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Disney’s Soccer Showcase presented by Chelsea Football Club

Welcome to all play-ers, coaches, college coaches, families and soccer lovers to the 8th annual Disney’s Soccer Showcase, presented by Chelsea Football Club. I am looking forward to another great year of top flight soccer competition at Dis-ney’s Wide World of Sports® Complex and our approved off-site venues. I want to person-ally thank each and every one of you for coming and showing your support for the event. We believe we have compiled the best of the best and that the 2007 Disney’s Soccer Showcase presented by Chelsea Foot-ball Club will be our best tournament yet.

This marks the second year in which the event fo-cuses on the true Showcase age groups, U15-U18. We moved the younger age groups to Thanksgiving weekend and just completed our second Disney’s Ju-nior Soccer Showcase presented by Chelsea Football Club. By moving the U11-U14 age groups, we have expanded our field for the older divisions and created room for more talent to come through.

This year’s tournament will showcase some of the most elite soccer clubs in not only the United States, but Canada and England as well, including Chelsea Football Club’s Academy U16 boys team that will

be competing in the top Showcase flight. Then, in our US Youth Soccer ODP division, you’ll see the top ’90 and ’91 Regional teams com-peting for a Disney’s Soccer Showcase tro-phy, an award that has never been offered in the past. Also new this year, we have included the U15 and

U16 boys and girls USYS National League teams as part of the competition.

In closing, I want to wish all the teams good luck, good sportsmanship and most of all, a good time at this year’s Disney’s Soccer Showcase, presented by Chelsea Football Club. I hope this tournament enables all your athletes to showcase their talents and prove their determination.

Welcome to the Proving Ground!

Mark LustertournaMent DirectorDisney’s soccer showcasepresented by chelsea Football club

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Coaches Corner with John Kerr Jr.

Leading the men’s soccer program at Harvard University, John Kerr, Jr. enters his ninth season with the Crimson and has tallied an eight-year record of 69-53-11. A former Hermann Trophy recipient, a two-time first team All-America, and member of the Duke University 1986 NCAA Championship team, Kerr is no stranger to collegiate soccer. Kerr’s program has been highlighted by 12 All-Ivy League

First team selections and since 2003, 20 players have been named to the All-Conference list with three of the last four Rookies of the Year being Crimsons. Kerr also guided his team to a national ranking of 13th at the conclusion of 2006 (14-5-0), winning the Ivy League championship and advanc-ing to the second round of the NCAA Championship.

1. How did your soccer journey start?My father played pro soccer so it started early.

2. What motivated you to take up coaching?After my father stopped playing he coached, so he passed along the bug to me.

3. What is your coaching strategy? I am a very offensive minded coach who encourages the play-ers to use their imaginations and creativity. I love watching the likes of Kaka and Ronaldinho play.

4. What do you look for while recruiting a player?

The first thing I do is assess if they are making good decisions and executing. A lot of players see or try to do the right thing but cannot execute it. I try to find the players that can do both.

5. What advice would you give a player looking to attract the attention of a college coach?Make good decisions, have fun and work hard!!

6. What are some things a parent can do to get their player noticed?Get them into a good program and be supportive.

7. If you had the chance to coach any player who would it be and why?Lionel Messi, a fantastic young player with great skills who would make any team a threat!!

8. What is the best part of coaching?Seeing players and teams achieve and players enjoying them-selves.

9. What is your favorite coaching moment?Winning the Ivy League in 2006.

10. If you weren’t a soccer coach, what do you think you would be doing?Good question….something in soccer but [I’m] not sure exactly what.

11. Define “Coaching” in one sentence.Coaching is enabling and empowering the players you work with to make good decisions once they step out on the field and play.

Games of the Day - 12/27/07

andromeda 90 (tXn) vs.

north atlanta sa 08 elite (Ga)

U18 8:30 am DWWS #01Watch this early morning battle as the North Atlanta SA take on Andromeda, the current US Youth Soccer

National Champions.

Dallas texans 93 red (tXn) vs.

PDa Beckham (nJ)

U15 12:30pm DWWS #08Come and see which of these two US powerhouse

clubs take home a victory on the first day of competition.

weLcoMe to the ProvinG GrounD! Today marks the first day of the 2007 Disney’s Soccer Showcase, presented by Chelsea Football Club. The

boy’s tournament will run today through Sunday, December 30th.

