2010-11 STRIKER TEAM TRYOUTS SET!
Feb 07 2010 - jas
GOT GAME? ARE YOU A BALLER?
Think you have the "right stuff" to play for one of the top soccer programs in the country?
The Irvine Strikers invite you and all interested players to attend our tryouts - Sunday - February 14th. All sessions will be held at Concordia University.
2010 - BOYS TEAMS:
Boys U9/U10 ( Aug 1, 00 - July 31, 02) 9:30 - 10:30 AM
Boys U11/U12 (Aug 1, 98 - July 31, 00) 11:30-12: 30 PM
Boys U13/U14 (Aug 1, 96 - July 31, 98) 2:30 - 3:30 PM
2010 - GIRLS TEAMS:
Girls U9/U10 (Aug 1, 00 - July 31, 02) 10:30 -11:30 AM
Girls U11/U12 (Aug 1, 98 - July 31, 00) 1:30 - 2:30 PM
Girls U13/14 (Aug 1, 96 - July 31, 98) 3:30 - 4:30 PM
Please note - you must pre-register.
It's easy! Just Click on the menu item "Tryouts" at the top of this web page and complete the online form by 5 PM Friday - February 12th.
The Irvine Strikers isn't for "everyone"....but then again, we aren't just searching for "anyone"!
"You Can get THERE from HERE!
Feb 07 2010 - jas
GOT GAME? ARE YOU A BALLER?
Think you have the "right stuff" to play for one of the top soccer programs in the country?
The Irvine Strikers invite you and all interested players to attend our tryouts - Sunday - February 14th. All sessions will be held at Concordia University.
2010 - BOYS TEAMS:
Boys U9/U10 ( Aug 1, 00 - July 31, 02) 9:30 - 10:30 AM
Boys U11/U12 (Aug 1, 98 - July 31, 00) 11:30-12: 30 PM
Boys U13/U14 (Aug 1, 96 - July 31, 98) 2:30 - 3:30 PM
2010 - GIRLS TEAMS:
Girls U9/U10 (Aug 1, 00 - July 31, 02) 10:30 -11:30 AM
Girls U11/U12 (Aug 1, 98 - July 31, 00) 1:30 - 2:30 PM
Girls U13/14 (Aug 1, 96 - July 31, 98) 3:30 - 4:30 PM
Please note - you must pre-register.
It's easy! Just Click on the menu item "Tryouts" at the top of this web page and complete the online form by 5 PM Friday - February 12th.
The Irvine Strikers isn't for "everyone"....but then again, we aren't just searching for "anyone"!
"You Can get THERE from HERE!
LOOKING FOR A CLUB TO PLAY FOR IN 2010?
Feb 06 2010 - jas
Look no further than the Irvine Strikers as a playing option for your child.
No other Club in Orange County can make the claim that it is a Nike Premier Club, an ECNL member and an inaugural member of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy! This is no accident nor is it a coincidence!
One only has to look at the rosters of the U.S. National teams or the top women's and men's college programs in the country to see where our alumni are playing. Be it a Hermann Award candidate, MLS Rookie/Defender of the Year Award winner or an Olympic and World Cup Qualifying team player, there is always a former Irvine Striker player in the mix.
Continuing this legacy of excellence, the recent college commitments made by our current senior team players gives further credence to the fact that the Irvine Strikers and it's training model continues to be well respected nationwide.
Some competing clubs like to boast of their tournament championships. At the Irvine Strikers, the development and growth of our players is paramount, where fundamental soccer is both prioritized and emphasized over a match result. This has always been and will remain the essence of our developmental philosophy. We believe our "grade" is ultimately determined by where our players "land" after they age out from youth soccer.
Now and thru our formal tryouts in February (Sunday - February 14th), our training sessions being held at Oak Creek Park are open to all interested players. We invite all candidates to attend as many sessions as they wish!
Please visit our tryout page to register and contact either the coach or administrator for the team you are interested in training with for training times and location. Each team's contact information is listed on the team page!
