THE 26th EDITION OF
THE OTTAWA INTERNATIONALS
“ICEBREAKER”
SOCCER FESTIVALS AND TOURNAMENTS
Girls: May 27 - 28, 2023
Boys: June 3 - 4, 2023
Dear Soccer
Friends:
Finally, after a
three-year Covid-19-caused side-lining, the Ottawa Internationals Soccer
Club is extremely pleased and excited to be able to invite your team to
participate in the 26th Edition of the “Icebreaker”
Soccer Tournament for U-13 to U-17/U-18 teams, or in the Icebreaker Mini Soccer
Festival 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 27 and 28 and the
Boys’ Teams playing on June 3 and 4. 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/U-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/U-18; whereas a MAXIMUM of eight (8)
teams will play in each of the Ice Pile Divisions and the Snow Bank
Divisions in each of the four (4) Festival Divisions between U-9 and
U-12.
In the U-13 to
U-17/U-18 Tournament age groups, each Division will be comprised of two
six-team groupings and 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 will use a Shoot-Out to
determine a winner in all tied games in both the Preliminary and Play-Off
rounds.
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
Under-9
(Mini Soccer - 7-a-side) Born on or
after January 1, 2014
Under-10 (Mini
Soccer - 7-a-side) Born on or after
January 1, 2013
Under-11 (Mini
Soccer - 9-a-side) Born on or after
January 1, 2012
Under-12 (Mini
Soccer - 9-a-side) Born on or after
January 1, 2011
Under-13
Born on or after January 1,
2010
Under-14
Born on or after
January 1, 2009
Under-15
Born on or after
January 1, 2008
Under-16
Born on or after January 1,
2007
Under-17/18
Born on or after
January 1, 2005
Since spaces are
much more limited than in previous years, all teams are advised to register
early in order to secure your 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-17/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 $325 for U-9, U-10, U-11 and U-12 teams; and $625 for U-13 to U-17/U-18
teams.
The Icebreaker
Festivals are awaiting approval by the Ontario Soccer 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 (NA) 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
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 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 Wednesday, April 12, 2023
ICEBREAKER CATEGORY
DEFINITIONS
ICE
PILE
EOSL-Development U-9 to U-12 Premier teams
EOSL-District U-13 to U17/U-18 Tier 1 Teams
Quebec U-13 to U-17/U-18 “AA”
teams
Any team playing at the HIGHEST LEVEL within an
Ontario Regional or a Multi-Jurisdictional
League.
OYSL, LSEQ (Quebec “AAA”), OPDL and USODP
teams will play in the Ice Pool but in the next older age grouping. These teams
can play in the Snow Bank for age groupings that are 2 years older than the age
group in which these teams are registered for league
play.
SNOW BANK
EOSL-Development U-9 to U-12 Tier 1 and Tier 2 teams
EOSL-District U-13 to U17/U-18 Tier 2 and Tier 3
teams
Quebec U-13 to U-17/U-18 “A”
teams
Lower level (“L6”) teams within an Ontario
Regional or a Multi-Jurisdictional League.
Club Teams playing in an Ontario District League,
Recreation level teams that are “carded” to play
Competitively.