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European Championships and Missouri State Cup

Ole — Sun, 20 May 2012 16:00:08 +0000

I’m going to be in Springfield for the State Cup in June. I’m working with Bill at Farmers Gastropub to set up Watch Parties for the European Championships that will begin on check-in Friday. Two games a day will be shown on the ESPN stations daily at 11:00 am And 1:45 pm.

If you’re playing in the Missouri State Cup, please send me your schedule so I can begin preparing my coverage plans. Include your age group, team name and game details (day, time, opponent). If you are seeded let me know that as well. Three weeks left, are you ready?

Do you have your Euro team jersey for the games? If not, check out Soccer Master if you’re going to me in St Louis or else visit their online store SoccerPro.com.

Might make a nice early Father’s Day gift although an action photo I’ve taken of your favorite player is always a good choice as well

Fall State Cup Date Changes Announced by MYSA

Ole — Wed, 09 May 2012 13:32:16 +0000

The Missouri Youth Soccer Association have announced changes for the 2013 Girls State Cup. US Youth Soccer National League weekends and College Cup Showcase dates were recently announced leading to the decision to change the dates for the 2012 / 2013 Fall State Cup & Presidents Cup. The Fall State Cup & Presidents Cup are only for the U15 – U18 girls age groups. Here are the revised dates:

Pool-Play
October 13th – 14th, 2012

Knock-out Rounds (Semis/Final)
November 10th – 11th, 2012

Previously, the November weekend was to be the pool-play weekend and the first weekend of December was to be the knock-out round weekend.

The location of the 2012 / 2013 MYSA State Cups and Presidents Cups are not yet determined.

Organizations looking to host any of the events need to submit their hosting document by Friday, May 18th, 2012. If there are any questions, please contact Jake Griesenauer at jake@mysa.org.

Missouri State Cup 2012 – Live Draw Monday!

Ole — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 17:34:38 +0000

The 2012 Missouri State Cup Draw will take place on Monday, April 9th, 2012 at 7:00 PM. The draw will take place at the MYSA Office, but will also be available online via webcast.

Click on the link to view the webcast: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/soccercup

After each bracket is drawn, the completed brackets will be posted on the website. Feel free to download the editable pdf for your age group available here and fill in the teams as they are announced.

The 2012 Missouri State Cup will be held June 9th, 2012 – June 13th, 2012 at the Lake Country Soccer Complex in Springfield, MO. This year’s event will be a modified round-robin format and available to competitive teams in the U13 – U19 age groups.

Winners from the 2012 Missouri State Cup will travel to the Region 2 Championships, held June 22-27, 2012 in Saginaw, Michigan. Winners from Region 2 will then advance to the National Championships, which will be held July 24-28, 2012 in Rock Hills, South Carolina.

Springfield SC U17 Boys Open Play At Disney Soccer Showcase

Ole — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:22:41 +0000

UPDATED – The Disney Soccer Showcase kicks off today and there are two Missouri-based squads participating, both in the Under 17 age group. Disney is considered one of the top tournaments in the country and will have over 350 college coaches on hand to evaluate the talent.

Springfield SC 94/95 are participating in the Showcase Red group. The teams will play 3 group games and the top team in each of the two brackets will advance to the semifinal on Thursday. The Final will be played later that same day.

SPRINGFIELD SC 94/95 enter the tourney ranked 65th nationally per GotSoccer, 10th in Region 2 and 1st in Missouri. They’ll face off against teams that rank 3rd (Manhattan SC), 44th (Calverton SC) and 71st (Team Boca). The squad won the Missouri state Championship as U16′s last June (94/95 age group).

Springfield SC 94/95 Schedule
Tuesday 4:00pm: MANHATTAN SC AJAX (NYE) vs SPRINGFIELD SC 94/95 I (MO)

A report from the game from a reliable source: We won 2-1!…they were a good team…ranked third in country by GotSoccer. But we are tough to break down. We got goals from Nic Bauer in First half and by Mitch Moncada in second. Evan Garrad had a PK saved. We dominated the first 20 then they bossed the rest of the half. They started strong in second and we looked for a counter and got one. They scored with about 10 to go making for exciting finish. Thanks for the props, Steve! U know we miss you!!!!

Wednesday 12:00pm: TEAM BOCA 94/95 WHITE (FL) vs SPRINGFIELD SC 94/95 I (MO)
Thursday 12:00pm: CALVERTON SC REVOLUTION (MD) vs SPRINGFIELD SC 94/95 I (MO)
Friday 9:00am: Semifinal Showcase Red

Coaches from Missouri in attendance include
* Harris-Stowe State University – Billy Paymaster, GK Coach
* Missouri State University – Michael Seabolt, Associate Head Coach
* St Louis University – Jason O’Keefe, Assistant Coach

The other team participating is the Lou Fusz Williams squad playing in a lower group.

