FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

San Diego Surf Soccer Club, Surf Cup Soccer Tournaments and Soccerloco Announce Multi-Million Dollar Partnership

San Diego, California – Dateline January 3^nd, 2013 – Surf Soccer Club, Surf Cup and Soccerloco announced a four-year, multi-million dollar Title Sponsorship Agreement today, January 2, 2013.  The agreement signed on Friday, December 28th allows Soccerloco exclusive Title Sponsorship rights for the highly rated Surf Cup youth soccer tournaments and the nationally competitive teams of Surf Soccer Club based in San Diego, California.

The Surf Cup tournament is considered one of the top three youth soccer tournaments in America. The annual highly competitive youth soccer tournament is held in July, attracts teams from across the country and last year celebrated it’s XXXII competition. The prestigious Surf College Cup, held in November is recognized as one of the top recruiting tournaments in the U.S attracting top college coaches from throughout the U.S. who travel to San Diego to identify college scholarship hopefuls. Soccerloco is now the Title Sponsor of both the nationally acclaimed Surf Cup and the Surf College Cup.

The two tournaments will be renamed “SoccerLoco San Diego Surf Cup Presented by Nike” and “Soccerloco San Diego Surf College Cup Presented by Nike” respectively.  In addition, over 800 Surf Soccer Club players will wear jerseys with the Soccerloco logo and the club will make all equipment purchases through Soccerloco.com.

John Lococo, CEO of Soccerloco, says, “Soccerloco is thrilled to be involved with the Surf Cup tournaments and the Surf Soccer Club. I consider this new title sponsorship a tremendous opportunity to launch this partnership on the national stage. We’re excited to take one of America’s best youth soccer tournaments and club to the next level and to bring our tournament and retail expertise to this partnership. Our company has always been committed to partnering with highly regarded soccer organizations and Surf Cup and Surf Soccer Club definitely fit that description.”

Mike Connerley, President of San Diego Surf Cup remarked, “It has been a pleasure working with John Lococo and Soccerloco as a vendor of Surf Cup over the past ten years. I am now very excited and pleased with the Title sponsorship agreement we executed this week. This partnership will allow both companies as well as the Surf Soccer Club to achieve even greater success over the next four years.”

From the perspective of the Surf Soccer Club, San Diego’s premier youth soccer club for players age 7 to 18, the agreement is important for the long-term success of the club.

Jeremy McDonald, President of San Diego Surf Soccer Club, says “For Surf Club, the signing of this major sponsorship deal is a truly historic event.”  McDonald continues, “As San Diego county’s only club to participate in both the ECNL (Elite Clubs National League) and the US Soccer’s Development Academy, we expect the sponsorship to have an immediate impact on the quality and number of programs and services currently offered. The sponsorship will enable Surf to increase the excellence of our high-quality training, hire more youth soccer coaches and help offset the high costs for players of the ECNL and US Development Academy. We are honored to partner with the highest quality retailer and the highest quality tournament in the nation.”

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For Further Information, Please Contact:

Bryan C. Thistle

General Counsel, Surf Soccer Club

bthistle@surfsoccer.com

(760) 685-0766

surfsoccer.com

Boys Under 18 Super
Santa Clara Sporting 94B – 0
CZ Elite FC – 1

Boys Under 18 Gold
Boise Nationals Premier – 0
CV San Jose FC Dynamo 94B – 1

Girls Under 18 Super
Slammers G94 ECNL – 0
So Cal Blue Baker ECNL – 3

Girls Under 18 Gold
PSV Union FC 94G – 0
Sparta 95 Premier – 1

Boys Under 17 Super
96B Blackhawks Black – 0
Westside Timbers B95 Copa – 1

Boys Under 17 Gold
Omaha FC 95/96 Elite – 1
Federal Way – 2

Girls Under 17 Super
Slammers FCG95 ECNL – 0
FRAM G95 Premier – 2

Girls Under 17 Gold
SC Del Sol 96 Girls ECNL – 3
Black Diamond SC 95 – 0

Boys Under 16 Super
Fullerton Rangers 96 White – 2
Milan FC – 1

Girls Under 16 Super
So Cal Blues Dodge ECNL – 3
MVLA Mercury 96G Black – 0

Girls Under 16 Gold
Sonoma County Alliance SC – 0
Heat FC 97 ECNL – 1 

Surf College Cup also had a record setting 417 official college coach registrations representing 238 college, and also saw scouts from the Mexican National teams (men and women) looking for talented players of Mexican heritage. It was a great tournament! See you all in 2013!

Mayor Elect of San Diego, Bob Filner

2012 LOCAL TEAMS REPRESENTED

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
San Diego, California, United States of America November 24, 2012 –

The San Diego Surf College Cup 2012 presented by NIKE, a competitive youth soccer tournament for boys and girls, finishes 3 days of tournament play November 25, 2012. The San Diego Surf Cup series is one of the top 3 youth soccer tournaments in the United States.

The San Diego Surf College Cup hosts both boys and girls teams in the college recruitable age groups of Under-18, Under-17 and Under-16.

COLLEGES REPRESENTED:

Surf Cup registered 416 college coaches and scouts representing 268 schools at this year’s College Cup. Representatives of both the Men’s and Women’s Mexican National teams were also on-site scouting for potential recruits to the Mexican National Teams.

MAYOR ELECT BOB FILNER TO VISIT ON CLOSING DAY

Outgoing Congressman and Mayor-Elect of San Diego, Bob Filner is scheduled to visit the San Diego Surf College Cup on Sunday (Nov. 25). Surf Cup is proud to host our new Mayor just days before his December 3rd inauguration.

Surf College Cup – Boys & Girls 

Under-16, Under-17, Under-18
November 23-25, 2012 Full Game Schedule and Results available at: http://goo.gl/d0N8t

The Surf College Cup is played at the San Diego Polo Club in Del Mar, CA with 18 full sized fields in one location. Surf College Cup hosts over 400 college coaches and scouts each year making it one of the most desirable tournaments for college recruitment age players to compete for college exposure. Surf Cup aids college coaches with a recruitment handbook featuring schedules and contact, GPA and SAT scores information on all recruitment eligible players in the tournament.

Surf Cup attendance is expected to reach 35,000 – 45,000 over the holiday weekend with players, families and soccer spectators enjoying games played by the 154 teams in the tournament. A total of 52 teams hail from Southern California, 84 come from 14 different states (including California North), 1 from Canada and 3 from Mexico.

San Diego Surf Cup, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and brings a total economic impact to the San Diego Community of $25 Million (2011). Surf Cup currently donates over $300,000 per year to local and international sports organizations and charities.

Media interested in covering Surf Cup on-site or any party seeking further information contact:

David S. Dawson

Director of PR & Social Media

david@surfcup.com

(760)274-3185

http://www.surfcup.com

Further information about Surf Cup’s charitable donations: http://surfcup.com/site/foundation/

View our promotional video at: http://surfcup.com/site/sponsors/promotional-sponsor-video/

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Sockers will set a U.S. professional team record if they win their 41st straight game Friday night.
The Sockers will face the Toros de Mexico at the former San Diego Sports Arena.
The Sockers beat the Arizona Storm last weekend to tie the record of 40 straight victories set by the Sioux Falls Storm of United Indoor Football from 2005-2008.
Former Sockers great Juli Veee will deliver the ceremonial first kick prior to Friday’s opening kickoff. The 62-year-old Veee was part of seven Sockers championships with the indoor team from 1980 to 1988. Veee was the first soccer player inducted into the San Diego Hall of Champions and was part of the inaugural class of the Indoor Soccer Hall of Fame.

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Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/soccer/11/22/sd-sockers.ap/index.html#ixzz2D5BXxsSb

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
San Diego, California, United States of America November 15, 2012 –

The San Diego Surf College Cup 2012 presented by NIKE , a competitive youth soccer tournament for boys and girls, kicks off November 23-25, 2012. The San Diego Surf Cup series is one of the top 3 youth soccer tournaments in the United States.

