FPYC will host 2013 Patriot Cup Tournament Labor Day Weekend

FPYC will host the 2013 Patriot Cup Tournament on 31 August and 1 September (Labor Day Weekend). 

The Patriot Cup is open to all U9 - U12 boys and girls travel teams in the fall 2013 season. 
       - Four games for All Teams:
               Two preliminary games on Saturday
               One preliminary game on Sunday morning
               Championship or Consolation game on Sunday afternoon
               No games on Monday

       - Nearly all games on artificial turf fields at many Fairfax City and County parks. 

       - Full refund for any group cancelled by weather or field conditions.

       - 3 referee crews for all U11and U12 games

Some FPYC U13-19 teams will host invitational events for their age group.  The tournament format (number of games, length of games, etc.) will be tailored to the groups pre-season objectives.  Any interested teams should contact the FPYC team in their age group.  

Tournament application fee is $595 for U9-10, and $695 for U11-12.  Additional details are posted on the tournament website: http://soccer.sincsports.com/TTIntro6.aspx?tid=FPYCPC.

On-line application must be completed by 27 July, and check for the application fee must be received by 30 July.

2011 FPYC Patriot Cup a Success

This past weekend my U9 girls team participated in their first ever travel soccer tournament, the 2011 FPYC Patriot Cup.

The Patriot Cup was touted as a great pre-season warm-up tournament due to several features:

• All teams played four games.
• No Monday games.
• Full refunds where offered in the event of cancellation due to weather or field conditions.
• Artificial turf fields at many of the FFX City and County parks.

From my experience with my U9 girls the tournament lived up to its billing. The turf fields where a great plus, especially on Saturday as a storm came through and caused some games to be delayed until it passed. Although a few games where shortened the tournament was able to proceed and we were able to get our games in as planned.

As is often the case with the weather in Virginia, Sunday saw the opposite of rain as the temperature rose to above 90 degrees and our players had to contend with the heat in our early afternoon match. My four year old son also filled in as my "Assistant Coach" on Sunday and had a great time cheering on his new "friends".

I was a very proud coach as my team finished up a great first tournament with a second place overall finish against some great competition and recieved the first of hopefully many well deserved trophies.


2011 FPYC Patriot Cup FINALISTS!


Thanks to the FPYC Patriot Cup and the many volunteers who provided an excellent experience for our teams, coaches, and parents.

Click HERE for a full list of this years FPYC Patriot Cup Champions