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Elm
Grove Soccer Club 2011/2012 Tryouts
Elm Grove Park
13600 Juneau Blvd., Elm Grove, WI 53122
Please arrive 30 minutes before the scheduled tryout time to
register. The Elm Grove coaching staff strongly encourages all players to
attend both nights of tryouts so their soccer ability can be fairly
evaluated. There is a $15 tryout fee, which includes a tryout T-shirt.
Girls/Boys U11 – U12
June 14
& 16 (Tues. & Thurs.): Meet at the Pond Field at Elm Grove Park, next to the
tennis courts.
5:00 – 6:30 p.m., U11 & U12 Girls
6:30 – 8:00 p.m., U11 & U12 Boys
(Rainout date: Friday, June 17)
Girls/Boys U13 – U14
June 13
& 15 (Mon. & Wed.): Meet at the North Fields at Elm Grove Park.
5:00 – 6:30 p.m., U13 & U14 Girls
5:00 – 6:30 p.m., U13 & U14 Boys
(Rainout date: Friday, June 17)
Girls, U15, U16, U17 & U18
June 20
& 22 (Mon. & Wed.): Meet at the North Field at Elm Grove Park.
5:00 – 6:30 p.m., U15, U16, U17, & U18 Girls
(Rainout date: Friday, June 24)
Boys U15, U16, U17 & U18
July 11
& 13 (Mon. & Wed.): Meet at the North Fields at Elm Grove Park.
5:00 – 6:30 p.m., U15 & U16 Boys
6:30 – 8:00 p.m., U17 & U18 Boys
(Rainout date: Friday, July 15)
Also, mark your calendar for the…
U9 & U10 Academy Program Open Play Evening
June 13 (Mon.): Meet at the Pond Field at Elm Grove Park, next to the tennis
courts.
6:00 – 7:00 p.m., U9 & U10 Boys & Girls
This is just open play (scrimmage) for boys and girls interested in
our Academy Program.
There is no fee to participate.
Please feel free to
contact Bob Spielmann, Elm Grove Soccer Club director of coaching, with any
questions at bjs16@egsoccer.net.
The Elm Grove SC will be forming a U13 Girls Team coached by Robert Williams
Head Coach of Whitefish Bay HS.
Coach Williams prepped at Shorewood High School and played collegiately at
Carroll College ,
who has just completed his 2nd year with Elm Grove
Soccer Club. Coach Williams has also spent the last 2 seasons as head coach
for the girls varsity soccer team at Whitefish Bay High School - who are a
powerhouse in high school soccer. Past coaching experience includes: club
coach at Brookfield Soccer Club from 2007-2009, Asst. coach for boys’
varsity soccer at Menomonee Falls High School 2010, and Asst. coach for
girls’ soccer at Brookfield Central High School from 2004-2007. Coach
Williams was named the Masonic Girls High School All Star Coach in 2008 &
2009. Coach Williams is a USSF ‘C’ licensed coach as well as a NSCAA
Goalkeeping licensed coach.
Please contact Bob Spielmann
bjs16@egsoccer.net if you have any questions.
Tryouts will take place at Elm Grove
Park (North Fields) June 20 & 22 5 – 6:30pm.
The Elm Grove SC will be starting a U15 & U16 Girls Team coached by Robert
Williams Head Coach of Whitefish Bay HS.
Coach Williams prepped at Shorewood High School and played collegiately at
Carroll College ,
who has just completed his 2nd year with Elm Grove
Soccer Club. Coach Williams has also spent the last 2 seasons as head coach
for the girls varsity soccer team at Whitefish Bay High School - who are a
powerhouse in high school soccer. Past coaching experience includes: club
coach at Brookfield Soccer Club from 2007-2009, Asst. coach for boys’
varsity soccer at Menomonee Falls High School 2010, and Asst. coach for
girls’ soccer at Brookfield Central High School from 2004-2007. Coach
Williams was named the Masonic Girls High School All Star Coach in 2008 &
2009. Coach Williams is a USSF ‘C’ licensed coach as well as a NSCAA
Goalkeeping licensed coach.
Please contact Bob Spielmann
bjs16@egsoccer.net if you have any questions.
Tryouts will take place at Elm Grove Park (North
Fields) June 20 & 22 5 – 6:30pm.
THREE-PEAT!
U17 Boys Premier fights off Polonia, captures third straight State Cup.
Winning a State Cup is hard
enough. So winning three in a row might seem impossible.
In Fond du Lac , the U17 Boys Premier team made the impossible a reality, as
they beat Polonia 3-1 for their third consecutive State Cup win.
