Tournament Recommendations

The following guide provides a list of competitive tournaments held throughout the country. We believe it would be very beneficial for Rio Vista F.C. to have teams attend certain tournaments on a consistent basis at certain points during their development. By using the list as a guideline, we hope to increase our club’s stature through a greater Rio Vista F.C. team presence at these events. Additionally this guide should help ensure our players are confronted with appropriate competitive environments at the appropriate points in their development.

We also believe that a stronger presence of teams at tournaments can also benefit the team’s coaches, players and parents. These benefits can include:

• Financial discounts (group bookings, hotels, tourney fees…etc)

• Encourage relationships between similar age players and team parents

• A Coaching support network

• A player support network

• The ability to provide age related topics and tactical/psychological/informational sessions for players away from the fields.

The lists are provided as guidelines to coaches of teams that will travel and compete outside of the Albuquerque area. The tournaments provided will be grouped according to the competitive levels our coaches have previously experienced at these events.

Girls U12 - U14

Competitive Tournaments (Premier ranked teams)

Texas Cup ( Dallas) – November/Thanksgiving(Great fields if playing at Pizza Hut Park, a lot of strong Texas teams in tournament) - www.texascupsoccer.com

Surf Girls Cup ( San Diego) – November – Thanksgiving(good fields, very strong competition, only 30 minute games, massive showcase tournament) - www.surfcup.com

Presidents Day (Phoenix) – Mid February(Typical AZ fields, level of competition has dropped off in recent years due to past cancellations, very well run tournament) - www.scdelsol.com

Nomads ( San Diego) – Mid March(Fields generally very small, lots of strong Cal south and Cal north teams) - www.nomadssoccer.org

LV Premier (Las Vegas) – Early April(If playing games at Bette Wilson or Buffalo Washington, fields good, lots of NM teams attend, strong NV teams) - www.lvpremier.com

Real Cup ( Denver) – Early June (Main complex fields good, second complex not as good, competition average in main brackets, ODP teams have their own bracket) - www.realcolorado.net

US Club Regionals (Throughout the country)(Alternative for those teams who don’t win state cup, can play Super Flight or Premier Flight) - www.usclubsoccer.com

Intermediate Tournaments. (Low Premier and Challenge teams)

Whole Enchilada ( Las Cruces) – October (field’s dry and hard, competition average) - www.zianet.com

Tempe Thanksgiving ( Phoenix) – November/Thanksgiving (Typical AZ fields, average-good competition) - www.prossoccer.org

Fort Lowell Shootout ( Tucson) – Mid January (Typical AZ fields, competition is average) - www.fortlowellshootout.com

Desert Classic ( Phoenix) – Mid February (a less competitive version of the Presidents Day tournament, typical AZ fields, competition is average) - www.scdelsol.com

Front Range Invitational (Colorado Springs) Late June (Amazing fields at Air Force Academy, competition good, good teams from TX and CO in top bracket) - www.frontrangeinvitational.com

Competitive Tournaments (Elite Teams)

Surf Cup ( San Diego) – Early August (good fields, very strong competition, only 30 minute games, massive showcase tournament) - www.surfcup.com

Surf Girls Cup ( San Diego) – November – Thanksgiving (good fields, very strong competition, only 30 minute games, massive showcase tournament) - www.surfcup.com

Texas cup ( Dallas) - November – Thanksgiving (Great fields if playing at Pizza Hut Park, a lot of strong Texas teams in tournament) - www.texascupsoccer.com

Orange Classic ( Fort Lauderdale) – Late December - www.orangeclassic.com

Disney ( Orlando) – Dec/Jan (Superb fields, highest level of competition, major showcase tournament) - www.disneyworldsports.com

Presidents Day (Phoenix) – Mid February (Typical AZ fields, level of competition has dropped off in recent years due to past cancellations, very well run tournament) - www.scdelsol.com

LV Showcase (Las Vegas) – Mid March (Very high level of competition, great fields, top showcase event. ) - www.lvcollegeshowcase.com

Nomads ( San Diego) – Late March (Fields generally very small, lots of strong Cal south and Cal north teams) - www.nomadssoccer.org

College Classic (Temecula, CS) – Early April (Nice complex, some rough fields, a lot of top CA clubs in attendance, teams can request between 2-4 games, and can request competition level) – www.collegeclassic.com

Texas Spring Classic ( Dallas) – Mid April (Fields good, lots of competitive TX team, not great showcase tournament but good for U-15) - www.springclassic.org

