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| U17 boys make State Cup Final Four! - Monday, May 02, 2011 - Tuesday, May 08, 2012U17 boys make State Cup Final Four! - Monday, May 02, 2011
Congrats to the FC United U17 boys for making the Final Four at 2011 State Cup!! Finals weekend coming on May 21-22 in Auburndale, Fl!! Good luck boys!! We are proud!! Go UNITED!!!
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| FC United Brings Historic Program to NE Florida - Thursday, February 03, 2011 - Tuesday, May 08, 2012
FC United Brings Historic Program to NE Florida - Thursday, February 03, 2011
FC United of Florida is proud to announce its acceptance in the United Soccer League's (USL) Super-Y League for the 2011 season. This historic partnership brings this elite program to Northeast Florida greatly expanding opportunities for the best players in the area. This program is open to all players, regardless of club affiliation and will be structured to be a summer program that does not compete with other club commitments. It also is a program that allows expanded rosters (up to 24 players, with only 18 dressed for matches), which allows for summer flexibility for vacations, etc. The national league play includes teams from many of USL and MLS academy teams (DC United, NY Redbull, Chicago Fire, etc.) and it has its own highly established ODP system.
The tryouts conducted to date have been extremely competitive with a fabulous turnout of the areas most talented players from local several club teams. For the latest information on the program visit the FC United Super-Y page.
For more information on the overall Super-Y program, visit: http://supery.uslsoccer.com/
Any questions on this program, please email richweber@fcunited.net
For the full press release please click, read more ...
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| Players Selected to Florida 1997 Olympic Development Program (ODP) Teams - Friday, February 25, 2011 - Tuesday, May 08, 2012Congratulations to Nathan Monsanto and Kade Sweeney for selection to the Florida 1997 Boys ODP player pool/teams. These teams will represent Florida in the Region III development camp in Tuscaloosa, Alabama playing against teams throughout the Southeastern US. Nate and Kade were selected after successfully displaying their skills at both the Florida Regional and State tryouts. They both play on the U14 Boys Black Team within FC United. Well done boys and best of luck in Alabama!!!
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| FC United U18/19 Boys Player signs with Embry Riddle - Monday, May 09, 2011 - Tuesday, May 08, 2012FC United U18/19 Boys Player signs with Embry Riddle - Monday, May 09, 2011
Our very own Veit Couturier, who plays on the FCU U18/19 team,
has signed with Embry Riddle. We are excited for Veit and look forward to watching him play for the Eagles!
Embry Riddle Men's Soccer Inks Couturier for 2011
Courtesy: Alison Smalling, Sports Information Director
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Embry-Riddle head men’s soccer coach David Gregson has announced the signing of forward Veit Couturier for the 2011 season. Couturier officially signed his letter of intent to play for Embry-Riddle at the ERAU Athletics Hall of Fame Ceremony where former men’s soccer standout Paul Buckley was one of three inductees.
“Veit is an exceptional young talent, one whom we expect to make a significant impact on our program in the years to come,” Gregson said. “He is the kind of person and athlete with whom we have built this program and I think he will be a great ambassador for our program both on and of the field. I know he is as excited as we are to get started with the new season.”
Couturier is a German national who gained dual citizenship with the United States and played his final two seasons of high school soccer at Crescent City (Fla.) High School. During his time with the Raiders, he made his home with Mark and Donna Fontana and their family, and the Fontanas had the opportunity to observe Couturier garner numerous individual accolades.
As a junior in 2009-10, Couturier scored 41 goals in 23 games and earned Putnam County Soccer Player of the Year honors. This season, he set a Putnam County high school record for goals scored in a single season with 53, including seven in the Raiders’ 9-1 win over Keystone Heights that earned them their second consecutive district title.
In addition to his scoring prowess, Couturier also excelled off the field. The recipient of Crescent City High School’s Mr. Academics and Mr. Congeniality awards, he was voted Homecoming King and maintained straight A’s on the way to Dean’s List recognition.
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| PURE FC Academy and FC United Enhance Partnership to Offer Elite Training to U13 & U14 Boys - Wednesday, December 15, 2010
The PURE FC Foundation recently announced plans to extend their partnership with FC United of Florida to include a full Academy program hosted at Indian Trails Sports Complex in Palm Coast beginning January 2011!
