ShareThisWaukegan SportsPark Hosts National Premier Leagues Champions Cup & National Cup XI
This Weekend
July 27, 2012To: All Media
Contact: Theodora Anderson Community Relations Waukegan Park District (847) 360-4726 tanderson@waukeganparks.org www.waukeganparks.org
Waukegan SportsPark Hosts National Premier Leagues Champions Cup & National Cup XI This Weekend
Waukegan, IL (July 27, 2012)&The Waukegan Park District is hosting the National Premier Leagues Champions Cup and National Cup XI Soccer Finals at the Waukegan SportsPark this weekend. Nearly 150 teams will play soccer games beginning today, Friday, July 27 through the championship games on Tuesday, July 31 at the Waukegan SportsPark. Games are played from 8am-8pm.
Culminating the inaugural National Premier League (NPL) season is the NPL Champions Cup which features league champions from across the country in the U-13 through U-17/18 boys age groups. The NPL was created to provide a unified, league-based national developmental platform with the highest level of competition in given geographic areas, and to elevate and change the competitive youth soccer landscape based upon fundamental principles outlined in the US Club Soccers 10-year vision.
The National Cup XI Finals include champions in the U-13 to U-17 boys and girls age groups from Regionals held across the country. National Cup XI Regionals ran from Memorial Day weekend through July 9 in advance of the National Cup XI Finals.
About the Waukegan Park District Established on December 26, 1916, the district has 47 properties and 720 acres of land, which includes 18-hole Bonnie Brook and 9-hole Greenshire Golf Courses. The District operates the Field House Sports and Fitness Center, the Jack Benny Center for the Arts, the Waukegan SportsPark, the Waukegan Skate Park, the Waukegan BMX Track, recreational centers, an outdoor swimming pool, outdoor sports fields, picnic areas, playgrounds, and sports courts including basketball and tennis. A full range of programs and services are offered year round for all ages including special populations. Cultural events are provided by the Waukegan Symphony Orchestra and Concert Chorus, the Bowen Park Theatre Company, and the Waukegan History Museum. The award-winning District employs 60 full-time staff and over 250 part-time, year round, seasonal and temporary employees. The District is a member of the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), Illinois Association of Park Districts (IAPD), and Illinois Park and Recreation Association (IPRA). The District holds IAPD Distinguished Agency and Park District Risk Management Agency Accreditations and maintains a Level A Loss Control Program.
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