Power Soccer

Dear Arielle,

My local team is in Berkeley, California. We are sponsored by the Bay Area Outreach and Recreation Program (BORP). We are called the BORP Bay Earthquakes. We chose this name because we live near the bay and are known for having a lot of earthquakes in the area. Our cheer is "Shake them up, Earthquakes!"

My team has three women, including myself, and four men. We are all between 22 years old and 37 years old. Some people have been playing power soccer for over 20 years, while others are new to the sport and have played for less than one year.

Each year power soccer has four regional tournaments and one national tournament. The top three teams from each regional will go on to compete in the national tournament. The BORP Bay Earthquakes placed second in the Western Regional Tournament last month. In June we will travel to Indianapolis, Indiana to compete in the national tournament to try to win the title of best local team in the country!