Winter Showcase | 15U-19U | DEC ’22

The 2022 Winter Showcase is the premier College Showcase competition for all High School competitive teams!

*The Winter Showcase has been rebranded from the showcase formerly known as The Westy Winter Showcase*

With teams joining us from all over the Western region, we’re excited to bring this event into our CRYSC Tournament Series for ears to come!

Follow the tabs to find more information on the 2022 Winter Showcase!

Watch this space for updates and details for all College Coaches! 

More details to come soon on room reservations and registering for the event!

Register Your Attendance! 

• To register your attendance for the Winter Showcase, click the link below!
• CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Hotel Room Reservations: 

• All hotel expenses are covered by CRYSC!
• To set up your hotel room, click the link below.
• CLICK HERE TO RESERVE A ROOM
• Coaches traveling alone will be paired with another coach and will have 2 coaches per room unless otherwise requested.

Watch this space for updates and details for player recruiting and getting your recruiting profiles set up! 

More details to come soon!

We are thrilled to work with Sports Recruits for all our prospective college athletes! All athletes can use SportsRecruits to create a profile that will allow coaches to scout and recruit!

Check-In & Roster Verification Process

Due to the update to the GotSport system, we have a better way to certify rosters and check teams that will save time and effort for team managers, administrators, and tournament staff alike. If you have any questions, please reach out to [email protected]

*Rapids Castle Rock, South, Central teams will have Club Admins complete your check-in and roster verification process*

Roster Verification Process:

You will be responsible for 3 things to check-in for your team:

1. Build a roster for your team in GotSport.
   • For teams using GotSport, this will be as simple as “cloning” your roster from your league season into your tournament roster.
   • For Non-GotSport teams, CLICK HERE FOR A VIDEO TUTORIAL TO BUILD YOUR TEAM IN GOTSPORT!
   • You can add and subtract players, coaches, etc. here.
2. Submit your Tournament-approved roster as a PDF through your registration.
   • Wait until your roster has been approved by Tournament Staff.
   • Once approved, download your roster as a PDF (Click for a video tutorial!)
   • Go back into your GotSport Tournament Registration.
   • In the Application Questions part you will find an area to upload your roster PDF.
3. Upload medical forms and guest player forms into your GotSport Registration.
   • Download your forms as PDF documents in ONE file!
     • All medical forms in one PDF file and guest player forms as a separate file.
   • Click here to watch a video on how to upload your medical and guest player forms.
   • If you can’t upload it, you must “compress” your PDF file with third-party software to make the file size smaller.
     • Click here to go to our recommended third-party software to compress your files.

 *For help Contact GotSport Support please view the “GotSport Support tab above!”

Roster Uploading Timeline: 

• Roster Deadline: November 17th, 2022
• Verified rosters must be completed and accurate in GotSport by this date.
• Referees will use the GotSport Game Card with rosters printed on them as the verified roster.
• The referee will check your roster on your phone before the kickoff of each match.
• If there are any disputes in regards to player eligibility or roster eligibility, the referee will use the provided roster to compare with the GotSport Game Card roster.

Check-In Process:

• At check-in, you MUST show online proof of:
  • Submitted online roster through your phone/tablet.
  • Guest player forms (PDF)
  • Medical forms (PDF)
• All teams MUST check in 1 hour prior to their first game’s start time.
• One team representative (Coach or Manager) must verbally agree and listen to the roster agreement when you check in that confirms your roster is age-eligible, and should there be any discrepancies in the roster at any point throughout the event, your team is subject to immediate removal from the event without refund

GotSport recently launched their new software and over the past year have made a number of new upgrades to their GotSport 2.0 System. If you need help, please go to the link below and search for a help article!

In the button above you will find articles that can assist you with…

1. Building Your Roster

2. Adding Guest/Club Pass Players

3. How to Upload Documents

4. How to Update Your Profile

…Any many, many more of your easily-answered questions! You are just a few clicks away from the help you need! 

If you still need assistance, please feel free to choose between the options below:

1. Submit a Support Request on GotSport by clicking the BLUE “SUPPORT” Button on the GotSport website.

2. Contact us directly through email by CLICKING HERE!

Weather, External Conditions, and Cancellations

Regardless of weather conditions (unless for safety reasons), players and coaches must be on the field at the scheduled time, ready to play. The Tournament Director has the authority to reduce the length of matches due to weather conditions before the start of a match; all such matches will be considered official. The Tournament Director may also reschedule (time and location) a match before it begins. Only referees or the Site Director can suspend a match already started due to weather conditions. All matches that reach halftime will be considered final per the Tournament Director. i.e. 1 second into 2nd half and the home team leads 1:0, lighting strikes, game is considered over. 

