2023 Cal Cup Tournament

when: May 26-29, 2023 
where: Moorpark, CA

Tournament Website: https://www.calcup.com/

Tournament Schedule: TBD

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Tourney & Trip Info

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TEAM ROSTER SELECTION

Cal Cup rosters will be skill-based and selected based on Fly Coaches’ recommendations. We target announcing Cal Cup team rosters by April 2.

Not all Fly players may be offered a spot on a Cal Cup team, but we will try hard to accommodate ALL players who want to go. While we hope to be able to have all Fly players attend Cal Cup, we are only allowed a limited number of players per Cal Cup Team roster.

If you would like to be considered for team selection for Cal Cup, RSVP and hand in your trip deposit by Sunday March 26th.  Deposits will be returned to any players who are not placed on a team roster.

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DO YOU WANT TO PLAY?? RSVP NOW!

We need players to confirm definitively if you are interested in playing at Cal Cup. We are required to finalize hotel reservations this month AND need to confirm that we have the appropriate number of Fly teams in the tourney.

If you would like to be considered for team selection for Cal Cup, you need to do 2 things:

1) Email Coach Mary with: YES, I would like to attend Cal Cup. 
You must send in this email even if you said YES on your tournament. RSVP form.
If you do not wish to participate, no need to respond.

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2) Pay the non-refundable deposit. This deposit is due by Sunday, 3/26. We require this deposit now because we have already had to pay our team entry fees and hotel deposits. Deposit and trip cost details for each age group are included in the information below.

Hand in your deposit (cash or check) to Coach Mary at practice or mail in your check to:
Fly FHC
171 Main St  #271, Los Altos Ca, 94022.
Please have this check post-marked no later than March 26h.
Checks should be made out to “SJ Fly FHC”.

** We want you to play!! So, if you would like to play at Cal Cup, but cannot make the deposit payment at this time, please just let us know, and we will work out any problem like that.
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COSTS

Cal Cup Tournament fees are not included in your regular season dues and do NOT include travel to/from southern California.

The total fees for U16 & U19 players = $850 per player.

U16/U19 fees cover: hotel room for player (4 players per room –  player room reservations have already been made!), all breakfasts at hotel, one team dinner, tournament entry fees, practice expenses, coaches travel expenses (hotel and flight), rental vans for transportation while at tournament.

A $500 non-refundable deposit is required for u16/u19 players.

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The total fees for U12/U14 players = $575 per player.

The U12/U14 fees are lower because the younger players will stay with their parents in a family room and be transported by parents (not team vans).

U12/U14 fees  cover:  all breakfasts at hotel, one team dinner, tournament entry fees, practice expenses, coaches travel expenses (hotel and flight).

A $350 non-refundable deposit is required for u12/u14 players.

Remaining trip balances will be due by April 30, 2023.
Refunds will be provided to players not selected for a Cal Cup roster spot. We cannot refund deposits if you have committed to playing and withdraw.
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You can by check, cash or PayPal.

Checks: Make checks out to “San Jose Fly FHC”.
Please write  “Cal Cup Deposit” and your player’s name on the Memo line of your check.

Cash: If paying in cash, please put $$ in an envelope w/”Cal Cup Deposit” and your player’s name on the envelope.

PayPal: See payment buttons to the right…

PayPal Payments – u12/u14s

u12/u14 Full trip fees: $575 (+ 3.49% PP fee) = $595

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u12/u14 deposit (due by March 26th): $350 (+ 3.49% PP fee) = $362

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u12/u14 balance (due by April 30th): $225 (+ 3.49% PP fee) = $233

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FLIGHTS & TRAVEL:

All players make their own transportation arrangements to Simi Valley. Some players drive down w/family or friends. Some player fly either w/family or with the team/coaches.

Players must be down in Simi Valley by Friday night. Games start very early on Saturday morning. We will return no earlier than midday on Monday, Memorial Day.

All coaches attending Cal Cup will fly down on Friday, May 26th to Burbank Airport on an afternoon Southwest Airlines flight. 

Any player who is traveling alone and/or needs transportation to/from the airport, should book the coaches’ flight (or one immediately prior), and coaches will drive players from the Burbank airport to the hotel.  If you are unable to get your player on the coaches’ flight, there are usually flights immediately before that one. Make a reservation on a prior flight, and players can wait for the coaches’ arrival at the small and very friendly Burbank airport.

