F.C. PORTLAND ACADEMY -
High School Tryouts
(Boys & Girls) - 8/5
TRYOUT REGISTRATION FORMS:
+ Boys Winter Tryout Form: [form] - PDF File
+ Girls Winter Tryout Form: [form] - PDF File
Date: August 5th & 6th Place: Liberty High School
Who may attend tryouts?
If you are a player in good standing with Oregon Youth Soccer Association (OYSA), and if you were born between August 1, 1990 and
July 31, 1994, you are eligible for selection to one of our competitive teams and welcome to participate in Winter Team Tryouts.
F.C. PORTLAND ACADEMY -
B-Team Coaches
Announced (Boys & Girls) - 8/1
GIRLS:
U15 Girls Burgundy – Kim Abshier
U16 Girls Scarlet – James Laurick
U17 Girls Sage – Kelli Smith
BOYS:
U15/U16 Boys Development Academy Team – Scott Sagar, Assistant Coach
F.C. Portland Prepares for Year Two – USSF Development Academy (7/23)
Successful First Round of Tryouts For the 2008/2009 USSF Development Academy
What Type of Player Will Be Selected?
Next Round of Tryouts to be: August 5th & 6th at Liberty High
On the first day of the new competitive year for the USSF Development Academy, each of the F.C. Portland coaches who evaluated over 50 players for 40 spots on the U15/16 and U17/18 teams commented on the strength of the competition.
An evaluation of the inaugural year helped us to realize that this program is not for everyone.
Here are the traits the coaches are seeking in each of the players who will be selected:
• Committed to practicing 3 times each week
• Committed to playing in 29 or 30 highly competitive games
• Willing to compete with best players from around the country
• Willing to be scouted by the US National Team Coaches
• Willing to be scouted by college coaches and the MLS
Second Round of Tryouts for the USSF Program and for the State Cup Teams will be:
Tuesday, August 5
U15/16/17/18 Boys -
10:30am – 12:00 noon
U15/16/17/18 Boys - 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Wednesday, August 6
U15/16/17/18 Boys -
7:30 – 9:00pm
F.C. Portland Prepares for Year Two – USSF Development Academy (7/22)
First round of Tryouts to begin on July 21 and 22
Liberty High School -
6:30 – 8:00pm
“If there was another program in this country that gave players this much quality competition over the past ten years, none of us have seen it!” said Rob Baarts, Head Coach for the Men’s Division at F.C. Portland Academy and Director of the Development Academy Program, and Assistant Coach for the Men’s team at the University of Portland.
“What our players saw day in and day out – the level of competition, the intensity of play and skillfulness of opposing teams – has helped each and every player who committed to this program get better in quantum ways.” Baarts continued. “For those players who truly want to prepare for their college careers and expand their options on the largest youth soccer stage in this country, this will continue be the program.”
U.S. UNDER-17 WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER SET
(7/16)
CHICAGO (July 11, 2008)
– U.S. Under-17 Women’s National Team head coach Kazbek Tambi has named the 20-player roster that will compete at the 2008 CONCACAF U-17 Women’s Championship from July 17-27 in Trinidad & Tobago. It will be the first CONCACAF tournament staged at the Under-17 women’s level with three teams from the region qualifying for the inaugural FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup to be held later this year in New Zealand.
The U.S. U-17 Women are drawn into Group A along with Costa Rica, El Salvador and hosts Trinidad & Tobago. The U.S. U-17 Women will kick off their participation in the tournament on Friday, July 18, against Costa Rica at 5 p.m. ET. The U.S. will take on El Salvador two days later at 4 p.m. ET, with the final group match on Tuesday, July 22, at 7 p.m. ET. All Group A matches will take place at Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya, Trinidad.
USSF Men’s Development Academy Team Tryouts
F.C. Portland Soccer Academy is pleased to announce the tryouts for the formation of the 2008-2009 U16 and U18 United States Soccer Federation (USSF) Men’s Development Academy Teams.
The players selected for this program must possess the technical skills, personal dedication, and genuine commitment to their overall development necessary to compete at the highest level. F.C. Portland’s Development Academy Teams competed against some of the nation’s best clubs and top ranked players week-in and week-out this season, under the watchful eyes of U.S. National Team scouts and collegiate coaches. More information about the USSF Development Academy is available on the F.C. Portland website (www.fcportland.org) and online at www.ussoccer.com.
TRYOUT DATES & TIMES
+ Monday, July 21st
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6:30-8:00 pm
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Liberty H.S. (Clive Charles Field)
+ Tuesday, July 22nd
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6:30-8:00 pm
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Liberty H.S. (Clive Charles Field)
Important: Tryout Registration will only be available at the field prior to the start of tryouts.
UPCOMING CLUB EVENTS
Below are latest Club Events for 2008.
F.C. PORTLAND ACADEMY -
High School Tryouts
(Boys & Girls)
Date: August 5th & 6th Place: Liberty High School
Who may attend tryouts?
If you are a player in good standing with Oregon Youth Soccer Association (OYSA), and if you were born between August 1, 1990 and
July 31, 1994, you are eligible for selection to one of our competitive teams and welcome to participate in Winter Team Tryouts.
Born in 1951, Clive Charles grew up playing street soccer before joining West Ham United youth teams at the age of 12. When he turned 15, Clive signed with the English First Division club West Ham United as an apprentice, following in the footsteps of his older brother John. Clive turned professional and joined the first team in 1970. The club loaned him briefly (1971-1972) to the Montreal Olympique in Canada - part of the North American Soccer League (NASL). In 1972, the defender made the first of his 14 League and 1 Cup appearances for “The Hammers”.