Showing posts with label Youth Soccer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Youth Soccer. Show all posts


Atlanta soccer team still on learning curve, drop 11-0 match to MP


by Joel Williams sports@atlantacitizensjournal.com
The Atlanta High School soccer team is still learning what it takes to be competitive in their district. Playing against schools with more established programs takes a great deal of patience as a coach as well as heart and determination for the players.
The Rabbits travelled to Mt. Pleasant to challenge the Tigers on March 13, and came away with a lesson in the form of an 11-0 defeat to district leading Mt. Pleasant.
Stressing an aggressive style of play, Atlanta Coach Tabitha Guevara saw Dominic Panaro, Chris Ibarra, and Casey Shaddix all receive yellow cards for fouls.
“At least they were playing aggressive,” explained Coach Guevara.
Though shut out, Coach Guevara praised the offensive efforts of Andrew Allday, Silas Henderson, Austin Greig, Isaiah Phelps and Christian Siever as the Rabbit team made several good runs toward the Mt. Pleasant goal.
Another Atlanta player to mention is Randall Bragg, who filled in for Elijah Abbott at goalie the last three minutes of the match.
Atlanta’s record now stands at 7-11-1 and 1-6 in district.
In the JV game Atlanta had another learning experience, this time to the tune of an 8-0 loss. Coach Guevara praised JV goalie Erick Nunez for “making a ridiculous number of saves.”
Jade Panaro played sweeper, giving Nunez some extra support in goal.
Coach Guevara also praised the entire team for playing aggressively and never giving up.
Next up for the Rabbits were the district front-running Pleasant Grove Hawks.
According to Coach Guevara, the Rabbits will look to play the revenge card to trump the Hawks experience. “They'll be out for blood Friday against Pleasant Grove,” said Guevara, “and ready to avenge their 5-1 district loss.”
Previously Atlanta fell to PG at the Hawks pitch on Feb. 24.
Atlanta hosted Pleasant Grove on Friday, March 16.
The Rabbit soccer team will play at home Tuesday, March 20, against Pittsburg for Senior Night. The JV game is scheduled to begin at 5:30 pm., and the varsity contest at 7 at Rabbit Stadium.
The Atlanta soccer team will honor their two seniors, Austin Greig and Erick Nunez, for their hard work on the pitch and in promoting the soccer program.
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Senior soccer players Sarah Carlton, Daisy Mashburn, Nia Robertson, Kali Stitt and Devin Gooden,left to right, have played together on the AGS team for five years.
Midfielder Daisy Mashburn offers a simple reason why she expects the Atlanta Girls School soccer team to do well this spring: “It’s our turn,” she said.
Mashburn and four of her teammates have been playing soccer together at AGS for five seasons. The five girls won starting positions on the school’s varsity soccer team in the eighth grade and have stuck together every year since. This year, they’re seniors.
“It’s our last chance to play together and to really dominate in high school,” Daisy said.
Their history supports their belief that they can do well. Over the past four years, AGS Athletics Director Cat Stansbury said the school’s soccer team twice claimed 1-AAA regional titles in the Georgia Independent School Association, an association of private, independent and parochial schools. The other two years, including last year, the team finished second in the region, said Stansbury, who has coached the five since sixth grade.
What do they expect this year? “We’re going to win region and then go to state [tournament],” forward Kali Stitt predicted. “We’re going to do it all because it’s our senior year.”
Daisy, Kali, goalie Devin Gooden, midfielder Nia Robertson and midfielder Sarah Carlton said their years of playing together pay off on the field.
“We’ve been together so long,” Devin said, “we feel close together and know how we play.”
They also know that helping younger teammates is a big part of their jobs as seniors. “When we’re gone, about a third of the team will be gone,” Sarah said.
Their coach expects success in their final season.
“The goal is always to win the regional championship and to go as far as we can in the tournament,” Stansbury said. She turned to her players. “The sky’s the limit, right?”


Jessica Johnson
Jessica Johnson
Tennis player Jessica Johnson has been on the varsity tennis team for four years, and has served as captain for two years.






Jackie Goodwin
Jackie Goodwin
Ninth grader Jackie Goodwin competed at the state level last year in the pole vault and high jump. This is her second year on the varsity team.






Telli Antinori
Telli Antinori
Telli Antinori inspired AGS to start a golf program, which was founded in 2008.





