The SURVEY: Beach Soccer’s Impact on Player Development

The SURVEY: Beach Soccer’s Impact on Player Development

The SURVEY: Beach Soccer’s Impact on Player Development was part of the 2024 United Soccer Coaches Discussion on Beach Soccer Impact on Player Development.  See Original Article Here! At the 2024 United Soccer Coaches Convention held from January 10th – 14th in Anaheim, California, Tighe O’Sullivan, the founder of Pro-am Beach Soccer, took center stage to unveil…

Recognition for Long-Sustained Promotion of the Game: BSMag’s Taye Olajide

Recognition for Long-Sustained Promotion of the Game Date: June 5th, 2023 Country: USA Taye Olajide, the founder of BSmag and General Secretary of the African Beach Soccer Union, has been honored with a recognition by Pro-Am Beach Soccer (PABS).  This recognition is a testament to Taye’s tireless efforts and long-standing commitment to promoting beach soccer…

New Year Brings New Innovations, Events, and Reflections on life after the Pandemic and What’s Coming is Exciting!

The last couple of years have been tough.  Let’s not beat around the bush as they say.  As an organization we have only been able to accomplish 3 of our last 26 events.  This may surprise you but the latest victim of cancelation was in South Padre Island Texas this past February.  Coming out of…

September 2021 Newsletter:  Life is Like Soccer, We Need GOALS: A Beach Soccer Player’s Guide to Kicking Plastic Off Our Beaches

September 2021 Newsletter: Life is Like Soccer, We Need GOALS: A Beach Soccer Player’s Guide to Kicking Plastic Off Our Beaches

Author: Bethany Cardwell It’s no secret that as beach soccer players, we love our beaches. Unfortunately, modern media can make us feel helpless and overwhelmed about plastic pollution on our beaches. It’s easy to think large corporations are the ones creating the most pollution and there’s nothing we can do. Actually, our everyday choices matter….

August 2021 Newsletter : Coach’s Positive Role & How Beach Soccer Fits

August 2021 Newsletter : Coach’s Positive Role & How Beach Soccer Fits

Role of the Coach When you think of the word “coach”, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Is it related to sports? Do you see grouchy-looking men/women ordering their players around to win the match they’ve been working towards all season? That tends to be the main image which people have. A coach wears…

July/August Full of Tournaments : Beach Soccer World Cup, Euros, Wisconsin, South Padre Island, San Francisco

July/August Full of Tournaments : Beach Soccer World Cup, Euros, Wisconsin, South Padre Island, San Francisco

The month of July and August are a big moment for beach soccer as the Euro Cup is currently taking place in Nazare, the World Cup is in Moscow, Russia, and we have new events taking place in Wisconsin, Texas, and it returns to a semi-open San Francisco.  The beach soccer world is getting closer…

Hosting a Post Pandemic Event Four Days After California Re-Opening : Behind the Curtain…

Hosting a Post Pandemic Event Four Days After California Re-Opening : Behind the Curtain…

As the title suggests, this is an article about the timeline, challenges, and craziness of the first tournament in Northern California allowed after the June 15th Re-Opening.  To put it in simple terms there was no true understanding of anything. Our staff didn’t even know what would be allowed until June 1st.  That was just…