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7/9/10
FWU Tryouts wrapped up
Tryouts began July 1 and last through July 8.  Players can still tryout after July 8 by contacting the coach of the team you are interested in.  For coach contact information, please visit our team list page click the coach or manager name to contact them about openings and tryout procedure.  Academy players - please see the Academy page for details on the FWU Academy and Junior Kicks sessions for your age group.




CLUB NEWS

6/4/10
Moses Zialu - Fort Worth United's New Coaching Director
Fort Worth United announced today that Moses Zialu will replace Mike King, who retired from competitive soccer this month, as FWU's new Coaching Director.  Moses Zialu's professional soccer playing experience began with the USISL Fort Worth Kickers and Houston Express. He later played professionally with Dallas Lightning (USISL). In the latter part of his pro-soccer playing career, Moses played with one of the longest operating professional soccer teams in United States history, the Dallas Sidekicks (CISL).  Moses has coached select soccer for over 17 years for various clubs around the Mid-Cities areas. He has coached both boys and girls teams in various high-level leagues including the Dallas Classic League and Lake Highlands Classic League. His select soccer coaching career includes experience with such clubs as the Arsenal, Dallas Sting, Strikers, Dallas Texans, and DFW Tejanos.

5/29/10
FWU Moves Forward on Downtown Field Construction Project
Fort Worth United announced today that the plans for the construction of a new soccer facility in downtown Fort Worth have moved into the planning stages.  A two-year old project, FWU has walked the site with their partners and held preliminary discussions with the Trinity River Authority.  The proposal moved through our partners' Financial Department and Facilities Department who gave word last week that they are ready to move forward on the deal.  The construction effort would provide FWU and its leagues several practice and game fields located on the banks of the Trinity River in downtown Fort Worth (giving FWU two separate practice facilities for our area players).

5/25/10
FWU Announces Practice Facility Reconstruction Project
Fort Worth United Soccer Club, in a partnership with Resource Connection of Tarrant County, is excited to announce that their reconstruction effort at Fort Worth United's Resource Connection practice facility will begin next month.  While Fort Worth United waits on the outcome of the West Side Lions Soccer Complex case, FWU moved forward with plans to enhance their existing soccer facilities.  FWU's Resource Connection practice facility will be closed off in stages while the surface of the practice fields are re-leveled, rebuilt and reseeded.  FWU, Fort Worth's oldest and largest competitive soccer club, has three practice fields at RC.

5/1/10
Fort Worth United Welcomes Dale Snodderly and FWU 95 Boys Black
FWU 95 Boys Black - Coached by Dale SnodderlyFWU extends a hearty welcome to coach Dale Snodderly, manager Theresa Thomas, and the new FWU 95 Boys Black team.  Dale holds a USSF "A" License and has coached in the North Texas area for nearly 20 years during which time he lead teams to five Classic League Division 1 championships, three state championships, one regional championship, and a national finalist appearance.  The 95 Boys Black team join us from TDA.  They compete in Arlington Premiere Invitational league with a very impressive 10-1-4 record for the year.  Welcome to Fort Worth United boys!

4/13/10
FWU 96 Boys Advance to Classic League Division 2
Congratulations to the 96 Boys Blue team on their advancement into Classic League Division 2.  After watching the boys fight their way through the API ranks, we knew it was only a matter of time before they climbed out of D3 and into the 2nd division.   On Tuesday, the progression was confirmed and made official.  Our hats are off to you boys.  Given the hard work and dedication, the advancement was well deserved.

3/22/10
FWU Players Sign National Letter of Intent
Allisa SigningThe National Letter of Intent or NLI is used to indicate a student athlete's commitment to a university (and stop further recruitment of that player). Each year Fort Worth United directors, coaches, and managers work to ensure our graduating players are afforded the opportunity to continue their soccer playing careers at the collegiate level. Last year, 100% of FWU's graduating girls received college scholarships. This year, several girls have already signed their NLIs.

Mickey SigningCongratulations to Micayla Brown (92 Girls Blue, Midwestern State University), Alissa Reed (92 Girls Gold, Oklahoma City University), and Jessica Reid (92 Girls Gold, Quachita Baptist University) on their accomplishment and heartfelt thanks to the FWU directors, coaches, and managers who worked so hard to secure the opportunities for these fine ladies.

3/10/10
FWU Olympic Development Program Players Selected
The US Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program was formed in 1977 to identify a pool of players in each age group from which a National Team will be selected for international competition. FWU is excited to announce that several Fort Worth United players attended the ODP tryouts and were selected for the ODP state team pool. Congratulations to Cooper Mullins, Ashley Felan, Madalene Culver, Khirah Madison, and Katharine Paul of Benny Cristantielli's 97 Girls team, Andew Smith and Luis Sauto of Dave Maher's 97 Boys North team, and Andrew Willhoit from Dave Phillips' 99 Boys team for their outstanding accomplishment.

