Hot, Hot, Hot was the weather forecast for the Coast FA annual trip to Chapel Hill. And the heat is what we got along with great competition. Fourteen Coast FA teams rolled up this season to face some of the top clubs in North Carolina, including Triangle United, Wake FC, Charlotte Soccer Academy, North Carolina FC and NC Fusion amongst others. Coast walked away with four championships and three finalist’s awards after a tough and grueling weekend of soccer. “We expect tough competition when we play in the TUSA Classic and that’s exactly what we got. The Triangle staff do a great job running this tournament putting together good brackets, played on the best fields we’re likely to see all year. With no soccer scheduled for the upcoming Labor Day Weekend it gives our players and parents a chance to catch their breath before league play begins in two weeks” said Coast Executive Director Heyward Gulledge, who bounced between venues this weekend to watch as many Coast teams as possible.

Coast 14 Red (click for image)…Coach Joel Banta…Champions U10 Boys First Division…Record 4-0-0…The boys stole the show this weekend posting a perfect record including a 4-2 result over a strong TUSA Arsenal Elite. “We've had a really strong weekend. Showed a great team effort throughout all Four matches. Final was a little bit more competitive for us. But overall, really excited about the team's growth in preparation for League games to begin” said Coach Banta.

Coast 14G Red (click for image)…Coach Stephanie Cumez…Champions U10 Girls First Division… Record 4-0-0… The Girls were amazing this weekend posting a perfect record ending with a 2-0 result over TUSA Arsenal Elite. Coach Cumez said “ Girls had a fantastic weekend in Chapel Hill. They gave it their all on the field. We are excited to see more results like this during the rest of the season..”

Coast 12G Red (click for image)…Coast Wesley Durant…Champions U11/U12 Girls First Division…Record 4-0-0…The girls played great all weekend winning the semi final 4-2 over TUSA and taking the championship with a 2-0 result over NC Fusion Pre-ECNL. Coach Durant said “The girls fought hard this weekend. Each one of them gave it their all on the field and worked together as a team. I’m very proud of the progress and improvements and excited for the rest of the season.”

Coast 14 Black (click for image)…Coach Niko Pino…Finalist U9/U10 Boys Second Division…Record 3-1-0…Four very competitive matches for the 14 Black this weekend. “The boys gave it their all this weekend and showing how hard they have been working at practice. It is a great way to end the summer and a great way to start the fall season” said Coach Niko.

Coast 12 Red (click for image)…Coach Dimitri Leftis…Finalist U12 First Division…Record 3-1-0….Four tough games against all NC team. Coast 12 red boys just coming up short losing to OCSA Coastal Crew in the final 3-1. “We had a good weekend the boys played great and gave it their all even with the heat being so bad. We lost to a great team in the final. So now we know that we need to practice harder, and we can be back to winning. I’m proud of these boys and excited to see how far we can go”. said Coach Leftis.

Coast 13 Red (click for image)…Coach Robbie Dickinson…Champion U11 First Division…Record 4-0-0…The boys posted very impressive goal differential with 30 for and 6 against. Coach Robbie said “My guys figured out that working as a team will create great results this weekend. I am very proud of this team and am excited for the CPL season to begin.”

Coast 16 Red (click for image)…Coach Dan Martin…Finalist U9 Boys Second Division…Record 2-2-0…..Finished second in a group of four teams to a strong TUSA Tottenham side. “The team have worked extremely hard this weekend and are starting to see some of the rewards for their efforts, with taking on new ideas and concepts. With this team playing up an age group and being able to hold their own. This result should give the team huge confidence and belief that we are working towards a successful first season for the boys.” said Coach Martin.