Nordic U6 Programme wraps up for the season.

The Nordic U6 programme concluded in mid- April after a very successful first year. Under the guidance of Nordic Youth Technical Director, Charley Amblo and Junior Nordic coach's Kristy Benoit, Morgan Young, Meghan MacFarlane and Kennedy Maxfield, 22 U6 age boys and girls participated in weekly practises at the Nordic Indoor Soccer Center through-out the winter. Amblo and coach's taught the U6 the basic socer skills in a fun filled, games based environment.

The U6 program will run again starting in November 2010.

  

Nordic 14 Premier Girls lose opening game

Nordic 14 Premier Girls soccer team lost a close 2-1 game vs West Pines United from Florida in todays opening round of the Y league National Finals being held in Tampa Bay, Florida. After some adjustments to the heat and level of play, the Nordic girls gave a very determined second half performance and can feel very unlucky to not at least gained a tie from this game.

In 80 degree heat, the West Pines United team adjusted alot quicker than the Nordic girls and after some early pressure, got the goal they deserved after 20 mins. Despite the early set-back, this sparked Nordic into life and the remaining 15 minutes was all Nordic who spent the rest of the half peppering the West Pines goal-keeper.

Half-time couldn't have come any earlier for the Florida team, as straight from the opening kick-off in the second half, West Pines doubled their lead with a quickfire goal. Again, this sparked the Nordic girls into life and they were justly rewarded 20 minutes into the second half when an Erin Turner pass found Addison Wenner wide open 20 yards our from goal and she very calmly put the goal away to make it 2-1!...Game on!...for the remaining 15 minutes, it was end to end stuff with both teams having chances. Haley Forkey came up big with a 1 on 1 save on a West Pines forward and Lindsey Bushey nearly claimed the tie-ing goal in the final seconds with a 25 yard shot that the West Pines goal-keeper just managed to hold onto.

Nordic has a chance to redeem themselves tommorrow (Sat 11/21) when they take on Mequon United from Wisconsin in a 1pm game.

Nordic 14 Premier Girls travel to Florida for National Soccer Finals

Nordic Soccer Club's 14 Premier Girls will be travelling to Tampa Bay, Florida, November 19th through 23rd to compete in the Y league National Soccer Championships. In doing so, they will be making history by becoming the first Vermont youth soccer team to compete in a National Soccer Championship.

In the preliminary group stages, the Nordic girls have been pitted against Mequon United from Wisconsin, Match Fit Chelsea from New Jersey and West Pines United from Florida. The top 12 teams from around the country will be competing for the coveted championship over the 5 day event.

Nordic qualified for the championships after going 11-1-0 in their regular season this past summer and winning the New England division title.

The Y league is a nation-wide youth league for some of the top youth soccer clubs in the nation and culminates with the National Championships in Tampa Bay, Florida next week.

Front Row: Haley Forkey

Second Row: Ashley Lauziere, Kylie Aither, Brooke Phillips, Audrey Morehouse, Kate Cole, Madison Corley, Ashley Carpenter, Kristi Chapman

Third Row: Todd Wennar (Coach), Autumn Kelly, Addison Wennar, Caroline DeLuca, Nicole DeOrsey, Erin Turner, Lindsey Bushey, Charlotte Stuart, Anna Bauer

To follow the 14PG during the Y league National Finals, go to www.superyleague.com

Junior Academy kicks off in style

Nordic Soccer's Junior Academy kicked off in great style last week-end when 89 players in ages from 5 to 10 years old participated in our first week of practises and games. Under the guidance of Nordic staff coaches, players were taught soccer skills and played small sided scrimmages.

Downs Rachlin Martin have continued their sponsorship of the Junior Academy Program as part of their Community Fund. The DRM Community Fund was established in the fall of 2000 as part of Downs Rachlin Martin's celebration of 50 years of service. Since then the firm has awarded $150,000 in small grants to a wide variety of organizations supporting the arts, education, economic development and historical preservation. Beginning in 2005 the Fund has been used to provide support to organizations in which DRM Directors are directly and personally involved. Roger Prescott, who has been involved with Nordic as a parent and Board member for over 10 years presented the $1,000 Community Fund award on behalf of DRM.

