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| | | | HEADLINES  | | | | | | | | | | | | | Announcing SOL Summer Premier 2009! | | | | | | by
posted 11/14/2008
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REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN
FOR SOL SUMMER 2009 FOR CURRENT
U11-U14 FC COPA PLAYERS!!
U12B Juniors U13G Aventura U14G Real
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FC Copa is proud to announce the 4th year of SOL Summer Premier soccer for 2009! Players on current FC Copa U11-U14 Academy teams are strongly encouraged to join your teammates for a fun and productive summer. No tryouts are required for current Academy team players – simply Register and you are guaranteed a spot with your team for the summer.
REGISTER NOW!
A $50 deposit guarantees your spot; balance not due until March 1.
Please note that if you are planning to participate in a summer program, it is expected that you will participate with your FC Copa team.
FOR PROGRAM DETAILS, GO TO THE SOL SUMMER 2009 TAB ON THE FCCOPA.COM WEBSITE
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We will also be evaluating players not currently on FC Copa U11 through U14 teams – both boys and girls. New summer teams will be formed as we have sufficient interest and commitment for an age group.
If you’re a brother, sister, or other relative of a current FC Copa player, or know of someone in these age groups who might be interested, please complete our evaluation information form, and we’ll contact you with tryout information. Tryouts will be held on a rolling basis through early spring.
Please address any questions to:
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| | | | | | | Dates announced, Coaches and Managers Meetings | | | | | | by
posted 11/13/2008
FC Copa Coaches and Managers Meeting
Date: Monday, November 24th, 2008
Time: 7:00 - 8:30 pm (Coaches)
8:30 - 9:30 (Managers)
Location: The Heldrich
Address: 10 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Web Link for Directions: http://leagueathletics.com/Facility.asp?ID=30068&snid=116929778&org=fccopa.com
Dates and location for this years coaches and mangers meetings have been confirmed, teya re as follows:
Nov.24, Dec.15, Jan.26, Feb.23, Mar.30, Apr.27, May.25, Jun.29 and Jul.27
The meetings will be held once a month on a Monday, and the dates below will be posted on the club calendar for easy reference. The location for the meetings will once again be at the great hotel in New Brunswick The Heldrige, we would like to thank Michael Taylor, our Director of Goalkeeping, and also the General Manger of the hotel for hosting us so graciously in the past and in the future.
This meeting is mandatory for all coaches and managers as we will review some critical information regarding our programs, policies, procedures and upcoming tournaments. It is also a good opportunity to share ideas and suggestions regarding FC Copa with all the other great people that make this organization special. If there is a specific topic which you would like to cover please email me ahead of time, we will try to send out an itinerary before the meeting dates.
We look forward to seeing everyone there.
| | | | | | | Welcome back our Director of Administration... | | | | | | by
posted 11/13/2008
We are delighted to announce that after a year long hiatus Susan Manno has returned as the Director of Administration for FC Copa. Susan was invaluable when we founded FC Copa and was critical in its growth as more structure, processes and discipline was required in the administrative side.
Effective immediately Susan, as the Director of Administration, will be responsible for all player and team carding (both NJYS and US Club), player tuition processing and collection and tournament registrations amongst many other duties.
We could not be more excited to have Susan back and for many of you that know her level of detail and passion for what we stand for, I am sure you are happy as well.
Susan is already hard at work as we start to ramp up the U15 to U18 season. Lets welcome her back!
| | | | | | | U11-U12 WINTER ACADEMY PROGRAM | | | | | | by
posted 10/21/2008
FC Copa announces its 2008-9 Winter Academy Program, geared for younger players currently playing on non-FC Copa teams to train and compete in an indoor turf league and tournament between fall and spring seasons. We’re looking for the U11 and U12 girl as well as U11 boys who are committed to developing their soccer skills and want to continue train ing and playing over the winter. An informational training session will be held this Sun from 4:00 - 5:00pm in Somerset. All FC Copa siblings as well as friends of FC Copa families in these age groups are encouraged to attend - please pass on this information.
We will be seeking to form winter teams for U11G, U12G and U11B. The program will include a couple of outdoor training sessions in November, once weekly Futsal indoor training December through early March, participation in an indoor turf league (7v7, Soccer Centers), an indoor tournament, and red/white uniform shirts.