The final was very hotly contested and our boys needed all 90 minutes to see
off a dangerous opponent. The Grovers opened the scoring in the first
half off a corner kick, with Jimmy Grunert setting up Nate Skarie for the
finish. Polonia kept attacking, and the back four of Danny Lemus,
David Perez, Nate Skarie, and Mark Heydt worked well to cancel out their
efforts. Our 17 Boys Premier team would go into halftime with the 1-0
lead.
The boys would suffer a bit in the second half, as Polonia would find a
tying goal (the only goal our boys would concede the entire tournament).
The 17s reacted well from it, putting together some nice combinations for
chances to retake the lead. The go ahead goal would come after a
Polonia defender handled a corner kick in the penalty area. The spot
kick was coolly finished by Cesar Castillo, and the Grovers would reclaim
the lead at 2-1. The match would have plenty of incidents, where late
in the match Polonia would be reduced to 10 men as a result of a red card.
Our boys worked hard to absorb the pressure in the closing stages of the
game, and the third goal would come on the last kick of the match.
Jimmy Grunert again the set up man, springing Joe Naughton on the counter
attack. With Polonia's goalkeeper rushing out of his penalty area, and
another defender closing in, Naughton neatly looped the ball past the
'keeper on the way to an empty net. The final whistle had blown
shortly thereafter, and our U17 Boys Premier team became champions again!
CHAMPIONS AT LAST!
U18 Boys Premier capture State Cup in style.
Coach Mike Huwiler said it
best after the match, "hard work pays off."
Our U18 Boys Premier team dedicated themselves to this day, to this moment.
In the way was a talented Madison 56ers team.
Discipline in defense, with well-executed attacks, and most importantly,
hard work. All three were components used well by the Grovers as
they went on to a comfortable 3-0 win in the final of the State Cup in Fond
du Lac today.
The first half was balanced, each team trying to pull apart the other.
The opening goal was a thing of brilliance. A free kick from 25 yards
out, left-center, and Ryan Schultz struck it sweetly. Schultz fired
over the wall, at the left side of the goal, where the ball would dip under
the bar and in the back of the net. Our 18s took the lead 1-0.
The 56ers would try and answer, but Josh Rohde and the back four of Austin
Zimmerman, Dustin Ashley, Andrew Doleziel, and Ryan Schultz kept things
organized and did well to diffuse the opposing attack. The teams would
go into the interval with our boys 1-0 up.
In the second half 56ers were looking for the equalizer when, after some
good pressure in the midfield, Alex Tran would spring Peter Horner on the
counter attack. Horner calmly prepared the ball, drawing out the
goalkeeper, and coolly slotted past for Elm Grove's 2nd goal. 2-0 up,
and the Grovers were in good shape.
Our boys would have to absorb pressure from the 56ers, as they were starting
to commit more players forward and looking to get back into the match.
Again, our back four stood their ground, and the midfield stayed connected,
limiting the options. The Grovers would kill the game off for good in
the closing minutes. After some compact defending Chris Haeberle would
receive the ball, draw two defenders, and slot the ball in behind where
Peter Horner was again the recipient. And again, Horner would finish.
A stylish and productive 3-0 for our U18 Premier team, a massive
accomplishment, where they can at last be called State Champions.
Congratulations on winning that elusive State Cup.
Congratulations to the EGSC U16 Boys Select Team and Coach Jim Larkin on
winning the Flatgrass Tournament in Neenah this past weekend going 4-0-0,
scoring 5 goals and allowing 0, GK Ryan Zingshem recorded 4 shutouts for the
weekend.
EG U16B Select vs. FC Magic Red – 2 – 0
EG U16B Select vs. LCU Select – 1 – 0
EG U16B Select vs. DePere Select – 1 – 0
EG U16B Select vs. FC Magic Premier – 1-0 (Championship Game)
WYSA Announces 2011
Kabanica Scholarship Winners
Each year Wisconsin Youth Soccer Association has
the honor of awarding $500 Mike Kabanica Scholarships to three boys and
three girls who are graduating seniors. The 2011 winners are:
Angie Berens (Elm Grove Soccer Club) will be
pursuing a degree in physical therapy at Central Michigan University in
Midland , Michigan.
Dana Steffen (Elm Grove Soccer Club) plans on
studying for a PhD in Pharmacology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
EGSC U14B BLUES win the Championship at Rockford, IL
The U-14 Boys Blues win the NSR Region II Cup in
Rockford , Illinois . They did so by going undefeated and only
allowing two goals all weekend, anchored by a backline with Scott Sazama and
Jack Wirth, and with Drew Johnson in goal. They opened up the group
play by winning 1-0 over Eclipse Select East White on an early goal by
Steven Peterson. In the second match, after going down 0-1 early,
Scott Sazama scored with two minutes left to get a crucial point. In
the last game of group play, Elm Grove saw a fantastic performance from Drew
Johnson in goal to come from behind on two Sam Balistreri goals within five
minutes of one another to win 2-1 against FC Cicero Mayas, picking up three
crucial points and advancing to the final against Chicago Fire Juniors Blue.