See you soon!
Feb 06 2010 - jas
Look no further than the Irvine Strikers as a playing option for your child.
No other Club in Orange County can make the claim that it is a Nike Premier Club, an ECNL member and an inaugural member of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy! This is no accident nor is it a coincidence!
One only has to look at the rosters of the U.S. National teams or the top women's and men's college programs in the country to see where our alumni are playing. Be it a Hermann Award candidate, MLS Rookie/Defender of the Year Award winner or an Olympic and World Cup Qualifying team player, there is always a former Irvine Striker player in the mix.
Continuing this legacy of excellence, the recent college commitments made by our current senior team players gives further credence to the fact that the Irvine Strikers and it's training model continues to be well respected nationwide.
Some competing clubs like to boast of their tournament championships. At the Irvine Strikers, the development and growth of our players is paramount, where fundamental soccer is both prioritized and emphasized over a match result. This has always been and will remain the essence of our developmental philosophy. We believe our "grade" is ultimately determined by where our players "land" after they age out from youth soccer.
Now and thru our formal tryouts in February (Sunday - February 14th), our training sessions being held at Oak Creek Park are open to all interested players. We invite all candidates to attend as many sessions as they wish!
Please visit our tryout page to register and contact either the coach or administrator for the team you are interested in training with for training times and location. Each team's contact information is listed on the team page!
See you soon!
CONGRATULATIONS ISC STUDENT ATHLETES!!
Feb 03 2010 - jas
After years of dedication and commitment, today, February 3rd is the first day our college bound athletes can sign their National Letters of Intent and/or formally commit to a college for the Fall of 2010.
On behalf of the Irvine Strikers, we would like to congratulate all of our student athletes who have been recruited and have landed with a school of their choice.
GIRLS - 2010:
Nicole DePuy UC Santa Barbara
Megan Ferry Concordia University - Irvine
Zoya Farzaneh UC - Irvine
Lindsay Gankema UC Santa Barbara
Paige Gankema UC Santa Barbara
Jasmine Herrera Concordia University - Irvine
Hannah MacLeod St. Mary's College
Carly McLaughlin Pepperdine University
Lauren Mellano Cal State Fullerton
Lauren Nanez Concordia University - Irvine
Natasha Radosavljevic DePaul University
Tatiana Valentin Cal State San Marcos
Boys - 2010
Neil Anaya Concordia University - Irvine
Michael Assaraf Duke University
Sam Chappel Liberty University
Omar Haddad Concordia University - Irvine
Kovi Konowiecki St. Johns University
Gavin Lamming UC - San Diego
Patrick Matchett UCLA
Joseph Sofia Jr. UCLA
Alec Sundly Cal - Berkeley
Cory Wolfrom UC - San Diego
You Can Get THERE from HERE!
Feb 03 2010 - jas
After years of dedication and commitment, today, February 3rd is the first day our college bound athletes can sign their National Letters of Intent and/or formally commit to a college for the Fall of 2010.
On behalf of the Irvine Strikers, we would like to congratulate all of our student athletes who have been recruited and have landed with a school of their choice.
GIRLS - 2010:
Nicole DePuy UC Santa Barbara
Megan Ferry Concordia University - Irvine
Zoya Farzaneh UC - Irvine
Lindsay Gankema UC Santa Barbara
Paige Gankema UC Santa Barbara
Jasmine Herrera Concordia University - Irvine
Hannah MacLeod St. Mary's College
Carly McLaughlin Pepperdine University
Lauren Mellano Cal State Fullerton
Lauren Nanez Concordia University - Irvine
Natasha Radosavljevic DePaul University
Tatiana Valentin Cal State San Marcos
Boys - 2010
Neil Anaya Concordia University - Irvine
Michael Assaraf Duke University
Sam Chappel Liberty University
Omar Haddad Concordia University - Irvine
Kovi Konowiecki St. Johns University
Gavin Lamming UC - San Diego
Patrick Matchett UCLA
Joseph Sofia Jr. UCLA
Alec Sundly Cal - Berkeley
Cory Wolfrom UC - San Diego
You Can Get THERE from HERE!
