Format:
Schedule of Events and Important Dates:
September 14: Applications Due
October 1: Initial Acceptances sent out
Age Divisions:
U14 Boys
U15 Boys
U16 Boys
U17 Boys
U18 Boys
U19 Boys
Super Group Division (Invitation only)
Application Entry Fee and Deadline:
2018 entry fee is $1200 for U15 - U19 Teams and $800 for the U13 - U14 Age Groups. Tournament entry fee must be submitted along with the application. All team applications will not be reviewed or accepted unless the payment has been submitted. A team not initially accepted at first will be added to the waiting list and will not be charged until they have finally been accepted. It is the responsibility of the team manager or coach to withdraw the team application from the waiting list.
Entry fees are non-refundable once a team has been accepted and must be paid submitting a credit card on gotsoccer or by mailing a check made out to IMG ACADEMY Events to the following address:
IMG Academy Events / Greg Abdallah
5500 34th Street West
Bradenton, FL 34210
The deadline for entry is Friday September 14, 2018. The IMG Cup Tournament Board will review all applications and notify the team of its status as soon as possible. All applications submitted after the deadline will be added to the waiting list.
Team applications must be submitted through GotSoccer.com as teams will earn GotSoccer points and rankings for attending IMG Cup.
Stay to Play Requirement:
The 2018 IMG Cup is a "stay-and-play" tournament. Every team participating must either stay at the IMG Legacy Hotel, on IMG Academies Campus or book through our travel agency, HBC. All teams will be required to fill out the housing survey to indicate their accommodations and secure their spot in the tournament. A convenient way to meet your housing requirements is to stay in our On-Campus Housing, please see below.
Legacy Hotel at IMG Academy:
Located steps next to the world-renowned IMG Academy campus, Legacy Hotel is a lifestyle boutique hotel opening fall of 2018. As the largest hotel in Manatee County, Legacy Hotel is the premier option for visitors to Bradenton, Anna Maria Island and Sarasota. Legacy Hotel is the ultimate convenience for families, visitors, teams and groups visiting IMG Academy and is conveniently situated within minutes of Sarasota International Airport and the beautiful beaches of Florida's Nature Coast. For more information click here. To inquire regarding special rates and availability, please email teamtraining@img.com or call Charlie Delmar 1-941-538-2938.
- 150 Total Guestrooms
- 43 King Rooms, 107 Double Queen Rooms
- 8 ADA Mobility Rooms, 11 Hearing Accessible Rooms
- Heated Outdoor Pool
- Complimentary 24-hour Fitness Center
- Health and Wellness Spa
- Complimentary Wi-Fi in guestroom and public areas
- 5197 sq/ft Meeting Space with on-site catering and audio visual
- Restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner (featuring locally sourced ingredients)
- Lounge Bar offering light fare and hand crafted cocktails
On Campus Housing:
IMG Academy offers convenient housing onsite that is great for teams and families. Housing includes full kitchen, laundry room, free parking, Wifi, cable TV, lines, pillows, towels, soap, shampoo and conditioner. For special rates and availability, please email teamtraining@img.com or call 1-800-872-6425.
Hotels
IMG Cup is a "stay-and-play" tournament. Every team participating
must book through our travel agency, HBC Travel. They have a convenient booking
link organized at our tournament website. For
the direct link to the booking link, click here.
For more information or questions, please contact HBC Event Services at (505) 346 - 0522.
All teams will be required to fill out the following housing survey to
indicate their accommodations and secure their spot in the tournament.
To avoid long waiting times for parking, teams are highly encouraged to pre-purchase parking passes and will not be allowed to drop off players at the fields prior to parking.
College Coaches
Over
100 College coaches from around the United States and professional
scouts consider IMG Academy soccer program as a premier academy to develop
and host soccer programs. IMG Cup will offer the very best competition and the
opportunity for coaches and scouts to view talented players from around the
world.
To
ensure your team's players get exposure to college coaches, please ensure
detailed information regarding your athletes is recorded in your got
soccer roster by the end of day on Friday, December 14th. We will use that
roster to build our college coach recruiting packets which will be distributed
on site.
