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1/29/10
FWU CLASSIC TOURNAMENT RETURNS FOR 2010!
Fort Worth United Soccer Club is pleased to announce the
return of their highly rated 16th Annual FWU Classic Tournament - the longest running competitive tournament in Fort Worth. The FWU Classic Tournament will be held June 11-13, 2010 and is open to all U11-U19
competitive players with brackets available for U9-U10 Academy
teams too (full 11 vs. 11 for Academy teams). The event will
feature a round-robin format making it an excellent opportunity
for teams to warm up and evaluate talent for the upcoming
playing year. Historically this even has drawn teams from all over Region III, including South Texas, West Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, New Mexico, Colorado, and other neighboring states.
Additional details regarding the 16th Annual FWU Classic Tournament may be found here.
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CLUB NEWS
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.
8/1/09
Fort Worth United explodes into the 2009-2010 season with 31 teams
Going into the 2009-2010 season, the final tally of
Fort Worth United teams hit 31. With 23 competitive soccer teams and 8 rostered Academy teams, FWU
again cemented its position as the largest competitive soccer club in Fort Worth. In addition to the growth in
FWU "Colors" teams (teams that play in Plano and API), FWU also increased the number of
"Metals" teams (teams that play in Lake Highlands and Dallas Classic League) to 8 total
making this the fifth consecutive year that FWU has grown its Metals team base. To all the new Fort Worth United Soccer Club members
- welcome!
7/17/09
Fort Worth United introduces new Directors
FWU is excited to announce the
hiring of Moses Zialu as FWU's Assistant Director of Coaches. Moses, a former Dallas Sidekicks player,
brings over 17 years of coaching experience to the Club. He has coached both boys and girls teams for the Dallas Texans and DFW Tejanos in various high-level leagues including the API, Dallas Classic League and Lake Highlands Classic League.
In addition, FWU also announced the hiring of new Academy Director, Dave Phillips. Dave, former West Texas A&M collegiate player and Express professional player, holds a USSF National Youth License (a first for FWU) and has coached for Trinity Valley High School and Fort Worth United.
Dave is currently working on several Academy restructuring initiatives
in an effort to introduce additional training and development services
for our young Junior Kicks and FWU Academy players.
6/11/09
FWU Development League Finals this Weekend!
Championship Finals for the FWU Development
League are this weekend. As a means to contribute back to
our local communities, Fort Worth United Soccer Club sponsors and hosts
a "development league" for our area inner city players. The Fort Worth
United Development League provides organized, structured competitive soccer
games for inner city teams that may not otherwise be afforded the
opportunity to play in a structured soccer league.
4/22/09
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.
2/23/09
FWU Announces Facility Expansion and Upgrades
As a result of Fort Worth United Soccer Club's explosive growth, FWU has announced plans for
additional facility expansion. Construction on Field #4 at the Resource Connection practice facility is slated to begin. FWU will simultaneously add
permanent lighting to the existing fields and construct permanent office
and meeting spaces on site. In addition, FWU is currently
negotiating partnership agreements for facility construction at two
additional locations.
12/20/08
FWU Tournament Series Announced
FWU announced that their annual FWU Classic tournament,
entering its 16th iteration, will be held June 2010 at the Rolling
Hills Soccer Complex in Fort Worth. The FWU Classic, a "bronze" level
event, is Fort Worth's oldest and largest competitive soccer tournament
and has drawn nearly 200 teams in past events. In addition to the
annual FWU Classic, FWU has announced the addition of a "small-sided" Quickfoot
event to be held annually in February.
The FWU Quickfoot tournament will offer divisions for recreational and competitive
youth, adults, and high school players. Additional details on both
events may be found on the
FWU tournament page.
5/19/08
FWU Sand Pit a Unique Training Bed
 Fort
Worth United Soccer Club is one of the few clubs in North Texas to possess
a "sand pit" as part of their
training facility.
Located in between the FWU practice fields at FWU's Resource Connection
Practice Facility, the "pit" was completed last month and readied for team
use just in time for Summer
Open Practices and Tryouts. Sand absorbs and disperses the downward
force expended while running and hence, makes your muscles work much harder
to produce the same result. It also adds a level of difficulty to
ball control and requires quite a bit more balance to effectively maneuver
on. FWU teams uses the sand pit as part of its strength and conditioning
program. Shown above are the FWU 95 Boys Gold team (Classic D2) playing
a game of "beach soccer" in the pit.
TEAM NEWS
5/11/09
96 Girls Gold Win Back-to-Back at Cowtown
Classic
The FWU 96 Girls Gold won the Cowtown Classic for the second year in a row. East Branch Director
Moses Zialu stepped into the coaching role for this tournament. The girls went undefeated in all five games scoring a whopping 25 goals while only allowing 2 goals against. Several girls got in on the scoring action. The final game, a hard fought battle against LHGCL rival Sting West Royal, ended in a 2-0 victory. Congratulations girls on a job well done!
3/25/09
00 Girls - New FWU Academy Stars dominate Indoor
 We
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.
2/20/09
FWU 97B North Teams Sweep FWU Quickfoot
The Fort Worth United Soccer Club 97 Boys team,
coached by Dave Maher, split into three "small sided" teams for the new
FWU Quickfoot tournament. Competing in the U12 bracket, the 97
Boys North teams swept the bracket finishing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.
12/9/08
FWU 92 Girls Gold finish 3-0 at Sports Source Showcase
The FWU 92 Girls Gold team, coached by
Kenny Alexis and managed by John Reed, finished 3-0 in this weekend's
Sports Source College Showcase. The ladies won games against the Dallas
Texans 92 Red West 1-0, TDA FC East 92 2-1, and the first place Division
2 Lake Highlands team, the DFW Tornados 92 White 1-0.
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 Coaching Staff Additions further Enhance
FWU's New Player Development Objectives
 While
on the coaches page, take note of the coaches that have been hired this
yea -
Benny Cristantielli,
Moses Zialu,
Brian Nelson,
Craig Jones,
Bryan Johnson, and
James Southern. FWU has one of the largest coaching pools in North
Texas and our coaching staff is nothing short of phenomenal. A solid
coaching pool such as this, allows us the means to "mix and match" coaches
(in order to ensure the coach is the proper "fit" for a particular team),
to provide assistant coaches for our club teams, and to create an environment
where coaches can learn from each other. When you see this crew on
the pitch, please give them a hearty welcome and let them know you appreciate
their contribution to the Club's continuing success.
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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We
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.
