WEARING COSTUMES AS YOUR UNIFORMS

 Your team is PERMITTED BUT NOT REQUIRED to dress in costume and wear the costume during their games.  If you want to do so, you have to follow a few rules. 

•  All costumes/uniforms worn during the games have to be soccer safe - no masks, head pieces, capes, accessories, adornment, metal buttons or zippers, etc. worn during the games.  Teams can dress in full costume for contest and team photo (see below), however, unsafe items must be removed to play. The determination of "Safe Costume" will be determined by the referee.  Feel free to contact us at [email protected] or at team check-in if you have any questions or want clarification on costumes.  
• Shin guards, socks and cleats are required as always. 
• The costumes need to be the same style and dominant color (i.e., you can’t have every kid dress as a different color M&M or a different Avenger, even if that would be cool)
• Players must be able to display a number in case of reporting injury or the rare occasion of disciplinary action to be recorded by the referee.  Teams can either put their player numbers on the costume or wear their team jersey under the costume for player identification purposes. The costumes do not have to be see-through, the players would just have to show the jersey number.  If the players are wearing their uniform shorts that have a number on it, that will suffice. All players on the team must do the same, either all have a number on the shorts or costumes, or all wear their jersey under the costume. 

If you think the costume might be unsafe, it is probably unsafe. 

We will have a team photo area and action photographers on site, so it’s a fun opportunity to do something different and make fun memories. 

Be creative and join in the spirit of the event (see contest details below). 

If you want to wear your regular uniforms, go for it (we won’t judge you).

TEAM COSTUME CONTEST AND PHOTOS

We will be conducting a team costume contest each day of the tournament. It is free to enter the contest, just bring your team to the tournament stage any time before 2:00 p.m. for a team photo on our decorated stage and entry into the contest. While the costumes worn to play games must be safe, anything goes here for the contest and photo   – masks, capes, props, you name it (except pyro, definitely no pyro).  Our crack staff of world-renowned costume experts (or lesser known amateurs if the pros do not show up) will determine which team brought the coolest costume design and the winner each day will receive a prize.

Even if your team didn’t come in costume, come to the stage for a team photo anyway (like we said above, we don’t judge).