General

Can I register my team early Saturday morning? No. All teams are required to participate in the mail in registration process--deadline Sept. 13, 2010.

Can USYSA registered players participate as guest players on a US Club registered team? If so, is there any paperwork or fees that need to be processed? US Club Soccer is the deciding entity in terms of if they will allow a USYSA player to guest on one of their registered teams. US Club Soccer indicates that yes, a USYSA registered player can participate as a guest player on a US Club registered team. The USYSA registered player, must follow the rules of his respective USYSA State Association, and the tournament in regards to guest players (player loans). As the guest player is registered through USYSA he must have all appropriate approvals and paperwork required by his respective State Association. US Club Soccer will not require any paperwork for a guest player who is carded with USYSA.

How many divisions per age group will the tournament have in 2010? The OP Invitational anticipates that each age group will consist of Elite (Green), Premier (Black) & in some cases, a Select (White) division. The Green division will be the upper division. Each division will be targeted to contain 8 teams. Although some divisions may contain 10 or 12.

I am a US Club Soccer registered team and I am required to bring a "Letter of Good Standing" with me to registration. Where do I get that ? US Club Soccer "Letters of Good Standing" may be obtained from US Club Soccer by (1) logging into their website as a member at http://www.usclubsoccer.org with your username and password, (2) select Registration Forms, and (3) download form C011 Membership Confirmation Memo (aka Letter of Good Standing). Submit the form with the remainder of your requirements at Team Registration.

I have misplaced my original registration forms. How can I get duplicates ? Downloadable versions of the forms are located on our website.

We have medical release forms on file from our league play and/or recent tournament. Can we use these instead of the forms from the Web site? Yes, you may use your medical release forms, but they must be forms filled out from the current season which is fall of 2010 this year.

WHAT DO I NEED TO MAIL IN TO REGISTER MY TEAM? USYSA REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS If registering under USYSA you will be required to provide copies of: 1. State Approved Roster (two copies) 2. Player Pass Cards (for each player and guest player) 3. Coach Pass Cards (for each registered coach) 4. Liability Release Form (must be signed by ALL coaches & parents) 5. Travel Permit (if from outside of Ohio South) 6. Guest Player Roster (if applicable) 7. Hotel Form US CLUB SOCCER REQUIREMENTS If registering under US Club Soccer affiliation, you will be required to provide: 1. Approved Official Roster (from your member organization) 2. Letter of Good Standing (from your organization) 3. Player Passes (for each player) � Passes MUST BE LAMINATED 4. Coach Passes (for each coach) � Passes MUST BE LAMINATED 5. Liability Release Form (must be signed by ALL players & parents) 6. Hotel Form Teams may have no more than 18 players (U10 teams may have no more than 14 players). Four guest players per team will be permitted as long as they are currently USYSA registered and possess a stamped player pass card in the correct age group.

When and where is registration? Registeration is done via mail in process only.  Please refer to above.  Any question(s) regarding registration should be directed to the Tournament Director at OPEaglesInviteReg@gmail.com. Players and/or teams which are not compliant with registration requirements will not be able to participate.

Hotels/Travel

Our team needs a hotel. Can you help us with that? The Tournament Committee has secured well over 2000 hotel rooms throughout central Ohio. To locate a hotel participating with the tournament just locate the link "2010 Hotel Listing" on the left. From there you can call or e-mail the participating hotel of you choice. All teams are responsible for arranging their own housing. YOU MUST USE ONE OF THE HOTELS ON THE LIST. There are some important dates to be aware of when securing hotel rooms. All rooming lists and individual team reserations with credit card information are due to the appropriate hotel no later than 8/20/10. Reservations not made by that date will be released & rebooked. All cancelations made after 8/27/10 will result in the first nights room and tax being charged to the credit card attached to the reservation. It is the committees hope that these new guidelines will assure that there will be a sufficient number of rooms available for all of our tournament guest.

What is a "stay and play" tournament? Simply stated, if your team requires hotel accommodations and is accepted to this tournament, your team must stay at one of the participating tournament hotels. These participating hotels are reviewable on the "2010 Hotel Listing" link to the left.

Why is this tournament a stay and play tournament? What is the penalty? We work very hard to keep our costs down and also balance the economic impact a tournament like ours can have to support the city in which Ohio Premier Eagles and the OPE Invitational are headquartered. The approved hotels on this website assist with both concerns. To make it managable we have over 2000 room nights "blocked" for our out of town teams from these combined hotels. You’ll find price and amenities of all ranges. Any accepted team to the 2010 tournament who does require overnight accommodations and does not book with our approved hotels will forfeit their accepted status. The OPE Invitational does not use an outside housing service.