| District Level
The district deputy should follow these guidelines:
● Secure a field, select a date for the October Championship and
pass on the information to each of
the council Soccer Challenge Chairmen in your district.
● Conduct the district championship according to the rules covered
in this booklet. Organize entry
forms/score sheets by age and gender. Use the entry form/score sheet
to record each participant’s
score. This form, and proof of age, must accompany each champion as
he or she progresses through
the higher levels of competition.
● Make a final check of equipment and see that the regulation size
soccer balls are available and
that boundaries and penalty kick lines are clearly marked. Make sure
the scoring zones are properly
installed with four pieces of rope to be placed diagonally along the
four corners of the goal. Use tent
stakes to secure the bottom ropes to the ground. Instruct judges and
scorers of their duties and
responsibilities.
● All district level participants must participate during the
scheduled hours of the competition
and under the same conditions as all other competitors. Under no
circumstances can participants
compete at a special time other than the scheduled and publicized
hours of the competition. Use
the entry form/score sheet for each participant to record district
competition scores.
● Cash or bonds must not be awarded at any level of competition
since that may compromise the
amateur status of the contestant. Send a press release to local
media sources announcing the
district winners.
● Report the results of your district competition to the
regional/state Soccer Challenge chairman
and give him the entry forms/score sheets of your champions. Inform
your champions of the date
and location of the regional/state championship.
Regional/State Level
The Regional/State Soccer Challenge Chairman should follow these
guidelines:
● Order regional/state awards by contacting a local supplier for an
appropriate award. State councils
are responsible for ordering and presenting awards to the regional
and state winners.
● Secure a field and select a date and inform the district deputies
of the date, time and location of the
regional/state competition.
● Conduct the competition according to the rules outlined in this
booklet. Organize entry forms/score
sheets by age and gender. This form, and proof of age, must
accompany each champion as he or she
progresses through the higher levels of competition.
● Use the original entry form/score sheet for each participant to
record regional/state competition
scores. Make a final check of equipment and see that the
regulation-size soccer balls are available,
and that penalty kick lines and boundaries are clearly marked. Make
sure the scoring zones are
properly installed with four pieces of nine foot rope to be placed
diagonally along the four corners
of the goal. Use tent stakes to secure the bottom ropes to the
ground. Instruct the judges and scorers
of their duties and responsibilities.
● All regional/state-level participants must participate during the
scheduled hours of the competitions
and under the same conditions as all other competitors. Under no
circumstances may participants
compete at any other time other than the scheduled and publicized
hours of the competition.
● Present the regional/state-level awards. Cash or bonds must not be
awarded at any level of
competition since that may compromise the amateur status of the
contestant.
● Prepare a press release announcing the winners and send it to
local media sources. Use the sample
council release on page 10 of this booklet as a guide.
● The state Soccer Challenge chairman shall provide the name,
address, and sponsoring council,
and state-level scoring information to the Supreme Council office in
December on forms provided
by the Department of Fraternal Services. This scoring information
will be used to determine the
international winners.
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