Las tmont h,y out hs oc c erpl ay er sf r om al l ofUSYout hSoc c erRegi on2t ook ov erSagi naw,Mi c hi ganont hec ampusofSagi nawVal l eySt at eUni v er s i t yf or t heRegi on2Ol y mpi cDev el opmentPr ogr am I dent i f i c at i onCamp.Oft heov er 400boy sand400gi r l s ,about50pl ay er sf r om Nebr as k amadet het r i pf orf i v e day soft hei nt ens ec ampwher epl ay er seat ,s l eepandpl ays oc c erwi t hhopesof s t andi ngoutandmak i ngagoodenoughi mpr es s i ont obec hos ent or epr es ent t heRegi onatv ar i ousi nt er r egi onal ev ent sl at ert hi sy ear . Theboy sandgi r l ss t ay edi nt hedor msandSagi nawVal l eySt at e,at ei nt hec af et er i as ,l ear nedi nt hei rc l as s r oomsandt r ai nedi nt hei ri mmac ul at et r ai ni ngf ac i l i t i es .Eac hdayf ort hepl ay er sc ons i s t edofamor ni ngt r ai ni ngs es s i on,af t er noon c l as s r oom t i me,i nc l udi ngnut r i t i onc l as s esandhowt ok eepy ourbodypr i mef or c ompet i t i on,andev eni ngt r ai ni ngs es s i onf ol l owedbyi ndi v i dual meet i ngswi t h c oac hes .Eac hpl ay err ec ei v edadv i c eandc r i t i quesonhowt oi mpr ov et hei r gameeac hday . Whi l ei mpr es s i ngt heal mos t25Regi on2ODPc oac heswas n’ tenough,t hepl ay er sal s ogott hec hanc et obes eenbyUni t edSt at eNat i onal Team,Maj orLeague Soc c erandDi v i s i on1c ol l egec oac hesands c out s .Mar enMc Cr ar y ,DOCf or Nebr as k aSt at eSoc c erandt heRegi on2ODPas s i s t antr egi onal c oac h,“ I t ’ sa gr eatpl at f or mf orpl ay er s ,es pec i al l yk i dsf r om s mal l ers t at esl i k eNebr as k a,t o bes eenbys omebi gnamesi ns oc c er , ”not edMc Cr ar y . Thel i s tofpl ay er ss el ec t edt ot heRegi on2ODPt eam wi l l beannounc edont he r egi on2webs i t ei nt heupc omi ngweek s .Mc Cr ar yk nowsmanypl ay er sar eanx i ous l yawai t i ngt het eam l i s t s ,ands heunder s t ands ,“ I ’ mj us tasex c i t edasal l of ourpl ay er st os eewhof r om Nebr as k ai ss el ec t edt omov eont ot henex ts t ep!I t wasaf unweekbutwewor k edhar dandI ’ m pr oudofal l t heRegi on2pl ay er s t hatpar t i c i pat ed. ”
Ext r aTi me,Page2
Coaches o cs ummerofs oc c erandIhopet haty our rIhopeeveryonehadafantasti s ummeral s oi nc l udeds omewel l des er v edr es tandabr eakf r om s oc c er —f or n pl ay er sandpar ent s ! I L O V E t h e O l y mp i c s andwi t ht heOl y mpi c ss ett obegi nt hi sweek ,wewi l l bef or t unat et o e at c hs omegr eats oc c er ,al ongwi t hmanyot hergr eats por t i ngev ent s .Ihopepl ay er sar e rw abl et oembr ac et hev al uet hatc omesf r om bei nga“ s t udentoft hegame. ”
Wat c hi ngs oc c erc anbeav al uabl edev el opment al as pec tofy out hs oc c erpl ay er s ,buts ome oft hatwat c hi nghast obedonewi t han“ anal y t i c al ey e”andnotj us ta“ s pec t at or ’ sey e. ”A s pec t at or ’ sey ei ss omeonewhowat c hest hegamef orpur eenj oy ment .Wat c hi ngagame wi t hananal y t i c al ey ei sdonewi t has pec i f i cpur pos eandwi t hagoal i nmi nd.Thi nkabout whatpos i t i ony oupl ay( orwoul dl i k et opl ay )andwat c hpl ay er st hatpl ayt hats pec i f i cpos i t i onands eewhatt r ai t st heyhav et hatmak et hem gr eatatt hatpos i t i on;wat c hc l os el yatt he t ec hni quet hos epl ay er sus e;whatdec i s i ons( ands peedoft hos edec i s i ons )ar et hos epl ay er smak i ngandt r yt ounder s t andwhy ;anddef i ni t el ys pendt i mewat c hi ngt hos epl ay er s whent heydoNOThav et hebal l s ot haty ouc ans eeandemul at ewhathappensof ft he bal l —mov ement ,c ommuni c at i on,r eac t i ons . Themen’ sOl y mpi cs oc c ert our namentwi l l bedi f f er entf r om t heWor l dCupbec aus epl ay er s mus tbeU23wi t ht heex c ept i onof3 pl ay er swhoar eal l owedt obeov er23 y ear sol dont heOl y mpi ct eam.You’ l l onl ys eeahandf ul oft hes t arpl ay er s whowat c hedi nt heWor l dCup,buti t wi l l beex c i t i ngt owat c hs omeoft he y oungandupc omi ngt al entf r om ar ound t hewor l d. Thewomen’ sUSAOl y mpi ct eam hasa uni quec hal l engeandgoal t obec ome t hef i r s tt eam t owi naWor l dCupf ol l owedupbywi nni ngt henex tOl y mpi c games .Bes tofl uc kt ot heWNTi nt hei r ques tt owi nt hegol d! Enj oyt heOl y mpi c s ;Ic hal l enget he y out hpl ay er st owat c hasmanygames aspos s i bl e( USWNTpl ay st hei r Ol y mpi copenerAugus t3at5PM CST) andt obec omeas t udentoft hegame andmak ey our s el fabet t erpl ay eri nt he pr oc es s .GoUSA!
