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Five West Michigan Players
Five players from West Michigan have
lead their college team, Trinity
Christian, to the National
Championships of NAIA.
Mindi Prins, Nicole Billin, Leanne
Visser, Sarah Faase and Jill
Machiela play today for the
opportunity to play for a National
Title.
READ >>>
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Dec |
Technically this isn't
a club of interest but rather a program.
Last year, US Soccer
developed the "ACADEMY" program for U16 and U18 boys.
It is now considered
the road to the promised land for Elite soccer players.
Read
Overview >>>
Read Playing Specs >>>
Read Presentation >>>
Here is a link to a
listing of all the clubs in the Academy program.
Take
a look >>> |
Dec |
Communication
Team Mania /
Team Caller These are the
best sites I have found (I looked
everywhere). If your team, club
or organization is tired of using
phone trees.
Team Caller
is the answer. If you club is
tired of trying to put together
individual websites,
Team Mania is the answer.
Take a few minutes and check out the
great options available at a
reasonable and affordable cost.
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Dec |
Woodland Sports
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Real Soccer...Indoors
FIELDS: 2 un-boarded
Read More >>>
PICTURES >>>
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Dec |
Want to play in College?
Spend $20 and educate yourself.
Read more >>>
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Dec |
STUDS UP!!!
YEAR END CLEARANCE SALE!
NOW THRU DECEMBER 24th
ENTIRE INVENTORY
40 - 70% OFF !!!
EVERYTHING IN STOCK
EGR Store Hours
654 Croswell SE, EGR 49506. Located
next to Jersey Junction
616 451 7079
Monday to Friday: 3pm to 7pm
Saturday: Noon to 5pm
ALL BRANDS - Adidas, Puma, Brine, STX,
and more.
Shoes, shin guards, balls, gloves,
jerseys, warm ups etc. Shafts, heads,
bags, all protective, T's,
All sales FINAL, no returns, or
exchanges, no discounts on gift
certificates.
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Dec |
Player Development Project
Read More >>>
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Dec |
Brad Larson Scholarship
Details >>>
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Dec |
MSU Men Win Big Ten
Led by former Grand Haven player,
GK Avery Steinlage and former Holland
Christian player David Hertel,
MSU wins the Big 10 Tournament.
Also on the team, former EK players
Dom and Mark Barone and Matt Cebula,
former FHC player Garret Back.
Read GR Press >>>
Read more >>>
MSU seeded 4th in NCAA and receive
first round bye.
NCAA DI Bracket >>>
Read about game >>>
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Dec |
GVSU Women
The
Grand Valley Women were upset by UW
Parkside, 1-0 in the NCAA DII Tournament.
When the articles show up in the
Press, I will link.
Read GVSU >>>
Read GR Press >>>
Read about 1st round >>>
Read about 2nd Round >>>
After reaching the final in 2006 and
the semi-final in 2007, obviously
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Dec |
UPDATED -
SUPER Y Finals
These are being held this week in
Florida. The teams listed below
have made the quarterfinals and are
considered to be among the top 16
teams in the country in their age
group.
Read all the articles >>>
The two most interesting result of
this extraordinary effort are as
follows:
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Based on placing 7 out of 10 teams in
the Finals, the Kalamazoo Kingdom is
ranked as the #3 Club Y League in
America.
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Based on placing 2 team out of 10 in
the Finals, the Alliance Academy is
ranked as the #19 Y League club in
America
See the report >>>
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Only four teams from the entire
Midwest Region advanced to the
Semi-Finals
One of those teams was from sponsored
by a Club from West Michigan, the Alliance 14 Girls.
The majority of that team is from the
MSYSA U14 Girls State Champion, Troy
Elite. The team is coached by
Andy Blasco.
Kalamazoo Kingdom B U17 >>>
Day 1: win 2-1
Day 2: tie 3-3
Day 3: loss 1-0
Consolation game: 2-1
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Dec |
Last minute
Day after Thanksgiving
Woodland Sports offers 5 v 5 tournament for $40 per team.
The
tournament is on but we have some holes to fill.
Call
241-4000 to see if your team could fit.
INFO & REGISTER >>
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Dec |
Advertise Your Business
West Michigan Soccer averages 100 K
hits per week. Our rates are
extremely competitive.
Call 531-1000
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Nov |
Best Women's College Site
This site has been off the net for a
month but now...back on...it is the
best.
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Nov |
Not Soccer but...
I will occasionally put something on
here that is not soccer but I think is
interesting.
USA Today has a beautifully done
county by county time lapse of the
Presidential election results.
Take a good look at how close this
election really was.
Take a look >>>
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Oct |
5th Annual River City Soccer Classic
The Michigan Field Sports Complex in
Lowell, MI will be the site of the
5th Annual River City Fall Soccer
Classic on October 18th and 19th,
2008. This
exceptional facility was used for
over twenty (20) years as polo
fields and sits on ½ mile of
beautiful Flat River near historic
Fallasburg Park.
Read More >>>
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Nov |
High School Brackets
Division 1
John Conlon joins Elite Group
East Kentwood Wins 2nd
Division 2
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Nov |
Not Soccer but...
I will occasionally put something on
here that is not soccer but I think is
interesting.
USA Today has a beautifully done
county by county time lapse of the
Presidential election results.
Take a good look at how close this
election really was.
Take a look >>>
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Nov |
It is Official...
The US Womens National Team will host
the China National Team on Wednesday,
December 17, 2008 at Ford Field in
Detroit.
