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August 2008 Challenge Sports Newsletter
Challenge Sports Bulletin
The Record Breaking 2008 Challenge 3v3 tour Qualifying finished with three days of great soccer and fun in the biggest Challenge 3v3 National Championship ever. Click here for information about Nationals
The first full sided Challenge Tournaments of the 2008-2009 season are coming up August 30 - September 1.
There is still time to beat the August 8th early entry deadline and avoid the late fee for either tournament.
Click on these links for information about Melbourne Area Beaches GIRLS Labor Day Challenge and Vero Beach BOYS Labor Day Challenge
Click on this link Tournament Calendar to see the full schedule of Challenge Sports events
Scroll down to see the full Newsletter
3v3 Qualifying Tournaments The record breaking 2008 Challenge 3v3 came to an end July 12/13 with these 5 qualifiers; Summer Soccer Blast Jekyll Island 3v3 Redland 3v3 Harrisburg, Pa Gulf Coast Crew 3v3 Pascagoula Mississippi, Kick in the Grass 3v3 Indianapolis Indiana, and PLAY SOCCER & Xara USA 3v3 Tournament MarlboroughMsassachusetts more..
Qualifying for Challenge Sports National Championships July 31 - Aug 3, 2008 and Kickit3v3 World Championships, Jan 2009 Qualifying for the Challenge 3v3 National Championship at Disney's Wide World of Sports July 31 -Aug 3 2008 brings with it a bonus opportunity for teams. This year, the only path in Florida to the Kickit World Championship in January 2009 is through the Challenge 3v3 National Championships, where the top 5 teams in each Division will qualify for the January 2009 Kickit Championships. The next closest Kickit Regional Qualifier geographically will be held in Evans Georgia, near Augusta on August 9/10
Full Sided Tournaments Labor Day Challenges - Melbourne Area Girls and Vero Beach Boys Labor Day Challenges are coming up Aug 30- Sept 1.
Click for more information Girls Boys
Age Group Facilitators - Some age groups like the youngest girls ages, Adult Coed, and Adult Women have fewer teams than many others, and it can be hard for teams to find tournaments where they can play without being combined with other ages. We have had some folks volunteer to help coordinate a couple of those age groups to help teams find others to play against and to coordinate play so they can meet at certain tournaments. more....
Challenge Sports Scholarships Each year Florida Challenge Sports Events awards two college scholarships to high school seniors. Awards in the amount of $400 are made to two high school students who demonstrate a high level of cooperation, sportsmanship and fairness in athletic competition, academics, and other aspects of their lives.
Any student who has participated in a Challenge Soccer Tournament either as a player, referee or volunteer is eligible to apply. Print a scholarship application by clicking on the link above. Scholarship entry deadline was May 10. the 2008 Winners will be announced in July. For more information, click here
Change to Rostering Rules Effective June 23, 2008 players will be limited to playing on only 1 team in a tournament. Click here to see rule change
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Challenge Sports Scholarship (This is the 10th year for the Challenge Sports Scholarship)
Each year Florida Challenge Sports Events awards two college scholarships to high school seniors. Awards in the amount of $400 are made to two high school students who demonstrate a high level of cooperation, sportsmanship and fairness in athletic competition, academics, and other aspects of their lives.
Any student who has participated in a Challenge Soccer Tournament either as a player, referee or volunteer is eligible to apply. Scholarship entry deadline was May 10. The 2008 winners will be announced in June
Scholarship winners for the first 10 years of the scholarship are posted on our web site. Every year since 1998 Challenge Sports has offered 2 College Scholarships to High School Seniors who have participated in one or more Challenge Tournaments in some capacity.... as players, volunteers, referees, field marshalls, scorekeepers, coaches, etc.
