NORTHWEST INDIANA UNITED FC WILL HOLD TRYOUTS FOR U10 - U14 GIRLS AND BOYS THE FIRST WEEK OF JUNE.

BOYS DATES: JUNE 2ND AND 4TH

GIRLS DATES: JUNE 3RD AND 5TH

REGISTRATION: 5:30 TO 6:00 PM

TRYOUT TIME: 6:00 TO 7:30 PM

LOCATION: CHESTERTON CLINIC SOCCER FIELDS

NWI UNITED'S MISSION IS TO EVALUATE AND FORM TEAMS TO DEVELOP THE YOUTH PLAYERS OF NORTHWEST INDIANA AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL.

WE WILL USE SMALL SIDED GAMES (3V3 AND 4V4), STREET SOCCER, AND TECHNICAL ASSESSMENTS AS TOOLS TO MAKE DECISIONS ON PLAYER PLACEMENT. THERE WILL BE A $50 NONREFUNDABLE TRYOUT FEE. REGISTER ONLINE BEFORE JUNE 1ST AND RECEIVE A $5 DISCOUNT. THE FEE COVERS THE COST OF A T-SHIRT AND LICENSED EVALUATORS FOR ALL AGE GROUPS.


SEE LINK AT RIGHT FOR ONLINE REGISTRATION.


CLICK ON LINK IN SCROLL BAR FOR COMPLETE TRYOUT PLAN, INCLUDING INFORMATION ON PLAYING UP & TRYOUT EXEMPTIONS.

NWI UNITED FC WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE FOLLOWING PLAYERS WHO WERE RECENTLY NAMED TO THE STATE ODP TEAMS:

91 GIRLS:
KATE MCCUSKER

92 GIRLS:
TARA ELLIS
KAREN LIDDELL
COURTNEY PONSLER
LAUREN SEAWRIGHT*
SARAH SKERTIC*

93 BOYS:
TREY SORRELLS
CHRIS VASQUEZ

93 GIRLS:
CARLY BERMES
AMY CAROLLO

94 BOYS:
MIKEY SCOTT

94 GIRLS:
ROSIE BIEHL

* DENOTES ALTERNATES

THE FOLLOWING PLAYERS WERE INVITED TO ATTEND THE ODP REGIONAL CAMP:
ALLYSON GOODRICH
KAYLEE PULLINS
SAMANTHA KOUFOS
PAIGE PIZER

BILLY BIEHL

CONGRATULATIONS GOES OUT TO THE NWI UNITED FC 94 BOYS BLUE TEAM FOR AN UNDEFEATED ISL SEASON. THE TEAM KICKED OFF THEIR FALL SEASON WITH A CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE AT PIKEFEST IN AUGUST. THE FALL SEASON BROUGHT MORE SUCCESS AS THE BOYS WENT 6-0-2 FOR A TOTAL FALL TALLY OF 10-0-2. THE TEAM OUTSCORED THEIR OPPONENTS 24-5 AND DID A FANTASTIC JOB WORKING TOGETHER THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SEASON. FROM COMMUNICATION TO PASSING TO FINISHING, THE TEAM IMPROVED WITH EVERY GAME. THIS IS WHERE ALL THE GREAT TRAINING PAYS OFF. GREAT WORK BOYS! CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR FIRST PLACE FINISH!

NWI UNITED 92G BLUES RECENTLY COMPETED IN THE CASL SHOOTOUT COLLEGE SHOWCASE IN RALEIGH, N.C., PARTICIPATING WITH SOME OF THE TOP TEAMS IN THE COUNTRY. THE GIRLS FINISHED WITH A 0-0 TIE VS. HC UNITED (FLA.); A 2-2 TIE VS. CASL SPARTAN UNITED WHITE; AND A 3-0 DEFEAT TO EVENTUAL CHAMPION VESTAVIA ATTACK BLUE (ALA.).

THE U17 BOYS TEAM SUCCESSFULLY COMPETED IN THE FORT WAYNE FEVER FULL FIELD INDOOR TOURNAMENT THIS WEEKEND, FINISHING WITH A 2-1 RECORD. THE BOYS POSTED A 4-1 VICTORY OVER FC PRIDE PREMIER AND A 2-0 SHUTOUT OVER THE CHICAGO WIND, WHILE LOSING A CLOSE 1-0 GAME AGAINST THE BLOOMINGTON CUTTERS. THE TEAM WAS SEEN BY SEVERAL AREA COLLEGES THAT ATTENDED THE EVENT.

