This year's tournament will be held on Columbus Weekend, October 11 and 12, 2008 at Greenvale Park in Poughkeepsie, New York.

Our format remains the same, all games in a division are played in one day at one venue, on one field, no running around town, or running from field to field. Just come and enjoy the day, set up your tents near your field and relax.

Fees: U9 - U11 micro soccer, $390 per team, U12 - U14, $420 per team

General Information: There are actually two one day tournaments, with the Boys U9 through U14 age groups playing on Saturday, October 11, 2008 and the girls from U9 through U14 playing on Sunday, October 12, 2008.

Format: All games for a given team will be played at only one venue, Greenvale Soccer Complex in the Town of Poughkeepsie, NY. Each division of 6 teams will play a round robin of five 28 minute games at one venue on one field. There will be 4 full sized and 3 micro fields at Greenvale. Games are played between 9 am and 6 pm, with teams closest to Poughkeepsie playing the earliest games. First and second place teams for each division are determined by win-loss record, points and tiebreakers (click on "2008 Rules" in the left navigation frame.

Awards:First and second place awards will be given for each group of 6, including when there is more than one group of the same age group. All U9 through U11 players not receiving a first or second place award will receive a participation award.

Rules: Please click on "2008 Rules in the left navigation frame. The most frequently asked questions are about guest players and roster size. See below.

1. Guest Players: Three (3) guest players are allowed. They must have a valid travel player pass or a special tournament pass issued by your league office. EHYSL players must adhere to league rules regarding guest players at tournaments and the coach must have all authorized forms with them at the tournament.
2. Team and Roster Sizes: (as per new US Youth Soccer guidelines and our league's rules of play
   1. U9 and U10: 7 + keeper, Roster max 14
   2. Under 11: 8 + keeper, Roster max 14
   3. U12 and up: Standard 11 person team, roster max 18
3. Micro Field sizes: U9 thru U11: Length 70-80 yards, width, 40-50 yards, goal size 7'x21'.

Makeup day/Refunds: If either day is cancelled (but not both), that day will be made up on Monday October 13. If both days are cancelled, it is unlikey the fields will be playable on Monday so there will be no make up day. In the event either day is cancelled, involved teams will receive a refund of 80% of the entry fee.