Welcome

The first ever Desert Pride Cup was this past fall, and we'd love to explore a team attending next time. 

Share your interest in the squad by emailing ryan@grayduckssoccer.com 

The per player cost for playing is $75ea, this is due in order to sign up our team. Up to 13 players may partake. 

Registration includes:

• Tee Shirt
• One Day Tournament 
• Saturday Night Closing Event 
• Enjoy Palm Springs Pride, Southern California’s only in-person 2021 Pride Event
• Discount hotel room rate at The Saguaro Palm Springs,

• 7 v 7 Outdoors on real grass fields
• Rosters open to all genders of all skill levels
• Seeding Games Saturday AM, Playoff Games Saturday PM
• Teams are required to wear matching colored shirts
• Shin guards and appropriate shoes are required
• Unlimited substitutions

Fields: Victoria Park

2744 N Vía Miraleste, Palm Springs, California 92262

 Friday, November:

• Players Arrive & Check-In at the host hotel Saguaro Palm Springs
• Captain & Team Check-In and Registration Party at TBD

Saturday, November: 

• AM Seeding Games
• PM Play-Offs Games
• Evening Closing Party at TBD

Tournament schedule will be finalized in October

Sunday, November:

• Medal Ceremony
• Enjoy Palm Springs Pride

After each days’ events, partake in Palm Springs Pride events with other LGBTQ+ players at local bars, restaurants, lounges in downtown Palm Springs.

Player Fee: $85

Airfare: $200-500

Hotel: $180*

Transportation: $25-35*

Uniform: >$100*

Total Estimated Cost:

$500-$600 per player usually

*The pricing is based on costs known and researched in July 2021. These fluctuate weekly. 

Team hotel/house is TBD. Flying into SNA vs PSP may be a better option. 

Let's return as IGLFA World Series Champs! 

You will be joining over 9,500 LGBT and Allied athletes, family and friends for two days of exciting athletic competition! This year's soccer tournament will again host the IGLFA Indoor World Championships consisting of 26 teams from the US, Canada, Mexico, UK and possibly elsewhere. 

***Only turf cleats are permitted***

Join the squad by emailing ryan@grayduckssoccer.com and joining our group page here: www.facebook.com/groups/lasvegasducks/ 

 ■  Teams will play 7 versus 7 in one of 3 all gender divisions or the women's division.
 ■  Teams are capped at 13 players.
 ■  We will be sending as many teams as we have interest for, teams will be split between level of player
 ■  Game format for 12 teams or less is 12-minute halves, one-minute halftime and guaranteed four games. In case of high demand, up to 16 teams will play 8-minute halves, one-minute halftime and guaranteed 6 games. 

 ■  Game times will be Saturday,  7am-7pm and Sunday, 8am-6pm. Games are typically played within a 4hr window of time each day.
 ■  Game Times will be released to the Team Captains ONE WEEK BEFORE via e-mail.
 ■  All Teams are required to check-in a MINIMUM of 30 minutes PRIOR to game time. Failure to do so will result in an automatic forfeit.
 ■  Round Robin play will take place Saturday, which will determine seeding for the Sunday playoffs.

 ■  Two referees per game minimum. Referee decisions are final.
 ■  This tournament is officially sanctioned by the IGLFA, therefore, all IGLFA 7v7 Indoor Tournament rules apply.
 ■  Any red cards from prior sanctioned IGLFA tournaments that have suspensions that need to be served, will carry over.
 ■  IGLFA rules will be followed with the exception of substitutions - unlimited, on the fly and at referee game stoppages.

Likely Big League Dreams Las Vegas - an indoor arena turf field (like soccer blast burnsville)

Player Fee: $75ea

Airfare: $275-$420*

Hotel: $195*+ [Varies based on room sharing, length of stay, and hotel chosen]

Transportation: $25-35*

Uniform: >$80*

Total Estimated Cost:

$500-$600 per player usually

*The pricing is based on costs estimated in June 2023

Ryan has led a team to this tournament the past7 years. In 2023 our teams won D2 men's and the Women's divisions. Woohoo! 2022 we brought the most players ever with filling 5 teams. Three men's teams and two women's teams, with our Division 2 men's team winning it all. 2020 was huge in that we brought our first women's team in addition to two all gender teams. Our D1 team took first yet again, incredible! In 2019 we brought two teams and earned a first and second place finish with both teams in the top division of play. In 2017 and 2018, we placed 2nd in Division 1. In 2016, we placed 3rd in Division 1. It's been an incredible journey each year. 

