News: Announcements

2013 USPSA Elections: Deadline Approaching!
March 29th, 2013
Deandra Bardell

Dear USPSA Community,

Remember to apply or nominate someone for the positions up for election/re-election.  The deadline to submit applications/nominations has been moved to April 15th, 2013.  The positions up for election/re-election are:

Deputy Vice President:
Incumbent: Mark Jones

Treasurer:
Incumbent: Nancy Mitchell

Eastern Regional Director:
Incumbent: Jerry Frick

Western Regional Director:
Incumbent: Jonathan Newman

The Nomination Application is available online here. Position descriptions can be found at: www.powersoccerusa.net -> Downloads -> Organization -> USPSA Constitution and Bylaws.

Again, I will be accepting these applications from potential candidates through April 15, 2013.

Thank you. I hope to hear from you soon.
Deandra Bardell
USPSA Nominations & Elections Committee Chair
deandrabardell [at] comcast [dot] net...

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Player Passings: Brad Kaplan and Dakotah Smith
March 21st, 2013

We are saddened to announce the recent passing of two power soccer athletes: Brad Kaplan of the Desert Outlaws and Arizona Heat Elite, and Dakotah Smith of 2007's Team USA, Atlanta Synergy, and Sting. Brad had muscular dystrophy and passed away over the holidays at the age of 42. Dakotah also had muscular dystrophy and was only 27 years old when she passed earlier this week.

Please keep these families and friends in your thoughts and prayers.

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Vote for Disabled Athlete of the Year
November 15th, 2012

Vote for Team USA star and World Cup MVP Michael Archer as US Soccer's Disabled Athlete of the Year

 

The U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year awards are the oldest and most prestigious awards of their kind, dating back to 1984 for the men and 1985 for the women, while the Young Male and Young Female awards were added in 1998. This is the first year U.S. Soccer will name a Disabled Athlete of the Year. 

Michael Archer of Greenwood, Indiana, is among the four finalists for this award. Michael led Team USA to their second consecutive World Cup victory and was named tournament MVP in Paris last fall. Last season, Michael scored the most goals and was named MVP of the BraunAbility Premier Cup.

Voting is open now and closes Friday. The online results count for 50% of the vote total. Voting is done via Facebook but it you do not need a Facebook account to vote. You can also vote multiple times!

Please spread the word and VOTE NOW!

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2013 Conference Cup Tournaments Announced
November 10th, 2012

 

The Tournament Selection Committee thoroughly reviewed all bids submitted for this season's Conference Cup tournaments and made their recommendations to the Executive Committee. Earlier this week, the Executive Committee voted to approve those recommendations. We thank all hosts who submitted bids for the hard work you put into them.

Congratulations to the hosts of the 2013 Conference Cup Tournaments!

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Premier Cup
Midwest Power Soccer Association
Hopkins High School & Lindbergh Center
Minnetonka, Minnesota
June 21st-23rd, 2013 

Champions Cup
Turnstone
IPFW Fieldhouse
Fort Wayne, Indiana
July 18th-20th, 2013

Presidents Cup
Desert Outlaws
Camelback High School
Phoenix, Arizona
June 27th-29th, 2013 

Founders Cup
Midwest Power Soccer Association
Hopkins High School & Lindbergh Center
Minnetonka, Minnesota
June 21st-23rd, 2013

The 2013 Annual General Meeting will be held during the Premier/Founders Cup in Minnesota. The Team-Conference alignment has been emailed to all head coaches and team representatives.

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Conference Cup Bid Packets Due Soon!
October 13th, 2012

If your team is interested The Conference Cup Bid Packets were sent to all teams in September. They are due to the Tournament Selection Committee by October 19th. Download all the relevant files here! Questions? Please contact Tournament Selection Chair, Jonathan Newman, at jonathan [at] borp [dot] org.

2013 Conference Cup Bid Packet
Bid Packet: Access Check List
Bid Packet: Budget
Bid Packet: Sample Budget
Bid Packet: Sponsorship Guidelines

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New Regime Ready to Lead USPSA
June 22nd, 2012

The baton has been passed.

After six years of leading the United States Power Soccer Assocciation, Dominic and Karen Russo have retired from their positions on the Executive Committee. Junior (Jr) Mamea, from Minneapolis, MN was elected as the new President and Bill Balles, from Santa Barbara, CA was voted in as Executive Vice President. Jenny Mitchell, from San Jose, CA was re-elected as Secretary.

Said Dominic Russo at the annual meeting, "It's been an honor for both Karen and I to build this organization to the place it is in today. A little less than six years ago, the idea of establishing a national organization for power soccer was started, and we saw the importance that it have leadership. We feel good about where we are, and now it's up to all of you to keep this organization on track. I wish the new board members congratulations, and I thank you all."

