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CAL SOUTH PRO+: DEVELOPMENT

BY STEVE HOFFMAN | CAL SOUTH DIRECTOR OF COACHING EDUCATION AND PLAYER DEVELOPMENT

n our first article last week, I talked about the identification portion of ICal South Pro+ and how our Olympic Development Program is now part of a much bigger program. This week, I want to focus on what should be a key aspect of a player’s growth. Development is a word that should be the main focus for all youth coaches and players. However, while we all know this word is used a tremendous amount in the soccer community at large, that focus is generally on team development. In an average calendar year, I spend a lot of time watching coaches and players trying to win games, which they do by developing their teams. This is not a bad thing, but it is of the utmost importance that we don't lose focus on developing individual players for the sake of wins and losses. One of the most important pieces of our new Pro+ program is identifying the needs of our individual players, and then finding a way to enhance their abilities within the relatively small frame of time in which these players get to train with the Cal South Pro+ staff coaches. One of the biggest advancements to our program is that we have adopted a training-to-game ratio to our schedule, in which we will strive to have three to four sessions held to each game played. In the past, Cal South teams have gone to events and played far more games than training sessions. What’s wrong with that? Training and teaching the players becomes secondary to playing games, which internally drops the quality of those games. The players often end up going through the motions on the field, and there is no doubt that the value of the game is diminished. We took the principles of our new training-to-game ratio to our Pro+ Summer ID camp held in July at Concordia University. We created a schedule of eight micro-sessions for the squads, which had them playing two games within a five-day cycle. This allowed us to put the main focus of the camp back onto the individual and small group training sessions. We wanted to motivate the players to train at the highest level possible, so we invited U.S. Soccer National Staff coaches to not only observe sessions, but to conduct some as well. To give players another level of aspiration towards which to work, we also invited some top Division I college coaches to conduct sessions. Working with different types of coach-

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es in a new environment gives players the maximum Our goal within Pro+ is find new, cutting edge opportunity to develop. ways to assist our elite players in helping them to devel- I think we can all agree that in life, you develop not op and become the best technical and tactical soccer just on the job, but also when you are off the job. So, players they can be. I must emphasize that “assist” is this summer we invited some special guests in to talk the word Pro+ staffers prefer to use, always recogniz- to the players. Cal South alumni such as U.S. National ing that the main source of development for these Team captain Carlos Bocanegra and other pro players players should be at the club level. As a state associa- such as Ashley Nick, the team captain for FC Twente in tion, we must do everything possible to help coaches the Dutch league. The guests related how much hard gain more knowledge in all areas of the game. work players must put in to reach their full potential in Cal South is working closely with U.S. Soccer, and the game, and that everyone will have ups and downs, in 2011, the Pro+ ID camp purposefully did not invite but you must learn from these experiences to develop National Pool players to take part, as one of our goals as a person and a player. is in developing players that have not already been Sports science is a becoming a large part of player identified by U.S. Soccer. There is a lot of work to be development, so we invited sports performance speak- done, but the end result will eventually be better player Joshua Michael Medcalf, CEO and founder of Train ers to help our country become the world power in to Be Clutch. Joshua helped inspired and challenge the soccer it should be. A minds of our young players by giving them tools they Next week: Inclusion in Cal South Pro+ can use whether playing or preparing for competition. The high level of quality of the players in Pro+ truly makes these training sessions into a very competitive environment. Players are totally taken out of their comfort zone, which alone accelerates the learning and development of elite players. The one sure thing you can do as a coach is to make your training sessions as demanding as the games you play on the weekends. In other countries, the average youth players compete in 30-40 games maximum a year. Currently, many elite players in our country are playing 70-80 games a year, which gives them hardly any time to develop their skills to prepare for the next game.

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Imagine if UCLA men’s soccer ran its program with just coaches and players. That would mean, no scheduler, no accounting office, no travel office, no equipment manager or trainer. For that matter, if the players had uniforms, by the end of the first week they would smell like the backend of a Yak and look like they were stored in a coffee cup. Although Club soccer and college programs are light-years apart in almost every aspect, one thing they have in common is, no program at any level can function without off-the-field help. At the club level, that means an effective Team Manager. Team Managers are all volunteers, but sometimes the “volunteer” status is in-name- only. In reality, good ones have been conscripted into service by a lack of competence from oth- ers, or unwillingness from the rest of the team parents to step up or, on occasion, a whimper- ing coach who begs for help. I’ve seen the range, from the Good, to the Bad to the Ugly. At the AYSO level there isn’t a “team manager” – rather there’s a Team Mom or Team Dad. They are responsible for little except for herding the team to the pizza parlor and collecting money for the coach’s gift. At the club level things change – a lot. Club team managers carry a load of responsibility, and most managers handle it with grace. Some panic and cry for mamma. At the “ugly” end of the spectrum there are parents who step up to take the job because it carries a sense of power and control. They see the position as the seat next to God and they act the part. If a manager loses control in a game and berates a referee, watch how the rest of the sideline reacts; other parents will collectively put on the crazy pants, and quickly become unmanageable. I watched an entire sideline get booted from a game because a team manager started the “you suck” revolt. The “bad” managers are just – bad…as in incompetent. People usually

