Atlantic Coast Showcase
Princess Anne Athletic Complex — Virginia Beach, Virginia (US)
D25/100Ours, from the published record
Attendee Rating
3.9/5
3 reviews · 67% would return
Theirs, from the teams who went
GameVoyaGrade
Know Before You PayD · Weak on paper25/100
The published terms work against the team: dear per game, refunds that keep your money, a mandatory hotel block, or some combination. This is what the organizer states, not what teams reported.
Grade components
How much of this is published
Fully published4 of 4
This organizer publishes all four terms facts, so the grade rests entirely on stated figures.
The four gradeable facts are the entry fee, the refund policy, the hotel requirement and the guaranteed game count. Anything the organizer leaves out is priced at the middle of its range rather than counted against them — most operators quote on application, and a grade that punished silence would be reporting our own missing data as their failing.
- No refunds0
- Stay-to-play enforced0
- 3 games guaranteed0
- Organizer verified by us+7.5
- Scouts and college coaches attend+3.1
- Showcase format+2
- Game video for teams+1.3
Attendee Rating
Positive3.9/5
Reliably good. Reviewers would return, with one or two caveats worth reading.
What attendees rated
67% of reviewers would bring a team back
Attendee Rating
3.9/5
3 reviews · 67% would return
Coaches, managers, parents, players, officials and scouts who attended. Never the organizer.
Reviewers here averaged 3.8 out of 5. The published figure is 3.9 because a rating from a handful of reviews is pulled toward the directory average until there are enough of them to stand on their own — which is what stops one glowing review putting an event at the top of the table.
Coaches, managers, parents, players, officials and scouts who attended. Never the organizer.
Organizers may answer a review in public, and their responses are labelled and shown. They are excluded from every average, count and return rate here, so an operator cannot move their own rating.
What to expect
A recruiting showcase rather than a competitive cup: three games, no bracket, no trophy. Worth the fee only if the published coach list matches the age group you are entering. Stay-to-play is enforced and there are no refunds after the packet drops.
What it costs
| Team entry fee | $1,325USD · $1,325 USD equivalent |
|---|---|
| Games guaranteed | 3Three-game showcase, no knockout |
| Cost per guaranteed game | $442 USD78% above the median for youth soccer |
| Hotel block | $169 / nightMandatory — stay-to-play enforced. About $338 per room for 2 nights. |
| Refund policy | No refundsNo refunds once the college-coach packet is published. |
| Registration deadline | Oct 2, 2026Closes in 3 weeks |
What a player gets seen doing
Built for exposure
17.4 / 22 exposure points
Exposure is most of what this event sells: evaluation, a record of the games, or both.
Scouts and college coaches attend
The organizer states that college, junior or pro scouts attend. Ask for the list of who came last year before you book on this alone.
Showcase format
Billed as a showcase: the games are arranged for evaluation rather than for a trophy, so there is usually no elimination bracket.
Game video for teams
Teams are given game video or film, which is what a recruiting profile is built from.
Not stated by the organizer
- Advances to a championship
- Games streamed
- Live stats and standings
- Professional photography
Silence is scored as an unknown, not as a no. Nothing here is deducted for a feature the organizer simply did not mention.
Format and divisions
- Age brackets
- U15U16U17U18
- Competitive tiers
- ECNLNPLElite
- Field size
- 96 teams
- Pitches in play
- 8
- Included
- Certified officials
- coach attendance list published in advance
- film service available
3 reviews from teams that went
Attendee Rating 3.9 / 5
Two of my seniors got looks
Ford Castellanos · Coach · Pinehurst FC U18 Elite · attended 2024
4/5Complex is excellent, eight full pitches and good sightlines for coaches on the sideline. The film service was worth the add-on. If you have genuine college prospects the fee pays for itself; if you do not, spend the money on a real cup.
- Organization
- 4
- Officiating
- 4
- Value
- 3
- Venue
- 5
Would returnThe no-refund clause is the problem
Marisol Etxeberria · Team manager · Charleston Battery Youth U16 NPL · attended 2025
3/5Once the coach packet publishes there are no refunds at all, and the packet published six weeks out. We had a coaching change and were stuck. 1325 for three games plus a mandatory hotel is the most expensive soccer weekend we have entered.
- Organization
- 3
- Officiating
- 4
- Value
- 2
- Venue
- 4
Would not returnIt is a showcase, not a tournament
Whitfield Amankwah · Coach · Northern Virginia Union U17 ECNL · attended 2025
3/5Three games, no bracket, nothing to win. That is by design and it is fine if recruiting is the goal. Check the published coach list against your age group before you pay: the U17 list was strong, the U15 list was mostly the same four schools.
- Organization
- 4
- Officiating
- 4
- Value
- 2
- Venue
- 4
Would return