Houston Showcase ( Houston) – Early June (Very hot and humid, a must for any girls who want to play college, fields good) - www.challengesoccer.com

US Club Regionals (Throughout the country)(Alternative for those teams who don’t win state cup, can play Super Flight or Premier Flight) - www.usclubsoccer.com

NCAA Final Four - Dec – (moves with NCAA Final Four)

Competitive Tournaments (Premier ranked teams)

Sereno Pro Classic—October 19-21, (U8 to U18—Sereno does things right. Fields are good to excellent and the tournament is well run every year). - www.serenosoccer.com

FC Dallas Pre-Thanksgiving Tournament , (Frisco, TX, Pizza Hut Park, Any time you can visit Pizza Hut Park, it is the best facility for miles and miles and miles.) -

Tempe Thanksgiving – November ( Typical AZ fields, average-good competition, lots of NM teams in attendance) - www.prossoccer.org

US Club Soccer Youth World Series—December 16/17 , (U9 thru U13, San Bernadino, CA—new this year—the new complex in San Bernadino is supposedly top class). - www.usclubsoccer.com

President’s day tournament – February (Typical AZ fields, level of competition has dropped off in recent years due to past cancellations, very well run tournament) - www.scdelsol.com

Las Vegas Premier – April (If playing games at Bette Wilson or Buffalo Washington, fields good, lots of NM teams attend, strong NV teams) - www.lvpremier.com

US Club Regionals, multiple locations, June, (U12 to U17—the San Bernadino version of this tournament should be top class.) - www.usclubsoccer.com

Intermediate Tournaments. (Low Premier and Challenge teams)

Whole Enchilada – October (field’s dry and hardFields are Bermuda Grass—High Noon Complex good, Burn Lake Compelx too narrow.Competition average, some different competition from ABQ tournaments) - www.zianet.com

Fort Lowell Shootout – January (fair to midling fields, well run.) - www.fortlowellshootout.com

Desert Classic – February (Due to Presidents Day being run, this tournament gets second pick to fields) - www.scdelsol.com

Border Cup, El Paso, April (poor fields but good competition, can easily drive to it.) - www.zianet.com

Durango Shootout—May , (families love this event; fields are average but fine; the kids have an awesome time and a good chance to win a medal even for a Challenge team.) - www.durangosoccer.com

Front Range Invitational – June (Amazing fields at Air Force Academy, competition good, good teams from TX and CO in top bracket) - www.frontrangeinvitational.com

Competitive Tournaments (Elite Teams)

Nomads – November (Fields generally very small, lots of strong Cal south and Cal north teams) - www.nomadssoccer.org

Germantown Invitational – November (Played at one of the finest soccer specific facilities in the Southeast US) - www.soccerincollege.com

NCAA Final Four - Dec – ( wherever the men's and/or women's Final Four College Cup is happening—Be careful of weather, boys version got canceled in St. Louis this year. Last year was good in Maryland)

Disney showcase – December - www.disneyworldsports.com

Presidents Day – February (Typical AZ fields, level of competition has dropped off in recent years due to past cancellations, very well run tournament) - www.scdelsol.com

Nomads – March ( Fields generally very small, lots of strong Cal south and Cal north teams ) - www.nomadssoccer.org

Dallas Cup – March/April (Excellent fields at Pizza Hut Park, teams from all over the world participating, very strong competition) - www.dallascup.com

College Showcase (Temecula, CS) – Early April (Nice complex, some rough fields, a lot of top CA clubs in attendance, teams can request between 2-4 games, and can request competition level) - www.collegeclassic.com

US Club Regionals (Throughout the country) (Alternative for those teams who don’t win state cup, can play Super Flight or Premier Flight) - www.usclubsoccer.com

Surf Cup—August , (Awesome fields at the Polo Grounds in Del Mar, CA. Amazingly high level of competion—more womens' college coaches than mens'.) - www.surfcup.com

Score at the Shore—August , ( Long Island, New York. Decent fields, some coaches, but not as many as you might expect.) - www.scoreattheshore.com

Real Colorado Showcase – June —(Good fields busy north Denver area. Good competition especially in the ODP brackets.) - www.realcolorado.net

Tempe Thanksgiving – November ( Typical AZ fields, average-good competition, lots of NM teams in attendance) - www.prossoccer.org

Las Vegas Premier – April (If playing games at Bette Wilson or Buffalo Washington, fields good, lots of NM teams attend, strong NV teams) - www.lvpremier.com