Sam Balistreri scored the lone goal on an assist from Mitch Hummel and that
was all they needed to secure the NSR Region II Cup with a score of 1-0.
EGSC U11 Girls BLUES Coached by Tim Stritesky and Assisted by Sarah Talbert
win the championship at the Croatian Eagles Tournament this past weekend
with a 4-0-0 record scoring 13 goals and only allowing 1 goal in 4 games.
The Elm Grove Soccer Club will be starting a U20/23 Men’s Team for the
summer of 2011 Coached by Craig Peltonen
Currently on the Staff of the Elm Grove SC
Head Men’s Soccer Coach at Marian University entering his 23rd season.
Seven-time LMC Coach-of-the-Year and 1991 NAIA District 14 Coach-of-the-Year
Assistant Coach at UW-Milwaukee under EGSC Staff Coach Bob Gansler 84-86
USSF ‘A’ License Coach
WYSA Coaching Educator where he has been instrumental in educating and
licensing the state’s youth coaches.
Played at Indiana University and played on the 1978 Hoosiers squad that fell
in the national championship game and returned to the final four the
following year.
Upon leaving Bloomington , he won club titles playing with the Chicago
Lions, Wilmette (IL), Trevian (IL), and the Milwaukee Bavarians.
Coach Peltonen is an excellent candidate to take over this position for
players who are in college or have aspirations to play in college.
We are looking for additional players to expand our
roster. Please contact Director of Coaching Bob Spielmann at
bjs16@egsoccer.com for information.
The Elm Grove Soccer Club will be
starting a U20/23 Women’s Team for the summer of 2011 Coached by Steve Sperl
Steve prepped at Wauwatosa West HS where he earned NSCAA All – American
Honors, played collegiately at UW-Milwaukee where he helped his team to 3
Horizon League Championships, 3 NCAA Tournament Berths and 2nd
Team All-League his Senior Year. Has coached at Milwaukee Sport Club, and is
the Head Coach of the Boys and Girls program at Germantown HS where he
brought both program to the next level. Coach Sperl has a National ‘D’
license. Steve coached the U18 EGSC Boys Premier Team in 2010 to the State
Championship and at Regionals.
We are looking for additional players to expand our
roster. Please contact Director of Coaching Bob Spielmann at
bjs16@egsoccer.com for information.
Congratulations to our U16 EGSC Girls, Sophie
Bice, Andi Hughes & Katelyn
Hronek
They have been selected as members of the Wisconsin ODP 1995 Girls
State Team for 2011. They will participate at the Region II Event which will
be held July 9-11 at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb , Illinois . Kait Riley is an alternate.
The EGSC U16 & U17 Boy’s Premier Teams head to
the Adidas Blue Chip Showcase Tournament in Cincinnati, OH April 8 – 10,
2011 to face some top teams in the country.
U16 EGSC Boy’s Schedule
Friday April 8, 11:20am – EGSC U16 vs. Fire
Juniors Development, (IL)
Saturday April 9, 12:50pm – EGSC U16 vs. United
1996 FC Internationals (KY)
Sunday April 10, 1:45pm – EGSC U16 vs. Ohio
Elite Academy (OS)
U17 EGSC Boy’s Schedule
Friday April 8, 2:00pm – EGSC U17 vs. Cleveland
FC Gold (ON) Gotsoccer National Ranking 54
Saturday April 9, 1:10pm – EGSC U17 vs.
Annandale United FC (VA) Gotsoccer National Ranking 2
Sunday April 10, 9:00am – EGSC U17 vs.
Fuquay-Varina AA Flash (NC) Gotsoccer National Ranking 94
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Elm Grove Staff Coach Bob
Gansler named to National Hall of Fame Article
below from “ Wisconsin Soccer Central”
Milwaukee's
Bob Gansler has earned yet another accolade in
recognition of his remarkable coaching career.
Gansler will be inducted into the National Soccer
Hall of Fame this year in the Builder category, the U.S. Soccer Federation
announced Tuesday.
He joins former U.S. national team standouts Eddie
Pope, Cobi Jones, Earnie Stewart and Bruce Murray in the Hall's Class of
2011.
The Builder category is for individuals in a non-playing capacity
who have "demonstrated a major, sustained and positive impact on U.S. soccer
on a national or first division professional level for a minimum of 10
years."
