PLAYING FORMAT
Orange County Kickoff Classic, Soccer Tournament, North Irvine Soccer Club, Irvine, California, NISC, soccer Flights will normally consist of 8 teams with two pools of 4 teams each. Teams will play all other teams in their pool with the first and second place teams continuing on to the medal rounds, starting Sunday afternoon. The Championship game will be played between the teams who place 1st in each pool, with the winner earning the 1st place medal and the loser the 2nd place medal.
Pool play begins Saturday morning and ends Sunday noon. (2 games Saturday and 1 game Sunday morning) Medal games will begin Sunday afternoon. Medals will be awarded to the 1st and 2nd place teams in every Flight.
Due to time and field constraints all medal games will go directly to a shoot out, if tied after regulation time. When flights are less than eight teams, the format will change, however medals will still be awarded to the top two finishers.
Teams are placed in flights based on the information received from the coach / manager entered in the application form.
TEAMS ACCEPTED TO PARTICIPATE
After the tournament application fees have been received, the application will be reviewed and the selection committee will determine the status of acceptance. After a team has gained entry, notice will be given, by e-mail. No refunds after acceptance e-mailed notifies team of acceptance. More instructions will be given to all teams after gaining entry.