USL’s Fourth Annual Five-A-Side Frenzy - Registration deadline extended to Thursday, November 12th

TAMPA, FLORIDA - USL, the largest organization of elite-level soccer in North America, will integrate Tampa’s soccer community with a national soccer audience through the 5-A-Side Frenzy, allowing locals the opportunity to take part in SoccerFest.
By: United Soccer Leagues
 
Nov. 10, 2009 - PRLog -- TAMPA, FL – United Soccer Leagues, the largest organization of elite-level soccer in the United States and Canada, will for the fourth year in a row integrate Tampa’s prospering soccer community with the SoccerFest’s national soccer audience through the Five-A-Side Frenzy. Successfully launched during the 2006 SoccerFest, the Five-A-Side Frenzy allows participants and families from the local community to take part in the SoccerFest while also opening people up to the game of futsal. The registration deadline for the Frenzy is Friday, November 6.

“Futsal is a great way to enhance soccer skills such as ball control,” said Five-A-Side Frenzy Coordinator Brian D'Amico. “The game promotes the development of soccer players by forcing them into tight spaces and situations where they will need to improve their foot skills to compete. By incorporating futsal into the SoccerFest, it allows USL to bring together a growing soccer community and USL’s national soccer family.”

USL’s SoccerFest is a combination of two events, the Super Y-League North American Finals, which draws 140 U13-U17 boys and girls teams from across North America to Tampa, Florida to determine who is the top team in each of the league’s ten divisions. The second half of USL’s SoccerFest is the Annual General Meeting, which brings executives from each of USL’s 120+ amateur and professional clubs into the heart of downtown Tampa to discuss league operations for the upcoming season.

Presented this season by UMBRO, Bright House, Fox Soccer Channel, WMTX Mix 100.7 radio and Dick’s Sporting Goods, the Five-A-Side Frenzy kicks off on Saturday, November 21 and continues through the following day. Registration for the Frenzy is open to boys and girls teams of all ages. There are also adult men’s, adult women’s and adult co-ed division.

“Our SoccerFest Street Team has spent most weekends at local tournaments and soccer games to get the word out about this great competition,” said D'Amico. “We want to promote futsal on as large a scale as possible during SoccerFest.”

As part of their sponsorship of the event, Fox Soccer Channel and Bright House Networks have covered the entry fee of $175 to allow several teams made up of players from the local Boys and Girls Club to participate in the event.

“We are really excited to have Bright House and Fox sponsor Boys and Girls Clubs teams again this year,” said D'Amico. “Futsal is a great way to introduce the game to kids that may not be exposed to it otherwise, while helping USL to reach out to the community to promote soccer and the importance of an active lifestyle.”

For more information and to register for the Five-A-Side Frenzy, visit www.USLSoccerFest.com.

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Founded in 1986, United Soccer Leagues has become the largest organization of elite-level soccer leagues in North America by building on the vision, commitment, and passion of players, fans, and investors. Now in its third decade of operation, USL continues to be a driving force in the growth of soccer in the United States, Canada, and Caribbean. USL provides a clearly defined path for the progression of male and female soccer players beginning at the youth level (USL Super Y-League/USL Super-20 League), continuing up through the amateur level (USL Premier Development League/USL W-League) and on up to the professional level (USL First Division/USL Second Division). A platform for countless players to reach for their dreams each year, USL is devoted to developing the sport at the grassroots level in every community across the region.
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