If your current team is taking the winter season off, this is the perfect opportunity to receive high-level training from FC Copa’s elite coaching staff and the opportunity to play both indoor 7v7 and Futsal. All activities of our winter teams will be scheduled so as to not interfere with your current team’s late fall or spring pre-season training and competition.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please complete our evaluation information form at http://leagueathletics.com/Page.asp?n=11112&snid=116929778&org=fccopa.com and come to the training session this Sunday at Middlebush Park in Somerset from 4:00 - 5:00pm (directions: http://leagueathletics.com/Facility.asp?ID=28274&snid=116929778&org=fccopa.com). If you are unable to make this Sunday’s session, please complete the information form and let us know so we can invite you to another session.
| | | | | | | Real U14G Bridgewater Tournament Champions | | | | | | by
posted 09/14/2008
 The U14G Real battled strong competition AND Tropical Storm Hanna’s monsoons to win the 20th Bridgewater Kickoff Classic Tournament held September 6-7, 2008. This was Real’s first time competing at Bridgewater, and they faced two of their NJ Top-10 competitors – Bridgewater and Americas – along with two strong newly formed teams – NJ Rangers and Sonesoccer Training Academy. Real went 3-0-1 for the weekend giving up only 1 goal. Congratulations Real!
| | | | | | | Aventura U13 Girls Finalists at East Brunwick Labor Day | | | | | | by
posted 09/01/2008
 The Aventura U13 Girls had a tremendous weekend at the 28th annual East Brunswick Labor Day Tournament finishing as Finalists!
Aventura breezed through its competition in the first three games, scoring 9 goals while giving up none. In the final, a strong Battle of Monmouth side derailed the Aventura juggernaut and pulled out a tight 2-1 victory. Congratulations Aventura on a great fall season-opener!
| | | | | | | Forza U15B Advance to National Cup Finals | | | | | | by
posted 07/29/2008
FC Copa U15B Play Today for the US Club National Championship
 After a long 4 days at the National Cup pool play, the FC Copa Forza U15B have advanced to play in one of the largest stages of youth soccer, the National Finals.
The team has played with a tremendous amount of heart and desire and now have one more obstacle in their way to overcome. Today's final will match up the #3 team in the country, the FC Copa Forza, vs the #4, Santa Clara Sporting from California.
The Forza was the only team to go undefeated in pool play and is even prouder of not having allowed any goals against versus some of the top teams in the country.
The entire Copa family are behind you boys, go do your best and bring it home.
GO COPA!
>>>> You can follow the behind the scenes of the Forza's journey by reading the daily blog "Road to the National Finals" <<<<
| | | | | | | FC Copa Real U13G Champions & Aventura U12G Finalists at Lititz | | | | | | by
posted 07/28/2008
 FC Copa Real U13G Repeats as Lititz Summer Showcase Champions; Aventura U12G are Finalists
The U13G Real successfully defended their Championship win from a year ago at the Lititz Summer Showcase this past weekend, July 26-27, and completed their summer season winning Championships in two of three tournaments. Real dominated the field through the first three games, scoring 14 goals and giving up none. A motivated and determined East Hudson Academy side dashed hopes of a clean sweep, but a loss in their final game set up the repeat victory for Real.
Aventura U12 girls also dominated their bracket through three games – scoring 12 goals and only giving up 1. Lady Luck came up 1 goal short in the final game. A win by MOSA Select tied the Aventura in points and set up their tie-breaker victory.
For the second year, the Lititz tournament capped the SOL Summer Premier program season – a fun time for all teams staying together and having a great time on and off the field. This year, all four FC Copa SOL teams stayed at the same hotel - with about half the rooms, FC Copa was visible everywhere. Combine that with great shopping (Lancaster’s outlets; chocolate and pretzel factories), and great local culture and food (PA Dutch family restaurants, smorgasbords, etc), and the weekend offered something for everyone.
Congratulations to the U12G Aventura, U13G Real, U14G Furia, and the U16G Fuego for a great SOL summer season!
| | | | | | | Forza U15B to compete at the 2008 National Cup Finals! | | | | | | by
posted 07/24/2008
 Good luck in the 2008 National Cup Finals Forza!
The FC Copa family would like to extend the best of luck to the FC Copa U15B Forza as they prepare to travel and compete this weekend in the 2008 US Club National Cup Finals. The Forza is 1 of only 6 teams which qualified to attend nationals by being crowned champions at the Regionals in June.