“With an already extremely successful Regional Development School in place in Palm Coast, this is the next step in furthering our partnership.“ Said PURE FC Foundation’s Director of Operations, Sean Stern. “Our relationship with FC United and the establishment of the PURE FC Academy-Palm Coast, now allows for a proper progression for talented local players beginning at 8 years old in the PURE FC Regional Development School, then on to the PURE FC Academy, and finally through to the professional ranks by way of our network of player development partners at the professional level.”
The PURE FC Academy is not a youth club or travel team program. The PURE FC Academy is a “club neutral” soccer training program focused on developing individual youth talent in an elite professional environment. The objective of the Academy is to identify and nurture talented young players in the region and provide them high-level training designed to complement and support the efforts of their club teams and coaches. The Academy program is a reduced cost program to ensure that economics do not stand in the way of developing local youth talent. Open to talented boys, ages U13 and U14, and accessible by try-out only, the Academy combines top local prospects from a variety of local travel teams and places them together weekly in a unique high level training environment staffed by the area's most highly qualified and experienced youth coaches. With only one Sunday evening training session per week, and no game day commitments, the Academy does not interfere with a player’s regular club or school team commitments.
With the PURE FC Academy recently signing player development and identification agreements with Botafogo FR and R.R.F.C. Montegnee, players in the PURE FC Academy-Palm Coast program will not only be exposed to the top professional training methods, but will also have the opportunity to be identified by a professional team through quarterly exposure events.
Try outs for the PURE FC Academy-Palm Coast will be held on Sunday, January 9th at 6:00pm, at Indian Trails Sports Complex located at 5455 Belle Terre Pkwy in Palm Coast.
Players successful at try-outs will be invited to enroll in the PURE FC Academy-Palm Coast. Pre-registration for this try-out is essential. To register your player for the try-out, visit www.purefcacademy.com.
For additional information on the Academy or RDS programs call Sean Stern at 904-473-7947 or contact by email at:
sstern@purefcsoccer.com
The full press release is also attached to this announcement.
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| FC United Players Excel at Regional ODP Tryouts - Tuesday, October 26, 2010The Florida Youth Soccer Association (FYSA) conducted its annual Olympic Development Program (ODP) tryouts for the 1997 & 1998 year groups for boys and girls this past weekend. FC United had several players attend and had the following players selected to advance to the State tryouts in January:
1997 Boys- Nathan Monsanto and Kade Sweeney
1998 Boys- Dakotah Casale, Nathan Howell and Patrick Ray
1997 Girls- Amanda Raleigh
1998 Girls- Colleen Derrig
Players for the 1994-1996 age groups will have their first tryouts in March of 2011. For more information on the ODP program. Please visit,http://www.fysa.com/odp/odpcalendar/index_E.html
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| 1st Annual Lotto Invitational Cup Brings Great Success - Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Over the Columbus Day holiday weekend, FC United soccer club hosted 40 teams from across Florida and the Southeastern U.S. in the first annual 2010 Lotto Invitational Soccer Tournament in Palm Coast and St. Augustine. This tournament for competitive soccer teams provided lots of exciting action this weekend and the following teams should be congratulated for winning their divisions:
U11 Boys – Apollo 99/00 of Ormond Beach
U13 Boys – FC United of Florida Boys Black 97/98
U14 Boys – FC United of Florida Boys Black 96/97
U16 Boys – Olimpique United of Osceola County
U18 Boys – Apollo 92/93 of Ormond Beach
U12 Girls – FC United of Florida Girls Black 98/99
U13 Girls – Waves 97/98 of Ormond Beach
U14 Girls – FC United of Florida Girls Black 96/97
U16 Girls – Ocala Lightning
U14 Boys & U14 Girls Champions
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| FC United Storms First Coast Labor Day Shootout - Wednesday, September 08, 2010
FC United Club teams stormed the First Coast Labor Day Shootout in Jacksonville this past weekend. The U17 Boys Black Team defended their title from the previous year in going undefeated throughout the tournament in a combined U17/U18 highly competitive division. The U16 Girls Black team also reached the finals and were unfortunate to lose in penalty kicks. Several other club teams were competitive and close to reaching the finals in their respective divisions. The tournament clearly served its purpose for club teams to prepare for their respective Fall seasons in the Florida State League (FSL) and the North Florida Youth Soccer League (NFYSL).