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Atlanta Youth Soccer Association
Way to go U11 Blue Boys for winning the RYSA Tournament U11 Elite Division Championship game beating a tough RYSA Revolution team.
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This Concorde Fire Team Received the Highest Number of
College Scholarships Awarded to a Soccer Team In the Nation


(ATLANTA, GA – February 13, 2012)  The Concorde Fire Soccer Club (Atlanta, Georgia) recently announced that 15 members of its U-17/U-18 U.S. Soccer Development Academy team have signed National Letters of Intent to play soccer for Division 1 schools in Fall 2012. This is the highest number of college scholarships received by any soccer team in the nation for the 2012 graduating class.
For additional information, contact Ryan Pollard at 404.664-3308.

Concorde-Fire Soccer Club, an Atlanta based organization, consistently ranks in the top 20 boys’ soccer clubs in the nation fields’ teams, in the United States Soccer’s Development Academy program at the U-16 and U-18 level. The U-18 team is graduating 17 players in the spring of 2012 from an array of Metro Atlanta High Schools.  As it stands, 15 of the 17 players have made commitments to play college soccer beginning this fall.

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Back Row:
Vaughn Moore, from Marist High School, will attend Bucknell University.
Holden Fender, from Walton High School, will attend University of Southern California.
Adrian Alabi, from Brookwood High School, will attend Stanford University.
Marek Moffett, from Marist High School, will attend IUPUI (Indiana Univ-Purdue Univ-Indianapolis).
Stephen ‘Alex’ McAuley, from Walton High School, will attend North Carolina State.
Devin Pope, from Chamblee High School, will attend Hucknall Town.
Preston Gayton, from Starrs Mill High School, will attend Clemson.

Middle Row:
Ryan Pollard, Concorde Fire Coach.
James Rushton, from Pace, will attend the University of Penn.
Derek Creviston, from Milton High School, will attend the University of Indiana.
Andy Anglade, from Alpharetta High School, will attend Clemson.
Drew Morgan, from St Pius X, will attend Rutgers.
Matthew Melton, from North Gwinnett, will attend Appalachian State.
Adrian Powell, Concorde Fire Coach.

Seated:
Jose Garcia, from Woodward Academy, will attend UNC Wilmington.
Westin Lendon, from Mcintosh, will attend High Point.

Concorde Fire Highlights:
  • Concorde Fire recognized by Soccer America as the #8 ranked boy’s soccer club in America.
  • 2011- 2012 — Currently 2nd place US Soccer Development Academy SE Conference.
  • 2010 – 2011 US Soccer Development Academy SE Conference Champions (12-0-2;
  • 43GF/6GA).
  • 2010 – 2011 Disney Soccer Showcase – 3rd place, beating Chelsea FC of England.
  • 2009 – 2010 USYSA Region 3 Finalist.
  • 2007 – 2008 Georgia State Cup Champions

Contact Information
Adrian Powell, Head Coach, (678) 438-0730, adipowell1@hotmail.com
Ryan Pollard, Asst. Coach, (404) 664-3308, ryan.pollard@atlantajcc.org
Gregg Blasingame, Executive Director Concorde Fire, (404) 312-1718.
Visit on-line: www.concordefire.com
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Three members of the Fellowship Christian School (FCS) varsity girls’ soccer team – Elizabeth Johnson and twin sisters Emma and Emily Sonnett - have all earned Division I college soccer scholarships.
The trio signed their letters of intent during a ceremony at FCS on Feb. 1: Emma and Elizabeth with the University of Georgia and Emily with the University of Virginia.

"It is indeed a great honor for these three stellar student-athletes as well as for Fellowship," said FCS girls soccer coach Trip Hughes. "Having three of our team members sign National Letters of Intent to play soccer at the next level is a wonderful prelude to our season. I know each of these girls will excel at the next level and look forward to following their achievements."

Emma Sonnett, a four-year starter and two-year captain at FCS, Emily Sonnett and Johnson led the Lady Paladins to the 2010-11 state semifinals. All three players are also nine-year members of the North Atlanta Soccer Association (NASA).

Emma Sonnett, a defender, is the Bulldogs' third ESPN Top 150 signee, garnering the accolade after being named an ESPN third-team All-America in 2010.

"Emma has really come into her own over this past year as a high level defender," UGA head coach Steve Holeman said. "She's fast, strong and courageous and can play with either foot, and she's a very good header of the ball. Emma reads the game well and has excellent defensive instincts and her communication has improved dramatically. She'll make an excellent addition to our corps of defenders."

