The U16 Force 91 Girls, coached by Owen Flannery, beat Pleasanton Rage Premier 2-0 to claim their first State Cup title.  The win sends the team to the USYS Regional's to be played in Honolulu, Hawaii in June.

The game was decided early when midfielder Stephanie Woo delivered a through ball to forward Monique Rootsaert who scored the first goal in the games fifth minute.  Three minutes later Woo crossed the ball in front of the Rage goal where Cici Kobinski and Lizzy Weisman combined to knock the ball into the goal.

The State Cup title caps a great year for the 91's as they won the US Club National Cup Regional's last June, attended the US Club National Finals in Greensboro, North Carolina, and the Surf Cup in San Diego.

Good luck to the Force 91 girls team and to our Force 95 boys team who are also attending the USYS Regional's as a wild card team in the U13 age group.

Four De Anza Force players (TJ Casner, Ryan Masch, Marc Pelosi, and Alfred Edmonds) were invited to United States U14 National Team Eight-Day Training Camp in Carson, Calif where the U-14 Boy's U.S. National Team Split Pair of Friendlies

CARSON, Calif. (May 5, 2008) -- The U.S. Under-14 Boy's National Team split a pair of matches against local Under-16 club teams during their eight-day training session at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. 

USA Lineup: 
Fernando Pina (Alexander Bello, 46), Marc Pelosi
(Bennett Yort), Josh Miller, Gabriel Lock (Oscar
Ortega, 9), Alfred Edmonds, Eric Gonzalez (Leonard
Kusina, 58), Atsouh Ayah, Matthew Dunn, Ross Tetro
(Derek Sanchez, 46), Erick Sanchez, Desmond Gonzalez
(TJ Casner, 46) 

CHICAGO (April 9, 2008) — As part of its commitment to provide elite youth players with the best possible environment and tools for training and development, U.S. Soccer is partnering with Nike and SPARQ to enhance training for players on the men’s and women’s Youth National Teams and all clubs in the Development Academy. 

All athletes from the Youth National Teams and the Development Academy will be tested and each athlete’s test results and subsequent SPARQ Soccer Rating will serve as the foundation for a
comprehensive individual program to focus training and track progress and improvement over time.  The program will then focus on elite players, girls and boys, from U12-U16 in the Force Club.

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The De Anza Force will be sending U13, U14 and U17 boys teams to the #1 Tournament in the country Sunday. "We are extremely excited and proud to have three teams qualify for such an event as Dallas Cup and compete against teams from all over the world. The U17 players have the opportunity to showcase in front of 200+ college coaches while the younger's get competition they will not experience in Northern California, " Jeff Baicher DOC Force.

The Dr. Pepper Dallas Cup offers the most competitive international youth soccer in North America plus genuine Texas hospitality.  In past years, teams and referees have traveled to Dallas from ninety-eight countries and six continents. The players will share the excitement of world class competition, make new soccer friends and enjoy a fun- filled week of activities. Clubs from Mexico, Brazil, England Bosnia, Portugal, Canada, Japan, Germany, and France will all be competing in 2008.

The Force 95 Blues Blue team, coached by Mike Kury, advance to the U12 State Cup Finals to be be played on Saturday, February 23rd, 12 noon, at the Morgan Hill Soccer Complex.  Please come support the team as they play the Placer United Prestige Gold 92 for the U12 Championship.

Congratulations Force 95 Boys!! 

 
"Hearts have added American defender Robert Adam from De Anza Force Soccer club from California in the United States."

Jambos youth chief John Murray said, "Robert is a centre-back from America. He came over on trial in November. He's a right-sided centre back and we're hopeful this will be a good partnership in the future for the youth team, and beyond." 

More information:
Hearts Club news article
USL news article

 
The De Anza Force Soccer Club would like to take this opportunity to thank Adrianne Fass for her many years of service to the Club as its Director of Coaching for the girls program. Adrianne, a recent mother of her first child, has decided to give up the reins of the Girls Directorship so that she can dedicate time to her daughter Addison. We would like to commend her for this tough but admirable decision, and wish her well in her new role as Mommy. 