More information is available and here
it is...
Ticket information >>>
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Nov |
Laura
Heyboer Named Big Ten Offensive Player
of the Year
Read >>>
Laura Heyboer named
TopDrawerSoccer.com Freshman of the
season
Read >>>
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Nov |
MSU Women's
Soccer Team Receives NCAA Tournament
Bid
Read >>>
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Nov |
Calvin College Men’s Soccer To Open
NCAA III Tournament Play in Delaware,
Ohio. They are ranked #15 in
country.
Read >>>
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Nov |
Calvin Women’s Soccer Team To Host
Four-Team NCAA III Regional.
They are ranked #4 in the country.
Read >>>
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Oct |
Coaching Job
BYRON CENTER HIGH SCHOOL
GIRLS VARSITY SOCCER COACH
Address letters of application to:
Byron Center High School
Attn: Matt McDonald
8500 Burlingame SW
Byron Center, MI 49315
Posted: October 7, 2008 until filled
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
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Strong knowledge of fundamental skills
needed in the appropriate sport
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Previous coaching experience at the
high school level
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Possess good communication skills
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Willingness to abide by the Byron
Center Public Schools Athletic Code
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Dedicated to the task of building a
strong team and program
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Willing to attend clinics
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Willing to run off season programs
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Willing to run summer camps/clinics
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Good disciplinary skills
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Exhibit strong leadership abilities
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Knowledge of MHSAA rules and
regulations
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Good organizational skills
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Oct 2008 |
The Champions League still
exists.
The USA Champions
League has changed formats and now
seems to exist as a center for teams
to register and play extra games
against other like minded teams.
It is called the
Champions Challenge Games.
These are the clubs
that participated in the USA
Champions League.
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Brighton FC (MI) |
FC
Pride (IN) |
Michigan Chill (MI) |
Pacesetter SC (OH) |
CA United (MI) |
Ft.
Wayne Fever (IN) |
Nova FC / Gators FC (MI) |
Phoenix
Soccer (MI) |
Dewitt SC (MI) |
Kingdom Reserves (MI) |
Michigan
Future Stars (MI) |
Stingers FC (MI) |
Genesee Stars (MI) |
Lansing Gunners FC (MI) |
Michigan Wolves/Hawks (MI) |
Troy Elite (MI) |
Eclipse Select (IL) |
Lansing SC (MI) |
Novi Jaguars (MI) |
WAZA
FC (MI) |
FC
Indiana (IN) |
Livonia Meteors SC (MI) |
Okemos SC (MI) |
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Oct 2008 |
STATE CUP
Congratulations to the Grand Rapids
Crew U14 and U16 for
advancing to the quarterfinals.
TKO U17 advanced to the semi-finals.
Here are the links to this years
quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals
. A look at the brackets shows
only three (3) teams from the west
side in the quarterfinals, one (1) in
the semis and none (0) in the finals.
The Hawks have a team in each of the
finals. The Gators & Vardar each
have placed 2 in the finals.
A Livonia club, (LCSC) had the
extremely unusual accomplishment of
placing 3 teams in the U18
quarterfinals and 1 team made it to
the finals.
It is my opinion, that we have
significant talent on the West side
and there should be more teams making
it to, at the least, the semi-finals,
where anything can happen.
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Oct 2008 |
This isn't Soccer
However, it was worth a link.
take a look >>>
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Octy 2008 |
5th Annual River City Soccer Classic
Teams interested must act today or
tomorrow.
They are looking for a u8/u9 Boys or
Girls Team, a u10 Girls Team, a u11
Girls Team , Women's 30+, and Men's
Open Players.
If you have an interest in filling any
of these spots,
Please call Abrahm Shearer at
616-682-4700.
Read More >>>
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Advertise Your Business
West Michigan Soccer averages 100 K
hits per week. Our rates are
extremely competitive.
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Oct 2008 |
Adidas College Rankings
take a look >>>
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Brad Larson Scholarship
Details >>>
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"Trustworthy Auto Service &
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Kent Ayers |
Wyoming, MI 49548 |
Owner / Operator |
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Oct 2008 |
Field Size
Recent measurements of the "NEW" and
"IMPROVED" EGR Mehney field
would seem to show a soccer field
roughly 63 yards wide by 103 yards
long. Also, the touch line on
the lake side is 1 yard longer than
the touch line by the stands.
This would make the field not a
perfect rectangle although no one
would really notice.
This started me thinking that it might
be interesting to list the sizes of
the West Michigan fields.
As I get them measured or receive
information from a credible source, I will post them here.
In all cases, the measurements are in
yards
Any school that wants to let me know
how big their field is......
EMAIL ME >>>
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616-532-7781 |
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Rick Wohlford |
Grandville, MI
49418 |
owner / operator |
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Oct 2008 |
College Soccer
Playing college soccer doesn't always
mean that you are giving up your life.
Many colleges offer "Club" soccer as
student activity.
Read More >>>
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Oct 2008 |
Keeping Up With Soccer News is
Difficult...
...Here is something that I found that
seems to do it.
FAR POST REPORT
>>>
On that site is this article which is
some of the most interesting news I
have read in awhile.
READ IT >>>
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Oct 2008 |
Brad Larson Scholarship
Winners Announced
Joey Barone announced today that the
following student-athletes were the
recipients of the Brad Larson Memorial
Scholarships this year. The money
for the scholarships was
raised through the First Annual tournament last
spring at Woodland Sports.
