Missouri Elite FC

The entire club is training tonight, Nov 5, at LCS Cooper 2 field. See below for your daughter’s team time. Please be on time!

This will be the last mandatory training session for the fall season for the 2000 and 98 girls teams. The 96 team will have their last training session on Monday, Nov 9 (time/place to be announced when I get confirmation from LCS) and the 92 team will receive a calendar for Nov/Dec training tomorrow night.

Thursday, Nov 5, 2009
2000, 98 and 96 teams will train from 6:30-8pm
92 team will train from 7-8:30pm

League Games – remember, games that were canceled from October 10th are being played Saturday, November 7th – same time and field. Games canceled from October 31st are being played Sunday, November 8th – same time and field.

The 2000 girls headed to Tulsa this past weekend to battle some premier U10 teams in the Gold Division of the Blitz United Invitational Tournament.

The girls kicked the weekend play off with a 2-2 tie against the home team, Blitz United Attack 2000. Next, the girls dominated Tulsa Thunder 2000-Japan from the start of the game and ended with a convincing 4-0 win. The Sunday morning match, against Hurricane 2000, was for the the bracket title so the girls were out for blood. The match started out tough but the Elite girls were too strong for Hurricane, dishing out 3 unanswered goals to win the game 4-1.

The stage was set as the Elite girls would meet the Tulsa Soccer Club 2000 Red girls in the final. TSC scored first off a ball bouncing around in the box but Elite came right back and put one in the back of the net to tie it up in the first half. Second half brought battle after battle proving both teams were not going to budge. In the last minutes of regulation play, a TSC forward got loose and was heading to goal. Maddie, the Elite sweeper, made a goal saving tackle to prevent the score but went down with a broken arm in the process. (**Note, Maddie suffered a complete fracture of the ulna and radius in her left arm and is currently under a doctor’s care but is doing great! Her first question after the pain meds set in was “Did I stop her or did she score?”…what a trooper!) The scare from the nasty injury and fatique was too much for the Elite girls as TSC capitalized on a breakaway in the last minute of the second overtime to take the final win.

The entire Elite soccer family is incredibly proud of the 2000 girls and look forward to what the future is going to bring for this team!

(*I forsee lots of medals =)!!!)

Elite 2000 Girls are Finalist in Gold Bracket at Blitz Invitational

The Elite teams made quite the bang in the Fall Classic tournament this weekend!

The 96 girls battled a tough bracket with key players out with the dreaded flu and still walked away with a tie and two close losses.

The 92 girls outscored their opponents in bracket play 12-2 and coasted to the finals on a team high. They met SSC in the finals and kicked off the game with a goal in the first 40 seconds. Heading into the second half with the lead, the ladies fell victim to a lapse in marking and SSC capitalized on the mistakes. The final ended, 4-1 in SSC’s favor. Play by play details to come later this week….

The 2000 girls were the belle of the ball for this tournament. They came out of a tough bracket with the wild card and headed to the semi’s. Battling the returning champions from last year, the girls won the semifinal with some strong play in the second half. The girls faced off against a fellow A bracket team and were down 2-0 at half. With a renewed fight and a trio of goals from Brinnae Cooper, the 2000 girls camptured their first tournament championship!!! Congratulations Elite 2000!!! Pictures and play by play to come later….

The Missouri Elite FC teams went undefeated in tournament action during the Gateway Shootout in St. Louis on September 19 & 20th.  The three Elite teams came away from the tournament with four wins and three ties,  which was highlighted by the U14’s 1-0 victory over a tough St. Louis Scott Gallagher team in the rain on Sunday morning before the remainder of the Sunday games for the tournament were rained out.

The U10 Elite girls scrimmaged the U9 Ozark Explosion team on Sunday afternoon at the First Baptist Church field in Ozark.

