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Beach 5 Sand Soccer tournament

(June 19, 2015) Close to 300 teams will participate in the family-friendly Beach 5 Sand Soccer tournament taking place on Saturday and Sunday with 30 fields lining the beach from Dorchester to Second Street.

The participants range in age from under 8 years old to adult teams, with 10 players on each team. They will compete in a two-day event, beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday morning with both boysโ€™ and girlsโ€™ teams contending until about 7 p.m. on June 20.

โ€œPurely for the fun and experience of playing soccer in the sand, I mean really? Who knew how fun that could be, and boy what a challenge,โ€ said Angela Lewis, the administrator for Beach 5 Sand Soccer.

The soccer-filled weekend continues on Sunday at 8 a.m. with boysโ€™ and girlsโ€™ teams competing until after 7 p.m. Most of the championship games will take place on Sunday evening.

The event is free for spectators and Lewis says there are always surprises.

โ€œItโ€™s totally free to come, watch and cheer on the kids. You never know what you might see,โ€ Lewis said. โ€œOne year, we had a boysโ€™ under 17 team come in pink tutuโ€™s to play in our tournament, I mean talk about fun.โ€

Teams will be visiting from all over the East Coast including North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Delaware.

โ€œWe are very careful about what we allow as far as jerseys and shirts at our events and focus on the fun of the game and not the competition,โ€ Lewis said. โ€œItโ€™s giving the participants an opportunity to play beach soccer as opposed to what most players are used to: grass.โ€

Beach 5 Sand Soccer has teamed up with Jolly Roger Amusement parks to provide a fun time for families when the kids are not playing in the tournament, she added.

In addition, they will be selling specially designed T-shirts, socks and other items on site at the tournament.

โ€œWe focus on the fun factor at our events and we emphasize this to coaches, parents, participants and our staff every day,โ€ Lewis said. โ€œIf you canโ€™t have fun doing what you love then why do it?โ€

Any soccer lovers who missed out on this weekendโ€™s soccer tournament will receive another chance to participate. Beach 5 Sand Soccer will be back Aug. 8 for a second tournament in Ocean City.

โ€œWeโ€™d love to have new teams come out and join us,โ€ Lewis said.

Catch this weekendโ€™s events on the Boardwalk between Dorchester and Second Streets from 8 a.m. to about 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Visit www.beach5sandsoccerseries.com for more information or to sign up for the tournament in August.

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