Congratulations to the following five
recipients.
Thank you for your contributions to
the soccer community as players,
coaches, and referees.
Matt Bouchard: Thornapple
Kellogg H.S.- Playing soccer and
pursuing Elementary Education degree
at Aquinas
Adam Carlson: Forest Hills
Northern H.S.- playing GVSU Club
soccer and attending GVSU. Will
be pursuing a Masters degree at U of
M.
Kellie Irwin: East Kentwood H.S.-
Playing soccer and pursuing an
Interior Design degree at Adrian
College.
Jeff Larson: Jenison H.S.-
Playing soccer and pursuing a Business
degree at Aquinas.
Jeovani Pantoja: Grandville H.S.-
Playing soccer and pursuing a Sports
Marketing degree at Aquinas.
Details >>>
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Oct 2008 |
Calvin Women’s
Team Ranked 9th In Div 3
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Oct 2008 |
Grand Valley State University
Earn Fifth Straight Shutout with 1-0
Win at Tiffin and are ranked #1 in
Div. 2
Here is an article you may have
missed.
read more >>>
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Oct 2008 |
Is it a Goal? You Decide...
take a
look >>>
Hudsonville vs Rockford goes to PK's
and a controversial ending leaves
people to wonder...was it in or not?
After you watch the video a few time
(it only lasts five seconds or so),
play close attention to the side
netting after the ball goes past the
net. The net waggles around just
as it would if the ball went through
the hole at the bottom.
Here are the questions I have.
Did the referees check the nets prior
to the varsity game (the 3rd game that
day)? Rumor has
it that the referees in the freshman
game (the 1st game that day) were notified that the net was
loose and they refused to do
anything about it. There was
also a JV game (the 2nd game that day)
on the field that day as well.
At the end of the day, it probably
doesn't matter too much either way but
it should serve as a warning for all
referees, coaches and players.
Referees should ALWAYS check the nets
even though there have been previous
games.
Coaches should ALWAYS check the nets
just to make sure.
Players need to practice their PKs
since you just never know.
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2121 Kalamazoo |
Ryan Popma |
Grand Rapids, MI 49507 |
owner / operator |
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September |
Name Change
Bangu Tsunami changes
name, merges with Wings SC and affiliates with Minnesota
Thunder. A busy year for those guys.
Read More >>>
Minnesota Thunder
Academy
This created a big
mess for the Minnesota State Assoc.
Read more >>>
It looks like they had
some other issues as well.
Read more >>>
And This >>>
And more >>>
And Finally >>>
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September |
New EGR Field
Recent measurements of the "NEW" and
"IMPROVED" EGR Mehney field would
seem to show a soccer field roughly
63 yards wide by 103 yards long.
I say roughly because the tape
measure also showed that the touch
line on the lake side is 1 yard
longer than the touch line by the
stands. This would make the field
not a perfect rectangle although no
one would really notice.
Since the new fields they are
putting in these days are normally
65-75 yards wide and 110-115 yards
long, I wonder what happened?
Someone should ask the school and
the city if that is actually the
size field they wanted to put in.
Someone did. Apparently, the field
they wanted is the field they got.
Without spending too much time on
this, the reason they put in a small
field is because of cost.
I don't think they checked with
anybody that was involved with any
type of soccer.
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September |
Changes to Web Site
Take a moment to review the website.
The top half of the page will
take on a new look.
The left column will be for the news.
The center column will be for
announcements
The right column will be for the club
& team stuff.
The bottom half of all three columns
now contains sections that have been
moved from the original location
either on the right column or the left
column.
Eventually, each of the different
headings will become a drop down box,
making it easier to reach your
interest.
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September |
USA 17-19 Girls take Mild Cup
Read More >>>
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September |
Traverse City Tournament
Perfect season, perfect place, perfect
fields and perfect tournament!
READ MORE >>>
TBAYS is hosting the Autumn Classic
soccer tournament this September 13th
and 14th. We need teams in the
following age groups:
GIRLS
U9, U14, U15, U16 and U19/20
BOYS
U9 and U13
We would be willing to extend a
special rate for anyone that may be
able to submit a last minute team.
Contact me directly.
Thomas A Singer
Tournament Director
231 - 933 - 8229 ext 12
EMAIL>>>
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St Louis, Missouri
STL Soccer >>>
What is interesting
about clubs in this area is that while they all have been very
successful in the St Louis area, as well as Regionally and
Nationally, most of them have plans underway to merge their
teams at U15 and above with one or more of of their
former rival clubs.
This is a trend in
many of the larger areas as it becomes more and more difficult
to compete on the Regional and National level unless you are
drawing from a very large and well organized pool of players.
Here is a link to one
of the articles...
read article>>>
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2007 |
These were
Announcements & Team Accomplishments
from last year
JULY
AUGUST
OCTOBER
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summer 2008 |
Soccer Live Online
Welcome to Ole Ole
Football a member of the number one
network for live streaming football
online. We provide over 25,000 members
the ability to catch all the big games
with live football online on
your pc or laptop. Our dedicated
member’s area has no hidden charges
and allows you to login instantly
after paying. What is more; our
service requires no extra hardware and
any software required is provided free
of charge. If you would like to
watch live football online take a
look below for upcoming fixtures.
Take a look>>>
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Fund Raising
Buffalo Wild Wings prides itself on
being a strong community supporter,
and would like to offer you a unique
fund-raising opportunity....
