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