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Adirondack Golden Goal Soccer Park to be home of WPSL Lynx in 2007

AGG World Class Soccer Tournament Facility In Upstate New York will be major Adirondack Tourism Destination!

By  Academy Staff

Monday, Sept 12, 2006

This summer, the doors will open to an extraordinary new soccer destination located near Lake George, NY. The Adirondack Golden Goal™ Soccer Park will be a spectacular "soccer campus" that will host Olympic style tournaments for youth teams from around the U.S., and around the world. The Facility is scheduled to open in July 2007 for Girls and Boys ages 11-16.

According to Sid Schechter, Chief Operating Officer of the Park, "Golden Goal™ is more than the greatest youth soccer sports tournament ever created, it will also be a place where teams and families partake in an environment of athletic, social and cultural exchange with others from different states and countries in attendance. It is a place where leadership, honesty and sportsmanship, as well as personal and team integrity is instilled. It is without question a place where champions are born."

This facility is sure to be a "score" because the major driving force behind Golden Goal is President/CEO and founder, Dave Dinallo. Dave was one of the original people that built and operated the Cooperstown Dreams Park for little league baseball. CDP currently hosts over 100 teams/week and has a wait list of over 2,500 teams per summer. Dave does not believe it will take long to do the same with this park, that is why he is giving a "Grandfather clause" to all teams that participate in 2006.

The Lynx will get a taste of their new home in July 2007. The team is currently scheduling a couple friendly matches to be played on the new sprinturf fields. In 2007 the Lynx players will be able to start training at the facility and eat, drink, breathe and dream soccer.

PJ Motsiff, Lynx Team General Manager says, "this is truly a unique situation that WPSL players with the Lynx will have an opportunity to experience. It is definitely a win-win situation. With the Women's Premier Soccer League being voted one of the best women's leagues in the world, the relationship between Adirondack Golden Goal and the Adirondack Lynx is sure to draw some major national and international players into the facility." The players will get an opportunity to give a little something back to the sport that has gotten them to the level they are at. Their role at the facility will have them involved in many areas of the operation such as, planning and delivering evening activities and assisting in the coordination of all aspects of the tournament. In return the players will feel like they have been asked into residency with the national team. They will get an opportunity to train everyday at a world class facility, as well as have 2,000-3,000 Golden Goal supporters watch their games at the Championship Complex.

2007 Tournament Dates

Boys U13 & U14..........July 29 – Aug 4
Boys U11 & U12..........Aug 5 – 11
Girls U13 & U14..........Aug 12 – 18
Girls U11 & U12..........Aug 19 – 25
(Age of team in the fall of 2005 applies to the summer 2006 schedule)

* Competition is only against same age groups
Age groups and corresponding weeks subject to change

If you have a youth team or are a referee interested in attending Adirondack Golden Goal this summer, check out their website www.goldengoalsoccer.com.