With the holidays fast approaching and occupying our attention, focus on the first-ever single-site United States Youth and Adult Futsal National Championship won't begin in earnest until Jan. 2, 2012.
And the New Year will mark just one month until the deadline (Jan. 31) for the tournament, Feb. 17-20, at the Overland Park Convention Center in Overland Park, a suburb of Kansas City.The tournament will also be a first for a four-day tournament -- Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday -- to allow all games to be played at a single location and finals to be held on Monday.
And for the sixth year, the national tournament is the only U.S. Soccer-affiliated event of its kind in the United States. That's fitting for an organization that has two former U.S. National Futsal Team players as its founders, both of whom are now coaching Major League Soccer's Sporting Kansas City team and successful Juniors program.
There's no other organization of its kind with the futsal and soccer expertise, organization, communication and customer service of US Youth and Adult Futsal.
In previous years, the event has been staged at several locations, increasing travel for participants and diluting the feel of a true tournament campus. That won't be the case this year, with organizers assembling six regulation-size Sportcourt fields at the convention center.
Registration is under way for boys and girls Premier and Super Group divisions (Premier begins at U8, Super Group at U10), as well as adult divisions. Registration and additional information about the tournament is available at USFutsalNationals.com
Coaches, managers, parents and players can visualize the excitement and skill of teams at the USYF national tournament in a promotional video produced by John Hassis, the organization's videographer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxUZjJLBUjE&feature=player_embedded
We look forward to seeing you in Overland Park!
-- David Knopf, Newsletter Editor (dknopf@kc.rr.com)
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