Players will work on their soccer skills over a 6 week period as part of the first session of our year round program at the Nordic Indoor Soccer Center at CVE in Essex.

Nordic U10 players got to scrimmage on UVM's Centennial game field

Nordic U10 players got to scrimmage on UVM's Centennial game field at half time during the UVM Men's America East Conference game against UMBC.

University of Vermont Soccer - Youth Soccer Outreach

Vermont Soccer Fans, the men's and women's soccer programs at the University of Vermont have some exciting youth soccer outreach events happening at upcoming home games!

• Vermont Soccer is holding 3 Youth Soccer Days and all youth soccer players can receive free admission to the game by wearing their youth jerseys and pre-registering.
• Vermont Soccer is also holding 3 TD Bank halftime scrimmages, giving a team the opportunity to scrimmage on the field during halftime of a Vermont Soccer game. The participating team will receive complimentary admission to the game as well as free TD Bank scrimmage t-shirts.

Youth Soccer Days are on the following dates: Sunday, September 27 - 2:00 p.m. Women's Soccer vs. Albany Sunday, October 11 - 1:00 p.m. vs. Women's Soccer vs. Stony Brook Saturday, October 24 - 1:00 p.m. Men's Soccer vs. Binghamton If youth soccer players are interested in receiving free admission to any or all of these games, they can email rallycat@uvm.edu their name and the games they will be attending. You can also sign up as a team or organization as long as a roster with individual player names is provided. Be sure the players wear their soccer jerseys to the game!

TD Bank halftime scrimmages are on the following dates: Sunday, September 27 - 2:00 p.m. Women's Soccer vs. Albany Saturday, October 3 - 1:00 p.m. Men's Soccer vs. UMBC Saturday, October 24 - 1:00 p.m. Men's Soccer vs. Binghamton

If your team is interested in participating in the TD Bank halftime scrimmage please email rallycat@uvm.edu (first come first serve) Again your team will scrimmage on the field during halftime, receive free admission to the game, and shirts courtesy of TD Bank.

Please share this information with your teams and organizations and pass this along to anyone you think will be interested in these youth outreach events. If you have any questions about any of the above events, please contact Mike Marfione at Michael.Marfione@uvm.edu or 802-656-8454.

The following is a link to the men's and women's soccer promotional schedule: link

Girls Organize own Soccer Camp

A group of Nordic Colchester girls turned themselves from soccer players into soccer coaches this summer.

Four 10- and 11-year-olds from the Colchester Point neighborhood organized the Backyard Soccer Camp of 2009, a week of skills and drills for the younger kids in the neighborhood. A dozen 4- to 6-year-olds signed up and spent two hours each day last week in a formal, structured soccer setting in the backyard of the Baillargeon home on Horizon View Road. "They went around the neighborhood. They had permission slips and signup sheets. They took it extremely seriously," said Beth Baillargeon, a parent of one of the coaches. "They had it all right down to a tee."

The coaches - Jenna Baillargeon, Adrianne Colley, Clara Johnson and Brenna McMannon - are all veterans of local competitive soccer teams. In making out a20daily schedule of drills and activities, they drew on their experience as players.

"I've been watching my coaches," Johnson said, "and I told them what my coaches tell me." For the campers, it was their first experienced with organized soccer.

"We're teaching them how to dribble and pass," Johnson said.

The four coaches last summer put on a neighborhood dog show. They were looking for something different to do as a group this year. They started planning the camp in June. "We had a notebook and we wrote down all our plans and a schedule," Johnson said. "We decided a theme for each day."

They made a flier to recruit campers and collected a $25 fee. They also made "Backyard Soccer 2009" T-shirts and served refreshments during each practice. "It’s kept the girls busy," Beth Baillargeon said.

