Great Job girls and continue growing.

It is with great pride and pleasure that we congratulate 5 of our Thunder Girls who were on the Region IV championship team this month. 18 of the top players from our state competed in the Olympic development program for the u-13 age group, Beating Hawaii, Nevada, Alaska and Tied Cal North for the Championship. We would like to congratulate

Anderson, Carly
Baird, Makenzie
Briseno, Gabrielle
Steen, Makenzie
Vehonsky, Taylor

Also congratulations to Sebrina Rodriguez and LaMaya Williams for taking 2nd place in the Region IV championships with the 97 Arizona team. They were amongst the top 18 in the u-15 age group.

AZSC 1st Annual St. Patrick’s Day 5k Run / Walk

When:

• March 17, 2012
• 7:30am - 12:00pm

Where:

• Freestone Park (Gilbert, AZ)

Cost:

• 1 Mile Walk - $10
• 5k Run Child - $10
• 5K Run Adult - $20

Details:

• 5k Runners will recieve a short sleeve shirt, water bottle and other special gifts
• Strollers Welcome!
• Top 3 finishers recieve 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prize

To register, please click here

Click here for the official flyer

Dang Pibulvech is Internationally acclaimed for his past and present work. Dang has established himself as an extremely valuable assett to the soccer community.

Below is an excerpt from TulsaHurricane.com website

Feb. 11, 2004

"Pibulvech, 49, is one of the all-time winningest women's soccer coaches in NCAA history. He ranks 18th on the NCAA's list for career victories with a record of 197-155-23 in 20 seasons as a head coach. During his collegiate career, Pibulvech led his teams to six NCAA Final Four appearances, nine NCAA Tournaments and has coached 25 Division I All-Americans. Pibulvech was a three-time West Region and two-time Central Region Coach of the Year as awarded by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)."

You can read the rest of his achievements here.

It's January and "Soccer Saturday's" are here! AYSA and McDonald's have invited our club to participate in a great fundraiser! “Soccer Saturday’s” will take place on all four (4) Saturday’s during the month of January. ALL purchases made, McDonalds will donate 7% of ALL sales at our designated McDonalds locations to AZSC!! This is a great & easy fundraiser which will benefit our club greatly, so please be sure to stop on by!!

When:

• Jan. 7 - 11:30am - 2:30pm
• Jan. 14 - 11:30am - 2:30pm
• Jan. 21 - 11:30am - 2:30pm
• Jan. 28 - 11:30am - 2:30pm

Where:

• N. Higley Road & Baseline Road
• N. Val Vista & E. Guadalupe
• Gilbert Road and Germann

Field Layout Map

• 3yrs old 2008 - U4 Bracket , Coed
• 4yrs old 2007 - U5 Bracket, Coed
• 5yrs old 2006 - U6 Bracket, Coed
• 6yrs old 2005 - U7 Bracket, Coed
• 7yrs old 2004 - U8 Bracket, Coed
• ** 8/9yrs old 2002/2003 - U9/U10
• **10/11yrs old 2000/2001 - U11/U12 - Junior High Division
• **12/13yrs old 1998/1999 - U13/14 - Junior High Division

• Full Uniform (Jersey/shorts/socks)
• Referee Fees* (AZSC is proud to provide referees for ALL games/All age brackets! This is an AZSC Difference! )
• Player supplemental Insurance
• Team photo/Individual photo (A $12 Value! Another AZSC Difference!)
• Trophy or Medal
• Registration costs (labor and supplies)
• AZSC Equipment (field goals, paint, shade structure for each team- set up at field)

• Monday - Friday: 10am - 2pm
• Sat / Sun: Closed

Since the inception of Arizona Soccer Club, teams have advanced in their overall technical and tactical development. Our teams have advanced into the top State League Divisions, top divisions in tournament brackets and have competed in Elite Tournaments out of state and in state. Our teams have traveled as far as Virginia, Indiana and California to compete against premier competition. We have utilized resources from Major League Soccer and Women’s Pro Soccer to give our players every opportunity to gain knowledge of the game and become motivated to move onto the next level in the game.

As an east valley competitive club we are in our infancy, battling to break out of soccer adolescence, Arizona Soccer Club strives to become more competitive and never falter from our overall goal of developing players.

As an AZSC coach now for 3 years, I have had the opportunity to watch the program advance. I have witnessed a change in player attitude and watched the pride in the club grow. I noted the increase in opportunities for my players as they entered college showcases this year, as opposed to the relatively limited soccer opportunities prior. In general, there has been no better time in the history of the United States to be a soccer player. We watched the Women’s National Team win the gold at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996. In 1999, the Women’s World Cup came to America. There have been 2 Women’s Pro leagues established and a huge growth in the MLS for men’s soccer. The Men’s World Cup Team advanced as far as they have ever in 2010 to the quarterfinals.  There is a new energy in our country surrounding soccer. There are opportunities in the game that stretch beyond our state, our high schools and junior highs.

AZSC is committed to staffing coaches that will motivate players to stay in the game at some level, coaches that are qualified coaches to implement our Thunder curriculum and act as role models who are capable of sharing their own playing experience or leadership skills.

What can we look forward to in the future from AZSC teams? Surely, we can count on the continued growth of the Club and ever improving team performances and achievements. However, the main objective is to see our players advance within their own game. We want to see our players have the 1 v 1 mentality on the ball, the vision of the field and the ability to playmake. Tactically, our players will have the knowledge to play multiple positions and within multiple systems that fit the entire teams strengths.

Our proud club heritage is based on the founding principal of a strong club culture built on a family of teams and support using the best possible coaching, team management, and player development programs all in an affordable membership model. Experienced licensed coaches and trainers lead all teams and must be background checked prior to any activity with our players.

 Arizona Soccer Club is a non-profit Travel and Advanced Recreational Soccer Club and is recognized, as one of the leading independent club organizations of it’s kind.

AZSC is proud to have a curriculum that has been written to enhance player development within the vision of US Soccer and the goals of AYSA. The Thunder curriculum is consistent and customized by age group. The Thunder training model provides a framework of technical, tactical, physical and psychological development for all Thunder players. Our curriculum will now start to filter down into our recreational program through coaching education and monthly recreational clinics. Through our model, players develop skills, learn tactical aspects of the game and become familiar with methodology and terminology that is fluid throughout the club. This enable players and families to more easily assist other Thunder teams, as well as better equip players to advance and compete better from season to season. In addition, coaches are better able to fill in for other coaches making training sessions and games seamless for the players.