SOCCER TOURNAMENTS
Tournaments serve an important component for player and team development and are important for club-wide exposure. As such, competitive teams are provided with club resources to facilitate participation in NJYS-sanctioned tournaments (U8-U10, $850 per season; U11-U14, $1000 per season; U-15 and above, $1150 per season).
It is LHSA's club policy that all competitive teams participate in a minimum of one area soccer tournament per season. Teams with players 11 years and older are eligible to travel and participate in tournaments out of state, but they must obtain New Jersey Youth Soccer's 'Application to Travel Form'. Official requests for tournament registration fees must be made in writing to the Treasurer.
LHSA allows each team to recover and use any unused tournament funds towards 'soccer-related' activities in order to maximize player development. Requests to recover unused tournament funds must be made in writing to the Treasurer, indicating how they will be used. We officially define 'soccer-related' as 'any activity that develops a majority of players on a team in a group environment, preferably involving a ball and goals'. Any questions as to what fulfills 'soccer-related' should be directed to the VP of Competitive Soccer. Suitable 'soccer-related' activities could consist of, but are not limited to, the following:
* Please note that official club funds cannot be used towards paying private trainers. Rather, professional corporations or businesses (e.g. RedBulls, SkyBlue) are only allowed.
- Facility rentals (indoor, turf, etc)
- Team training*
- Indoor/winter leagues
- Team camps (e.g. Red Bulls, UK Elite)