Nordic involved in UVM Women's Soccer

Nordic Soccer has continued it's presence on the UVM Womens soccer program with the announcement that 3 of our current players will be playing for the Catamounts next year.

Mimi Eckenstein, Haleigh Gill and Anna Loschiavo have all committed to UVM for the upcoming year and will be joining a strong 14 player recruiting class of UVM and Nordic Head Coach, Kwame Lloyd.

Eckenstein, Gill and Loschiavo currently play for our 19 Premier Girls team and will spend the summer preparing for their upcoming freshman year with their Nordic team in the summer VASL league as well as VSL and State Cup and Regionals games.

For more information of the UVM incoming class:
http://www.uvm.edu/~sportspr/womens_soccer/

Nordic Players named to Vermont Twin State Team

Lauren Bernard Currently in Region 1 ODP

Nordic 13 Premier Girls excel at Scorpion Bowl

David Ramada selected for USYS

Congratulations to David Ramada (18 Premier Boys) who has been selected to participate in the USYS International Festival to be held in San Jose, Costa Rica. Besides three other Regional Teams, Ramada will be competing for the Region 1 91 Boys ODP team against three of the top club reserve teams in Costa Rica, as well as their U17 National Team.

Fun Times at Nordic Junior Academy

Nordic Fall Challenge Champions

Nordic's 13 Premier, 14 Premier and 15 Premier girls teams all competed in the MAPS/MSSL Fall Challenge this past week-end with the 13 Premier Girls winning the tournament, the 14 Premeir Girls going undefeated and the 15 Premier Girls advancing to the Semi-finals.

In a rain shortened event, the 13 Premier Girls took home the tournament title after 1-0 wins over Princeton Pizzazz (NJ) and Tinton Falls SC Storm and a 0-0 tie with Ocean Township United Dolphins in group play. In the semi-finals, Todd Wenner's girls took care of FC Copa Aventura (NJ) 1-0 before meeting Ocean Township again in the final, this time winning 1-0 to claim the championship title.

Marcel Choquette's 14 Premier Girls went undefeated against some strong opposition with three 0-0 ties against Arsenal Power (NJ), the WV Lady Stingers and the SJ Elite 14 Girls.

The 15 Premier Girls advanced to the semi-finals with a 1-0 win over USP Ocean Eagles and a 0-0 tie with AC Perugia Grifos 93 before falling 1-0 in the semi's to a strong Brentwood SC Explosion.

Nordic U15 BP England Trip

As you may know there are several members of the Nordic U15 Boys Premier team that will be going to England to play, watch, and learn soccer. In order to be able to afford to do that, they need your help with fundraising.

Their first fundraiser is to work with Recycling 4 Green. They are an electronic recycling center that will pay for cell phones, ink jet cartridges, electronics batteries, DVD movies, DVD video games, laptop/notebook computers, IPOD/MP3 music players, digital camcorders/cameras, and GPS devices. Items collected are tax deductible and forms are available if anyone would like a receipt. Cash donations are also welcome and appreciated.

They will accept and pay for:

• Cell phones regardless of working condition (any saved information will be deleted)
• Ink jet cartridges (any brand whether damaged, reconditioned, or refilled)
• IPODs and MP3 players (regardless of working condition)
• Digital Camcorders and Cameras (working or not - any saved information will be deleted)
• GPS devices (working or not)

They will not accept:

• Laser or Toner cartridges (anything larger than the palm of your hand)
• Phone chargers, cases, or earpieces
• Laser discs, burned DVDs, pirated copies, adult X-rated DVDs, Computer CD-ROMs, or Music CDs

All you need to do is look around your home and office, ask your friends and family (feel free to forward this email) and collect these items. During the week of December 8-12, 2008, from 4-9 p.m., and December 13, from 9 a.m.-7 p.m., and December 14, 2008 from 9 a.m.-6:00 p.m. there will be recycle bins placed at the Nordic Soccer Center (Robert E. Miller Expo Center building) to collect these items. A member of the Nordic U15 Boys Premier team will be available to give you a receipt just in time to get a tax deduction for 2008. The items will then be shipped (free of charge) to Recycling 4 Green.