More information about the scholarships, including information about past winners can be found here on our web site Scholarship
Sided Tournaments
10th Annual Labor Day Challenge Tournaments Aug 30- Sept 1, 2008
GIRLS BOYS.Two of the most popular season opening tournaments in Florida are the Girls Labor Day Challenge and the Vero Beach Boys Labor Day Challenge. The Girls Tournament is played on fields in Brevard County, featuring brand new Mitchell Ellington Park in Merritt Island as the site for U15-U19 teams that are convenient to the beaches of Cocoa Beach, and Ron Jon's Surf Shop to make for a weekend of fun on and off the soccer fields. The boys tournament is played at beautiful Hobart Park in Vero Beach with 8 Fields on one site
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Age Group Facilitators
Some age groups like the youngest girls ages, Adult Coed, and Adult Women have fewer teams than many others, and it can be hard for teams to find tournaments where they can play without being combined with other ages. We have had some folks volunteer to help coordinate a couple of those age groups to help teams find others to play against and to coordinate play so they can meet at certain tournaments. These folks will be helpful to teams that are looking for other teams of their same age and skill level to set up friendlies or to plan to meet at a tournament.
Our first 2 Age Group Experts are located in South Florida.
U6 Girls - Michael Scandizzo email u6girls@challengesports.com
Adult Women Trish Williams email womensdivision@challengesports.com
We welcome volunteers in other ages. The most valuable would be
Adult Coed
U6 Boys
U7 Girls
Older Rec Divisions U13 or older, Boys or Girls
High School Comp Divisions
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Qualifying Tournaments Coming UpQualifying for the 2008 Challenge 3v3 National Championships July 31 - August 3 at
Disney’s Wide World of Sports® Complex is under way. Qualifiers coming up soon are listed below. We are encouraging teams to register early. As an incentive, we have increased the early entry discount to $25 for all Challenge Sports managed 3v3 qualifiers. This does not automatically apply to affiliate events who make their own decisions about entry fees and late fees.Challenge Sports and Kickit have expanded their working relationship for 2008. We will have 3 joint qualifiers, May 10/11 in Miramar, May 17/18 in Clearwater, and June 21/22 in Orlando. Teams that qualify For the 2008 Challenge 3v3 Nationals will be able to qualify there for the Kickit Championship to b replayed in January 2009. All official Challenge 3v3 Qualifiers lead to the Challenge 3v3 Nationals and as a result all are also on the path to the Kickit Championdhip
The Early Entry Deadline for the 2008 Challenge 3v3 National Championships is July 1. Teams that qualify in the July qualifiers below will have the deadline extended until 2 days after they qualify. Teams qualifying on July 5/6 will have until July 8 and those qualifying on July 12/13 will have until July 15 to apply
Savannah 3v3 Super Cup July 5/6, 2008 - Hosted by the Georgia Coast FA on the Chatham County Soccer Complex in the heart of Savannah... more
Jekyll Island Summer 3v3 Soccer Blast
July 12/13, 2008 - Hosted by the Georgia Coast FA on the Chatham County Soccer Complex in the heart of Savannah... more3v3 July 12, 2008 - Indianapolis, Indiana... more
Play Soccer & Xara 3v3 Tournament July 12, 2008 - Marlborough, Massachusetts... more
July 12/13, 2008 - Hosted by the Gulf Coast crew in Pascagoula, Mississippi... more
July 12/13, 2008 - Hosted by the Redland Soccer Club in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania... more
Click here for the Complete 2008 Challenge Sports Tournament Calendar - To see all of the Challenge Tournaments coming up in the next year, including affiliates qualifiers for the 3v3 Challenge National Championships, click here
Click here for some (not necessarily Soccer) Fun
3v3 Leagues and Camps 3v3 Leagues and Camps focussed on 3v3 are popping up all over the country more..
Click here for some amusing items to make you smile... not all soccer related
This newsletter is sent to participants in Challenge Tournaments and to soccer families who have requested information about our tournaments or have been referred by a friend. If you do not wish to receive future copies of our newsletters, send an email to tournament @challengesports.com with remove in the subject line
3v3 Leagues
Palm Bay Youth Soccer 3v3 League - At Palm Bay Regional Park
Apopka Winter 3v3 League - Hosted by Inter United of Orlando. Games start November 28
Rockledge Soccer Club 3v3 League - January and February 2007
PAL 3v3 at Chain of Lakes - Hosted by the Titusville Soccer Club
Click on the links below for details
Challenge 3v3 National Championship July 31- August 3 at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex
Results and Action Photos of the largest ever, 2007 3v3 Challenge Nationals ever are posted.
Click here for info on the 2008 Championships. more...
