Soccer tournaments are a great way to work a lot of games, meet new officials and generally have a good time. Many will provide free or inexpensive lodging to out of town officials.
Most local tournaments are USSF youth tournaments and require USSF Level 8 Certification, unless otherwise noted. The knock out stages of the youth State Cup usually will require that you be a USSF Level 7 or higher referee. Teams are typically competitive travel teams, such as you would encounter in GVSA or the MSPSL, although most events welcome all teams under the USSF umbrella. "Full Length" games means a tournament follows USSF recommendations (U10 = 50 minutes, U12 = 60 minutes, U14 = 70 minutes, U16= 80 minutes, U17+ = 90 minutes)
A complete list of all MSYSA sanctioned youth tournaments in Michigan is available at the MSYSA website. Also check there for updated information. The events listed below are all held in Michigan, or nationally.
| Dates | Event | Location | Contact |
| April 8 - May 7 | MSYSA Boys's State Cup Preliminary Rounds | Various Locations in Michigan | Local Assignors |
| April 22-23 | Alliance FC Spring Invite | Lowell | Paul Derby |
| May 12-14 | Jaguar Invitational | Novi | Erich Shrewsbury |
| May 12-14 | Midland Invitational | Midland | Richard Campbell |
| May 20-21 | State Cup 1/4 and 1/2 Finals | Saginaw | Larry Gagna |
| May 26-28 | Lakeshore Soccerfest | Holland | Tony Gonzales 616-994-0572 |
| May 26-29 | Canton Cup Memorial | Canton | Dick Schmidt |
| May 26-29 | Cherry Capital Cup | Traverse City | Tom Spencer |
| June 3 | State Cup Finals | Farmington Hills | Larry Gagna |
| June 2-4 | SEMSA Cup | Adrian/Tecumseh | Craig Pearson |
| June 9-11 | Portage Soccer Classic | Portage | Loren Heun |
| June 16-18 | KISS | Kalamazoo | Gerald Ouellette |
| June 16-18 | Petoskey Invitational | Petoskey | Laura Batchelor |
| June 23-25 | Saginaw 7-11 Soccer Classic | Saginaw | Stan Krajkowski |
| August 4-6 | Livingston County Soccer Invitational | Brighton | Diane Redman |
| August 18-20 | St Clair Shores Waterfront Invitational | St Clair Shores | Dan DeSantis |
| August 25-27 | Midland Fusion Invitational | Midland | Richard Campbell |
| August 25-27 | Dearborn Invitational | Dearborn | Katalin Rye |
| September 1-4 | Romeo Peachfest | Romeo | Mike Sabiston |
| September 9-10 | Petoskey Autumn Blast | Petoskey | Laura Batchelor |
| September 15-17 | Capital Area Classic | Lansing | Francisco Villaruel |
| September 15-17 | TBAYS Autumn Classic | Traverse City | Thomas Singer |