MARK YOUR CALENDARS GALAXY FANS!
Sep 24 2009 - jas
Saturday - October 24th 7:30 PM vs. San Jose Earthquakes
Just a reminder - tickets are on sale for the upcoming ISC - Galaxy Club Event at the Home Depot Center. Endline tickets can be purchased from your team administrator at the discounted price of $25 (regularly $36) per seat. The deadline to submit your order and remit payment is Tuesday October 6th.
This is one of the few club-wide events we host each year. The ISC Strikers invite all players along with family and friends to participate and make this yet another enjoyable and successful event.
Thank you for you cooperation and support!
Sep 24 2009 - jas
Saturday - October 24th 7:30 PM vs. San Jose Earthquakes
Just a reminder - tickets are on sale for the upcoming ISC - Galaxy Club Event at the Home Depot Center. Endline tickets can be purchased from your team administrator at the discounted price of $25 (regularly $36) per seat. The deadline to submit your order and remit payment is Tuesday October 6th.
This is one of the few club-wide events we host each year. The ISC Strikers invite all players along with family and friends to participate and make this yet another enjoyable and successful event.
Thank you for you cooperation and support!
COUNT 'EM!
Sep 07 2009 - JAS
How many Youth Soccer Development Clubs in the country can claim that they had three of their alumni starting and competing in a World Cup Qualifier?
Answer - Not Many!
In Saturday's match versus El Salvador in Salt Lake City, Benny (Feilhaber), Jonathan (Bornstein) and Chad (Marshall) represented the Irvine Strikers as U.S. Men's National Team starters!
A 2 - 0 result moved the U.S. one step closer to a garnering a coveted spot at the 2010 World Cup!
You Can Get There from Here!
Sep 07 2009 - JAS
How many Youth Soccer Development Clubs in the country can claim that they had three of their alumni starting and competing in a World Cup Qualifier?
Answer - Not Many!
In Saturday's match versus El Salvador in Salt Lake City, Benny (Feilhaber), Jonathan (Bornstein) and Chad (Marshall) represented the Irvine Strikers as U.S. Men's National Team starters!
A 2 - 0 result moved the U.S. one step closer to a garnering a coveted spot at the 2010 World Cup!
You Can Get There from Here!
IRVINE STRIKER ALUMNI COACHES
Sep 01 2009 - jas
As one of the area's oldest youth soccer development clubs (established 1972), ISC has reached a point in it's life-cycle where the club has begun to benefit from having on it's coaching staff, coaches that have spent their own youth playing days with the Strikers.
Coaches Gustav "Gooze" Gratzer, Roy Chingarian, and brothers Eric and Ian Ebert all had successful youth playing careers with ISC and each now brings to the Striker training pitch their wealth of experience, tradition and values to train yet another cycle of successful youth players.
"It's like Deja Vu All Over Again"!
Sep 01 2009 - jas
As one of the area's oldest youth soccer development clubs (established 1972), ISC has reached a point in it's life-cycle where the club has begun to benefit from having on it's coaching staff, coaches that have spent their own youth playing days with the Strikers.
Coaches Gustav "Gooze" Gratzer, Roy Chingarian, and brothers Eric and Ian Ebert all had successful youth playing careers with ISC and each now brings to the Striker training pitch their wealth of experience, tradition and values to train yet another cycle of successful youth players.
"It's like Deja Vu All Over Again"!
STRIKER GIRLS COMPETE IN INAUGURAL ECNL EVENT IN CHIGAGOAug 14 2009 - jas
This weekend, three ISC teams will be among twenty four teams from eight clubs competing in the very first event of the newly launched Elite Clubs National League.
Hosted by the Eclipse Select Soccer Club, the Chicago ECNL Showcase marks the first of five 2009-10 regular season tournaments. Each of the clubs attending this weekend's event are bringing a U15, U16 and U17 team to compete, with each squad playing one game on each of the event's three days.
A new and dedicated website for this event and the new ECNL program has been launched.
Click Here to keep up with the ISC girls' progress!
NAKAZAWA NAMED TO M.A.C. HERMANN TROPHY WATCH LISTAug 11 2009 - JAS
Despite being sidelined for a majority of the 2008 campaign by imjury, UCLA Senior and ISC alum Kyle Nakazawa was named to the Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy Watch list for the second consecutive year. Considered the highest individual honor in intercollegiate soccer, the Hermann Trophy is awarded annually to the top player in Division I college soccer.
Nakazawa was a 2005 Parade All American and a three time NSCAA All American from 2002 - 2005. He was also a U.S. U17 MNT Residency Program participant in 2004 - 05.
For more information regarding all of the nominees: Click here
You Can Get There....from Here!
STRIKER U9's TAKE HOME THE 2009 UNITED CUP!
Aug 09 2009 - JAS
Entering the United Cup as a late entrant, the ISC boys took home championship hardware by defeating a TVSA Hawks team 3 - 2.
Enroute to the championship, the ISC team was prolific in their scoring, netting 31 goals on the weekend, and stingy on defense, finishing the tournament with a +27 GD.
Congratulation to first year coach Ian Ebert and the entire U9 ISC team!
Aug 09 2009 - JAS
Entering the United Cup as a late entrant, the ISC boys took home championship hardware by defeating a TVSA Hawks team 3 - 2.
Enroute to the championship, the ISC team was prolific in their scoring, netting 31 goals on the weekend, and stingy on defense, finishing the tournament with a +27 GD.
Congratulation to first year coach Ian Ebert and the entire U9 ISC team!
