Nine Vardar
Teams Compete in State Cup Quarterfinals
Vardar is well represented
in the 2013 Michigan State Cup Quarterfinals to be held May
19 at the Saginaw Township Soccer Complex. With nine teams
in seven age groups, the club is looking for great results.
See the schedule below and come cheer on our Vardar teams!
9:30 AM Field #3 Vardar 18 Boys
9:30 AM Field #7 Vardar 14 Boys
12 PM Field #9 Vardar 17 Boys
12 PM Field #1 Vardar 15 Boys vs Vardar Ann Arbor 15 Boys
12 PM Field #3 Vardar Red 15 Boys
2:30 PM Field #3 Vardar 16 Boys
2:30 PM Field #8 Vardar 13 Boys
4:30 PM Field #9 Vardar 13 Girls
Teams that win the Saturday quarterfinal game will
continue to the semifinals to be held Sunday in Saginaw
CLUB NEWS - ECNL
Vardar
ECNL U15 Player selected for 2012 Puma Women's Showcase
March 15, 2012 -
Hannah Cady, a member of the Vardar U15 ECNL Team, has been
selected as one of the top 75 high school soccer players to
participate in the 2012 Puma Women's Elite Showcase. The
Showcase will take place July 22-24 at the Maryland
SoccerPlex.
The Puma Showcase aims to
gather the best athletes from elite teams, allowing the
girls to display their unique talent while learning from
other athletes excelling at the same level. This event also
provides top women’s collegiate coaches the forum to observe
up-and-coming talent. With matches across two days, coaches
will be able to watch each girl in a professional light
CLUB NEWS - ECNL
Vardar
represented at National ODP Championships
February 24, 2012 -
Jimmy Todd and Eli Appleby, both members of Vardar's U16 NPL team, was recently
invited to join the U16 Michigan ODP team as they head to
Frisco, TX Mar. 8-11 for the National ODP Championships.
Michigan, which won the Region II championship last summer,
will be representing Region II as the four regions will play
at the national ODP event.
February 6, 2012 - Zach
Carroll has been selected as the 2011 NSCAA Boys High
School National Player of the Year.
All National Players of the
Year will be recognized at the annual All-America Luncheon,
to be held in the Kansas City Convention Center's Grand
Ballroom on Saturday, Jan. 14, in conjunction with the 2012
NSCAA Convention in Kansas City, Mo.
Zach Carroll, D, Sr., Grand
Blanc H.S., Grand Blanc, Mich.
A two-time member of Michigan's "Dream Team," Carroll was
named the state's "Mr. Soccer" in 2011. A three-year team
captain, he helped his team to two state semifinal
appearances and three Division I district championships.
A member of the U.S. U-17
Residency Program in Bradenton, Fla., he was the starting
centerback for the U.S. U-17 National Team that won the
CONCACAF Tournament in Jamaica and competed in the U-17
World Cup in Mexico. He has committed to Virginia.
January 20, 2012 - Antony Santavy, a member of the Vardar U14 squad, was selected to
attend the Region II Boys ODP 1997 International Trip to
Costa Rica this upcoming February.
January 20, 2012 - Vardar
players Kelly Sweeney (U15) and Taylor Timko (U16) were
named to the ECNL All Event Teams following the showcase
event in Sanford, FL, Dec. 28-30. A total of 150 teams from
47 ECNL Member Clubs participated in the event and only 44
girls were selected for the All Event Teams in four age
categories.
The ECNL All-Event Teams are
selected based upon nominations from coaches and scouts
based upon individual and team performances over the course
of the three-game event. At the Sanford event, 13 clubs (of
which Vardar was one) placed at least a pair of players on
All-Event Teams. A total of 29 different ECNL Member Clubs
were represented among the 44 honored players.
Teen puts best foot forward
Habuda could be first local female on
national youth team
If Bella Habuda is as
effective on the soccer field as she is in writing
persuasive emails, then her dreams of pulling on a Canadian
jersey may soon be realized.
The 15-year-old Tecumseh
native contacted Canadian under-17 women's head coach Bryan
Rosenfeld in mid-November, sending him a quick bio and
asking for a chance to try out for a team that was already
into preparations for taking a run at qualifying for the
U-17 World Cup this year.
The 2012 U-17 Women's World
Cup will run from Sept. 22-Oct. 13 in Azerbaijan.
"I just told them I played in
a top league in the U.S. and asked for a chance to tryout,"
Habuda said.
"That's been my dream, to play
for Canada in the World Cup and the Olympics.
"I was surprised when they
called back so quickly. They invited me to come up for
weekend so they could take a look at me.
