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FREE COPY INTERVIEW FACE TO FACE PAGE.4 THE WESTON CUP & SHOWCASE 2016 IS ANALYZED BY THREE OF ITS PROTAGONISTS. SpeciaL EDition WINNING FEBRUARY 12 / 2016 • YEAR 1 SOCCERPLUSNEWS @USASOCCERPLUS WWW.SOCCERPLUS.US MENTALITY, WITH VALUES A look At A club thAt finds And Weston Cup & Showcase 2016 mAximizes tAlents PAGE 5 KID´S IDOL. RAUL, THE SILENT ¡PITAZO STRIKER KICKINICIAL! PAGE 14 WESTON FC RISING STARS IN OFF! WESTON 3 days, 625 teams, 1,000 games, 18.000 visitors: the soccer party is in Weston city Tres días, 625 equipos, 1000 parTidos, 18.000 visiTanTes: PAGE 9 la fiesTa del fúTbol esTá en WesTon 2 SOCCERPLUS FEBRUARY 12 / 2016 «WESTON CUP & «WESTON CUP & «THE MOST SHOWCASE, IS A SHOWCASE IS A IMPORTANT THING IN VERY HIGH LEVEL VERY COMPETITIVE A CHILD WHO PLAYS TOURNAMENT. TOURNAMENT. THE FOOTBALL, IS HAVING THE ADVANTAGE FOR REFEREES ARE THE DESIRE TO US, THE WESTON TEAM, WELL-PREPARED SUCCEED IN IS THAT WE PLAY AT FOR THIS HIS HEART, HOME» COMPETITION» TO BE ZERO PERSISTENT DAVID CARLOS 0 AND REACH SANDERSON CASTAÑEDA M DANIEL HIS GOAL» WESTON CLUB WESTON CLUB MINUTE VP CLUB SPON- PARENT VA SORSHIP & REFEREE TOURNAMENT HE SAID IT EDITORIAL IN NUMBERS COACHES HAS THE BALL WESTON FC WESTON FC ENTRENADORES TIENE WESTON STARTS Y WESTON FC ROLLING. Alessandro Sbrizzo CUP & Executive Director [email protected] 71 SHOWCASE TEAMS rom this edition, an integral communica- COMPETE tion media comes into play – a newspa- IN FIGURES IN THE per with its website and social media- de- Weston CUP voted entirely to cover the football news, 47 & SHowcase practiced by thousands of children and 2016 youth in the Florida and USA. It is the first means Equipos of communication run by professional journalists, TEAMS COMpiten EN EL football players, managers, designers and photog- COMPLETE Weston CUP & raphers, who go deeply into football categories IN WESTON FC PLAYERS PLAY Showcase 2016 from U8 to U19. EQUIPOS HACEN IN WESTON FC+1100 Our priority are children and young people: their PARTE DEL JUGADORES love for football, their discipline, their values, their WESTON FC JUEGAN EN passion for the sport. They are the newsmakers. WESTON FC Next to them, the reflection of parents, coaches and sponsors who believe and are committed to NUMBER OF this wonderful generation. toURNAMENTS AND LEAGUES 12 This great first edition, specially dedicated to Weston Cup & Showcase 2016, reflects our prin- WHERE THE +625 ciples: interviews with children, their parents and CLUB PLAYS. VisitoRS AND coaches. Talking with managers, coaches, referees, NÚMERO DE paRticipants parents, authorities from Weston, so that all the Torneos Y LIGas SocceR EN las QUE at THE +18.000 FIELDS ARE protagonists are included. All supported by spon- toURNAMENT. sors who believe in the city, kids, youth and soccer. participa EL Visitantes Y USED IN THE Sounds the opening whistle, and we start playing, CluB participantes Weston CUP for real. & SHowcase EN EL TORNEO. 2016 PARKS IN Weston, Canchas DE »LA PELOTA EMPIEZA A RODAR. Desde esta edición, entra MIRAMAR, FÚTBOL SON a la cancha un medio de comunicación integral - un periódico Plantation, en papel, con su página web y redes sociales- dedicado por DaVIE AND MIAMI usadas EN EL completo a cubrir las noticias que se generan en el fútbol que LAKES facilitate Weston CUP & practican miles de niños, niñas y jóvenes en la Florida y USA. Es Showcase 2016 el primer medio de comunicación, gestionado por periodistas THEIR FIELDS. CluB profesionales, jugadores de fútbol, directivos, diseñadores y fo- PARQUES DE tógrafos, que profundiza en el fútbol que va desde la categoría Weston, MIRAMAR, 9 U8 hasta U18. Plantation, DAVIE Nuestra prioridad son los niños, niñas y jóvenes: su afición al fút- Y MIAMI LAKES bol, su disciplina, sus valores, su pasión por el deporte. Ellos son facilitan sus las estrellas de la publicación. Y junto a ellos, estarán reflejados canchas sus padres, sus entrenadores y los patrocinadores que creen y 50 apuestan por esta generación maravillosa. Esta primerísima edición, especialmente dedicada a Weston socceR matcHES 1200 Cup & Showcase 2016, refleja nuestros principios: entrevis- tas con los niños, con sus padres y entrenadores a su lado. APPROXimatelY Conversaciones con directivos, entrenadores, árbitros, padres WILL BE PLAYED 10 states y madres, autoridades de Weston, para que todos los protago- at THE Weston OUtsiDE nistas estén incluidos. Todo con el apoyo de anunciantes que CUP & SHowcase OF FloRIDA 500 creen en la ciudad, los niños y el fútbol. 2016 ARRIVE to REFEREES Suena el pitazo inicial, y empezamos a jugar, en serio. 