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Council Competition
The council Soccer Challenge chairman should follow these
guidelines:
● Always use the program’s official name: Knights of Columbus Soccer
Challenge.
● Order the Knights of Columbus Soccer Challenge kit (#SC-Kit) using
the order form on page 3 of
the Council Report Forms Booklet (#1436). Complete and submit the
form to the Department of
Fraternal Services, 1 Columbus Plaza, New Haven, CT 06510-3326;
Telephone: (203)752-4154;
Fax: (203)752-4108. This kit can also be ordered online, visit our
website at www.kofc.org and click
on “program materials” on the “for officers” page.
Soccer Challenge Kit Order Form
● Set a time and place. Contact schools, community centers or youth
centers and reserve a soccer field.
Ask local sports teams, colleges or universities to work with your
council on the Soccer Challenge
Championship as part of their community outreach program. While
September is the month for
conducting a council competition, councils should be flexible and
work around the schedules of local
school’s teams. All local competitions should be held so that the
winners can participate in the district
competitions.
● Contact the schools in your area to explain the program. Seek
permission of the principals,
athletic directors, and superintendents to conduct the program as
part of their physical education
or intramural program, or ask for an endorsement encouraging
students to participate in this
community sports program. High school athletes should be reminded to
check with their state
high school athletic association/athletic director about possible
eligibility conflicts. Contact officials
from the town recreation department or local youth soccer leagues to
promote the competition
among their players. Teams and schools can hold preliminary
competitions to determine winners
by age groups to advance to the council competition. Make sure that
entry forms/score sheets are
distributed in advance to the officials of the leagues or coaches of
the teams.
● Display program posters prominently to generate attention and
participation. Ask to display
posters in elementary schools, middle or junior high schools, youth
centers, church halls, libraries,
Boys & Girls clubs, shopping centers, YMCA and YWCA buildings and
the council meeting
place. On the poster indicate the name of the contact person; the
date, time and location of the
competition; and a telephone number to call for additional
information. Supplement these posters
with newspaper ads, radio and TV spots and other publicity.
Additional posters are available at no
charge from the Supreme Council office.
● Preregistration of athletes will boost the number of participants
and save time at the actual event.
Distribute entry forms/score sheets to approved locations.
Personally deliver entry forms/score
sheets to physical education teachers and coaches when possible. Try
to collect completed forms
and proof-of-age documents before the competition to get a general
estimate on the number of
participants. Plan the competition based on these numbers. Have an
announcement made in school
or send out a reminder of the competition immediately before the
event. Be ready to accept entry
forms/score sheets from walk-in participants on the day of the
competition.
The Soccer Challenge is fun and easy to conduct. Here are steps to
follow
to ensure a successful Soccer Challenge Championship.
Conduct the competition by the rules covered in this
booklet. Plan to open the field an hour before
the actual event to allow for the registration of walk-in
participants. Organize entry forms/score
sheets by age and gender. Make a final check of equipment and see
that the regulation-size soccer
balls are available and that the 12-yard penalty lines are clearly
marked. Verify that judges and scorers
have been properly advised of their duties and responsibilities. Use
the entry form/score sheet to
record each participant’s score. This form, and proof of age, must
accompany each competitor as
he or she progresses through the higher levels of competition. All
council-level participants will
compete during the scheduled hours of the competition and under the
same conditions as all other
competitors. No participants should be allowed to compete at any
other time.
● Present Participation Certificates (#4573) to all participants,
and Council Champion Certificates
(#4575) to the winners at the end of the competition. The Soccer
Challenge Kit contains seventy-five
Certificates for competitors. Ten champions’ certificates are also
included.
● The Supreme Council Supply Department has plaques, prizes, and
promotional items available which
are suitable for council champions. These items include
regulation-size soccer balls, glow-in-the-dark
miniature balls, plaques, and trophies all bearing the K of C logo.
● Immediately following your council’s championship, the grand
knight must complete and submit
the Soccer Challenge Participation Form (#4567) found on page 3 of
the Council Report Forms Booklet
and included in the Soccer Challenge Kit. This feedback provides
valuable statistics for participation
and an overall assessment of the program. Include the number of
participants in the council’s
competition as well as the number who participated in any
preliminary school or league competitions.
● Provide the entry forms/score sheets and the proof of age for the
council winners to the district deputy for the district competition.
Inform council competition winners of the date, time and location of
the district competition and any other levels of competition to
which they are advancing.
● Be sure that a council official accompanies council winners to all
upcoming competitions as they
advance. In the event that a winner in any level cannot participate
in the next level of competition,
the second-place winner should represent the area.
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