Read
More >>>>>
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summer 2008 |
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summer 2008 |
Troy Elite Cup 2008
This looks to be an interesting warm
up for the fall season. They had
a rainout last year but are offering
teams that come back this year $125
off the entry fee.
"...If
you are a team returning from the 2007
tournament that was U11 or above in
2007 you must enter your 2007 team
number (this number was emailed last
year to the manager/coach
and can also be found on the
tournament website home page menu)
in the comments
section of the application and on the
memo line of your check to receive
your discount of $125.."
Read More >>>.
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summer 2008 |
What is Fartlek?
It is Swedish for "asswhuppin"....
Read more >>>
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summer 2008 |
Mild Cup
August 30-31, 2008
New Management, New Location
New Age Groups, New Weekend
Read More >>>>
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fall 2008 |
Here is Something New!
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summer 2008 |
Are you looking for a good College to
go to for education and still play
soccer?
In all of college
athletics, only three conferences are
100 years old. Only three leagues had
the vision and foresight to be
organized before the NCAA itself came
into existence.
The Ohio Athletic
Conference (OAC) is one of those
three.
Read more >>>
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summer 2008 |
Manage your own Team
The World's Best FREE Online Soccer
Manager Game is available here.
play the game >>>
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Summer 2008 |
Kalamazoo Kingdom
FALL 2008 TOURNAMENT
AUGUST 29-30-31, 2008
Grand Rapids,
Lansing,
and
South Bend
are within 1 hour driving time.
DIVERSE COMPETITION
QUALITY FIELDS
CONVENIENT TRAVEL
GREAT COMPETITION
PROFESSIONALLY RUN
READ MORE >>>> |
spring 2008 |
Brad Larson Memorial Tournament
Due to the success of the tournament,
Founder Joey Barone announced today
that there are four (4) $500
scholarships available.
Interested candidates must fill in an
application and send it by July 21,
2008.
Scholarships will be awarded by July
30, 2008.
scholarship
application >>>
Thank You>>>
Sunday, March 9th at Woodland Sports
in Grand Rapids. Games will run
start at 12:30 and end by 9:00 PM
read more >>>
application >>>
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August 2008 |
COMPLETED! GREAT DAY!
READ MORE >>>
TEAM REGISTRATION >>>
TEAM ROSTER >>>
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June 2008 |
TRYOUT Page
In an attempt to make life easier for
the soccer parents who are frantically
searching for that next club I
have compiled (as best I can) links to
most of the clubs in west Michigan
on one page.
You will also find all the
Premier clubs
Tryout links as well.
If I missed a club, it was not
intentional, please email me and I
will post it up.
Go to Tryouts
>>>>
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Spring 2008 |
Soccer Club Board Members - Read This!
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Grand Rapids, MI 49507 |
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spring 2008 |
Club Costs
This is a difficult time for many
parents.
A good friend of mine once described
it as "...THE SILLY SEASON..." among
other things.
One troubling issue has always been
the difficulty in obtaining solid
information (prior to tryouts) about
the actual cost of playing for a club
and what the fees actually cover.
This new page is part of my ongoing
effort to bring factual information to
the soccer community.
This has been updated to show the
actual projected hard costs of the
uniform package. Your club may
charge more.
Club
Cost page
I will only post and/or link the
information once I receive a hard copy
of the costs and what they cover.
I challenge the clubs to post the
information online (or send it to me)
so it can be linked up here for all to
see.
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winter 2008 |
Something Completely Original
Those who know me, know that I
spend way too much of a normal persons
sleep time wandering the internet.
Occasionally, I will find something
worthwhile enough to place on this
site. Enjoy!
TED - Ideas Worth Spreading
This is the segment that brought me to
TED...........
Theo Jansen
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spring 2008 |
Interesting Articles
This series of articles is written
with hockey in mind but they apply to
all youth sports, and in particular,
soccer.
read more>>>
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spring 2008 |
Good reading....
The OFFSIDE
Story
Handling Injuries |
spring 2008 |
SUPER Y gets its own page
read more >>>
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June 2008 |
Short-sided Games
Here is a great read for those
coaches, & parents who do not
understand why the children should be
playing short-sided games at U12 and
younger.
Here is a sample...
...The
reason English football has a
tradition of brick outhouse central
defenders who cannot pass and
perpetual motion machines in
midfield without an ounce of the
class of Cesc Fàbregas is because
our youth football is geared to
little else.
If you are big you go at the back
because you can kick it a long way
and on an adult pitch, unless
someone can hoof it to safety, a
team can get boxed in defending
their penalty area with no end in
sight until the inevitable goal is
scored. The ability to cover a
ludicrously vast distance, box to
box, is obviously essential for a
midfield player, so the game favours
long-legged cross-country runners,
not tidy little ball players....
Sound familar?
read
the article>>>
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August 2008 |
What is Fartlek?
It is Swedish for "asswhuppin"....
Read more >>>
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August 2008 |
The
Uneven Playing Field
By MICHAEL SOKOLOVE
From page 3:
"...AN A.C.L. DOES NOT tear so much as
it explodes, often during routine
athletic maneuvers — landings from
jumps, decelerations from sprints —
that look innocuous until the athlete
crumples to the ground. After the
A.C.L. pulls off the femur, it turns
into a viscous liquid. The ligament
cannot be repaired; it has to be
replaced with a graft, which the
surgeon usually forms by taking a
slice of the patellar tendon below the
kneecap or from a hamstring tendon.
