Pittsburgh National Qualifier
Football (Flag) Tournament - March 28 to March 29, 2026
Key Information
Cost
- $500.00 USD per team
- Pay Before Jan 23, 2026 12:00 AM EST save $50.00
- Pay After Feb 24, 2026 12:00 AM EST add $50.00
- 2 or more teams save $25.00 per team
- 4 or more teams save $50.00 per team
- Athletes must have an active ZortsID
- Participants must complete all eligibiity requirements by Mar 27, 2026 12:00 AM EDT or incur a $25.00 USD late fee
- Athlete's age will be based on the age that they will be on Aug 01, 2025
- Registration ends Mar 22, 2026 @ 12:00 AM
Date(s)
Location
Description
March 28th & 29th
Location: Montour Sports Complex 2419 State Ave, Coraopolis, PA 15108
DETAILS:
Open to all teams and organizations
3 Game pool play – Single elimination bracket play
12 Player roster max & 2 coaches’ max
Age cut off 8/1/25
NFL Flag Rules (modified)
5v5 Division winners receive MVP Graffiti, championship rings, half bid the HCA’s 2026 National Championship June 6th & 7th!
DIVISIONS:
Boys: 6U, 7U, 8U, 9U, 10U, 11U, 12U, 13U, 14U, 17U
Girls: 8U, 10U, 12U, 14U, 18U
ENTRY FEES:
Early Bird Registration: $450.00 Per Team 12/22/25 – 1/22/2026 (Must be paid in full by 1/22/2026)
Regular Registration: $500.00 Per Team 1/23/2026 – 2/23/2026 (Must be paid in full by 2/23/2026)
Regular Registration: $550.00 Per Team 2/24/2026 – 3/21/2026
*Registration Closes 3/21/2026
*$50 non-refundable deposit to hold your spot. Must be paid in full by registration closing.
MULTI-TEAM DISCOUNT:
2 or more teams - $25 off per team
4 or more teams - $50 off per team
*Teams must be registered at the same time. Discount will not be honored if teams are registered separately.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE:
3/21/2026 at 11:59pm Eastern Time.
ROSTERS/WAIVERS:
12 Player Roster Max & 2 Coaches Max Per Team
All rosters must be uploaded into the Zorts system. Zorts Player Cards are required for each player on the roster. A player card will require a head shot of the player from the shoulders up, without a helmet on, and either a birth certificate, passport or other state ID showing birth date. Parental waivers must be signed by the player’s parent or legal guardian.
*Upload deadline is Thursday, March 26th 11:59pm Eastern Time.
*Late upload deadline is Friday, March 27th at 3:00pm Eastern Time. A $25 late upload fee will be applied at that time.
TEAM CHECK-IN:
Will be held the evening before on Friday, March 27th from 5:00pm – 9:00pm. Location TBD.
*There will be a $20.00 fee per player or coach who requests a Saturday morning check-in time. If an entire team requests a Saturday morning check-in time, there will be a flat fee of $100.00. The request must be made by Thursday, March 26th, 2026 by emailing info@hardcountathletics.com and the fee must be paid via venmo in advance. Venmo: @hardcountathletics
REFUND POLICY:
Hard Count Athletics has full confidence that our March 28th & 29th 2026 5v5 Tournament in Pittsburgh 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 to a future Hard Count Athletics 5v5 Tournament in 2026, as long as we receive written notification by 3/21/2026 at 11:59pm Pacific Time. 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 2026.
SPECTATOR ENTRY FEE:
$30 entry fee – good for the entire weekend
*Kids Age 5 and under are free
*Purchase in advance during Friday night check-in for $20 per person
Hard Count Rule Book Simplified
In Hard Count Tournaments
- All schedule requests will be considered but not guaranteed. Requests submitted after registration closing, will not be considered.
- 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, girls 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, Hard Count reserves the right to suspend or ban individual players, individual coaches, teams and organizations from participating in future Hard Count tournaments. Decisions will be final and not subject to appeal.
Sport
Divisions
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Boy's 6U
- Min Athletes: 5
- Max Athletes: 12
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Boy's 7U
- Min Athletes: 5
- Max Athletes: 12
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Boy's 8U
- Min Athletes: 5
- Max Athletes: 12
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Boy's 9U
- Min Athletes: 5
- Max Athletes: 12
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Boy's 10U
- Min Athletes: 5
- Max Athletes: 12
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Boy's 11U
- Min Athletes: 5
- Max Athletes: 12
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Boy's 12U
- Min Athletes: 5
- Max Athletes: 12
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Boy's 13U
- Min Athletes: 5
- Max Athletes: 12
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Boy's 14U
- Min Athletes: 5
- Max Athletes: 12
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Boy's 17U
- Min Athletes: 5
- Max Athletes: 12
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Girl's 8U
- Min Athletes: 5
- Max Athletes: 12
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Girl's 10U
- Min Athletes: 5
- Max Athletes: 12
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Girl's 12U
- Min Athletes: 5
- Max Athletes: 12
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Girl's 14U
- Min Athletes: 5
- Max Athletes: 12
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Girl's 18U
- Min Athletes: 5
- Max Athletes: 12
