TSG announces National Online-Televised College Soccer Game of the Week Broadcast Schedule

Tourbeau Sports Group is happy to announce the official promotion for the 2013 Fall Men’s Soccer Season and "Tourbeau's National Men's Soccer Game of the Week Broadcast presented by NSCAA and Admiral Soccer”.

The twelve-game broadcast schedule highlights teams from twelve (12) different NAIA conferences and every program nationally ranked in the Top 25 national polls or receiving votes from many past NAIA powerhouses. The schedule includes conference season winners, conference titles, national tournament invitees and each of four final teams in the 2012 National Championship.

The initiative, inspired and produced by Tourbeau Sports, is the desire of the company to help develop, market and progress the programs, schools, players and the NAIA through a national online broadcast platform to increase and maximize the quality and standard by these parties.

The national broadcast productions will include a full on-site professional staff at each venue, each week throughout the fall including multiple camera angles, multiple commentators and producers. A staff of editors will also be available off location to produce highlights and full game footage to local tv stations to colleges, as well as a possibility to provide programming for national tape-delayed broadcasts to national soccer television channels, in which TSG is currently working to promote.

Our group has been fortunate enough to be the official video production company of the NAIA Men’s Soccer National Tournament since 2008, and have been the go-to resource for identifying talent and highlights for NAIA players.

As a result, TSG also established the Tourbeau Pro Soccer Combine. The event allows for a select group of NAIA top players to attend the combine showcase to show off their talent in front of professional teams and scouts in a week-long environment. In its first two years, the event has been attended by over 130+ players, with 33 current players signing a professional or professional-development contract as a result of the service.

As for this opportunity, this broadcast programming project encapsulates another piece to the always-growing puzzle for TSG with NAIA Men’s Soccer and its desire to see players and programs be identified and recognized for their talent and commitment to the game.

Averaging over 8,000 hits for live and archived games per a broadcast, Tourbeau Sport expects over 100,000 hits within the Fall Season and beyond. The twelve-game broadcast schedule will kick-off on August 22 in Columbia, Kentucky as nine-time NAIA Men’s Soccer Champion, Lindsey Wilson College, hosts Crossroads League champion from 2012, Spring Arbor University.

The final match of the schedule will end on the outskirts of the Upstate of South Carolina when #22 Southern Wesleyan hosts #8 Southern Poly in a I-85 battle on November 2nd.

The full schedule release of all twelve national matchups is as follow:

8-22-2013 (RV) Spring Arbor  at #3 Lindsey Wilson (7pm EST)

Match highlights Crossroads League Champion versus National Semifinalist from Mid-South Conference in 2012

8-31-2013 #11 Concordia (Ore.) at #13 Hastings  (6pm EST)

Match highlights Cascade Collegiate Conference Champion versus 2010 NAIA National Champions from GPAC

9-07-2013 # 9 Rio Grande vs. #1 Belhaven  (at Indiana Wesleyan)  (4:30pm EST)

Match highlights 4-time Final Four and 03’ National Champions from Mid-South versus defending National Champion from SSAC

9-15-2013 (RV) Bethel (Tenn.) at #10 USAO (3pm EST)

Match highlights 08’ National Champions from Bethel against SAC contender and National Tournament side

9-22-2013 #6 Concordia (Calif.) at #21 Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) (4pm EST)

GSAC Champions and 2012 National q-finalists travel to face up-and-coming Cal Pac Champions from 2012 in a West coast battle

9-28-2013 #4 Mid-America Nazarene at Graceland  (8pm EST)

National Fab Four finalist in 2012 will take on a perennial powerhouse program in a HAAC showdown

10-5-6-2013                #15 Ashford vs. Great Falls (Sat. 4pm EST) and #15 Ashford vs. #16 Jamestown (Sun. at 2pm EST) DOUBLEHEADER

In a neutral site doubleheader weekend, three national tournament programs mix it up in the Upper Midwest