One reason for the long rehabilitation
is that the procedure is really two
operations — one at the site of the
injury and the other at the donor
site, where the tendon is cut..."
READ IT ALL >>>
When you read the article, you will
find a warm-up program mentioned - the
PEP Program. Here is a link.
PEP Program >>>
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August 2008 |
Websites Around the Country
St
Louis Soccer >>>
Chicago
Soccer >>>
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August 2008 |
Project Freestyle
What is it?
Read More >>>
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Summer 2008 |
Time is running Out!
Coopersville 3v3 Soccer
When: Aug 9
Coopersville Mi
$75 a Team, 6 Player Limit
Everyone gets a Shirt
NOT TOO LATE TO SIGN UP
READ MORE >>>
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2008 |
Fund Raising
Buffalo Wild Wings prides itself on
being a strong community supporter,
and would like to offer you a unique
fund-raising opportunity....
Read
More >>>>>
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summer 2008 |
Barone Soccer Academy
Joey Barone, former Calvin
College All-American, announces
formation of his Soccer Academy.
PHILOSOPHY
The hardest thing to do
on a soccer field is SCORE GOALS.
Regardless of what position you play,
we will make you a better GOAL-SCORER!
The camps place heavy emphasis on
functional training in the offensive
third of the field and are all about
SCORING GOALS. We will help you
develop your presence on the field as
a GOAL SCORING threat.
Read more >>>>
"...If you want to score a goal, you
have to hit the target..."
Fabio Capello
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summer 2008 |
US CLUB REGIONALS
Indianapolis
Schedules, Standings >>>
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summer 2008 |
Regional Championships
READ MORE >>>
Two Michigan Teams Advance to National
Championship
U14 Boys - Grand Rapids Crew
have been on the national radar for
several years. They recently
earned the right to play for a
National Title and travel to
Arkansas...
MORE>>>
U19 Girls - Bloomfield Force
have repeated as Regional Champion
and have earned the right to defend
their National Title. Read
about last years trip to the Final
Four....MORE
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summer 2008 |
U19 Force Wins another Title!
U19 Girls Bloomfield Force (the Club
team of Laura Heyboer and
Jill Flietsra) defended their
National Title. Laura Heyboer
(2 time MIchigan Miss Soccer) and
Jill Flietsra will be attending
MSU this fall after finishing their
High School careers with an
unprecedented 4th straight High School
Championship.
It is a storybook ending to a
remarking youth career for both
Heyboer and Flietsra.
U19 Force FC Schedule >>>
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summer 2008 |
National Championships
All Schedules/Results >>>
U14 Crew Finishes 3rd in Country
U14 Grand Rapids Crew traveled to
Arkansas to represent Michigan in
National Championships. Although
they are ranked #2 in the country, it
means nothing. All 4 teams
fighting for the Title are exceptional
and there is no clear favorite.
The Crew represented themselves well,
finishing 1-1-1 in pool play but did
not advance to the finals.
The first game was the problem as the
travel to Arkansas and the heat
created issues for them and they were
able to finish only one of their many
opportunities in the game against the
eventual champion, losing 2-1.
It was a great year for this group and
I know that all of your supporters
wish you well in your hunt for next
year.
Read more >>>
U14 Crew Schedule >>>
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Summer 2008 |
FLYING KICK U17 Boys
FK U17 boys set a new benchmark for
West Michigan teams by winning the top
group at the USA Cup in Blaine
Minnesota.
USA
CUP >>>
This is a wonderful weeklong, summer
tournament that attracts many of the
top teams from across the country and
around the world.
To win their pool and playoff bracket,
they played teams from Ontario,
Minnesota, Indiana, Connecticut and
New York.
Pool Play Results >>>
Pool Play Standings >>>
CUP FLIGHT (A) Playoff Results >>>
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PASS U10 boys win another tournament!
The Kalamazoo Crusader Cup was held
last weekend and the PASS U10 boys
easily won their preliminary games;
8-1 Crew Jr. Black; 10-1 BC United;
5-0 Kingdom Select. The final was a
tight game against League rival
Georgetown Rangers with PASS pulling
out a 5-3 win to take the
championship trophy home. Georgetown
gave them a tough fight. The team is
trained and coached by Mark
VanSlooten, but assistant coach John
Menhart coached the team throughout
the tournament. Great Job TEAM!
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summer 2008 |
Roberts Soccer Academy
2008 Boys High School Pre-Season
Team Camp
Are
you getting ready for your high
school season? Make sure your team
is in top form before try-outs by
attending the Roberts Soccer Academy
High School Pre-Season Team Camp!
Our staff will have you prepared to
tackle those grueling two-a-days and
make sure you maximize your
pre-season week.
Dates: Monday, August 4th
- Friday, August 8th
Time:
Choose from 10am-12pm or
1pm-3pm
Location: Aquinas College
Game Field
Staff*
Matt
Roberts
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Assistant Coach – Aquinas College
Men
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Staff Coach – Grand Rapids Crew
Juniors
-
NSCAA National Diploma
-
2005 Boys MHSSCA Div. 3 Coach of
the Year
Questions? Call Matt Roberts at
616-821-3115 for answers!
