Welcome!
Elite Spring Thaw Teams,
On behalf of Kings Hammer SBD, we would like to welcome you to the Greater Cincinnati Area for the 2025 Elite Spring Thaw. We are looking forward to a fun and competitive weekend of soccer! The Elite Spring Thaw has become one of the top pre-season spring tournaments for U8U19 teams in the Midwest. All tournament games are played on turf making this event attractive to teams of all levels! This tournament is one of the most competitive tournaments in the region with over 350 teams registering annually from Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Canada. In this event 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 Elite Spring Thaw. We are excited about the great competition this year and look forward to hosting your team in Cincinnati!
Kings Hammer SBD Event Staff
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Important links
Awards
Awards will be given to the Champion and Finalist in each division following each Championship Match. They will be handed out by a site coordinator or referee at your field. If you are in a group of five (5) where there is no Championship Match, we will do our best to deliver medals to your field if we can determine 1st and 2nd place prior to all games in the group concluding. If we are not able to do so, we will reach out to a representative from your club and mail them to you.
Athletic Trainers
Trainers will be located at Voice of America Park, Warren County Sports Park, Riverside Park, Town & Country and NKU Intramural on Saturday and Sunday in the event your child needs to be evaluated for an injury.
Weather Updates
All weather or field updates for the weekend will be updated on GotSport. Please be certain all Coaches and Team Managers are listed in the GotSport system. Please make sure to update your team contact information if you have not already done so.
Facilities
Click here to view the address to each facility!
REMINDERS:
Teams playing at Warren County Sports Park:
Use the following address to enter: 3021 Greentree Road, Lebanon, OH 45036.
If you are playing on Fields 17 or 18, please use Gate 4 when entering and exiting the complex. If you are playing on Fields 15 and 16, please use Gate 3 for entering and exiting the facility. It is imperative that you DO NOT WALK on the grass fields on your way to your game field. They will be marked as such.
Teams playing at Town and Country, VOA, and Riverside Park:
May not warm up on the grass fields at those locations. Those fields are closed until early April.
Teams playing at NKU Intramural field:
The first field when you walk in is #1. The next field is #2 and then #3 will be the field in the back right corner.
Teams playing at Riverside Park:
The fields are numbered 1 through 3. 1 is closest to the very large parking lot and the press box. Field 2 is the far one with the smaller parking lot. 2A will be the field closest to the road and 2B will be the field closest to the trees. Field 3 is the larger field across the parking lot.
Town & Country Sports Complex – This facility is undergoing major renovations to improve the overall experience for future events. However, that does come with some construction. Please review the map carefully for parking and open walking paths for this event. Green are approved lots to park it. Vehicles may not park in any of the red areas. We apologize in advance for any challenges this may cause. Click here to view parking map.
Event Merchandise
Simax will be selling official event merchandise at their tent at our main facility of Warren County Sports Park located at: 3021 Greentree Rd. Lebanon, OH 45036. Don’t have games scheduled at Warren County or simply want to skip the long lines? Order now!
Explore
Cincinnati,
Ohio!
We have included links to the Cincinnati CVB, Butler 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. In addition, we have also included links for family friendly activities in the area.
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