In 2010 the tournament will be played again in Cortland on outstanding fields, including six fields at the SUNY Cortland sports complex, two fields at the Tompkins Cortland Community College and one field at the Homer High School stadium.
In 2010 the two tier registration fee structure will be retained. All teams will pay a $475 registration fee to enter the tournament, but those teams that do not qualify for the final four will receive a $200 reimbursement following their last play down match.
The State Cup chairman will be Hugh Goodridge and we welcome additional community soccer committee members, to help in soliciting sponsors, managing the process, and supporting the weekend tournament. If anyone would like to join us please email the state office at office@nyswysa.org
- March 6 Online entry complete ($475 tournament entry fee for each team)
- March 19 Payment and supporting documentation complete
- March 27 2:00pm Blind Draw, at Country Inn and Suites, Cortland
- April 4 Home team must contact away team
- April 8 Away team must respond to home team contact
- April 9 Roster freeze for U12 - U18 teams; roster due to NY West
- April 11 Playdown dates and times to Cup coordinator
- April 14 Cup coordinator confirms dates & times and notifies referee assignor
- April 23 U19 roster freeze if more than 4 teams, roster due to NY West
- May 14 U19 roster freeze if 4 or fewer teams register, roster due to NY West
- April 26 Playdown matches may start
- May 1, 2 Blackout dates ] ODP Development weekend, not subject to change
- May 15 First round play]down matches must be complete
- May 23 All playdown matches must be complete
- May 28 All final four schedules will be posted on the NY West web site
- June 4, 5, 6 State Cup Final Four Tournament
Note: The tournament dates include SAT testing on June 5, so plan accordingly.
The seeding rules for playdown matches were changed in 2009 to improve the final four team selection process and these rules will continue in 2010. Registered teams that participated in the previous year’s Final Four series at State Cup will be seeded in the order they finished in the previous year’s standings, provided their roster has at least 51% of the same players as the previous year. New entries will be seeded according to random selection during the blind draw. Therefore to gain your seed, we must see at least a 51% state cup roster in RosterPro prior to the Blind Draw.
For the 2010 tournament, the NY West Board of Directors has clarified the rules for red cards, and will enforce these uniformly. In short, red cards earned during State Cup playdown matches and final four matches will be served in State Cup matches, but red cards not earned in State Cup play will not be served in State Cup matches.
Specific details regarding these new rules will be posted on the web site.
New York State West Youth Soccer is happy to announce that Hugh Goodridge, of Baldwinsville, NY, has returned as the 2010 State Cup Chairman. Hugh can be reached via e-mail at statecupchair@nyswysa.org