January 18, 2011 -- Casey
Townsend, a former Vardar player, and University of Maryland
graduate, was recently selected by Chivas USA in the MLS
draft. Click on the link to see the entire story.
November 18, 2011 --
November 18, 2011 -- Hannah Cady, Madison Toth, Marisa
Viggiano, all members of Vardar's U15 Girls ECNL Team, were
invited to the US Youth Soccer Costa Rica international trip
scheduled for this upcoming February. All three girls are
part of the Region II ODP 1997 Pool. During the trip, the
selected girls will play against professional Costa Rica
teams as well as experience international play and its
environment.
November 18, 2011 --
U-20 Men's National Team member Caleb Stanko talks to
ussoccer.com about moving to Freiburg from Development
Academy club Vardar and the growing process in Germany.
Michigan native Caleb Stanko
moved to Germany from Development Academy club Vardar nearly
eight months ago. After a three-month trial period, the
center midfielder signed for Freiburg in Germany, joining
the club’s setup in his first step as a professional. But as
most young professionals learn, the path to becoming a
successful pro is littered with ups and downs.
READ MORE....
November 18, 2011 --
Bobby Adkins, a 1991 Vardar
alum, was named to the All-Great Lakes Valley Conference
First Team for his performance at University of
Indianapolis.
Bobby Adkins was named to the All-GLVC first team. This is
the first all-conference nod of Adkins' career. He was in
the top 10 in the circuit in assists, leading the Greyhounds
with eight helpers on the year. The eight assists by Adkins
now puts him in the UIndy single-season records list twice,
with this year's mark falling in a tie for 6th-best. Adkins
tied for the team lead in points, with 14 total. READ
MORE....
November 15, 2011 -- Former
Vardar player, Niki Read, scored the lone goal as the Big
Ten champion University of Illinois defeated the defending
national champion Notre Dame, 1-0, in a first round match-up
of the NCAA tournament. Read, a junior midfielder at
Illinois, shot less than five minutes into the second half
which soared just out of reach of the Irish goalkeeper but
under the crossbar.
It was Read's fifth goal of
the season and her first game winning goal of the year. Read
began her soccer career with Vardar as a U9 and through the
years was part of a Vardar team that won six out of seven
possible State Cup Championships under the coaching of Ralph
Torre and Demir Muftari.
November 10, 2011 -- Zach
Carroll, a member of the Vardar Academy Team, was named Mr.
Soccer by the Michigan High School Soccer Coaches
Association. In addition, a number of other Vardar players
were selected for the Dream Team. Please click on the
following link to see the Dream Team.
November 1, 2011 -- Two Vardar
U15 girls (Madison Toth and Maria Zandi) were selected to
the All ECNL Event Team following the first ECNL National
Showcase Event of the 2011-12 ECNL regular season, which was
held October 8-10, 2011 in Phoenix, AZ. A total of 134 teams
from 36 clubs participated in the event. The ECNL All-Event
Teams are selected based upon nominations from coaches and
scouts based upon individual and team performances over the
course of the three-game event.
Toth and Zandi were part of a
defensive line that did not give up a goal during the
three-game weekend. Vardar's U15 team had three consecutive
shut-outs beating Atlanta Fire 4-0, DeAnza Force 2-0 and
then Heat FC 1-0.
August 31, 2011 -- Matt Nance,
a member of the Vardar U15/16 Academy Team, was recently
invited to attend the U.S. U-17 residency camp in Bradenton,
FL.
Nance is one of 33 boys and
the only player from Region 2 invited to participate in the
semester-long camp that could include an international trip
to Spain and France. This U-17 cycle that just began this
August will represent the U.S. in the next U-17 World Cup in
2013 in the United Arab Emirates.
Vardar congratulates Matt and
wishes him luck in Bradenton.
June 27, 2011 -- The National
Premier Leagues include many of the nation’s top clubs in
geographically-based leagues, each of which is independently
operated but linked with the others under the same technical
guidelines, philosophies and structure.
The 2011-12 season will kick off in September and all the
latest news and updates from each NPL can be found on
nationalpremierleagues.com, the official NPL website, which
was launched last week.
A complete presentation on
the vision, structure and future of the National Premier
Leagues can be found on the NPL website. This presentation
also includes an overview of the Player Development Programs
created for each National Premier League.
Read More...
June 6, 2011 -- Vardar Soccer
Club announced today that it has entered into a partnership
with Sport-Club Freiburg of Germany that will promote player
development, training and a continuous exchange of players
and coaches between the two clubs.
As part of the partnership, SC
Freiburg will share with Vardar its Youth Player Development
Curriculum with the goal being that training and player
development methodologies are consistent between the two
clubs at every level.
Read More...
