DAYTON – Two local tournaments are a hit at this year’s National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Conference in Baltimore this weekend. The adidas Warrior Soccer Classic and the Mead Cup soccer tournament were both represented at the exhibition.
“The NSCAA represents some of the finest soccer at all levels,” says Carol Maas, co-director of the Warrior Classic. “Having the privilege of recently serving on the Montgomery County Sports Authority Task Force Committee, I have an increased awareness of the benefits of bringing sporting events to Dayton and the enhancement of the events we already host.”
Both tournaments are looking to attract competitive soccer teams from the East Coast, a large part of this year’s attendees according to the NSCAA.
In addition to the local tournament exhibiting, TourneyCentral – a local soccer tournament management company based in Englewood – presented a workshop yesterday on hyper-localism media and the soccer community. TourneyCentral provides the web-based management tools for both tournament events, as well as twenty-four additional soccer tournaments around the Dayton metro area.
Other local organizations represented at the exhibition are the Dayton Marriott (Dayton) and One Call Now (Troy).
For more information about the Warrior Classic and the Mead Cup, visit the tournament calendar at www.daytondailynews.com/soccer.
Donna Michael (left) with the Dayton Montgomery County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, discusses the Warrior Classic hotel system with Hank Maas. Maas schedules over 450 teams, playing at four venues for the Warrior Classic held on Memorial Day weekend in Dayton.