Full Sided - Labor Day Challenges Great Weekends of Soccer August 30 - Sept 1, 2008 The Boys Labor Day Challenge in Vero Beach and the Melbourne Area Girls Labor Day Challenge in Melbourne and Cocoa Beach are great season opening tournament options. The main site for boys in Vero is Hobart Park, While the Girls Tournament is played at several sites in the Melbourne area, all convenient to the beaches of Melbourne and Cocoa Beach where teams can relax when they weren't on the field playing. 2007 Results and Action Photos for both tournaments can be found on our web site here Girls Boys
Brevard Fall Challenge October 11/12, 2008 - This full sided tournament for Boys and Girls teams is hosted by Clubs of the Brevard Youth Soccer League as a fundraiser for the league and its clubs. Click here for more information... more
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Sportsmanship....... Lets not forget that winning on the scoreboard is not really winning unless it is done with honor and respect
2008 Challenge 3v3 National Tour - Qualifying for July 31- Aug 3 Championship at Disney
The Challenge 3v3 National Championship continues to grow at a fast pace and the 2008 tour has a full head of steam. The July 31- Aug 3 Championships will be bigger and better than ever and the fields at Disney's Wide World of Sports will be filled with teams from across the US. Information about special rates for Hotels and Theme Park tickets will be posted on our web site very soon. For more information about the Championship including qualifying, rules, results, photos and highlight movies of past Championships click here Challenge 3v3 National Championship
Official Qualifiers Click on the links below for information about upcoming qualifiers between now and the Championship. If there is not a qualifier scheduled near you, click here to let us know about situation and we will see what can be done Qualifying.
To see the entire list of Challenge Tournaments visit the Tournament Calendar page of our web site
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Interesting Soccer Links
Offside Rule explained with Animated Web site
Offside Rule explained with Animated Web site
ACT Against Violence - Adults and Children Together Against Violence looks at much more than sports, and it has some very powerful points about how the examples set by adults shape the behavior of children. Be sure to listen to this Radio Spot about the examples adults set with regard to respect for referees.... Referee Respect
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Click here to see the July/August 2005 Newsletter
Challenge Sports Fun and GAMES
<> How well can you putt? Click here
<>
Try your
skill as a helicopter pilot here
http://www.hurtwood.demon.co.uk/Fun/copter.swf
<> Trunk Monkey short videos
<> Ask A Ninja video explanation - "What is Podcasting?"
<> Juggler in Amsterdam plaza this may take a minute to load Juggling Exhibition
<> Mr Woo wows the crowd at a Glascow Rangers Game this may take a minute to load Juggling Master
<>Children's science
exam answers
Q: Name the four seasons. A: Salt, pepper, mustard and
vinegar.
Q: Explain one of the processes by which water can be made safe to
drink.
A: Flirtation makes water safe to drink because it removes large pollutants
like grit, sand, dead sheep and canoeists.
Q: How is dew formed? A: The sun shines down on the
leaves and makes them perspire.
Q: How can you delay milk turning sour? (brilliant, love this!)
A: Keep it in the cow.
Q: What causes the tides in the oceans? A: The
tides are a fight between the Earth and the Moon. All water tends to
flow towards the moon,
because there is no water on the moon, and nature hates a vacuum. I forget
where the sun joins in this fight.
Q: What are steroids? A: Things for keeping carpets
still on the stairs.
Q: What happens to your body as you age? A: When you get
old, so do your bowels and you get intercontinental.
Q: What happens to a boy when he reaches puberty? A: He
says good-bye to his boyhood and looks forward to his adultery.
Q: Name a major disease associated with cigarettes.
A: Premature death.
Q: How are the main parts of the body categorized? (e.g., abdomen.)
A: The body is consisted into three parts - the brainium, the borax
and the abdominal cavity.
The
brainium contains the brain; the borax contains the heart and lungs, and
the abdominal cavity contains the five bowels A, E, I, O, and U.
Q: What is the fibula? A: A small lie
Q: What does "varicose" mean? A: Nearby.
Q: Give the meaning of the term "Caesarean Section." A:
The Caesarean Section is a district in Rome .
Q: What does the word "benign" mean?' A: Benign is
what you will be after you be eight.
Collier County 3v3 Soccer League
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