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mean well and try hard, but some people regardless of week away) and claim, with a straight face: “Oh – ah, good intensions are simply incapable of performing, I didn’t pay?” It’s the dance of the disingenuous. and they reach their level of incompetence. I’ve seen When clubs travel, the Team Manager is responsi- it…you’ve seen. Managers who show up to games ble for getting the team to and from everything, plan- without player cards or leave half on the kitchen table. ning meals and getting the player out of hallways any Managers who have no backup plan, have no plan at into their rooms. Without the team manager it would all. Managers who simply stare blankly if a player needs be Lord of the Flies. It seems that if the manager is real- a band-aide or an ice-pack fall into the “bad” catego- ly good, they go unnoticed, like a good ref. The best ry. The bad ones will do just the bare minimum to avoid compliment for a ref might be: “I didn’t notice you” – disaster. They have the player cards but the cards are in and with managers it can be the same. If they are real- a: “I think it’s this backpack” backpack, and when they ly good, the mistakes are minimal and the disasters pull them out, the cards scatter like oversized confetti. avoided. So the result is, we forget about them. What Team documents are loose and in no particular order. A we remember are the lost and forgotten cards, the simple task like paying the referee crew turns into a hotel reservations that were never made, or the “I’m weekly trauma. short $50 for the ref, can I borrow some money”? The good ones manage the team like a well-oiled A good team manager is the Swiss Army Knife of machine. The good ones are organized to the point of club soccer - they seem to have a tool or answer for obsession. Being a team manager means treating the everything. My wife was a manager for years and she player cards like they’re the launch codes for nuclear was part accountant, part trainer, part nurse, part ama- missiles. Without the cards, players don’t play. The teur psychologist, and travel agent and jersey-washer, good managers have them in alphabetical or numerical all wrapped into one. After one game when the par- order and they’re ready for inspection. A good manag- ents got a little too vocal, she brought a bag of lol- er will have all important player and team documents lipops and handed them out – the parents got the in a tabbed binder. point, and calmed down. Every club team has a Bank Account and if the You would have to put a gun to my head to com- team travels out of the area, the manager has to make pel me to do that job, and even then, I would think travel arraignments, collect the needed expense money about for a second. It is, for the most part, a thankless and pay for the trip. The good ones hunt for deals and job. So next time you see your team manager - thank spend hours on the phone or online looking for deals. him or her, and consider yourself lucky. A Good Team Managers have basic medical supplies from band-aides and wraps, to cold-packs and phone num- bers to local ERs and hospitals. JAMES THOMPSON is a freelance humorist and artist. He is mar- ried with three boys – one playing D1 soccer. James is an Good Team Managers have the correct amount of award-winning artist. He was the ref money in an envelope ready to hand to the crew. featured sports cartoonist at the LA The really good ones will have planned for the occa- Daily News for 26 years. His car- sional brain-fart – “uhhh, where are my socks?” or “I toons have been collected by sports have my white jersey…but … I thought we were the ﬁgures and celebrities, including Ted ‘visiting team’ ”. Good Team Managers make it look Turner, Peter Ueberroth, the Los easy. Like an iceberg most people see only about 10% Angeles Dodgers and the Los Angeles Clippers. In his spare time of what the job takes. What parents and players don’t he is an attorney. James can be see are the nights at the kitchen table organizing, or reached at [email protected] the hours spent planning that weekend tournament trip to Arizona. Team managers have to deal with parents who haven’t paid their club fees and, on occasion, parents who haven’t paid for an out-of-state trip (that’s one

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MESSAGE FROM GARY SPARKS Premier Chairman

lot of the previous CSL Premier Magazine space always admired how he played. I admire his commit- Ahas been devoted to players advancing their soc- ment to the game. And I have always admired how cer careers to a higher level: College, US National Sam tells it like it is. Teams and Professional Contracts. While all of the Sam played because he “loved playing.” So did my above are admirable goals and a ﬁne result for many of boys. They loved to play. In fact, they are in their mid- our players, I am still of the opinion that college and thirties and they still love to play and they still do play. professional soccer is NOT the ambitions that drives I am sure if you asked your team’s players today, they many of our players. will tell you they play because they love the game and I have set forth my opinion on this matter many that is what is most important to them. times before. And now I will We all know that soccer is the best youth sport in do it again because I believe the world. But guess what? Soccer is an ageless sport. it needs to be said over and A player may play soccer as long as he or she is able to over again. kick the ball. Organized soccer does not stop at U19. Yes, competitive soccer Life after CSL consists of many, many opportuni- develops great players in ties: College Intramural, Men’s Leagues, Women’s America capable of compet- Leagues, Fraternity Leagues, Sorority Leagues, Co-ed ing on the world stage. Yes, Leagues, Semi Pro Leagues, Over 30 Leagues, Over 40 many advance and become leagues, etc., etc. and the list goes on and on. Anyone National Team players as who loves the game and wants to continue to play will well as MLS and other professional team players. But ﬁnd a team for them. many, many of the players, including the college bound A little know fact: Southern California Men’s and ones, play for another reason, their main reason: Women’s Leagues combined are larger than CSL and THEY LOVE THE GAME CSL hosts thousands of teams. In fact, CAL SOUTH Sam George, now in his forties, a member of the now registers adult players and now participates in famed NHB Untouchables under George Mitton and organizing both men’s and women’s leagues and is Roger Wyatt, a member of the National Champion convinced that these leagues will be the fast growing UCLA Bruins, an All American, a MLS player, and more age groups in California in the very near future. importantly, currently our CSL printer, wrote me a long The moral of my story is simple: Play for the love of time ago and stated: the game. Play because you love to play. And anything “The next article in the Premier Magazine should else you receive from the game is just a bonus. You are be about the other intangibles that come out of soccer already happy because your playing. A aside from college. Too many parents think that just because their kid played soccer for the last 13 years they deserve something for college. Coast Soccer League And if they don't get it, they are bitter towards 2012 PREMIER COMMITTEE soccer. When I played we never dreamed of a college scholarship because it was nearly impos- Premier Chairman ...... Gary Sparks Vice Chairman ...... Marguerite Cochran sible to get it. We played because we loved Boys U16 & U19 Competitive Chairwoman . . . Karen Sparks playing. Not to mention, I made some lifelong Girls U16 thru 19 Competitive Chairwoman . . Karen Sparks Referee Liaison ...... Nick Cruz friends, traveled all over the place and spent Marketing ...... Carol Ritter quality time with my family at different tourna- Data Analyst ...... Roma Klein Action Photographer ...... Gary Campbell ments and weekend events. The college was Sara Joubert just a bonus. No way you can tell people that Bill Reese Team Photographer ...... Gary Campbell of NuPhoto now because there is too much money involved Webmaster ...... David Fliegler but in reality it is how it should be.” CSL Player Showcase Program ...... Savraj & June Dhillon He is absolutely right! I admire Sam. I have Printer ...... Sam George of PTS Marketing Group

