Discovery Cup Copryright 2013 05/19/2013 05/19/2013 www.discoverycup.com News from Discovery Cup 7th ANNUAL DISCOVERY CUP GIRLS TOURNAMENT! 01/16/2013 12:12 AM http://www.discoverycup.com/home/283971.html The Maryland SoccerPlex invites your team to apply for participation in the 7th Annual DISCOVERY CUP! The tournament is a premier level tournament for highly competitive teams and has gained notoriety for its rising level of play and competitiveness!

ALL teams will play their games at the finest soccer complex in the United States…a facility consisting of 12 bluegrass fields, 7 bermuda grass fields, 3 synthetic turf fields, 6 lighted fields and a 3200 seat, lighted stadium!

This premier event is played in Germantown which is conveniently located thirty minutes from the Mall in the nation’s capital and is readily accessible via the BWI Airport, Reagan National Airport and Dulles International Airport.

Sponsored by adidas soccer, the tournament is open to USYS and US Club Soccer League and Premier teams and features the following age groups: 

U10 - U19 Girls
 
For specific information, please contact the Tournament Director at director@discoverycup.com. 
Application deadline is August 24, 2013
 
APPLICATION PROCESS
]]> http://www.discoverycup.com/home/283971.html adidas Soccer.... 02/19/2013 09:27 PM http://www.discoverycup.com/home/696901.html The Discovery Cup Tournament is proud to continue its sponsorship with adidas Soccer for the 7th consecutive year. This valuable partnership enables the tournament to provide every team with an adidas game ball and offer participants high quality official tournament t-shirts as well as apparel and footwear.

Together, We Win!
 

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The Discovery Cup has grown to become one of the premier girls tournaments over the past 7 years fielding USYS National Champions and ECNL Champions.  We hope you will take advantage of the opportunities we offer to college coaches who choose to attend our event.  New for 2013 - college coaches will be served lunch on Saturday and Sunday inside the Discovery Sports Center located adjacent to the Championship stadium.  Please register below to receive your free profile book or to view profiles online prior to the tournament!  For further information, contact director@discoverycup.com.

CaptainU will provide online profiles and player profile books for college coaches

CaptainU will provide player profile books and free access to their online software to help all attending players and teams maximize their exposure at the upcoming event to college coaches.  Click on the links below to get setup for the event.

Team Managers

Athletes

College Coaches

Have questions? Contact: help@captainU.com

Complete Game Film & Highlight Videos Available

CaptainU will be filming your games! They are offering affordable college recruiting video and complete game film to make it easier than ever to get quality footage in front of college coaches. Click here to learn more and to register.

Orders for highlight packages must be made prior to the event and are limited based on the availability of videographers. So please sign up or inquire right away. If you have any questions, please contact video@captainu.com or 415-200-1264.

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New in August 2008! Everyone visiting the Maryland SoccerPlex at South Germantown Recreational Park should be aware of these two lifesaving systems available at the SoccerPlex.
 
AED Locations
AEDs, Automated External Defibrillators, are installed and available at the Maryland SoccerPlex at each of the comfort stations and on the wall just inside the front door of the Discover Sports Center. An additional unit is under installation and may be available for the 2008 August Cup near fields 8 and 9.
An automated external defibrillator or AED is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia in a patient, and is able to treat them through defibrillation, the application of electrical therapy which stops the arrhythmia, allowing the heart to reestablish an effective rhythm.
 
Coaches, Team Managers and Parents - Please make sure your players know how important an AED can be and that units should not be touched except for in an emergency.
 
Lightning Detection and Warning System
The Maryland SoccerPlex has installed a weather monitoring system that includes an advanced lightning detection system that monitors and detects electrostatic energy in the atmosphere. As that energy begins to migrate and shift into the monitored region the system, will begin a series of alert notifications consisting of "Caution", "Warning", and finally "Red" alert in order to allow adequate time to seek shelter prior to the arrival of severe weather. Once it is safe to resume activities, the system provides an "All Clear" notification.
 
When the system reaches "Red" alert status, an automated process of visual and audible alarms takes place. The visual alert consists of flashing strobes on the Discovery Sports Center and the audible alarms are air horns covering the entire SoccerPlex. With potentially thousands of people at the Soccerplex at any time, the system will automatically advise them to seek cover by initializing the strobe lights and sounding a loud 15 second air horn blast. When conditions become safe to resume activities at "All Clear", the lights stop flashing and audible alarms sound 3 short 5 second blasts.
 
Lightning is the most dangerous and frequently encountered weather hazard people experience each year and is the number-one cause of storm related deaths. There are approximately 100,000 thunderstorms in the U.S. each year and Americans are twice as likely to die from lightning than from hurricane, tornado, or flood. The Federal Emergency Management Agency estimates there are 200 deaths and 750 severe injuries from lightning each year in the U.S.
 
Most lightning strikes occur either at the beginning or at the end of a storm and the average strike is six miles long. Lightning reaches 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit, four times as hot as the sun’s surface with the voltage in a cloud-to-ground strike reaching 100 million to 1 billion volts. 70% of all lightning injuries and fatalities occur in the afternoon.
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