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4/30 |
Anne
Steinlage - Spring Lake
Anne Steinlage has been training
with the u-17 national in prep for
the u-17 world cup. While in
Florida, she has not been playing
for Spring Lake soccer team.
http://www.ussoccer.com/index.jsp.html
Roster of US U17 Woman's National
Team
GOALKEEPERS (3): Alexa Gaul
(Naperville, Ill.), Taylor Vancil
(South Elgin, Ill.), Kelsey Wys
(Coral Springs, Fla.).
DEFENDERS (6): Zakiya
Bywaters (Las Vegas, Nev.), Crystal
Dunn (Rockville Center, N.Y.),
Meagan Morris (Montclair, N.J.),
Megan Oyster (Naperville, Ill.),
Julia Roberts (Fredrick, Md.),
Anne Steinlage (Grand Haven, Mich.);
MIDFIELDERS (9): Kathryn
Bennett (Clyde Hill, Wash.), Amber
Brooks (New Hope, Pa.), Cloee
Colohan (West Point, Utah), Kaitlyn
Fitzpatrick (Pleasanton, Calif.),
Megan Jurado (San Jose, Calif.),
Olivia Klei (Pleasanton, Calif.),
Kristen Mewis (Hanson, Mass.),
Samantha Mewis (Hanson, Mass.),
Erika Tymrak (Bradenton, Fla.);
FORWARDS (6): Tani Costa
(Honolulu, Hawaii), Victoria
DiMartino (Massapequa, N.Y.), Alexi
Harris (Plano, Texas), Samantha
Johnson (Palmdale, Calif.), Caroline
Miller (Rockville, Md.), Courtney
Verloo (Tualatin, Ore.).
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spring 2008 |
Lakeshore Soccerfest
Applications are now being accepted
for the 12th Annual Lakeshore
Soccerfest, being held May 23rd-25th.
In 2007, a record number of 130+
teams attended, coming from Kalamazoo,
Ann Arbor, Chicago, Ft Wayne and more.
Don't miss out, register your team
today!!!
Read More >>>
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Vardar-West Announces New
Partnership with Glasgow Rangers
Rangers Football Club today (Friday
7 March 2008) announced details of a
partnership with Vardar-West Soccer
Club as part of their highly
successful Soccer Schools programme.
Over the past three years, Rangers
overseas camps have gone from
strength to strength, with Soccer
School activities taking place in
America, Canada, Australia, Germany
and Spain.
Read More >>>>
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spring 2008 |
The 5th Annual Coaches vs. Cancer
Soccer Classic and High School
Showcase
READ
MORE...
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winter 2008 |
Hamdi Rammal is
Coach of the Year
...read the MSYSA story...
West
Michigan Soccer page
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FH
Northern Grad goes D1
Brent Rosendall (FHN Class of 2007),
is attending school and will be
playing soccer for the University of
Louisville. He was recruited by a few
division one programs and eventually
decided to except an offer from
Louisville.
In order to make it easy to follow his
career, I have added a link in
the college section (below left) and
also here for the moment.
read more >>>
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Two West Michigan Players
TJ VanSlooten (Northview) and Conner
Fast (EGR) just got the invitation to
travel to Barcelona, Spain with the
Region 2 '92's National ODP team on
Feb. 23. They will play in an
international tournament against local
Catalonia Leagues top youth teams such
as Barcelona, Espanyol, Cornella ,
Damm, Europa, Mercantil and Badalona.
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West Michigan Makes it Two in a Row
On Friday night, January 18, in
Baltimore,
MD, Soccer Coach John
Conlon,
from East Kentwood, received the
2007 National Soccer Coaches
Coach of the Year Award (for
High School Boys)...
...Read
more >>>
Last Year,
Coach Randy
Heethuis,
from
Hudsonville
Unity
Christian, received the 2006
National Soccer Coaches Coach of
the Year Award (for
Private/Parochial High School
Girls)...
...Read
More >>>
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Jan 15 |
WM
Fire Jrs. U-15 Girls To Super Y Finals
The
U15 Girls team beat Ohio Elite 6-1
in regular season play to solidify
their place in the Florida finals.
WMFJ defeated such resilient teams
as the Chicago Magic, Penns Forest,
and Toronto to earn the berth in the
finals.
The
Florida Super Y Finals schedule for
the U15 Girls included games against
FC Delco, Chicago Magic, and So Cal
Blues in round robin play. The Fire
played a fine game against FC Delco
earning a 1-0 win which failed to
reflect Fire’s dominance of the
game.
The
next match pitted the U15 Fire team
against the rival Chicago Magic. As
they had twice in regular season
play, Fire soundly defeated Chicago
with a 1-0 win. Head coach Dan
Raben said, “It was a good game we
played. Chicago is always a tough
match and our girls played well.”
Moving into the last match against
So Cal Blues, the Fire needed to tie
or win the game to move forward into
the semi-finals. Regretfully, the
WMFJ U15’s conceded a goal about 15
minutes into the game and from that
time on they fought hard but to no
avail. They lost 1-0. Coach Raben
said, “The girls played very well.
I was proud of the way they played.
We pressed all second half and just
came up short. The girls played a
great tournament.”
The
Fire went on to win their final game
against the Mountain WFC 1–0.
Overall, the WMFJ U-15 girls had a
great run in the finals.
Congratulations to the players and
staff on the team for a hard fought
season and excellent showing in the
Super Y Finals. Great job Coach
Raben and girls.
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Nov 26 |
West Michigan Teams Win 3 State
Championships!
The last 10 years have seen explosive
growth in the numbers of children
playing soccer but more importantly, a
large number of of skilled players
have also appeared.