Parents:

I am holding off on printing the fall schedules as I want to include training, league games and all tournaments in one calendar for easy access. So, with thatr said, below is a list of the training sessions for August. All sessions are mandatory, however, I understand that the beginning of school brings many events that only occur once a year (ie. Back to School night), therefore if your daughter is going to miss a training session, please email or call the coach or myself.

We have been assigned South Field # 8 (the southwestern field, closet to the fence line/cemetery, just south of the dome) at Lake Country. Please understand that it is LCS’s call in whether the fields are playable or not so please check the LCS website on questionable weather days before heading to training.

Training will be on Mondays and Thursdays. Elite 2000 (U10’s) are going to train from 6-7:15pm. Elite 96 (U11/12’s) and 98 (U13/14’s) are going to train from 6:15-7:45pm and Elite 92 (U17/18’s) is going to train from 6:30-8pm. Please make sure your daughter is on time and prepared with a soccer ball. The players are NEVER allowed to wear any part of their uniform to training session (this includes socks).

August training sessions:
M Aug 17
Th Aug 20
M Aug 24
Th Aug 27
M Aug 31
Th Sept 3
Sat Sept 5: 1st day of league
***No training on M Aug 7: Labor Day

Are you looking for a competitive soccer club for you boys and girls? Here’s your chance to check out two clubs at the same time as FC Springfield and Missouri Elite FC will hold a joint, open tryout on Monday evening. Girls from age 9 up to High School and boys in the 8-10 range.

Date: Monday, June 29th
Time: 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Location: Parkview HS (the soccer field . . . not JFK)

The Clubs have openings for the following age groups: Girls U9 – U18 and Boys U9 – U11

Open Field for those interested in playing competitive club soccer sponsored by FC Springfield and Missouri Elite FC. For more information, click on the links or the logos above. MO Elite FC can be contacted by email at moelitefc@gmail.com. The web site is currently under construction.

Missouri Elite FC is a “Girls-Only” soccer club that has been providing training for six years in Southwest Missouri. You have known us as JB Marine Springfield but it’s time to spread our wings, much like the graduates of our training programs have. With alumni college players like Jessie Yach (Nixa career scoring leader), Regina Bodine (Willard) and Maggie Schrier (Glendale captain and Homecoming Queen), it’s easy to recognize our emphasis on training, sportsmanship and education.

In addition to the new name, the girls will be trading in their old green uniforms for new Argentina blue Adidas uniforms. However, the club name and colors are the only things that are changing. The club’s coaching philosophies and goals will remain the same. The club is committed to developing female athletes and will utilize female coaches who grew up playing in the area to assist with player development. The younger teams will continue to focus on skill development and fostering a true passion for the sport.

The older girls will continue to advance their knowledge and ability to take their game to the collegiate level. The club’s U18 team will travel to several college showcase tournaments where they will get exposure to college coaches from all over the region. The end goal is college scholarships for the girls who want to play college soccer.

For more infomation, please email club at moelitefc@gmail.com. The web site, www.moelitefc.com is currently under construction.

***Due to the overwelming interest in the club, we are extending our tryout age groups to include U15 through U17 players.

Open House style training/tryout session for U9-U17 players to be held June 16th & June 22nd 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM at Ozark High School grass soccer field. All players need to bring a ball and water.

Registration starts at 6:00pm. Club information will be handed out and parents are encouraged to ask questions at the end of the session.

JB Marine SC is focused on Player Development in the young levels, building towards the competitive years in middle school and high school years and eventually into accomplishment of post-secondary soccer dreams and goals.

Openings for Intermediate/Competitive players that wish to travel and get exposure outside of SW Missouri. Coaches include youth certified and nationally licensed instructors as well as former JB Marine players.

For more information, please contact us at 417-894-9097.

The 92 girls headed out west to play in the Rocky Mountain Showcase. Located in Boulder, Colorado, the tournament brought teams from around the nation. The 92 girls drew teams from Colorado, Arizona and California ranging from U17 to U19. After huge wins in bracket play and a tough last minute loss in the semi-final, the girls walked away proud with 3rd place. Photos to come…..