1/28/10
FWU Member inducted into US Youth Soccer Hall of Fame
A great honor is being presented to one of FWU's own. Jimmie Wofford, mother of Jacki Boaz (97 Boys North), will be inducted into the US Youth Soccer Hall of Fame at February's 2010 US Youth Soccer Adidas Workshop. Jimmie Wofford was the original Region III US Youth Soccer Commissioner and worked to write and pass the original bi-laws for US Youth Soccer. Her and Jacki's Dad (who was the president of NTSSA for 8 yrs) were heavily involved in ground work for North Texas Soccer and getting associations formed in the late 60's and early 70's. Among their many contributions both on the state level and national level, Jimmie had a huge impact and was the advocate for woman's soccer including being the first licensed USSF female referee, the first US Women's commissioner for USSF, and the first Executive Director for North Texas Soccer.

9/20/09
Fort Worth United wins Bronze and Gold in Junior Olympics
Fort Worth United Soccer Club sent two teams, boys and girls, to the Junior Olympics event in Reggio Emilla, Italy late last month. The Junior Olympics are held every four years and are sanctioned by the International Youth Sports Olympics committee. For many years, Fort Worth United Soccer Club has been the exclusive provider of players and coaches for the event. The event this year hosted some 5,000 young athletes from 23 countries around the world. FWU sent two teams, boys and girls, coached by Kenny Alexis, Jamie Southern and Dave Phillips. Both teams faired very well in the competition.

Boys from Chico Sanchez's 92 Gold team made the core of the United States boys team. The boys team, coached by Dave Phillips, competed in five matches and returned home with the Bronze medal. The girls beat teams from Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Italy to earn a berth in the finals where they beat Italy 4-1. Three players from Kenny Alexis' 92 Gold team and six players from Tony Barriteau's 92 Blue team returned home with the gold medal. Congratulations to both teams and all coaches involved and a big thanks for representing us in the event.

FWU College Bound Workshops Big Hit with Club Members
FWU completed its final College Bound workshop for the year last week and member feedback indicates the inaugural year of this new program has been a resounding success.  College Bound workshops are held throughout the year in a classroom at FWU's Resource Connection practice facility.  Students learn the ins and outs of the college recruitment process and are provided the tools they will need to succeed in their college bound endeavor.  FWU will expand the program next year to include more 'focused" sessions and hands-on activities.  Big thanks to all the FWU coaches and directors who work so hard to ensure this program is a success.




TEAM NEWS

6/21/10
95 Boys Red Semi-Finalists in Flamefest
The 95 Boys Red team, coached by Moses Zialu, competed in the Flamefest this past weekend. Playing in a combined age group, the 95 Boys made a big statement finishing ahead of their Classic League counterparts and finishing with the highest points of any other 95 team in the tournament (which included two Classic League D1 teams and a few lower division Classic League teams). They toppled their first older opponent, Fortis FC (94 Classic League D2), 3-1 to take the lead in their bracket. Their next opponent, Atletico (Classic League D3), etched out a 1-0 win to knock the 95 boys into 2nd. The 95 Boys then faced Liverpool (Plano D1) in their last preliminary game and easily won 2-0 clinching a spot in the semi-finals. In the semis, the 95 Boys Red team faced Longview Elite (94 Classic League D2). Taking the semi-final game to the wire, the 95 Boys finally relinquished a goal to their older competitor in the last 10 minutes. They were later pleased to find that their older semi-finalists opponent would later cruise to an easy 5-1 win over Dallas Texans Red West (Classic League D1).  Nice showing boys!

6/1/10
FWU 99 Boys Unstoppable in Tournament Play
The FWU 99 Boys Gold team, coached by Dave Phillips, are rattling some cages in tournament play this year.  Competing in the very competitive Lightning Youth Cup and more recently, the Lions Youth Cup in San Antonio, the 99's brought home 1st place trophies from both events.  This brand new team, under the direction of FWU Youth Director, Dave Phillips, has obviously come together quite well this year.  Congratulations boys!

6/1/10
FWU Makes Noise in South Texas with Big Wins in Lions Memorial Cup
FWU sent four teams to the Lions Memorial Cup in San Antonio this past weekend.  Fighting through stifling heat, playing one more scheduled game than their opponents, and competing in the Gold bracket, the 95 Boys Red team blew into the championship game where they faced the Lions home team and narrowly missed the win when Lions were awarded a PK with 10 minutes left in the game to end the game 1-2.  In a similar fashion, the 95 Girls Blue team fought to the semi finals where they narrowly lost to Dallas Texans 0-1.  The 99 Boys also chose to compete in the Gold bracket and faced a healthy round of competition in their first out of state event.  The 99 Boys smashed the Austin Dragons 4-2 in the semis and lost no steam against San Antonio United in the championship game where they defeated their worthy opponents 3-2 to bring the Championship trophy back to Fort Wroth.  Congratulations to all teams on your very successful outing! 

