Ocean City Nor'easters Weekend Showcase Postponed

Ocean City, NJ -- A pair of skills showcases that were previously scheduled for this weekend has been postponed due to expected inclement weather, the Ocean City Nor'easters soccer club announced on Thursday.

The skills showcases will now take place on Saturday, March 19. The girls showcase will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the boys will follow from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

It has been scheduled for Sunday, but snowy weather was expected to begin Thursday night and linger through Friday.

The goal of the showcases is to allow the Nor’easters coaching staff an opportunity to evaluate players in an effort to customize their training for the club's summer academy, and to make sure each player is placed on the team that will be the best fit for him or her.

The academy for boys and girls teams for the Under-8, Under-10, Under-12 and Under-14 age groups runs June 7 through the weekend of July 23 and 24. Each team will compete in three separate tournaments, all of which are located within an hour of Ocean City. Details will be announced at a future date.

The goal of the academy is to help boys and girls develop their skills in a fun environment during the summer months without leaving their existing clubs. The Nor’easters also hope to introduce club soccer to new players in a variety of age groups.

The academy runs June 7 through the weekend of July 23 and 24. Each team will compete in three separate tournaments, all of which are located within an hour of Ocean City. Details will be announced at a future date.

Training sessions will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays in Ocean City between 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., immediately before the men’s and women’s team practices at Tennessee Avenue Soccer Complex and Sixth Street Fields, respectively.

Throughout the summer, players from the men’s and women’s team will be involved in the training sessions, giving the academy players a chance to interact with elite college players, many of which are on a path to play the game professionally.

Each player will receive a game uniform and a training uniform that matches the ones worn by the Nor’easters men’s and women’s teams, as well as a season pass to every game at Carey Stadium during the 2016 summer campaign.

As the academy season wraps up, all the players will be a part of a special halftime event at the regular season finale for the Nor’easters men’s team, against the Baltimore Bohemians on July 17, 7 p.m. at Carey Stadium.

For more information or to register to attend the Summer Academy Skills Showcase, visitwww.oceancityfc.com/academy.