10-11-2013                 (RV) SCAD Savannah at #24 St. Thomas (FL.) (4pm EST)

Two Sun Conference teams battle for bragging rights as Coach Melville’s side travels to take on 3-straight regular season Sun Conference Champs in St. Thomas

10-19-2013                 #2 Mobile at  #5 AUM (3pm EST)

National Runner-Up in 2012, the Rams will travel up state for a in-state Derby match with fellow SSAC Top 5 contender AUM

10-26-2013                 #12 Columbia (MO) at #7 Hannibal-LaGrange (3pm EST)

A rematch of the AMC Championship Final, Columbia travels to HLU looking to up-end a national quarterfinalist from a year ago

11-2-2013 #8 Southern Poly at #22 Southern Wesleyan (7pm EST)

In a I-85 battle, two top SSAC programs will face one another in a Top-25 match as Warriors look to defend their home turf in SC

All games will be broadcasted LIVE and EXCLUSIVELY on the Tourbeau Sports Group Network for fans across the world to watch, whether you are a fan of a specific team, NAIA Soccer or the world's game. 

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Tourbeau Sports inks deal with South Carolina’s two largest soccer All-Star events

Charleston, S.C.- Tourbeau Sports Group, the SCHSSCA and SCSoccer.com have inked a 2013 Summer deal to bring media and video production services to two major High School soccer events in the Carolinas.

Two of the largest and long-standing All-Star soccer games in the Country, the Clash of the Carolinas and the North-South Soccer Classic, will feature a Live Video Streaming Broadcast of all the games (both boys and girls) for the summer months at Daniel Island’s Blackbaud Stadium (home of the Charleston Battery).

The Clash of the Carolinas, hosted on July 6, is the only cross-state high school soccer All-Star game in the country, and has featured some of the top high school players across North Carolina and South Carolina in recent years.

Alongside the The Clash, the North-South Soccer Classic (on June 23) will feature 72 of the top high school players in the Palmetto state on both the girls and boys side.

Tourbeau Sports Group, who has already partnered earlier in the year for the state’s premier tournament- Palmetto Cup, will take on the reigns of producing live content for all the games online for fans, families and alumni of programs across the Carolinas and abroad.

TSG will also provide high-quality DVD’s or video downloadable files for anyone to order on-site or online at their website. The post production videos are a huge advantage for both families and players. The opportunity to have a platform to capture a great memory for the future, as well as using video from the All-Star game to build a highlight video against quality competition for the use of college recruitment and player marketing.

“Partnering with Tourbeau Sports Group has given our events exposure as well as a professional feel that they would never have received otherwise. This has led to an immediate increase in ad sales and prestige”, added Director of the Clash of the Carolinas and SCHSSCA Board of Directors member, Wayne Quinlan.

The upcoming events in the Low Country are not the only events Tourbeau Sports produces in the Carolinas in reference to high school All-Star games. TSG also broadcasted the Powerade State Games for North Carolina in 2012 at Wake Forest in Winston Salem, N.C.

All games will be available to watch live online for a pay-per-view subscriptions for $5.95 per a game.

Don’t forget all four games (two from each event) will be played at Charleston Battery’s Blackbaud Stadium on the beautiful Daniel Island. You can stay up to date with every aspect of Tourbeau Sports on Twitter @tourbeausports.

If you are interested in supporting your program, a player or the event itself by advertising on these national broadcasts, please contact Tourbeau Sports directly by heading to their website at www.tourbeausportsgroup.com under the “Contact Us” page.

Click Here to purchase your DVD from the All-Star Events.

To watch ONLINE and LIVE during the events, click HERE

All Eyes on Columbus; NAIA Softball Kicks off in New Format at National Championship

Columbus, Georgia-

A new city. A new format. A new champion. All those are in fact true statements, as the 2013 edition of the NAIA Softball National Championship kicks off in Columbus, Georgia on Friday at the beautiful South Commons Sports Complex, the former host of the Summer Olympics back in 1996.

