Founded in 1987 as the Wheeling Soccer Club, FC Wheeling United is West Virginia's oldest soccer club, with more than 40 State Championships. The Club provides youth soccer players with the opportunity to learn and enjoy the beautiful game, whether it be playing for recreation, training in our soccer academy, or competing on a travel team. FC Wheeling has an integrated program that encompasses the competitve and academy programs of the Eagles Soccer Club, Inc. and the recreational soccer program of The Wheeling Area Soccer Association, Inc., which merged January 5, 2007.
Thursday, February 1
Player Loses The Battle But Wins The Heart Of Her Teammates.
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| Kristin Andrews (white bandana) & Her Club Teammates
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Kristin Andrews, pictured in a white bandana with her U-17 teammates, passed away on 1/19/07 after a courageous seven-month battle with leukemia. She was 18 years old. She had been a member of this Eagles team for 6 seasons and had formed the special friendship that only athletes can understand with her teammates. Kristin playing both as a forward and center-mid she had some classic moves and was an unselfish player.
What makes travel soccer so unique is that her teammates were from various High Schools including Park, Linsly, Brooke, Central and Weirton and of course they would face each other during the fall season. Fierce rivalries on the pitch, win or lose, they would hug afterwards demonstrating true respect & friendship for each other. In fact many of the HS had special events during the home games this past fall to either raise money for Kristin or supporting her by wearing the lime green Kick it Kristin t-shirts.
Kristin was a member of the National Honor Society; Weir High Class of 2007; and co-captain of the Weir High Girls Soccer Team. Her teammates all attended her funeral saluting their teammate one more time. Memorial donations can be directed to:
Weirton Rotary Youth Soccer League, PO Box 2028, Weirton WV 26062.
Wednesday, March 21
FC Wheeling Spring 2007 Soccer Academy
GIRLS ACADEMY Directed by Carrie Hanna, Head Coach, Wheeling Jesuit University Women's Soccer:
WHO: U8 Girls Academy DOB - 08/01/99-07/31/97
U10 Girls Academy DOB - 08/01/96-07/31/98
WHEN: Fridays April 13th until June 1st from 5:30p-6:30p
WHERE: Field 2/3 Wheeling Park Field Complex by Sonneborn Shelter
BOYS ACADEMY Directed by Barry Christmas, Head Coach, Bethany College Women's Soccer:
WHO: U8 Boys Academy DOB - 08/01/99-07/31/97
WHEN: Fridays April 13th until June 1st from 5:30p-6:30p
WHERE: Field 2/3 Wheeling Park Field Complex by Sonneborn Shelter
WHO: U10 Boys Academy DOB - 08/01/96-07/31/98
WHEN: Thursdays April 12th until May 31st from 5:30p-6:30p
WHERE: Field 4 Wheeling Park Field Complex by Sonneborn Shelter
COST: $55 for All 8 Sessions
Handout:
FC Wheeling Spring 2007 Academy Form
Thursday, February 1
Registration for Spring Recreational Season
Form may be downloaded here from the linked website or by clinking on the above heading. Registration forms must be postmarked by March 1st and sent to address listed on the form.
Handout:
Spring 2007 Recreational Registration Form
Monday, July 17
Getting It Right: Soccer Academies Focus on Technique, Not Games, with the Best Coaches from Age 7
Totenham Hotspurs sporting director, Damien Comolli, believes the best youth systems in Europe are in France, Spain, Holland and Portugal. The work of the academies in those four countries is based purely on technique between the ages of 12 and 16, added Comolli. Competition comes on Saturday but for the rest of the week they just play with the ball.
Dutchman Ricardo Moniz, who joined Spurs from PSV Eindhoven last season, uses technical drills devised by the Dutch coach, Wiel Coerver. Coervers method is aimed at improving the technical rather than tactical ability. Moniz does a great job, said Comolli. You can see the improvement in the kids in just a short time.
Comolli paid tribute to the work of former Liverpool boss and current Lyon coach Gerard Houllier, who helped set up Frances academy system. Houllier wanted to recreate street football within a more organised structure - a philosophy Dutch clubs have also implemented. In youth football we are trying to get back to basics, said Metgod. When I was a youngster I was playing in a street - it forms your character in a natural way - but you cant do that because it is too dangerous.
If I want to be very blunt I would say the best coach at the club should be involved with the youth teams. That is the future of the club. You need to start going with the best coaches with the boys from seven. That is when they learn the fastest.
Reprinted from Odds against England, by John Sinnott for BBC Sport (July, 2006).
IMPORTANT DATES
March 25 - Sunday Travel League Begins
March 15 - Entry Deadline for WV State Championships
May 9 - WV State Open Application Due
May 19-20 - State Championships Beckley
June 2-3 - State Open in Barboursville
June 8-10 - Region 1 ODP Tournament
June 28+ - Region 1 Club Championships (Maine)
Aug. 1 - New Seasonal Year Begins
Aug. #-# - Team Camps
Sept. # - First Sunday Travel League match
Quotes
"Champions are in constant pursuit of excellence."
"The best players do the simple things well."
"Technique is skill under pressure."
"Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard."
"The needs and wants of the individual player never supersede those of the team."
"Everyone has the will to win, but few have the will to prepare to win."
"Play like the best. Train like the second best."
"Attack to defend."
"First touch away from pressure."
"Guard the cut, expect the run."
"It's about the quality of the first touch."
"Luck is for those who are not prepared."
"To be truly successful, players have to participate on a team, in which the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. To be a top soccer player, a player must make all of the other players around him better."
"Soccer is a simple game made complex by those people who want to make it complex." - Martin O'Neill.
"...[W]e must think more about our football and not play by instinct." - Jose Mourinho.
"If you're going to have a dream, it better be a big one." - Sir Alex Ferguson.
"There is beauty in excellence, and excellence in the beautiful game."
English Football Association -- FA Soccer Parent On-line Learning Course
Parents, click on the title above and take this on-line course from the FA to learn how to better support your coach and understand issues related to your player's development, learning, and attitude.
USYSA Parent Education Guide
US Youth Soccer has announced the launch of an interactive online tool to assist parents as they support their youth athlete. Designed for parents in the game of soccer to aid their efforts in growing the spirit without limiting the child, The Parents Guide An Introduction to Youth Soccer is an online self-exploratory exercise in enhancing the experiences of players and their families. If your player is new to the Club or training in the Academy, you should read the Guide by clicking on the title above.
Coaches, Referees, Managers & Administrators
Essential to the Club's mission are the people who are actively involved in the soccer community. The Club encourages all parents and players to advance their knowledge and appreciation of the game by becoming USSF certified referees. Please contact the Club if you are interested. Contribute your time to club soccer by becoming a referee (and get paid). If you are interested in becoming a coach and obtaining or furthering your coaching license, the Club can provide assistance. Please contact us. Each year, the Club has administrative positions to fill, from team managers to field coordinator to certified referee assignor. Without volunteers for these positions, we can't function. Please consider volunteering your time and help.
Disclosure Statement & Release Form
Reminder: Coaches, managers, and volunteers must complete this form, once every two years.
Handout:
Disclosure Statement & Release Form
Training Groups
Looking to build upon its micro program, FC Wheeling will create additional training groups at various age levels ranging from ages 5 through 10. Interested participants should contact academy coordinator at cpriley@brbhlaw.com.
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