices etc... The above information is what we plan to do at Lincoln.

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