West Coast Sevens – Gaelic Games – San Diego Gaelic Sports Tournament

CANCELLED

CANCELLED

Due to it being an Olympic year, the facility we use has become unavailable to us for this summer. We were unable to find another facility that can hold the tournament.

If you have any questions, you can contact us here or DM us on our Facebook page. We’re terribly sorry for any inconvenience this has caused your clubs.

Thank you for your understanding.

Fáilte! Welcome to the 8th annual West Coast Sevens – Gaelic Games hosted by San Diego GAA.

The West Coast Sevens is an annual Gaelic Sports tournament held in San Diego over Memorial Day Weekend May 22- 24th, 2020. GAA clubs from around the world play traditional Irish field sports such as men’s and ladies Gaelic football, Hurling and Camogie and youth. For this tournament, games are modified from the traditional game of 15 players to seven players on a reduced size pitch of 100 yards by 60 yards and the playing time is reduced to 15 minutes a half in a pool play/round robin format.

Tournament Information:

Time/Date:

Saturday and Sunday

May 23-24, 2020

9 am – 5 pm Saturday games

9 am – 7pm Sunday games – FINALS start at noon and finish by 5pm

9am – Noon Sunday Youth Games

Location:

Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center – Former Olympic Training Center

2800 Olympic Pkwy, Chula Vista, CA 91915

Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center - Former Olympic Training Center

Airports:

San Diego International Airport – SAN (24 miles)

Los Angeles – LAX (124 miles) – Need to take train, bus, car or flight to SD

Tijuana, Mexico International Airport – TIJ (11 miles)

Hotels:

NEW REQUIREMENT – CLUBS MUST BOOK MIN OF 3 ROOMS PER TEAM. Please choose your location/price range. Failure to comply will result in $600 fine and 1 yr suspension from future West Coast Sevens competitions.

20 Club Competitions

Round Robin Format- Teams guaranteed at least 3 games on Saturday. 12-15 min halves depending on bracket size. Unlimited substitutions. Max player panel of 12 players per team.

Entry Fee:

$250 per team – no more than 12 players & 2 managers

$100 per club referee fee (per two teams) * Waived if club provides a certified referee for 2 games

$20 Public Entry Fee for weekend

* Each player will receive a goodie bag with gifts from our sponsors.

***Registration and payment STRICT Deadline Apr 30 ***

Accepting registration for all GAA, Ladies Football and Camogie clubs from ANY country. Teams must be affiliated and registered properly with their division. We will contact your divisional secretaries for verification once we receive your registration.

For those unable to make it, the Finals will be streamed live via the West Coast Sevens 7s Facebook page: (no account required to view) brought to you in part by Jerome Quinn Media. Updates throughout the day can be found at the West Coast 7s Facebook page, Twitter @sandiego7s #westcoastsevens and on sd7s.com.

For more information westcoastsevens@gmail.com or +1619.867.6154