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White Rock South Surrey Titans Minor Football is hosting the British Columbia Provincial Football Association含羞草研究社檚 U19 provincial flag football championships June 9-11 at South Surrey Athletic Park, with more than 180 teams scheduled to compete.
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Players aged six to 18 (U8 to U19) will be travelling to the tournament from the Okanagan and Interior, and from throughout the Vancouver Mainland Football League (VMFL), including teams from Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, and Langley, among many others.
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Games are 30 minutes each, with four games played on one soccer-sized field.
In addition to plenty of flag football games, there含羞草研究社檚 a lot of other fun activities planned throughout the weekend, including a food truck 含羞草研究社榓lley含羞草研究社� featuring food trucks from the Vancouver Food Truck Festival, demonstrations from the Titans含羞草研究社� own cheer team, members of the BC Lions含羞草研究社� Uproar Dance Team, and the JRFM street team, who will be on site on Saturday, with contests, prizes and giveaways.
As well, the Titans are encouraging everyone attending to bring non-perishable food items for donation to the local community含羞草研究社檚 food banks, to help keep their shelves full for those who use their services.
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The championships will wrap with an awards ceremony on Sunday (June 11). The U16 and U19 winning teams will then travel to Nova Scotia in July for national championships.
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