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SoccerYouthDec 27 – 30, 2026Researched by us

Sunshine State Winter Cup

Tampa Bay Sports Complex — Tampa, Florida (US)

GameVoyaGradeA74/100
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Ours, from the published record

Attendee Rating

3.9/5

4 reviews · 100% would return

Theirs, from the teams who went

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A · Strong on paper74/100

Good value and terms that favour the team, with at most one soft spot in the published detail.

Grade components

Value for money28.7 / 41
Terms and transparency34 / 37
Exposure for players11 / 22
How this is calculated

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.

  • Cash refunds+13
  • No hotel block required+9
  • 4 games guaranteed+4.5
  • Organizer verified by us+7.5
  • Exposure not published+11

Attendee Rating

Positive3.9/5

Reliably good. Reviewers would return, with one or two caveats worth reading.

What attendees rated

Organization3.3
Officiating3.8
Value4.0
Venue4.8

100% of reviewers would bring a team back

Attendee Rating

3.9/5

4 reviews · 100% 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

The largest field in the directory and the busiest holiday-window soccer event in the Southeast. Grass quality is well reviewed; the volume of teams means long gaps between games and heavy parking congestion on the Sunday.

What it costs

Team entry fee$895USD · $895 USD equivalent
Games guaranteed4Round robin (3) + final
Cost per guaranteed game$224 USD10% below the median for youth soccer
Hotel block$142 / nightOptional — teams may book their own accommodation.
Refund policyCash refundsFull refund to 30 days out.
Registration deadlineNov 27, 2026Closes Nov 27, 2026

What a player gets seen doing

Not published

11 / 22 exposure points

The organizer publishes nothing about scouts, streaming, video or stats. That is normal for a house or in-season tournament and is not held against the event.

Not stated by the organizer

  • Scouts and college coaches attend
  • Showcase format
  • Advances to a championship
  • Games streamed
  • Game video for teams
  • 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
U11U12U13U14U15
Competitive tiers
SelectPremier
Field size
128 teams
Pitches in play
11
Included
  • Bermuda-grass pitches
  • certified officials
  • medical tent per field cluster

4 reviews from teams that went

Attendee Rating 3.9 / 5

  1. Great pitches, thin communication

    Anselm Grzeskowiak · Coach · Cincinnati United U14 Premier · attended 2024

    4/5

    Pitches were the best we played on all season. Pre-event communication was a single mass email and a PDF. For a 128-team event I would expect a proper team portal.

    Organization
    3
    Officiating
    4
    Value
    4
    Venue
    5
    Would return

  2. Fun trip, disorganised on the day

    Yolanda Bricenio · Parent · Nashville Rise U11 · attended 2025

    3/5

    Field assignments changed twice on the Sunday morning and the app did not update, so we walked the complex looking for our pitch. Everyone was friendly about it. Just budget extra time and comfortable shoes.

    Organization
    3
    Officiating
    3
    Value
    4
    Venue
    4
    Would return

  3. Good value for a holiday event

    Rhys Pemberton · Coach · Louisville Rush U15 Select · attended 2025

    4/5

    895 for four games on grass over the holiday window is fair. Officiating was better than I expected for the volume of games. The medical tents were staffed and dealt with a hamstring properly.

    Organization
    4
    Officiating
    4
    Value
    4
    Venue
    5
    Would return

  4. Beautiful grass, brutal logistics

    Delia Okonjo-Fairbanks · Team manager · Atlanta Fire U13 Premier · attended 2025

    4/5

    Bermuda grass in late December is the reason to come and it was immaculate. The reason to hesitate is 128 teams: we had a five-hour gap on Saturday and it took fifty minutes to get out of the car park on Sunday.

    Organization
    3
    Officiating
    4
    Value
    4
    Venue
    5
    Would return

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