The Reward 

Boys and girls will compete in their respective age divisions and medals will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in each of the 6 divisions. 

Winners may advance to the next level of competition. The Knights of Columbus Soccer Challenge is sponsored annually, with the winners progressing through local, district and state competitions. International champions are announced by Knights of Columbus International Headquarters based in New Haven, CT on the scores from the state-level competitions. 

So that we can have an idea for the number of participants, please pre-register here by providing the participant's name, gender and age in order to aid us in starting the event on time. Participants will be required to submit a written parental consent and entry form on the day of the challenge. Click this link to download the entry form. Print it, fill it out, and bring it with you to the Soccer Challenge.

For additional information, please contact Bob Jacobs at jacobssoccer@gmail.com. 

NOTE: All winners will be required to submit a photocopy of their birth certificate to advance to district and state events. 

EXTRA, EXTRA: The Knights of Columbus, St. Ignatius, Hickory are also holding a Coats for Kids Campaign. If you would like to donate a coat in good condition (i.e. no need of repair), we will be accepting them at the Soccer Challenge. The Knights of Columbus is an international, Catholic, family fraternal, service organization with over 1.8 million members in 13,000 local councils. Annually, Knights donate over 69 million man-hours and $151 million to charitable and benevolent causes, sponsoring programs to benefit their Church, councils, communities, families, pro-life, and youth.