Icebreaker Tournament | FEB/MAR

The Icebreaker tournament is the perfect Dever-based pre-season competition to prepare your team for recreational and competitive soccer for the Spring 2024 season. With 300 teams registering with us for 4 consecutive years running, The Icebreaker continues to be the go-to event for Colorado soccer teams for Spring Preseason Soccer. Excitement is building for the first CRYSC tournament of the year, so follow the tabs to find more information on Icebreaker 2025!

5 Reasons To Choose the Icebreaker Tournament This Spring:

1. Top-Notch Customer Support: Teams are provided weekly updates, tutorial videos, and step-by-step walkthroughs for coaches/managers.

2. All-Turf Facilities: All games will be played on turf, providing the highest chance to play games should weather become a factor.

3. Multi-Team Conflict Guarantee: We guarantee ALL coaches with 2 teams will have ZERO conflicts & play games at the same facility!

4. Facility Quality & Proximity: High-quality facilities all conveniently located near the Denver Metro Area make attending the event easy.

5. 80% Weather Refund: Registrants will receive an 80% refund should the event be canceled entirely due to weather.

General Event Details & Critical Event Timeline

Teams should register and play according to the 2025 Spring season. We will follow US Soccer’s Age Group Guidelines based on birth year. 

Gold Divisions will comprise the highest level of teams registered. You should register your team according to the below hierarchy: 

• GOLD DIVISIONS – Expected to contain CSA Champions League P2 & P3 Teams
• SILVER DIVISIONS – Expected to contain CSA Elite, Platinum & top Gold Teams
• BRONZE DIVISIONS – Expected to contain CSA Lower Gold, Silver & Bronze

Early Bird Registration:

• The Early Bird pricing will end on January 24th, 2025.
  • **A $100 late fee will be added on for all registrations received after this date.**
• The FINAL Registration Deadline will close on January 31st, 2025. 

Acceptance Process:

• Applications will open on Nov. 1st, 2024!
• If your team is traveling for this event, please reach out directly to check the status of your application. We can accommodate early acceptances for traveling teams to help them plan their trips by accepting teams sooner.

Payment Process:

• Payment is NOT processed when you register or when you are accepted.
• Teams can pay online once registration closes on January 31st, 2025.
• All payments MUST be completed before February 17th, 2025.

How Does My Bracket Work?

All teams are guaranteed a minimum of three (3) games, weather permitting. The bracket size for each age group will determine group formats. Single-age brackets will be standard, while combined-age brackets may occur based on registration numbers. The tournament organizer will determine brackets.

• 4-team bracket – 3-game round robin with the two highest-point teams playing in a championship.
• 5-team bracket – 4-game round robin with the highest-point team named as champion. (NO FINAL!)
• 6-team bracket – Two 3-team groups with cross-bracket group play. Each team will play 3 games, one against each team in the opposite group. The top 2 teams overall will play in a final.
• 8-team bracket – Two 4-team groups, with the top team in each group playing in the final.

Bracket Release and Schedule Release Timeline:

• Tournament Brackets:
  • Brackets will be released to teams in the days after registrations close. 
  • Placement will be based on the questions you answered in the application as well as your GotSoccer ranking and league standings.
  • If you have any special requests, please be sure to include them in your registration! We will do our best to accommodate you, but we can not make any guarantees.
  • Example: “Our team lost some players since last year, so we should be in Bronze, not Silver,” or “We want a harder schedule; please place us up a bracket if possible!”
• Tournament Schedules:
  • GIRLS Schedules will be released to teams on February 7th, 2025.
  • BOYS Schedules will be released to teams on February 14th, 2025.
  • If you have any special requests, please ensure they are included in your registration! We will do our best to accommodate, but can not make any guarantees.
  • Example:  “Our team is driving from Vail. Please do not schedule us later than 5 PM and earlier than 9 AM”
  • Please ensure your team’s staff has been structured properly to avoid coaching conflicts!
    • Click here to watch how to set roles to your team staff.

Icebreaker 2024 Facility Information

Expected Locations:

• Aurora Sports Park Turf
• Broomfield Commons Turf
• Douglas County Fairgrounds Turf
• Long Lake East & West Turf
• 1 Additional Turf FacilityTBD

Expected Game Times For Both Weekends:

• Friday: 5:00 PM to 9:30 PM (Local Teams Only)
• Saturday: 8:30 AM to 8:30 PM
• Sunday: 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM

Check-In & Roster Verification Information:

Team managers, administrators, and tournament staff: Please follow the guidelines in the document linked below to learn more!

*Rapids South & Central teams*  – Club Admins will submit your rosters for approval. You WILL still need to Check-In on-site!

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 above 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 have partnered with Tournament Housing Services (THS) to handle our housing needs. Teams and families in need of overnight accommodations are encouraged to Stay & Save by booking through our official housing service. THS offers access to exclusive, discounted hotel options conveniently located near the tournament playing sites.  With legendary customer support, THS is certain to deliver a seamless housing experience while you Stay, Play, and Save!

Contact THS with any housing questions:

• Email: [email protected]
• Phone: 908-979-0928
• Toll-Free: 888-536-8326

STAY and SAVE with THS to take advantage of the benefits below and so much more. Here are the 6 major benefits of booking with THS:

• Real-Time Hotel Availability
• Lowest Rate Guarantee
• No Hidden Booking Fees
• Flexible Cancellations & Change Policies
• Team-Friendly Group Block Tools
• Day of Arrival & Post Event Support

*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
• [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