A midfielder, Emily Sonnett is a member of the U.S. U18 Women’s National Team. She was also named as a First-Team ESPN All-American in Aug. 2011. Her twin sister was selected for the third team on that same squad. Emma was also named to the All-Region Team in 2010-11. The Sonnetts, both Marietta natives, and Johnson all spent the past nine years as members of the NASA elite teams. The trio led their NASA club to the U.S. national semifinals and a Region III Championship in 2011. They also helped NASA earn the 2010 U.S. Youth National League Championship and the 2010 Disney Tournament Championship. Their squads also advanced to the Region III Finals in 2009, and the Region III quarterfinals in 2008. Johnson and the Sonnetts helped their NASA team capture the Region III League Championship in 2008, and back-to-back Georgia State Cup Championship from 2007-2008. They also helped their NASA team notch the championship at the 2007 Washington Area Girls Soccer Championship.
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2/2/2012
Elizabeth Johnson - University of Georgia (read more)Emma Sonnett - University of Georgia (read more)Emily Sonnett - University of Virginia
Bria Washingon - Boston College
Brooke Theobald - University of Mississippi
Sara Coleman - University of Mississippi
Britteny Reed - University of Florida
Abby Lutzenkirchen - University of Alabama (read more)Sam Thomas - Georgia State University
Dani Paz - Georgia State University
Alyse Scott - Auburn University (read more)Payton Donley - Troy University
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 Congratulations to Caitlin Tongco on Committing to Georgia Southern.  Here is Senior, Caitlin Tongco signing her letter of intent to play College Soccer at Georgia Southern in the Fall. Caitlin is sat with her parents Gary & Sherri and was also accompanied by our own Drew Bentley. 


About Cobb FC

Since 1988, Cobb Futbol Club (CFC) has sought to be the premier youth soccer club in Cobb County and to have a highly regarded club reputation in Atlanta, across Georgia, and in USYSA Region 3.  This commitment to excellence is reflected in our mission statement, our support of local high school soccer, and in our promotion of players to a college soccer experience.


  
 



  

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Program Offerings Chart

Recreational

The primary objective in the recreational program is for the young players to have fun with an emphasis on sportsmanship, good play, and following the laws of the game of soccer.  Recreational players in the U-4, U-5, U-6, U-7, U-8, U-10, and U-12 age brackets play small-sided (micro) soccer.  Recreational players in the U12 and up bracket play in the GYSA inter league format and play clubs, both home and away, from the Atlanta area and follow the rules of GYSA.  For the soccer player who seeks a more competitive environment, AYSA participates in the GSSA select and Soccer Academy programs.  AYSA offers a U-10, U-11, and U-12 Soccer Academy program.  Select teams are offered at the age of U-13 and up.

Academy

The Academy Program is comprised of U9 through U12 players.  The program provides an alternative to the traditional recreational and traveling team programs.  The Academy Program is a league designed for boys and girls ages 8-12 years old.  The overall focus of this league is to provide development of technical skills, tactical awareness, physical abilities and psychological growth within a fun and rewarding environment without the intense pressure to win at all costs.  The ultimate goal of the program is the overall development of every player in each area of emphasis.  All of the teams will be trained by professional club coaches to provide the players with the best foundation of skills, abilities and knowledge of the game.

Select

Inter Atlanta Select Program is comprised of U13 through U19 players.  This program is designed for  players who have outgrown the Recreational Program and are looking for a more challenging soccer environment. Players who play at the select level usually have a personal goal, such as to play for the high school varsity team, or some may have the desire to play college soccer and beyond.  The main objective of the Select Program is to help each player reach his/her potential and achieve his/her goal. The Academy and Select Programs are for a commitment, Fall and Spring Seasons. These programs are for serious soccer players looking to develop their skills in an environment with professional coaches and staff.  Players are asked to make practice sessions and games during BOTH seasons (U15-U19 n/a for spring GYSA season.  Typically, teams practice 2 days a week during the season and play 1 game per weekend (fall practices Aug-Nov; spring practices Feb-May); however, PLEASE NOTE our higher level teams may be REQUIRED to add a third practice, while others will have an optional third practice added. Select soccer IS different than recreational soccer.  It is a two-season commitment and practice attendance is required or playing time is subject to limitation based on the discretion of the coaching staff.  The competition both inner-club and intra-club is much greater at the Academy and Select level and training sessions help build a player’s skill level to meet the demands of that competition.  Professional staff members coach the teams to deepen a player’s skill and understanding of the game.  Please take this commitment seriously and know that you are committing to a FULL seasonal year of soccer on the team, BOTH Fall and Spring Seasons.
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