Jr and Bill are excited to join the USPSA board. Said Jr: "[Team USA head coach] Chris Finn had challenged me a few years ago, saying "Well, what else can you do?" For me, it's time to step up to the plate and share my skills and my experiences from over the years. I am grateful for this opportunity, and I thank you for it." Said Bill: "Everywhere I go, I want to promote power soccer. It gets inside of you; we all feel it, we all love it. I am up...

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Power Soccer International Youth Training Event
May 10th, 2012
FIPFA

Join young players from around the world for a week of Power Soccer in Portugal!

Dates: October 28th - November 3rd, 2012
Location: Coimbra, Portugal

For the first time in its history the Federation International of Powerchair Football Association, invites young players from around the world to be part of an amazing journey. Athletes between the ages of 9 and 16 years, from any FIPFA member country, may apply to attend the first international training event. This inaugural event is sponsored by EDF, and hosted by the Fernando Foundation, longtime partners of FIPFA.

The goal is to create an opportunity for young players to live an amazing experience where they will meet players from other parts of the world. This event is a perfect mix between training for skills improvement and a global social experience. The young players will be put the through their paces and benefit from advanced training from experienced coaches.

The visiting young athletes will also be immersed in another culture and meet players from around the world who share the same passion for Powerchair Football.

Such an event is a fantastic and unique opportunity for our young players and their entourage to take part in an amazing journey.

Download the information...

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2012 USPSA Elections Announcement
March 10th, 2012
Ericka Sutton, NEC Chair

Dear USPSA Members and Supporters,

I would like to thank you for your patience while waiting for the distribution of the USPSA 2012 Elections Candidate Application. Applications can be found at the USPSA website under the Downloads tab or click here to download the application directly. It is important to note the application deadline has been extended to Tuesday, May 1, 2012.

The 2012 positions available to submit an application for are President, Executive Vice President, and Secretary. Position descriptions can be found at www.powersoccerusa.net > Downloads > Organization > USPSA Constitution and Bylaws. If you feel that you could add to the growth of the USPSA, we strongly encourage you to apply for this life changing opportunity!

Get involved, and be a part of the 2nd Annual Let YOUR Voice Be Heard Campaign!

Sincerely,

Ericka Sutton
Nominations & Elections Committee Chair
United States Power Soccer Association
404.246.4704
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2012 Powerchair Football International Invitation Tournament
January 31st, 2012
Jo-ann Arvey, AQSPC

The « Association québécoise de sport pour paralytiques cérébraux (AQSPC) » is the sport federation mandated by the government to support the development of Powerchair Football in Quebec. Also, AQSPC is implicated with Powerchair Football Canada (member of FIPFA) to support the expansion of this young sporting discipline in Canada and around the world.

As mentioned in Paris (2011 World Cup), we would like to invite you to participate to our 2012 Powerchair Football “International Invitation” Competition. This event, focused on participation, will be held in Longueuil (suburban of Montreal) in Quebec (Canada), from April 27th to April 29th, 2012. Through this event, we wish to offer the players and the volunteers that surround them the occasion to compete with foreign athletes, to learn from others, to improve their skills and most of all, to meet with people sharing a common passion!

This rendezvous will take place within the Defi Sportif. This exceptional sporting event (competition and recreation) takes place on one week and gather a dozen sports, about 20 countries and thousands of athletes. For almost 30 years, the Défi Sportif insure the management of the overall activities logistic that take place within its program schedule (competition site, transportation on all sites, food and lodging,...

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2012 Conference Cups Announced
December 2nd, 2011

The USPSA Executive Committee is pleased to announce the locations and dates for the 2012 USPSA Conference Cups. The Executive Committee extends its thanks to all the bidders for their hard work in assembling their bids and their interest in providing the highest level of competition experience for all conference teams.

All Conference teams owe a $500 non-refundable deposit to USPSA by January 1st. The $500 will be passed along to your Conference Cup host and be deducted from your team's tournament registration costs. Make checks out to "USPSA" and mail to: USPSA Treasurer, Nancy Mitchell, PO Box 15668, Fremont, CA 94539.

Tournament hosts will send out more information to all teams in their conference as the events get closer.

PREMIER
June 15-17, 2012
Tampa, FL
Sponsored by Braun

CHAMPIONS
July 13-15, 2012
Fort Wayne, IN

PRESIDENTS+FOUNDERS
June 21-23, 2012
Minneapolis, MN
Sponsored by Power Soccer Shop

 

As of February 1st, the Founders Cup has been cancelled. There were not enough teams to participate in the event. Teams who wished have opted to attend a merged Presidents+Founders Cup Tournament. We thank Jr Mamea and Courage Center for taking on the...

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