For tournament registration information, please click on the FALL KICKOFF MENU above and click on Registration.

Club Ohio is partnering with Alpha Sports Media to provide action shots of your team in our Fall  Kickoff! Alpha Sports Media is a media company based out of Columbus that specializes in sports photography and portraits. To sign your team up for coverage please fill out this Google form. All requests must be completed by 9:00 PM Thursday 8/24. Our schedule of coverage will be sent out by 6:00 PM Friday 8/25. If you have questions please contact me at Adam@AlphaSportsMedia.com. See the portfolio and packages below.

Portfolio 

The Fall Kickoff was designed to be a small, club-friendly local pre-season event for teams looking to test their mettle and see where they need to adjust for the coming Fall season. Each year the Club Ohio Fall Kickoff hosts about 120 teams at Spindler Park. Come join us for one of the earliest fall events in Central Ohio!

Event Highlights:

• Over 100 teams participate from the Columbus area each year.

• Open to ALL levels of U8-U15 boys’ and girls’ teams

• Great started tournament for second level teams and below

• Girls and boys weekend combined to provide a total club experience

• USSF Certified Referees.

• Awards for champions and finalists in each age group.

• Club Ohio Scheduler used to avoid coaching conflicts.

*The application deadline is when teams have to submit an application to be considered for playing in the tournament. 

**The registration deadline is when team have to have all of the paperwork uploaded for certification.

Notes:

• *U8s are welcome and will play in U9 lowest division
• *U9-U10 we will implement build-out line*

Tournament Merchandise is provided by Fine Designs. Shirts, hoodies, shorts, warm-up pants and more are available both online and on-site. Most items are fully customizable. Check them out.

Ohio Soccer Association Sanctioning

• Ohio Soccer Association - US Youth Soccer Sanctioning

US Club Sanctioning

• US Club Sanctioning

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1. Fact Sheet for Tournament Participants / U.S. Soccer Federation Policy 601-7 [link]
2. U.S. Soccer Federation Bylaw 603 [link]​

Click here to view tournament rules.

As the official sports medicine provider for Club Ohio Soccer, Orthopedic ONE’s team of sports medicine specialists will be onsite at to diagnose and treat injuries and provide preventative care. 

Check out the links below for additional resources from Orthopedic ONE to help athletes stay healthy and perform at their best!  

• Orthopedic ONE Sports Medicine Hotline
• Preparing for Sudden Cardiac Events
• Concussion Fact Sheet for Parents/Athletes
• Can it wait? Er, Urgent Care or Physician Appointment
• Common Overuse Injuries in Youth Soccer
• How to Avoid Acute Hip Flexor Strains
• Preventing Heat Illness
• Fueling for Sports Tournaments

• For clubs applying with multiple teams, please make sure to shorten your team name so the entire team name may be viewed when schedules appear.  Otherwise, two team names may not show completely and cause confusion. For example, if Club Ohio has Club Ohio Green 1 and Club Ohio Green 2 in the same age group the number may get cut off and show two Club Ohio Green teams.  A better solution would be to shorten the team names and label them Club Ohio G1 and Club Ohio G2.
• Please select the desired level of play.  Ultimately our goal is to place your team in a division where the competition seems most appropriate.  We'll determine this based on your team's past performance in our tournaments and other Got Soccer tournaments.  We will also look at the team record you provide from your league.  Additionally, we will also consider your request for the level of play. Please note that requesting a level is just one factor in your placement and does not guarantee placement at that level. 
• Please include all team resume information to the best of your ability.  Our tournament committee feels it is critical to have the ability to look at the competition each team has played against in league and tournament play in order for us to properly place your team and ensure a competitive tournament for all teams.
• Teams from elite local clubs with no information given on the application will NEVER be placed in the lowest bracket unless resume indicates otherwise!
• If you have a coach coaching more than one team, please email the Tournament Director, and include the following information: (1) the name of your coach; (2) the name of any other teams he/she is coaching; and (3) the age groups of all involved teams.  We'll do our best to help avoid scheduling conflicts and this works best for coaches with two teams.  For coaches with three teams, it will be more challenging and we suggest you have a backup coach.  If a coach has more than three teams, we will not be able to help them avoid scheduling conflicts.

We are pleased to work with a hotel booking agency to book your hotels! Please visit our "Hotels" tab on the man menu for more information. This is a large event with over 350 teams per weekend. To ensure more housing options for large Clubs bringing multiple teams (8 or more), please contact GroupHousing Directly BEFORE blocking rooms at 1-888-290-3210 or contact@grouphousing.net. There is a two-night minimum.

• Please send a representative for the Finalist and Champion to the tournament headquarters to pick up medals.
• Teams can hold ceremonial presentations near tournament headquarters and afterward, we would invite teams to take a picture with the Finalist and Champion banners.