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While the announcement of the Juarez soccer programs being suspended from IHSA competition for a year was interesting news this week http://www.ihsa.org/announce/2007-08/2008-01-14.htm, there are other positive items to report regarding soccer in the city.
Here is an email I received regarding an event coming up Thursday, Feb. 7 from 4:30-7 p.m. at Chitown Futbol (2350 S. Throop, Chicago):
"This is a fundraising tournament about bringing 8th grade girls together in a single meeting place and assign them randomly to teams that are being coached by current head coaches of Chicago area high school teams. The benches will be coached by St. Ignatius, Northside Prep, Lincoln Park, Chicago Lab, Young, Latin, DeLaSalle and Von Steuben. There will be other coaches in attendance, but they will be located in the stands and observing as spectators.
*Note: The IHSA does not recognize indoor soccer as a sport, so there is no rules violation.
"All club teams in Chicago have been invited, so the competition level will be high. What I would hope to accomplish by reaching out through you is to get in contact with girls that may be playing on their 8th grade teams, but not on a club team.
"The message to the girls playing in this tournament is that they are above average in the skill dept. and want to play in a competitive tournament to showcase themselves to prospective high school coaches. This is not a recruiting session. Rather the girls will be encouraged to introduce themselves to the coaches when their team rotates through the designated bench, or after the tournament is completed.
"Chitown Futbol is donating the time and use of the fields, and the registration fee is going to help fund the Region 183 AYSO U-12 girls tournament team that has been invited to participate in the AYSO National Tournament in Hawaii in July 2008."
All interested parties should call 312-962-5658 or email friendshiptournament@gmail.com.
- Joe Trost
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Why has the Juarez soccer team been suspended for a year?