We've never been to an EGLSF tournament, but we should go! 

We are accepting interested players on a rolling basis and would love to send a full squad from Minnesota.

Join the squad by emailing ryan@grayduckssoccer.com  and/or please join our planning group on Facebook here.  

Fields TBA, but proximal to accommodations

There will be a host hotel, and we will assess renting Airbnbs as well. We will provide ample opportunity for players to coordinate shared housing, and a preferred hotel. 

This will be an expensive trip, but one to which we could fundraise for greatly if persons are interested. 

Player Fee: $150

Airfare: $1,500-$2,700

Housing: Minimum $700 likely (think of it as $100 per person a night if sharing a room)

Transportation: $75*

Uniform: >$115*
Total Estimated Goal to Fundraise/Cost:$2,700-$3,700 per player usually
*This pricing is estimated, a better estimate will be known through your own search

Chicago's tournament is back again this year and happening over the Market Days weekend in Chicago with a single day of match play. This is a 7v7 tournament on turf. 

Join the squad by emailing ryan@grayduckssoccer.com and joining our group page here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/chicagoducks

PrivateBank Fire Pitch 

Tournament Website: https://prideonthepitch.wixsite.com/prideonthepitch

Player Fee: $75ea

Drive or Fly: TBD

Hotel: $150*+ [Varies based on room sharing, length of stay, and hotel chosen] Make it as cheap or expensive as you want.

Transportation: $25-35*

Uniform: >$80*

Total Estimated Cost:

$300-$400 per player usually

Ryan has led a team to this tournament 3 prior years. Our team won the inaugural tournament, however has not shown  well the additional years. Let's put together a team or three and take over the pitch, with pride. 

Announced in 2021, there will be a World Championships in 2024 in Argentina. 

We are accepting interested players on a rolling basis. We have one men's all gender team attending and have 1 or more women joining us as a free agent to join other teams attending the tournament. 

Join the squad by emailing ryan@grayduckssoccer.com  and/or please join our planning group on Facebook here.  

TBD

There will be a host hotel, and we will assess renting Airbnbs as well. We will provide ample opportunity for players to coordinate shared housing, and a preferred hotel. 

This will be an expensive trip, but one to which we could fundraise for greatly if persons are interested. 

Player Fee: $150

Airfare: $1,500-$2,700

Housing: Minimum $700 likely (think of it as $100 per person a night if sharing a room)

Transportation: $75*

Uniform: >$115*
Total Estimated Goal to Fundraise/Cost:$2,700-$3,700 per player usually
*This pricing is estimated, a better estimate will be known through your own search

We'd like to attend any and all tournaments, and we support you as an individual registering as a free agent at any time. You can find the most current tournament board at www.nagaysoccer.com 

The tournaments we tend to go to are LGBTQ+ (and allied) so all are welcome, however you should expect these to be highly queer centric experiences. We'll prioritize team building for identifying persons, however we have long been inclusive of allies because we're rarely able to complete a roster without allies. 

Sometimes we advocate against attending a tournament for a number of reasons, and we'll try to note why anytime we object to the tournament. 

June 2023 - The IGLFA is seeking to host a North American tournament in St Pete, Florida. We vehemently oppose this tournament. We as members of the IGLFA were snubbed in voting on this measure. The tournament was essentially sold to the convention and visitor bureau willing to give money to the IGLFA and free travel for site visits and such. Not to mention the team fee is 30% higher than any other tournament. Lastly, Florida does not deserve to have LGTBQ specific tourism dollars until they begin to reverse course on their hate legislation. 

National Sports Center Blaine Tournaments - we've encountered numerous incidents with leadership of NSC Blaine soccer events failing basic commitments to inclusion and allyship between 2018 and 2022. We've encountered violence at their tournaments and homophobia, and while that eventually led to the ejection of a team from the tournament 3 games in, it was not without intense advocacy, and they refunded that team in full effectively giving that team no penalty for their harm. We've encountered two instances of gender bias as well with this organization. The first being prize distribution (taking from the women and giving 100% of monies to men), and then inequity in programming women's league play.