Tournament of the Tetons brings soccer teams from 3 states to JH

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

By Sam Petri

This weekend the new synthetic grass soccer fields located just off High School Road will get thoroughly broken in. Beginning Saturday at 8:30 a.m., Jackson Hole Youth Soccer will hold the first ever Tournament of the Tetons with 40 soccer teams participating from Montana, Utah, Idaho and Wyoming.

The class one tournament will feature competitive U.S. Club Soccer and U.S. Soccer Federation teams. Boys’ and girls’ U8 to U14 teams will play on both Saturday and Sunday, with championship games held on Sunday and awards ceremonies shortly thereafter.

Gold- and silver-level competitive teams as well as recreation divisions will compete all weekend.

“We created this tournament to give a lot of our younger kids the opportunity to play people outside of the state,” said Rob Karas, director of coaching for Jackson Hole Youth Soccer.

The tournament not only creates another venue for local competitive teams to play against regional athletes; it will also prep teams for the Wyoming State Cup in Laramie over Memorial Day weekend. Teams that fare well in  Laramie will qualify for the Far West Regional Tournament in Las Vegas from June 17-24.

If you are a young athlete but can’t make this event, or if you’re simply looking to boost your skills in the future, sign up for the Jackson Hole Soccer Skills Camp June 25-29, each day from 9 a.m. to noon.

The skills camp will take place on the same synthetic grass fields and will feature regional U.S. Soccer Federation licensed coaches. To get involved call Rob Karas at (307)699-0212.
             

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