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| The PURE FC Foundation announced today a groundbreaking new partnership with FC United of Florida - Tuesday, August 31, 2010Congratulations to the 30 players that were selected to the first year of training in the Pure FC Regional Development School for St. John's, Flagler & Volusia counties (RDS-SFV). This is an exciting time for player development in our area as supplemental and enhanced training is brought to enhance all competitive players. For more information on the program, please visit:www.purefcacademy.com
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| FC United Forges Historic Development Partnership with Pure FC Academy - Thursday, August 12, 2010
The PURE FC Foundation announced today a groundbreaking new partnership with FC United of Florida that will see a PURE FC Academy Regional Development School (RDS) launched at Indian Trails Sports Complex in Palm Coast beginning this Fall. This relationship creates an opportunity for this area's highest level soccer players to come together to train in PURE FC’s pre-academy feeder system, year round, at minimal cost.
The RDS provides supplementary technical training, to high level boys and girls, aged 8 to 12. Accessible by try-out only, the RDS combines top prospects from a variety of travel teams, and places them together in a unique high level training environment staffed by the area's most highly qualified and experienced youth coaches. With only one Friday evening training session per week, and no game day commitments, the RDS does not interfere with a player’s regular team commitments.
With the PURE FC Academy recently signing player development and identification agreements with Botafogo FR, West Ham United FC, and R.R.F.C. Montegnee, players in the RDS- SFV (St. Johns, Flagler, Volusia) program will not only be exposed to the top professional training methods, but will also have the opportunity to be identified by a professional team.
Try outs for the RDS-SFV will be held on Saturday & Sunday, August 28-29 from 4:30-6:00pm, at Indian Trails Sports Complex located at 5455 Belle Terre Pkwy in Palm Coast. Training groups will be created for the top players from U9-U12. Players successful at try-outs will be invited to enroll in the RDS-SFV.
Pre-registration for this try-out is essential. To register your child for the RDS-Flagler try-out, visit www.purefcacademy.com. For additional information on the RDS-SFV, call Sean Stern, on 904-473-7947, or email: sstern@purefcsoccer.com
For the official press release with more details, please click on the "Read More"... notice below.
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| 3v3 National Championship Finalists - Monday, August 02, 2010
Tenacious FC: Nick Weber, Antony Polinskiy, Marcel DaSilva, Kade Sweeney, Bryan Mejia, Nate Monsanto
Six members of the FC United Boys Black 96-97 team coached by Rich Weber, traveled under the name of Tenacious FC to the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Disney to compete for the 3v3 Challengesports National Championship. Over one thousand teams from around the country descended on Disney to participate in the event from July 30-Aug 02. Each team was required to qualify at a local tournament in order to qualify for the national championships with Tenacious FC winning the Ponte Vedra 3v3 Tournament in December of 2009 in the only event they played for the year. The team played brilliantly in scoring the most goals in group play out of all 24 teams in the division in reaching the finals. This included a sound defeat of the defending champion and State Cup Finalist team before suffering a close defeat in the final. The club is very proud of the boys for this great achievement.
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| 2010-2011 FC United Team Selections - Monday, June 07, 2010We wish to thank all of the players that participated in tryouts for FC United teams. We were very impressed with the work effort, attitude and skills of the players. We are also very excited about the teams for the next year. Congratulations to the players selected for these teams. You can follow the below link for the team selections.
All selected players will receive an email (based upon the one you set-up in your account when you registered) that will give you a link to follow to accept or reject your position. Please execute this promptly as players who do not execute this by Tues, June 8th at 5:00 PM may have their positions offered to other players that tried out. You can also login directly to your account to accept this position.
Also, be sure to follow the instructions for registering this week at the club registration events. This is also critical in executing in a timely manner to ensure your player is registered properly and uniforms ordered in time for the season. The timelines must be followed closely.
For any questions please contact info@fcunited.net
Again, congratulations and GO UNITED!!!
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| 2010-2011 FC United Coaches/Trainers - Thursday, May 27, 2010Follow the link to the FC United Team Coaches & Trainers for the 2010-2011 year. read more ...
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| Tryouts for 2010-2011 FC United Teams - Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Registration for tryouts for FC United can be found by clicking the following link:
www.bluesombrero.com/fcunited
All players must be registered for tryouts online to participate in tryouts. Additionally, returning players must also be up to date on all financial commitments to participate.
Attendance at both tryouts is not mandatory, but is highly encouraged to get the best evaluation possible.
Returning players can sign on with your existing account (Do not create a new account) and for new players, simply create a new account and register your player (be sure to have the accurate Date of Birth).
