Gold Cup is one of the most fun series of events USFA hosts. There will be 3 separate stages to the Gold Cup series, and the dates are below. One of the cool aspects of this event, is that every game counts! We will also be using Performance Brackets giving teams chances for more games and points. Teams will accumulate points for each event they play in and the totals are tracked with the team in each Division that has the highest point total is the Gold Cup Winner.
Stage 1: 2/26-2/28 3x Points Spring Klein-Collins, Waller-The RAC
Stage 2: 4/23-4/25 3x Points Pearland-Centennial, Shadow Creek
Stage 3: 6/18-6/20 5x Points Cypress, Waller
Field Locations Stage-1:
Lynside Lyons Park Humble, TX 10u Open & C-Class
Dan "Bubba" Harris Humble Director (409)670-5981
The RAC @ Waller 12u Open & C-Class
Jared Arrington Waller Director (832)434-8170
Burroughs Park 14u Open & C-Class*** Now in Tomball
Charles Barnhouse Tomball Director (281)639-9098
Gold Cup Winners will get an additional 100 points for winning the Cup
Gold Cup Winning team will also get a free set of team jerseys
*Teams do not have to play in all 3 to be able to win the cup, it’s all about point accumulation.
Entry Fee $250 per event (*Note if you play in all 3 stages your entry fee for Stage 3 is reduce to $100)
8u $200 per event; If playing in all 3 stages entry fee reduced to $50 for #3
Format: 5GG
4 65 Min Seeding Games, leading to 75 Single elimination bracket
8u 60/60
PAP Umpires $40 per game
Divisions: 8u-14u
We will have Open & C-Class Divisions; Note if you play in the Open division in any event you can not move down to play in C-Class. Play in Open and you have to play in Open throughout.
Performance Bracket:
Each Division that has 16 teams or more will split into two brackets to give teams more chances to accumulate points. Below is how points will break down for the brackets:
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Diamond Bracket
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Finish
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Stage 1-2
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Stage 3
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1st Place
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300
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500
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2nd Place
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225
|
375
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3rd Place
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150
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250
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4th Place
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120
|
200
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5th Place
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90
|
150
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7th Place
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60
|
100
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8+
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30
|
50
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Elite Bracket
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Finish
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Stage 1-2
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Stage 3
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1st Place
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200
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400
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2nd Place
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150
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300
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3rd Place
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100
|
200
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4th Place
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80
|
160
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5th Place
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60
|
120
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7th Place
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40
|
80
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8+
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20
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40
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Tournament Director: