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Beach Soccer Championship RECAP
Oceanside comes alive in May with this beach tournament and players look forward to this event every year. Over 300 teams came from all over California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Virginia, Japan, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Portugal & other nations.

Youth Club Soccer has never been so much fun! The Beach Soccer Championship is one of the best experiences for soccer loving families -- a tournament where the whole family can enjoy, relax and watch some great soccer and soccer players can begin the Summer Tournament Season with a fun filled and relaxed tournament.
The competition was tough and everyone played to win, the workout was intense and players tried to keep the ball in the air for control and often headed the ball into goal. Even loosing on the beach was much better than on the grass field as players sprawled onto the beach and had fun.

Marc Kohler Managing Director says "We had a sold out Beach Soccer Festival with over 25,000 people at the Oceanside Harbor Beach every day. We continue to grow and in 2011 we strive to make the Oceanside Festival even more successful with more international teams. We look forward to our next event in Long Beach on Memorial Day 2010 and Fort Myers Beach, FL in July.."

SN also spoke with David Kerton, vice president of the Soccer Club of Oceanside during the Friday afternoon training clinic and he said "I think we are in for a wonderful weekend of beach soccer and to see the stadium packed on a Friday night is terrific."

The tournament was a huge success. Here is our initial recap. We are still waiting for some teams to submit their news to SN.

Pictured from left to right Back row - Coach Carlos Basso, Morgan McCandless, Brandon Blum, Matt Palmer, Cornel Uys Front row - John Cross, Michael Caposio, Taylor Warren and Ivan Ruiz

According to the HAWKS, "Our BU13 Red team played in a mixed BU13/14 bracket and faced some tough competition. The only loss in bracket play was to West Covina Express, who we faced again in the finals after winning the semi-final game with cross town rivals Temecula United. The final game game was a nail biter re-match against West Covina Express with us coming up one goal ahead to take the championship."

Action shot of SURF BU7 team: Michael Scavuzzo passes the ball to Luka Mrakovic, Caelan Murray shows off fancy foot work to control the ball. Coached by Danny Salas, the SURF BU7 team won all their games on Saturday but lost in the Semi Finals on Sunday.

The GU11 Hawks White team took 1st place in the Beach Soccer Tournament on Oceanside Harbor this past weekend. The girls tied Hawks Red 4-4, beat Pumas USA 7-3 and Temecula United 6-0. In the semi-finals, they defeated Mission Viejo 2-1 to advance. Hawks White battled to beat Pumas USA 5-3 in the championship game.

HAWK Coach: Charlie Schreck GU11 White Team:

Bottom row, left to right: Jessica Martinez, Taylor Blumenthal, Isabelle Edsall, Demi Reeves, Mackenzie Vehlow, Ashley Johnson, Reese Lance. Middle row, left to right: Lauren Bodemer, Maylie Schreck, Emily Gregory, Madison Settle, Delaney Hayes, Jenna Joyce.
Top row: assistant coach Jenny Blumenthal & coach Charlie Schreck

Among the other teams at the Championship, SURF BU9 boys enjoyed themselves and took home medals. Coached by Danny Salas, the team was undefeated in the first day of competition and only lost in overtime to the HAWKS.


SURF BU9 team had fun on the beach.	SURF BU9 played hard as well	The team earned FINALIST in the U9 Sand

Men's Women's & Youth Soccer Winners for the Beach Soccer Championship in Oceanside:

Co-ed – Sand Sharks

Men U30 – Wolfpack

Pro – SoCal Beach FC

BU8 Sand – Kodiak SC

BU8 Sun – Venom

BU9 Sand – Hawk

BU9 Sun – Breakers

BU10 Sun – Lightning

BU11 Sand – FC Heat Black

BU11 Sun – Spartans

BU11 Surf – FC Heat White

BU12 Sand – FC Heat Valle

BU12 Sun – Barcelona

BU12 Surf – Breakers Blue

BU13 Sand – Breakers Black

BU14 Sand – Santa Anita SC

BU13/14 Sun – Hawks Red Basso (2)

BU15 Sand - Breakers

BU16 Sun – LF Boltz

BU17 Sand – Temecula United

BU16/17/18 Sand – Tustin United Remix

BU19 Sand – NP United

GU8 Sand – SC Blues Naimie

GU8 Sun – Surf GU7

GU9 Sand – Surf White

GU9 Sun – Team USA

GU10 Sand – SoCal Blues II

GU10 Sun – PQ Premier

GU10 Surf – Hawks White

GU11 Sand – Lightning Red

GU11 Sun – South Bay Matrix

GU11 Surf – Kodiak SC

GU12 Sand – Lightning Red

GU12 Sun – FCM Gold

GU12 Surf – Strikers #1

GU13 Sand – Arsenal FC Tate

GU13 Sun – Pumas

GU14 Sand – SC Blues Willis

GU14 Sun – Temecula United Blue

GU14 Surf – MVSC Impact

GU15 Sand – Hawks Black 1

GU15 Sun – Desert United

GU16 Sun – FC Heat

GU15/16 Sun – Bombers Red

GU18 Sun– Inter Murrieta

GU19 Sun – Ramona Inter

GU30 – Runners 1

The Beach Soccer Championships were a great way to start the season for all the teams! Congratulations!

MORE BEACH SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP UPDATE coming soon.
If you attended, please send you soccer news and pictures to SN by email: News@SoccerNation.com.