• You may play a player(s) up one age group for example an U8 in the U9s, but players can only play up to 1 year age group and NO players can play down a year.

  • Teams will have the opportunity to reserve practice space on Wednesday & Thursday before the tournament.  Reservations will be required and will be accepted beginning May 1st.  An email will be sent to coaches/directors & via Fastbreak Connect to coaches and team managers notifying them of the sign-up process.

  • The cost for age groups U8-U9 is $1250 per team, coming out to $89 per player with a squad of 14. The cost for age groups U10-U12 is $1350 per team, coming out to $84 per player with a squad of 16. 

  • The format for all our Rising Stars Cup events will be 7v7 & 9v9.

  • You can have a maximum of 14-16 players per team.

  • The tournament committee takes great care in seeding and bracketing. Our team does a great job of searching recent game history.  Each team's coach and manager will receive further information once the bracketing process begins.

  • The schedule will be released approximately 30 days prior to the event start date.

  • You can register your interest with as many teams as you like under the same club badge.

  • Yes, the Rising Stars Cup will be streamed by BallerTV.

  • Once we have processed your application, you will receive a notification confirming this within 3-5 business days of registering. We will contact all team personnel to inform them whether their team has been successful in securing a place. The Registration deadline is Tuesday, July 1st, 2025.

  • Championship Sunday finals games may end as late as 5pm, provided there are no weather delays. Please plan flights and departing travel accordingly for a game ending as late as 5pm.  Please remember that the unique structure of the Rising Stars Cup event playoffs provide for multiple finals games per age group.  25% of the teams will be playing in finals games, so it is best to plan on your team making it!   

  • Tuesday or Wednesday arrival is most appropriate. Specifically, Wednesday if possible.  In addition to all tournament games beginning Friday morning, the Official Rising Stars Cup Kickoff begins on Thursday and which includes activities like the Rising Stars Cup “Best 9” U12 All-Star Game, 1v1 Skills Challenge Presented by Drip FC, prizes, and more with a ton of media coverage from Footy Access, Drip FC, Youth Soccer Central and NxtGen Media.

  • Yes. To ensure the best experience for all teams, The Rising Stars Cup follows a Stay-to-Play policy. All teams traveling from 75+ miles away must book accommodations through our official tournament housing partner, Fastbreak.Ai. Fastbreak.Ai simplifies group booking, with exclusive rates at top-rated hotels that are convenient to the tournament’s location. (If your team has been accepted, book your stay here.) The tournament directors & our travel team know the exact hotel bookings per team and will force removal of any team not showing the minimum required rooms booked through the RSC travel partners. Each registered travel team outside the 75+ mile radius is required to book a minimum of 10 hotel rooms per team, for the duration of the event. Please be sure that this is acceptable to your team prior to registering for the Rising Stars Cup.

  • No.  Rising Stars Cup does not allow the contracted hotels to charge rates higher than their rates offered directly by the hotel.  We also seek out and contract first with hotels providing certain things beneficial to soccer teams, such as free breakfast, a pool, make every attempt to give teams their rooms close together, etc.

  • All Rising Stars Cup hotel rooms must be reserved within 30 days of your acceptance to the tournament.  This deadline is subject to change as teams are accepted closer to the date of the Rising Stars Cup.  If you have questions about hotel booking, please contact Dana Dyer or Tanner King at travel@fastbreak.ai. 

  • No.  As currently contracted hotels run out of rooms, our travel partners add more.  Your team is welcome to email or call to ask for the exact hotel you would like or provide a description of your team’s needs, and our travel team will work to arrange this for you.  Contact Tanner King or Dana Dyer at travel@fastbreak.ai.