INTERNATIONAL POLICE INDOOR SOCCER TOURNAMENT IN FREDERICK THIS WEEKEND

(Frederick, MD) – Brackets aren’t just for college basketball this weekend. The brackets have also been set in the 14th annual Washington D.C. Area Police “Stop the Violence” Futsal (Indoor Soccer) Tournament to be held this weekend at the Linganore High School at Oakdale, 5850 Eaglehead Drive, Ijamsville, Md.

The Maryland State Police is proud to host this international police indoor soccer tournament that is bringing more than 500 athletes, most of whom are police officers, to Frederick County from all across the nation and more than seven foreign countries. The teams will compete for bragging rights and to raise money for area charities, including the memorial fund for a state trooper well-known for his civic activities who was killed while off duty. International teams include players from Bermuda, Toronto, Holland, Germany, Quebec, Belgium, Montenegro, Amsterdam, and Slovenia.

Opening ceremonies for the event will be held Friday, April 3rd, at the Holiday Inn Holidome & Conference Center, 5400 Holiday Drive, Frederick, Md. Maryland State Police Superintendent Colonel Terrence Sheridan, State Senator David Brinkley, and others are expected to welcome guests to the tournament.

The games will begin in earnest at 9:00 a.m. Saturday morning at Linganore High School when the Bermuda Police Department team meets FC Defensor and the Howard County Police team takes on the team from Slovenia. New matches will begin about every 25 minutes and will continue until about 6:00 p.m.

Games will begin at 8:30 on Sunday, when Team Slovenia takes on the New York Enforcers and the Secret Service meets the Bermuda team. A player appearance from the Washington Freedom, a women’s professional soccer team, will occur Sunday between 11:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Championship matches are expected to begin about 5:00 p.m. on Sunday.

The Maryland State Police Aviation Command team will take on the Frederick Rugby team in a special match on Sunday at 9:10 a.m. This will be a poignant match for both teams who will be playing in memory of Maryland State Police First Sergeant Tobin Triebel who, before his untimely death late last year, was a member of both organizations. He was also a well known community volunteer, including a youth soccer coach in Frederick. Part of the proceeds from the tournament will go to the Triebel Family Memorial Trust Fund and be used for the education of Triebel’s two daughters.

U.S. Secret Service Sergeant Jim Oman was a neighbor and friend of Triebel’s and is the main organizer of the tournament. Triebel’s wife and daughters will be volunteering at the event, as will his father from North Carolina. His sister is flying in from California and will play on the Aviation Command team called the Triple T Troopers.

There will be fun outside the gym as well. On Saturday, the Maryland State Police will host a law enforcement vehicle display from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Vehicles will include the State Police command vehicle, armored vehicle, motorcycle, and K-9 units.

Admission to the event is free, but donations will be requested. Souvenir items and food will be on sale.

CONTACT:
Sgt. Jim Oman,
U.S. Secret Service
Tournament Chairman
301-257-4872