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Spring is coming and both the full sided and 3v3 qualifier schedule have great weekends planned.

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Challenge Sports Scholarships Each year Florida Challenge Sports Events awards two college scholarships to high school seniors. Awards in the amount of $400 are made to two high school students who demonstrate a high level of cooperation, sportsmanship and fairness in athletic competition, academics, and other aspects of their lives.

Any student who has participated in a Challenge Soccer Tournament either as a player, referee or volunteer is eligible to apply. Print a scholarship application by clicking on the link above. Scholarship entry deadline is May 10. For more information, click here

Full Sided Tournaments Palm Bay Spring Challenge May 3/4 is the largest Spring Soccer Tournament in Florida more..

3v3 Qualifying Tournaments The fastest growing 3v3 Tour in the world keeps setting records with 14 of the last 15 qualifiers setting records for the most teams ever at that event. more..

Inaugural CBS Soccer Skills Showcase Hosted by the Central Brevard Soccer Club will be held at Mitchell Ellington Park in Merrit Island on May 17th.

Information Rules Registration

Women's College Soccer Fundraiser FSU Lady Seminoles vs. UCF Lady Knights Saturday April 12, 2:00 PM, Viera Regional ParkThe Lady Seminoles and the Lady Knights, two of the elite college programs in the United States, will play a match at Viera Regional Park. This event will be played to bring attention to the Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Florida. .more..

3v3 Action at Davis Park in Ponte Vedra. The Ponte Vedra Soccer Club, host to 2 of our most successful 3v3 qualifying events is the center of a lot of 3v3 activity. Check the information about the 3v3 Camp and 3v3 Extreme Soccer League through the links below.

3 v 3 Camp May 23 5-7:30 May 24 9-11:30 and 5-7:30 $90

3 v 3 Extreme League Mon and Thurs 5-7 all of June 9 sessions.......... 27 matches, refs provided $95 per player, minimum of 4 max of 6 players

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Challenge Sports Scholarship (This is the 10th year for the Challenge Sports Scholarship)

Each year Florida Challenge Sports Events awards two college scholarships to high school seniors. Awards in the amount of $400 are made to two high school students who demonstrate a high level of cooperation, sportsmanship and fairness in athletic competition, academics, and other aspects of their lives.

Scholarship winners for the first 10 years of the scholarship are posted on our web site. Every year since 1998 Challenge Sports has offered 2 College Scholarships to High School Seniors who have participated in one or more Challenge Tournaments in some capacity.... as players, volunteers, referees, field marshalls, scorekeepers, coaches, etc.

More information about the scholarships, including 2008 applications and information about past winners can be found here on our web site Scholarship

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Full Sided Tournaments

11th Annual Palm Bay Spring Challenge May 3/4, 2008 . Hosted by the Palm Bay Youth Soccer Club on the beautiful fields of Palm Bay Regional Park, and with the support of the Indialantic Youth Soccer Association, Melbourne Eau Gallie United, Melbourne Beach Soccer Club and the the Spring Challenge has grown into the largest Spring Tournaments in Florida. Thanks to great weather, excellent volunteers, and well groomed parks, the Spring Challenge was a big success. Results and Action Photographs from past years are posted.

This year we are offering a multi team discount in the form of a rebate for clubs who enter 6 or more teams. Clubs with 6 to 11 teams that play will receive a rebate of $25 per team after the tournament. Clubs with 12 or more teams will receive $50 per team. For application, maps, hotel info and more information about the Spring Challenge, click here

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3v3 Qualifying Tournaments Coming Up

Qualifying for the 2008 Challenge 3v3 National Championships July 31 - August 3 at Disney’s Wide World of Sports® Complex is under way. Qualifiers coming up soon are listed below. We are encouraging teams to register early. As an incentive, we have increased the early entry discount to $25 for all Challenge Sports managed 3v3 qualifiers. This does not automatically apply to affiliate events who make their own decisions about entry fees and late fees.

