Full details of their tournament run are:

1/28/2012 Girls U11 G11 Premier   Game Time Home Team   Away Team   Location Bracket A #086  9:00 AM MANHATTAN BEACH SAND AND SURF GU11 RIPTIDES (CAS) 1 AYSO REGION 69 EXTRA PROGRAM PALI PRESSURE (CAS) 1 Aviation Park #1   #088  12:45 PM MANHATTAN BEACH SAND AND SURF GU11 RIPTIDES (CAS) 7 MOORPARK EXPRESS (CAS) 0 Aviation Park #1   1/29/2012 Girls U11 G11 Premier   Game Time Home Team   Away Team   Location Bracket A #089  9:15 AM EXILES BLACK (CAS) 0 MANHATTAN BEACH SAND AND SURF GU11 RIPTIDES (CAS) 3 Washington Elementary #1   Game Time Home Team   Away Team   Location   #137  Playoffs Final 2:15 PM MANHATTAN BEACH SAND AND SURF GU11 RIPTIDES (CAS) 4 EXILES RED (CAS) 2 Washington Elementary #1

Very well done to the boys who not only performed with tremendous style and spirit but also represented the club with great honor and poise on their long weekend trip. Thanks also to the parents who made the trip and supported the team in great voice!

Building on the success of last years Development Team success in the annual FRAM 6 v 6 tournament, the current crop of talented youngsters were divided into two teams for this years cup. The girl's put on a display of tremendous, skillful attack based soccer, that saw both teams reaching the final were they met in a closely contested and exciting affair with one team running out 3-2 winners.

Very well done to all the girls and coaches Dean Ward and Tara Parker for not only winning reaching the final, but more importantly playing the brand of soccer that we strive for at MB Sand & Surf.

We are very proud of you girls!

Well done

The Banquet provides an unrivalled opportunity for our teams and families to celebrate a great season of fun and learning as well as recognizing those players who have gone above and beyond in their performance on and off the field.

The Sand & Surf Banquet committee pulled out all the stops to provide an unbelievable evening for the 650 + Sand & Surfer’s in attendance.

The Awards evening is also an event for the club to raise money to support it’s scholarship fund, which provides scholarship assistance to ensure that every player has the opportunity to play. This years silent auction was a tremendous success with some truly memorable auction items on offer.

The boys were very excited to see the Galaxy star on the sideline and as gracious as ever the soccer star was more than happy to pose with the boys for a team photo, making them one very happy team!

We will of course all be cheering on David and the team as they face Houston Dynamos' this weekend in MLS CUP 2011.

"Go Galaxy."

A well fought first half so the team's delicately balanced at 0-0, with chances coming at a premium. The second half exploded into life when Sand & Surf's Michael Maloney gave the reds a 1-0 lead with an expertly placed penalty kick into the roof of the net. The Falcon's, understanding the importance of the game, committed bodies forward and were rewarded by an outstanding goal from their own number 10. Who hit a half volley into the top corner from some 20 yards out giving the Sand & Surf goalkeeper no chance!

With the clock ticking down, both teams fought desperately to win the game outright and with about 7 minutes still on the clock Dylan Bartlett pounced on a defensive mistake, to break clear through on goal, before cooly dispatching the ball into the waiting goal!

The final whistle brought a huge cheer at Dorsey Field as the BU10 team celebrated it's first league success.

Well done to all of the boys and their families on a terrific finish to a fine season!

Thank you for taking the time to look at our club.... "Manhattan Beach Sand & Surf."

We are fully aware that some of the biggest decisions, in a young child’s formative years, for both parent and child, comes in the form of selecting programs and activities that will provide your children, with an experience, education and environment that will be the most conducive to their long term development and happiness.

At MB Sand & Surf we appreciate that there are many sporting options available to pursue, so we wanted to take a moment to let you know why "MB Sand & Surf is the right place for your child to grow."

