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With the FIFA Club World Cup starting this June and the World Cup itself starting the same month of the following year, it’s looking like soccer is going to have an endless summer. Now’s the chance to extend that a little more, with the Western USA Premier Soccer Services (PSS) Girls Labor Day Tournament in 2027, 2028 and 2029.
The Labor Day Tournament will be a girls-focused tournament in the Western USA and modeled after PSS’s successful major tournaments in its current portfolio of events. It will be a four-day elite youth tournament for U9 to U19 girls’ teams.
Deadline for all proposals is March 25, 2025.
On average, the tournament is expected to bring 4,000 athletes and 6,000 spectators and consume 4,000 room nights (1,250 on peak night).
Requested Dates of Event:
Friday Sept 3-Monday, Sept 6, 2027
Friday Sept 1-Monday, Sept 4, 2028
Friday August 31-Monday, Sept 3, 2029
Facility Requirements:
20+ full-size playing fields must be provided. Fields are preferred to be at one to two sites if possible. Each playing field must be at least 66 yards in width and 110 yards in length, surfaced only in natural grass or new generation synthetic turf. Fields should have the capacity to be lined for smaller sided soccer (i.e. 2 9v9 fields or 3-4 7v7 fields double-lined on 1 full size field). The likeliest field layout for 20 full size fields would be:
- 14 11v11 fields
- 8 9v9 fields
- 6 7v7 fields
The ability to have secondary locations with four to six additional fields would be ideal.
Field Preparation: Fields should be lined for play, goals, nets, and corner flags provided and set up, area trash cans and team benches for teams (two per field). Please note if there are any variations in set-up needed to be noted.
Facility Maintenance and Operations: It is important to have an onsite contact during the tournament for maintenance issues: Goal, net, field repairs, issues with field lights, trash pickup and bathroom maintenance. These are the responsibilities of the hosting organization/ facility.
A general understanding that the complex will work with the tournament to complete the tournament matches in case of inclement weather. This should primarily be a non-issue on the synthetic turf fields, barring catastrophic conditions. The cancellation of tournament matches or the tournament due to wet playing conditions has the potential to do irreparable damage to the future of the tournament.
Every effort should be made, in coordination with the tournament director, to facilitate the completion of the tournament. The tournament is willing to adjust for field preservations and to continue the event to adjust on the grass fields:
- Shortening the length of matches
- Cancellation of some matches that do not determine champions
- Elimination of warm-up usage of fields
- Finally, cancelling usage of grass fields as a last resort and rescheduling on synthetic turf, if available
The RFP also describes requirements for the following:
- Tournament headquarters
- Referee headquarters
- Concessions
- Award ceremonies
- Sponsors
- Vendors
- Activities and Events
Information on hotels, insurance, division of responsibilities, bid fees and other essential details can also be found in the RFP.
About Premier Soccer Services (www.premiersoccerservices.com)
Premier Soccer Services (PSS) is a professional soccer management company that has been organizing tournaments since 2012. The estimated economic impact on communities has been over $150 million.
PSS specializes in professional management as well as marketing nationally and internationally. PSS's marketing approach is towards traveling teams and accompanying family to drive the economic impact on the area and increase the visibility/ profile level of the event and location.
PSS focuses on growing a select number of tournaments to high profile, large tournaments in select regions to not compete against other PSS tournaments or oversaturate a market. Expansion is based on strategically identified regions with a limited number of tournaments. Past participating teams have come from 35+ U.S. states and from 20+ countries.
Need more information? Contact Scott Spencer, Scott@premiersoccerservices.com, 210-305-4821 office; 205-370-4427 mobile.
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