Robert L. Salvador C.I.C.(aka Coach Bob) has been involved in the Connecticut Youth Soccer Community for the past 30 years.  He has succeeded in transforming his passion for "The Beautiful Game" into a way of life!  Ecuadorian born, Bob has established himself as a soccer educator, coach/trainer for high quality, interscholastic soccer programs in Connecticut and has a successful track record of student-athletes participating in intercollegiate athletic soccer programs.

Coaching hundreds of youth and collegiate players throughout the years, Bob holds an International Coaching License(ICA); Certified Interscholastic Coach(CIC) by the National HS Athletic Coaches Association(NHSACA); NSCAA Advanced Regional Diploma; USSF 'D' License; CJSA State Soccer Coaching Certificate-Youth Module Functional Practice for Youth; former Assistant Varsity boys and girls goalkeeper coach at Newtown HS; named 2005 Assistant Coach of the Year by the Connecticut Soccer Coaches Association(CSCA); a former USSF Soccer Referee; CPR and First Aid Certified; former professional soccer player for the Connecticut Yankees in the American Soccer League.  Bob has also been actively involved in promoting the PASS program(Performance, Agility, Speed, Skill) which promotes soccer-specific fitness and skill development for boys and girls 3 1/2 to 17+ years of age.

As one of the new coach/trainers with Yankee United F.C. Bob will be the Head Coach/Trainer for both the U13 Boys and the U14 Girls Premier teams in the Fall of 2009.  Bob will also join Matt Mones as co-director of the New Yankee United Youth Skill Development Academy.
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Yankee United Tryout Dates:  All tryouts will be held at St. Joseph's High School,
                                              2330 Huntington Turnpike, Trumbull, CT
                                              Start time is 6pm

U9-U12 Tryouts will be held on June 20th & June 21st 2009

U13-U19 Tryouts will be held July 8th & 9th 2009
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Yankee United is proud to announce that 2 of our coaches have won
State Championships in their divsions.

Jack Nogueira, coach of St. Joseph's High School Girls Varsity Soccer
Team in Trumbull coached his team to the Class M Championship.

Daniel Uhrlass coached the Trumbull High School Girls Varsity Soccer 
Team to the Class LL Championship.

Congratulations!
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Congratulations to the U15 Stars for winning the Under Armour March Madness Tournament on March 21st & 22nd.  They competed in the top Premier Division & were 
3-1 for the weekend, allowing only 4 goals.
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U14 Blaze, U15 Stars, U18 Real have been selected for Region 1 play.  These 3 teams will represent Yankee United in the Northeast Regional League for the Spring of 2009.  This league competes against some of the best premier teams from New Jersey to Maine.  This is the third consecutive year for the U15 Stars, fourth for the U18 Real, and the first for our U14 Blaze.
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Yankee United U15 Stars recently competed in the Orange Classic College Showcase.  The Stars defeated the West Pines Soccer Club which is ranked #2 in Florida by a score of 2-0, and the Rochester Rhinos, ranked #2 in western NY by a score of 2-1, before losing in the semi-finals to South Central 1-0.
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