Region III Presidents Cup

            The 2010 Region III Presidents Cup was hosted by Oklahoma Soccer Association and Broken Arrow Soccer Club. The event took place at Broken Arrow Soccer Park in the Broken Arrow suburb of Tulsa, Oklahoma. This location is roughly 1000 miles from the SCYSA office in Columbia, SC.
            A full complement of teams made the trip to Tulsa and participated in opening ceremonies on June 10, 2010. Boys and Girls teams in the U13 thru U17 age groups represented SCYSA, they were:
Age Group                  Boys                                       Girls
    U13                     DSC 96 Green                  USA 96 Thunder
    U14                    CUFC 95 Palmetto             JIYSA 95/96 Girls Red 
   U15                   YMCA Beach United Liga    CUFC 94 Girls Cresent I
   U16                   DSC 93 Green                      LCSC United 93G White
 U17                    CRSA Sky 92                                    LCSC United 92G White
            All teams began bracket play on June 11 and continued on June 12. Two SCYSA teams made it to the semi-finals before being eliminated. These teams were:
Boys U15: YMCA Beach United Liga
Girls U17: LCSC United 92G White
            All teams attending the tournament express how great a time they had, despite the limited success. Next year’s Presidents Cup will be hosted by Alabama Soccer Association in Decatur, Alabama.