Even though your son/daughter may not be attending the England trip, please help support those that are going. This will help to eliminate toxic waste in landfills and get rid of the junk in your house or offices. Please work hard in collecting these items and reducing your environmental footprint.

Click Here for a PDF of the fundraising flier. Feel free to post it in your community.

The Nordic U15 Boys Premier team thanks you very much for all your support. The world environment thanks you too.

Nordic players fly high!

Four Nordic players were on hand when a hot air balloon chose their neighborhood in Colchester to land in. Andrew Akiki (U14BP), Matt Brien (U13BP), Brendan McGovern (U12BP) and Brett Nelson (U13BP) not only got to ride in the balloon but showed off their Nordic banner with pride.

Nordic players named to Y league National ODP camps

Four Nordic players have been selected to attend Y league National ODP camps to be held in Tampa Bay, Florida in February 2009. David Ramada (18 Premier Boys), Conor Leland (17 Premier Boys), PK Annan (14 Premier Boys) and Janelle McCann (16 Premier Girls) were all named to their respective age group camps after being identified for their play during this past summers Y league regular season. All 4 players will be joined by the top 200 players from across the country at the elite camp and will be evaluated by National team, Professional team and college coaches.

Poulin Performance/Nordic Strength and Conditioning Program

Nordic has announced the dates for our strength and conditioning program to be held at the Nordic Soccer Center through-out the winter. This program is for Nordic players only, Boys and Girls ages U11 to U18. There will be 2 x 10 week sessions to be held through-out the winter. Session 1 starts on Monday November 10th and continues through Monday January 19th. The cost is $70 per person for 10 weeks.

To register, please download the form and mail ASAP

This program is limited to 15 players per time slot and registration will be on a first serve basis.

We will be hosting a "demo day" with Poulin Performance on Saturday November 8th for all our players. U11 to U14 players (Boys and Girls) from 1pm to 2pm. High School age Boys and Girls from 2pm to 3pm. This will be held on the Nordic practise field at the Nordic Soccer Center and is free to all Nordic players.

Poulin Performance Center signs agreement with Nordic Soccer

Nordic Soccer Club is pleased to announce a collaboration with Poulin Performance. Poulin Performance is recognized as the area leader offering the highest level of Performance Enhancement Training and Physical Therapy. Under this agreement Poulin Performance agrees to provide speed, agility, and strength to members of the Nordic Soccer Club. This high level service will be provided at the Nordic Soccer Center in Essex Junction as well as at Poulin's state of the art training facility in South Burlington.

LeClair chooses Richmond

Nordic U19 Premier Girls player Natalie LeClair has verbally accepted a full scholarship to play at the University of Richmond beginning in the fall of 2009.

Nordic player on National Team

Sam Boylan of Waitsfield has been selected to play soccer with the 1995 National Pool. As a member of the Vermont ODP (Olympic Development Program) this year, he participated in the mid-July Region 1 camp in Kutztown, Pennsylvania as well as the callback camp later that month, also in Kutztown. Sam was the only player chosen from Vermont for the 1995 callback camp where he was also invited to attend the National Development Camp for the 1995 age group players held in August at Middlesex Academy in Massachusetts.

Sam is entering eighth grade at Harwood Union Middle School and is a member of the Nordic U14 Boys Premier team.. He is the son of Joanne Duhl and Jim Boylan.

Nordic players return from international play

The Nordic England Tour 2008 group coming out of the player's tunnel at Old Trafford, Manchester United's home grounds L to R: Sebastian Vasquez, Stephen Akiki, Andrew Akiki, Aaron Shapiro, Matt Brien, Ken Krupa, Brett Nelson, Jordy Corrales, Stiles Alpeter, Danny Samardzic, Roshi Brooklyn, Coach Ross Duncan

Photos, some video clips and even a poem! CLICK HERE

Nordic players selected for Lions Cup Twin State game

The Nordic girls that were selected for this years Lions Cup Twin State game:
Top row (left to right):
Liz Yasewicz,Caroline Wintersteen, Emily Bohn,Robin Hart(nordic alumni),Kayla Bittner and Bridget Hennessey.
Front row (left to right):
Shannon Hennessey,Autumn Reilly,Kristen Schmidt and Meghan Cain. Missing, but on the team was Kristen HagenBarth.