Gansler, a native of Hungary who moved to
Milwaukee in 1952, certainly meets those standards.
He started the legendary program at Milwaukee
Marquette High School in 1973 and coached there until 1976, was the U.S.
Under-19 national team coach from 1979 to '82 and led UW-Milwaukee to a
54-39-8 record from 1984 to '88.
He moved up to the Under-20 national team in
1987, taking that team to the semifinals of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in
1989, and was promoted to coach of the full national team on Jan. 16, 1989.
Gansler led the U.S. to the 1990 World Cup in Italy
, the Americans' first berth in the tournament in 40 years, and posted a
14-16-6 mark in his three-year tenure with the national team.
He then returned to Wisconsin to take over the
Milwaukee Rampage of the United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues,
leading them to a 44-30 record and the 1997 A-League title in his three
years.
In 1999, Gansler took over the Kansas City Wizards of Major
League Soccer and is the club's longest-serving manager, recording an
86-85-1 record before resigning under pressure in July 2006. He led the
Wizards to all of their trophies: the Supporters Shield (most points in the
regular season) and MLS Cup in 2000 and the U.S. Open Cup in 2004.
Gansler then was an assistant for Toronto FC during
its expansion 2007 season in MLS.
He currently is a staff coach for Elm Grove
Soccer Club, a consultant for the Wisconsin Olympic Development Program and
U.S. Soccer and a member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of
America Academy instructional staff.
This will be the latest enshrinement for Gansler,
who also is a member of at least four other Halls of Fame: the Wisconsin
Adult Soccer Association Hall of Fame (1987), the United Soccer Leagues Hall
of Fame (2002), the U.S. Adult Soccer Association Hall of Fame (2006) and
the NSCAA Hall of Fame (2010).
Additionally, he was presented with the Walt
Chyzowych Award for achievement and dedication to the growth of soccer in
2000 and the Werner Fricker Award for creating a lasting legacy in the sport
in 2008.
Only one person each year is inducted into the National
Soccer Hall of Fame in the Builder category. Gansler, 69, was chosen from a
group of seven nominees in voting by a committee of select soccer
administrators and Hall of Famers. He finished second in the voting last
year.
The Class of 2011 induction ceremony likely will
be held this summer. Details will be announced at a later date.
The Elm Grove SC would like
to welcome two coaches to the Elm Grove SC Staff. Coach Spielmann. “I’m very
excited to have Sarah and Leslie on the EG Coaching Staff, it shows that we
are committed to grow our girls program. They are going to be great role
models for our girls, they have played at a high level and they can show the
girls what it takes to reach that level.”
With Anne Dalecky, Nicole Sperl and now Sarah &
Leslie on the EG Staff we are moving in the right direction with our girls
program.
Sarah Talbert
Four-year all-conference player for Brookfield
Central High School ... was a Wisconsin First 11 selection her last two
years ... also a first-team all-area selection by the Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel ... earned all-region honors from the NSCAA and all-area honors ...
won state championships with BCHS twice ... named Outstanding Female Athlete
of the Year as a senior at Brookfield Central.
Played at UW-Milwaukee where she was named to the
All-Horizon League 1st team her Junior & Senior year, named to the Horizon
League All-Tournament Team her senior year, also selected to NSCAA All-Great
Lakes Region Third Team and NSCAA Scholar All-American Second Team.
Played in WPSL (Summer 2010)and earned All-WPSL
First Team Award; team qualified for Nationals
Coaching experience: Freshman Coach at Whitefish
Bay (2009) and Assistant Varsity Coach at Whitefish Bay (2010); Assisted
clinics for ages 7-12 at Shorewood Soccer club; Staff Coach at UWM's
Overnight College Identification camps and Youth Development camps
Leslie Deebach
Played three years in goal for Woodbury High
School ... led her team to the state championship game each year ...
finished career with 50 shutouts in 68 games and a 0.38 goals against
average ... Royals won state titles in her sophomore and junior years ...
earned all-state honors and state all-tournament team honors twice each ...
also was a three-time all-conference selection.
Played at UW-Milwaukee where she was the starting
Goalkeeper her senior year, and was named to the Horizon League
All-Tournament Team.
Played in WPSL (Summer 2010) and team qualified
for Nationals.
The EGSC U17 Boys REDS win Futsal
Championship at WI
Lutheran College beating the EGSC U17 Boys Blues 11 – 7
in an exciting
come from behind victory after falling behind early 0-3 in front of packed
house.
EGSC U17 Boys REDS
Standing L to R – Stu
McBain, Mac Wheeler, Jim Grunert, Ted Schelble
Front row – L to R – Sam
Novak, Nick Biasiotta, Jack Balistreri, Joe Naughton
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