Please arrive 30 minutes prior to your scheduled tryout time to sign-in and get your tryout number.
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Wednesday, June 2nd
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Indian Trails Sports Complex
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Indian Trails Sports Complex
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Indian Trails Sports Complex
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* Sunday, June 6th is reserved for rainouts. All makeup sessions and any information in regards to tryouts will be posted at:
www.fcunited.net
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Age ranges for the 2010-2011 FYSA season
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For questions, please email: Josh Braun- Director of Coaching: jmjbraun@hotmail.com or Reg Monsanto at: regmonsanto@fcunited.net
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| FC United Players success at Olympic Development Program (ODP) Region III Camps - Thursday, June 23, 2011
Congratulations to FC United Players for their success at the ODP Region III Camps in Alabama. Amanda Raleigh represented the State of Florida for the 1997 girls, Nate Monsanto for the 1997 Boys and Drew Clukey for the 1994 Boys. Each were very successful with their Florida teams and the club is very proud of the way the represented not only the state, but our local club as well.
Additionally, Drew Clukey was selected for the Region III ODP pool/team, which means he will represent the entire Southeast in future competions against the other three regions. Additionally, he was successful as a member of the Florida 94' ODP team that defeated Louisiana's 94' ODP team by a score of 1-0 in the Region III Championship Final and will advance to the ODP National Championships. Best of luck to Drew and Florida as the move forward in this elite competition.
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| Elite College Prep Camp - Monday, June 14, 2010 The Elite College Prep Camp will take place on June 21-26 and provides the ideal developmental atmosphere for the serious soccer player with ambitions of playing collegiate soccer. For those in attendance, it is an excellent opportunity to receive training from a tremendous staff of college coaches and former professional players in an extremely competitive environment. The coaches on staff are devoted to the individual improvement of each player through individual skill instruction, position-specific tactical training, small sided games, and 11 v 11 matches.
The camp will also provide daily seminars covering topics ranging from strength and conditioning for the elite player, the psychology of success, time management skills for the college athlete, short and long term goal setting, positive self motivation, and how to succeed in the admissions and recruiting process.
Lunch will be provided each day and all campers will receive a free camp t shirt and a written evaluation from the camp staff.
The Elite College Prep Camp is geared for the competitive player, and it is recommended that players have experience on a premier club team or an ODP team.
For more details on this unique opportunity, please click on "Read More" at the end of this announcement for the full camp brochure.
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| FC United Summer Camps- July 5-9 & July 26-30 - Monday, June 14, 2010Camp Coaching Staff:
Fabian Trejo
Fabian is a former professional player with Pumas in Mexico. Fabian currently holds his USSF “C” License.
Jacobi Goodfellow
Jacobi is a former professional player with the LA Galaxy of Major League soccer and with the portland timbers of the USL. Jacobi currently holds his USSF National “D” License.
Adam Allee
Adam is a former men’s and women’s college coach at Oral Roberts University. He also played professionally with the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer. Adam currently holds his USSF National “D” License.
Josh Braun
Josh is the Director of coaching with FC United and Ancient City Soccer Club. Josh is a former member of the U.s. Under 17 national team. Josh currently holds his NSCAA Premier Diploma and his USSF NAtional “B” License.
Dates and Information
July 5th-9th: $125
July 26th-30th: $125
9am-12pm
Ages: 4-18
Location: Ralph Carter Park- 1385 Rymfire Drive in Palm Coast (Next to Rymfire Elementary School)
To register for FC United Camps visit: www.bluesombrero.com/fcunited. You can also register onsite on the first day of Camp.
Players should bring cleats, shin guards and a soccer ball.
All campers will receive a free camp t-shirt and water will be provided.
For additional summer camps, please visit our partner, Ancient City Soccer (ACS) at www.ancientcitysoccer.com
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| U10 Academy Team (Palm Coast) - Sunday, June 13, 2010First, thanks to all of the players and your patience. The below players were selected for the U10 United Academy team in Palm Coast. This team will play in a U10 Division rotation with our partner Ancient City Soccer (ACS) teams for the 2010-2011 year.
To accept this position, please send an email to info@fcunited.net stating your intention to do such including tryout number and player name. Then printoff the U10 Academy Registration packet (linked-click "Read More" at the end of this message) and send to the club address along with payment.
129, 130, 290, 288, 291, 292, 295, 296, 299, 300
All other players are invited to join the United in-house Academy that will train and play games internally with the same professional coaching/training. You can sign-up for the in-house program at: www.flbuesombrero.com/fcunited read more ...
