News: Announcements

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

CHAMPIONS
July 13-15, 2012
Fort Wayne, IN

PRESIDENTS
June 21-23, 2012
Minneapolis, MN

FOUNDERS
June 28-30, 2012
Madison, WI

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2012 Conference Cup Bid Packet
September 27th, 2011
Tournament Selection Committee

Dear USPSA Members,

The bid packet for 2012 Conference Cup tournaments is now available for download on the USPSA website (Downloads » Games and Tournaments). The bid packet is due back to the Tournament Selection Committee one month from today, October 27th.

We encourage all teams to review the packet and consider bidding to host your Conference Cup tournament. Now that almost every team has had the experience of attending a national tournament, we hope more teams will have the desire to host a Conference Cup. It is a lot of work and a big responsibility, but it is very rewarding as well.

In January, the conference hosts will be given a deposit of $500 for every team in their conference. These deposits will help the host organization with some initial costs (meal catering, facility rentals, etc) of hosting the tournament. That $500 will then be subtracted from each team's final tournament registration costs later in the year.

The Team-Conference alignments will be announced after all returning teams have registered. You can specify in the form that you would like to host your team's Conference Cup even if it is not yet known.

If you have any questions, contact Jonathan Newman, Chairman of the TSC, at jonathan [at] borp [...

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2011 Registration Now Open
September 1st, 2011
Jenny Mitchell, Secretary

Welcome back to POWER SOCCER! Last season, the first under the Conference system, brought about some exciting changes. There were over 350 games played and four national Conference Cup Finals. Overall, we feel the Conference system worked out very well and we are excited for more teams to join in the fun this season.

Conference Teams will be realigned based on the results of the Conference Cup Tournaments over the summer. The complete Team-Conference alignment can only be announced after all returning teams have registered, so it's very important to REGISTER EARLY!!!

There are three levels of involvement for power soccer teams.

  • Teams that want to be in the competitive level of Conference play must play a minimum of 12 games, two (2) of which must be against teams in the same conference or higher, as well as participate in the post-season tournament.
  • Teams who don't wish to be quite as competitive or travel should register as a Non-Conference team. Non-conference teams can still play competitive, sanctioned USPSA games, but there is no minimum number of games to play and no end-of-season tournament.
  • Brand new power soccer programs may want to start out as an Affiliate team. Affiliate teams will mainly practice and scrimmage...
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Follow the Premier Cup Scores
June 16th, 2011

The USPSA Premier Cup is happening this weekend in Norcross, Georgia. Scores will be updated occassionally in this story on USPSATeams.org. Follow the action there and on Twitter with the tags #uspsapremiercup! Best of luck to all the teams!

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USPSA seeks athletes for a monthly feature!
June 6th, 2011
Marketing Committee

Dear Members of the USPSA,

Is there someone on your team that shines on and off the court? Do you have an athlete that truly represents what your team is all about? If so, we want to get to know them!

All of us involved with Power Soccer are a fairly close-knit community, all bonded by the sport we love. However, with over 60 teams and hundreds of athletes around the country, it's hard to be familiar with, and to know everyone. In an effort to bring this community a little closer together, the USPSA would like to feature a player on your team in an upcoming USPSA newsletter.

If you and your team have someone that you would like to nominate for this player spotlight, please send an e-mail to USPSA Marketing Committee Chair, Case Calvert, at: marketing [at] powersoccerusa [dot] net. We will feature one player a month in the USPSA newsletter. Thank you for helping to bring our Power Soccer family closer together. We can't wait to hear from you!

Sincerely,
USPSA Marketing Committee

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Be a reporter for the USPSA!
May 26th, 2011
Marketing Committee

Have you ever thought of being a reporter and having your story read by people from around the country? You can be the voice of your Conference Cup tournament and here's how!

The USPSA is looking for people to write recaps and send tweets from the upcoming Conference Cup tournaments. There are four of them taking place and we want to know about all the action at each of them!

