Bucks Announce College Cup

The Michigan Bucks are proud to announce the Bucks College Cup Tournament I and II to be played on the Bucks stadium field at Ultimate Soccer Arenas on back to back Saturdays, March 29 and April 5. Coming to town will be some of the top college talent in the country, as well as many familiar faces to Bucks fans. In the College Cup I tournament, Oakland University to set to take on an opponent yet to be determined at 10:00 AM, followed by NAIA powerhouse Lindsey Wilson College against the University of Michigan at 12:00. Tickets information will be posted to the Bucks web site in the next two weeks, but all tickets will be good for both matches on Saturday, March 29. The Oakland Grizzlies are led by senior goal keeper Steve Clark, who will be back in goal for the Bucks this spring as they go for their unprecedented third consecutive trip to the Premier Development League (PDL) championship game. Anchoring the defense for Oakland are Bucks three year defender Ian Daniel and second year defensive midfielder Piotr Nowak. In the marquis game of the day, Michigan coach Steve Burns takes his veteran Big Ten squad up against one of college soccer's most electric, high scoring teams in the nation. Lindsey Wilson has had a decade long pipeline of star players to the Michigan Bucks, some of whom have proved to be top players in the history of the PDL, including this year's captain Nate Jafta. Jafta turned down several professional offers in the off season to return to the Bucks this summer and to Lindsey Wilson for his senior year. Jafta has been one of the most exciting players to ever play in the PDL, leading the 53 team league in assists in 2006 and nearly duplicating the feat in 2007. Each of those campaigns led the Bucks to the title game (with a championship in 2006) and put him in the All PDL Starting Eleven in each season as well.

The following Saturday, April 5 the Bucks College Classic II returns to Ultimate Soccer Arenas at the Bucks stadium to host four consecutive top college matches beginning at 9:00 AM. In the first game, Oakland University will take on perennial Division 1 powerhouse Indiana University. Game two will feature the instate college rivalry Michigan vs. Michigan State. The Spartans will have to regroup quickly to take on the Oakland Grizzlies in game three and the four game series concludes with the Michigan Wolverines taking on the Indiana Hoosiers. All four games will be 65 minutes in length and admission to all four games will be just one low price. Not only will this be the best place to watch the highest level of soccer in the area, but to have four quality teams at the same venue is a rare commodity for local soccer fans. The Bucks expect to have prominent representation this summer from all four of these legendary college soccer programs. Ticket information will be available on the Bucks web site in the next two weeks.

Bucks Host Spring Break Soccer Camp

The Bucks will be hosting their first ever youth soccer camp at Ultimate Soccer Arenas the week of March 24-28 for boys and girls of all ages and skill levels. Campers can choose from a full day session Monday- Friday, 9-5 ($199) or the half day session Monday-Friday, 9-12:30 ($129). The instructors for the spring break camp will be Bucks players, coaches and guests that will be responsible for educating the campers on both the strategy and execution of the game of soccer, in a fun filled environment. Each youth player will receive a Bucks t-shirt, two tickets to their choice of the Bucks College Cup I or II tournament, course completion certificate and an individual player evaluation from the Bucks staff. In appreciation for all the loyal support of the Bucks over the past twelve years, the Bucks are proud to offer the most revolutionary pricing structure ever introduced to soccer camps. All half day campers will pay the $129 registration fee and will be released from camp before lunch at 12:30. For those campers enrolled in the full day camp program, the fee for the first child in a family is $199 (lunch included). The second child in a family receives 10% off this price and the third child in each family receives a 50% discount, meaning they are only paying $99.50 for the entire camp experience. For those families that have a fourth child enrolled, that child would attend Bucks camp for FREE! Details are available on the web site by going to www.buckssoccer.com and clicking on the CAMPS link. Early enrollment is recommended as there is a 12-1 camper ratio to insure the top level of attention is given to each camper. Feel free to contact us by phone at our new offices at Ultimate Soccer Arenas in Pontiac at (248) 334-7460.