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| FC United Hosts International Friendly Match - Monday, March 22, 2010
The U13 Boys Black team hosted a U13 Boys team from the Papplewick School from the United Kingdom on the weekend of March 19-21. The weekend started on Friday night with the arrival of the team and FC United hosted a pizza party, futsal (indoor version of soccer) and video games which served as an icebreaker where the boys got to know each other. The British players then went to all of the FC United players houses where they would spend the rest of the weekend.
The next day saw the big soccer match with a formal ceremony presenting the teams and an exchange of country flags which was an extra special touch. In the match, the FC United boys jumped out fast scoring four goals in the first half (2- Nick Weber, 1- Marcel Da Silva, 1- Garrett Raab) and then added a fifth (Faruh Isakov) in the second half to cruise to a 5-0 victory. However, the match itself was very much a small piece of a very special weekend for staff, players and family members.
After the match, all of the players, coaches & families went to Flagler Beach where the teams had a great time playing soccer, rugby, digging forts & playing capture the flag as well as enjoyed a bonfire & barbeque. It was definitely a fabulous weekend that will be cherished by everyone involved for a very long time.
Coach and club president Rich Weber, "What a great cultural exchange this has been for both teams. The staff and players from Papplewick have been fabulous to be with throughout the weekend. Additionally, what a great opportunity to excite our local players about the upcoming World Cup in South Africa this summer in which England and the US play in the same group and face each other in the opening match. I kidded the British staff to remember 1950!!!"
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 | FC United Players Support 1st Annual Walt Disney Pro Classic - Sunday, February 28, 2010FC United Players from the Boys Black 96-97 and Boys Orange 96-97 teams were selected to serve as ball boys during the 1st Annual Walt Disney Pro Classic at ESPN's Wide World of Sports complex on Feb 25 & 27. They got to meet, hang out and warm-up with players and coaches from Major League Soccer (MLS) including FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo, New York Red Bull and Toronto FC. Players from the two teams included: Kade Sweeney, Frank Nabico, Jesse Lopes, Garrett Raab, Sam Konchan, Nate Monsanto, Marcel DaSilva and Nick Weber. Below are players pictured with FC Dallas's Jeff Cunningham, MLS Golden Boot award winner for leading MLS in goals scored for the 2009 season.
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| 1997 Players Selected for Florida State ODP Pool - Monday, February 08, 2010
FC United of Florida premier soccer club recently sent eight players to the Florida Youth Soccer Association's Olympic Development Program (ODP) State tryouts. These players participated in the state tryouts after being selected for advancement at highly competitive regional tryouts in October. The club had four boys; Bryan Mejia, Liam Conville, Kade Sweeney and Nathan Monsanto and one girl; Amanda Raleigh compete at the 1997 age group. The club also had four players selected to tryout at the 1996 age group: Matt Volk, David Dimare, Tyler Thibault and Nicholas Weber.
After an intense weekend of tryouts and two weeks of intensely waiting, the state pool results were released with Amanda Raleigh and Nathan Monsanto being selected in their age groups to advance to the US Region III Camp in Birmingham, AL this summer to play against other teams throughout the South region. They will also be looked at for selection to the US Regional Pool of players as well.
The club is very proud of all of its players that progressed so well throughout these tryouts and continues its legacy in producing Florida ODP players consistently each year. Last year the club produced three 1996 boys selectees: Volk, Dimare & Weber, with Volk being selected to the Region III Pool of Players.
FC United is very proud of these players and the way they represented the communities, state and their respective club. The club looks forward to placing additional players in March when it sends its 1993-1995 age group players to ODP tryouts. The club continues to provide the highest level of coaching, training and play in the area and provides an intense commitment to player development.
 
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| U16 Boys Advance in State Cup - Tuesday, April 20, 2010 Congratulations to the U16 Boys Black team for a great run in the State Cup competition. In the second round, they finished second in their group on a single goal loss to the group winner that prevented them from advancing to the final sixteen.
During the opening round of the competition, the team managed to tie for tops in their group with seven points by defeating the Lauderdale Lions and East Lake Arsenal and tying HC United to advance to the next round on April 17/18 to play for a position in the final 16 teams in the State Cup.
Also, a solid effort must be commended for our U14 Boys and U14 Girls Black teams which were narrowly eliminated from the State Cup competition. Though they did not advance, they are clearly positioned to learn from the experience and come back stronger next year.
