This tournament is designed for the teams with a higher level of play to compete against one another to win the State Cup Title for their age. From there they go on to represent the state at the Region I Tournament to compete for the chance to make it to the National Championships.
State Cup: This will still be a round robin tournament. Games dates will stay as is: the first three weekends of May will be the dates for the round robin. As of now the game site for the round robin will be at the NEAC in Pembroke. The final games being held on May 31 at the Continental Recreational fields in Londonderry. It was determined this year to still offer the U12 8v8 teams at the State Cup level only. They will not leave the state. Future entry on regional play will be based on the geography of the tournament. U12 11v11 will move on to Regional play. There were some roster changes this year. All teams U16 and above will be eligible to roster 22 players but only any 18 may dress for a given game. There will be fee changes this year. They will be $650 for U12 thru U13 and $750 for U14 and above. The dates for team entry will be January 6, 2009
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