Top level teams consider tournament play an essential ingredient in team development and promoting awareness and interest in our Club.  Tournament match play will be designed to expose teams and players to the best competition from Region 1 and around the country and for the older age groups, to gain appropriate exposure for players that are interested in playing college soccer.  Teams will play a number of tournaments during the fall and spring seasons. Following are guidelines for anticipated tournament participation:

U-11 and U-12
Fall
• One tournament on or before Labor Day
• NJYS Championship Competition
• One other tournament
Spring
• One tournament prior to April 1st
• Sunburst
• One other tournament

U-13 and U-14
Fall
• One tournament on or before Labor Day
• NJYS Championship Competition
• One other tournament
Spring
• One tournament prior to April 1st
• Sunburst
• Two other tournaments

U-15 and U-16
Fall
• Two tournaments
Spring
• One tournament prior to April 1st
• Sunburst
• Two other tournaments

U-17 and U-18
Fall
• Two tournaments
Spring
• One tournament prior to April 1st
• Two other tournaments

U-11 and U-12 teams will be required to attend a minimum of one out-of-town tournament which will require overnight accommodation.  U-13 and older will be required to attend a minimum of two out-of-town tournaments which will require overnight accommodation.

U-11 to U-17 teams are required to play in the Sunburst Tournament. Note: All team families must volunteer to help make Sunburst successful.  A successful Sunburst tournament helps generate funds for the Travel Program which then helps reduces costs to the parents.

A provisional list of tournaments will be developed by the Premier Elite Head Coaches and Team Managers working in cooperation and will be distributed among Premier Elite teams who should coordinate their efforts.  Once the list of tournaments has been prepared, the Head Coach and Team Manager will meet with the team parents to discuss final selections. Once the list is finalized, teams are required to attend the selected tournaments.  Attendance at tournaments by multiple top level teams from our Club is encouraged as a means of promoting unity, friendship and camaraderie.

Every team is required to develop and maintain a Team web site that details the team’s current schedule, Head Coach’s name and qualifications, game results and other items.  The team web site must be linked to the WWPSA web site.