The National Veterans Cup Committee is pleased to announce that the 2012 USASA National Veterans Cup will be hosted by Cal South on June 26 - July 1, 2012 in Escondido, North San Diego County, California.
Settled in a long valley in the coastal mountains of Southern California, Escondido, which means "hidden" in Spanish, lies about 18 miles inland, 100 miles south of Los Angeles, and 30 miles northeast of San Diego. Surrounded by avocado and citrus groves, Escondido is a diverse, vibrant community with just the right mix of small town friendliness and big-city buzz.
Cal South has long been regarded as the premier youth state soccer association in the United States. With over 180,000 member players, coaches, referees and administrators, Cal South is the most successful state organization on and off the field. They represent more than three times the number of national championship teams than any other youth state soccer association. Since being becoming the official adult state soccer association of Southern California in 2008, Cal South has grown to 13,000 affiliated adult players and has won 3 USASA National Cup Championships. Their motto "Excellence in Soccer" is apparent in their development and execution of high quality, affiliated soccer programs for adults of all ages, all skill levels and all communities. For more information on Cal South, please visit www.calsouth.com.
All the games will be played at Frances Ryan Park, a complex owned and operated by the City. Frances Ryan Park contains 67 acres, 42 of which are currently developed. The facility has seven athletic soccer fields, five with lights and two without; parking; and landscaping. The fields are currently home to the Escondido Youth Soccer Club, and are used by many other non-profit groups. By the time the tournament starts they will have added an 8th soccer field. We have also reserved a couple of back-up fields with nearby schools to provide additional flexibility for scheduling purposes.
Online registration is now open - see the Register page for details. The USASA & Veterans Cup website will be updated by the end of November with hotel information and other relevant tournament information. We are also in the process of updating the Facebook site (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=111882298867626).
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Cheers,
National Veterans Cup Committee