Many new story lines headline the national championship, most dawning would in fact be the transition to a 10-team, double-elimination tournament for the first time ever. With the transition from 32 teams to 16 teams, and now to 10 teams, will come a much more balanced and talented pool of players and programs.

No one should expect a skunk rule to be in effect, nor a perfect game. But you never know.

Several of the nation's top programs will go against each other after Georgia's Shorter University stole the show late last year in Gulf Shores, Alabama to capture the crown. This year, tournament-favorites will include Oklahoma City, who was the Runner-Up in 2012, as well as Cal State-San Marcos who has been a Final 4 contender in three of the last four outings.

Don't forget about Number #1 overall seed, Concordia-Irvine, who is coming in with an overall record of 48-3 on the year. More powerhouses will be in attendance including Lubbock Christian, while the SSAC will represent 4 out of the 10 teams at the tournament.

All the action will be available on the NAIA Network, produced and provided by Tourbeau Sports Group for the third straight year- the first time in Columbus. With the change in venue and format, TSG is proud to be able to provide a staggering 4-camera shot setup, 2 commentators, interviews and more for EVERY SINGLE GAME of this year's national tournament.

All games are available for purchase on a VIDEO DVD DOWNLOAD with full video and audio commentary. You can purchase those by clicking HERE.

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Month of May starts 125+ National Championship Games on TSG Broadcast Network

Tourbeau TV Central will bring you the latest links and channel guides for all your needs through the Spring national championship seasons for baseball and softball across the collegiate ranks from the NCCAA, USCAA and NAIA national championships. 

To View all Information for USCAA Baseball and Softball Video Streaming, click HERE

To View all Information for NCCAA Softball Video Streaming, click HERE

To View all Information for NCCAA Baseball Video Streaming, click HERE

To View all Information for NAIA Softball Video Streaming, click HERE

To purchase DVD Video Downloads of any games from these events, click HERE

PDL's Kitsap Pumas boast 7 former NAIA players on current 2013 Roster; benefit from Tourbeau Pro Combine

2011 PDL National Champions, the Kitsap Pumas, seem to have found their niche. The NAIA.

In a 'brand' of their own, the Bremerton, Washington-based soccer club is a professional-PDL side which is a model that doesn't exist within the 75+ team league across North America. 

While working on a limited budget, coaches James Ritchie and Dusytn Brim travel thousands of miles across the country hunting down young, talented and unexposed players who are looking to crack into the professional ranks as a professional soccer player.

Ritchie (Right) talking to Ben Truax (Left) in 2012

Staying within the regulations of the league for age limits (over 23) and International slots, yet balancing the difference between their club and every other team in the league, being paid...is tricky and unique. 

After securing the coveted PDL Championship crown just two seasons ago, you would expect the Pumas to be a high-profile program with every top collegiate player wanting a chance to play in the Northwest for the club....yet again-- pump the brakes. 

These players are paid. And that is the difference. 

The Kitsap Pumas can't go after the top collegiate players who are looking to hold onto their 'amateur status' as they can with other PDL franchise in the league. (Yet other teams in the league have had previous status to their name as a PDL-pro side, such as Hollywood Hitman and Dayton Dutch Lions in 2010)

And so comes the job of Ritchie and Brim. 

The two eager coaches seem to have their footprints in every small city, university and combine in the country. And as a result, expect big results in an extremely tough Northwest Division alongside the Portland Timbers, Seattle Sounders, Vancouver Whitecaps and other solid opponents. 

Those footprints have been most visible in the smaller divisions and associations where the talent exists, but the exposure does not, like the NAIA. 

For the 2013 season, the Kitsap Pumas have rostered a hefty seven (7) players who have played in the NAIA, and many of them as of very recent. This is not the first year either, as Ritchie snagged former Walsh University standout, Ben Truax, for the 2012 campaign.

