The U14 teams will play 11v11 and will choose from Premier, Gold, Silver and Bronze Divisions. If the divisions fill at sixteen teams, then each division will be seeded into four 4-team brackets. The team's home playing area and team history will be used to seed the teams. Since we want teams to experience new opponents, we will focus on teams from outside your usual geographic playing area when seeding the brackets.

Teams will play two or three preliminary round games and will be re-bracketed for the playoff rounds. As teams are guaranteed four games, your families should plan on one or two games on Friday and one or two games on Saturday and one game on Sunday. Teams will be scheduled for the early games on Sunday based on their home destination so that teams with long rides home can be finished as early as possible. Depending on the number of teams in each division, some teams will have a non-counting friendly game to play after losing in the playoffs. Teams are expected to play all of their scheduled games.

For the most part, U14 games will be played in Hillsboro. Games may be scheduled at other venues in order to accommodate coaches with two teams and other special scheduling requests.

All coaches, managers and players will receive customized collectible pins. Individual medals will be awarded to all first and second place teams. Consolation medals will be awarded when divisions have the consolation bracket.

All schedules and standings will be available on the internet during the tournament. Standings are generally updated 45 minutes after games have been completed. We encourage all coaches, managers, players and parents to register with the automated notification system that is part of the scheduling software. By registering a cell phone number or an email address, the recipient will receive scores, game change information and other details about their schedules. Directions for registering with this system will be sent out once the schedules have been posted to the internet.

All U14 teams will choose between Premier, Gold, Silver and Bronze Divisions. Teams will be allowed to switch between divisions after registering as long as one of the divisions has not been closed. As a general rule, we do not recommend playing up in age. We recognize that many teams may not have experience outside of their own leagues. If that is the case, please contact Mike Morris (503-317-7576) to discuss the placement of your team.

Premier Division: The number one criteria for entering this divsion is that you participated in your State Cup tournament and advanced to the quarterfinals. If you are looking to play teams that are the best-of-the-best, then this is the division for your team.

Gold Division: Teams that participated in the State Cup and had some success will find this division to be a good fit. You might choose to play in the gold division if your team played in your state's second level tournament and finished in the top three.

Silver Division: This division would be a good fit for teams that have participated in statewide leagues or in your state's second level tournament and met with limited success. Silver is also a good fit for top teams from disrict leagues. True recreational teams that have a history of winning every game may find this division to be a fun, challenging experience as you prepare for your fall leagues.

Bronze Division: Newly formed U14 competitive teams that have not had many practices and have participated in just one or two other summer tournaments, with limited success, may find this division to be the best option. The bronze division would be a good fit for true recreational teams that have finished in the middle of their leagues from prior seasons and are looking for a fun experience to jump-start their fall playing season.

Remember that teams will be re-bracketed after the preliminary rounds so you will be assigned a new bracket with teams that have a similar win/loss record.