Cal South Kicks Off Successful Recreational Youth Soccer Tournament
All-Star Recreational Youth Soccer Teams Enjoy Opportunity To Participate in Recreational Soccer Tournament
Cal South celebrated the joy of soccer with the inaugural
Cal South Recreational All-Star Tournament of Champions on January 17-18, 2015 at Ryan Park in Escondido, California. Cal South sanctions over 150 youth soccer tournaments and serves over 85,000 registered recreational players.
Over 800 of Cal South’s recreational Boys and Girls U10 (under ten years of age), U12 and U14 players enjoyed the excitement of the two-day All-Star Tournament of Champions. The forty-eight (48) all-star youth soccer teams who participated came from all over Southern California. Recreational youth soccer teams rarely have the opportunity to travel from El Centro, Victorville, Simi Valley, Santa Maria, Palm Desert, Riverside County, and all over the greater San Diego area to come together on a soccer field and benefit from the challenge of healthy competition.
It is not often recreational players are given the opportunity to participate in an event of this magnitude. There are 3 million children playing soccer in America and the majority play recreational soccer and Cal South has ninety-six recreational leagues throughout Southern California.
This inaugural recreational tournament was well received and the event was highly anticipated and filled very quickly. Next year, Cal South has plans to expand the All-Star Tournament of Champions to involve more participants.
“We are excited our first Cal South Recreational All-Star Tournament of Champions was so successful,” said Johnnie Garza, Chief Operating Officer for Cal South. “Our recreational soccer players and coaches are very important to Cal South and we want them to experience the benefits of coming together for a tournament.”
Rick Velasco, Tournament Chairman and Cal South Vice President of Youth, Luis Salcedo, Tournament Director and all the District Commissioners worked together to host the event. Velasco said, “We are very proud of all the players who competed in the 2015 Cal South Recreational All-Star Tournament of Champions and want to thank all the coaches, players and parents who came together at Ryan Park to celebrate soccer. Soccer teaches so many life lessons.”
Cal South Recreational All-Star Tournament of Champions for 2015:
| Bracket | Champion | Finalist | 3rd Place | 4th Place |
| Boys U10 | Simi Valley YSL | VYSL All-Stars | TVSA All-Stars | TVSA All-Stars |
| Boys U12 | Vista Rec | Oceanside Breakers | DMCV Sharks | Scripps United |
| Boys U14 | Oceanside Breakers | Vista Rec | TVSA All-Stars | Orcutt United |
| Girls U10 | PDYSL All-Stars | TVSA All-Stars | PDYSL All-Stars | Valley Center |
| Girls U12 | Oceanside Breakers | Simi Valley YSL | TVSA All-Stars | PDYSL All-Stars |
| Girls U14 | DMCV Sharks All-Stars | TVSA All-Stars | Oceanside Breakers | TVSA All-Stars #2 |
Team Sportsmanship Awards:
- BU10 – Simi Valley YSL
- BU12 – Simi Valley YSL
- BU14 – Ramona SL All-Stars
- GU10 – IV United All-Stars, El Centro
- GU12 – Morongo Basin YSA, Yucca Valley
- GU14 – Scripps United
Held at Frances Ryan Park, one of the top destinations in California to host soccer tournaments, players competed on eight natural grass soccer fields. The tournament was a Class 3 Recreational Tournament involved 8 teams in each of the Boys and Girls U10, U12 and U14 age groups. The format was a round robin with a minimum of three games per team and trophies were awarded to the Champion, Finalist and 3rd Place winners. An Outstanding Team Sportsmanship Awards were also presented.
Photo Credit: Dan Kirksey for Cal South
