We hope you are all getting excited for the tournament this weekend! It's been a year since our last tourney, and we can't wait! It will be a beautiful day, with a low of 59, a high of 83 with a couple clouds and mountains in the backdrop.
***If you are not registered, there will be NO regular season games tomorrow.***
Each team is scheduled to play three games on their designated day, so please view the attached schedule for their game times/fields. Coach Sean will be running the command tent on the North Side (younger kids), and Erin will be hopping around to the different fields to watch our girls play!
This season, they have created a live document that has tabs at the bottom that will be tracking scores which are used to determine ranking throughout the day. There will also be QR codes around the complex that you can scan to get a live update of your team's progress. There are multiple tabs on the live Excel document below, so be sure you check out the updates throughout the day.
VIEW ONLINE SCHEDULE and SCORES: https://tinyurl.com/
WHERE: 8081 E. Princess Drive, Scottsdale, 85255 at the Scottsdale Soccer Complex, park on the north side of the complex.
ARRIVE: Please arrive 45-60 minutes before your first game to check in down at the fields at the command tent (not by the parking lot), then find your team and warm up.
WHAT TO BRING: Bring lots of water, food / snacks (avoid sugary foods between games) for our players and canopy tents if you have them. Please share when possible while promoting safe distancing (masks are not required but encouraged). We were supposed to have a food vendor on-site, but Covid apparently hit a couple of the workers. We are working on new food vendors. Otherwise, there are many restaurants about 5-10 minutes away.
THE GAMES: Remember, mistakes happen during games refereeing. It happens in championship games of World Cup matches, so they will certainly happen in Scottsdale with our Activstars crew who is doing their best. It’s the nature of officiating. There is no instant replay – we just move on. Remember to have fun and cheer on kids from both teams. The event is really about the kids learning and having fun. Winning a trophy is just icing on the cake and shouldn’t be the focus.
QUALIFYING FOR STATE: The teams with the top points (W/L/D/Score) that will be advancing to State Finals will be announced at the awards ceremony at the command tent directly after each team's 3rd/final game of the day. You can also monitor your child's team on the Schedule/Score document link (see above). This season, the State Tournament will be on Sunday, May 2nd and is an additional fee, but teams get two games guaranteed, including a third if they win their first game to reach the semifinals. We usually have the highest number of teams advancing to State than any other site, but we also reiterate to the kids and parents, we are here to learn, improve, and have fun! Regardless of qualification, we are proud of ALL of our Cielo teams. Our players and parents always represent Cielo with sportsmanship, humility, and camaraderie.
Contact me if you have any questions!
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