Tournament Information
CELEBRATING 31 YEARS OF GIRLS SOCCER
This Year's Tournament
Saturday and Sunday, June 18th and 19th, 2011. This year's tournament will be approximately 24 teams per full sided age group, get your application in early!
Last Year's Tournament
The Thirtieth Annual JAGS Invitational Tournament was held on June 19th & 20th 2010. More than two hundred teams from nine states participated. Teams from New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Delaware, and Rhode Island. Last year's tournament results can be found by clicking here.
Sanctions
The tournament is approved for USYSA and US Club player passes and will be played under the jurisdiction of the NJYSA and US Club for the JAGS 2011 tournament.
SELECT AND SUPER Y TEAMS or PASSES ARE NOT PERMITTED IN THE JAGS TOURNAMENT.
All USYSA teams must have notarized medical release forms for each player.
Competition
The Tournament offers Divisions in U-19, U-17, U-16, U-15, U-14, U-13, U-12, U-11, U-10 and U-9. U-9 and U-10 teams will play small sized fields, in round robin competition with participation awards for all participants. Full sided games will consist of 30 minute halves. Small sided games 25 minute halves. U18 and U19 will play in the same flight.
Guest Player Policy
U11-U19 : 5 guest players not to exceed 18 total players per match but 22 players are permitted to be registered per team. Players and guest players must all be registered and play under the same player passes as the team registers at registration. For Example: If a team is using US Club passes they must be registered that way for the tournament then every player must be playing with a US Club pass and not a USYSA pass. USYSA and US Club player passes can not be mixed for guest players or rostered players to form a team in the tournament.
U09 - U10 : maximum 3 guests, not to exceed 14 total players. With no guest players, maximum roster size: U9, 10 maximum 14 players. U11 - U19 maximum 22 players (of which only 18 may be suited per match).
Registration
Mandatory registration will be Friday, June 17th from 6pm until 9pm at a location to be determined. NO EXCEPTIONS, NO SATURDAY REGISTRATION.
Locations
Mercer County Park Complex, Bordentown (Friendship Fields), and The College of NJ - Specific directions to be provided at a later date.
Tournament Souvenirs
Official Tournament T-shirts be available at all field sites throughout the weekend. This years T-shirt design will be available for you to pre-order on the web.
Awards
Awards will be given to the players on the first and second place teams in each division. *Small Sided teams will only receive participation awards. Standings are not recorded for these age groups. All teams are encouraged to exchange club patches or pins.
Plan a Mini-Vacation While at JAGS
The campus of Princeton University and town of Princeton are only minutes away. Other universities are nearby, including Rutgers, College of New Jersey, and Rider University.
The Statue of Liberty is only 60 minutes away. Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell, only 45 minutes to Center City, Philadelphia. The Jersey Shore, Six Flags Great Adventure and Sesame Place are within one hour. Five major malls are within minutes.
Hotel Accommodations
This year’s Tournament is a stay-n-play event. Hotels are available through Titan Travel. Contact Alan at alan@titanlodging.com or 732-419-2525
2011 Permission to Host
JAGS application permission to host
Vendor Contact
Vendors wishing to participate at the JAGS Tournament should contact Bill Gosselin at golfdolph@aol.com or call 609-585-0726.
College Coordinator
Information concerning player profiles or college coaches should be directed to Wayne Partenhiemer, medstrike@verizon.net.
Age Group Coordinators
U9/U10 : TBDU12 : Steve Eckel - jasgsu9coor@aol.com
U13 : Mike Gummel - mgummel@hotmail.com
U14 : Jim Davis - jdavis6@hvc.rr.com
U15 : Jim Davis - jdavis6@hvc.rr.com
U16 : Harold Fink - Hfink@njm.com
U17 : Phil Alu - hibohawks@versizon.net
U18/19 : Mark Washington - mwashin510@aol.com
Additional information
Please feel free to contact:
Tom Bayless - 609-585-4335 or 609-240-7089, tbayless13@optonline.net
Rick Firth - 609-585-9566 or 609-658-8410, hpts.hpts@verizon.net