Striker Player College Commitments
Jan 30 2010 - jas
One key measure of our club's success is our player college placements.
What follows are the verbal commitments made by our players for the 2010 and 2011 graduation years thus far:
Boys - 2011
Chase Hauser Cal Poly SLO
Omid Jalali Cal Berkeley
Chris Rawji Cal Berkeley
Bobby Sekine Cal Berkeley
Girls - 2011
Brooke Ten Bosch Cal Poly SLO
GIRLS - 2010:
Nicole DePuy UC Santa Barbara
Megan Ferry Concordia University - Irvine
Zoya Farzaneh UC - Irvine
Lindsay Gankema UC Santa Barbara
Paige Gankema UC Santa Barbara
Jasmine Herrera Concordia University - Irvine
Hannah MacLeod St. Mary's College
Carly McLaughlin Pepperdine University
Lauren Mellano Cal State Fullerton
Lauren Nanez Concordia University - Irvine
Natasha Radosavljevic DePaul University
Tatiana Valentin Cal State San Marcos
Boys - 2010
Neil Anaya Concordia University - Irvine
Michael Assaraf Duke University
Sam Chappel Liberty University
Omar Haddad Concordia University - Irvine
Kovi Konowiecki St. Johns University
Gavin Lamming UC - San Diego
Patrick Matchett UCLA
Joseph Sofia Jr. UCLA
Alec Sundly Cal - Berkeley
Cory Wolfrom UC - San Diego
Jan 30 2010 - jas
One key measure of our club's success is our player college placements.
What follows are the verbal commitments made by our players for the 2010 and 2011 graduation years thus far:
Boys - 2011
Chase Hauser Cal Poly SLO
Omid Jalali Cal Berkeley
Chris Rawji Cal Berkeley
Bobby Sekine Cal Berkeley
Girls - 2011
Brooke Ten Bosch Cal Poly SLO
GIRLS - 2010:
Nicole DePuy UC Santa Barbara
Megan Ferry Concordia University - Irvine
Zoya Farzaneh UC - Irvine
Lindsay Gankema UC Santa Barbara
Paige Gankema UC Santa Barbara
Jasmine Herrera Concordia University - Irvine
Hannah MacLeod St. Mary's College
Carly McLaughlin Pepperdine University
Lauren Mellano Cal State Fullerton
Lauren Nanez Concordia University - Irvine
Natasha Radosavljevic DePaul University
Tatiana Valentin Cal State San Marcos
Boys - 2010
Neil Anaya Concordia University - Irvine
Michael Assaraf Duke University
Sam Chappel Liberty University
Omar Haddad Concordia University - Irvine
Kovi Konowiecki St. Johns University
Gavin Lamming UC - San Diego
Patrick Matchett UCLA
Joseph Sofia Jr. UCLA
Alec Sundly Cal - Berkeley
Cory Wolfrom UC - San Diego
KOUKLADAS OFFERED EUROPEAN TRIALJan 21 2010 - jas
Konstantinos (Kosta) Koukladas, the son of Natalie and Dino Koukladas, will depart for Essen Germany January 29th for a six month trial with German Club Rot-Weiss Essen.
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Kosta, at fourteen years of age, has been a member of the Irvine Strikers since U11. This invitation was the result of Kosta's performance at the Nike Manchester United Premier Cup last May when he was identified by RWE scouts attending an event the Irvine Strikers have been participating in since it's inception. Since early December, Kosta has been training and competing with the ISC Development Academy in preparation for this trip, and is looking forward to the challenge of benchmarking himself while at RWE.
Kosta is a freshman at Orange Lutheran High School.
Congratulations Kosta! All the best of luck from your friends here at the Strikers!
You CAN get THERE from HERE!