Today at the Showcase - 12/27/07

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DWWS Soccer Highlight

2007 MAAC Men’s ChAMpionships

In the week leading up to Thanksgiving, Disney’s Wide World of Sports® Complex hosted the 2007 Metro-At-lantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Men’s Soccer Championship, November 14-17.

All ten of the MAAC men’s soccer institutions traveled to Florida, but only one left as the 2007 MAAC Cham-pions. Loyola College earned its 11th conference title with a 1-0 victory over Saint Peter’s College in the cham-pionship game. Loyola’s goalkeeper Milos Kocic, received the championship’s Most Valuable Player award after recording nine saves in the win for the Greyhounds.

Loyola went on to compete in the NCAA Men’s Soccer Tournament in which they beat Liberty College 2-0 in the first round, but then fell to Maryland 4-2 in the second.

Chelsea FC

In 2007, English Premiership side Chelsea Football Club became presenting sponsor of Disney’s Soccer Showcase Series. One of the biggest and most suc-cessful clubs in Europe, the team they call “the Blues” boast some of the best players in the world, including England captain John Terry, and their famous stadium Stamford Bridge sits in the heart of a fashionable part of London. Their ambitions to grow their fan base in the United States are reflected in the launch of a web-site and membership program designed specifically for American soccer fans. For Blues news go to www.chelseafc.com/america.

Be sure to visit the Chelsea FC table at the Showcase, located in the results area.

Passback

EXPERIENCE Community Out-reach is about char-acter development, connecting athletes

with community, constructive use of free time, and compassion.

Providing our athletes with the opportunity to show compassion by participating in Passback and donat-ing gently used soccer equipment, will make their Experience at Disney’s Soccer Showcase a memo-rable one! Be sure to drop your donations off at the Passback bin in the results area.

Children in Central Florida and beyond will be able to play the game of soccer because of Passback and this Experience at Disney’s Soccer Showcase. Thanks!

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Snippets

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teams applied

teams were accepted

states represented

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Total Tournament

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Happy Birthday!!

December 26

Joshua Adelman U17 Copa Blue Knoxville FC LiverpoolTyler Alokonis U17 Predator Baltimore Bays 91Paul Berg U18 Copa White Boca JuniorsAmeyalli-paz Breezeatl U16 Showcase FC DELCO 91 AcademyRyan Clark U17 Predator AFC Lightning 91 PremierRicky Doyles U18 Copa White Montgomery Capital City Streaks 90Benjamin Grafentin U18 Showcase Andromeda Soccer Club 9Alex Grice U18 Showcase Michigan Wolves 90James Hollander U16 Showcase Sockers FC ChicagoHunter Keith U15 Predator Mockingbird SC 93 WhiteJake Lanier U16 Copa Andromeda 91 Brandon Miller U18 Copa White S. Charlotte Soccer Assoc. 89 GoldSpencer Orino U18 Copa Blue Juventus USANikos Papanikolopoulos U16 Copa Concorde Fire Elite Luis Perez U15 Predator Albertson 92 Jason Reagor U17 Copa Blue Classic Red StarPeter Vaccaro U17 Copa White Lou Fusz Soccer Club

December 27

Luke Boyd U18 Predator Comets Soccer Club 89/90 BlueRobert Boyd U16 Copa Chicago Magic Soccer Club Michael Burke U18 Showcase FC Greater Boston BoltsHunter Byrnes U15 Predator Beach FC Red-Fire Edison Crespo U16 Copa Bangu TsunamiJuan De Rada U16 Showcase LAFC Nhan Doan U18 Showcase Concorde Fire Soccer ClubOwen Fox U18 Showcase FC Greater Boston BoltsDaniel Hanna U16 Predator RSK Elite Steven Hamilton U18 Copa White Sereno Soccer Club 90 White Moseph Jackson-Atogi U15 USYS League CASL 92 Elite Adam Krauthaker U17 Copa Blue Ottawa South United ForceBrian Kuramoto U16 Predator Cincinnati United Premier RedChris Kuramoto U16 Predator Cincinnati United Premier RedJason March U16 Predator PA Classics Elite 91 USSF Acad.Kevin Maslyn U18 Predator McLean Premier Soccer FCChristopher McElwee U16 Copa Andromeda 91 Matthew Medley U17 Predator Springfield S.C. 90/91 Jacob Stanko U18 Copa White Vardar AcademyNelson Zelaya U18 Copa White Solar 90 Blue

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