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Santa Cruz Classic & Cal North Beach Soccer State Cup

This year, we have trimmed some events and will feature ONLY TWO EVENTS in Northern California including the 19^th Annual Santa Cruz Classic!  The Classic is the longest running FIFA style beach soccer event in California.  It is on June 17^th & 18^th in Santa Cruz California along the Beach Boardwalk.  We are also bringing back the 2023 2^nd Annual Cal North Beach Soccer State Cup which will take place in San Francisco this year on August 5^th & 6^th along the Great Highway under the view of the historic Cliff House.  This is the focus of PABS – May Newsletter 2023!

Events Postponed

The San Francisco Classic and the Spring Challenge have been both postponed until we are sure we can fill the dates with teams.  The SF Classic would have been its 17^th annual and the Spring Challenge would have celebrated 14 years.  But, they have had to be tabled as we are expanding further east in 2023 and in particularly in 2024.  This year we will see events in South Padre Island (3^rd Annual), San Antonio, and Little Elm, Texas.  These will represent two of the first land locked events anywhere in the United States, so we are very excited.

Why Did Cal North State Cup Move?

If you are wondering why we moved the Cal North Beach State Cup away from Santa Cruz it is simple.  The cost!  Last year, with over 80 teams, we didn’t really break even.  For all the work we put in and to know we bring in over $1.5 million dollars into the city of Santa Cruz, they are not willing to even have the conversation with us in regards to working with us.

This is the case for both events, so we are keeping our long standing event going as it is what, you our customer wants, but it will only surviving as long as the event has the support of the community of “beach soccer” and the grass clubs who have enjoyed nearly two decades of countless memories.   We have tried to ask for a conversation to no avail.  The price of event has more than tripled.  Tis, life goes on!

Please help support the grassroots growth of soccer and the events which have produced the platform which has seen nearly two dozen Men & Women join the US National Beach Soccer Team.  These players found their dreams of playing for their country and it all started with Pro-Am Beach Soccer.  We are proud to know that Northern California has produced possibly the most US National Players compared to any other region in the country going back to 2005 when we started.  It has always been our goal to grow the sport, expose it to those who may not realize it’s joy, and how well it expedites player development!