Crossfire Challenge

2020 Crossfire Challenge

Presented by Directors Mortgage

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College Showcase
Boys & Girls, U15-U19
July 10-13, 2020

Boys & Girls U9-U10
July 16-19, 2020

Boys & Girls U11-U14
July 17-20, 2020

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Tournament Update – Coronavirus

The tournament is still on for this July. If for some reason the situation changes and the tournament is cancelled all teams will receive a full refund.

XF Challenge

The Crossfire Challenge has become the premier youth tournament in the Pacific Northwest, with teams coming from throughout the United States and Canada. In previous years, teams from California South, California North, Oregon, Canada, Utah, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, Idaho, Alaska, Montana, Washington, Texas and beyond have attended. The 2019 Crossfire Challenge welcomed over 640 team from throughout the United States and Canada. We look forward to seeing you at the 2020 tournament!

Marriott – Seattle Redmond

The Redmond Town Center Marriott Hotel is the Official Headquarters Hotel for XF Challenge.

Scouting Zone

As part of The Crossfire Challenge experience, we are excited to continue our relationship with SCOUTINGZONE, a mobile scouting app that will enhance recruiting efforts at our showcase. SCOUTINGZONE provides a mobile database of player profiles where both scouts and players will maximize their opportunities to find the perfect match. It is imperative that all scouts (College, ODP, Professional, & US Soccer) have accurate team & player information. This is an elite service that we are providing (for free) to you!

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOUR TEAM? • Increase players’ opportunity to be recruited (by College, Professional, ODP & US Soccer scouts) • Scouts have real-time access to players’ information on their mobile device • Rosters/Player Profiles are linked to our showcase schedule: Scouts customize their own schedule to watch specific players & teams • Ensure players fill out their TOP 10: College scouts will receive a list of players in our showcase that are interested in their college program • FREE for all teams & players!

Tournament Housing Policy

The Crossfire Challenge Presented by Directors Mortgage is no longer a “Stay and Play” tournament. Each team is welcome to secure their choice of housing accommodations by booking directly with the hotel.

Scheduling

The U11 to U19 teams should be prepared to play on Friday. The first games on Friday will begin at 8am. The U9 and U10 teams will start play on Thursday afternoon. If a team is driving from more than 2 hours away we will do our best to schedule them to start no sooner than 12noon. The last game on Monday will kick-off no later than 3pm. Teams making flight arrangements need to be prepared to play in the 3pm game just in case.

Application Deadline

The application deadline is June 4th. Applications from teams outside of Washington will be reviewed when received. Washington teams will have their applications reviewed no later than June 7th.

Registration Fees :

We will be using the US Soccer standards on how many players are on the field for each age group (see below).

U9-U10 – 7 vs 7 Fee $700
U11-U12 – 9 vs 9 Fee $900
U13-U19 – 11 vs 11 Fee $975

* Parking is included in the price above. * Credit card will be billed upon acceptance to the tournament. * Refund: Prior to acceptance and prior to June 4, 2019, a 100% refund (minus $20 service fee). After acceptance and prior to June 4, 2019, a 50% refund (minus $20 service fee). After June 4, 2019 no refund.

Tournament Application/Gotsoccer

If you have any trouble with your GotSoccer account including username and password please contact GotSoccer Tech Support at 1-904-746-4446

Age Divisions

7 vs 7
U9 – Players born in 2012 or later
U10 – Players born in 2011

9 vs 9
U11 – Players born in 2010
U12 – Players born in 2009

11 vs 11
U13 – Players born in 2008
U14 – Players born in 2007
U15 – Players born in 2006
U16 – Players born in 2005
U17 – Players born in 2004
U18 – Players born in 2003
U19 – Players born in 2002

Division Level Placement

During the application process, teams can chose to apply to the Super, Gold or Silver Divisions. The tournament selection committee will review each application and will make placements based upon each teams previous record, the number of teams that have applied, etc. It is not guaranteed that a teams will be place in the division that they applied for.

Team Check-In

Team check-in will be at the Redmond Town Center Marriott Hotel on the Thursday night before the tournament. For those that can not make it to the hotel, you must be checked in two hours prior to their first scheduled game

Tournament Parking

Standard parking fees are included in the tournament registration. There will be no additional cost to park in general tournament parking.

Tournament Apparel

Tournament merchandise will be on site with a newly expanded retail venue that will be your source of all tournament apparel.

Tournament Notes & Reminders

There is NO Parking Fee (Cars with 4 or more people will have access to reserved Carpool Parking)
There is No RV Parking onsite during the tournament, overnight or daytime
No Pets are allowed on the fields, no exceptions
In order to preserve the condition of the fields throughout the tournament, all teams must warm-up off the games fields until 5 minutes before kick-off.
Individual tents/canopies can be set up for shade, however they need to be removed each night and set up in the morning. Tents/canopies left overnight will be removed. Nothing can be attached to the fence.

Practice Fields

All fields at the 60 Acres Complex are closed to all Crossfire Challenge participating teams prior to the tournament. If your team is looking for a practice field you may consider other local parks prior to 4pm each day. All local fields are usually booked after 4pm. Marymoor Park and Grasslawn Park are the two closest fields to 60 Acres.