CONGRATULATIONS BOYS FOR A GREAT SHOWING.

THE U16 GIRLS BLUE TEAM RECENTLY WENT UNDEFEATED TO WIN THEIR DIVISION AT THE DYNAMO ROUND ROBIN TOURNAMENT. NWI UNITED DEFEATED HOST DYNAMO 2-1; AMBASSADOR 4-2 AND LEXINGTON UNITED 1-0 TO WIN THE TITLE. GOALS WERE SCORED BY KATE MCCUSKER (2), SARA MCINERNEY, CARLY BERMES, CASSIE JUAREZ, AMY CAROLLO, AND TARA ELLIS.

GOALKEEPER TRAINING IS AVAILABLE TO ALL INTERESTED UNITED PLAYERS WITH TRAINERS SCOTT HANKINS AND ERIN MURRAY.
THE SCHEDULE IS:

* 7:00 TO 8:30 P.M. MONDAYS AT HALLMARK/SOCCERVILLE IN MERRILLVILLE (INDOORS)
* 5:00 TO 6:30 P.M. WEDNESDAYS AT THE CLINIC FIELDS IN CHESTERTON

DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR ADDITIONAL TRAINING

CONGRATULATIONS GOES OUT TO THE U10 BOYS BLUE TEAM FOR THEIR SECOND PLACE FINISH IN THE NISL TOURNAMENT WHICH TOOK PLACE OVER THE OCT. 20TH & 21ST WEEKEND. THE BOYS PLAYED HARD ALL WEEKEND AND TOOK HOME THE FINALIST TROPHY FOR THEIR EFFORTS. GREAT WORK BOYS!

CONGRATULATIONS ALSO GOES OUT TO THE U11 GIRLS TEAM FOR THEIR FIRST PLACE FINISH IN THE FALL NISL TOURNAMENT. THE GIRLS PLAYED SPECTACULAR GAMES ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. IN THE SATURDAY GAME AGAINST THE GOSHEN STARS, THE NWIUFC 97G TOOK THE GAME ON A 5-1 WIN. THIS WIN BROUGHT THEM TO THE FINALS ON SUNDAY AGAINST ODYSSEY. IT WAS A HARD FOUGHT GAME THAT WENT INTO DOUBLE OVERTIME AND HAD TO BE DECIDED BY PKS. THE UNITED TEAM WONE 2-1 WITH UNITED PUTTING IN 2 PKS TO ODYSSEY'S 1. IT WAS A GREAT GAME WITH THE GIRLS CHEERING COACH MARIO AT THE END!

CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH THESE TEAMS! WHAT A FANTASTIC FINISH TO THE FALL SEASON!

CONGRATULATIONS GOES OUT TO OUR U14 BOYS WHITE TEAM (PICTURED HERE) AND U11 GIRLS TEAM FOR THEIR CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORIES AT THE FALL FUSION TOURNAMENT. THE U14 BOYS TEAM WENT 3-0-1 TO WIN THEIR BRACKET. IN ADDITION, THE U11 GIRLS TEAM WON THEIR BRACKET TO BECOME TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS. CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH THESE TEAM FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING EFFORT!

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING SENIOR PLAYERS FOR BEING SELECTED TO THE BOYS' ALL-DISTRICT TEAMS:
FIRST TEAM - SHANE CLOUTIER, JORDAN LEWIS, DOUG COFFMAN, STEFAN CORIC, TODD MORTON, AND DANIEL SPEARS
SECOND TEAM - COLE GALLOWAY, TORREY BROCK, SPENCER STAHL
COACH OF THE YEAR OVERALL - SCOTT HANKINS
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND GREAT EFFORT. YOU CONTINUE TO HELP RAISE THE LEVEL OF PLAY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA. GREAT JOB!

CONGRATULATIONS ALSO GOES OUT TO TODD BEVAN FOR BEING ALL CONFERENCE AND HONORABLE MENTION ALL-SECTIONAL FOR HIS PLAY AT ILLIANA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL IN ILLINOIS. GREAT JOB, TODD!

