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The following is a letter from Aaron Summers, tournament director for this year’s adult state cup. Soccer Alaska highly encourages our teams to participate. If your team chooses to participate but has a conflict with a league game, the league game will be rescheduled.

Alaska Soccer Players,

Summer is here and that means it’s time to start planning for the 2008 Alaska Amateur State Soccer Tournament. My name is Aaron Summers and I will be directing this year’s tournament for the second year in a row. This is an adult state tournament that is held annually.

The Coed tournament will be held on July 11th, 12th, and 13th. The Men’s and Women’s tournament will be held on August 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. The tournaments will have A, B, and recreational divisions to accommodate any skill level. Last year we had teams from Anchorage, Fairbanks, the Mat-Su Valley, and the Yukon participate and it was a great tournament. I hope to have even more teams at this year’s tournament.

Please note that the registration deadline for the Coed tournament is June 27th and the registration deadline for the Men’s and Women’s tournament is July 18th. You can obtain registration information at www.aasa-alaska.com. The registration fee is only $350 per team which is the same cost as last year. All teams are guaranteed a minimum of three games. All of the games will be played at the Alcantra Fields located in Wasilla, Alaska. The preliminary games will consist of 35 minute halves and the semi final/final games will consist of 45 minute halves.

Participate in the tournament of the summer for a shot at being the best team in Alaska. Sign your team up today. Winners of each division will receive a free custom tournament T-shirt and bragging rights. If you have any questions regarding the tournament contact me at aaron.alaska@gmail.com.