Vehr Factor Enjoys Success At Show-Me State Games

Ole — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:05:23 +0000

Vehr Factor at Show-Me Soccer

Vehr Factor, a U7 Ozark based team, attended the Show-Me Games in Columbia, MO July 23 &24. The team was coached by Chris Vehr and Brett Ulrich. The team played in 100+ degree weather with a victory over three teams (all shut outs) and 0-0 tie. This is the second tournament the team has played in this summer and their second 1st place victory!

from left to right: Coach Brett Ulrich, Jace Easley, Evan Kilmer, Ian Ulrich, Landon Keisker, Ty Lyons, Gage Vehr, Owen Bowler, Ethan Whatley, Coach Chris Vehr.

Molly Brewer Preparing For Nationals

Ole — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:32:49 +0000

Molly Brewer, Glendale Falcons (2012) / Scott Gallagher

From the Post-Dispatch Top soccer team, SLSG IL Premier, prep for nationals in brutal heat

Tony Schmitt was a hot, sweaty mess. Schmitt and his St. Louis Scott Gallagher IL Premier Under-17 soccer team spent the ugliest part of Sunday’s heat conditioning and training.

That meant running, running and more running for the SLSG IL Premier. With the sun and humidity pushing the heat index beyond 110 degrees, what in the world could possibly be worth such a torturous training session?
A national championship, that’s what.

SLSG IL Premier is a week away from landing in Phoenix to take part in the U. S. Youth Soccer National Championships. The girls locked up their spot at the tournament by capturing the Blue Division of the United States National League. SLSG IL Premier went 5-1-1 during the winter to punch its ticket to the summer’s biggest event.

Tournament Schedule, also available on the SGFsoccer.com calendar (times are PST, so 10pm CST)

Wed Jul 27 – 8:00 PM – St. Louis Scott Gallagher (MO) vs NSA Premier Fury (IL)
Thu Jul 28 – 8:00 PM - St. Louis Scott Gallagher (MO) vs So Cal Blues – Dido (CA-S)
Fri Jul 29 – 8:00 PM – FC Pennsylvania Strikers (PA-E) vs St. Louis Scott Gallagher (MO)

U17G National Championship
Sun Jul 31 9:00 AM Field 12 [TBD] TBD [TBD] TBD Scheduled

Elite Clubs National League U17 National Final on ESPNU Saturday

Ole — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:58:30 +0000

AURORA, Colo. (July 12, 2011) – Adding to the excitement of the 2010-11 Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) National Championship, ESPNU and ESPN3 will carry a live broadcast of the U-17 national championship game on Sat., July 16, with coverage beginning at 2 p.m. ET/noon MT from the Aurora Sports Complex in Aurora, Colo.

The ECNL National Championship, which kicked off on Thursday July 14, features 164 of the country’s top female youth soccer teams in what is one of the most prestigious events of the year.

The U-17 ECNL National Championship Group includes eight teams that will be playing quarterfinals on Thursday and semifinals on Friday, with the winners advancing to meet in the ECNL National Championship Game Saturday on ESPNU and ESPN3. The qualifying teams are: San Diego Surf (CA), PDA (NJ), FC Stars of Mass (MA), Challenge SC (TX), Solar SC (TX), Mustang SC (CA), Albertson Fury (NY) and Minnesota Thunder Academy (MN).

About the ECNL:
The ECNL is a non-profit national youth soccer league founded in 2009 to provide the best possible developmental environment for American female youth soccer players through the creation of the highest level of national competition and an identification and development program to provide an avenue for players to participate in U.S. Soccer’s National Teams. The 2010-11 season is the ECNL’s second season. Each of the 52 member clubs in 2010-11 field a team in the U-15, U-16, U-17 and U-18 age groups, each competing for the ECNL National Championship, the ECNL National Club Championship and promotion and relegation between flights. The ECNL is sanctioned by US Club Soccer.

US Development Academy Title Match – Live on ESPNU Friday 12pm

Ole — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 02:56:05 +0000

MILWAUKEE (July 13, 2011) – Pateadores advanced to the 2011 Development Academy Finals Week championship match in the U-17/18 division with a dramatic 4-2 win against Players Development Academy, scoring twice in the final two minutes of the game to claim the top spot in Group 1. The first-time participants in Finals Week will face FC Dallas for the title July 15 at 12 p.m. CT live on ESPNU and ESPN3.com.