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Referee Point of View

BY R.K. NIMMONS

hile watching a recent weekend of soccer games I heard commenta- Wtors, spectators, and players comment about consistency of the referees. As you might expect, the questions raised were more about inconsisten- cy than being consistent. In each and every circumstance the referees had made calls and decisions that seemed to lack any consistency whatsoever. You too have probably seen those games. You have seen a referee make a call against one player for a foul and then later see what looks like the same exact 2012 CSL BOARD OF DIRECTORS foul on your player go without so much as a comment let alone a whistle. You PRESIDENT ask yourself, “What is going on?? Is this ref against our team or just plain BERNARD TOWERS Phone: 714-234-4607 FAX: 949-548-5985 dumb??” [email protected] Well I’ve seen those games too. If not for my background and experience VICE PRESIDENT as a referee I could easily agree with them and you. This or that referee is not CLIFF TABOR Phone: 714-771-1964 consistent and has no idea what is going on. However, I do know that, in most [email protected] cases, what appears to be taking place is not really the case at all. In most cases TREASURER the viewers prejudice or bias affects their objectivity. I rarely hear a comment ROMA KLEIN Phone: 714-771-1964 FAX: 714-771-2537 from someone about consistency from the player committing the egregious act [email protected] from someone from his team, fan or parent. There is also the simple fact that RECORDING SECRETARY no two fouls are always alike. Sure the player may have made a tackle that CAROL RITTER Phone: 714-771-1964 FAX: 714-771-2537 “looked like the tackle my son or daughter was cautioned for” but, in the long [email protected] run, it was not done in the same manner or with the same result. So, some- REGISTRAR times the lack of consistency is not really a lack on being consistent so much ALESHA GARRETT Phone: 714-771-1964 FAX: 714-771-2537 as it is seeing the play from the referee’s “impartial” perspective. [email protected] There are also those scenarios where one foul in one game will be called PREMIER COMPETITION CHAIRMAN and no caution issued and in the very next game the scene is duplicated and GARY SPARKS Phone: 714-771-1964 FAX: 949-643-0324 the result is a whistle with a caution to the offending player. What the heck is [email protected] going on here?????? CHAIRPERSON And, this is the point that needs to be discussed and understood. The Girls Competition 9-13 SAMIRA ABDALLAH level of play (youth, age, adult, professional, amateur, premier, etc.) must be Phone: 323-697-7066 gaged and understood. In some games simply making the call for a tackle or [email protected] a trip is sufficient. In other games that same foul dictates that the referee cau- CHAIRPERSON Girls Competition 14-15 tion the offending player. If the referee took no action in a championship EDDIE NUNEZ game for a slide tackle because he or she never does, the result could be the Phone: 714-724-2542 turning point in that game. Or, think of an adult game. A player holds anoth- [email protected] CHAIRPERSON er player’s jersey as that player has the ball and is moving towards the hold- Girls Competition 16-19 er’s half of the field. Normally this would be an easy caution, regardless of age TERRY WILSON Phone: 714-931-8338 or level. But, what if the foul takes place at the half-way line and player held [email protected] is 19 or 20 and the holder is much older. It’s obvious the holder is simply try- CHAIRPERSON ing to “defend” an attack the best way he or she can. Should a caution be Boys Competition 9-13 MIKE BENJAMIN given. Not necessarily. Simply making the call with no card and just a warning Phone: 714-572-1306 is sufficient. The same act in a premier level game would and should probably [email protected] result in the guilty player being cautioned. The holder is not only “defending” CHAIRPERSON Boys Competition 14-15 but is doing so by knowingly holding the player, not just making up for age TY LEATHERMAN and skill differences. Phone: 818-645-2824 Consistency then is possible and is what we referees should and do aim [email protected] CHAIRPERSON for. But, that “consistency” is also governed by the particular game being Boys Competition 16-19 played as well the age, level, skill, and ability of the players involved. If any ref- ALESHA GARRETT Phone: 714-771-1964 eree is consistent at any level or any game officiated then he or she may be FAX: 714-771-2537 doing more harm than good. The key to officiating is experience, experience, [email protected] experience. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The more game you do and the more levels you work the more “consis- KAREN SPARKS Reached by Email ONLY: [email protected] tent” you become. Most referees you see here on the COAST SOCCER fields are or have gained the experience and know-how to do your game right. The