Challenge Sports and Kickit have expanded their working relationship for 2008. We will have 3 joint qualifiers, May 10/11 in Miramar, May 17/18 in Clearwater, and June 21/22 in Orlando. Teams that qualify For the 2008 Challenge 3v3 Nationals will be able to qualify there for the Kickit Championship to b replayed in January 2009. All official Challenge 3v3 Qualifiers lead to the Challenge 3v3 Nationals and as a result all are also on the path to the Kickit Championdhip

5th Annual Venice Shark Tooth 3v3 Challenge April 12/13, 2008 - Played on the Garbrandt Soccer Complex in Wellfield Park and hosted by the Venice Area Youth Soccer Association. Participants also have a chance to visit the world famous Venice Shark Tooth Festival held a short distance from the fields. Special for this Tournament Free Coach's Tournament Shirt for the head coach of each team!! click here for more

3rd Annual Miami 3v3 Challenge at Tropical Park April 26, 2008 - Played at Tropical Park and hosted by the Westchester Optimist Tropical Soccer Club.. click here for more

6th Annual South Florida 3v3 Super Challenge at Miramar May 10/11, 2008 - Played at the beautiful Miramar Regional Park, this is always one of the biggest and most exciting qualifiers. click here for more

6th Annual Tampa St Pete 3v3 Super Challenge May 17/18, 2008 - Played at the Countryside Sportsplex on McMullen Booth road and hosted by the newly merged Countryside and Clearwater Youth Soccer Associations, this is one of the biggest and most exciting qualifiers. This year it will be bigger than ever as we are joined by the Kickit organization to make this 3v3 a qualifier for both the Challenge 3v3 Nationals and Kickit click here for more

8th Annual 3v3 Super Soccer Shootout Lancaster Pennsylvania May 17/18, 2008 - One of the largest local 3v3 tournaments anywhere, the 3v3 Super Soccer Shootout draws teams from all over the mid Atlantic States. Played at the beautiful Miramar Regional Park, this is always one of the biggest and most exciting qualifiers. click here for more

6th Annual Jacksonville Super Challenge at Davis Park May 31/June 1, 2008 - Hosted by the Ponte Vedra Soccer Club at beautiful Davis Park, this is always a huge event enjoyed by everyone. click here for more

Inaugural Central Brevard 3v3 Challenge at Merritt Island June 7/8, 2008 - Hosted by Central Brevard Soccer Club and played on the beautiful new fields of Mitchell Ellington Park in Merritt Island, this will become one of the biggest qualifiers in Florida click here for more

Hilton Head Coastal States Bank 3v3 By the Sea June 7/8, 2008 - Hosted by Hilton Head- Bluffton Soccer Club at Chaplin Park click here for more

Inaugural Lakeland Red Devils 3v3 Challenge June 7/8, 2008 - Hosted by Lakeland Kathleen High School Soccer at Hunt Fountain Park, this qualifier is conveniently located between Tampa and Orlando click here for more

McPherson Strikers 3v3 Tournament June 7, 2008 - Hosted by the McPherson Strikers Soccer Club in Manhattan Kansas about 2 hours West of Kansas City, Kansas. click here for more

Low Country 3v3 Challenge June 7/8, 2008 - Hosted by Bridge FA at Charleston Southern University click here for more

Inaugural Venice Summer 3v3 Challenge June 14/15, 2008 - Hosted by the Venice Area Youth Soccer Association at the Garbrandt Soccer Complex in Wellfield Park click here for more

Myrtle Beach 3v3 Sun Fun Cup June 14/15, 2008 - Hosted by the Georgia Coast FA on fields minutes frm the Grand Strand in Myrtle Beach click here for more

6th Annual Orlando 3v3 Super Challenge at Apopka June 21/22, 2008 - Played on the beautiful Fields of Dreams at the Northwest recreation complex and hosted by the Inter United Soccer Club of Orlando, this joint Challenge Sports/Kickit tournament is always an enjoyable weekend of soccer.. click here for more

7th Annual St Augustine/Palm Coast 3v3 Challenge June 28/29, 2008 - Hosted by the Flagler United Soccer Club and played on the beautiful fields of the Indian trails Sports Complex, this is a great weekend of soccer and is the last Florida qualifier for Nationals... more

2nd Annual Naples Summer 3v3 Challenge June 28/29, 2008 - Hosted by the Greater Collier Area Soccer Club... more

Savannah 3v3 Super Cup July 5/6, 2008 - Hosted by the Georgia Coast FA on the Chatham County Soccer Complex in the heart of Savannah... more

Jekyll Island Summer 3v3 Soccer Blast July 12/13, 2008 - Hosted by the Georgia Coast FA on the Chatham County Soccer Complex in the heart of Savannah... more

Kick in the Grass 3v3 July 12, 2008 - Indianapolis, Indiana... more

Play Soccer & Xara 3v3 Tournament July 12, 2008 - Marlborough, Massachusetts... more

Gulf Coast Crew 3v3 July 12/13, 2008 - Hosted by the Gulf Coast crew in Pascagoula, Mississippi... more

Redland 3v3 July 12/13, 2008 - Hosted by the Redland Soccer Club in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania... more

Click here for the Complete 2008 Challenge Sports Tournament Calendar - To see all of the Challenge Tournaments coming up in the next year, including affiliates qualifiers for the 3v3 Challenge National Championships, click here

Click here for some (not necessarily Soccer) Fun

3v3 Leagues and Camps 3v3 Leagues and Camps focussed on 3v3 are popping up all over the country more..

