This past weekend, three FC Copa Academy girls teams traveled to Orlando, Florida for the US Youth Soccer inaugural National League P.R.O event. The USYS National League platform offers a unique opportunity for teams that have qualified to compete against top clubs from around the country. FC Copa Academy had three teams qualify for this year's USYS National League P.R.O. The 2007 Girls led by Girls Director Massimo Cedraschi, the 2006 Girls led by Executive Director of Coach

METUCHEN, NJ - FC Copa announced today that Carlos Paz has joined as Director of Goalkeeping. Paz will oversee the training and personal development plans of all goalkeepers within the Academy. As Director of Goalkeeping, his responsibilities will also include; scouting, pregame preparation and post match analysis on an individual basis. Carlos brings a wealth of international and professional playing experience to his nearly two decades of training goalkeepers. Paz has re

Our 2010B Academy in Brooklyn spent the weekend in New Jersey, participating in the EDP Winter Classic at Tuckahoe Turf Farms. The boys finished the weekend as finalists, with some impressive results across both days. The team showed a great amount of resilience to outscore their opponents in some high scoring games. Led by Coach Garcia, here is his recap of the weekend: “A great team performance with five different goal scorers throughout the tournament and multiple last min

Our FC COPA Academy 03/04 PRE-USL Gray continued to build off their winning momentum from previous weeks, at the PA Classics Winter College Showcase. Coming up against teams that were no higher than top 15 ranked in their respective states meant that the boys were facing high level competition. Nevertheless, the boys came away undefeated in all three games. Led by Coach Fernando, here is what he thought about the weekend as a whole: “Team played very well all weekend, scoring

Our 2005B Academy in Brooklyn made the long trip up to Pennsylvania, and were rewarded in doing so. The boys not only finished top of their group, they also did not concede a single goal throughout the weekend. Bracketed in the boys U17 “Elite” division, the team had their hands full coming up against highly competitive competition. The boys came out flying in the first game, scoring a total of seven goals to get their tournament off to the right start. As the weekend progres

Our 2005B PRE USL Academy participated in the PA Classics College Showcase over the weekend. Our boys finished the weekend top of their group in the Boys U17 “Platinum” bracket. Having played three games in two days, the boys had their work cut out for them against top competition from PA & NJ. Nevertheless, the boys managed two wins and one draw in all three games. There was no shortage of goals as the team managed to score a total eight goals, and conceded only one in the p