FC United continues to focus on placing its teams at the highest levels of play and expects several more State Cup teams for the 2010-2011 season.
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| U14 Girls Black Win Ormond Beach Challenge Championship!!! - Monday, January 18, 2010 FC United's U14 Girls brought home their second tournament championship of the year in winning the Ormond Beach Challenge this past weekend. The Girls dominated play throughout the tournament going undefeated and untied. During the course of the tournament, they only conceded one goal and ultimately defeated the Florida Rush by a score of 2-0 in the championship match. Congratulations to the girls!!!
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| FC United Teams Advance to Region Cup Final Four - Tuesday, March 02, 2010FC United is very proud of its U11 Girls Black and U16 Girls Black teams that advanced this past weekend to the Region B Cup Final Four to be held March 20-21 in Merritt Island, FL. These two teams represented the club exceptionally in reaching these very competitive finals. Congratulations and best of luck to the ladies in the Region B Cup Finals!!! (U11 Girls Pictured Below).
 
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 | FC United Futsal Shootout - Thursday, December 24, 2009FC United of Florida hosted its first annual Winter Futsal (Indoor Soccer) tournament for U13/14 Boys teams at Rymfire Elementary School. The event was focused on building a fun exciting environment for teams to come and play this great indoor variation of the game of soccer.
Futsal is the official indoor soccer game of FIFA and is a fast paced, highly skilled variation of the game which originated in South America. Futsal is played between two teams of five players (including goalkeeper), with additional substitutes as desired. Unlike some other forms of indoor soccer, the game is played on a hard court surface delimited by lines. Walls or boards are not used. Most typically, basketball courts are a perfect fit for the game as was utilized for this event. Futsal is also played with a smaller ball with less bounce than a regulation soccer ball and has rules that place an emphasis on improvisation, creativity and technique as well as ball control and passing in small spaces.
Two FC United U13 Boys teams captured both 1st and 3rd place in the tournament. First place was taken by the FC United U13 Boys (aka- French Toast Mafia) with an exciting come from behind win by a score of 7-5 over the runner-up, Ormond Beach Apollo U14 Boys. This FCU team did very well in gaining the top seed by going undefeated and untied through group play, before easily handling Port Orange in their semi final and advancing to the championship match where they won a highly competitive match.
There was great excitement on this Championship Sunday as it was very nearly an all FC United final as FCU battled Apollo to a 4-4 draw in their semi-final in the morning, before conceding a goal with 30 seconds remaining which sent Apollo to the championship match and FCU to the consolation match. In this match, 3rd Place went to the FC United U13 Boys (aka- Cow Tipping Ninjas), who defeated the Port Orange Stingrays U13 Boys by a score of 8-6 in a come from behind victory.
FC United will continue to pursue skill building programs such as this to continue to focus on player development opportunities for its players. These programs, coupled with the highly skilled professional training opportunities provided by the club will continue to produce the greatest opportunities for advancement in the game within the area.
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| FC United Players Advance at ODP Tryouts - Sunday, October 04, 2009FC United boys and girls players for yeargroups 1996 & 1997 recently completed Olympic Development Program (ODP) regional tryouts in Titusville and Auburndale the weekends of Oct 3-4th & Oct 31-Nov 1st. The club sent seventeen players in these age groups.
The club had seven players advance to the Supercenter/State tryouts in January. These players that were selected for the next round include:
1997 Girls- Amanda Raleigh
1997 Boys- Liam Conville (GK), Bryan Mejia, Nate Monsanto, Kade Sweeney
1996 Boys- Matt Volk, Nicholas Weber, Tyler Thibault, David DiMare
The club is very proud of these players and wishes them best of luck in the next round. Additionally, the club looks forward to sending its players to the 1992-1995 yeargroup tryouts that will be conducted in the Spring.
For more information on ODP, visit: http://www.fysa.com/odp/index_E.html
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| U15 Boys Black Win The 5th Annual Bazooka College Showcase - Tuesday, February 16, 2010The U15 Boys Black team captured the Championship at the 5th Annual Bazooka College Showcase tournament at the Seminole Soccer Complex in Lake Mary, FL on Feb- 13-14. They battled the cold weather, several injuries (cramps & near broken nose) to advance to the championship match. They overcame this adversity and defeated the Leg-A-Z Caimens 2-0 in the final to bring home the championship.