We are pleased to inform you all that Adrianne will continue in her capacities as Head Coach of the 94 and 90 girls teams, and as the current Vice President of the Board of Directors.  These roles will continue to be benefited under the care of Ms. Fass’ ongoing leadership.

Jeff Baicher will now step up to the job of Girls Director in addition to the role of Boys Director that he has filled for the past five years. We are excited to provide the very best in Club Direction under the apt leadership capabilities of Mr. Baicher. Club members will enjoy the added benefit of one single person as the go-to guy for all Club directorial responsibilities. 

Jeff's role as the Boys and Girls director is effective immediately. “My focus for 2008 is to start building the Girls program in preparation for potentially moving into the United States Development League in 2009. We are already enjoying the advantage of this most visible of all soccer programs for our elite Boys, and have every intention of pursuing the same for the Girls in our Club. The De Anza Force has its roots in the Girls side of soccer, and I want to stay true to those original ideals during the Force Club’s formative years.” 

The De Anza Force Soccer Club looks forward to many great years as the program continues to expand and improve for all of its 500+ members.

January 16, 2007

Two of Northern California's most progressive Youth Soccer clubs today announced a collaboration effective immediately. The objectives for both The Force (based in Cupertino, Ca) & Union FC (based in Palo Alto, Ca) clubs involve cooperative Coaching Clinics & Program's designed to attract and advance the region's talent.

Both clubs are Nationally recognized for their outstanding staff of Professional Coaches. Cooperation to the club Presidents is nothing new. Both The Force and Union FC are members of 'US Club Soccer' and are also collaborating with the regions official 'US Club Soccer' sanctioned league, 'Norcal Premier' league, directed by Benjamin Ziemer. 'Norcal' has recently hosted coaches from European powerhouses PSV Eindhoven, FC Porto, Liverpool FC. 

Club President's Jeff Baicher of The Force & Gary Ireland of Union FC are exploring ways to develop the region's enormous potential and see US Club Soccer as the future of the youth game.

In a joint statement, the two Club President's agreed to "work closely together to improve the quality of youth football locally, regionally and nationally", adding, "we both feel that by combining our Pro coaching resources, and implementing a program for top class youth development, we can then compete vigorously at the National level. Also, several oportunities exist to partner with high profile European Clubs leading to fabulous opportunities for players and there is talk of a possible World Class sponsor."

The De Anza Force Club is proud to announce that one of our coaches has been invited to coach at the United States U-18 men's National Team camp early next year. Jeff Baicher, boys director of coaching for the Force Club is planning to join the National Team staff in January.

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Cupertino City Field Hotline: 408-777-3566
Saratoga City Field Hotline: 408-868-1207

The De Anza Force Soccer Club will be holding player tryouts for BOYS U8/9 and U10 (ages 7-8).  Teams are professionally coached, including former professional players from Major League Soccer and Semi Pro Leagues.  Emphasis on basic soccer skills and technique, as well as social skills, team values and sportsmanship is taught and learned in our early year programs. 

The Force Soccer Club strives to teach the technical part of the game at the youngest age group.  Here players that want to excel and continue to improve are given that chance and will play with friends throughout the year.

Tryout dates are November 17th and December 8th, times and locations, click here.

The De Anza Force beat Ballistic United 2-0. Ballistic were the State cup finalists and are 2nd ranked in the State.  Quinn Mello-Bastida opened the scoring for the Force with a well placed shot and turned provider for our second goal. Quinn drove the ball from a corner kick where Vincent  Von Luehrte was waiting to head the ball home.

U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team head coach John Hackworth has named the 21-player roster that will represent the United States at the 2007 FIFA Under-17 World Cup from Aug. 18-Sept. 9 across eight venues in South Korea.  Included in the roster is Larry Jackson from the De Anza Force 90 Boys team.

