Maps To Sites

PB = Palm Bay Regional Park   MAIN SITE  1951 Malabar Rd. NW, Palm Bay FL 32907

SW = Southwest Park   E. Florida Ave. At Meadowridge Dr., Melbourne FL 32901

HV  =    Hoover Jr. High School   196 Washington Ave. Indialantic FL 32903

GM  =   Gemini Elementary School - Flutie Park   2100 Oak St. Melbourne Beach FL 32951

SA =   Satellite Beach Library Fields  751 Jamaica Blvd, Satellite Beach, FL 32937

Google Satellite Views of the Sites

Palm Bay Regional Park    Southwest Park   Hoover Jr. High School   

Gemini/Flutie    Note that speed limits are strictly enforced in Melbourne Beach.  Keep within the limits

Satellite Beach Library **New Please do not park in the Library Parking Lot.  Access to the Soccer parking is only from

the north on Jamaica Blvd off DeSoto Parkway

Field Layouts

Palm Bay Regional Park      Southwest Park   Hoover Jr. High School   

    Gemini/Flutie   Note that speed limits are strictly enforced in Melbourne Beach.  Keep within the limits

Satellite Beach Library (scroll Down)   Please do not park in the Library Parking Lot.  Access to the Soccer parking is only from

the north on Jamaica Blvd off DeSoto Parkway

Directions between parks 

(You can select the reverse trip from the  menu on the left side of the map page)

                         Southwest Park to Hoover            Southwest Park to Gemini

Note that Southwest Park is on Rachel Street (also known as West Florida Ave), about 1/4 mile west of Babcock St

Palm Bay Regional Park to Hoover      Palm Bay Regional Park to Southwest Park        Palm Bay Regional Park to Gemini    Hoover to Gemini    Hoover to Satellite Beach Library

Check-in & Registration

Tournament FORMS & Information

Palm Bay Spring Challenge

click on the form names below to view and print

BRING THE FOLLOWING TO CHECK-IN...

FOR YOUR INFORMATION ...

TSHIRTS

Information for teams in odd numbered divisions

        3 teams - teams play 2 game round robin on Saturday.  2nd best plays 3rd best in semi final.  Semi Final winner plays team with best record in Final

        5 teams - teams each play 2 games on Saturday.  Top 4 records play in semi finals and winners advance to Championship.  5th Best Record plays losing team in 1v4 semi final

        7 teams - teams each play 2 games on Saturday.  Top 4 records play in semi finals.  6th plays 7th in consolation semi with winner playing 5th best in match for 5th place

Withdrawal Policy - Teams that have been accepted can withdraw any time before the Final entry deadline and be eligible for a full refund.  Teams that have been accepted and withdraw after the final entry deadline will not be eligible for a refund.

A Chance to work with Challenge Sports  have a good time and earn some money

We have several openings for Junior staffers at various sites for the Spring Challenge 

Anyone who is High School age or older is eligible to be a Junior staffer.   

We will accept applications for blocks of at least 4 hours for Saturday May 1 and Sunday May 2 between  7 AM and 5PM

Junior staffers will work under the direction of an experienced Challenge Sports Team leader.  The pay is $8 per hour.

Those who are available for longer periods of time such as a full day are the most likely to be accepted.

Please spread the word to your club so that host club members and their families will have the first opportunity  to get these positions

Have anyone who is interested email  soccer@challengesports.com with name, age, contact information (email and phone) site preference and availability

 HOOVER FIELDS

Small map showing location http://iysa.countmein.com/Map.aspx/HooverFieldsHome

**Email sent to all teams April 29**

This is a message to all teams in the 13th Annual Palm Bay Spring Challenge;

We are excited as we look forward to  a great weekend of soccer.  The weather forecast is for sunny skies and temps ranging from 70 to the mid 80s…. great soccer weather.

At the bottom of this message is the email we sent to teams earlier in April.

Here are some important last minute alerts for all teams

1)      Make sure you have everything you need in good order  for check-in  Use this link for details Forms & Information  for Registered Teams

2)      Tell all the families who are coming to the tournament to go to our web site and check the map and directions links for hotels and game sites.  The time to do that is now, not Saturday morning on the way to the first game

3)      We will be posting results online within a short time after the end of each game.  You can use PDAs Smart Phones, Laptops, or the Computer in the business center of your hotel to get results.  Each site will also have the results for games played there posted on scoreboards on site

4)      We ask every team to be responsible and clean up around their bench area after each of their games

IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO TEAMS PLAYING AT GM - Gemini Flutie fields  Saturday is "Founders Day" in Melbourne Beach.  There is big celebration of the Town’s history.  It may be a nice place to visit between games… BUT… it will generate  a lot of traffic at times.   Plan for at least 15-20 minutes extra for your drive to the fields.   The town of Melbourne Beach is also very strict about speed limits, so if you are late and speed to make up time, expect to be even later