The San Diego Surf College Cup hosts both boys and girls teams in the college recruitable age groups of Under-18, Under-17 and Under-16.

Boys & Girls 

Under-16, Under-17, Under-18
November 23-25, 2012 Full Game Schedule available at: http://goo.gl/d0N8t

Local Clubs from Southern California Represented (# teams):

San Diego Surf Soccer Club (10)

West Coast Futbol Club (4)

Union Independiente FC (1)

Tustin United (1)

Strikers FC (1)

South Bay Force (1)

So Cal Blues (3)

Slammers FC (3)

Santa Monica United (1)

Real So Cal (3)

Pateadores (1)

Olimpica United FC (1)

Legends FC (3)

LA Premier FC (1)

Fullerton Rangers (1)

FRAM (1)

F.C. Golden State (2)

Exiles (3)

DMS Academy (1)

Del Mar Sharks (1)

CZ Elite (3)

Beach FC (1)

Albion SC (2)

CV Manchester (1)

RSF Attack (1)

The Surf College Cup is played at the San Diego Polo Club in Del Mar, CA with 18 full sized fields in one location. Surf College Cup hosts over 400 college coaches and scouts each year making it one of the most desirable tournaments for college recruitment age players to compete for college exposure. Surf Cup aids college coaches with a recruitment handbook featuring schedules and contact, GPA and SAT scores information on all recruitment eligible players in the tournament.

Surf Cup attendance is expected to reach 35,000 – 45,000 over the holiday weekend with players, families and soccer spectators enjoying games played by the 154 teams in the tournament. A total of 52 teams hail from Southern California, 84 come from 14 different states (including California North), 1 from Canada and 3 from Mexico.

San Diego Surf Cup, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and brings a total economic impact to the San Diego Community of $25 Million (2011). Surf Cup currently donates over $300,000 per year to local and international sports organizations and charities.

Media interested in covering Surf Cup on-site or any party seeking further information contact:

David S. Dawson

Director of PR & Social Media

david@surfcup.com

(760) 274-3185

http://www.surfcup.com

Further information about Surf Cup’s charitable donations: http://surfcup.com/site/foundation/

View our promotional video at: http://surfcup.com/site/sponsors/promotional-sponsor-video/

Tom Sermanni becomes the 7th head coach of the US Women.

U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati announced today the hiring of Tom Sermanni as the seventh head coach in U.S. Women’s National Team history.

Sermanni, 58, comes to U.S. Soccer with 11 years of experience as a head coach in international women’s soccer – all with Australia – a period during which he led the Matildas in three Women’s World Cup tournaments.

Sermanni will officially begin his tenure as the WNT head coach on Jan. 1, 2013. U.S. Soccer Women’s Development Director Jill Ellis, who was on the bench for the USA’s two recent draws with Germany, will coach the team for the last five matches of the Fan Tribute Tour, presented by Panasonic. Due to his prior commitments with the Australia Women’s National Team as he finishes up his responsibilities with the Matildas, Sermanni will not be attending the next two matches in Portland and Phoenix. Sermanni will be observing the U.S. Women’s National Team for the last three matches of the 2012 tour, which will be announced in the near future.

Read the full article at SoccerNation.com

CAL SOUTH MOURNS TRAGIC LOSS OF DISTRICT 5 COMMISSIONER RICK McCOWN
Dear Cal South Family,
It is with a sad and heavy heart that we inform the Southern California soccer community that late Monday afternoon, Cal South Board member and District Five Commissioner, Rick McCown, was killed in an automobile accident. His wife Lorrie was hospitalized, but is recovering from her injuries. We will post information on memorial services as they become available on Calsouth.com. Please join us in keeping Rick’s family in your thoughts and prayers.

