SPRING YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY

THE RIGHT PEOPLE, TEACHING THE RIGHT THINGS, IN THE RIGHT WAY

FC Spokane is excited to announce our dates for our Spring Youth Development Academy. Our Youth Development Academy will run once per week this spring on Fridays.

Do you have a player aged 5 - 10 who is looking to develop skills and techniques in a fun, friendly and positive environment. You can register for our Spring Youth Development Academy by following this link CLICK HERE

Where: Spokane Soccer Center, 7320 E. Nora in Spokane Valley.

Cost: $60 for 8 sessions throughout the Spring

Spring Youth Development Calendar

Age groups are split in order to ensure appropriate and age specific instruction.

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY

The FC Spokane Youth Development Academy is our own in-house youth development program designed for players ages 5-10 who want to be coached by the clubs professional staff. Additionally, this program is designed to prepare players for our FC Spokane Premier and Select programs. Training will take place once weekly for an hour with FC Spokane professional staff coaches.

Emphasis will be placed on on technique while dribbling, passing and shooting. The Youth Development Academy The ethos of the Youth Development Academy will be to build the players technical skills in a fun, safe and rewarding environment. The program will be offered seasonally in the fall, winter and spring and will offer camps in the summer.

FC Spokane understands that to build a strong future we have to invest in our brightest and best resources. Our best resources are our players and by building our Youth Development Academy we can ensure our players will be served for years to come.

CLICK HERE FOR ACADEMY CALENDAR

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY STAFF

Our professional Youth Development Academy staff under the supervision of our Youth Development Director Jay Vela aim to make it fun to learn soccer by providing an enjoyable, safe, competitive environment that fosters a learning through games approach to the sport. We aim to provide every player with the best soccer experience in the Spokane area and beyond. Jay Vela has been a feature within the Spokane Soccer Community as a player and coach for over 15 years. Jays playing experience includes 2 years with The Community Colleges of Spokane where he was second all time leading scorer with 44 goals in 50 games. Jay also played for 3 years in the PDL with the Spokane Spiders. Jay currently coaches our B-99 Black and B-98 White teams.

If you have any questions about the Youth Development Academy please contact Jay at: jvela@fcspokane.com

FC SPOKANE SPRING BREAK SOCCER CAMPS 2013

April 1 - 4 at Valley 4^th Memorial Church

Our committed and talented coaches will make spring break 2013 fun while developing key skills in an age appropriate environment that will help soccer players of all ages and ability levels. This camp is available to our players and players who do not play for FC Spokane already. Check out our information on each camp below:

Boys & Girls aged 5 & 6: A fun introduction to the basic skills and techniques of the game of soccer. 1 hour session coached by FC Spokane professional staff. 9 am - 10 am

Cost: $60

Boys & Girls aged 7, 8 & 9: A fun but functional camp with fundamental practices, skill building exercises and small sided games. One and a half hour session coached by FC Spokane professional staff. 9 am - 10.30 am

Cost: $60

Boys & Girls aged 10 & 11: An extension of our fun and functional camp for 7, 8 & 9 year old players with some more advanced skills being added. 2 hour session coached by FC Spokane professional staff. 11 am - 1 pm

Cost: $80

Boys & Girls aged 12 & 13: A camp developed to focus on skill development, core techniques and small sided games. 11 am - 1 pm

Cost: $80

High School Girls Camp: Advanced camp for High School aged players on U-15 thru U-18 teams. This camp will focus on game related techniques, tactical development and coached match play. 1.30 - 3.30 pm

Cost: $80

Click Here for online registration

For More information please contact Stephen Brown at: sbrown@fcspokane.com

Congratulations to our FC Spokane players who are graduating to play college soccer. We wish the girls success and look forward to following their careers.

We have 4 girls staying local to play at the community colleges of Spokane and we hope to keep these four girls involved in our FC Spokane programs. Below from left to right: Emily Fejeran, Maya Anger, Jim Martinson (CCS Head Coach, Sydni Thomas, Sarah Marro.

Below from left to right: Hailey Baird, Taylor Lang, Kaylee Tate.

Below is the complete list of players moving on to play college soccer.

Emily Fejeran (Ferris HS) - Community Colleges of Spokane
Maya Anger (Central Valley HS) - Community Colleges of Spokane
Sydni Thomas (Central Valley HS) - Community Colleges of Spokane
Sarah Marro (West Valley HS) - Community Colleges of Spokane
Taylor Lang (University) - Central Washington University
Kaylee Tate (West Valley HS) - Columbia Basin College
Hailey Baird (Ferris HS) - Columbia Basin College

Congratulations to the three FC Spokane teams who competed in the 2013 Las Vegas Mayors Cup. All 3 teams competed well at this top class event in Las Vegas Nevada.

Our G-96 Black team competed against Las Vegas Premier of the ECNL losing 3-1, Colorado Edge Of Denver winning 3-2 and Current Michigan state Champions Vardar red who also play ECNL playing to a draw 1-1. The G-96 Black team finished 2nd in their bracket.

Our G-96 White team drew three of their group play matches. 0-0 Vs. Colorado Storm and Nevada Wonders and 1-1 Vs. La Roca of Utah. They played a hard game and lost to Sherwood Park Phoenix of Canada. The G-96 White team showed well in a tough bracket.

Our B-97 Black team fresh from playing in the state cup semi final the weekend before started out with a loss to Sherwood Park Phoenix from Canada. Losing a game they dominated statistically but gave up a goal to lose 1-0. They followed up their loss with wins of 3-0, 1-0 and 5-0 against Elk Grove Everton of Canada, Westminster AFC of Colorado and Patterson YSA of Canada to setup a rematch of their opening game Vs. Sherwood Park Phoenix of Canada. The boys dominated the championship game and came out worthy 1-0 winners to bring home the championship.

Congratulations to our FC Spokane B-97 Black team for their great run in the Virginia Mason 2013 Washington State Championship Cup.

The boys topped last years quarter final result with a tremendous effort in the semi final match at Starfire Complex on February 9th versus a very strong Crossfire U15 Academy team. The boys held their own and looked dangerous throughout the match with several chances to score. Both Goalkeepers were in top form with FC Spokane only succumbing in the last seconds of stoppage time at the end of the game.

Congratulations on the outstanding effort boys. You commanded the attention from many people around the State with your tenacity and hard work.

To View The Bracket and group play results CLICK HERE

In our efforts to make sure everyone can plan for the year we have uploaded the tournaments we expect each of our teams to participate in. You can check out the tournament websites and get details of previous tournaments by clicking on the tournament links. The PDF file will show which teams will participate in each of the tournaments and can be used to help plan for the year.

You can download the complete list of tournaments our teams will do in 2013 by clicking the link to the PDF below.

2013 MASTER TOURNAMENT LIST

2013 TEAM TOURNAMENTS QUICK INFORMATION LIST

6 FC Spokane Players Make State Teams After Boise Tryouts

6 players representing FC Spokane were selected to the Idaho Olympic Development State team at their respective age groups. Look for these players to continue to represent FC Spokane on a regional and national level at events around the country.

B-99:

Jake Levine

Caleb Atkins

Avery Clark

B-00:

Conner Wold

Andrew Bertone

Brendan Bertone

These talented players will now vie for spots on the Region IV team at various events over the upcoming year. Congratulations to all of the above players and good luck!