FINE DESIGNS will be printing tshirts on site!  Fine Designs will have 12-15 different styles and colors of T-shirts, long-sleeved shirts, hooded sweaters, fitted girls shirts, tank tops, etc  The shirts are blank.  Then you will be able to order from about 20-30 different print choices which include tournament design only or design with numbers, list of teams (we will put a star by the team of the owner of the shirts), various phrases such as "girls rule... the field", "pain is temporary, pride is forever", soccer balls, patriotic soccer prints, etc.You can come to the tshirt tent at your site, pick the style of shirt you like then pick the designs you like and where you want it printed (back, front, hip, sleeve, side, along the edge - anywhere) and they will apply it to the chosen shirt right on the spot instantly. It usually takes about 1 minute to make the whole shirt and you won't have to come back later. You get the shirt right away!

MAPS TO SITES   We have provided a great set of Maps and Directions to sites as well as field layouts for all sites on our web site. 

Please be sure to tell everyone on your team to take advantage of them by going to this page SCHEDULES and Information  and  clicking this link on that page  Maps         

PALM BAY REGIONAL PARK FIELD 10 AND 11 ON THE “CRICKET FIELD” – We have 12 fields at the main site, Palm Bay Regional Park.  We are fortunate to have the use of the “Cricket Fields courtesy of the  Brevard Caribbean American Sports and Cultural Association.  The cricket fields have some of the finest turf found anywhere.   There is a separate parking area for the teams playing on Fields 10 and 11.  The Cricket Field is the round area just above the center of this Satellite view of the Complex  Palm Bay Regional Park    

Above all, lets remember to keep sportsmanship and fair play as the number 1 priority for the weekend

Regards,

Vaughn Vincent

Challenge Sports

www.ChallengeSports.com

Vaughnv@cfl.rr.com

Message sent to all teams earlier in April

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Subject: 13th Annual Palm Bay Spring Challenge May 1/2

This message is to all teams that have  applied to the Palm Bay Spring Challenge, the largest Spring Soccer Tournament in Florida.

We are excited about the great turnout of teams for the Spring Challenge.

Below is the message sent to all teams that were registered early.  This message is to all teams that had submitted applications through this afternoon, April 9.

We are asking all teams to read the information in the letter below and to be sure to address these items

1)      We are already in the process of analyzing entries so we can divide them into Division based on level of play.   Any Age Group with more than 8 entries will have more than  1 Division.  We ask teams to provide as much information about their level of play as possible so that we can use it as we form Divisions.  Many teams have already responded to the first email, and we ask the rest to do so as well.   Please do not say “place us in the 2^nd Division” or equivalent.  Give us information about the strength of your team so that we can make a comparison with the rest of the entries

2)      Read the information about the Official Challenge Tournament Hotels.  Teams must stay in  an official Tournament Hotel in order to participate.  This tournament will fill virtually all available hotel rooms in the Melbourne/Palm Bay Area.  If you have not yet booked your rooms,  don’t wait any longer as many hotels are already full.

We know that teams want to stay at a hotel close to where they play.  Unfortunately, because all sites are used by host clubs who have all ages of teams to serve,  every site has a mix of 6v6, 8v8, and 11v11 fields, and because we will fill the available field capacity at our sites, we can not assign age division to sites until we know how many entries we have for each age and field size. Now that we have most of the entries in , with only the last minute teams to come, we are working hard to assign divisions to sites.  As soon as each Division or group is assigned to a site, we will post that information on our web site.

We are looking forward to a great weekend of soccer

Regards,

Vaughn Vincent

Challenge Sports

www.ChallengeSports.com

Vaughnv@cfl.rr.com

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Message to Spring Challenge Teams

This message is to all teams that have applied to the Palm Bay Spring Challenge

We are looking forward to a great weekend of soccer here in Southern Brevard County.

Entries will be posted on our web site on Monday April 5^th.  Teams are asked to check the posted entries to make sure that they are listed correctly.

Teams are also asked to read the information we have posted on our web site to help teams be prepared for the weekend.

SPRING CHALLENGE LINKS

application information

application to print & mail

apply online

Maps

Forms & Information  for Registered Teams

Hotels

Rules

Teams are reminded that unless they will commute  to the tournament, they must stay in  an official Tournament Hotel in order to participate.  We have a long list of Hotels in Southern Brevard County with a range of features and room rates.  Click here for the list of hotels Hotels    If your team has already made arrangements with a hotel, email the name of the hotel by return email so that we can approve your entry.

If your team has not yet paid the entry fee, be aware that in order to avoid the late fee, application and entry fee must be paid by midnight April 1.

To assist us in separating teams into Divisions based on level of play, teams are encouraged to send us the most recent information they have about the team’s results in league and tournament play.

Regards,

Vaughn Vincent

Challenge Sports

www.ChallengeSports.com

Vaughnv@cfl.rr.com