The U9 teams will play 8v8 and will choose from Premier (premier and gold level teams) or Silver (silver and bronze level teams) 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, U9 games will occur in the West Linn, Wilsonville and Milwaukie communities. 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 U9 teams will choose between Premier (premier and gold level teams) and Silver (silver and bronze level teams) 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 (recreational or developmental). If that is the case, please contact Mike Morris (503-317-7576) to discuss the placement of your team.

Premier Division: The perfect division for teams that play in PDP (developmental or pre-competitive teams) or All-Star Leagues and are very competitive. If your team has been comprised of hand-picked players, you should play at this level. Teams that have done well in summer tournaments should be here as well. True recreational teams that have a history of winning every game may find this to be a fun, challenging experience as you prepare for your fall leagues.

Silver Division: Developemental teams that have been newly formed this year and have not had much success in summer tournaments will enjoy the silver division. Recreational teams that have finished their leagues in the upper half will probably find this a fun experience as you prepare for your fall leagues.

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.