Blue Chip Juniors 2023 – Kings Hammer Youth Soccer (2024)

Blue Chip Juniors Teams,

On behalf of Kings Hammer Soccer Club, we would like to welcome you to Cincinnati for the 2023 Blue Chip Juniors. We are looking forward to a fun and competitive weekend of soccer!

The Blue Chip Juniors was designed to be a club-friendly event and an extension of our nationally recognized Blue Chip College Showcase (which brings in over 700 teams and 400 college coaches each year). Each year the Blue Chip Juniors hosts over 300 teams from OH, KY, IN, IL, MI, TN, WV, TX, CA, MO, FL, PA West, Canada to challenge themselves against the best competition. This event also serves as aPremier SuperCopa Qualifier(top group for U9-U12’s) andSUPERCOPA+ Qualifier(top group for U13-U15’s) for teams who win the top flight of their age group.

In this guide, you will find all the information you need for this year’s event including links to schedules, facility maps, and local area attractions to visit while you are in town. Please take a moment to look through the guide. We also ask that you forward this link to all of your players and families, so they have this information for the weekend. The link is mobile friendly as well so they can pull it up on their phone and refer to it throughout the event.

Thank you for choosing the Blue Chip Juniors! We are excited about the great competition this year and look forward to hosting your team in Cincinnati!

Lisa McIver
Kings Hammer Event Operations Director

• Schedules, Bracketing, Coach Conflicts, & Field Changes: Craig Schroeder
• Registration/Admin, Logistics, Volunteers, Hospitality & College Coach Registration: Lisa McIver
• Sponsorships & Club Relations: Dave McIver
  To contact the events team above emailbluechipjrs@kingshammer.com
• Housing/Hotels: PYB |lindsay@pybsports.com

• For the most up-to-date schedules for the event, click here to visit our website. This is also where you will find all tournament results and standings. Please make sure you double check your game times and locations as there have been a few changes.

• Click here to view the fields in GotSport
• Click here to view the Warren County Field Map
• Click here to view the Voice of America Map

Voice of America Park: Please note that Voice of America Park has a new parking pass process. Please share this with everyone on your team to expedite receiving your pass when you arrive onsite. Everyone must purchase a pass and all passes must be purchased onsite at the event. There is no longer an option to purchase online in advance. Both cash and credit will be accepted. Passes are $8 per day or $15 for the two days. Passes will be available for purchase at both entrances to Voice of America. Please be patient as the parking staff work to get people their passes as quickly as possible. At no time may players exit cars and head to fields as this becomes a safety issue. To see a map of the complex, please clickhere.

Warren County Sports Park: Parking at the Warren County Sports Park is on a first come basis and there is no parking fee. We encourage everyone to review your field locations and the park map in advance and plan to enter the park at the gate closest to your location. Please note that due to a very large event nearby, there will be limited police monitoring the light at 741 as well as the entrance to the park. Please plan accordingly and give yourself extra time for getting to and entering the complex. If you are playing on Fields 1-4, enter at Gate 1 (1408 St. Rt. 741, Lebanon, OH 45036); Fields 5-12 should enter at Gate 2 (1408 St. Rt. 741, Lebanon, OH 45036); Turf Fields enter at Gate 3 or 4 (3021 Greentree Rd., Lebanon, OH 45036). Player drop-off on Rt. 741 or Greentree Rd. is strictly prohibited.

Since team check-in took place online in advance, you do not need to check-in when you arrive at the fields. However, please make sure to bring your player cards to each game.

Please have one representative from your team (coach/manager) stop by the HQ tent at either Voice of America Park (located on the back side of the UC Fieldhouse) or Warren County Sports Park (located near Field 6) to pick up the team gifts.

Awards will be given to the champion and finalist in each division following each Championship match. Please send one representative to the HQ tent at either VOA (located on the back side of the UC Fieldhouse) or Warren County Sports Park (located near Field 6) to pick up your medals. If you are in a group of five, the top two teams will receive medals. Please stop by the HQ/Volunteer tent to see if you finished 1^st or 2^nd. If we are not yet able to determine this based on other games in your group still going on, we will notify you and mail you your medals if you placed 1^st or 2^nd in the division.

Pre-Order your Blue Chip Juniors merchandise today! Tournament merchandise will be available onsite at Voice of America Park and Warren County Sports Park starting at 8 am on Saturdayand Sunday. Online pre-orders will begin October 2^ndand end at 12pm October 6th. There are options to either have it shipped to you, or to pick up your order at the merchandise tent starting at 8am on Saturday. To preorder, click here!

On-Site Merchandise Tents:

• Warren Co Sports Park – 3021 Greentree Rd Lebanon, OH 45036
  • The merchandise tent will be located in the parking lot near grass fields 8 & 10 from 8 am to 6 pm Saturday-Sunday
• Voice of America MetroPark – 7850 VOA Park Dr West Chester, OH 45069
  • The merchandise tent will be located between fields 2 & 3 from 8 am to 6 pm Saturday-Sunday

Please note that if you pre-order, you can choose to have it shipped to your home directly or select to have it picked up at either location.

Kings Hammer and Veo have teamed up to provide an affordable and easy way to capture your games. This relationship will help enhance the overall experience for teams attending Blue Chip Juniors.

Veo is a portable automatic sports camera that films games and practices without the need for a camera operator. No need to carry around bulky equipment or film from your phone. Simply turn the camera on, connect to your smart device, hit record, then sit back and enjoy the game!

Kings Hammer understands the importance of video, not only for future collegiate athletes but for lifelong memories to look back on. For more information on how to purchase your Veo at a discounted rate, please visit our Veo tent.

Want to try before you buy? How about renting a Veo to capture your games all weekend? Click here to rent a VEO.

In the event of inclement weather, we will update our website with details on the field status. If anything changes from a weather or field standpoint for the weekend we will inform all Coaches and Team Managers as listed in the GotSport system via email. Please make sure to update your team contact information if you have not already done so.

We would love to see your pictures at the event. Tag us on the platforms below or send photos to info@kingshammer.com.

• Instagram: @kingshammersc
• Twitter: @Kingshammer
• Facebook: @KingsHammer
• YouTube: @KingsHammerSC

We have included links below to the Cincinnati CVB, Bulter County CVB, Warren County CVB and Northern KY CVB so you can plan your weekend prior to arriving in town. These links include information on things to do (entertainment, attractions, shopping, outdoors) as well as dining recommendations.

• Cincinnati CVB –Digital Visitors Guide
• Butler County CVB –Digital Visitors Guide
• Warren County CVB –Digital Visitors Guide
• Northern KY CVB- Digital Visitors Guide

Top 5 Things to do in the Greater Cincinnati Area

• Cincinnati Zoo
• Newport Aquarium
• Kings Island
• Top Golf
• Main Event