Varsity teams from four West Michigan
High Schools have reached the State
Finals this year in all 4
Divisions.
East Kentwood (D1) wins State
Championship.
Hudsonville Unity
Christian (D2) wins State
Championship.
Forest Hills Eastern (D2) lost to
Unity in Semi-final.
Grand Rapids South Christian (D3)
loses tough game in finals.
Muskegon West Michigan Christian (D4)
wins State Championship.
Please join us in wishing them well.
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Nov 26 |
Grand Rapids Crew Juniors U14
Nationally ranked Crew team makes
semi-finals at Disney Showcase.
In pool play they defeated 2 top 10
teams. Semi-final Results were
not what you might expect from a
high level game as they lost 5-1 to
eventual winner and perennially
strong, Dallas Texans 94.
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Nov 26 |
Congratulations to the Alliance FC
U-11b who won the Veterans Cup this
past weekend in Evansville, Indiana.
En route to the finals the boys
scored 22 goals and allowed 2.In the
last game they defeated Anderson
Blitz by a score of 10-1. The
team is coached by Amy Dunwell and
Szolt Bertalan.
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Nov 20 |
The Grand Rapids
Crew Juniors (GRCJ) U14 Boys MRL team
won another very prestigious
tournament in Tennessee over the
weekend. On the way to the Germantown
Invitational win the team defeated
competition from Mississippi, Missouri
and Oklahoma along with gaining an 8-1
goal advantage. “We played against
national ranked competition with many
Regional Olympic Development Program
players, especially from the strong
Region III that includes Texas.” said
Coach Remco Bergsma. “The boys are
coming together as a team and we are
tactically becoming smart.” The U14
team has also had a very strong fall
season in the National League (MRL)
where they have gone undefeated and
outscored their opponents 27-2. Add to
that the Championships in both the NSR
Cup in Saginaw, MI and the Mead Cup in
Dayton, OH and it is quite obvious
that the team is one of the best to
ever come out of the west side of the
State. The next endeavor for the team
is to go down to Orlando over the
Thanksgiving weekend to defend last
years Championship at the Disney
Juniors Soccer Showcase. We wish them
all good luck.
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Nov 20 |
The United Soccer Athletes U-17/19
Girls team that played in the Blue
Division this past fall is truly a
team made up of players near and far.
The team has players from Michigan
Lutheran High School, Lawton High
School, Loy Norrix HIgh School,
Holland Christian High School, Holland
High School, South Haven High School,
West Ottawa High School and Zeeland
East High School. Eight schools in
all! The team is coached by Dennis
Yunke of South Haven, Corey Yunke of
Grandville, and Dan Kievit (not
pictured) of Holland.
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Nov 20 |
The Stingers U11 boys, coached by
George Moni, won the MC United
Showcase tournament in St. Louis,
Missouri this past weekend. They
scored 36 goals in 5 games while
allowing only 4 goals. I've attached a
picture of the team. It would be great
if you could post this on the West
Michigan Soccer website on the Team
Achievements page. Thanks so much -
Tina
(Grant & Logan Juth's mom)
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Sept 25 |
The news is trickling in about
Rangers teams that took home
the gold over Labor Day
weekend.
They include:
- U10 Girls Blue: Champs
- U10 Boys Blue: Champs
- U11 Boys White: Champs
- U12 Boys Blue: Champs
- U12 Girls Blue: Champs
- U14 Boys Blue: Finalists
- U18 Girls Blue: Runner-Up
Click
here to see their
photos.
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Sept 25 |
Five teams from Flying Kick went to
Tbays Autumn Classic the weekend of
Sept 15 and 16th. All five teams won
their division. They were U9 boys,
U12 B, U12 G, U14B, and U18 G.
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Sept 5 |
Alliance FC
The u11 Boys Alliance FC team won
the Midland Tournament outscoring
their opponents by a margin of
40 to 2. While many of the
tournaments across the region were
cancelled this weekend, these boys
enjoyed great weather and good
competition.
The first year team was led by
Landon Chamberlain,
Bradley Dunwell,
Nedim Mehonovic and Delano
Capobianco and coached by Amy
Dunwell and Zsolt Bertalan.
Alliance FC congratulates all the
boys on this accomplishment!
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Sept 5 |
Grand Rapids Crew Jrs.
As is typical for Labor Day weekend,
many of the Grand Rapids Crew
Juniors (GRCJ) teams were in action
in tournaments all over the Midwest.
Both on the Select and Premier side,
many stayed within the State of
Michigan for some well organized
tournaments at Vardar Cup, Kingdom
Invitational Challenge and the MILD
Cup. However, some teams ventured
out of state as well. We had quite
a few Champions and runners up but
the most notable were....
Read More>>>
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Sept 5 |
GR Crew Jrs.
The Grand Rapids Crew Girls U-12
team coached by Jeff Brown returned
home from the NSR GOLD CUP in
Naperville, IL as Champions. In 5
games, the girls scored 35 goals and
only had 1 goal scored against them.
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Aug 28 |
GV PASS
The GV-PASS U15 boys finished out a
strong season this year by becoming
one of only three U15 Michigan teams
pre-qualified for the spring ’08
premier level Midwest Regional League,
(highest level of the MRL), as well as
seeing several players participate in
Michigan’s Olympic Development Program
(ODP).
