Thank you to everyone who attended the Midwest Spring Invite. Aside from Mother Nature doing her thing it was a great success. Send team and tournament photos to soccergrandrapids@comcast.net. CHAMPIONS CROWNED IN TEN GIRLS DIVISIONS- April 25th & 26th, 2009 u10 Girls National- Bloomfield Force Purple u11 Girls International- Livonia Fire Makki u12 Girls National- Michigan Hawks u12/13 Girls International- SCOR u13 Girls National- Alliance FC u14 Girls National- Livonia Fire Makki u15 Girls International- Alliance FC u18 Girls International- Kitchener Spirit Women's 30+ C- Red Hawks Women's 30+ B- Downtown Trini's CHAMPIONS CROWNED IN NINE BOYS DIVISIONS- April 18th & 19th, 2009 u18 Boys International- Metro Starsu16 Boys International- Alliance FC u14 Boys National- Alliance FC 13s u13 Boys National- Saline Sting u12 Boys National- Michigan Future Stars u11 Boys National- Tri-Cities Strikers Swain u10 Boys National- Crew Jrs. u9 u9 Boys International- Tri-Cities Strikers Moran u9 Boys National- Alliance FC u8s Spring Invite Kicks off under Beautiful Conditions! SCORES (updated Monday April 20th, 2009) Email your tournament photos to : soccergrandrapids@comcast.net APPLICATION TO HOST FOREIGN TEAMS APPROVAL POSTED (See Attachment at bottom of page). Location: Michigan Field Sports Complex , Lowell, MI ** View Map **Map takes you to the corner of Fallasburg road and IKE. Turn right on IKE. Complex is 3/4 mile down at the end of IKE. Director: Abrahm Shearer 616-682-4700 or 616-881-3871. Youth Sanctioning: US Club Soccer Adult Sanctioning: Independent, Fully Insured Tournament Boys and Girls Weekend Entry Fees: $395 u8-u10 Boys and Girls
$475 u11-u12 Boys and Girls
$525 u13-u19 Boys and Girls
Men's and Women's Entry Fees: $575 Over 30 Women and Women's Open $575 Over 30 Men and Men's Open Boys Weekend- Hotel Link Now Available!! Girls Weekend- Hotel Link Now Available!! Booking through our hotel system is mandatory for out of town teams. Follow this link for more information. Registration Deadlines-
Boys Weekend and Men's Deadline: March 27th, 2009 Girls Weekend and Women's Deadline: April 3rd, 2009 International Teams We are anticipating a number of international (Canadian) teams to attend these weekends. We will post US Soccer approval to host international matches no later than March 20th, 2009. Tournament Highlights!!!!
| "Our only complaint was for Mother Nature. Your staff and crew did everything necessary and communicated changes in a friendly and quick manner. Great Job! " spring 2009 "Thank you for another wonderful tournament weekend. This was our third year and we plan on returning. Your staff is always so pleasant and accommodating."spring 2009 Not much that can be done when even local paved roads were washing out..... let's remember why we all came together for the weekend... that's right SOCCER. My teams had a great experience and as a serious coach I was very impressed with the conditions of the playing fields and quality of the referee staff. I will highly recommend this tournament to everyone. " spring 2009 (Revised Saturday April 25th 10:44pm) Notes on the Schedules
REGISTRATION CHECK LIST can be found at the bottom of the page. This is what is used by our staff at check in. Go to our Facts
link to find more information about our check-in process. **REMINDER: NO DOGS ALLOWED AT THE COMPLEX TOURNAMENT APPLICATION AND APPROVAL Attached below, you will find our tournament hosting application and approval We have updated our Application Page as we experienced issues with our online registration system. COLLEGE SHOWCASE INFORMATION High School Participants interested in playing soccer in college- follow this link. College Showcase WHAT CLUBS WILL BE REPRESENTED THIS YEAR? We have seen an increase over last year's January applications and have seen teams from the following clubs apply: Alliance FC, Muskegon Lakers, Tri-Cities Strikers, CATS, GSSC, TKO Academy, Metro Stars, Bloomfield Force, Team Evanston (IN), MI Gators Elite, West Michigan Fire, Howell, Milwaukee Sports Club (WI), and Unionville (Canada). We are expecting our most diverse and largest tournament yet so, if you are looking to play someone new in April for pre-season, the Midwest Spring Invite is definitely for you! COMMON QUESTIONS #1 Can a u19 Player participate? YES! A 'trapped' high school player is allowed to participate in our u19 Boys or u19 Girls Division. #2 Can our u12 team play 11v11? YES! We offer a u12 11v11 bracket for both boys and girls. Teams can choose to play 8v8 or 11v11. #3 What is the highest division of play? We label our divisions 'International' and 'National'. The International division is our highest level of play. #4 Are pets allowed at the Midwest Spring Invite? No. The Michigan Field Sports Complex does not allow pets. #5 How many guest players are allowed? Five (5) guests are allowed. " I would also like to compliment you on the tournament it was one
of the best organized tournaments we have been to. The referees did
an outstanding job I do believe they were the best in any tournament
we have been at. Keep up the good work." spring 2008 "I just wanted to compliment the whole staff that put on this tournament. My team really enjoyed themselves all weekend and it was by far the best tournament we have played in. The referees did a great job, the concessions were wonderful and for an April tournament, the fields were in good condition. We will definitely consider coming back next year. Nice job!" spring 2008 |

