South Jersey Coaches Soccer Tournament Canceled Amid Pandemic

A staple of the South Jersey high school soccer season has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The South Jersey Soccer Coaches Association’s coaches tournaments have been canceled for this fall, the organization announced on its website on Thursday.

“Due to the need to have unbalanced schedules and limited scheduling set forth by the NJSIAA, and conferences not choosing All Conference teams, we regrettably will not be holding a 2020 Coaches Tournament, selecting All SJ teams or holding an All SJ banquet,” the group said in a statement on its website. “We hold out hope to hold a Senior All Star game and will look to continue to award scholarships.”

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Boys soccer and girls soccer will still be played at the high school level this season, the NJSIAA previously announced. The NJSIAA is the governing body for high school sports in the state.
Soccer season is scheduled to begin Oct. 1, but the season may be moved to the spring if necessitated by a coronavirus outbreak. Read more here: ‘It’s Game On:’ NJSIAA Shares 2020-21 High School Sports Plan

Moorestown won the boys coaches tournament last season, and Eastern won the girls tournament for the last three years.

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