Upcoming Events
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May 26
2012 Richmond Kickers Colonial Cup
Ukrop Park, Chesterfield, VAGame starts @ 8:30 am
Coming back this spring, it’s the Colonial Cup! May 26th and 27th at the various facilities used by the Richmond Kickers. Ages 8 to 19, with teams traveling from all over the East Coast! Last year saw hundreds of players of all ages, sizes, and skill levels. Registration closes April 30th so get your Club signed up!
May 26
Cougar 7v7 Field Hockey Tournament
Collegiate's Robins CampusGame starts @ May 26-27
Going on it’s fifth year, this field hockey tournament is a really fun way for the field hockey community to come together and enjoy the game.
The event description from SportsBackers:
Bring your outdoor field hockey season to the next level by taking the field at the 5th annual Cougar 7v7 Field Hockey tournament. The Collegiate School, in partnership with the Sports Backers, is hosting this competitive tourney in Richmond, VA, over Memorial Day weekend. But don’t worry, it’s only a two day event so you’ll have plenty of time to recover before your Memorial Day barbeque!
The games will take place on May 26th and 27th at:
Collegiate’s Robins Campus
400 Blair Road
Henrico, VA 23238
Team entries are due by May 16
Jun 02
32nd National Veterans Wheelchair Games
Richmond VAGame starts @ 8am
They’re baaaacckk! Started in 1981 at Richmond’s McGuire Veteran’s Hospital, the National Veteran’s Wheelchair Games returns to its home in June. Over 600 athletes will compete around the region in sports ranging from ping pong to power soccer, track to trap shooting, swimming to slalom. Games range from skill and technique games like billiards and marksmanship to more traditional contests like track & field and weightlifting. Venues will be spread throughout the Richmond Metro area.
Athletes range from Viet Nam-era veterans to young men just returning from our conflicts today. You can also cheer some local heroes, as some Richmond veteran-athletes are going to participate!
Image courtesy Bureau of Veterans Affairs/Wheelchair Games
Jun 07
Connects Corporate 4-Miler
500 Dominion Blvd. Glen Allen, VA 23060Game starts @ 7pm
Innsbrook is all about business and technology – so this is a welcome injection of fitness and fun!
This 4-miler is a really great event that brings the Innsbrook community together – come see who’s office is fittest.
Event description from SportsBackers:
What’s better than hitting up a Thirsty Thursday happy hour with your coworkers? How about challenging them to a 4-mile race THEN throwing back a few to the tunes of a live local band? Better yet, show your boss who’s REALLY boss by beating him/her across the finish line. If you ARE the boss, you can compete in the CEO division to earn some bragging rights. And we all know nothing says team bonding like a little friendly competition… or banding together to take down that evil industry rival from across town.
At the Connects Federal Credit Union Corporate 4-Miler, you can promote health in the work place and build corporate pride – or just use it as an excuse to head outdoors for a great summer night with friends. With post-event festivities with featuring food, drinks, live music and fun, it’s quickly grown into Richmond’s biggest office party.
We are an EOE (Equal Opportunity Event) – runners AND walkers are welcome!
Jun 23
Henricus Dauber Dash
251 Henricus Park Road Chester, VA 23836Game starts @ 9am
One of the most fun events of the year! This 5-miler is unique – a classic, scenic Richmond run…with obstacles. Yep, obstacles.
What kind of obstacles? Well…
- The Wattle Wall: Wall of hay bales
- The Vulture Scuttle: High Stepper
- The Rolfe Rampage: Mud Pit
- Sir Thomas Dale’s Dip: Run through the James
- The Pocahontas Picnic Pounce: Picnic table climb
- Graveyard Crawl: Army Crawl
- The Lagoon Lap: Run through lagoon
- Mt. Malady’s climb: Run on the rocky ridge
- Henricus Hill: Hill Climb
- Cypress Point Sink Hole: Muck through the channel
- The Wattle Wall: Wall of hay bales
- Buttercup’s Mud Pit: Mud Pit
Event description from SportsBackers
This 5-miler may start and finish on a historic settlement and wind through a scenic conservation area, but it is definitely NOT a walk in the park! Take a trail that’s fun to run any day of the week and throw in a bunch of intense obstacles, and you’ve got yourself one heckuva race! Did we mention there’s a muddy 1-miler for the kiddos and a rockin’ post-race festival? Yeah, it all amounts to this strangely awesome combo of history and nature mixed with mud, sweat and… beer.
Sorry, walkers – this one’s not for you!
Check it out! – Entries close June 21
Past Events
Mar 05
Kids Night at Richmond Revolution Game
SportsQuest Campus 2419 Colony Crossing Place, Midlothian VAGame starts @ 3:30pm
Before kickoff of the March 5th game vs. Lehigh Valley, Richmond Revolution football will host Kids Night.
There will be a bonfire, s’mores, George the Mascot’s birthday party with Rita’s Ice Cream Cake, face painting, inflatables, and more.
The pre-game festivities begin at 3:30pm
For more information: Visit the website
Mar 06
SportsQuest River Bandits Baseball Tryouts
SportsQuest Indoor Field Sports Center - 2300 Oak Lane Blvd. Midlothian, VAGame starts @ 2pm-4pm
Individual Players (all skills levels from ages 8-12 welcome) who are interested in having your athletic abilities and baseball skills evaluated by our coaching and scouting professionals are all welcome. Individual players are also eligible to join a developmental team that matches their age, skill level and competitive taste.
Each player will participate in a series of events that are considered the gold standards of professional baseball combines and tryouts.
* 60 yard dash
* Infield/outfield throwing
* Catchers Home to 2nd throw
* Batting practice
* Pitcher Bullpens
For pricing and registration, visit http://www.sportsquestbaseball.net/
Mar 11
FC Richmond 25th Anniversary Silent Auction
Holiday Inn Kroger CenterGame starts @ 7:00pm - 12:00am
FC Richmond will be hosting a special 25th Anniversary Celebration & Silent Auction at the Holiday Inn Koger Center. Festivities will begin at 7:00 pm and last until 12:00 pm. Included in your $50 dollar admission is two drink tickets, Hor’s d’Ourves, DJ/Band, a chance to win the Grand Prize, and various door prizes. Visit fcrichmond.com for information and registration.
Mar 11
Jefferson Cup – Boys
SportsQuest Campus 2419 Colony Crossing Place, Midlothian VAGame starts @
The Jefferson Cup, rated #1 youth soccer tournament in the country in 2009, features some of the nation’s
top natural grass playing surfaces in the country.
New for 2011, with tournament partner SportsQuest, the Jefferson Cup will feature a 17-field synthetic turf complex, the largest in the world. All showcase games
and top bracket games will be played on natural grass surfaces, with synthetic turf field back-ups for
adverse weather.
Combining the nation’s top level competition with the nation’s top natural grass
fields and synthetic fields makes the Jefferson Cup the #1 choice for March tournament competition.
For more information: Visit the website
Mar 18
Jefferson Cup – Girls
SportsQuest Campus 2419 Colony Crossing Place, Midlothian VAGame starts @
The Jefferson Cup, rated #1 youth soccer tournament in the country in 2009, features some of the nation’s
top natural grass playing surfaces in the country.
New for 2011, with tournament partner SportsQuest, the Jefferson Cup will feature a 17-field synthetic turf complex, the largest in the world. All showcase games
and top bracket games will be played on natural grass surfaces, with synthetic turf field back-ups for
adverse weather.
Combining the nation’s top level competition with the nation’s top natural grass
fields and synthetic fields makes the Jefferson Cup the #1 choice for March tournament competition.
For more information: Visit the website
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