5/25/10
00 Girls take 1nd in CSSA Soccerfest Tournament
The FWU 00 Girls cruised to the championship in the GSSA Soccerfest tournament this past weekend.  The 00 Girls, coached by Kenny Alexis and Moses Zialu, won 1-0 over Liverpool in the semis and then played a close game against Solar to take the silver medal.  Congratulations ladies!

5/24/10
01 Girls win GSSA Soccerfest Tournament
01 GirlsWith 31 goals scored and only 1 goal allowed, FWU 01G Gold won the 2010 GSSA Soccerfest Tournament. FWU 01G won all 5 games played including Liverpool Reds 01 Copeland (9-0),GSSC Thunder (8-0), and Sting 01 West (4-1). With 3 wins, FWU 01G advanced into the semifinals where they would face Dfeeters/Samba 01. FWU 01G secured an invitation to the championship game with a 6-0 win over Dfeeters/Samba. The final game showcased the Blue Diamonds and FWU 01G. After displaying strength and determination, the FWU 01G Gold team secured the trophy with a 4-0 win. Congratulations to the FWU 01G Gold team!

FWU 01G Gold completed the Spring 2010 season in 1st place with total of 54 points. 23 goals scored and only 3 goals allowed in the PAL league, West Gold Division.

2/1/10
00 Girls Gold undefeated in Indoor
The FWU 2000 Girls Gold coached by Kenny Alexis just finished its 3rd winter season undefeated at Apex indoor soccer playing other top academy programs from our area. The Crowley team that won the 2009 NTSSA U-10 state championship at the TOC in December has 5 girls on coach Kenny's 00 Gold academy team and 2 on his 01 Gold academy team.  Congratulations ladies!

00 Girls - New FWU Academy Stars dominate Indoor
00 Girls take first place in indoorWe knew these ladies were good but - wow!  The FWU Academy 00 Girls, coached by Kenny Alexis, just wrapped up their indoor season at Game On and the girls in blue dominated their competition.  Playing up in the U10/U11 division, the 00's finished the indoor season undefeated.  The girls in blue scored a whopping 50 goals while only conceding a total of 6 goals to their opponents!  The FWU 00 Girls Academy team is one of eight FWU Academy teams.  Players who are interested in the FWU Academy program may visit the FWU Academy page for complete details.




MORE INFORMATION (ARCHIVED)

Check out FWU History - 1968 State Champions Trek to National Championship
Fort Worth United Soccer Club was founded in 1966.  Its first team included several exceptional players including Dave Rubinson, former Head Soccer Coach at TCU. This team played several years together in Dallas and traveled to compete against teams from all across the United States.  Now you can view our historical archive online including details and photos from the FWU '51 team's State Championship win.

New College Bound Recruiting Program Introduced
In an area of the country where 1 out of 4 soccer players receive college scholarships, FWU is excited to announce its new College Bound Recruiting program.  The new College Bound recruiting program features an extensive, online inventory of articles covering inside details on the recruiting process (from college coaches themselves), details on how to pick a college, template cover letters and resumes, a detailed explanation of the NCAA process, an interactive checklist/calendar of recruiting tasks, and more.  In addition, an online Scout Report is available for all college-bound FWU members - seeded by team game schedules and player statistics, coach and manager input, and updatable by the player themselves, the Scout Report will be actively promoted to college recruiters throughout the playing year.

FWU Offers New Team Model System
FWU recently rolled out an innovative club solution this past year - the new Team Model concept. Consisting of Metals, Colors, and Metro team classifications, the new FWU Team Model will ensure our teams continue to receive the best possible service and development opportunities catered to each player's specific goals and objectives. Each operating under a unique set of requirements and objectives, the new team models allow us to ensure that Fort Worth United's development programs are extended to all players regardless of skill or income level while at the same time, the new Metals team model provides our Classic League and Lake Highlands League teams a platform to ensure that they can compete successfully at the highest possible level of play.  You can find complete details on the Fort Worth United team model system or contact us for additional details.

Kaboom! Explosive Growth propels FWU into Top 10 Largest Clubs in North Texas
We knew it was coming, preliminary plans were developed and put into place, and true to form - it happened. Fort Worth United Soccer Club's explosive growth continued. On July 9th, FWU expanded an additional 40% to reach 24 competitive teams total (plus nearly a dozen Academy teams) putting it firmly into the top 10 largest clubs in North Texas. Organizational changes that have served to produce efficient processes, quality new coach hires, steadfast leadership, and innovative enhancements to our player development programs have served to fuel the sizzling growth. If you are a current member of the Club, understand that the innovative changes will continue to come at a fiery pace. If you are not a current member, feel free to contact us to see what the excitement is all about and how you can become a member of Fort Worth's oldest and largest competitive soccer club.





 



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