Source Soccer League (ssL) - AMATEUR TOURNAMENT

[Dill]

I'm back guys. I apologize for posting this originally without permission, but I have since gained authorization from Siosios to re-post, minus the server IP's. I wasn't sure if this was meant for General Chat or for CS:S, but I went ahead and posted in both. I apologize if that is considered spam and don't mind if one is deleted.

First of all I would like to explain who I am and why I made this post.

I am an official of a league called Source Soccer League (SSL) which is a Counter-Strike Source Soccer League based in North America and was created in 2007. The popularity of this "mod" has grown since then and the league has grown to a well known competition and community. This league plays as well as any other league and hosts various public tournaments that are arranged by members of our community and other official tournaments or events which are run by the league staff itself.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u200/WaffleAGuy/advertisementssl.gif (http://sourcesoccerleague.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=103&Itemid=150)

Never played CS:S soccer before? Here are some of our promotional videos:

Panda's FUG series:
YouTube- SSL - Fug (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sImwH2KKD8A)
YouTube- SSL - Fug 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIW3-QL6nmo&feature=related)

SvP highlight video from Season 3:
SvP Season 3 on Vimeo (http://vimeo.com/6263595)


Here are a few tips.



* Running around chasing the ball gets you nowhere. So try finding a space on the pitch and wait for a teammate to pass to you.
* Hitting the ball can be a tough task sometimes on its own, especially if you have never played before. Easiest way of hitting the ball is aim your cursor on the centre of the ball and use your left mouse button to hit it.
* Aiming the ball is pretty simple, just point the direction you want to aim and then hit the ball. Another easy way to hit the ball is to crouch.
* You may see some players using the wall and other types of skill to hit the ball. Don't worry all that will come with time and practice. But remember its nice to be nice and have fun.Please note: This is only a very basic description for new players.

Well that explains a little about us and a very basic description about playing, you're probably wondering why I'm here. Well I'm here to invite your clan/community to a tournament being hosted by SSL for new players only. This will be a 6v6 tournament played on the map ka_soccer_2008ssL. All rules of play can be found at Rules (http://www.sourcesoccerleague.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=75&Itemid=132) . If you would like to come play with us, we currently have 3 official servers up:

Match Server (requires a password): 75.102.38.64:27015 (steam://connect/75.102.38.64:27015)

Public Server #1: 74.201.57.211:27015 (steam://connect/74.201.57.211:27015)

Public Server #2: 66.150.214.70:27015 (steam://connect/66.150.214.70:27015)


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/10rd/tourneyadvert.png (http://www.sourcesoccerleague.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=951)

This is a free to join tournament as we are extremely well sponsored by a game server company called Art of War (http://artofwarcentral.com/) who not only provide us with any equipment that we may need but they also do special deals for our league members.

All those interested in signing up please visit our website (must register to see forums) Source Soccer League • View topic - Amateur Tournament Details and Sign-ups (http://www.sourcesoccerleague.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=951) or click the image above and register yourself and your clan to our tournament. And remember, this is an AMATEUR-ONLY tournament!

Closing date will be 4-18-10 for sign ups - so get your team in before then! If you find that you can't make the minimum requirement of 8 players, then you can just sign up as a Free Agent. Once the Free Agent pool gets up to 8 players, then you can form a team with those players.

We are just about to enter our 5th season as a community, and we would really like to see you come out and play!


Regards,

~Dill Source Soccer League (http://www.sourcesoccerleague.com)


Click to add any of the 7 ssL League Officials to your Friends List:
Bazooka Joe (steam://friends/add/76561197984151835)
Church (steam://friends/add/76561197960863404)
Dill (steam://friends/add/76561197963519251)
Panda (steam://friends/add/76561197972350571)
Owen (steam://friends/add/76561197983268347)
Spock (steam://friends/add/76561197960512181)
Stinger (steam://friends/add/76561197966267539)

[lplkassm]

This sounds pretty interesting. I didn't know CS:S actually went to create 'mods' that were soccer based.

Do we need to install something special to play this type of 'mod?' Or is it already in the CS:S server listing? Just curious because this sounds really interesting!

[Sajora]

its in the list. ive played it before. its kinda fun but you need some usefull teammates and some cool ppl to play with and not the bitching and disrespecting ones.

[Mongoloid]

how is there joy in soccer? its like tennish BACK and FORTH back and forth the logic is BORING. and dont ggive me that u have to play it to enjoy it....COME ON thats alot of fucking running hahahaha no beer allowed

[lplkassm]

Well then football has the same logic as soccer, but the only difference is you have 200 pound men pounding you into the ground lol

[Sajora]

just play it. otherwise you dont know what your talking about.

