THANK YOU!!!!

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With the close of the 2006 NC Adult State Cup there is obviously some business still to conduct, not the least of which is your bonds and passes. Please be assured that we will work to get those back long before the 30 day timeframe stated in the rulebook. But before going into detail about that, NCASA wants to share its deep gratitude to all the teams and participants for making the 2006 NC Adult State Cup a great event. The postponement really threw a monkey wrench into a lot of great effort by captains and the office to have the largest State Cup tournament ever with 51 teams... but that wasn't to be the case with all the rain Greensboro got on that Thursday and Friday leaving the fields soaked through the weekend.

It was the incredible attitude and spirit of all the teams to regroup quickly and carry the momentum to this weekend that energized NCASA. We are truly grateful for your immense dedication to the game and your teams. With 34 teams competing in five divisions this weekend, it was still one of the largest tournaments NCASA has ever had. With each tournament we learn how to improve on a variety of things, and we have taken away many good suggestions and well offered feedback. Like with this year's event, we'll be gathering your feedback on how to make 2007 even better.

Major thanks also needs to go out to all the officials that came to work the matches. Certainly, we can all say whatever we want about the referees (and most have), but no one can deny the passion and dedication they have for the game to put up with all the grief we give them for being less than perfect (read: Human) in a game that demands perfect timing, discretion and decisiveness from its official. NCASA is grateful to our referee community, not only for their contributions to this weekend, but also for their efforts to work with the reschedule.

Thanks also needs to be given to Greensboro Soccer and the City of Greensboro for all they did to quickly turn around the event from one weekend to the next. It's easy to question the decisions of postponement and delays, but when you consider the quality of the park and its fields (even in mid December) one has to be thankful that they are cared for the way they are so that we can play on great fields when the weather is agreeable! Beyond that, the staff were very helpful with each bend and turn to make sure we were good to go when the whistle blew.

As to the player passes, NCASA will mail those out with the bonds after Dec. 18, 2006.

After hosting the largest Adult State Cup in 2004, the 2005 tournament achieved a new mile stone with the re-creation of the legendary women's division. Thirty-six total teams participated with a better geographical representation than the previous year.  Teams came from Asheville, Charlotte, Winston Salem, Greensboro, Durham, Raleigh, Goldsboro, Jacksonville and Wilmington to compete in the Men's Amateur, Men's Over 30, Men's Over 40, Men's Over 50, Coed and Women's Amateur divisions.

Interested in hosting, or having your local league host the 2006 or 2007 North Carolina Adult State Cup?  Check out the information on how to make a bid:

Bid to Host NC Adult State Cup
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