SAN DIEGO GKID CAMP
*Space is Limited*

GIRLS | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23RD | 9-11AM | 2-4PM

Visit NLG to register

BOYS | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24TH | 9-11AM | 2-4PM

Visit NLG to register

The N|L|G San Diego GKiD Camp will take place on Friday, November 23rd (Girls) and Saturday, November 24th (Boys) and run in conjunction with the Surf College Cup held at the Polo Fields in Del Mar, CA. Because there are two time-slots for the GKiD Camp (9-11am and 2-4pm) the GKiD Camp will not conflict with Games so Goalkeepers participating in the Surf College Cup as well as Goalkeepers in the San Diego area can all participate. The GKiD Camp is the perfect opportunity for Goalkeepers to showcase their abilities in front of College Coaches while being trained by a staff made up of College Coaches! Goalkeepers will be put through a NON-CONTACT training session focused on shot-stopping, crosses, and distribution. Following the GKiD Camp, there will be a Question and Answer Lecture with the Goalkeepers, their parents, and the College Coaches on the Recruiting and College Search Process. Topics will include: Recruiting | Scholarships | Academic Requirements | Financial Aid | Grants | Loans | Emailing College Coaches | Life as a Student-Athlete. Goalkeepers will also be presented with helpful material on the College Search Process provided by Collegiate Development Program (CDP).
*THESE CAMP ARE OPEN TO ALL HIGH SCHOOL AGED GIRLS AND BOYS*

Photo Credit: Aaron Jaffe / SoccerNation.com

FROM SOCCERNATION.COM:

What does it take to come back to the field where you grew up playing soccer, recognized now as a champion with two gold medals? In a word: perseverance.

What does it take to become a champion at the highest level? For San Diego area native Rachel Buehler, the short answer is “perseverance.” Over her youth, college and international careers, Buehler has persevered, worked hard and grown as a player, earning her second Olympic gold medal with the U.S. Women’s National Team this summer in London (her first was in Beijing in 2008).

Recently the star defender returned to the San Diego Polo Fields where she played as a youth soccer player at the San Diego Surf for many years. Her coaches were Colin Chesters and Ada Greenwood – both are still coaching ar Surf.

SoccerNation’s Diane Scavuzzo joined Buehler to talk about her career and how she traveled so far from the San Diego Polo Fields, the U.S. Women’s National Team and the team’s recent gold medal in the2012 London Olympics.

SNN: How does it feel to be back at the Polo Fields where you played for so many years at Surf Soccer Club?

Rachel Buehler: It feels wonderful. This is where I really grew up playing soccer. It’s just such a beautiful spot, first of all, and being back here just makes me smile. There are definitely lots of feelings of nostalgia, and it actually makes me want to get out there and kick the ball around.

Read the entire interview at SoccerNation.com

Abby Wambach, who scored in every game except the final, celebrates the US Gold Medal win.

What a difference a year makes. In the big rematch between Japan and the United States, who duked it out in the Women’s World Cup final in 2011, the United States were able to do in the Olympics what eluded them in the World Cup.

Still recovering from their 123rd minute win over Canada in the semi-final, the US maintained the lead off of two dramatic goals from Carli Lloyd and a beautiful assist from Alex Morgan. The United States were able to topple Japan 2-1 in front of 80,000 fans at Wembley Stadium. In the defense, Hope Solo had a spectacular game as well posting two spectacular saves that kept the United States in the lead.

Of note to Surf Cup – Surf Soccer alumn, Rachel Buehler played the most solid series of games of her career in the hunt for her second gold medal with the team.

Campestre Juarez (in blue) take on Inter-Rage in BU12 competition at Surf Cup – Photo courtesy of SoccerNation.com

Youth Soccer News: After 32 Years, Surf Cup Shines Brighter than Ever

For thirty-two years Surf Cup has drawn teams from around the country and even from abroad for two weekends of intense competition.

More teams apply to this Nike sponsored youth soccer competition than accepted.  Even State Cup Champions were turned away this year. Just what is it about the tournament in San Diego, California that inspires teams and clubs to put themselves on the line in order to be invited?

