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New Season Starting Up!!! |
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13 Sep 2009; Chesapeake VA
The first team meeting of the new year will take place this Saturday (19 Sep) at Norfolk Christian School. It will consist of a team/family meeting followed by a demonstration and practical of the skills test and try-out which will be conducted the following weekend.
The purpose of the skills test is to determine the abilities of the players and their selection to the appropriate team (Division 1 Red Piranhas or Div 2 Blue Piranhas).
Additionally, we've had a change in the coaching staff. Steve Belechak has accepted a new position with Virginia Power Soccer Association (VPSA) as the Director of Special Events. He's excited about leading the effort to introduce powersoccer to the Veterans' Administration hospitals in Hampton and Richmond and conducting introductory powersoccer clinics around the state. More details on these future events will be forthcoming.
A local high school coach has accepted the position as the new Div 1 coach. Coach Isaac Williams played for the Tri-Service soccer team in the Phillipines, and has coached soccer at Calvary Christian and Norfolk Christian schools. He is excited about powersoccer and is looking forward to meeting everyone this coming Saturday.
If anyone knows of any potential players who might be interested in joining the team, please let them know about our plans for the next 2 weekends. Please don't hesitate to ask them to come and join us.
Please return periodically for future updates to the news.
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Update, 21 May 2009 |
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Read about the 2009 Eastern Regionals, and the 2009 Guns-'n'-Hoses Charity Match on our newspage.
And here are all the upcoming events in the near future:
- 30-31 May, 3D Sand Soccer Shootout, Buckroe Beach, Hampton; power soccer display and demonstration
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HEADING TO ATLANTA!!!! |
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HEADING TO ATLANTA FOR EAST COAST REGIONALS!
Matches will be played from Friday, 6 March, to Sunday, 8 March. We are bringing 2 teams of "fish"....the Division 1 Tidewater Red Piranhas and the Division II Tidewater Blue Piranhas. Stay tuned as we update the website with scores and highlights from the tournament.
Cheer us on!!!
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Charity Match, 21 Jan 2009 |
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Updated 29 Jan 2009:
We had a GREAT time playing against the Kemps Landing Staff and Teachers! Read the article here.
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World Cup Video |
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GREAT NEW VIDEO of the 2007 FIPFA World Cup in Tokyo! Click here to watch it!
(Or you can go directly to FIPFA's website, www.fipfa.org, and view the video there as well.
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Fundraiser |
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29 Sep 08: Check out the latest fundraising event, the sale of artistic cards, on our newspage.
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TWO Teams in Tidewater! |
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Posted 24 Sep 07
The Tidewater Piranhas have grown to two teams! They will now be known as the Tidewater Piranhas Power Soccer Club with a team in each Division. The Division 1 team is called the "Red Fish" and the Division 2 team is called the "Blue Fish". Now we just need "One Fish, Two Fish"!!!
The Division 2 team has been practicing hard with the Div. 1 team and they are anxious to try out their new skills against other opponents. The team has players as young as 5 and as "old" as...well, let's just say they've been around the horn once or twice!
Congratulations and best of luck to the club and to both teams!
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FINALLY!
A competitive sport for power wheelchair users!
Power Soccer promises to open the door to competitive sports for power wheelchair users in Virginia and around the world.
VPSA
505 Piping Rock Drive
Chesapeake, VA 23322
757-482-4981
vapowersoccer@msn.com
www.freewebs.com/vapowersoccer
What is Power Soccer?
Power Soccer is a most exciting new and dynamic development for power wheelchair users. The competitive sport has been played for more than 16 years, but is just now coming to Virginia. 16 states and 9 countries are currently fielding teams and tournaments. It’s a team sport played by individuals with various disabilities of both sexes and all ages. The game is played on a regulation basketball court, occasionally outdoors. Two teams of 4 attack, defend, and maneuver an oversized soccer ball in an attempt to score goals. The game is non-stop action similar to an indoor soccer game.
Power soccer is the first competitive team sport designed and developed specifically for power wheelchair users. This action packed team sport combines the skill of the wheelchair user with the speed and power of the chair itself, to participate in an extremely challenging game. Participants include people with quadriplegia, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, head trauma, stroke, and other disabilities. The will to win, the competitive challenge, teamwork, and the total competitive spirit of the athlete are in no way limited or diminished because of their use of a wheelchair. As in all sports - win, lose, or draw - the thrill and joy is in playing the game.
What do I need to get in the game?
Every power soccer athlete is equipped with a soccer guard that surrounds and protects the legs. Athletes also use the guard as a means for maneuvering the ball. Additionally, each athlete is expected to have an adequate level of control of their power wheelchair. This is required to assure safe play and navigation during the fast-paced action of a power soccer game.
How can a business or organization help Virginia Power Soccer?
To play power soccer, our association needs indoor regulation-sized full-length basketball courts to host practices and games. This, along with the need for protective custom soccer guards, team jerseys, special oversized soccer balls, and occasional wheelchair maintenance, make Power Soccer an expensive sport. If your organization can donate time for a basketball court or funds for soccer equipment, this can help our soccer league provide the excitement and energy of soccer to power wheelchair users in Virginia. Just as important, our association desires to send teams to regional and national tournaments. There is a greater expense when attempting to travel in a power wheelchair, so again, any donations will be greatly appreciated. Please contact us if you would like to become a sponsor or volunteer at:
vapowersoccer@msn.com or 757-482-4981
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Virginia Power Soccer Association (VPSA) |
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Virginia Power Soccer Association is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization with the mission to develop, support, encourage, and foster the participation of Virginia’s power wheelchair athletes in the competitive sport of power soccer at the local, regional, national, and international levels.
The goals of VPSA are to:
a. Promote all power soccer activities in the state of Virginia.
b. Sponsor, assist, and develop Power Soccer teams in the state of Virginia.
c. Provide a network of information and support for power soccer players, coaches, referees, team officials, and spectators in the state of Virginia.
d. Endorse, educate, and support the laws, regulations, rules of the game, and safety standards in the sport of power soccer.
e. Encourage a sense of fair play, team work, and sportsmanship amongst all participants of the game.
f. Provide for the continuing development of power soccer players, coaches, referees, and team officials.
g. Elevate the athletic and physical fitness standards of power wheelchair users.
h. Publicize the sport of power soccer and raise the community’s appreciation for all power wheelchair athletes in general.
i. Govern, coordinate, and administer the sport of power soccer in Virginia.
j. Sponsor and act as an advocate for power wheelchair users.
k. Serve as the Virginia state representative to the National Power Soccer Association (NPSA) and the International Powerchair Football Association (IPFA).
l. Engage in any other lawful activity which supports its primary mission.
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To Contact VPSA... |
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Webmaster: VaPowerSoccer@cox.net
505 Piping Rock Drive
Chesapeake, VA 23322
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