THE 27th EDITION OF THE OTTAWA
INTERNATIONALS'
“ICEBREAKER” SOCCER FESTIVALS AND TOURNAMENTS
Girls: May 25 - 26, 2024 Boys:
June 1 - 2, 2024
Dear Soccer Fans:
After last Spring’s successful renaissance
following the three-year Covid-19-caused side-lining, the Ottawa Internationals
Soccer Club is once again extremely pleased, excited and proud to be able to
invite your team to participate in the 27th Edition of the
“Icebreaker” Soccer Tournaments for U-13 to U-18 teams, or in the
Icebreaker Mini Soccer Festivals for U-9 to U-12 teams.
As usual, “The Icebreaker” will be split over two week-ends with
the Girls’ Teams playing on May 25 and 26 and the Boys’ Teams
playing one week later on June 1 and 2. Both competitions will have two
categories-of-play - the “Ice Pile” and the “Snow Bank”
in all of the age groupings from U-9 to U-17/18.
A MAXIMUM of twelve (12) teams will be eligible to compete in each of the five
(5) combined Ice Pile and Snow Bank Tournament age groupings between U-13 and
U-17/18; whereas a MAXIMUM of eight (8) teams will be accepted to play in each
of the Ice Pile Divisions and in each of the Snow Bank Divisions in each of the
four (4) Festival Age Groupings between U-9 and U-12.
In the U-13 to U-17/18 Tournament age groups, each Division will be comprised
of two six-team groupings. Each grouping will play a full Round-Robin
preliminary set of games before teams are seeded into the Ice Pile and the Snow
Bank Divisions for the Play-off games. This format guarantees each
participating team a minimum of six (6) games and between 200 and 210 minutes
of field time. As we have done for more than twenty years, we will use a
Shoot-Out to determine a winner in all tied games in both the Preliminary and
Play-Off rounds. There will be a Champion and Silver Medalist in each of
the two Play-Off Divisions (Ice Pile and Snow Bank) for the U-13 to U-17/18 Age
Groups.
In the U-9 to U-12 Mini Soccer Festival, each of
the four age groups will have an Ice Pile and a Snow Bank Division; and those
two Divisions will each be comprised of two four-team pools which will play a
complete Round-Robin against each team in the other pool. The U-9 and U-11
Divisions will play their games on the Saturday, whereas the U-10 and U-12
Divisions will play their games on the Sunday of their respective
gender’s tournament weekend.
All of the "Icebreaker's" games will
be held in the City of Ottawa and Festivals and Tournaments in the following
age categories will be held:
Age Group
Birth
Dates
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Under-9 (Mini Soccer -
7-a-side) Born on or after January 1, 2015
Under-10 (Mini Soccer -
7-a-side) Born on or after January 1, 2014
Under-11 (Mini Soccer -
9-a-side) Born on or after January 1, 2013
Under-12 (Mini Soccer -
9-a-side) Born on or after January 1, 2012
Under-13
Born on or after January 1,
2011
Under-14
Born on or after January 1, 2010
Under-15
Born on or after January 1, 2009
Under-16
Born on or after January 1, 2008
Under-17/18
Born on or after
January 1, 2006
Since spaces are much more limited than in
previous years, all teams are advised to register early in order to secure
their spot in the Tournament or Festival and to avoid the disappointment of
applying for a sold-out age group.
PLEASE NOTE: All girls’ teams from
outside of the Eastern Ontario District Soccer Association (EODSA) are advised
and STRONGLY encouraged to register for the Icebreaker AND to book their hotels
as early as possible because the Ottawa Marathon Race Week-end is again running
its races during the Girls’ Icebreaker week-end.
The maximum numbers of players who can be
registered, dressed and play per team are as follows: U-9 and U-10 – 12
players; U-11 and U-12 – 20 players who are registered and 16 players
playing; and U-13 to U-18 – 20 players registered and 18 players playing.
A player may be registered on, and play for, only one team and in only
one age group in the Icebreaker. The Entry Fees are $350 for U-9, U-10,
U-11 and U-12 teams; and $650 for U-13 to U-17/18 teams.
The Icebreaker Festivals are awaiting approval
by the Ontario Soccer Association as Inter-District Festivals and the
Icebreaker Tournaments are awaiting approval by the Ontario Soccer Association
as "ONACC” Tournaments which designation means that only Competitive
Club (CC) Teams from anywhere in North America are eligible to participate.
All Festival and Tournament teams must prove
that they are registered with their District / Provincial / State soccer
association and must play in an outdoor League. In addition, all teams
from outside of the EODSA must produce an Authorized Travel Permit from their
home soccer association which authorizes that team to participate in the
Icebreaker and certifies that all players are registered to participate in the
Icebreaker’s tournament “class”.
In accordance with Ontario Soccer requirements,
validly certified player passports or cards or digital player/team
verifications will be the only proof of player registration that will be
accepted. Improperly registered or unregistered players or teams will not
be permitted to participate. Teams must carry and supply proof of injury
and liability insurance while participating in this event – which is
evidenced or verified by the team’s Authorized Travel Permit.
For additional information and to register your
team, please visit our web-site at: ottawaicebreaker.com
The ENTRY DEADLINE is midnight on Saturday May
4th, 2024