Year End Awards
Congratulations to Jamie Wilkinson, Taylor Sebring and Adolfo Ovalle for their achievements this past year. Jamie Wilkinson who is a member of the U-17 Girls Premier team coached by Adolfo Ovalle was recognized as the TOSH Girls Athlete of the Year by UYSA. This award was for both Athletics and Academics.
Taylor Sebring won a 2010 Scholarship from UYSA. She will be able to use it at the school of her choice and rumor has it that she may be playing back east next year.
Adolfo Ovalle was recognized as the Male Coach of the Year. Adolfo exemplified extraordinary sportsmanship, leadership, and motivated his teams to learn and play tot eh best of their ability.
Great job all. More can be found on the UYSA website here: http://www.utahyouthsoccer.net/archive_10_feb24c.html
Matt Gay
For the first time ever the Spring semester of the U.S. Soccer's Residency Program has a La Roca player on the roster. 40 players live on campus at the IMG academy in Bradenton, Florida, and train daily under the guidance of Wilmer Cabrera the U.S. Under 17 Men's national coach. They train in the morning and attend classes at Bradenton Preparatory Academy in the afternoon. The team takes several foreign trips each year and also plays against top Development Academy sides in an exhibition setting, traveling across the country.
Since its inception, 170 players have been though the Residency Program including: Freddy Adu, DaMarcus Beasley, Kyle Beckerman, Michael Bradley, Landon Donovan, Bobby Convey, Eddie Gaven, Jonathan Spector, and Jose Altidore.
Matt is a member of the U-17 Premier team coached by Adolfo Ovalle and is a member of the Region 4 ODP team. Great job Matt we all wish you the best in this awesome opportunity.
For more information follow this link. http://www.ussoccer.com/Teams/Youth/US-Under17-Men/About-the-Team.aspx
La Roca in Southern Utah
The 2010 Presidents Cup proved to be a worthwhile tournament for our U15 and U16 girls’ teams. Both brought home the winning trophy in their age groups. Presidents Cup was played at the Mesquite Sports Complex, a first for UYSA.
The U15 girls team, coached by Felipe Diaz, scored a total of 13 goals during the tournament. In pool play, this team played the St. George Strikers FC winning 3-0 and then Heet FC winning 2-1. In the quarter finals, La Roca saw the Strikers FC team again, beating them 4-0. They saw Team Spirit (St. George) in the semi-finals beating them 2-0. The final match went into overtime against Wasatch Flash. The final outcome was a 2-1 victory for La Roca. Shalee Davis scored in regulation play and Amberlee Schaub scored the winning goal in the second overtime.
The U16 girls team, coached by David Chevez, played Murray Max beating them 5-1. Then they tied Bombers Premier SC (St. George) 0-0. Their third game against Bombers SC Select was a victory for La Roca 2-1. La Roca went to the final against Bombers SC Select beating the 5-1 for the championship trophy. La Roca scored a total of 12 goals to bring home the gold. Both teams will advance to the Regional Presidents Cup in Medford, Oregon June 17-20th. We wish our teams well as they move onto Regionals!
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