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need for consistency is not just a concern of the play- of my “mentors” back in 1986, “Work with the assig- ers or fans. Referees are just as concerned about it as nors and you won’t go wrong.” I stuck to that advice you are. The only difference is that they have to be and had a great career for a USSF STATE REFEREE. My impartial and concentrate on the game at hand. main assignor, DAN GOLDMANN, put me in great Referees do not have the luxury of rooting for one games and gave me great opportunities that would team or the other. They can only cheer for the game now be impossible. Back then there simply were not enough referees to go around. There also was no tself and work for consistency in the game they now i “structure” to govern or rule over assignments. You face and deal with. Consistency is one key to game got what you had earned, deserved, and could handle. management that referees must work to obtain. A Because of that era many of us in the 1980’s and 90’s got chances to do games that now go to NATIONAL or ABOUT THE AUTHOR, R.K. NIMMONS: I began ofﬁciating soc- FIFA REFEREES. cer like most parents. I was sitting watching my son’s My last Division I college game was the same game AYSO game when the referee announced that unless I did when I first got to do a center. UCLA men VS. there were more volunteers LOYOLA MARYMOUNT. Ironically my last high school to referee many of the divi- game was at the same school I got to do my first cen- sion 6 games would go un- ter as a high school referee. A play-off game at SERVITE ofﬁciated. So, my wife looked high school. at me, I nodded, and my I have been truly fortunate to work with great career as a referee was born. assignors and referees. My advice to any referee is Within a year I was doing “WORK WITH THE ASSIGNORS.” Don’t insist or beg for the older age groups and any given game. An assignor knows best. If you work while officiating games for a every game like it was the most important game of tournament at UCI for AYSO I your life you’ll do a good game and do the game right. was “asked” by two future And, when you get those big chances do your very mentors and assignors to best, work hard, and never give up. Oh yeah, one other think about doing high school and college level games. suggestion – train, train, train. You should never ref to I also started doing adult games as a linesman (now get into shape. You should train to get into shape to assistant referee) for COAST SOCCER LEAGUE ADULTS ref. and THE GOLDENWEST SOCCER LEAGUE. That fall I was doing lines during the week for community college and college games. That winter I did my first high school games and would spend the next two decades doing games almost daily from September to the end of May. It wasn’t until 1989 that I became a licensed USSF referee and began being assigned as the center referee in college and adult games. The very day I became a STATE REFEREE in May, 1992, I did my first game in the L.A. Coliseum as an assistant referee for Majid Jay who wanted two anglos to do a “big game.” I’ll never forget that during the pre-game coin flip he tore up his Yellow Card and told the captains of both teams that he only had one card for that game. He had to use his RED CARD once for each team. It was a les- son I never forgot. All through my career I have operated by a word of advice I received from one

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Girls Under 14 BYSC G98

he BYSC G98 Premier team's ascension to the successful in other areas as well. Indeed they are, as TPremier level can only be described as one of dedi- these young ladies also excel in their academic arena, cation, commitment, and perseverance. Since the team’s participate in community work and are involved with inaugural GU9 season, BYSC G98 has seen players and various school and social groups and organizations. coaches come and go, but the team has always retained Although winning and developing a competitive a loyal core of players determined to stay the course and spirit is a cornerstone of the BYSC G98 team philoso- achieve their goals phy, “how” the players compete is of even greater BYSC G98 is no stranger to the big stage, as they importance. The girls are encouraged and strive to play have always competed well against the top teams of with integrity, honor, and respect for their opponents, Southern California. They have won many reputable the officials, and the game. Shayon Jalayer, Associate tournaments, have participated in the illustrious Surf Head Coach of the Los Angeles Blues, USL-Pro Team Cup, and have consistently progressed to the Quarter and the Pali Blues, W-League leads the BYSC G98 Finals of State/National Cup, placing as high as Semi- team. Finalists. BYSC is the official youth affiliate of these Pro-Am The BYSC G98 players are ambitious and dedicat- teams. Coach Shayon has used his wealth of knowl- ed, having set short and long term goals for them- edge and experience as both a player and high level selves. First and foremost, they have a commitment to coach to increase the team’s skills and knowledge of leading a healthy lifestyle that is conducive to success the game. Under his direction, the team has attained in all arenas of their lives, as they work towards CSL a level of play and decision making that has brought Premier success, and finally one day playing at the col- them to be a “Premier” quality team legiate level. The commitment of these young ladies to In closing, the BYSC G98 team has reached the aspire to the highest level of soccer play and to meet pinnacle that all groups wish to achieve; to become the demands to get there, would also lead one to more than a group of individuals, even more than a believe that these girls are not just about the game, but team - they have become family. A

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Boys Under 19 LA Premier FC

pirit, compassion, strength, humor, character, individuality, and respect are the bonds that forge a unit. The young Smen of the LAPFC U19 team exemplify these traits. Reorganized last year, the team overcame several challenges to accomplish a respectable Premier League season under the capable guidance of Coach Carlos Olivares. This year’s expectations are high. Even with nine new players, the team is anticipating topping last season’s achievements with commitment and dedication in this season’s CSL Premier League play. This is an enthusiastic group of mostly college-bound seniors carrying high GPAs. They travel far and wide to play together for LA Premier FC, with the majority traveling distances of 25 to 50 miles several times a week to practice and play for the team and Club. Players on the team have a deep commitment to each other, the team and their coach. They support and respect one another and are building lasting friendships. The mission of LA Premier FC is to enhance each player’s enjoyment of the game while promoting understanding, skill, appreciation and knowledge. The club emphasizes the development of advanced individual skills and introduces players to team tac- tics as skill levels increase. Coach Olivares strives for the development of the individual while teaching sportsmanship, leadership and team effort. It is their dedication to soccer, the Club, schools and especially each other that has enabled this group of young men to weather the changing tides in order to reach the Premier level. It is their hope and belief that these qualities will prevail and enable them to achieve success this season. A