WALKER DRAFTED BY THE HOUSTON DYNAMOJan 19 2010 - jas
ISC Alumnus David Walker (2006) was selected in the third round and number 43 overall in the MLS SuperDraft by the Houston Dynamo. Walker, a member of the Irvine Strikers for nine seasons, set a University of California Santa Barbara school record for matches played (88 games) during his four seasons with the Gauchos and was also a member of the UCSB 2006 NCAA National Championship team. In David's senior year, Walker led his Gaucho team in points with ten goals and 24 points overall.
KONOWIECKI NSCAA/ADIDAS YOUTH ALL AMERICANJan 19 2010 - jas
Kovi Konowiecki, a member of the Irvine Striker organization since U11, and a current ISC Development Academy player, garnered a prestigous honor by being named to the NSCAA/Adidas Boys Youth All American Team this past week.
The honorees were recognized and feted at the annual All American Luncheon held January 16th in Philadelphia as part of the 2010 NSCAA Convention.
For information regarding all of the All American selections:
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Kovi, the son of Mirit and Joseph Konowiecki of Long Beach, will attend and compete for St. Johns University next fall.
PLAY LIKE A GIRL?Jan 05 2010 - jas
Looking for top level competition and the college coach exposure that competing in the ECNL Series provides?
This Sunday, January 31st, Head Coach Erik Kirsch is hosting all interested girls born between August 1, 1994 and July 31st, 1995 to compete for a few select spots on our Girls U15 team. Those lucky enough to be chosen, will be invited to be included on the Irvine Striker ECNL roster slated to compete in the Las Vegas event the weekend of March 11th - 14th.
This special tryout session begins promptly at 10 AM and will be held on the upper turf field at Concordia University - Irvine.
Please pre-register by clicking on the "Tryout" menu selection above and complete this online registration form.
NEW YEAR - SAME OLD STORYJan 04 2010 - jas
STORIES OF OUR ALUMNI SUCCESSES THAT IS!
Mikey Hoyos, an 18 year old former ISC player who delivered our U.S. Club Soccer National Championship in 2006 by cracking a game winning goal over the Chicago Magic, was recently called up to his current club's first team, Estudiantes de la Plata. Estudiantes, based in Buenos Aires, competes against the likes of River Plate and Boca Juniors in the Argentine Primera Division, the top league in Argentina.
Tiana Kallenberger, a 2009 University High graduate, who played for Irvine Strikers GU19 Premier team, picked up a pair of trophies at the conclusion of Division I Women's Soccer season in the Colonial Athletic Association Conference (CAA). Tiana, who plays for George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, was named to the All CAA Rookie Team and 3rd Team All CAA. A
forward. Tiana scored 9 goals and 8 assists for 26 points, ranking second on the team. Tiana was one of only three players from GMU to receive All CAA awards. In addition to the two All CAA awards, earlier she was also awarded the CAA Co-Rookie of the Week September 14 and the September Student Athlete of the Month!
D.C United Player and 2009 MLS Rookie of the Year Finalist Chris Pontious, (2005), was called up to his very first National Team Camp by U.S. Men's National Team Coach Bob Bradley. The camp, which commences January 4th, is part of a thirty player combine and is being held in preparation for a January 23rd friendly versus Honduras at the Home Depot Center.
YOU Can Get THERE from HERE!
ISC U10 Girls Take CSL League Title!Dec 07 2009 - jas
The Girls U10 Strikers have claimed the first place spot in CSL league play, allowing only 1 defeat in 14 games. A lightning quick offense and a stalwart defense combined for dominating team play. The offense scored 3 or more goals on 5 occasions, and the defense allowed only 10 goals all season, providing 6 shutouts over the 14 games. This is the team’s second season under coach Alex Rico, and the cohesiveness and consistency of play was a key to the girl’s success.
Congratulations to our Strikers as they advance to SILVER in 2010!!!
The team is hosting open practices for spots on next years G11 Silver team starting in January. For more information please visit our teams dedicated page within this website.
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