Sasquatch Five-A-Side Soccer Tournament

The 24th Annual Sasquatch Five-a-Side Soccer Tournament

Boys and Girls Under 8 to Under 12 and Adults
March 8-9, 2008

Boys and Girls Under 13 to Under 19
March 15-16, 2008

Click here for a 2008 brochure

Cost:
$100 per youth team
$120 per adult team

About the Sasquatch Five-A-Side:
• Played with 5 players on the field, including the keeper
• Field size is about 44 by 50 yards with small goals
• There is no off-side
• Halves are 12 minutes for youth, 18 minutes for adults
• Each team may have a maximum of 9 players
• Each team will play at least 4 games
• Tournament Director reserves the right to combine any two consecutive age groups
• Over 300 teams participated in last year’s tournament
• Games will be scheduled for 9am to approximately 6pm each day

Location:
Spokane Falls Community College
3410 W. Fort George Wright Dr.
Spokane, WA

The Sasquatch Five-A-Side tournament is organized and hosted by the Community Colleges of Spokane.  The tournament is operated by the staff and student-athletes from the Bigfoot soccer programs.  All proceeds benefit the Community Colleges of Spokane Scholarship Fund.  The 2008 tournament will not be sanctioned by the WSYSA or SYSA.  Previous mailings listed this as a sanctioned event.   Please disregard the sanction on the mailings.  WSYSA or SYSA will not be liable for any events at the tournament.  We apologize for any confusion.

Aid Stations:
There is a first aid station located at North side of the stadium. Restroom facilities and concessions will be located on the back side of the stadium.

Registration:
Entries must be postmarked no later than February 15, 2008. Late entries will not be accepted. A complete program and a set of rules will be sent to you when your application is accepted. For registration information, please call Jim Martinson at (509) 533-7228.

Please register in the correct division. Washington State Premier League and Washington State Youth Developmental League teams must play one year up. If your team has only one these players, the entire team is premier.

Questions? Call Jim Martinson at (509) 533-7228 or email Jim at jmartinson@scc.spokane.edu  

REPORT ON THE 2007 SASQUATCH FIVE-A-SIDE SOCCER TOURNAMENT PRESENTED BY adidas

The tournament took place in Spokane, WA during the weekends of March 24-25 and March 31-April 1, 2007. A total of 235 teams entered, which is one less than last year. We played 458 matches. The first weekend Boys and Girls under 13 to Under 19 competed. The second weekend was reserved for Adults, Boys and Girls under 8 to under 12.

The weather was a mixed bag with rain and wind on the first Saturday, but when on April 1, the day we finished, was the most beautiful day of the year so far. Somehow, we didn’t miss the snow of past years at all.

We estimate that over 12,000 people came through the gates during the two weekends. Our vendors, CCS Concessions, Pizza Rita, Have Beans Will Travel, Spokane Soccer Center, Ron’s Kettle Corn and Azar’s were extremely pleased with that.

Spokane Soccer Center provided prizes for our drawings and give-aways. Diadora provided the game balls and other give-aways. We are grateful to both these long time supporters of the Five-a-Side. I don’t think that any one realizes how big a role Diadora plays in our tournament. Thank you Diadora.

About 60 referees from the Inland Soccer Referee’s Association were assigned and supervised by Art Hough, who did a superb job. Since most of our referees are rather young, ISRA instituted something new last year. Each field had two referees, a young, inexperienced referee and a senior referee. The senior referee tutored the young referee before, during and after the match. Also, the senior official could and would take over the match in case of difficulties. This took a lot of pressure and anxiety of the young officials. All the senior officials volunteered their time. THANKS REFEREES!! I thought it was a huge success. This tutoring program is a unique feature of the 5-a-Side.

We saw 5 cautions, four ejections, all for foul and abusive language and an injury game suspension in the adult portion of the tournament and 4 cautions plus two ejections in the youth tournament. The ejections were for “serious foul play”.

The annual Five-a-Side Soccer tournament in Spokane (this was our 23rd ) is a demanding task to run and organize. But, the joy we experience far makes up for any fatigue or discomfort. Especially this year, people’s attitude was great and thanks to the hard work of many the Five-a-Side ran smoother than ever.

I don’t want to finish this report without thanking Washington State Youth Soccer Association and its Board of Directors; WSYSA District VI; the trustees of Spokane Youth Sports Association for sanctioning the tournament; and the Spokane Valley Junior Soccer Association for so vigorously promoting the tournament. We are also grateful to the North Idaho soccer clubs, in particular the Sting, the Thunder and the Strikers for their year-after-year attendance and support.

Additional thanks must go to the Community Colleges of Spokane and our athletic secretary Nancy Zacher. Thanks also to our athletic trainers under the guidance of Phoebe Duke. I just wish that more people would understand the tremendous amount of knowledge about injuries these First Responders possess. In particular I want to thank the maintenance and security crew. It always amazes me how efficiently these people work. On Saturday night the place is a mess, on Sunday morning everything is spotless and ready to go. Thanks to all of you. I want to thank our new Athletic Director, Ken Burrus and Assistant A.D. Bobby Lee. A BIG thanks goes to our Facility manager, Dan Gilbert. Special thanks to our baseball and track teams for cooperating and allowing this event during their conference season. I feel that the immediate staff is dedicated and tireless, thanks to Jim Martinson and Keri Hilton (our women’s soccer coaches) Kenny Krestian and Matt Reilly our (men’s soccer coaches). Thanks to our CCS men and women soccer teams for helping out everywhere. A final thanks to Mary Anne Palmer for stepping in and running concessions.

Submitted by Cor van der Meer

Congratulations to all of the Championship teams that competed in the 2007 Sasquatch Five-a-Side Soccer Tournament. 

Girls Under 11	Free Style	Spokane, WA
Girls Under 12	RC Fever	Spokane, WA
Girls Under 13	Blue Thunder Express	Spokane, WA
Girls Under 14	CDA Sting	Coeur d’Alene, ID
Girls Under 15	RC Thunder	Spokane, WA
Girls Under 16-17	Girls Rule	Cheney, WA
Boys Under 11	Obiettivo	Nine Mile Falls, WA
Boys Under12	SSC Elite	Spokane, WA
Boys Under 13	PF Thunder	Post Falls, ID
Boys Under 14-15	SP Strikers	Sandpoint, ID
Boys Under 16-19	SP Strikers	Sandpoint, ID
Co-Ed Open	Shooters & Hooters	Spokane, WA
Women Open	Bucs	Spokane, WA
Men Open	Sat. Night Beaver	Spokane, WA
Co-Ed Over 30-40	Sylvia’s	Spokane, WA

Thanks to all teams that participated in the 2007 Five-A-Side Tournament.

Next year will be our 24th year, the tournament is tentatively scheduled for
March 8-9 and March 15-16, 2008.

SPECIAL NOTE
We will be celebrating our 25th Anniversary in 2009.
It will be a very special Five-a-Side.
Mark you calendars now for
March 21-22 and March 28-29, 2009.

LET’S CELEBRATE!