(June 12, 2008) –
Soony Saad, a
member of the U-16 Vardar Academy League,
has been selected among the nation's top
players to join the U.S National Residency
Roster for the Fall of 2008 in Bradenton
Florida.
Soony & his older brother Hamoody
Saad recently joined Vardar Soccer Club this past year and since
have helped bring the team to many victories. The U-16 Academy
record is 16-2-3. The Saad brothers' goal is to win their league and
represent their new club at the National Championship in July, which
will be held in California.
Soony attributes their recent
success to the great coaching staff: Jason Davis, Morris and Mike
Lupenec as well as their fellow teammates.
Soony will miss his team and coaches as he bids farewell this
fall. "It will be sad to say goodbye, but I'm excited for my
team-mates who look to have an awesome finish this year and a
bright fresh team next year in the U-18 Academy. Thanks to all!!
(May 26, 2008) –
The Vardar Red
U12 boys won the championship at the Adidas
Warrior Soccer Classic in Dayton over
Memorial Day weekend. The team went
undefeated and played teams from Ohio, West
Virginia and Michigan. The team defeated
the Dayton Warriors in the semi-finals to
advance to the championship game.
In the final game they defeated the Michigan Wolves 3-2 in
overtime to win the championship.
Congratulations to coach
John Phillips and the boys for a terrific performance!
(May 11, 2008) –
Congratulations to the Vardar U11 boys team
who won
at the Novi Jaguar Tournament the weekend of
May 9-11. The boys went undefeated in their
bracket to advance to the championship game.
The Vardar boys defeated
the Cleveland Whitecaps in the championship game
7-1.
Congratulations go out to Coach
John Phillips
and the boys for a tremendous performance!!!
(May 11, 2008) –
The U10 Vardar girls won the Novi Jaguar Tournament
played May 9-11.
The team went undefeated to win their bracket and
advance to the finals.
In the championship game, the Vardar girls defeated
Pacesetter Premier in double overtime.
Prior to the
championship game on sunday (Mothers Day),
Coach Jennifer Perkins new baby girl was
born. Mom and baby are doing well.
Thanks to Coach Jen Perkins, Mike Lupenec and Josh Back for a
great weekend and Congratulations to the U10 Girls
Champions!!!
(May 5, 2008) –
The Vardar U14
Girls have earned a berth to the USYSA
Region II Championships. The girls have
positioned themselves in a tie for first
place in the MRL Premier Division Blue and
will play for the MRL championship next
week. With six games completed in the
schedule the girls have accumulated a record
of 5 wins and 1 tie and have beaten some of
the nation’s most successful teams.
We congratulate the girls on an
excellent performance and great achievement. With high expectations
of themselves these girls have achieved the goals they set with
incredible teamwork, mental strength, and hard work . Well done
ladies.
(April
25, 2008) –
Niki Read, a member of the Vardar U16
team, has been selected to attend the U18
Women's National Team training camp to
be held May 3-10 in Sunrise, FL.
Niki has been a Vardar player since U-9. She
has been a Regional Team ODP player for
three years and has attended three national
team training events as well as an Adidas
ESP camp which highlights the top 92 high
school sophomores.
With her Vardar team, Niki has been part of
four State Cup Championships and one
Regional Championship. Her team will next
represent Michigan at the June Region II
Championships in Rockford, IL. She is
currently coached by Demir Muftari. Niki is
also verbally committed to the University of
Illinois. She is a 16-year-old junior at
Lake Orion High School.
(January
18 2008) – Tom Allot will have the
unique pleasure of training and playing at
the Chelsea Football Club.
The historic club have
invited the Disney Soccer Showcase All-Stars to train at
Chelsea FC and compete in the inaugural Chelsea FC Youth Cup
which takes place in August 2008.
The All-Star team was
selected from teams competing at the Disney Soccer Showcase.
There were eighteen U16 boys selected from the participating
teams.
The Vardar Soccer Club is proud of
Tom’s achievement and we wish him all the best at Chelsea this
August.
64 clubs from
24 States and the District of Columbia
Represented in Program's Inaugural Year with
Clubs Focused on Improving Development
Environment
The 64 teams will be
divided into eight conferences, each
comprised of eight teams based largely on
geographic proximity. Each team will play
approximately 30 matches during an
eight-month season, with the winner of each
conference playing in the Academy Finals at
The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.
Additional Development Academy program
elements such as a Technical Workshop and
Best Practices seminars are being finalized.
“The clubs participating
in the inaugural Academy season represent a
shared vision of player development and the
desire to change the current landscape,”
said U.S. Soccer’s Director of Coaching
Education Bob Jenkins. “These clubs were
selected because of their ability to
implement the best development environment
for our elite youth players.”
(April
21, 2008) –
The U11 Vardar
girls won the Northern Ohio Tournament
championship with a come-from-behind victory
against the Excalibur Soccer Club.
The girls scored four goals in the last 7
minutes to win 4-3 in the final game.
Congratulations
go out to Coach Josh Back and the girls for a tremendous
performance.
Great Work
Ladies!