Severe Weather in Area:

• Should a storm begin to threaten the event, state-of-the-art radar will be used to determine the distance of the storm and any strikes of lightning that may be within a 10-mile radius. 
• Should there be a lightning strike within said 10-mile radius, games will be temporarily stopped and teams must return to their cars. 
• A “Waiting Time” of 30 minutes without a strike of lightning must be observed before the teams can safely return to the facility. 
• If the “Waiting Time” exceeds 60 minutes, games will be ended at their time of stoppage if more than 60% of the game has been completed. 
• If less than 60% of the game has been completed, the Tournament Director has authority to reschedule the game to a new time or cancel the game and award points based on a points averaging scale. 

Cancellation Refund Agreement:

• For a tournament in progress (dates of planned event), in the event of rain, snow or acts of God, the tournament director reserves the right to reduce game times and numbers of games.
• Refund Structure is as follows:
  • 100% refund – if the tournament is canceled in its entirety due to COVID-19. 
  • 80% refund – if the event is canceled entirely due to weather, or any other external forces. 
  • 60% refund – If only 1 game is played of the 3 guaranteed games. 
  • 30% refund – If only 2 games are played of the 3 guaranteed games. 
• No refund is given if:
  • A team withdraws within 30 days prior to the tournament.
  • a team decides to forfeit a game, giving them less than the guaranteed minimum of played games. 
  • The team withdraws to play in another tournament.

Colorado Air Quality Monitoring:

• Due to the danger of forest fires, referee assignors on site will monitor the air pollution levels if necessary. 
• Should levels rise to 125, referees will instill water breaks and staff will actively monitor the Air Quality situation.
• Should levels rise to 150 or higher, games may be shortened by up to 10 minutes per half. 
• Should levels rise to 200 or higher, games will be canceled on the spot and attempted to be rescheduled.

We are partners with Traveling Teams!

TRAVELING TEAMS is pleased to partner with Colorado Rapids Youth Soccer Club to provide trusted hospitality services for the Colorado Rapids Tournament Series. For over 20 years, TRAVELING TEAMS has proudly served youth sports as the nation’s leading event housing partner.

*ALL TEAMS IN NEED OF HOSPITALITY BOOKINGS MUST USE TRAVELING TEAM SERVICES* 

Benefits of Booking Though Traveling Teams

• Competitive hotel rates with price ranges that can satisfy all participants and families alike.
• All members of a team will remain together in close proximity to the venue.
• We seek to provide hotels that cater to teams including complimentary breakfast and other amenities.
• A dedicated Team Travel Coordinator as well as a full-service call center is provided to handle all of your booking necessities.
• Ability to work with hotels in unfortunate event cancellation situations due to weather.

For questions, please reach out to our good friend Michael McGill at Traveling Teams through the contact information below:

Michael McGill – Senior Account Manager

Work: (866) 468-3268 x8884

Mobile: (248) 513-2912

Fax: (800) 920-7023

Email: [email protected]

*National Referee Shortage*

All events, leagues, and organizations across the country are experiencing a shortage of referees. Please understand that our club is doing everything in its possible power to support our local referee association and ensure quality officials are at our events.

Want a “better” referee? Sign up for classes, study hard, and YOU can be the change!

**Under NO circumstances are spectators, coaches, or players allowed to verbally or physically abuse referees. This shortage does have a direct correlation to the poor treatment of youth soccer referees across the US. Any unacceptable behavior will result in your removal from our facilities.**

CSA Referee Administration

• Esse Baharmast – Director of Referees
• Deanna Duncan-Allen – Administrative Registrar

Colorado Referee Committee:

• Neal Fausset, State Referee Administrator / State Youth Referee Administrator
• Denise Duran, State Director of Instruction
• Younes Marrakchi, State Director of Assignment
• Eric Bryan, State Director of Assessment

Referee Disciplinary Committee:

• J. Kirk McGill
• Megan McCain
• Tom Widera
• disciplinecommitte[email protected]

REGISTER & START YOUR U.S. SOCCER CERTIFICATION TODAY!

Download these PDFs as a reference to understand the online coursework:

Instructions for Referee Candidates under age 18

Instructions for Referee Candidates age 18 and over

Have problems with your course? Check out this FAQ:

https://ussoccerfederation.force.com/lcsupport/s/article/Progress-Saving-Issue