At the airport, each team coach will be picking up a 15 passenger van and caravan-ing to the Posada Royale Hotel in Simi Valley, which is our team hotel for the weekend.

Coaches’ flights:

Coaches will be flying down on Friday midday and returning on Monday evening. We fly out of San Jose International Airport to Burbank airport. We will have details for the coaches flights by the end of this week.
Friday, May 26: Southwest #2125

• departs San Jose at 1:50pm
• arrive Burbank at 2:55pm

Monday, May 29: Southwest #2433

• departs San Jose at 5:10pm
• arrive Burbank at 6:20pm

If you are interested in traveling with the coaches, please email us. You will be making your own flight reservation, but we want to  know who is traveling with us.
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If players do not fly down with the coaches, it will be up to the players and their families to get them to the team hotel.

Please make arrangements for you player to be at the Posada Royale Hotel on Friday night by 9pm at the latest. We will be having brief team meetings on Friday night at approximately 9:30pm.

Games start EARLY Saturday morning.

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ON-SITE INFO: HOTEL

Because this is a USA FH sanctioned tournament, all players must go through the team’s group travel (set up through USA FH’s travel agency) for their hotel accommodations.

Our team hotel is the Posada Royale Hotel in Simi Valley
Posada Royale Hotel & Suites
1775 Madera Road
Simi Valley, CA 93065
(805) 584-6300

U16 & U19 player & family hotel arrangements:

• Fly has a block of rooms already reserved for players on U16 & U19 teams.
• Players will stay 3 or 4 to a room and be supervised by their team coach.
• All players are expected to stay in a team room w/other players at our hotel.
• We have already reserved rooms for all u16 & u19 players.
• u16/u19 player fees will only be reduced by $75 if a player wants to stay in their parent room. This is  because the pricing for this tournament is based on full occupancy of the players in team rooms. 

Family rooms for u16 or u19 families:

• Families of U16 & U19 players will need to make reservations – for their own rooms  (parent, siblings, etc).
• **It will be difficult to find other rooms at our rate available in the area. We do have a number of rooms earmarked for families.
• To reserve a family room, parents must call Posada Royale hotel directlyat (805) 584-6300 to book rooms in the parents block.
• ** When you call, you have to use this exact phrase to access our room block: “Parent – San Jose Fly”.  (Otherwise the front desk won’t be able to locate our room block.)

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U14 player & family hotel arrangements:

• We require all U14 players to travel and stay with a parent or guardian during Cal Cup.
• Unlike the u16s * u19s, u14’s players’ parent are responsible for reserving their own rooms.
• **It will be difficult to find other rooms at our rate available in the area. We do have a number of rooms earmarked for families.
• To reserve a family room, parents must call Posada Royale hotel directlyat (805) 584-6300 to book rooms in the parents block.
• ** When you call, you have to use this exact phrase to access our room block: “Parent – San Jose Fly”.  (Otherwise the front desk won’t be able to locate our room block.)

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ON-SITE INFO: meals, transport, and other details:

U16 & U19 players will eat together and travel together in team vans for the whole trip. U16/U19 players will be provided transportation to and from the fields in team vans with their teammates and coaches. Coaches will drive team vans and supervise all trips to stores, restaurants, etc.

A curfew and bed checks will be enforced for U16s & U19s each night. Any players who do not follow team rules will be IMMEDIATELY sent home.

• Players should bring their own money for snacks, lunch and other dinners.
• Coaches take players on their team on a trip to the grocery store for snacks, drinks etc on Friday night.
• Breakfast is provided with our hotel package (it’s good too!).
• Fly will provide pizza dinner Saturday night for all players.
• Players get their own dinners other nights. Some walk to elephant Bar restaurant, literally in the hotel parking lot. There are also burgers, Chilis, Chipotle, etc within walking distance of our hotel (which is in a very safe area).  Coaches transport players who need a ride to a nearby restaurant. Most walk in groups for meals.
• For lunches, we usually are going in our team vans for food on the way back from games (Subway, Japanese fast food, other chain type food).

U12/U14 players will be in the care of their families for the tournament – this includes hotel supervision, transportation to/from fields and meals.

Players with family on the trip are always welcome to join their families for outside activities or meals, as long as those plans do not conflict w/team activities or guidelines. Please just ok any plans with your team coach.