The 2014 Shindigz National Soccer Festival is being held at the

The Shindigz National Soccer Festival
How did it all start?
It all started fourteen years ago when
Terry Stefankiewicz, “Stanks,” was
watching the NIT basketball tournament
on television. Terry thought to himself
that it was time for college soccer to
have the same type of event. He picked
up the phone and called his ex-coach
who happened to the be legendary sixtime national championship winning
coach of the Indiana Hoosiers, Jerry
Yeagley. Jerry agreed with the premise
but didn’t have the time to put the event
together, however, he promised Terry that
if he were to do it that the Hoosiers
would participate. The following week
Terry started to make his dream a reality
by calling other coach acquaintances at
national powerhouses such as as Duke,
Rutgers, South Carolina, Michigan,
Michigan State, Notre Dame and St.
Louis. In a week’s time the field was set
- not one school turned down the offer.
Now that the teams had committed, the
difficult task of fundraising for university
guarantees, officials, insurance and
much more was the next step. Terry's
fundraising efforts were successful and
the event became known as the Soccer
Showcase.
What began as a local dream has now
become a nationally known phenomenon:
the Shindigz National Soccer Festival.
What started as a simple event has
turned into a hands-on community supported soccer festival. In order to ensure
the success and longevity of this event
the ShindigZ National Soccer Festival
reached out to the community, and the
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response was extraordinary. Barnes and
Thornburg volunteered many hours to
obtain a very difficult to achieve non for
profit status. The Fort Wayne Sport Club
and their hard working volunteers diligently provided the ShindigZ National
Soccer Festival a facility worthy of
Division I standards. The backbone of
the festival are volunteers who donate
hundreds of hours of their time to bring
this event to fruition. The beneficiaries
of the event are the city of Fort Wayne
and its national recognition it receives,
the youth for the hands on interaction
with the major universities and their
players, the local business people (i.e.,
hotels, gas stations, restaurants, etc), the
three major universities in Fort Wayne,
and families who know nothing about the
game but love to have fun in a family oriented atmosphere, and, of course, soccer
fans who are treated to top level college
soccer!
The ShindigZ National Soccer Festival
has evolved into a true festival including
youth clinics put on by major universities, golf outings, a wide range of live
entertainment, opportunities for youth
involvement, food vendors, tailgating parties, giveaway prizes, and, for the 21 and
older crowd, beer tents. Starting in 2010
a spring event was added, featuring instate rivals Notre Dame vs. Indiana
University. In the spring, Division I soccer programs are only allowed to play
other universities on five different days,
all of which contribute to their spring
record. Fort Wayne was treated to one of
the five allowable playing dates from IU
and Notre Dame. For the first time ever
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Fort Wayne’s Parkview Field (baseball
park) was transformed to a soccer field
in order to allow spectators to watch as
Notre Dame and IU battled it out
through double overtime and a game
deciding shoot out.
ShindigZ National Soccer Festival is
honored every year to bring in teams that
are top ranked in the country. Due to the
great history of the event, ShindigZ
National Soccer Festival has been recognized nationally as the premier collegiate
soccer event!
Mission Statement
“To provide periodic amateur athletic
competitive programs and cultural
events that recognize and celebrate the
history and traditions in the sport of
soccer as well as other charitable educational and athletic purposes which
encourage exercise and physical activity
through the sport of soccer, especially
amongst youth, so as to promote
healthy lifestyles and help combat
childhood obesity.”
The 2014 Shindigz National Soccer Festival is being held at the historic
Fort Wayne Sport Club located at 3102 Ardmore Avenue, Fort Wayne, IN
NEW LOCATION
Plan to arrive early
Bring your own chairs
if you wish.
Parking
Web Industries
As you may have heard...we're moving! Our
home for the 2014 Shindigz National Soccer
Festival is going to be Fort Wayne Sport Club!
We're incredibly excited to start this new chapter
in our history with an organization that is as
much about soccer as we are. As always, we're
committed to bringing the absolute best soccer to
Fort Wayne - we're confident this year's festival
will be amongst the best ever.
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Adam Strack
August 21-23
Performing Every
Night in the Tent.
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Sumo
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For the first time ever, you can play
SUMO SOCCER at the Shindigz
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Age restrictions may apply.
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