GYSC Enforces a No Smoking, No Alcoholic Beverages,
No Pets, No Grills, and No Verbal Abuse of Anyone policy.

REGISTRATION WILL OPEN APRIL 15th!

Fees for 2010 are $550.00 for U9, U10, U11/U12 (8v8 format) and $575.00 for U11/U12 (11v11 format) - U18

Team registration will take place from 6-7:30 pm on Friday, August 27th, 2010 at the Gettysburg Firehall. Directions to the Gettysburg Firehall: 35 North Stratton Street, Gettysburg, PA 17325 (NOTE: This is a different location the the 2009 Blue Gray Cup & Battlefield Blast Tournaments)

Certified rosters, player passes with photos and medical release forms will be checked and verified at that time. Permission to travel forms are only required for teams outside of Region 1. New Jersey State Association does require teams from that state to obtain a permission to travel form.

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Gettysburg - Gettysburg Battlefield Blast Soccer Tournament (GYSC)

All teams are scheduled 6 games: Three 25-minute games and Three 50-minute games. No games will be played on Friday. Please reserve Friday evening for manditory team registration. On Saturday, each team will play three mini-games and one full-length (50 minutes) game. All teams will return on Sunday to play two full-length games. If for some reason a team is a no-show in your division it's possible to play less then 6 games.

This is a patch exchange tournament. We encourage patch exchange, however, it is not required.

Individual player trophies are presented to first and second place teams in each division of U9 through U17 age groups.

The Battlefield Blast is open to both Boys and Girls competitive club teams. This is a USYSA sanctioned tournament through Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Association. All teams must be in good standing with their state association in order to participate.

Official team rosters, validated player passes with photos and medical release forms are required of all teams accepted into the tournament. Permission to Travel forms are only required if your team is from outside Region 1. * New Jersey State Association does require teams from that state to obtain a permission to travel form.

Professional photographers will be taking live game action photos, (individual focus & portraits by request) at this tournament. These photos will be avaliable for purchase onsite at a discounted rate and online at GYSC.SMUGMUG.COM after the tournament.

If you would like to be notified when these photos are avaliable online, please click here to register your email address. Photos are uploaded to gysc.smugmug.com same day.

U9 - U11/U12 (8 v 8)
U11/U12 - U17 (11 v 11)

(U11 & U12 will be 8 v 8 and 11 v 11) Formats Tournament is open to both boys and girls teams at each age group.

Numerous sites in Gettysburg, PA and the surrounding communities. Specific playing locations will be determined after the tournament deadline date has passed. We will not know where individual age groups are playing until after that time, please do not email us in advance.

Directions to Tournament Locations

Team registration will take place from 6-7:30 pm on Friday, August 27th, 2010 at the Gettysburg Firehall. Directions to the Gettysburg Firehall: 35 North Stratton Street, Gettysburg, PA 17325 (NOTE: This is a different location the the 2009 Blue Gray Cup & Battlefield Blast Tournaments)

U9 & U10: Up to 2 guest players are permitted if necessary to assure an adequate number of players. The size of the entire roster, including guest players, is 14. U9 & U10 play 8 v 8.

U11 & up: Up to 3 guest players are permitted if necessary to assure an adequate number of players. The size of the entire roster, including guest players, is 18. U11 & up play 11 v 11.

(U11 & U12 will be 8 v 8 and 11 v 11)

We will not know where individual age groups are playing until after that time, please do not email us in advance.

U9, U10, U11 (8v8 format), U12 (8v8 format): $550
U11 (11v11), U12 (11v11) and above: $575

Note: Withdrawing a team from the tournament must be done in writing and received in our office on or before the tournament entry deadline to be eligible for a refund. Withdrawing any team after the tournament entry deadline date will result in the forfeit of the entire tournament entry fee, no exceptions. In the event of bad weather, shortening or canceling this event, entry fees may not be returned.

All teams are REQUIRED to present the following items at Registration:

• Your state-approved roster and/or a copy of such that we may keep;
• Player passes for each player INCLUDING all guest players;
• Medical release forms for each player INCLUDING all guest players (Your club's own medical release forms will suffice)
• Permission to Travel Form, if your team is from OUTSIDE Region 1 New Jersey State Association does require teams from that state to obtain a permission to travel form.

REGISTRATION WILL OPEN APRIL 15th!

Fees for 2010 are $550.00 for U9, U10, U11/U12 (8v8 format) and $575.00 for U11/U12 (11v11 format) - U18

If you have further questions, please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions.