Congratulations
to 3 Vardar Boys teams- Reach State Cup finals 2009
(May 27,
2009) – Congratulations to 3 Vardar Boys
teams for reaching the State Cup Finals.
Come and support our Vardar teams this
weekend!
U14 Boys Vardar- 12:30pm
U16 Boys Vardar- 12:30pm
U17 Boys Vardar West- 3:00pm
State Cup Finals will be held May
30th at the East
Lansing Soccer Complex.
In the event of inclement weather, games
may be played on May 31st. The East
Lansing Soccer Complex is located at
3700 Coleman Rd. in East Lansing, MI.
Soony Saad
and Jose Perez Are Among Many Youth National
Team Players to Benefit from Academy System
CHICAGO (Feb.
4, 2009) – The U.S. Soccer Development
Academy has to look no further than the
Under-17 Men’s National Team to find stories
of successful player development and
scouting. Members of U.S. Soccer’s Residency
Program, former Vardar standout Soony Saad
and FC Dallas’ Jose Perez both credit their
time in the Academy in providing
opportunities with the U-17 MNT. Both are
part of a 22-player roster that is currently
participating in the La Serena Cup in Chile.
January 2009 - Orlando, Fla. –
The Vardar U17 boys team won
their division at the
prestigious Disney's Soccer
Showcase presented by the
Chelsea Football Club on Dec. 30
at the beautiful Disney's Wide
World of Sports Complex.
The showcase is the ultimate
place for top clubs to be seen
by hundreds of college coaches
looking for great soccer talent.
It is rated the top youth soccer
tournament in the United States
in a Soccer America survey. It
gives athletes a chance to shine
on one of the biggest stages set
for youth soccer in this
country.
(July 18, 2008) – The U.S.
Soccer Development Academy
announced the 2007-08 Academy
Player of the Year for the Under
15/16 age group at the
Development Academy Finals Week
at The Home Depot Center in
Carson, Calif.
The U-15/16 Player of the Year
is Soony Saad from Vardar. Soony
has parlayed his impressive
performance into call-ups to the
U.S. U-17 Men's National Team.
The recipients of the honors
were voted upon by U.S. Soccer's
Development Academy coaches and
National Team scouts. Already,
13 of the 22 players on the
Starting XI have been in camp
with a U.S. Youth National Team,
and the 10 players from the
Starting XI have one more chance
to impress the National Team
scouts.
(July 14, 2008) –
The Vardar U16 Girls, coached by Demir
Muftari, are on their way to the USYSA
National Championship Series to be held July
22-27 in Little Rock, AR.
The team was selected
by the Region II Championship committee to attend Nationals.
To get to the Regional
Final, Vardar girls advanced through their
bracket by beating Nebraska (Gladiator Rio)
4-0, tying Iowa (Des Moines Heat) 1-1, and
winning 4-0 over Minnesota (Woodbury
Inferno). The Semi-Final was against Ohio
North's Cleveland Internationals with Vardar
winning 2-0.
Showing the passion to claim the regional title,
Eclipse and Vardar met to determine the champion and a spirited
contest followed as both opponents sought victory. After a
scoreless game in regulation, Eclipse opened up the scoring and
claimed the regional crown.
Congratulations to the both teams for a
tremendous performance. Good luck at nationals!!
(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!!
(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.
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.”