Manhattan Beach Sand and Surf lays claim to one of the finest coaching rosters in the country, with highly qualified coaches, who have tremendous backgrounds and experience in the game of soccer, but maybe even more importantly, our coaching staff are also first-hand proponents of our "positive coaching model" and committed to the long term development, progression and enjoyment of each player in their care and not so much focused on the won loss record, particularly in those early stages of a players development.

That’s not to say that we believe that winning isn’t an important part of the game!....Quite the contrary, but it is more important to us that our player's learn how to play the game, before they learn how to win and if you take a moment to study the successes and development of our established club teams, you will see that "winning" really is a natural by-product of our development process.

At MB Sand and Surf we also believe that every member of our organization holds the same status within our family. Whether you are a once year visitor to camp, or a year round committed club player, we want your experience to be outstanding. It is a little know fact that Soccer in the US is actually on the decline in terms of membership, and that over the past 3 years the national average for the retention of soccer club members has seen a 17% decrease across the board on a National Level.

MB Sand & Surf has however moved against the flow of the current trend and steadily increased membership in all aspects of our programming, from our Developmental Leagues - Camps - Academy and Competitive Club Teams......and this is not happening by accident!

So Why Are We So Successful?

• Our Coaching Staff: - Ask anyone who currently plays in any of our programs or has experienced witnessing our Sand & Surf Coaching staff in any capacity, and we are confident that they will tell you that our staff is truly outstanding on every front, regardless of program and regardless of the level that your child plays at. Our aim is to create a connection with every player and to make every experience a positive one, that will keep the players playing the game that they love. Our Coaching Staff is also committed to developing their own personal coaching expertise, through ongoing further education through the USSF and NSCAA organizations, and our coaching roster continues to grow, with annual, "quality additions" made when the right candidates become available. 
• Volunteers: - MB Sand & Surf is a volunteer based organization. Our Board of Directors consisits of many committed and talented indviduals, who work in their areas of expertise to provide an unrivalled experience for our players and membership, providing not only administrative support to our on-field programs, but also in the hosting of our Annual Sand & Surf Club Banquet, Our "Kicking it together" community project in conjunction with City Hospital, Club Photo day, Fund raising initiatives and many other, community/Club based events that our critical to us in complementing "Who we are" as a family organization.....and we are always looking for able and willing additions to our volunteer base.
• Parents: - Many Youth Organizations fail to understand the importance of parent participation and don’t see why it is essential to create a connection between each family and the programs in which they are committing so much time, resources and effort to! We believe that happy parents are a direct result of happy children and we make it one of our main goals to ensure that each parent is able to provide honest and open feedback of our programs and services, to ensure that we are consistently hitting the mark as an organization. We embrace parents and families and realize that we couldn’t possibly provide nearly as good a program without their commitment and support to the club.

MB Sand and Surf Soccer Club is extremely proud of the position that it holds in the lives of many children, parents and families here in the South Bay and we would like to think that as we grow, so does the bond with each of you! We look forward to seeing you all out on the pitch and wish you all a great season!

The girls clinches 1st placed with a hard fought 2-0 victory over a very competitive South Bay Gunners team on Sunday night at Dorsey Field.

Well done to the girls for an outstanding effort this season!

Coach Howard has forged together a tremendously competitive family of players who have evolved enormously during the two seasons under his charge.

The Girls have now moved from Bronze to Silver Elite in just two years.....A truly outstanding acheivement.

Well done to Howard and the girls and best of luck for the new year!

The girls have enjoyed a tremendous season that also saw them reach the sweet 16 of league cup. The GU15 team is a shining example of the family philosophy of MB Sand & Surf, with many players having been involved in the team since its inception in 2005.

We wish the girls the very best of luck for the upcoming 2012 season.

 Located at Hermosa Valley School our young players enjoyed an 8 week program of technical skills training which culminated in weekly games played under the 4 v 4 format.