Nordic player named to US National U14 Team

Lauren Bernard of Colchester has been named to the US Under 14 Girls National Team. Lauren participated in a week long identification camp in Pomona California from July 27th through August 2nd. Approximately 100 players from across the country participated in the camp. Of these 100 players, 36 were named to the Under 14 Girls National Team. Lauren and her teammates will represent the US and play in the 2008 Women’s Nike Friendlies from Aug. 21-24, 2008 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California.

U.S. Soccer’s Women’s Nike Friendlies is an annual competition in which the best youth soccer clubs around the United States in the U-15, U-16 and U-17 age divisions are invited to The Home Depot Center in Carson for a high-level four-day event which stresses quality soccer and player development over wins and losses.

More than 25 teams will participate in the prestigious youth competition this year including the U.S. U-14 Girls’ National Team (playing as two teams) and the U.S. U-15 Girls’ National Team. The two U.S. U-14 Girls’ National Teams will participate in the U-16 age group, and the U.S. U-15 Girls’ National Team will participate at the U-17 level.

During the tournament, parents, fans and participants can follow the action at the Nike Friendlies at ussoccer.com.

Lauren plays for the Nordic Soccer Club and will be a freshman at Colchester High School this fall.

Nordic U17 GK David Ramada named to Region 1 ODP Pool

David Ramada bas been selected to attend the Region 1 ODP callback camp, to be held in Massachusetts at the end of July. After four days at regional camp in New Jersey, the Nordic U17 Premier Boys team goalkeeper was selected to the Region 1 pool. The camp is to be held in Lancaster, MA from 7/27/08-7/31/08. About 40 players from the region were invited. David was one of three goalkeepers selected.

David is in his 2nd season with Nordic and ODP and will be Senior/Captain at Essex High School.

Nordic player gets invite to National Team Camp

Lauren Bernard has been selected to attend the 94 Girls National team camp, to be held in California later this month. After a week at Regional camp in Rhode Island, the Nordic 16 Premier Girls team member was selected to the Region 1 pool for the third consecutive year and was also invited to attend the National Camp for the first time. The national ID camp is at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona CA from 7/27-8/2/08. About 25 players from each regions were invited.

Lauren is in her 8th season with Nordic and will be a freshman at Colchester High School this fall.

Nordic 12 Girls make US Youth Soccer Region 1 Semi-finals

The Vermont State Champion U12 Girls team from Nordic Soccer Club advanced to the US Youth Soccer Region 1 tournament semi- finals which was held in Maine and is made up of the state champion from all 15 states within the region. In bracket play, Nordic beat Maine Blackbear United 7-0, dominated their game against Connecticut Academica despite only coming away with a 1-1 tie, and then beat N.H. Seacoast United 11-0. In the semi-final match the girls had the advantage in field play, but lost 2-3 to a Connecticut Yankee United. The Nordic U12 girls finished the tournament as one of the top 4 teams in Region 1, and they are the first Vermont girls' soccer team to ever make it to the Region 1 semi-finals.

CHAMPIONS!!
Nordic Claims 12 State Championship Titles

Nordic Soccer Club had a very successful week-end when they claimed twelve State Championships in the 2008 Vermont Soccer Association finals. Nordic claimed titles in the 12 Boys and Girls, 13 Boys and Girls, 14 Boys and Girls, 15 Girls, 17 Boys and Girls, 18 Boys and 19 Boys and Girls age groups. All teams will now compete in the Regional Championships in Portland, Maine, June 26th to July 1st.

