Once again The Cleveland Cobras are putting together another highly competitive U16/17 girls' team to participate in top collegiate showcase tournaments around the country.  We have already been accepted into the CASL Raleigh Showcase in November and will continue to apply to tournaments of the highest caliber.  I already have an excellent core of players and am currently actively seeking a few more top players to join the group. 

 If you have the desire and the skill to play collegiate soccer, and are prepared for the commitment of training and playing, plus, the financial commitment for league fees, air fares, hotels, travel and tournament costs then please contact me at seanthecobra@sbcglobal.net

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Coach Mac.

Tryouts are $12.50 and the season fee for all teams under 14 is only $275!

Contact Earl Hradesky @hradesky@sbcglobal.net for further information.

Congratulations to Coach Pamela Malone for winning, for the fifth time, the Greater Cleveland Coach of the Year Award.  Coach Malone has also been the recipient of twelve Chagrin Valley Conference Coach of the Year Awards, one Region Five NSCAA Coach of the Year Award, plus, one All Ohio Coach of the Year Award.  A truly Great job Coach Malone!!!

Coach Malone is a Cobra Staff Coach and the Head Coach of the U11 Girls' Team.

  The photo is of a happy group of young Cobras after a recent victory on yet another soggy Lodi afternoon!

The U11 Girls recently completed a most successful 2009 Autumn Season playing in AFL down in Lodi.  The team has trained hard all through the autumn months, and their dedication to the training sessions provided by Coach Malone has paid dividends with numerous great match results during the season.  Although still only U11's, many of the girls have already been Cobras for a number of years.  If you are interested in joining this wonderful group please contact Earl Hradesky @hradesky@sbcglobal.net for further information.

U15 Girls-2009 AFL Cup Premier Flight Champions!!!

A combination team of U15, U16, U17, and U18 girls playing in the U18 Division ended up as tournament champions on Sunday night at the Cleveland State Dome.  The girls basically blew right through everyone until the final game when they faced a resolute Mentor Impact team.  During the Final with Laura in nets stopping everything Impact could shoot at her it was just a matter of time before one of the Cobras scored so we could win the game, and the goal came on the 15th minute mark.  Following a beautiful reverse diagonal pass from Kori Chapic, Kolbie Haines slotted the winner into the far corner of the net to give the Cobras a much deserved championship victory!

U17 Girls: 
Game 1:
Sat 7:42AM Cleveland Cobras 6 Rockford Dactyls 2
Robin Hames 1, JoAnne Bondra 1, Taylor Vidovic , Kori Chapic 3
Kolbie Haines 4 assists

Game 2:
Sat 1:18PM Cleveland Cobras 5 WC Arsenal Academy 5
Kolbie Haines , Kori Chapic 2, Taylor Vidovic 2

Game 3:
Sun 7:45AM Cleveland Cobras 4 V's Vision Soccer Academy 2
Taylor Vidovic 1, Kori Chapic 3

Losing 0-2 after twenty minutes, the U17's made a remarkable comeback to win 4-2 and therefore advance to the National Finals 

Championship Game Sunday 2:54PM

 U18 Girls
Game 1:
Sat 6:45PM Cleveland Cobras 3 V's Akeny Attack 1
Kori Chapic 2 Katie Griswold 1

Game 2:
Sat 11:48PM Cleveland Cobras 4 V's 2 Tony Glavin
Cassie Kiplinger 1, Katie Griswold 1, Kori Chapic 2

Both teams advanced into the National Finals; however, unfortunately, both lost.  It was a tremendous weekend for both teams, with all the parents, players, coaches,and families having a most exhilarating weekend.

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The U12 Boys brought their outdoor season to its closure with a collection of magnificent team performances to win the U12 Boys’ Championship.  The boys outscored their opponents 14 to 5, with Matthew, the Cobra keeper, and his defenders keeping a clean sheet in the final game against Northern Steel. 

The tournament scores went as such:
Cobras 5 Joga Bonito 2                 Ian - PK, Joey Bones (3) Trevor
Cobras 1 Northern Steel 1           Brianna
Cobras 5 Black River 2                Joey Bones 2, Kota, Mikey, Ian

Tournament Championship
Cobras 3 Northern Steel 0            Brianna, Joey Bones, Will 

U17 Girls KISS Champions-Again!

Kelly Aughinbaugh: First Team all Greater Cleveland
First Team Chagrin Valley Conference 

Laura Arnold: First Team All Ohio
First Team All Greater Cleveland
Adidas Region IV First Team 

Danielle Dobies: CVC Conference 2nd Team

Katie Winters: Greater Cleveland Third Team

Dee Dee Fekete: Greater Cleveland Third Team

Marie Elana: First Team all conference, Stark County, 

Matty McNamara: First Team News Herald

Scott Petty: Greater Cleveland Hon Mention

Scott Divoky:  Second Team All Greater Cleveland
First Team Conference goal keeper News Herald Division 1
First Team goal keeper, Sun Messenger All-Sun Northeast team. 

Shana Othen:  First Team All District GASSCA, First Team All Ohio NE Conference
All Star Athlete Award Akron Touchdown Club

Sam Robertson:  First Team all Conference, First Team all County, 
First Team all District.

CONGRATULATIONS to our U17 Girls team for recently winning the Kalamazoo Invitational Soccer Tournament in Kalamazoo, Michigan.  This team featured some of our talented U16 & U17 players.  Tremendous accomplishment! Congratulations to all the players, families, Director/Coach Sean McNamara & the team managers (Dave Young, Paul Insana and Kim Koytinski) for all their hard work & efforts!

The U10 Cobra Coed ended their first season together with a fabulous showing at the Season Finale in Lodi.  Although the boys and girls did not advance, they certainly played very well and were a pleasure to coach. The inaugural season for this team also went extraordinarily well.  The team gelled together quickly, trained hard, and soon became a force to be reckoned with throughout the league.  We even had a new club record set with this team.  Brianna Shingary scored a hat-trick in less than three minutes with a remarkable exhibition of her phenomenal goal scoring prowess.  She was well assisted by her new team mates in attaining such a remarkable feat.  We have a great group of young players and they all bring their own dynamism to the team.  I have thoroughly enjoyed coaching the players over the autumn season and certainly intend to be their primary coach for the indoor seasons.  Unfortunately, Dustin has broken his collar bone and we missed him and his defending skills at the tournament.  He will be out for a few weeks and then will be back with us again.

 I want to thank all the players, Chase, Mark, Leah, Sabrina, Mikey, Dustin, Joey, Sammy, Samantha, Kotar, Anthony, Brianna, Riory, Jacob, and Jordan for being such fun in training and for working so hard for me.  The players never failed to amaze me as we worked on the many shooting drills I like to use.  Their skills and love for scoring was a pleasure to behold. 

We are still looking for new U10 and U11’s to join the team as we eventually would like to have two teams, boys and girls, in these age groups.  So, if you are just checking our web page out and have a U10 or a U11 give us a call at 440-449-9394.