We are very proud of the teams success this year as they have consistently worked hard to achieve their current #4 National Ranking. At nationals, the team will be competing against other top 10 nationally ranked teams so it will be a challenging road ahead.
| 2007 - 2008 FC Copa Forza |
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| Andrew Bonaventura |
David Trank |
Joseph Saitta |
Nick DiSomma |
| Andrew Santos |
Dimitri Spiropoulos |
Kevin Motylewski |
Owen Buckley |
| Andrew Villafranca |
Grant Taylor |
Linas Razgaitis |
Philip Wong |
| Ben Strong |
Gregory Murray |
Luis Colon |
Raymond El-Khoury |
| Christian Floth |
Joseph Greenspan |
Matty Berman |
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| Roberto Aguas Head Coach |
| Carl Strong Asst. Coach |
Francisco Aguas Asst. Coach |
| Michael Taylor Goalkeeper Coach |
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| Lori Berman |
You can follow the day to day "Road to National Cup Finals" via the FC Copa daily blog from one of their players, Matty Berman. The blog will be updated often, you can access it from either the home page or from this link.
To the boys, their families, coaches and managers, we look forward to your success.
Gooooooooooo FC Copa Forza!
| | | | | | | FC Copa Real U13G Champions at the Central Jersey Invitational | | | | | | by
posted 07/17/2008
 FC Copa Real U13G Central Jersey Invitational 2008 Champions
The U13G Real overcame a shaky start to win the top flight (MAPS) at the Central Jersey Invitational (Girls Weekend) Tournament on July 12 and 13. After advancing to the semi-finals, Real stepped up their game to defeat the previously unbeaten Erin Mills Mighty Eagles from Ontario, Canada. A win on PK’s in the other semi-final by LIJSL ODP set up a first-game rematch between the two teams for the Final. Revenge was clearly on Real’s mind having suffered a 2-1 defeat at the hands of LIJSL in the opening game. This time it was all Real, with a great team effort setting up Amber Adams to deliver the 3-0 hat trick. Congratulation Real!
Congratulations are also due to the four FC Copa girls teams competing in this tournament. An added feature of the Central Jersey Invitational is the MAPS Cup. Clubs and Academy’s who have entered at least three teams are in the running, with points accumulated for placement in each age bracket. FC Copa finished a very respectable 7th of 15 Clubs and Academies competing for the honor.
| | | | | | | CONGRATULATIONS FC Copa Forza U15B 2008 US Club Regional Champs | | | | | | by
posted 07/02/2008
 FC Copa Forza U15B - 2008 US Club Regional Champions
FC Copa would like to congratulate the U15B Forza on their outstanding accomplishment this weekend, the Forza competed in the US Club Regional B Championship's U15B Super Group. The title came via a very competitive road which included some of the top teams in the region. To be crowned champs the team went 5-0 with 16 goals for and 4 against. The consistent defensive toughness of the team lead the way allowing only 1 goal in two of their games and an even tougher semis and finals where they kept a clean sheet with both being shutouts. The defensive toughness was supported by a very explosive offense which scored 16 goals, for an average of 3+ goals a game. We are all very proud of the team this year as they not only took home a Regional Championship, but also gained a national ranking.
The journey will continue for the Forza as they now begin preparing to compete at US Club Nationals in Virginia Beach on July 26th to the 28th. We would like to wish the entire team, its coaches, managers and parents the best and look forward to having the Forza represent FC Copa at a national stage.
Go FC Copa Forza!
| | | | | | | FC Copa Classico U17B are State Cup Finalists! | | | | | | by
posted 05/21/2008
 Last Sunday, May 18th the U17 Boys FC Copa Classico played in the New Jersey State Championship Game. They played a fantastic game but eventually succumbed to the #3 ranked team in the country, PDA Cruyff.
On the way to the title game they defeated Wenona, World Class and TSF. The semi final on Saturday against TSF was an exciting one that was finally decided in overtime. In the first half of the game and after giving up an early goal the Classico roared back with the equalizer coming from a blast off the foot of Shane Conlin just two minutes later. Little did anyone know that, with the Classico missing numerous chances and having the far better of play, the score would remain the same until the end of regulation. This wasn't to stay that way for long though as just two minutes into the extra stanza Kevin Shaw beat his man around the right bi-line and with very little angle fired a rocket into the roof of the net from 10 yards out. In the second half of overtime Ian Buzio provided the insurance goal as the Classico went ahead 3-1. This goal proved to be critical since with 3 minutes remaining the team gave up a goal that made the final score 3-2
In the final, the Classico clearly came out focused and not intimidated by their opponents lofty ranking. They played hard and dominated the first half much to the surprise of many in the huge crowd who had never seen our boys play. Unfortunately an early goal led to a first half deficit of 1-0. We had our chances though as Alec Taylor hit a screamer from the right corner of the box that ricocheted back across the face of the goal off the upper left post with a shot that the keeper could only watch and that most thought when struck was going in. A couple minutes later Corey Adams had a terrific header off a corner, that was rocketed and headed for the back of the net, but was parried by the keeper. Danny Mendoza, Shane Conlin and Mike Jolibois all had opportunities that fell short. The second half was more of an even affair although the interior of the Classico midfield (Shaw, Mendoza and Ryan Casallas) continued to work hard and persevere. Unfortunately the constant effort being expended to gain the equalizer combined with the much deeper PDA bench was starting to take its toll and the eventual backbreaker came midway through the second stanza leaving the boys facing what was a huge deficit against a team of this calibre, 2-0. The defense was stellar all day, the back four of Matt Poole and Tim Dragon on the wings and Corey Adams and Chris Nelson in the interior. Matt Parrella and TJ Mack split time in goal as they have done all season. Dan Sauerhoff and Ian Douglas provided much needed relief as the game wore on. A late goal when all was already lost made the final score 3-0, hardly indicative of the type of game that had transpired.