do? oRonal SoWhatHappenedt
heUEFA ngt i h!Dur c owat ert ay ngpl i t i c sanex doi anoRonal i t s i m,Cr ehi m orhat ehi Lov aywhen eofpl nut hmi he8t nt edi ur nj hedashewasi c dwat l hewor h,t tmont as l nal i Cupf ansand erf c oc ds i d.Asav nwar neei hek ngt i c or nee,f sk deofhi i s heout tont hewashi , mes i t al er ev ys ur nj hei hedt c wat ehedandr c bandandIwat ,myhus s t s api her t al c i s phy ) gament i l al er at l ol c al medi dbe.AnMCL( swoul i agnos di nal i hef ngonwhatt i debat hat tt ac hef ht t ongwi neeal sk ohi edt i eappl c or peoff y het ht t med.Wi r i onf nwasc ai pr s es i ur nj heri nedot ai t us ys l ual t eac dhav oul doc ound,Ronal hegr edont ant ootwaspl sf hi . ear ust c s ormeni nganACLand/ udi l nc ,i l aswel .An y t i er ev hes ngont heMCLdependi ot nt ai pr adesofs sorgr el ev entl er f f edi ear Ther o yt t i l abi t dess i ov .TheMCLpr er ay erpl c oc easas ohav yt ur nj uni snotaf yi ur nj MCLi e ohav tt ul c i f f sdi ti esanMCL,i ur nj fonei nee.Soi hek onoft i t por al deormedi i ns hei t h t wi l erbal c oc ngas i s ng,andpas i l k ac ng,t i ot v ngandpi i t ut hc t wi ol r ont eandc denc i onf c nee. hek eaoft hatar sont es r t ess ac tpl ootasi hef deoft i ns hei t ehes dependsont l tal n? I ayagai dopl hRonal c owat tt owai et ongdowehav Sohowl nee sk nhi ni eagai denc i onf nc ogai yt t i l sabi on,andhi i at t i l ehabi sr ,hi y ur nj si yofhi t i er v eas l t t i easl ak ant ehabc ,r y l al .Gener s l l i k sands ement cmov i f i pec s er c oc hs t ywi t i l abi t s ough sast doi fRonal eenough.I er ev ss yi ur nj hei ft hsi 5mont ongas4sorasl 6week 4l ul of ngt ni ur et emsr obl enopr dhav houl d,hes el i hef sont onashei i at t i l ehabi sr nhi i n! peedagai s ,PT y der eCor i Kat ) OPTI e( ut t i t ns apyI Ther al c i s OmahaPhy ) ex sCompl t heOmahaSpor det i ns I es( l h&Gi :144t c ni i M.Cl . I h&Dodge A. :144t c ni i nCl Mai 8688 934. 402.
Ti m Wal t er s
Spor t i ngOmahaFC
As s i s t antMen’ sCoac hatUNO,f or mer Cr ei ght onpl ay erwhohasgui dedt he Spor t i ngOmahaFCboy s2001El i t e t eam i nt oUSYout hNat i onal League pl ay .Ti m hasal s ogui dedt hef or mer U18OFCt eam t os t at ec upt i t l esal ong wi t hhi sc ur r ent2001t eam.Ti mr ec ent l yc ompl et edhi s“ D”l i c ens eandhas beenac t i v ei ns uppor t i ngal l as pec t sof s oc c eri nav ar i et yofway s .
2017Nat i onalChampi onshi pSer i es Nebr askaSt at eCup U15( 2002) -U19( 1998) Oc t ober15t h30t h Regi s t r at i onbegi nss oon!
SydneyCassal i a EGAMar oonU17G
Sy dney ,s t ar t i ngGoal Keeperf ort he EGA98Mar oont eam,f ol l owedup heri mpr es s i v eRegi on2Champi ons hi pper f or manc ebynotc onc edi nga goal andt heUSYSNat i onal Champi ons hi p.Sy dneys t ar t edal l t hr ee gamesatNat i onal sandac c umul at ed 123mi nut esofac t i on.Sy dneyi s c ommi t t edt oWes t poi ntandwi l l c omebac kf orherf i nal y eari nhopes t ol eadher98Mar oont eam bac kt o t heUSYSNat i onal Champi ons hi ps nex tJ ul y .