[Mongoloid]

u gotta love a little contact soccer is for men who couldn't cut it in football HAHAHAHah
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I will pplay soccer if you are my teammate sajora we can learn together 8o)

[Sajora]

i dont play with n00bs.

[lplkassm]

i dont play with n00bs.

Ha then your playing in the wrong community Sajora :) lol

[X-Storm]

Hmm, sounds like something i should try =D

[lplkassm]

Its something that I would honestly become UBER addicted to lol.

Come to think of it, me being UBER addicted to something like this might be a bad thing :p lol

[Dill]

Just to clarify - If you have CS:S then all you have to do is join the server. We have scripts that run the "Mod" and all you'll have to DL is the map itself and 2 sets of models.

If this at all interests you, but you don't want to participate in any Tournaments, then maybe you would like to come and play with us in one of our Pick Up Games (PUG). Pick Up Games typically happen all throughout the day starting at ~2 p.m. CST and ending around ~1 a.m. CST - depending on the day. These are school-yard style games, where we have 2 captains alternate in selecting teams for a 6v6 match. The match consists of two 15 minute halves with a 5 minute halftime, and uses standard SSL rules with 2 wings, 1 center, 2 defenders, and 1 goalie. Once the match is over, a new PUG typically starts within 10 minutes or so, depending on how long it takes to get a 12 people in the server.

These PUGS are a great way to try out ka_soccer and play a fun 6v6 match. We typically have PUGS in our Match server, but we will try to start hosting pugs in our Public server so we can get any interested Amateurs involved.

Also, we are giving out admin to anyone who frequently helps populate the Public server. If you're a responsible individual who wants to help maintain and enforce proper playing from any new comers, then visit our website to apply for admin. Admin abuse will not be tolerated though if you are awarded admin. To try to make sure of this, I'll have to see you around for a little bit first and get to know you somewhat. But other than that, it's free and I really hope to see some of you around.

Season 5 for the ssL is about to start in ~3 weeks. If you can get a team of 8 together by then, you are welcome to participate. We have 4 brand-new teams already forming to join 4 Veteran teams, so you'll have a mix of competition from Amateurs to Vets alike. If anyone needs any help with anything, just let one of us know and we'll be glad to show you the ropes. :)

~Dill

[lplkassm]

Ha this thing just keeps getting better and better lol. Who wants to join me? lol :)

[Dill]

In light of all the new players coming into the soccer servers, we have set up an "ssL Training" server located at 66.150.214.70:27015 (steam://connect/66.150.214.70:27015) . There are currently 3 training maps on the server:

Goalie Training:

This map has two ball shooting machines that go in opposite semi-circular patterns. One ball will be loaded into one of the machines, and then fired at the net. It's your job to stop it. You won't know which machine will load the ball, but you will have a brief moment right before it fires to see the ball being loaded. This is great for goal keepers.

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Header Training:

This map is essentially a large cube shaped arena with 2 nets. Ball Cannons are located on two of the walls, which will launch a "chip" style lob pass to the center of the map, allowing for the player to practice receiving and hitting headers (balls flying in the air). You can also practice 180 shots and passes with the Ball-Cannon lobs as well. This is a great map for any offensive players in the game, as well as anyone interesetd in getting better with headers.

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Team Training:

This map has 20 balls on it and is great to use as a team training map for passing/chipping and general individual ball control.

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*Anyone* can have admin to the server, and as long as you're a registered ssL member, you are eligible to reserve the server for up to 1 hour of private practice with your team. If you would like admin, just message me or any other League Official on Steam and we'll come give it to you.

Come out and test your skills on our new ssL Soccer Training Server (steam://connect/66.150.214.70:27015)!


~Dill

[lplkassm]

Seriously! Who wants to join me and we can make a team because I am totally up for this :)

[Dill]

If you can't find a full team of 8 players, we currently have a new team forming in the ssL of Free Agents. One of our long time Veteran players, Fig, is creating an "Amateur-Only" team. He is actively looking for new recruits. He isn't looking for the best players or the most talented, but more so the players that have a strong desire to learn and get better at the game. He's willing to teach and train all the new players to a competitive level, as long as they have the mindset and desire to do so.

I am also very involved in teaching new players the ins and outs of the game. Fig and I have both been playing the game for 3+ years, so hopefully I'll see you around. Now is a great time to be entering into the ssL - we are growing quite quickly.

Season 5 will begin in ~3 weeks with a Pre-Season Tournament. Try to find some buddies and hop on. :)

~Dill

[lplkassm]

If you could give me his information I would be more than happy to learn the game!