“We felt all along that the talented pool of players in this age group is very deep, making our decisions extremely difficult,” said Hackworth. “However, we feel that we selected players that have proven that they are dedicated to our team’s success at the World Cup.”

Video link of Larry and other goal keepers preparing for U17 World Cup.

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The De Anza Force 92 Boys fought the heat and a strong USA 17 Academy Titans 92 team to win the U15 Cal Cup Championship in Sacramento.  Down to 14 players through six games and two separate PK decisions the Force Boys worked hard to win the title.
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The De Anza Force 91 Girls (U15) persevered through the heat last weekend to win the U15 Girls US Club Soccer National Cup Regional in Modesto.  The championship game was a rematch of this past year's State Cup Quarterfinals against the San Ramon Shock.  The Force girls tied the game 1-1 in the second half and then won the match on PK's.

The Force 91 team will now travel to Greensboro, North Carolina in July to represent the Modesto Regional in the US Club National Cup Finals. 

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CHICAGO (June 15, 2007) – The first 11 clubs have been chosen for U.S. Soccer's Development Academy which will start this fall. These 11 elite youth soccer clubs from across the nation are the first group of applicants to be selected by U.S. Soccer's National Team coaches to participate in the revolutionary program. 

The U.S. Soccer Federation has taken the initiative in extending its National Team program and putting an emphasis on the development of the player by improving their daily environment through the nationwide Development Academy, which was originally unveiled on June 4. 

Player Development Academy Information
The first 11 clubs feature some of the more recognizable names in the youth soccer community, including: 

Atlanta Fire United Soccer Association (Georgia) 
B/W Gottschee (New York) 
CASL – Capitol Area Soccer League (North Carolina) 
De Anza Force Soccer Club (Northern California) 
FC DELCO (Pennsylvania) 
FC Greater Boston Bolts (Massachusetts) 
Michigan Wolves (Michigan) 
Nomads Soccer Club (Southern California) 
Players Development Academy (New Jersey) 
Seacoast United (New Hampshire) 
FC Westchester (New York) 

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Cupertino CA, – The Force youth program continues to go from strength to strength with a strong showing in Super Y-League competition in '07. The club looks to improve on last season, in which they collected two Super Y-League Pacific Division titles.   Week five has seen seven out of ten Force teams catapult to the top three division places.

“The Super Y-League games allow us to offer a comprehensive program with which to develop our players. This national league gives our players a chance to compete against some of the other stronger clubs in the area on a regional level with the goal of advancing to nationals in November in Tampa, Florida,” said Baicher Boys DOC of the De Anza Force. 
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Every year, the Force hosts a college night with visiting representatives of major colleges and universities. This year we are happy to announce that the following area coaches will speak to our college bound players on May 24th, 7:30 PM, at the Cupertino Quinlan Community Center, 10185 N. Stelling Road, Cupertino:

• Jerry Smith - Santa Clara University
• Cameron Rast - Santa Clara University
• Craig Winans - San Jose State University
• Owen Flannery - Menlo College
• Artie Cairel - California State University at Monterey
• Cheryl Owiesny - De Anza College


The Force College Information Guide for Players was written specifically to the student athlete to give an overview of the recruiting process.

The Force 92 Girls Blue team recently played in their second consecutive State Cup Championship game, losing 2-1 to their  District II League rival MVLA Avalanche.  Congratulations to the Force 92 Girls and to the Avalanche for well played game.

The Force 90 Girls Blue team lost in the U16 State Cup Semi-Finals to a powerful Rage team.

The Force 91 Girls Blue team lost their Quarter-Final game in overtime, 2-1, against the eventual finalist San Ramon Shock.

Congratulations to all our Force Girls!

The Almaden Force U15 Boys team will join the U14 girls and U15 boys in a trip to compete in the 2006 SYL North American Finals in Tampa, Florida November 17-21. 

With a record of 7-0-1 (22 points) already in the books they have secured a repeat trip to the 2006 SYL North American Finals in Tampa, Florida November 17-21 to defend their SYL North American Championship title. more details...