Thursday August 28, 2008
The Santa Cruz Beach Soccer Club will play a Beach Soccer Exhibition Match against the San Francisco Seals (PDL) on Saturday, August 30 at 11am at the Main Beach in Santa Cruz.
Founded by Yuri Morales (Beach Soccer US National Team and former California Victory forward), Santa Cruz Beach Soccer Club is a newly-formed Soccer Club dedicated to Beach Soccer.
Santa Cruz Beach Soccer Club (SC BSC) is a Santa Cruz based company that organizes Beach Soccer programs including competitive and recreation opportunities. The mission of SC BSC is to provide an organized structure of Beach Soccer programs and to promote the game of Beach Soccer at the local level. Santa Cruz BSC offers elite Beach Soccer players access to professional training and competition and is currently developing youth and recreational Beach Soccer programs. SC BSC is offering pick up Beach Soccer "Play Days" in the summer of 2008.
The SCBSC's roster against the Seals, includes 4 players from the US Beach Soccer National Team (Jevin Albuquerque, Brendon Taguinod, Austin Roman and Yuri Morales)
Yuri Morales (11) and Jevin Albuquerque (8) with the
US Beach Soccer National team / Photo: David Diaz
The US played in the 2006 and 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup after winning consecutive North and Central American Championships (CONCACAF).
"We are thrilled to host the Seals and we look forward to the challenge." said Santa Cruz BSC Founder and player Yuri Morales, "Playing with and against the best local talent will help raise the level of competition in American Beach Soccer and will attract more interest to the sport."
The San Francisco Seals' roster includes Peter Lovell and Shea Whelan. Lovell was the Seals top scorer in the 2008 PDL season with 6 goals in just 7 games. Shea Whelan played in 10 matches for the Seals in 2008.
Beach Soccer is a deviation of the sport of soccer and has been played informally on the beach for decades. Beach Soccer emphasizes skill, agility and goals. The game is high-paced and features acrobatic moves. In 1992 the founders of Beach Soccer Worldwide, a company set to develop Beach Soccer, envisioned the Laws of the Game. Federal International Football Association (FIFA) saw the potential in Beach Soccer and adopted the game in to their organizational structure. In 2005 the first FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Beach Soccer is one of the fastest growing professional sports in the world.
Contact Us
Related links:
- Our PDL page (United Soccer Leagues' Premier Development Leaugue in which the San Francisco Seals compete)
- The PDL page on the official USL Website
- The San Francisco Seals
- Contact the Santa Cruz Beach Soccer Club
