Soccer: Pan-Pacific community events continue
Advertiser Staff
Organizers of the Pan-Pacific Soccer Championships will hold a series of community events.
The free events during "Kick Across Hawaii," targeting Hawaii's youth, will include soccer clinics and interactive tutorials courtesy of professional athletes from the competing teams and local club coaches from the Honolulu Bulls and Maui United. Participants of the soccer relay will include local youth, members of the larger sports community, military personnel, prominent media personalities and players from the Pan-Pacific Championship teams.
The Pan-Pacific Soccer Championships, an international tournament showcasing David Beckham and Hawai'i's Brian Ching, features the Los Angeles Galaxy and Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer, and teams from Japan (Gamba, Osaka) and Australia.
The tournament opens Feb. 20 with the Galaxy playing Gamba Osaka at 6 p.m., followed by the Dynamo vs. a Hyundai A-League Representative at 8:30 p.m.
Matches Feb. 23 also are at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
Here are the events:
Monday
Boys & Girls Club Community Soccer Event
3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Washington Middle School
1663 So. King Street
Tuesday
Active Hawaii and C4 Waterman activities, including paddle surfing
1 to 3 p.m.
Makaha Beach Park
Leeward AYSO Community Soccer Event
4 to 6 p.m.
Waianae High School
85-251 Farrington Hwy
Thursday
Kahului Community Soccer Event
4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Keopuolani Park
Kanaloa Ave, Kahului