DIVISIONS:

Boys: 6U, 7U, 8U, 9U, 10U, 11U, 12U, 13U, 14U

Girls: 8U, 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U, 18U

Refund Policy:

Hard Count Athletics has full confidence that our 12/12 & 12/13 2026 5v5 Tournament in San Diego will happen. We have a no refund policy once you pay the deposit or the full registration fee. In the unusual circumstance where your team is unable to play due to injuries, illness etc., we are happy to provide a credit (if you have paid in full; deposits are nonrefundable) to a future Hard Count Athletics 5v5 Tournament in the Spring of 2027, as long as we receive written notification 12/5/2026 at 11:59pm Pacific Time. If a team cancels after 12/5/2026, no credit will be issued. In the unforeseeable scenario that we are impacted by COVID-19 or other virus-related events, including but not limited to, a mandatory quarantine and/or shut-down of “non-essential” businesses, we will be offering a credit to a future Hard Count Athletics Tournament in the Spring of 2027

In Hard Count Tournaments

• Although schedule requests are welcome so we are aware of conflicts, they are not guaranteed for this tournament.
• All schedule requests are due by registration closing. Requests submitted after registration closing, will not be considered.
• If a girls team chooses to play in the boys division, they will play in the same age division they qualify for.
• There will be no challenges on referee calls, this includes wanting referees, field monitors and staff to watch video replays.
• To be eligible to play in bracket play, a player must be rostered with the team and play in at least one pool play game.
• A player cannot be rostered on two different teams within the same division.
  • If a player is found to be rostered on two different teams in the same division and does in fact play in games on two different teams, that player will default to the team he/she played with first and the second team will forfeit the game that the double rostered player played in.
• Hard Count reserves the right to combine divisions if three (3) or less teams are signed up in a division.
• Although unlikely, the date, time and location are subject to change due to circumstances beyond our control.
• A team at any time can request a roster check. Should they lose the roster check, then they forfeit any remaining timeouts for that game.
  • Should they win the roster check and an illegal player or a player who is not on that team’s roster is found to be playing in that game, then the team with the illegal player forfeits that game and the remaining games of the tournament.
• To protect fair play and safety, girl’s divisions are limited to biologically female athletes.
• Hard Count has a zero-tolerance policy regarding violence/fighting and vulgar language. Hard Count reserves the right to immediately remove individuals and/or teams from the tournament.
• After careful consideration and at Hard Counts discretion, Hard Count reserves the right to suspend or ban individual players, individual coaches, teams, organizations and parents from participating in future Hard Count tournaments. Decisions will be final and not subject to appeal.

Media

• Having media access to a team’s sideline is a privilege granted at the sole discretion of Hard Count and may be revoked at any time. Hard Count reserves the absolute right to suspend, restrict, or permanently revoke the credentials, access, or privileges of any media representative for conduct deemed by Hard Count to be inappropriate, unprofessional, detrimental to operations, or inconsistent with the standards, values, or expectations of the organization. Such conduct includes, but is not limited to, behavior, statements, actions, or social media activity that Hard Count determines may harm its reputation, relationships, business interests, participants, or public image. All determinations made by Hard Count regarding media conduct, credentialing, and access shall be final and made at its sole discretion.
• No tower cameras are allowed on the sidelines. Tower cameras can only be set up in each end zone, in the spectator area.