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Boys Under 14 Fullerton Rangers

eginning with their U9 season, the young the right to move into the Premier level, but also BRangers started as a silver team in 2007. That earned them a new coach; two-time national champi- same season the team reached the quarter finals of the onship winning Coach Jimmy Obleda, the Director of Cal South State Cup earning the team a place in the sil- Coaching and Technical Development for the Fullerton ver elite bracket. Rangers. The team spent the next few years playing in the Coach Jimmy was quick to build on the strong her- silver elite bracket training with Coach Kenny itage developed by Coaches Kenny and Cristian. That Castellanos. Under Coach Kenny the boys developed same year the team won the prestigious Southern the skills required to help them move up, resulting in California National Premier League Championship. This many unexpected victories. earned them a spot in the inaugural National Premier Coach Cristian Rus began training the team at the League Finals in Chicago. end of their U11 season. With a number of tournament The Rangers begin their U14 season with a sense championships and a strong showing in their U12 silver of destiny. Coach Jimmy is looking to not only develop elite bracket, the boys were poised to move up to gold. a championship team, but also championship players; Their Cal South National Cup Quarter Finalist finish players that will go on to play in high school, college sealed the move. and even professionally. The players know they are The team finished their U13 season tied for second being mentored by a coach that knows what it takes to place in their gold bracket. This not only earned them be the best. He expects it and they are ready. A

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Girls Under 16 Carlsbad Elite

arlsbad Elite GU16 is a team with great Centhusiasm and anticipation as they head into their second season in the Coast Premier Soccer League, where they finished at the top of their age group last year. The team has a strong stable foundation with a base of girls that have grown up together as part of the Carlsbad Lightning Club. Several of the girls began their club soccer careers together. Starting at U8 was Genesis Lucero and Makenna Webb. Renee Gonsalves joined the team at U9 and Brooke Batcheller and Colleen Grainger followed the next year at U10. That group had great success with championships in Southern California tour- in gaps with continued fine-tun- naments such as the Southwest Summer Classic in ing and added strength. Stability, Temecula twice and the West Coast Futbol balance and depth are obvious Tournament. strengths and those traits provide As the girls grew up, so did the team. Several a great foundation for develop- members advanced within Carlsbad Lightning Club ment and a winning style. They and other key players came from rival clubs as the team can taste success and are hungry continued to build into the successful force they are for more championships and today. Our strength from within came with the addition challenging themselves to better of Chelsea Churchill and Bridget Daley when they their record. Playing quick one, reached U11, and Megan Grant at U13. Further suc- two touch soccer with finesse, cess and more extensive travel was achieved with this overpowering the possession per- group as champions of Nike Crossfire and finalists at centage and quick closing down the Mustang Stampede, Sereno Classic, Notts Forest, on defense are significant aspects Wolfpack and Copa Real Nike Invitational. of their strat- Our success attracted stars from other clubs with egy this year. the addition of Sydney Yates at U12, Miriam Bloom, P l a y i n g Ashley Cope, and Hannah Wyatt at U15. Our club against each developed a college preparatory program and selected other in high our team as one of the initial teams to represent the school soccer Carlsbad Elite Program. With even greater competition has provided as Carlsbad Elite, we had our best year ever as Coast great friendly League Champions, Cal South Nationals Finalists and rivalries and selection to participate in the Southwest Regional b r a g g i n g Championship this summer. We attracted even more rights for the talent including a very experienced and talented Coach victors. The in Adam Skumawitz to join our team this year at U16 transition to Carlsbad Elite and experience in more col- along with the additions of Kay Foos, Makayla lege showcase tournaments is providing the girls with Presgrave, Sam Haynie, Giulia Ferrara, Haley Parzonka, a clear focus on next steps and what it will take to con- and Gaby Constante. With our evolution to Carlsbad tinue playing the game they love at a higher level. They Elite and the education and developmental focus of have a strong desire to continue to enhance their soc- Coach Adam Skumawitz and his assistants, we are cer skills and look forward to another strong year for poised to really make a name for ourselves in the Coast the team so that individuals gain exposure that may Premier League and beyond. lead to achieving the goal of playing college level soc- When the girls are asked to describe our team and cer. For now, it is about coming out strong and main- highlight our strengths, the response is consistent…we taining their Championship title for the second year in are a warm and welcoming group on and off the field Coast Premier League and building momentum to take and extremely united as friends and teammates. The them further into the National and Regional girls are proud of how they have progressed and filled Tournaments. A

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Girls Under 15 CFC Liverpool

I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion. – Mia Hamm

erritos Football Club Liverpool (CFC Liverpool) is honored to be invited to play in Coast Soccer League (CSL) CPremier this 2012-2013 season. CFC Liverpool is a member of the Union Independiente Futbol Club (UIFC) located in Norwalk, CA and is coached by Joul Farah. Liverpool players are a collection of talented young ladies from Bellﬂower, Buena Park, Downey, Fullerton, La Habra, La Mirada, Los Angeles, Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs and Whittier. It seems like yesterday that the girls were chasing a soccer ball with matching ponytail ribbons in their respective AYSO teams where it all began. You will continue to see a CFC Liverpool player at a local AYSO Region volunteering in various ways to give back to their community and to continue the tradition of the great game of soccer. The core group has played together and competed in CSL since U10. Each player has continued to dedicate herself to improve her skills through- out each level of play. Some notable accomplishments for this team are; 2009 Pyramid Cup Finalist, 2009 Bayern Cup Champions, 2009 State Cup Finalist, 2010 CSL Champions, 2010 Slammers Futbol Classic Champions, 2011 CSL Finalist, 2011 Eclipse Winter Cup Finalist, 2012 Nomads Coaches Showcase Finalist. Most recently CFC Liverpool entered two tournaments while playing up in age as girls under 16 and were awarded champions in 2012 OC Kickoff Classic and 2012 Irvine World Cup. Additionally, the CFC Liverpool girls participated in the Huntington Beach Sand Soccer tournament and are the reigning 3-peat champions as of 2010. There is a sincere family atmos- phere around CFC Liverpool. Soccer has bonded these girls as sisters and they truly care about each other’s success. They look forward to competing in this year’s CSL Premier League and the opportunity to showcase their team and the individual talents that could bring them collegiate opportunities. A

