11th Annual Texas Lightning Puma Cup USA




Tournament Champions and Finalist
Pictures added


Acceptance Letter (PDF)

Tournament Schedule

Tournament Standings

Tournament Rules
Tournament Rules Amendments dealing with Roster size and Quarterfinals.
Medical Release Form
Application to host

Dates: July 21, 22, & 23, 2006

Locations:

• Harold Patterson Sports Complex, Arlington, TX (Map) & Valley Ridge Soccer Complex, Cedar Hill, TX (Map)
• Teams playing first games at HP are responsible for putting up the nets and last teams are responsible for taking down the nets.
• City of Cedar Hill will take care of nets at Valley Ridge
• The concession stand at Harold Patterson will be open for the duration of the tournament and will also be operating "mobile concessions" circulating the complex.
• The concession stand at Cedar Hill will be open for the duration of the tournament

Fee:

• U-8 and U-9 Academy Teams $225.00
• U-11 through U-19 Competitive Teams $425.00

Deadline: July 12, 2006 for application and entry fee. Copy of the official state roster, notarized medical releases and traveling papers, where applicable, due at registration.

Team rosters are limited to:

• U-8 and U-9 Academy - 14 players
• U-11 through U-16 - 18 players,
• U-17 and U-19 - 22 players - Amendment to the PUMA CUP 2006 - filed with NTXSSA,
• No Guest Players for Academy Teams.
• Up to 5 guest players allowed for U-11 through U-19.

Academy Age Note:

Academy teams move up in age in August.
Academy age groupings are for the 2005-2006 soccer year.
U-10s move up on July 1 and are considered competitive U11s, therefore there will be no U10 Academy division.

Team Notification: Accepted Teams and Schedules will be posted on the website; www.texaslightning.org as soon as possible following the acceptance deadline. There will be no refunds for cancellations received after July 12th, 2006. Teams not accepted will receive a full refund. In the event of tournament cancellation, 50% of the registration fee will be retained to cover tournament start-up costs.

Age Groups: Boys and Girls, U-8 through U19. All players must be registered with their state association.

Participation: Each team will play a minimum of 3 games.

Referee: When available, all games will use a 3 man referee system with all referees being USSF certified.


Lodging: For information on lodging, contact Babette Haddox toll free at 1.866.281.5550 or by email to eventconnections@adelphia.net.

Application must be completed in its entirety and entry fee submitted in order for a team to be considered for acceptance.

Check-in Information:

Thursday, July 20 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
La Quinta Inn & Suites Arlington South

La Quinta Inn & Suites Arlington South
4001 Scot's Legacy Dr.
Arlington, TX 76015

Directions
I-20 W-bound: exit Matlock Rd., stay on frontage road.
I-20 E-bound: exit Matlock Rd., left across Interstate, left on frontage rd.
North side of I-20 on the service road.
La Quinta next to The Parks Mall

Check-in will be on Thursday evening only unless you live outside the DFW Metroplex and have prior approval for check-in at the fields.

The following items must be presented at time of check-in:

• 1. Copy of Official Roster
• 2. Traveling papers, if applicable
• 3. Notarized Medical Release Forms MUST be presented at check-in.

For more information or questions, contact:

Kathy Brown @ klbrown777@aol.com Tournament Director
Babette Haddox @ eventconnections@adelphia.net or 1.866.281.5550
Web Site: www.texaslightning.org
Call 817.424.2700 Box #1

Please send your entry fee by US Mail* to:

Texas Lightning Soccer Club
c/o Kathy Brown
4609 Lupin Place
Arlington, TX 76016

* Please do not send by carrier.
There may not be anyone available to accept the delivery.
Payment is due by July 17th