Click here for some amusing items to make you smile... not all soccer related

We look forward to seeing you on a soccer field soon.

Challenge Sports Staff

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Results, Action Photos, and the Highlight movie of the largest ever, 2006 3v3 Challenge Nationals ever are posted.

Full Sided - Labor Day Challenges Great Weekends of Soccer The Boys Labor Day Challenge in Vero Beach and the Melbourne Area Girls Labor Day Challenge in Melbourne and Cocoa Beach are great season opening tournament options. The main site for boys in Vero is Hobart Park, While the Girls Tournament is played at several sites in the Melbourne area, all convenient to the beaches of Melbourne and Cocoa Beach where teams can relax when they weren't on the field playing. 2006 Results, Photos, a Highlight movie, and the name of the free IPOD drawing winner of each tournament can be found on our web site here Girls Boys

Brevard Fall Challenge October 6/7 2007 - This full sided tournament for Boys and Girls teams is hosted by Clubs of the Brevard Youth Soccer League as a fundraiser for the league and its clubs. Click here for more information... more

3rd Annual Naples Shark Shootout Challenge October 6/7 2007. This is one of the newest Challenge Tournaments. It is hosted by the Naples Sharks Soccer club and in 2007 will have the beautiful fields of the new North Collier Regional Park as its main site Click here for more.....

The first 3v3 Soccer Strategy book. By Michael Smith of Far Post Soccer. A guide for 3v3 coaches and tool for the development of player for the full sided game as well.

This book offers a theoretical perspective inside the exciting world of 3v3 soccer. Here, the four main principles are discussed, along with the three main attacking systems. Through the application of six creative combinations the books shows effective ways to attack, which will enhance the movement within your team. (6x9 Saddle Stitch Color Book 80 Pages)

This book is now available for sale ($17) at all 3v3 Challenge Tournaments - and - can be ordered by mail ($3 shipping) from Challenge Sports - click here to contact us.

Sportsmanship....... Lets not forget that winning on the scoreboard is not really winning unless it is done with honor and respect

Challenge Sports Scholarship This is the 10th year for the Challenge Sports Scholarship. Application deadline was May 1. Winners will be announced in June

Florida Atlantic 5v5 Soccer Tournament - Girls Varsity head coach Brian Dooley, and Boys Coach Kos Doney, and their Staffs at FAU Soccer have put on an outstanding 5v5 tournament for many years. This year's tournament will be held March 31/April 1st. Click here for more information

The Challenge 3v3 National Championship continues to grow at a fast pace and the 2007 tour has a full head of steam. The July 27-29 Championships will be bigger and better than ever and the fields at Disney's Wide World of Sports will be filled with teams from across the US. Information about special rates for Hotels and Theme Park tickets will be posted on our web site very soon. For more information about the Championship including qualifying, rules, results, photos and highlight movies of past Championships click here Challenge 3v3 National Championship

Official Qualifiers Click on the links below for information about upcoming qualifiers between now and the Championship. If there is not a qualifier scheduled near you, click here to let us know about situation and we will see what can be done Qualifying.

One of the most positive things to come out of the Winter Olympics was the emergence of Joey Cheek as a great humanitarian and role model for children and adults alike. Overshadowing his Medal winning performances and his world class character was the donation of the $40,000 he received from the US Olympic Committee for his first and second place finishes to a great organization that until that time was unknown to most of the world.. Right to Play was founded by another Olympic speed skater, Johann Olav Koss after his record performance in Lillehammer, Norway in 1994. Visit the Right to Play web site, read about all the great things they are doing (and about the little red ball), and think of a way you can help.

To see the entire list of Challenge Tournaments visit the Tournament Calendar page of our web site

ACT Against Violence - Adults and Children Together Against Violence looks at much more than sports, and it has some very powerful points about how the examples set by adults shape the behavior of children. Be sure to listen to this Radio Spot about the examples adults set with regard to respect for referees.... Referee Respect

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