Quick Facts

The Tournament will be held in Hershey, PA on June 14-15th.

There will be no Friday night games.

Games will be played primarily at four locations. Shank Park's five fields will host the U9 & U10 age groups. The U11 and older age groups will be played between three complexes:

(1) Hershey High School and adjoining Founders Park with six fields

(2) The "In the Net" complex with two outdoor sod fields, one outdoor turf field, and one indoor turf field

(3) The Milton Hershey School with three full sized fields.

Teams from all US Youth Soccer State Associations/Affiliates are invited. Age groups: U9-U15 both male and female.

All teams are guaranteed a minimum of three games, two of which will be on Saturday.

Awards will be given to finalist in the Under 11 age groups and above.

Awards will be given to all participating teams in the Under 9 and Under 10 age groups.

The tournament is a "patch-exchange" tournament.

The registration fee is $450 (U9/10) & $500 (U11 and above).

Maximum roster size is 14 players (U9/10) & 18 players (U11 and above)

Each team is allowed three guest players. There will be no exceptions.

All games will be officiated by three certified USSF officials.

All proceeds from the Kicks 4 Kids Hershey tournament will benefit The Hole in the Wall Gang Camps, a charity founded by Paul Newman for children with cancer, serious blood diseases, and other life threatening illnesses.

Every attempt will be made to begin all games on Saturday prior to 5 PM to allow teams to visit Hersheypark (discount tickets will be available through our website).

Details for Application:

	All applications will be handled online. Registration for the Hershey tournament will conclude on March 28th. Age groups have traditionally filled quickly, we recommend early signups whenever possible. Registered teams will be selected by the Tournament Committee and will be invited by April 11th. Registering your team, does not constitute an automatic acceptance into the Kicks 4 Kids tournament.
	All teams are required to bring a copy of their state-approved roster to the tournament.
	Out of state teams must follow their state's travel requirements. Some states require teams to apply for a permission to travel, other states have recently waived this requirement.
	Each player must have a signed medical release form in order to participate.
	All teams withdrawing from the tournament after registering will forfeit a minimum of $50 non-refundable application processing fee. Teams withdrawing after their invitation/acceptance may forfeit up to 100% of their registration fee.
	All teams are responsible for their own insurance. Any accidents or events, whether occurring while traveling to or from the tournament or while participating in the tournament are not the responsibility of the tournament directors, committee, personnel, representatives, or any associated organization of the tournament.