Under the guidance of Nordic Director of Coaching, Jesse Cormier and his coaching staff, this is the most dominating weekend in State Cup history in Vermont club soccer. Click here to view the teams.

Nordic pulled off its first annual 5K Fun Run

Nordic pulled off its first annual 5K Fun Run at the end of March. For all involved, it was a rousing success. Great weather and excitement surrounding the event combined for surprisingly good numbers for the first year of the race. We have received some wonderful feedback and we are definitely ready to go for next year's event. Sponsors are already signed on for next year and we will welcome any more who are interested.

A special thanks to Michael Turner and the rest of the parents and players from the U13 Boys Premier team for organizing such a great event. We would also like to thank our 2008 sponsors Fleet Feet, KOOL 105, Eric's Excavating, and Sports and Fitness Edge. Check out the results: race results by age group, final race results, photo album

Nordic 12 Premier Girls gain National recognition

Nordic's 12 Premier girls team has gained some National recognition and are now ranked #20 at their age group in the country and #2 in Region 1. Following a win in Bethesda last fall, Todd Wenner's team started their 2008 season by going 1-1-1 at the Scorpion Bowl in Boston last week-end. In their season opener they were held to a 0-0 tie by non other than former US Womens National team coach Tony Diccicco and his strong FSA Soccer Academy team. In their second game, Nordic dropped a close 2-1 decision to the host Scorpion Elite, before bouncing back in their final game with a 3-1 victory over the # 2 ranked team from CT, Everton Premiere.

The girls will be back in action in April at the Glasonbury tournament.

Nordic Coaching Staff is stronger than ever!

Nordic Soccer is proud to announce one of the strongest group of young coaches in the region and in the country. Under the guidance of Club Director Jesse Cormier and Associate Director Jim Goudie, Nordic has signed four former and current Division I,II, III collegiate head coaches, five Division I, II, III collegiate assistant coaches, and fourteen former and current Division I, II, and III professional and collegiate players.

On top of the quality coaching staff we also are excited about the additon of US National Team psychologist Dr. Dan Freigang who will work with our staff and players as well as UVM Strength Coach Paul Goodman who has signed on as a consultant to help build in a quality stength and conditioning for all ages. With all of these important aspects being presented to our students of the game at Nordic, we offer a comprehensive program for each participant to develop and grow in all areas.

More details available soon for all coaches, in the meantime, please take a look at the boys side coaches!

Nordic 12 Girls Win Bethesda (MD) Soccer Tournament

ordic Soccer's 12 Premier girls won the Bethesda Invitational Soccer Tournament over the past weekend. After playing to two 0-0 draws on the first day against BRYC Phoenix from Arlington VA and the host Bethesda, MD, Nordic then advanced to the final with a 1-0 semi-final win over Olney FC out of Maryland. In the final, Nordic scored 2 goals it the first 10 minutes and another before the end of the first half for a 3-0 lead at the half and for a final 3-0 victory in a re-match of their game against the host, Bethesda.

With the tournament victory the Nordic U-12 team is now ranked 16th in the region. The team is coached by Todd Wennar and Marcel Choquette, the roster:

Kate Cole, Kylie Aither, Charlote Stuart, Addison Wennar, Mallory L'esperance, Ashley Lauziere, Nicole Deorsey, Audrey Moorehouse, Madison Corley, Haley Forkey, Kayla Holbrook, Erin Turner, Brook Phillips, Anna Bauer and Kristi Chapman

17 Nordic players invited to Y League National ODP Camp

• 18 Premier Boys: Doug Clift, Matt Hament, Greg Lachtrupp, Lukas Petersen
• 16 Premier Boys: Conor Leland, Nick Hart
• 14 Premier Boys: Nate LeClair, Nate Freiburg
• 18 Premier Girls: Megan Cain, Kristin Hagenbarth, Heidi Hassler, Bridget Hennessey
• 17 Premier Girls: Mimi Eckenstein, Haleigh Gill, Natalie LeClair
• 14 Premier Girls: Lauren Benard, Jenna Parry