Hart Added to Region 2 ODP Pool, England Next

Ole — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:21:19 +0000

Austin Hart (front row, 2nd from left) and Reid Harbach (back row, 4th from left)

Austin Hart (Springfield SC, Glendale) is one of six players on the Missouri State 94 Boys ODP team who were selected for the Region 2 94 Boys regional team pool. They are currently participating in the holdover camp in Overland Park, KS. The Missouri ’94 ODP squad, which also included and Reid Harbach (Springfield SC, Catholic) are pictured above.

On July 29, a majority of the team will travel Leeds, England, to participate in international play. Harbach, who is a member of the Region 2 pool, will be part of the team and they will also be joined by SSC clubmates Joe Curti and Jackson Patillo who are continuing their education at Richmond Academy and it’s international soccer program.

Springfield SC Sends 11 to Region 2 ODP Camp in KC

Ole — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 14:21:07 +0000

Glendale Falcons, Austin Hart

The 2011 Region 2 Boys Camps are being held in Overland Park, KS this week. The Camps bring in the State teams from Region 2 offering age group competition between the teams and leading to what is termed the Holdover Camp where individual players are invited to stay and participate on a Regional level squad. Last year four players – Jackson Patillo (Willard/American Academy in England), Taylor Arens (Catholic/Missouri S&T), Luke Straus (Catholic) and Lucas Moore (Nixa) – represented SSC in the Region 2 ODP pool.

94 Boys – July 8-11 in Overland Park
Reid Harbach (93/94)
Austin Hart (93/94)
Robert Neathery (93/94)

95 Boys–July 8-10 in Overland Park
Patrick Hubbard, Walnut Shade (Branson, 94/95II)
Ben Reinbold (95/96 I)

98 Boys–July 5-9 in Overland Park
Cole Johnson (98/99 I)

99 Boys–July 6-9 in Overland Park
Nikolas Chavez (98/99 I)
Zach Peters (98/99 I)
Josh Sheiderer (99/00 11v11)
Ian Hansen (98/99 I)
Peyton Wissig (98/99 II)

ODP Mission
The mission of the US Youth Soccer’s Olympic Development Program is to identify players of the highest caliber on a continuing and consistent basis, which will lead to increased success for the US National Teams.

The mission of Missouri Youth Soccer Association’s (MYSA) Olympic Development Program is to identify and develop the top players registered within the State of Missouri, to promote development through quality coaching, and to help these players gain recognition on the Regional and National levels.

Magic Soccer Invitational Try Outs

Ole — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 03:30:22 +0000

Magic Soccer Club is distinctive in that it is the only club in Southwest Missouri to offer an intense curriculum of Brazilian South American style soccer. Our program provides the opportunity for advance players to develop to their full potential and to new players the development bridge between recreational soccer and competitive soccer. We have already started building a top of the line youth program for players as young as 3, 4 & 5 years old.

Location Lake Country south fields starting at 5:30pm.
July 11th: U-13 and U-14 Boys and Girls
July 12th: U-11 and U-12 Boys and Girls
July 13th: U-9 and U-10 Boys and Girls
July 14th: U-7 and U-8 Boys and Girls

Magic Soccer footskills Summer Camp
For Beginners and players that want to improve their footskills.
From ages 3 and UP July 25th to the 29th at the South National fields from 5:30pm to 7:00pm.
For more information visit www.mymagicsoccerclub.com
Or call Coach Wagner Huttenlocher 417-848-7454

Missouri 95 State ODP Team Adds Ortega, Opfer and Hawkins

Ole — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 17:21:00 +0000

Ortega - Hawkins - Henry - Opfer, Springfield SC 95-96

Springfield Soccer Club has announced that a trio of their players have been added to the Missouri State ODP squad. Nicole Ortega (Catholic HS), Kasey Opfer (Glendale HS) and Aspen Hawkins (Central HS) (Alternate) have made the 95 Girls ODP State team. The three of them are teammates on the SSC 95/96 team that recently competed at the Missouri State Cup as U15 Girls.

They will travel to Region 2 Camp for the 95 Girls State Team Tournament will be held from July 9, 2011 to July 11, 2011 in Dekalb, IL. Players making the Holdover Team will stay from July 11, 2011 to July 15, 2011 in Dekalb, IL.

Below is a video interview I did with Nicole and Kasey after the State Cup. a

From the Missouri Youth Soccer Association’s (MYSA) website – The Olympic Development Program is to identify and develop the top players registered within the State of Missouri, to promote development through quality coaching, and to help these players gain recognition on the Regional and National levels.