500 Partidos COMPETE. at THE SE JUGARÁN Estados FUERA 10 matcHES. APROXIMadaMENTE DE LA Florida ÁRBitros the EN EL Weston CUP & LLEGAN A diriGIRÁN ideas Showcase 2016 COMPETIR los machineusa EDITOR IN CHIEF 16221 sw 96th TER partidos. Miami 33196 LINDA GUTIÉRREZ 5 STAFF theideasmachineusa.com COUNTRIES www.soccerplus.us linda@ www.soccerplus.us 40% theideasmachineusa.com If you wish to provide information about GiRLS COMPETING IN your team, club, tournament, or getting PLAYING THE toURNAMENT: PUBLISHER advertise, please contact CARLOS ECHEVERRI Design: The Ideas our staff members. NIÑas Y HAITI, CANADA, carlos@ Machine USA Si usted desea brindar información JÓVENES BRAZIL, Dominican theideasmachineusa.com Web Design: Models of Identity, Canada sobre su equipo,club, torneo, o colocar JUGANDO BOYS REPUBlic AND USA. Photo: Iris Mejía publicidad, escriba al staff. EXECUTIVE Translation: Josefina PLAYING Paises COMpiten EN EL Nuñez All interviews with children and minors NIÑos Y TORNEO: HAITÍ, Canadá, DIRECTOR Illustrations & have been authorized by their parents or ALESSANDRO SBRIZZO Photos: coaches. Some of them have been JÓVENES Brasil, R. DOMinicana alessandrosbrizzo@ Shutterstock (c) mailed, others have been gotkj live on the fields. The opinions of those who write JUGANDO Y USA. gmail.com 60% are the responsibility from the authors. 3 FEBRUARY 12 / 2016 SOCCERPLUS 4 SOCCERPLUS FEBRUARY 12 / 2016 INTERVIEW FACETO FACEthe Weston cup & shoWcase 2016 is Víctor Pastora daniel J stermer marcelo neveleff analyzed by three of its protagonists. A Club: Arsenal F.C A Club: Manchester City, A Club: Estudiantes de La Plata A player: Lionel Messi A player: DeAndre Yedlin A player: Messi, for his leadership, An Influence: My Dad. One word define yourself: An Influence: My wife, my mom, my LA WestON CUP & SHOwcase 2016 es ANALIZada POR A Book: “Teach like a Focused dad. TRes DE SUS PROtaGONIstas. champion” A Book: “The Keeper” A Book: “Eleven ways to score a goal” DANIEL J STERMER VÍCTOR PASTORA MARCELO NEVELEFF MAJOR CITY OF WESton TecHnicaL Director WESton FC TecHnicaL ADVISOR USSF wHaT IS THE majOR VISION REgaRDINg soc- HOw DO yOU SEE THE competitive LEVEL HOw IS football IN Florida comPaRED to CER IN THE CITy? My vision for soccer in the City is OF Weston FC IN THE context OF THE UNITED other states? to provide the best field and park environment, in- STates? Today, we are the No. 2 in the country and Better than ever. thanks to the programs of the cluding the best pitches in South Florida, both natural first ones in our conference. Two years ago we were academies, football has become more competitive. and state of the art turn so that the soccer programs the best team in the country in the competition of the clubs train better and the quality of training im- can focus on education, training, development, and “Academies USSF”. We have promoted important proves competition between players in order to be- teaching all aspects of the beautiful game and sports- players to lower divisions of professional football come the first team players. coaches are improving, manship. and the national team. We are definitely in the top players are improving and executives are improv- five clubs in the country. ing. we are in a great time in florida, our players are HOw mUCH IS THE CITy budget FOR soccer sought national level and by universities. THIS yEaR? HOw IS THE response OF THE Parents? The City does not break out expense by sport, wheth- In the US, parents cover the costs of their children’s wHaT aRE yOUR expectaTIONS FOR THIS er soccer, baseball, or any other - rather our budget participation in sports. They are aware that this is a tournamENT, IN a sporting aSPECT? includes expenses for pitch maintenance and repairs, unique opportunity in their children’s lives and they My expectation is to see good games and to select in addition to ongoing improvements as may be need- make the sacrifice to make it happen. players who can be considered for our training cen- ed, which include capital expenses such as the instal- ters. lation of state of the art turf on 2 former hockey rinks wHaT IS most ImportaNT FOR Weston FC, and what will take place later this year on a number of ONCE THE tournamENT IS FINISHED? HOw DO yOU SEE THE ORgaNIzaTIONaL LEVEL pitches and other fields. Having raced to the limit; players that compete with OF THIS tournamENT? confidence, intensity and objectively. that as a group Excellent, every year is better. We must thank the wHaT IS THE CITy straTEgy IN ORDER to HELP we achieve a good performance and may obtain im- directors of Weston Club for the great work and the THE soccer growINg IN THE commUNITy? portant results. enjoy the experience with profes- vision they had to hire Bill Fisher. The focus to make grow soccer in the community sionalism and respect. rests on Weston FC and AYSO and how they grow or wHaT IS THE RELEVaNCE to a club THaT develop their respective programs. We believe in pro- wE kNOw THaT all CHILDREN aRE ImportaNT. Participates IN THIS tournamENT? viding world class facilities to those who chose playing DO yOU SEE aNy CHILD OR yOUNg person IN PaR- It’s great exposure.