The USPSA would like you to write tournament recaps that will be featured in the newsletter and published on the website (www.powersoccerusa.net). Also, if you have pictures, send one along with your story!

We are also looking for social media fans to provide live tournament updates on Twitter by mentioning the USPSA (@powersoccerusa) in their tweets, allowing followers of the USPSA to keep track of what's happening. If you want to tweet at your Conference Cup tournament, but you aren't sure how to get started, just let us know and we'll help you out.

Becoming a regular contributor during this really busy and important time of year will not only allow you to get more involved with the USPSA, but it will also help spread the word about Power Soccer!

If you are interested in providing tournament recaps, or live tweets,...

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2011 Candidates for Office
May 15th, 2011
Nominations and Elections Committee

Dear USPSA Members:

Below you will find the 2011 USPSA Executive Committee candidates and a summary of duties for the position for which they are running. The election will be held at the Annual General Meeting on June 17 in Norcross, GA.

JOIN THE "Let YOUR Voice Be Heard for 60" CAMPAIGN

As you may have noticed, the number "60" has been added to our campaign title. Why? The number "60" has been added because this is our vote goal for this year! The USPSA has 60 eligible voting teams and we want all 60 teams to "Let YOUR Voice Be Heard for 60" during this year's election. Since the birth of the USPSA, we have yet to have a 100% membership vote! The NEC is challenging each and every team to "Let YOUR Voice Be Heard for 60," whether it is by absentee ballot, proxy ballot, or physically showing up to vote at the annual meeting!* The USPSA cares about serving our members!

*Annual meeting and ballot information will be out within the upcoming weeks.

NEC REQUEST!
We are requesting that the membership begin submitting questions that you would want to know from the candidates prior to team representatives casting votes via absentee/proxy ballots, or at the annual meeting. Once the questions are submitted,...

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Calling All Tweeters, Bloggers, and YouTubers
March 1st, 2011

It's that time of year when tournaments are in full swing and teams from around the country compete in preparation for the upcoming conference championships. With so much Power Soccer action going on over the next couple months, the USPSA is looking for athletes and coaches to keep everyone updated on the latest in your area.

We are looking for individuals to provide live tournament updates on the USPSA Twitter feed (@powersoccerusa), write tournament recaps for the USPSA website (www.powersoccerusa.net), and provide video for the USPSA YouTube page (youtube.com/powersoccerusa).

Becoming a regular contributor during this really busy and important time of year will not only allow you to get more involved with the USPSA, but it will also help spread the word about Power Soccer!

If you are interested in providing live tweets, tournament recaps and/or video content, please contact the Marketing Committee Director, Case Calvert, at calvert [dot] c [dot] l [at] gmail [dot] com

Thank you and good luck in your upcoming games!
USPSA Marketing Committee...

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USPSA Outreach Program
January 15th, 2011
USPSA Marketing Committee

Dear Members of the USPSA,

The 2010 USPSA season is now underway and we are looking forward to having another successful year of power soccer. Since its inception, we have seen the USPSA and the sport of power soccer grow and develop in cities and states across the country. While we are pleased with the success of the organization, we know there are many opportunities to increase our presence around the United States. With this in mind, the USPSA Marketing Committee is creating the "Power Soccer Outreach Program."

The main goal of this program is to provide our current USPSA teams with marketing materials and guidance to help promote power soccer in their local areas and networks. The materials will include USPSA brochures, the "How to Run a Clinic" booklet, business cards, and a "Question and Answer Pamphlet." These materials will help you to effectively market the sport in your area and give you the appropriate tools and support needed.

This Outreach Program will not only benefit the USPSA, but by promoting power soccer in your area it will also benefit your program. Teams can grow two ways; by increasing the players on your team you will have the opportunity for a future team split or add a new team in your area by hosting a clinic. Either way, you are growing the sport and this will stimulate and create the...

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