SoccerNation spoke with several visiting coaches and parents, as well as one long-time San Diego area coach, to find out why they come to Surf Cup. Without hesitation, every coach and parent spoke of the level of competition that brings “The Best of the Best” to the San Diego Polo Fields every summer.

Read the entire article at SoccerNation.com

Boys:

Under-15: 

CV Manchester (Carmel Valley, CA) 3

San Diego Surf SC Academy (San Diego, CA) 0

Under-14:

PAC – San Jose Atlas (San Jose, CA) 1

De Anza Force SC Flue (San Jose, CA) 0

Under-13:

Pateadores LA (Los Angeles, CA) 3

FC Golden State Academy (Pasadena, CA) 1

Under 12:

Barcelona USA Academy (Santa Ana, CA) 3

FC Golden State Academy (Pasadena, CA) 1

Under-11:

Barcelona USA Academy (Santa Ana, CA) 3

San Diego Surf White (San Diego, CA) 2

Under-10:

Barcelona USA Academy (Santa Ana, CA) 1

Strikers FC (Irvine, CA) 0

Girls:

Under-15: 

Albion SC USA (San Diego, CA) 1

San Diego Surf White ECNL (San Diego, CA) 0

Under-14:

San Diego Surf SC White (San Diego, CA) 2

So Cal Blues Draluck (San Juan Capistrano, CA) 0

Under-13:

So Cal Blues U13 Rennie/Bobak (San Juan Capistrano, CA) 2

Manteca FC Newcastle (Modesto, CA) 0

Under 12:

So Cal Blues Otto (San Juan Capistrano) OT 1 / PK 3

San Diego Surf White (San Diego, CA) OT 1 / PK 2

Under-11:

Eagles SC (Newbury Park, CA) OT 1 / 3 PK

So Cal Blues U11 Baker (San Juan Capistrano, CA) OT 1 / PK 1

Under-10:

San Diego Surf White (San Diego, CA) OT 2 / PK 4

Eagles SC (Newbury Park, CA) OT 2 / PK 2

It’s a fantastic day to be at the Surf Cup!

On another beautiful Southern California day the San Diego Surf Cup has kicked off once again! This weekend the younger teams take the field and show everyone how good the next generation of players truly are!

The sun is out, the sky is blue and the grass is green… bring the family out and enjoy a great day of soccer and festivities at the San Diego Polo Club in Del Mar!

Here’s the breakdown, refresh to update results:

Men’s:

U18 Super

SACRAMENTO UNITED AMERICA
1
WEST COAST FC (CAS)
2

U18 Gold

INTER FC 95 PREMIER (UT)
1
PALO ALTO SC 95B BLUE (CA
0

U18 Academy

Crossfire Premier 18 USSF Academy

U17 Super

MILAN FC (CAN)
2
SACRAMENTO UNITED REDS (C
1

U17 Gold

CZ ELITE (CAS)
1
MARIN FC ’96B BLUE (CAN)
5

U16 Super

SERENO 97 BOYS WHITE (AZ)
0
MILAN FC ROSSONERI (CAN)
6

U-16 Gold

CZ ELITE (CAS)
1
RSF ATTACK 96 GREEN (CAS)
0

U-16 Academy

CHIVAS USA YOUTH ACADEMY U16 USSDA

Women’s

U-18 Super

REAL SO CAL ECNL (CAS)
1
SAN DIEGO SURF SC WHITE E
0

U-18 Gold

WEST COAST FC ECNL (CAS)
0
PLAYERS SC 95 SB (NV)
1

U-17 Super

SAN DIEGO SURF SC 95/96
3
SO CAL BLUES DRALUCK (CAS
0

U-17 Gold

SAN DIEGO SURF SC 95-96 E
2
WESTON FC ’95 PREMIER BLA
0

U-16 Super

WEST COAST FC (ECNL) (CAS
1
SLAMMERS FC ECNL (CAS)
0

U-16 Gold

ELITE GIRLS ACADEMY MAROO
1
EASTSIDE FC 96 RED (WA)
2