Alumni Player Spotlight - Chad MarshallJul 30 2009 - jas
It's been quite a year for Irvine Striker alum Chad Marshall (2002). Last night he represented the Columbus Crew as an MLS All Star fresh off a finalist finish last weekend with the U.S. Men's Team in the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Marshall had one of his best seasons as a pro in 2008 when he was named to the 2008 MLS Best XI and was also recognized as the MLS Defender of the Year.
Chad attended Ribidoux High School in Riverside where he was a NSCAA All American, Parade All America Selection and as a high school senior, Parade's Best Defender. Not so coincidentally, he was rated as the top college soccer recruit in the country by Soccer America. Chad attended Stanford University for two years and after two stellar seasons with the Cardinal, turned pro.
Chad's U.S Youth National team experience included competing in the 2003 FIFA U20 World Cup, as well as numerous matches playing with the U.S. Men's U23 team. He earned his first cap with the full National Team side in 2005 vs. Columbia and validated his call-up by scoring his first international goal.
You Can Get There from Here!
Photo - ISIPhotos.com
NOTICE A NEW LEAGUE LOGO BEING PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED ON THIS PAGE? HINT: IT'S PINK!
Jul 28 2009 - jas
THE IRVINE STRIKERS ARE AN INAUGURAL MEMBER OF THE ELITE CLUBS NATIONAL LEAGUE!
Earlier this Spring, ISC was asked and agreed to participate in the inaugural season of the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL). The Strikers join 39 other prominent female developmental programs such as national powerhouse clubs Scott Gallagher in St. Louis, Solar and FC Dallas in Texas, CASL in North Carolina to name but a few. The ECNL National League Season features two divisions of twenty (20) teams affording our Striker players nine regular games within their division for placement into the ECNL National Championship event to be held in Seattle July 2010.
Look for our Striker Ladies to showcase their talent at the Eclipse Invitational in August (Chicago); the very first event in a series of five ECNL competitions.
For more information regarding this series, click on the logo! Or alternatively, to get an answer to some FAQ's click here
Jul 28 2009 - jas
THE IRVINE STRIKERS ARE AN INAUGURAL MEMBER OF THE ELITE CLUBS NATIONAL LEAGUE!
Earlier this Spring, ISC was asked and agreed to participate in the inaugural season of the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL). The Strikers join 39 other prominent female developmental programs such as national powerhouse clubs Scott Gallagher in St. Louis, Solar and FC Dallas in Texas, CASL in North Carolina to name but a few. The ECNL National League Season features two divisions of twenty (20) teams affording our Striker players nine regular games within their division for placement into the ECNL National Championship event to be held in Seattle July 2010.
Look for our Striker Ladies to showcase their talent at the Eclipse Invitational in August (Chicago); the very first event in a series of five ECNL competitions.
For more information regarding this series, click on the logo! Or alternatively, to get an answer to some FAQ's click here
WHAT DO ZIDANE - KONOWIECKI - SOFIA HAVE IN COMMON?Jul 08 2009 - JAS
THEY ARE ALL ADIDAS ESP 2009 ALL STARS!
ISC Development Academy teammates Kovi Konowiecki and Joseph Sofia Jr. shared the same ESP 09 All Star pitch with 3 time FIFA World Player of the Year, Zinedine Zidane Tuesday evening at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Denver.
In conjunction with the prestigious adidas ESP 09 Program, click here Zidane was brought in as a guest clinician and during Tuesday evening's All Star event, he strapped on his boots and played 30 minutes in each half for both All Star sides. In the first half of play, Konowiecki subbed on for him and Sofia per text message stated:" OMG - I played with Zidane!!!!...I passed to him once and stuffed him once too!".
Congratulations to both Kovi and Joe for representing the Irvine Strikers well and being named to the adidas ESP 09 All Star squad!
STRIKER ALUMNI PART OF HISTORIC USMNT WIN OVER SPAIN
Jun 26 2009 - jas
NATS FACE BRAZIL SUNDAY FOR CONFEDERATIONS CUP TITLE!
In a stunning upset, the U.S. Men's National Team shut out No. 1 FIFA ranked Spain 2 - 0 in the semi-finals of the FIFA Confederations Cup on Wednesday in South Africa. The U.S. win sets up a re-match with pool peer Brazil on Sunday. Prior to Wednesday's loss, Spain hadn't lost since 2006 and had a 35 game win streak broken.
Striker Alumni Benny Feilhaber ('03) set up the second goal on a sweet thru ball to Landon Donovan who promptly served up a nice cross to Clint Dempsey to finish. Jonathan Bornstein ('02) subbed on late in the second half to help preserve the shutout.
As an organization, the Irvine Strikers are proud to have had a hand in both of these player's development and have no shame in making the claim that no other club nationally, and certainly not locally, have two former players playing in this event.
GO USA!
Jun 26 2009 - jas
NATS FACE BRAZIL SUNDAY FOR CONFEDERATIONS CUP TITLE!
In a stunning upset, the U.S. Men's National Team shut out No. 1 FIFA ranked Spain 2 - 0 in the semi-finals of the FIFA Confederations Cup on Wednesday in South Africa. The U.S. win sets up a re-match with pool peer Brazil on Sunday. Prior to Wednesday's loss, Spain hadn't lost since 2006 and had a 35 game win streak broken.
Striker Alumni Benny Feilhaber ('03) set up the second goal on a sweet thru ball to Landon Donovan who promptly served up a nice cross to Clint Dempsey to finish. Jonathan Bornstein ('02) subbed on late in the second half to help preserve the shutout.
As an organization, the Irvine Strikers are proud to have had a hand in both of these player's development and have no shame in making the claim that no other club nationally, and certainly not locally, have two former players playing in this event.
GO USA!
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