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Schwan's USA CUP, presented by PUMA Newsletter
International Youth Soccer Tournament
April 2007
The Schwan's USA CUP, presented by PUMA newsletter provides the latest information and updates about the tournament.
In This Issue
Schwan's USA CUP Weekend Update
Guest Player Program
Upcoming Tournaments at the NSC
Get a Free Development Camp for Your Team
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Schwan's USA CUP Weekend Update

We are placing teams on waiting lists, so if your age group is full you can apply to be on a waiting list or consider Schwan's USA CUP Week. All groups are full except for the ones listed below.

We are looking for several teams to round out the following age groups:
  • U9 Boys: two teams
  • U13 Girls: one team
  • U16 Girls: four teams
  • U17 Girls: one team
  • U19 Boys: four teams

Schwan's USA CUP Week ss still accepting teams and there are over 90 international teams currently registered at many different ages and flights, so check it out. This may be just the fit for your team.

If you are interested, visit our website to apply or email Colleen Bourdon at cbourdon@usacup.org with questions.

Use Our Guest Player Program to Fill Out Your Roster
Coaches, are you short of players due to injury or other commitments? Aren't having any luck finding a player to complete your roster? Then the Schwan's USA CUP Guest Player Program is for you. It connects coaches with players who want to have the USA CUP experience.
 
Players, are you looking for a team to play on during Schwan's USA Cup? Apply now for the USA CUP Guest Player Program. For more information, to apply as a guest player, and to request guest players for your team, please visit our website here.
Upcoming Tournaments at the National Sports Center
Start the tournament season off right with these two long-standing Minnesota events.
 
NSC CUP LogoNSC CUP has become a Memorial Day weekend tradition in Minnesota. Tournament features:
  • May 25-28, 2007 - Non Minnesota teams do not start play until Saturday
  • First National Sports Center sponsored tournament of the year
  • U9 - adult age divisions
  • Great diversity of teams from the Midwest
  • Three-game guarantee
  • Each team receives Kelme game ball
  • Each participant receives a ticket to a professional soccer double header featuring the Minnesota Lightning and Minnesota Thunder
 
 
Wal-Mart All American CupWal-Mart All American Cup debuts this year. Formerly the All American Girls' tournament, we've expanded to include boys teams and added several new features:
  • Formerly All American Girls' Premier Soccer Tournament, Wal-Mart is now the sponsor of this tournament
  • June 15-17, 2007
  • Offers girls' only premier flight - All American Girls' Flight
  • New Walmart Flight for both boy's and girl's teams who participate in the second division or lower level of play within their state or country
  • Three FIFA regulation length game guarantee
  • 4v4 flight open to all levels
  • Each team receives Kelme game ball
  • Each participant receives a ticket to a professional soccer double header featuring the Minnesota Lightning and Minnesota Thunder

Learn More About Wal-Mart All American Cup Here...

Get a Free Development Camp for Your Team

The National Sports Center is offering a great opportunity this summer to teams that play in more than one tournament.

A team that plays in three of the following four tournaments will receive a free three-hour development camp from the NSC Soccer Academy at their home field.

A team that chooses to play in two of these four tournaments will receive a $20 discount at our residential camps (minimum 12 players). The cost per player will be $335. Contact Chris Schulz at 763.792.7489 for more details.

 
 
Phone: 1.800.535.4730
Schwan's Sponsoring USA CUP Homestay program
More than 150 Minnesota families open their homes and welcome kids from around the globe during Schwan's USA CUP. The best case scenario is if a Minnesota soccer team adopts an entire team. Many teams are creative in their approach to this challenge and will split the week up with up to 3-4 kids going to a certain family for a few days and then switching to another family to conclude the week. Or teams will arrange extensive car pooling plans so that only a couple families per day need to take time off work and by spreading it out, it becomes possible. Even if a whole team can't adopt a whole team, USA CUP will pair partial teams together and even more friendships can blossom. The common denominator in all the homestay situations is the need to feed young, active athletes.
 
Schwan's will be offering the families who participate in the Schwan's USA CUP homestay program a $25 gift certificate off their Home Service Food Products. Plus during the tournament, they will offer those customers 20 percent off of the normal catalog prices.
 
"The families who adopt our international visitors and take them into their home have a real impact on the event and its success," said Teri Vogt, tournament director. "It's great that Schwan's sees their value too and will help them with the challenge of hungry kids on a busy schedule. Schwan's has products that are quick, kid friendly and much better nutrition than continually stopping for fast food."
 
Here's a list of teams that want to homestay with Minnesota families. If you are interested or want more information, please call or email LuAnn Wingard at lwingard@usacup.org or 763-717-3883.
  • 11 Boys Calegio Madrid - Mexico
  • 12 Boys Colegios Colombia - Colombia
  • 13 Boys Tallinna FC - Estonia
  • 12 Boys La Academia - Guatemala
  • 13 Boys Cliftonville - Northern Ireland
  • 13 Girls Colegio Madrid - Mexico
  • 13 Boys Colegio Americano - Ecuador
  • 14 Girls San Francisco Menor - Ecuador
  • 14 Boys San Francisco Menor - Ecuador
  • 14 Girls B93 - Denmark
  • 14 Boys Colegio Madrid - Mexico
  • 14 Boys Colegio Americano - Mexico
  • 15 Girls Queensbury School - England
  • 15 Boys Cancun - Mexico
  • 17 Girls Mistral Laurentien - Quebec
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