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Girls Under 19 LA Premier FC

“ ow this is not Nthe end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.” These thoughts, offered by a British statesman, could well describe the final season of our prodigious girls’ soccer team. And so we begin our new season, looking ahead with anticipation and excitement, which is based upon our girls’ belief in their coach, their team and each other. Like all teams, we have experienced change over this past year. As always, that change become involved in a variety of community service proj- offers a mixed bag of blessings. We begin our new sea- ects. Several girls have been recognized for their indi- son with a set roster of 15 players ready to “bring it vidual accomplishments in a variety of athletic compe- on.” We will never forget, however, the contributions titions including softball, volleyball, track and cross of past players who helped bring us here, but who for country. a variety of reasons, have moved on to new begin- The LA Premier GU19 team continues its 2012 sea- nings. Our 2012 season will not include the memorable son under the tutelage of Coach Louis Hunt. According play of Sara, Kristina, Claire and McKinley. While they to Coach Hunt, “This team has had a full summer will not be involved on the field, they will always be schedule, participating in showcase tournaments up with us. In spite of these losses, we are in fact, a and down California in order to gear them up for the stronger team due to those players we have gained. CSL Premier season. I have been delighted with the These strengths will be apparent on both offense and level of talent shown by the girls which has resulted in defense as our team welcomes Amanda, Breani, good team performances as well as attracting interest Georgie and Marisa and all they have to offer on and from a number of college coaches. With our new addi- off the field. tions, I am looking forward to seeing our girls ‘gel’ As most of our girls begin their final year of high together as a team and emulate last year’s positive school, they continue to display an extraordinary league season.” potential for success in “life after soccer.” This team is So this is our team. We begin our final season comprised of a diverse group of girls blessed with a together, stronger and better than our individual parts. variety of talents and interests. They excel not only on We are the final culmination of past and present play- the field, but also in their daily lives. Many are involved ers, coaches and teams. We represent the best of our in Honors or AP classes and carry an average GPA individual communities and schools. We are the pride approaching, or exceeding, a 4.0. Many more are of our beloved families. We are LA Premier Futbol Club. engaged in school clubs and organizations or have A

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Girls Under 16 Freedom FC

reedom Futbol Club's GU16 team is in its second season in Premier. This G96 team is not only the first Freedom FFC team, it is also its first Premier team. This team is truly more about development than recruitment. With the return of India Hines and Hayley Thomas, this team has ten original members (Natalie Dzhandzhapanyan, Samantha Gitmed, Jacqueline Meja, Hoang Thi, Olivia Osborne, Riley Ruiz, Karmen Sam and Audrey Simpson) since they first started playing as a U11 Bronze team. The team has also improved with the addition of three original players from another Freedom team (Alexis Antimo, Hannah Coral and Baylie Conrad). Along the way, the team picked up a few players (Karyn Bernal, Jada Fields, Sara Estuphian, Mia Trugerro & Brook "Theo" Van Noy) to com- plete the team. Freedom's GU16 has won several tournaments over the years and counts winning the Nomads Thanksgiving Showcase as one of its greatest accomplishments. The success of this team has helped put Freedom FC on the map. The players are just as focused on academics as they are with soccer, with all planning to continue to play soccer at the collegiate level. According to Coach Curt Jensen, this team is the most resilient team he has ever coached, always staying positive through the ups and downs of soccer, focused on continuous improvement. Curt is very proud to not only be the coach, but to be a part of the team as this is a special group of young ladies. Freedom Futbol Club is dedicated to instilling the love of soccer through the education and development of youth players, committed to creating winners on and off the field. This team definitely delivers on that mission. A

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Premier Standings STANDINGS AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2012

