SUMMER CHAMPIONS CUP INVITATIONAL COMING SUMMER 2018 Royal Oak, MI (January 12, 2018) We are very excited to announce that Royal Oak FC will be a part of the inaugural Summer Champions Cup. The Summer Champions Cup is a brand new summer offering where our interested U10-U19 players will have an opportunity to train, play and compete during the summer months in a cost and time effective manner with minimal travel. The older high school teams are also expected to have the opportunity to exhibit their skills in front of college coaches in late July. Champions Cup teams will typically be made up of combined age groups and teams will participate in 6-8 matches, including finals, over a six-week period starting from mid-June (after tryouts) until the beginning of August. Member clubs include: Royal Oak FC, Ann Arbor United, Michigan Celtic, Michigan Jaguars, Michigan Thunder, Michigan Tigers, Plymouth Reign, Saline FC, Waza FC, Troy and Wolves/Hawks East. We anticipate this number to grow over the next few weeks. The goal of the league is to provide excellent competition against other like-minded clubs without the time, travel and cost burden of the Super Y summer league. The plan is for teams to train twice per week and have one match, all from Tuesday through Thursday as much as possible, allowing families to keep their weekends free.
“I’m thrilled that all of these clubs have come together with a common goal and to fill this void,” said Dan McEvilly, Club Manager for Canton Celtic. Right now options are very limited during this time of year, unless you want to spend your summer break traveling to games instead of vacationing, and typically the competition is all over the board. We’re confident we can offer top-notch competition without all of the baggage.” Each member club will be sending out registration information in the near future. There will be no tryouts and players will be placed on teams based on age, gender and ability. More detailed information will be forthcoming via our facebook page at ‘MI Summer Champions Cup’ and from all member clubs. For players interested in joining an ROFC Summer Champions Cup team, please contact Stephen Gorton at
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