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING SENIOR GIRLS FOR THEIR DISTRICT 1 FIRST TEAM AND SECOND TEAM HONORS: FIRST TEAM - KELLI PARKS, KATE MCCUSKER, JESSICA GATES, TAYLER TURNER; SECOND TEAM - SARA MCINERNEY, ANNA STOERMANN. WAY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER WITH YOUR OUTSTANDING PLAY!

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

PICTURED HERE WITH THEIR TROPHIES LAST EVENING WERE (BACK ROW L TO R) COACH DANNY JEFTICH, QUINN PARKS, TREY SORRELLS, JOHN MORRIS, RYAN NIX, JACOB GARMANY, ADAM DRABICK, CHRIS VASQUEZ, ROB MCBRIDE, NICK KUDYBA, COACH WALLY KUDYBA (FRONT ROW L TO R) COACH SCOTT HOWARD, JIMMY BUCHANAN, IAN RAMIREZ, JACOB VAN SCHOUWEN, PATRICK CANNON, BRENT HOWARD, BERKLEY RAMSEY. (TEAM MEMBER NOT PICTURED: PETER BERLANGA)

THE U14 BOYS WHITE TEAM PLAYED AN OUTSTANDING PIKEFEST TOURNAMENT GOING 2-0-1 INTO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, OUTSCORING THEIR OPPONENTS 11-1. THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WAS A GREAT MATCHUP, AND THE BOYS SHOWED THEIR DETERMINATION TO NOT GIVE UP DESPITE THE HEAT AND LACK OF SUBS. PICTURED HERE ARE THE BOYS WITH THEIR TROPHIES LAST NIGHT (BACK ROW FROM L TO R) COACH CARIANN TURNER, ERIC SAYERS, JOHN VIRGIL, MIKE ANDERSON, HAYDEN FOGLE, SEAN MCCONNELL, JAKE MUELLER (FRONT ROW FROM L TO R) PHILIP TURNER, LUKE FREDENBERG, ERIC CENDER, SHAWN GOODFELLOW, SAM NEILL, AUSTIN KRIETER. (TEAM MEMBERS NOT PICTURED: ALEX SIKORA AND SEAN COCHRAN.)

THE U13 GIRLS ARE PICTURED HERE WITH THEIR FINALIST TROPHIES FOR PIKEFEST. CONGRATULATIONS GIRLS ON GREAT EFFORT AND TEAMWORK! PICTURED BACK ROW (L TO R): COACH TONY CARDENAS, KATIE URYCKI, CIERA BROWN, BRIDGETTE MCCORMICK, JANA BANSCHBACH, SHANNON FREEDOM, EMMA KURT, MACAIRA O'CONNELL, JENNA ARNOLD, KATHRYN SCHOER, ANNIE SKERTIC; FRONT ROW (L TO R): CINDY MCINERNEY, ANDREA VIOLANTI, KAYLEE PULLINS, JENNIE KRISTOFF, SYLVIE KRISTOFF, ELIZABETH BENSON, SAVANNAH HAMPTON; VERY FRONT: ANTONIO CARDENAS. TEAM MEMBER NOT PICTURED: ROSIE BIEHL.

CONGRATULATIONS GOES OUT TO THE FOLLOWING
NWI UNITED FC SENIOR PLAYERS FOR BEING SELECTED BY HOOSIER FUTBOL AS JUNIOR AND SENIOR PLAYERS TO WATCH:

08 BOYS TO WATCH - DAN SPEARS (CHESTERTON), JORDAN LEWIS (CHESTERTON), ALEX MANNEN (CHESTERTON), SHANE CLOUTIER (LAKE CENTRAL), DOUG COFFMAN (PORTAGE)

09 BOYS TO WATCH - BEN VASQUEZ (BOONE GROVE), TREVOR SPANGENBERG (BOONE GROVE), TORREY BROCK (VALPARAISO), NICK CZAPLA (LAKE CENTRAL), BRIAN SEAWRIGHT (CHESTERTON)

08 GIRL TO WATCH - KATHLEEN SPEARS (CHESTERTON)

09 GIRL TO WATCH - SAMANTHA RODRIGUEZ (PORTAGE)

YOUR GREAT EFFORT ON THE FIELD FOR YOUR CLUB AND ON THE FIELD FOR YOUR HIGH SCHOOL HELP MAKE SOCCER EXCITING AND COMPETITION GREATER! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK! BEST OF LUCK IN SECTIONALS, REGIONALS, AND BEYOND!