BU14 TEAM WLTPTS GF GA AC GU14 TEAM WLTPTS GF GA AC 1 DMS11 GOLD 70021 16 43 1 TUSTIN UNITED WHITE 60119 19 32 2 CELTIC HARPS 51116 19 72 2 BYSC G98 BLUE 51116 16 63 3 FULLERTON RANGERS WHITE 32110 13 85 3 EAGLES 50015 21 01 4 ALBION SC 2228560 4 SO. BAY GUNNERS REDONDO 42214 12 70 5 FREEDOM FC B98 241710 12 0 5 CRESCENTA VALLEY SC BLUE 43113 8 14 1 6 BYSC B98 BLUE 1325611 3 6 CELTIC HOOPS 33110 9 10 1 7 TUSTIN UNITED RED 1425315 7 7 GREATER LB SPEED DEMONS 2417590 8 CUSC BLUE 98 0511413 15 8 ALBION SC 1336573 9 ANAHEIM FC G98 1703530 2 10 SOUTH VALLEY G98-OTHART 0800418 0 BU15 TEAM WLTPTS GF GA AC 1 DOWNTOWN SC BU15 PREMIER 50015 13 38 2 FC MAN UNITED B97 41012 10 54 GU15 TEAM WLTPTS GF GA AC 3 BYSC B97 31110 11 63 1 LA PREMIER FC 40113 11 52 3 FC LOS ANGELES B97 BLACK 31110 13 93 2 BARCELONA USA (III) 41113 14 67 5 FULLERTON RANGERS WHITE 320913 12 3 3 CORINTHIANS SC G97 30312 811 6 VALLEY UNITED - JACKSON 2217910 6 4 WOLFPACK G97 2128853 7 SOUTH BAY GUNNERS BLACK 11369911 5 CARLSBAD ELITE G97 211710 80 7 CFC UNTOUCHABLES BLACK 230613 12 5 6 NHB BLACK 1136330 9 LA PREMIER FC 0222510 5 6 UIFC CERRITOS LIVERPOOL 2306510 3 10 HG EAGLES FC 97 0322814 6 8 SIMI VALLEY ECLIPSE 240612 13 6 11 CARLSBAD ELITE B97 0311590 9 ALBION SC 1225610 1 12 AVFC 0411515 3 10 LA PREMIER FC BLACK 1325410 3 11 EAGLES 1203440 12 CELTIC HARPS 0511313 0 BU16 TEAM WLTPTS GF GA AC 1 FULLERTON RANGERS WHITE 60018 23 39 2 SANTA MONICA UTD B96 BLUE 42012 11 97 GU16 TEAM WLTPTS GF GA AC 3 OC PREMIER BLACK B96 31211 11 93 1 ALBION SC USA 51015 16 42 4 CAL STARS OLIMPICA UNITED 320912 89 1 LAZERS SC 51015 13 56 5 FC MAN UNITED B96 222810 10 4 3 FC GOLDEN STATE-BLACK 41012 12 23 6 FC GOLDEN STATE BLACK 2217783 3 CARLSBAD ELITE G96 41012 17 30 7 LA PREMIER FC 2317910 3 5 SIMI VALLEY ECLIPSE 42012 10 71 7 CORINTHIANS SC B96 231715 14 5 6 ROADRUNNER UNITED FC G96 2306460 9 ALBION SC 2306711 5 6 FREEDOM FC G96 GOLD 2306781 10 SANTA MONICA UTD B96 2406514 11 6 GREATER LB HURRICANES 230610 13 2 11 CARLSBAD ELITE B96 1214464 9 LOS GAUCHOS G96 2406411 4 12 IRVINE PREMIER SC - TOROS 0500517 9 10 EAGLES 1203570 11 LA PREMIER FC 1503614 6 12 GRANADA UNITED FC 0600024 7 BU17 TEAM WLTPTS GF GA AC 1 CHIVAS JR. USA S.C. 50015 15 49 2 CARLSBAD ELITE B95 31110 848 GU17 TEAM WLTPTS GF GA AC 2 SANTA MONICA UTD B95 31110 961 1 PLATINUM FC G95 KOOIMAN 40012 722 2 DMS11 B95 31110 11 61 2 BARCELONA USA 31110 10 56 5 SAN DIEGO FA BU 95A 320912 73 3 CARLSBAD ELITE G95 2017820 6 MVSC TITANS 22175711 4 YASC SPARTANS FC G95 2117872 7 CLAREMONT STARS 1225677 5 LA PREMIER FC 210612 50 7 LA PREMIER FC 1225696 6 VALLEY UNITED - DONALD 1225674 7 FC GOLDEN STATE 1225910 8 7 ALBION SC 1214853 10 FC GOLDEN STATE BLACK 1314710 19 8 BYSC G95 1303591 11 OXNARD AC BLUE 1403714 1 8 SOUTH VALLEY G95-KLIPPEL 1303213 2 12 XOLOS FC USA BU17 TEM 0411516 7 10 FC BLADES G95 0400213 4

BU19 TEAM WLTPTS GF GA AC GU19 TEAM WLTPTS GF GA AC 1 INDEPENDIENTE PREMIER 40012 13 78 1 FC GOLDEN STATE BLACK 30211 13 73 2 FC LOS ANGELES B94 BLACK 41012 12 29 2 WOLFPACK BLUE 31110 972 3 FC GOLDEN STATE 31110 14 44 3 TUSTIN UNITED RED 212811 50 3 FULLERTON RANGERS WHITE 31110 15 75 3 ALBION SC 2128772 5 ALBION SC USA 3109973 5 EAGLES 2017830 6 CARLSBAD ELITE B94 212810 74 6 VALLEY UNITED 2217443 7 EAGLES 221710 94 6 AJAX 2217792 8 LA PREMIER FC 1314815 6 8 LA PREMIER FC 1125441 9 CHULA VISTA PREMIER FC 1203760 9 CARLSBAD ELITE G94 1225580 10 CHIVAS JR USA S.C. 1403614 5 10 EAGLES WHITE 1303172 10 MVSC 1403220 4 11 RIVERSIDE FC FORCE 1403811 0 12 CELTIC HARPS 0500614 6 12 TUSTIN UNITED WHITE 0300493

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Field Schedules SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2012 UCI FIELD 1 8:00 AM 19038 LA PREMIER FC FC MAN UNITED B97 BOYS U15 PREMIER 9:45 AM 19831 NHB BLACK SIMI VALLEY ECLIPSE GIRLS U15 PREMIER 1:15 PM 17241 FREEDOM FC B98 TUSTIN UNITED RED BOYS U14 PREMIER 3:00 PM 24158 FC BLADES G93 TUSTIN OC PREMIER ORANGE GIRLS U19 SILVER ELITE SOUTH

UCI FIELD 2 8:00 AM 18307 ANAHEIM FC G98 ALBION SC GIRLS U14 PREMIER 9:45 AM 19854 LA PREMIER FC BLACK ALBION SC GIRLS U15 PREMIER 11:30 AM 19839 CORINTHIANS SC G97 LA PREMIER FC GIRLS U15 PREMIER 1:15 PM 17233 CUSC BLUE 98 FULLERTON RANGERS WHITE BOYS U14 PREMIER 3:00 PM 20671 OC PREMIER BLACK B96 LA PREMIER FC BOYS U16 PREMIER