All in all it was a great State Cup run by the Classico and something that we all are very proud of. Congratulations to Coach TJ Kostecky and the boys! Next up for them is the Potomac Invitational this weekend, The US Club Regionals and Score at the Shore in North Carolina in July. It should be noted that seniors on the team are already committed to playing in college next year and the vast majority who are juniors are all in contact with schools who will be scouting them over the next few events.
Good luck to all the boys and thanks for what so far has been a memorable season!
| | | | | | | Two Championship Wins at 2008 YMS EPIC | | | | | | by
posted 05/12/2008
  FC Copa Real U13G and Fúria U14G Win YMS EPIC Tournament
Both the U13G Real and the U14G Fúria and the U12G Aventura went undefeated for the weekend (with Real having a perfect 4-0-0 and giving up only 1 goal and Fúria finishing at 3-0-1) on the road to dual Championships at the YMS Eastern Pennsylvania Invitational Classic (EPIC) on Mother's Day weekend 2008. Real's highlight game came in the Finals match against PA Rush, with both teams scoreless at the end of regulation time AND two golden-goal overtime periods -- it came down to penalty kicks and the combination of 3 brilliant saves and well-placed penalty kicks brought home the championship. The Fúria overcame a first game tie against Ewing to hold their remaining opponents scoreless and then win the Finals match 2-0 against a strong Ukrainian Nationals side. All five FC Copa girls' teams were in action at this year's EPIC, with all having a great weekend - the U12G Aventura advancing to the finals and narrowly losing to the GCVSA Twisters in golden-goal overtime, and the U15G Viento narrowly losing to Princeton on penalty kicks in an exciting semi-final match.
| | | | | | | Spring 2008 FC Copa Goalkeeper Academy | | | | | | by
posted 04/10/2008
We are happy to announce the dates for the Spring 2008 FC Copa's Goalkeeper Academy. 
Sessions for all FC Copa goalkeepers from U11 to U17, will begin this Friday, April 11th and will continue on Fridays throughout the months of May and June. All training will take place at University Park field at Rutgers University. Exact times for the sessions will be emailed to the goalkeepers by the Director of Goalkeeping Mike Taylor.
This spring we will continue on building goalkeeping leadership for FC Copa. Our four key elements this season will be:
- Dominate the box – winning balls within your range.
- Organize the defense – providing instruction and defensive leadership.
- Demand the ball – being connected to the back line as an option in and out of the box.
- Psych out opponents – having a commanding and aggressive field presence through play and vocal commands.
In order for there to be leadership, there must be respect and trust which is gained by setting an example. By teaching an aggressive and courageous style of goalkeeper play, we can set the proper example, that will build trust and set the path for creating a team leader.
The sessions this season will focus on the following areas:
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Attacking Mentality I – aggressive / courage / decisiveness.
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April 18th
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Attacking Mentality II – continuing from previous week with greater emphasis on footwork and required quickness.
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April 25th
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Attacking Mentality III – ball control and procession while maintaining speed of attack.
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May 2nd
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Proper positioning and defensive organization using the art of clear and concise direction.
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May 9th
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Defending set plays – corner kicks, free kicks, penalties. Combining proper positioning with vocal direction.
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May 16th
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Attacking Crossed Balls I - aggressive / courage / decisiveness.
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May 23rd
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Attacking Crossed Balls II – extending range to dominate area of play.
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June 6th
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Distribution / Attack Building – becoming the 11th field player. Managing tempo for game situation.
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June 13th
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The FC Copa Goal Keeper Academy and Training is under the direction of Mike Taylor, FC Copa Director of Goalkeeping. If you have any question please feel free to contact Mike at
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