Register Now: Copa ESPN Spring QT, March 14-16 2014 in Grand Prairie

Copa ESPN Spring Qualifying Tournament
Presented by Fred Loya Insurance
March 14-16, 2014 (Spring Break)
Mountain Creek Soccer Complex - Grand Prairie, Texas


REGISTRATION DEADLINE = MARCH 5th


This tournament is the fourth and final qualifying tournament for one of the fastest growing and most popular tournaments in North Texas - the Copa ESPN Championship (April 25-27). The top two finishers in each age group of this qualifying tournament will be automatically accepted into the Copa ESPN Championship.


This tournament is open to Boys & Girls teams in the recreational, academy, and competitive divisions.


U6-U7 - 7v7 - $350.00 - 22 Min. Halves
U8 - 8v8 - $395.00 - 25 Min. Halves
U9 - 9v9 - $425.00 - 25 Min. Halves
U10 - 11v11 - $495.00 - 30 Min. Halves
U11-12 - 11v11 - $525.00 - 30 Min. Halves
U13-14 - 11v11 - $550.00 - 35 Min. Halves
U15-19 - 11v11 - $595.00 - 40 Min. Halves


Features of this tournament include:
- Official Qualifying tournament to the 2014 Copa ESPN
- At least 3 games with NO "mini" games
- Gotsoccer used for registration, schedules, and results
- Sanctioned through US Club Soccer, so we can accept rosters from NTSSA (US Youth) or US Club Soccer at no additional charge.
- U90C's ProServices
- INC List
- VIP Pass
- Concierge Service


More information and online registration is available at www.u90c.com


REGISTRATION DEADLINE = MARCH 5th


Tournament Director: Mike Wilson
Email: Mike.Wilson@u90c.com
Phone: 469-587-7454

Registration Deadline is TOMORROW

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Registration Deadline is TODAY - www.u90c.com

Still looking for a few teams in certain age groups.  CLICK HERE for accepted teams list.

Looks like a fun tournament. Will schedules be out soon? Hopefully scheduler will work around league games as promised.   

Are guest releases required for this tournament?

Lucky 7's wrote:Are guest releases required for this tournament?

Yes, to ensure that all players are registered (insured)

Awful weekend for a tournament. Curious as to why this one got cancelled but Presidents Cup just a little down the road played on. Do GP fields not drain well. Allot of money from the teams down the drain with no points or qualifying.

Question for people running this tournament. When selecting teams who qualified how can you compare points of teams that played 2 games to teams that only had option of playing 1 game due to the weather and game cancelletion. Seems a little lopsided. I noticed in U12 G the 2 teams that qualified played 2 games. if you had compared fairly equal number of games played and first games played you would have had different teams qualify. As 2 teams only played 1 game. How was the winning team that only played 1 game supposed to have more points than a team playing 2 games. In fact, Keegan (who qualified) got 0 points in their first game. 3 other teams got more points in their first game but yet Keegan were allowed to qualify.

sideline fan wrote:Question for people running this tournament.   When selecting teams who qualified how can you compare points of teams that played 2 games to teams that only had option of playing 1 game due to the weather and game cancelletion. Seems a little lopsided.   I  noticed in U12 G the 2 teams that qualified played 2 games.  if you had compared fairly equal number of games played and first games played you would have had different teams qualify.   As 2 teams only played 1 game. How was the winning team that only played 1 game supposed to have more points than a team playing 2 games.  In fact, Keegan (who qualified) got 0 points in their first game.  3 other teams got more points in their first game but yet Keegan were allowed to qualify.

Tournament Director: Mike Wilson
Email: Mike.Wilson@u90c.com
Phone: 469-587-7454

Actually I would like to see the response to this also. Seems pretty unbalanced. How do you compare playing 2 games to only playing 1. Seems to be favoritism to the big clubs on this one. I looked up the tournament scores and the qualifying is really wrong. How do you respond to this

Well I am biased since we felt we were not treated fairly on this decision - but I too would like to hear a response   
After all - we are not a "big club" but are a new independent who has fought to get ranking (40's in NTX) and were 2nd highest ranked team on this tourney (02G) and only got to play one game with Saturday getting washed out.  It took two games for other team to get more points than our 1 game played.  Interesting choice of "champions" for sure.  
We look at this as a huge loss ($$) and points - and platinum status due to the rain out.  Should have made this up or moved to another date - especially if this is a true QT. but that's another thread.
And the alleged "at large bids" don't exactly leave my parents/players with the warm and fuzzy either - if we even get that - since we have not heard from ESPN Copa that it will be the case.  Far as I am concerned - no one qualified - or qualification should have been on level play - 1st game only.. Since not everyone got to play 2.
Dom?
Mike?

I am wondering why no one in this group is showing any respect for any of the teams playing in this tournament in particular the one above. It is a fair question to ask. I have seen this team play and they are a very good team. Is there a reason to not share this info? How do 2 teams qualify that it took 2 games to gather more points than a team only ALLOWED to play one game. You are a reputable group and usually put on great tournaments. Well respected. How about an answer please?

It is not a big club small club "thing" as you are suggesting, there is a bigger picture here. ESPN has now opened up the girls side of this event with U11-14 age groups. In the past it was a boys only tournament until last year.
The championship will have 8 girls teams competing for the title 6 spots thru QT stages ( only 5 qualified ) and 3 at large bids.
The teams that were advanced had nothing to with number of games played or point acquired but the playability of the teams that entered, to the already qualified qt teams and the over all picture of the championship. We only had two spots to give from this event.The records of those teams from the current leagues that they play in speak for themselves.When an event is rained out before completion and we are faced with an uneven number of games played we must advance someone knowing someone will not agree with our decision.
However I agree Shamrock United is an up an coming team this is why we recommended them for an at large bid into the championship, the final decision on this is with ESPN.

Hope this answers your concerns however if you still feel strongly feel free to contact me
mike.wilson@u90c.com
469-235-5573
Mike

Thank you for posting an explanation.

"The teams that were advanced had nothing to with number of games played or point acquired but the playability of the teams that entered, to the already qualified qt teams and the over all picture of the championship."

What does that mean? Does that mean they totally disregarded the partial tournament results and picked what they thought were the best/top ranked teams based on past performance?

It means that it didn't matter who did what in the tournament. For a tournament where classic teams were not supporsed to be part of the picture--see rules--its interesting that a LH D2 team qualified. They picked who they wanted regardless. Doesn't bode well for this tournament in the future. Teams beware of spending your $$$ on this one.   

Who is a LH D2 team? Liverpool Keegan is an Arlington team playing up in the 01 division and FC Dallas East is a Plano 2 team.

Just asking

And yes and no sports nerd it was a combination of results, who the teams played in the event and league performance since we were not able to complete the event

Dallas Cosmos 02 Black LH Div 2. Played in Jan/Feb qualifying tournament. Just over all bad way too handle. Didn't do any favors for the reputation this tournament.

No dog in this fight, but don't see a Dallas cosmos team listed under the accepted teams list   

Thank you for your input

You must not be looking in the right place. if you look on the tournament qualifying page, they are listed as qualifying under U12 along with Mutiny from the Jan/Feb tournament. pretty easy to see as it shows all teams qualifying.

And as for comparing schedule......Keegan lost their first game to FC D East. Won the second game against 03 team. Wow great competition.

it is what it is. Obvious favortism. I suggest all be careful of future tournaments.

Not sure how you could miss them as your team played them in that tournament and lost. if you look at the team page it shows them playing for LH..

My team?