UCI FIELD 3 8:00 AM 18287 CRESCENTA VALLEY SC BLUE CELTIC HOOPS GIRLS U14 PREMIER 9:45 AM 17217 DMS11 GOLD ALBION SC BOYS U14 PREMIER 11:30 AM 17236 BYSC B98 BLUE CELTIC HARPS BOYS U14 PREMIER 1:15 PM 18293 SOUTH VALLEY G98-OTHART BYSC G98 BLUE GIRLS U14 PREMIER 3:30 PM 24030 TUSTIN UNITED WHITE EAGLES WHITE GIRLS U19 PREMIER

UCI FIELD 4 8:00 AM 19029 HG EAGLES FC 97 CARLSBAD ELITE B97 BOYS U15 PREMIER 9:45 AM 19822 CARLSBAD ELITE G97 BARCELONA USA (III) GIRLS U15 PREMIER 11:30 AM 19877 UIFC CERRITOS LIVERPOOL WOLFPACK G97 GIRLS U15 PREMIER 1:15 PM 19082 SOUTH BAY GUNNERS BLACK FC LOS ANGELES B97 BLACK BOYS U15 PREMIER 3:00 PM 19079 BYSC B97 CFC UNTOUCHABLES BLACK BOYS U15 PREMIER

UCI FIELD 5 9:45 AM 18298 GREATER LB SPEED DEMONS TUSTIN UNITED WHITE GIRLS U14 PREMIER 11:30 AM 19875 EAGLES CELTIC HARPS GIRLS U15 PREMIER 1:15 PM 19046 DOWNTOWN SC BU15 PREMIER FULLERTON RANGERS WHITE BOYS U15 PREMIER 3:00 PM 24038 RIVERSIDE FC FORCE AJAX GIRLS U19 PREMIER

UCI FIELD 7SS 8:00 AM 11971 SO CAL FC BU10 WHITE SAN CLEMENTE UNITED BOYS U10 BRONZE SOUTH 9:15 AM 12358 SOCAL SAMBA U10G OC PREMIER BLACK GIRLS U10 BRONZE SOUTH 10:30 AM 12363 MVSC FULLERTON RANGERS BLUE GIRLS U10 BRONZE SOUTH

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Field Schedules SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2012 UCI FIELD 1 8:00 AM 20633 CARLSBAD ELITE B96 CORINTHIANS SC B96 BOYS U16 PREMIER 9:40 AM 23396 CELTIC HARPS CARLSBAD ELITE B94 BOYS U19 PREMIER 11:35 AM 20648 FC GOLDEN STATE BLACK IRVINE PREMIER SC - TOROS BOYS U16 PREMIER 1:15 PM 20669 FC MAN UNITED B96 SANTA MONICA UTD B96 BOYS U16 PREMIER 3:00 PM 21513 GRANADA UNITED FC EAGLES GIRLS U16 PREMIER 4:40 PM 17228 FULLERTON RANGERS WHITE DMS11 GOLD BOYS U14 PREMIER

UCI FIELD 2 8:00 AM 21528 FREEDOM FC G96 GOLD ALBION SC USA GIRLS U16 PREMIER 9:45 AM 18316 ALBION SC CELTIC HOOPS GIRLS U14 PREMIER 11:20 AM 21496 FC GOLDEN STATE-BLACK LOS GAUCHOS G96 GIRLS U16 PREMIER 1:00 PM 22063 CHIVAS JR. USA S.C. FC GOLDEN STATE BLACK BOYS U17 PREMIER 3:00 PM 21505 CARLSBAD ELITE G96 SIMI VALLEY ECLIPSE GIRLS U16 PREMIER 4:40 PM 22014 CLAREMONT STARS CARLSBAD ELITE B95 BOYS U17 PREMIER

UCI FIELD 3 8:00 AM 24043 ALBION SC TUSTIN UNITED RED GIRLS U19 PREMIER 10:00 AM 23446 ALBION SC USA FULLERTON RANGERS WHITE BOYS U19 PREMIER NOON 22637 VALLEY UNITED - DONALD FC BLADES G95 GIRLS U17 PREMIER 2:00 PM 22022 FC GOLDEN STATE SAN DIEGO FA BU 95A BOYS U17 PREMIER 4:00 PM 23449 CHIVAS JR USA S.C. LA PREMIER FC BOYS U19 PREMIER

UCI FIELD 4 8:00 AM 23454 FC LOS ANGELES B94 BLACK MVSC BOYS U19 PREMIER 10:00 AM 21551 LAZERS SC GREATER LB HURRICANES GIRLS U16 PREMIER NOON 23405 EAGLES CHULA VISTA PREMIER FC BOYS U19 PREMIER 2:00 PM 24002 EAGLES WOLFPACK BLUE GIRLS U19 PREMIER 4:00 PM 23413 INDEPENDIENTE PREMIER FC GOLDEN STATE BOYS U19 PREMIER

UCI FIELD 5 8:00 AM 20616 ALBION SC FULLERTON RANGERS WHITE BOYS U16 PREMIER 10:00 AM 22673 ALBION SC LA PREMIER FC GIRLS U17 PREMIER NOON 23985 EAGLES WHITE CARLSBAD ELITE G94 GIRLS U19 PREMIER 2:00 PM 22005 SANTA MONICA UTD B95 XOLOS FC USA BU17 TEM BOYS U17 PREMIER 4:00 PM 22058 MVSC TITANS DMS11 B95 BOYS U17 PREMIER

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