Kennedy Chongo

Several of this year's players who boast numerous accolades and accomplishments at the NAIA level, have come as a result of the Tourbeau Pro Soccer Combine event in which the Pumas have taken full advantage of. The Pumas attended the event and have signed four players in the past two seasons as a result, while also picking up other notable former NAIA performers such as Biola's Kennedy Chongo (former MLS Chivas USA trialist). 

Other players on the current roster also attended Tourbeau's event including Belhaven University standout, Alex Rodriguez and former Biola NAIA All-American goalkeeper Aaron Fenlason. 

The consensus across the league, the soccer market, the college spectrum is.... the raw talent, pure skill and high level of play exists at ALL collegiate levels, but who is willing to invest loads of time and energy (like Kitsap) to find this niche in order to be successful?  THAT question will always be up for grabs. 

Keep up with Pumas' season by clicking HERE

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Columbus Sports Council chooses Tourbeau Sports as Producer of 2013 NAIA Softball Championships

Columbus, Ga.

Tourbeau Sports Group will produce video streaming content for the 2013 NAIA Softball Championships for the third consecutive year.

TSG has inked a new deal with new venue host, the Columbus Sports Council, to produce all streaming content for the upcoming national championship in Columbus, Ga.

For the two previous years, Tourbeau Sports has worked alongside the Alabama Gulf Shores Sports Commission to facilitate all production content for the tournament, but now will shift gears to a new location and a brand new format.

"We want to thank Herbert Greene and the entire staff at the CSC for their commitment and decision to entrust us with producing a high quality broadcast on the NAIA Network for this year's tournament", added president Chase Neidig.

"It is a very exciting time for NAIA Softball as we see a new format introduced to the tournament with only one-field at a time being played. This gives us so much more flexibility and ability to produce better, professional content beacause we are not worrying about multiple fields at a time."

Tourbeau Sports will produce the content for the stream, as well as DVD's for fans, coaches, programs and players to order to capture their memories forever.

The 2013 edition of the national championship will be played at the beautiful South Common Sports Complex, which has been the host to all major collegiate national championships throughout its history as well as a site location for the 1996 Olympic Summer Games.

A year ago, Oklahoma City and Shorter competed in one of the most exciting championships in the history of the tournament, while several highlighted plays were the talk on ESPN's Top 10 (check out HERE ).

If you are interested in purchasing a DVD or all your team's games, be sure to click HERE to order.

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TSG to Produce top HS South Carolina Soccer Event- Nike Palmetto Cup

Charleston, South Carolina-

Tourbeau Sports officially announces its partnership with Brookland-Cayce High School and the Nike Palmetto Cup to become the exclusive video provider up the upcoming elite high school soccer tournament next week.

From April 3-6, 16 top teams from across South Carolina and abroad will be converging on the Columbia, SC area for the 21st Annual event hosted by Brookland-Cayce. Among those teams attending this year's event are #2 Wando, #3 Fort Mill from South Carolina and #4 Dobyns Bennett from Tennessee and the list goes on.

"Brookland-Cayce Bearcat Soccer is pleased to announce our partnership with Tourbeau Sports as the Official Videographer of the 2013 Nike Palmetto Cup," added tournament director Kevin Heise.

The four-day tournament goes on during the first week in April and spreads day and night with a total of 33 games on two different pitches. Tourbeau Sports will cover all the games on the main stadium which includes LIVE COVERAGE of 23 games total.

"This is an exciting time in the history of Tourbeau Sports", exclaimed president Chase Neidig. "While boosting our name on a national platform over the past 6 months, we are very excited to lock in an event with this much state and regional implications in high school soccer. We look forward to provide quality service to quality programs, players and their fans."

TSG will be providing fans, players, coaches, college recruiters and others with the opportunity to watch LIVE games on the video channel platform for just $5.95 a game. They will also be able to purchase game film of all the games on DVD or video downloads for future use for only $15/game.

To order and watch the games LIVE during the week of the event, click HERE

To purchase a copy of any or all DVD's from the Palmetto Cup, click HERE