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO EARN THE POSITIVE COACHING ALLIANCE SEAL OF COMMITMENT? IT MEANS THAT NWI UNITED FC IS COMMITTED TO A GOOD-FAITH EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL WHO COACHES UNITED PLAYERS IS TRAINED AND CERTIFIED THIS YEAR AS A DOUBLE-GOAL COACH.

POSITIVE COACHING ALLIANCE AWARDS THIS MARK OF DISTINCTION ONLY TO ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE POLICIES DEMONSTRATE A COMMITMENT TO A CULTURE OF POSITIVE COACHING. THEREFORE, NWI UNITED FC RECENTLY COMMITTED OUR ORGANIZATION TO REQUIRE THAT ALL OF OUR COACHES BE CERTIFIED AS PCA DOUBLE-GOAL COACHES WHO STRIVE BOTH TO WIN AND TO TEACH ATHLETES ENDURING LIFE LESSONS.

ALL OF OUR COACHES WILL COMPLETE A COMPREHENSIVE COURSE IN POSITIVE COACHING PRINCIPLES TO EARN THEIR CERTIFICATION. THIS POLICY RECOGNIZES THAT CERTIFIED DOUBLE-GOAL COACHES ARE PARAMOUNT TO TRANSFORMING THE CULTURE OF YOUTH SPORTS AND HELP ENSURE A QUALITY EXPERIENCE FOR ALL YOUTH ATHLETES.

WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE EARNED THIS IMPORTANT RECOGNITION OF OUR COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE. BY EARNING THE POSITIVE COACHING ALLIANCE SEAL OF COMMITMENT FOR 2006, WE FEEL MORE CONFIDENT THAN EVER THAT
OUR SOCCER PLAYERS - YOUR CHILDREN - WILL HAVE A POSITIVE, FUN, AND REWARDING EXPERIENCE!

AT NWI UNITED FC WE ARE WORKING HARD TO PROVIDE THE BEST TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR NORTHWEST INDIANA YOUTH SOCCER PLAYERS. IN ADDITION, WE ARE STRIVING TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE MOST COMPETITIVE AND CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT FOR THE ADVANCED AND ELITE SOCCER PLAYERS IN THE SENIOR AGES. FOR OUR DEVELOPING, ADVANCED, AND ELITE PLAYERS, WE STRIVE TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST TRAINING AND COMPETITION LEVELS AVAILABLE IN THE AREA. WE WANT YOUR FEEDBACK AS PARENTS OF THESE PLAYERS TO ENSURE YOUR VOICE IN HEARD IN THIS ORGANIZATION. WE WELCOME YOUR FEEDBACK, INSIGHTS, AND SUGGESTIONS AS WE CONTINUE TO IMPROVE WHAT WE OFFER THE NORTHWEST INDIANA COMMUNITY. YOU MAY EMAIL ANY BOARD MEMBER OR SEND A GENERAL MESSAGE TO how-are-we-doing@nwiunitedfc.com. WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU!

FOR A LOOK BACK AT INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM SUCCESSES FOR FALL 2006, SPRING 2006, AND FALL 2005 SEASONS, CHECK OUT OUR PRESIDENTS PAGE.

NWI UNITED FC IS VERY PROUD TO BE ABLE TO CLAIM SO MANY TALENTED TRAINERS AS UNITED TRAINERS. OUR TRAINERS AND COACHES INCLUDE CURRENT COLLEGE COACHES, HIGH SCHOOL COACHES, AND CURRENT AND FORMER COLLEGE STARS. ALL OF OUR COACHES AND TRAINERS ARE COMMITTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL PLAYERS AS WELL AS TEAM DEVELOPMENT. CLICK ON OUR CLUB INFO PAGE TO VIEW SOME OF THESE VERY TALENTED PEOPLE'S BIOS.