For the winter ODP training, five
players from the U15 team advanced to
the state pool for their respective
age groups: Justin Reamon,
Tyler Tran, Erik Anderson,
and Andrew Vanden Berg for the
1993 age group; and TJ VanSlooten
for the 1992 age group. Three of the
five players moved on to represent the
state of Michigan at the summer ODP
regional camp: Erik Anderson,
Andrew Vanden Berg, and TJ
VanSlooten. All three players
appreciated the training sessions,
strong coaching, and meeting other
players from the twelve states
participating in this year’s Region II
ODP camps.
The 1993 age group brought two teams
of 18 players to the camp, an older
team (January through June birthdays)
and a younger team (July through
December birthdays). At the 1992 age
group, the state brings just one team
of 18 players. All three boys’
Michigan teams advanced to their
respective championships. Erik was on
the 1993 older team, which lost in a
close 0-1 game to Ohio North; Andrew’s
1993 younger team won their
championship in a 3-1 game against
Minnesota. TJ’s team lost in a tight
0-1 championship match against
Indiana. TJ’s success on the Michigan
‘92 team garnered him a spot at the
Regional Holdover Camp and the ODP
regional pool of players that will be
called to play in different venues
throughout the 2008 playing year,
including a possible trip to
South America in the spring of
08.
GV-PASS U15 players also had a strong
showing in the Super-Y league for
2006/07. Of the eight players from
the team who participated in Super-Y,
three were identified to move to
national identification camps. Last
fall, Erik Anderson and
Tyler Tran participated in the
1993 Id2 Regional Camp held in
Mattheson, IL. TJ VanSlooten
advanced to the 1992 National United
Soccer League (USL) ODP Camp held in
Tampa, FL. in February of 2007 and was
named to the 1992 National Team. He
was invited to travel to Germany with
this team, but was unable to do so
because of a prior commitment to the
Region II ODP camp in July.
The entire GV-PASS team worked
diligently to earn their spot in the
top division of the MRL league. While
overcoming injuries and the transition
of adding seven new players to the
2006-2007 roster, they worked hard to
maintain the possession style of play
that has made them so successful.
Congratulations to these players, and
coach, Mark VanSlooten for their
dedication and determination!
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Aug 22 |
The PASS Impact U10 boys
won the U10 division of the Michigan
Challenge Cup this past weekend
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Aug 22 |
Kingdom U14 Girls take Super Y title
again
Kalamazoo, MI (August 20, 2007)
The 2007 Kalamazoo Kingdom U14 girls
Super Y team defended their 2006
Midwest Champions Title by going
undefeated the second year in a row in
the highly competitive United Soccer
League’s elite youth soccer program.
The Kingdom team defeated Chicago
Magic, Penns Forest (Pittsburg),
Mequoin United (Milwaukee), and the
West Michigan fire by amassing thirty
one goals while only allowing nine
against them. The team will be
returning to the North American Finals
to represent the Midwest Division on
November 15th in Tampa , Florida . The
team consists of some the best U14
youth soccer players from all over the
state of Michigan including several
ODP state and regional players. The
team is led again this year by Coach
Chad Wiseman. This will be Coach Chad
’s fourth trip to USL’s North American
Youth Finals. Chad Wiseman’s
assessment of this years performance
and chances at the finals are: “The
team has earned a trip back to the
North American Finals. They are very
deserving of this opportunity. These
girls work extremely hard and have a
bunch of talent. I look forward to see
how we will match up against some of
the top teams in North America ”.
Roster: Lindsey Arnett-Portage
Mara Bennett -Portage Kaitlin
Brown-Ann Arbor Breanne Bye-Portage
Lunden Carpenter-Portage Shelby
Jarvis-Portage Samantha Kay-Portage
Cayla Lentz-Portage Samantha
Osterhaven-Grand Rapids Carlee
Pallett-Plainwell Taylore
Peterson-Portage Jordan Rakus-Holt
Madison Sandmeyer-Portage
Lindsay Shafer-Portage Sara
Silvasi-Dexter Paige Wester-Portage
Hailey Yondo-Caledonia Alex
Heffron-Grand Rapids
Chad Wiseman
Assistant Coach, Western Michigan
University Men's Soccer
Head Coach, Plainwell High School
Varsity Girl's Soccer
Head Coach, Kingdom Reserves U14 & U15
Boys MSPSL
Head Coach, Kingdom Reserves U15 Girls
MSPSL
Head Coach, Kingdom Reserves U16 Boys
& U17 Boys Super "Y" League
Head Coach, Kingdom Reserves U14 Girls
Super "Y" League
Email:
chadwiseman19@yahoo.com
Phone: 269-569-2153 |
Aug 14 |
Grand Rapids Crew teams do well at
NSR Cup
read more>>>
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Aug 14 |
Grand Rapids Crew
Eight Players from the Grand Rapids
Crew Juniors U-14 Boys Attend ODP
Regional Camp this summer.
Read more>>>
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Aug 14 |
Grand Rapids Crew U12 Girls
The Grand Rapids Crew Jrs U-12 girls
team coached by Jeff Brown, played in
their first tournament to kick of the
start of what looks to be a very
successful season. This was the first
time the girls played together as
there are many newcomers to the team
and the first time playing on the 11 v
11 field. The tournament was the NSR
Cup in Saginaw and the girls lost to
Vardar 3-2, came back to beat the
Hawks B team 4-0 and the Hawks A team
4-1. The girls are working hard as
they prepare for the NSR Gold Cup over
Labor day in Naperville, IL. |