FC United is proud of the U15 Boys and all of its Premier teams as it continues to seek out top competition for the players to continue both player development and receive exposure. It was a great environment with nine college coaches on hand evaluating talent. The club continues to focus on those tournaments and leagues that provide the highest levels of play for its players.
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| FC United Storms Columbus Weekend Tournaments - Wednesday, October 14, 2009
For Columbus Day weekend, FC United of Florida premier soccer club sent teams to the USSSA Florida State Tournament in Ocala and the 20th Annual Seminole Girls Fall Festival in Lake Mary. The U16 Boys-Black, U15 Boys-Black and U12 Boys-Orange teams traveled to Ocala and the U14 Girls-Black and U11 Girls-Black teams traveled to Lake Mary to compete.
Two teams, the U14 Girls-Black and the U16 Boys- Black brought home divisional championships. Additionally, the U15 Boys-Black and U12 Boys-Orange each finished 3rd place in their respective divisions by winning the consolation championship matches. The U11 Girls- Black team also competed strongly and was very close to advancing to the championship match in their division.
The U16 Boys went undefeated and untied throughout the tournament in winning their division and USSSA state championship. This is the second championship in a little over a month after winning the First Coast Jacksonville Shootout as well. This qualifies the team for the USSSA National Tournament in Round, Rock, Texas in December. The U15 Boys and U12 Boys also qualified for this new national tournament as well with their top 4 finishes.
Likewise, the U14 Girls also went undefeated and untied at the highly competitive Seminole Girls Fall Festival which attracts the state's top female teams for the Columbus Day Weekend. They cruised through divisional play in defeating Florida Soccer Alliance 2-0 and Port Orange 3-1. They then soundly defeated the Maitland Smash 3-0 in winning their divisional championship.
FC United is very proud of all of the teams and the way they represented the club in these mid-season tournaments. The club will continue to place its teams in the highest leagues and tournaments to continue to pursue challenging opportunities for its players.
FC United Girls Black 95-96
FC United Boys Black 93-94
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| FC United Storms First Coast Labor Day Shootout - Monday, September 07, 2009FC United of Florida premier soccer club sent ten teams to the highly competitive 17th Annual First Coast Labor Day Shootout tournament in Jacksonville to face off against teams from throughout the southeast region of the U.S. Two teams, the U16 Boys- Black and U13 Boys- Black brought home Gold Division Championships (Highest Level of Play) with the U14 Boys- Black also reaching the finals but falling to the state champions from South Carolina.
The U16 Boys went undefeated and untied throughout the tournament and outscored their opponents 11-4. They knocked off Creeks Clash 2-1 in the championship game. Likewise, the U13 Boys also went undefeated and untied and outscored their opponents 15-3. They defeated the First Coast Kyx 3-1 in winning their divisional championship and propelling them to a #10 ranking in the state by www.soccerincollege.com.
FC United is very proud of all of the teams and the way they represented the club in this season opening tournament. The club will continue to place its teams in the highest leagues and tournaments to continue to pursue challenging opportunities for its players.
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 | Champions: FC United of Florida Boys Black 93-94 - Monday, September 07, 2009
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 | FC United of Florida Boys Black 96-97 - Monday, September 07, 2009
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 | Olympic Development Program (ODP) Success for Local Players - Tuesday, July 28, 2009
FC United of Florida premier soccer recently sent three state selected players to represent Florida for the 1996 Boys age group in the Region III Camp for the United States Youth Soccer Association’s Olympic Development Program (ODP). The players participated in very competitive trials/tryouts at both the regional and state level throughout the fall and winter before being selected for the Florida state pool of players to travel to the University of Alabama for this highly competitive honor.
Matt Volk and David Dimare from St. Augustine and Nicholas Weber from Palm Coast were the three state selected players that participated. Volk and Weber were on the Florida-Y team, while Dimare was on Florida-Z team. The teams competed against other Region III states running from North Carolina through Texas and were observed and evaluated throughout the week. Florida’s teams were very successful overall including the Florida-Y team posting an undefeated record. As an added bonus, Volk was also selected for the Region III pool of players that will compete in elite competitions over the winter months. This is a very special honor for which the club is very proud.
Additionally, Florida and Region III coaches were very complimentary of the boys for the 1996 age group and the Florida coaches stated that it was the best first year ODP group they have ever seen.
FC United is very proud of these players and the way they represented the state and their respective club. The club looks forward to placing additional players in the future through its intense commitment to player development.
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