First Strike Tournament

First Strike tournament:

This link will take you directly into the tournament site without all the Flash intros and HTML frames:

http://fccarolinaalliance.org/pages/tournaments/2008FirstStrike/2008FSenter.htm

Schedule link:   http://www.gotsport.com/events/schedule.aspx?EventID=1767&Sex=Boys&Age=14

 

Field locations:  http://fccarolinaalliance.org/pages/tournaments/2005FirstStrike/directions/UNCC.htm

Google map of fields

 

Courtyard by Marriott:

http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/cltun-courtyard-charlotte-university-research-park/

Hotel Map

Fields are about 3 miles from the hotel:

Directions from hotel to fields

 

Discount USL tickets for Saturday night

http://www.charlotteeagles.com/

Charlotte  Eagles  vs.   Bermuda  at  UNC Charlotte's  Transamerica  Field  Saturday, April 19 - 7:00 PM 
Players  and  Families  receive  the  First  Strike  discount  at $6.00/Adults  $4.00/Students  (6-18)
To  purchase  tickets  go  to  www.CharlotteEagles.com.  Select April  19th  game  and  enter  coupon  code:  FS08. 
For  discount,tickets  must  be  purchased  online  by  11:59pm  April  18th (Friday).  All tickets at gate are $10 and $7.

Map of Stadium Location

 

Ice Skating
Another option for some is Ice Skating.  It appears that the Eastland Mall ice rink is closed, but another option is http://www.icehouserinks.com/pville/   Their Saturday night session is 7:15 - 9:00 pm. (see attached schedule)

Location: Map for Pineville Ice House

 

I don't need headcounts for the events, but if you'll let me know your plans, I'll keep up with who is doing what.

Saturday's games

The first game Saturday is in Summerville. These will be new fields for most of us. The street address is:

131 Travelers Blvd
Summerville, SC 29485

The standard route would be:

Myrtle Beach to Summerville fields

BUT...

The Cooper River Bridge run is also on Saturday. The above route peels off towards I-526 about 6 miles before you get to the bridge. However, I have no idea what the bridge run does to traffic in the Mount Pleasant area. An alternate route through Moncks Corner is:

Myrtle Beach to Summerville fields via Moncks Corner

Satellite map of Summerville fields

Route from Summerville to Patriots Point fields

First Strike tournament

Some preliminary tournament info:

 

We will be going to the First Strike tournament in Concorde, NC on April 19-20, 2008.

http://fccarolinaalliance.org/FCenter.htm

 

The accepted teams are as follows:

Boys U14
    CASL FORCE (North Carolina)
    CHARLOTTE 93 CHARLOTTE SC BLUE (North Carolina)
    CAROLINA SELECT SC 93 GOLD (South Carolina)
    COAST FA HURRICANES (South Carolina)
    FC CAROLINA ALLIANCE 93 RED (North Carolina)
    TRIANGLE UNITED LIVERPOOL (North Carolina)
    TRIANGLE UNITED SA 93 SILVER (North Carolina)
    WILSON YOUTH WILSON EXPLOSION BLACK (North Carolina)

 

The schedules should be out by the end of this week:

Sent: 3/27/2008 7:07:02 P.M.
Subj: First Strike Tournament Acceptances
  Hello.  I wanted to update you on tournament acceptances/schedules.  We will finalize team acceptances this weekend and begin working on schedules to be posted by end of week next week. 

The block of rooms is now gone. But they still may have rooms left. Call asap and see what you can get.
 Coast FA Hurricanes at Courtyard University 4/18-4/20

 

Jessica E. Roberts
Event Manager
Marriott Regional Sales Office, Mid-Atlantic States
jessica.e.roberts@marriott.com
Phone: 301-820-6048