MB Sand and Surf believes that 4 v 4 is an integral building block in the development of our young players, being that it is the minimum number of players required to implement each of the principles of attacking and defending. Our players are encouraged to be positive with the ball and to utilize the skills we teach them in each and every game. We want every player in the Sand & Surf organization to feel comfortable in possession of the ball and have the confidence to make their own decisions out on the field.

Registration for our Winter League Program has also just opened, so you can register today to be a part of the finest soccer experience in town.

Chivas USA Players Heath Pearce and Zarek Valentin recently took time out of their busy schedules to drop by on Coach Labushagne and his BU9 team during their soccer training session to chat and kick a few balls around with the upcoming Sand & Surf stars!

The BU9 players were ecstatic to meet the professional players and were especially inspired by these stellar athletes and their words of wisdom and encouragment. For the parents it was also a great opportunity to speak with the players and get "behind the scenes" information on "what it takes to be a top level professional" and "when they knew, they wanted to be a soccer player?"

Both players were incredibly humble and professional in discussing their outstanding acheivements - despite being top picks for the team at such a young age.

The BU9 team had Heath and Zarek sign everything from soccer balls to water bottles as they enjoyed every second of the visit! Heath and Zarek were also presented with Sand and Surf T-Shirts and now enter into our honorary allumni.

We wish Heath and Zarek a fine season and we will be watching for them at the Home Depot Center this season!

MB Sand and Surf BU10 added to their early spring success of winning both Spring League and Cup by romping home in the 2011 Pyramid Cup.

The boy’s put together a tremendous tournament run scoring 24 goals and conceeding just one as they landed the trophy for the second consecutive year. Congratulations to the team and best of luck for the upcoming fall season!

In picture one Grayson Doody recieves a NIKE ball in recognition for being named "Player of the Tournament."

A packed house saw many Sand & Surf families venture the cold evening to say fairwell to the final "original founding" Sand & Surf team as the girl’s prepare to embark on the next phase of their own personal development and careers.

Despite some spirited challenges and a real hunger for success from the girls, the game didn’t start as planned with MB Sand & Surf trailing 3-1 early into the second half. 

There was magic in the air however, as a willing crowd and a team destined to go out on a high, committed everything they had to turn the result around....as the clock ticked down Sand & Surf miraculously pulled the game back to 3-3. The atmosphere on the sideline was bouyant as the girls pushed and pushed to get the result they desperately wanted and in the 80th minute Rachel Oster netted a winner that echoed throughout the city Manhattan Beach.

It was a special night for coach of 4 years Kyle Gouveia, who has created a truly outstanding team of exceptional young ladies. As the players put their hands in for one final cheer to celebrate their home fairwell, the cheer was "FAMILY" which provided a suitable and emotional goodbye to a team that has represented the club with great dignity and poise throughout the years.

It should also be noted that the victory cemented the girls in second place in the U19 Silver Elite Division which is even more impressive considering that most of the players are indeed only U17 & 18.

We thank the players for the tremendous path they have paved and wish them the very best of success as they make the next steps into their adult lives!

With over 350 players in attendance the camps were a tremendous success, with players of all age and abilities practising their skills in the pursuit of being the best that they can be.

2012 CAMP DATES (Proposed Dates)

July 16th - 20th 2012 9am - 3pm

July 30th - August 3rd 2012 9am - 3pm

August 13th - 17th 2012 9am - 3pm

For More Information and to be added to our mailing list please email sandandsurfcoach@gmail.com

The Girls U15 squad are ready for an assault on gaining promotion from their Silver Division this season under the watchful eye of head coach Mandy Cavan. Coach Cavan (Formerly Clemens) has an outstanding pedigree as one of the most prolific college strikers in the game at Santa Clara University scoring 67 goals in her time there before signing for the Philadelphia Charge in the Women’s Professional League WUSA.

MB Sand & Surf has been delighted with the addition of coach Cavan to the roster and her attack based philosophy is already providing a great return on the field with the girls putting in some strong displays through the spring and summer months. We wish them the best on the fall campaign and who knows who the next star out of the pack may be?