The Cayman Islands’ largest animal shelter is about to get a big boost from a sports event.
Cayman Sports Authority is staging the annual Cayman Islands Humane Society Kickball fundraiser tournament. Slated for this Saturday, 4 February, the competition is expected to take place at the Field of Dreams facility in George Town.
Spectators are welcome for the all-day competition, which takes place from 10.30am to 3.30pm. Many can watch out for the Doghouse Devils, the 2011 champions. To be clear, kickball is a hybrid sport which has been a childhood favourite for many Cayman residents. Also known as soccer-baseball, kickball features the same rules as in baseball with the big difference being one must kick a large rubber ball rather than hit a baseball with a bat.
From there comes the 2012 Cayman World Cup of football on 10-12 February. Taking place at Kings Sports Centre, the competition centres on locals representing their various countries in five-a-side football. Residents have suited up for a number of nations over the years in Africa, Canada, Costa Rica, England, Scotland and Ireland.
Heading into next week, focus will be on team Honduras. The Central Americans have won the tournament, which has only been in existence for three years, on three straight occasions. The Bay Islands boys are the reigning dynasty and pressure remains on team Cayman to beat the squad in the finals.
Adding to the hype of the event is its live broadcast on csa.ky. Live streaming of the games will continue with additional players slated to take the court in two skill-based divisions (competitive and recreational) in addition to a women’s category.
News of the World Cup comes as the mens and co-ed five-a-side leagues wind down their seasons at Kings.
At the start of the week, spaces were still open for both competitions. To register, e-mail [email protected]
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