A list of college
coaches that will be in attendance will be posted at a later date.
College Coaches and Scouts must register through got soccer by clicking here!
Required Documents and Check in Information
Each team must ensure their rosters are up to date in Gotsoccer.com. These Rosters will be used to create game reports and college profile books.
To ensure your team's players get exposure to college coaches, please ensure all additional information is added to you roster on Gotsoccer.com. This information will be used to create college coach recruiting packets which will be distributed on site.
Every player and coach from your team must complete a IMG Academy waiver prior
to participating at the IMG Cup. Click here for a PDF version of
that waiver. The team
manager must bring all copies to the on-site registration.
Team check-in is mandatory for all teams and will take place on Thursday, December 20th or complete online check-in.
Only one team representative has to be present for onsite check-in. He/she must bring the following items for all team members:
- Teams must provide a certified state-approved tournament roster from the team's State Organization along with four additional copies (five total).
- Player identification cards with
photo-attached must be verified and laminated. (If your association
does not allow lamination, cards must be encased in plastic sleeves.)
Player cards must be presented to officials before every game.
- GotSoccer.com
rosters
will not be accepted at check-in, but must mirror your state's approved
roster.
- One roster will be turned in at registration while
the other four will be stamped at check-in and turned in at the beginning
of your three matches.
- The names on the roster must match the names on the
player cards, waivers and medical release forms.
- Every player and coach from your team must submit
both pages of the IMG Academy waiver prior to
participating. Click here for a PDF version of that waiver.
- Every team must provide a signed medical
release form (copies are acceptable).
- All teams will be required to fill out the following housing survey to indicate their accommodations and
secure their spot in the tournament.
- Out-of-state teams must obtain a permission
to travel form and must present it at check-in.
- Our tournament is sanctioned by U.S.
Club
- Please come prepared with all necessary information and forms organized in alphabetical order to ensure a quick and easy check-in process.
- Foreign teams must have a completed form from its provincial or national association approving the team's participation in the tournament as well as proof of medical insurance
Guest
Player Pool
We
have several players available in our guest player pool. If you are in need of a guest player, please take a moment to review the pool from your Got Soccer account. If you need any assistance please feel free to email gregory.abdallah@img.com
All guest players will need to register in to the guest player pool and assigned to a team in order to appear on the got soccer roster. In addition any club that utilizes guest players must provide the player loan form from their home club, as well as their club medical release, player pass and IMG Waiver.
To register as a guest player click here
Goalkeeping Showcase
Please join us for the chance to showcase your specialized skills through a technical training program lead by IMG Academy Director of Goalkeeping, Peter Mellor and Assistant Director of Goalkeeping, Matt Brown
Details:
Goalkeepers will have an opportunity to run through a series or training stations over the period of an hour that will allow college coaches to truly evaluate goalkeepers technical, physical and psychological ability in an individualized and focused environment.
Our events
provide a world-class venue to play in front of dozens of college coaches
from the top programs in the United States, including the likes of Wake Forest,
Penn State, UNC, Duke, Seton Hall, Furman, Davidson, NC State, University of
South Florida, University of Tampa, Wisconsin and West Virginia.
The United
States Soccer Association National youth team program will also
be represented at the goalkeeping showcase.
Outline:
Showcase sessions will run for 1 hour. We will offer 3 sessions with the times to be determined. There will be two sessions scheduled midday on Friday and one midday on Saturday. We will schedule the sessions with games in mind so that all of the goalkeepers will enjoy the opportunity to participate.
Only 24 Keepers registered per session.
Cost: $100 per session
Available Sessions
Technical Elements to Include:
- General Goalkeeper Footwork/Handling Warm-Up
- Crosses/Distribution
- Shot stopping
- Breakaways / 1v1
Please click here to register for the Goal Keeper Showcase
If you have any questions please contact Matt Brown at Matthew.Brown@img.com
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Click here for more information regarding the 2018 IMG Cup on the IMG Academy Website: https://www.imgacademy.com/event/img-cup-boys-invitational
Thank you to our 2018 IMG Cup Sponsors and Partners
