SDSC’s Brian Quinn is a 2012 Nominee for the US Soccer Hall of Fame - Veteran’s Category. CONGRATULATIONS BRIAN!!!!!

Voting is also underway through February 17. Eleven players are up for selection on the Veteran ballot, which is voted on only by current Hall of Famers after the list has been narrowed down by a screening committee.  Eligibility for the Veteran ballot is the same as the Player ballot except that a player must be retired for more than 10 years. For more information - US Soccer Hall of Fame 

San Diego Soccer Club 2012 Tryout Information - for Schedules, Locations and Details go to the Tryout Tab. Boys and Girls U13 and U14 final tryout session dates and times are posted. If you missed tryouts and are interested in playing for San Diego Soccer Club click the tryout tab or for more information:

The San Diego Soccer Club hosted the first annual awards ceremony since completing the club merger in 2011.  Players from the club were recognized for their success and continued development. Coaches, Managers and  Volunteers were also recognized for their contributions.  The event was attended by over 1000 players and family members and was held at the Jenny Craig Pavilion at the University of San Diego. "The award banquet was a fantastic event and it wrapped up our fantastic season on and off the field. I’m very proud to be involved with an amazing group of people, from my fellow directors, coaches, managers and all the board members that have helped make this a very successful merger and SDSC a class act." said Raffi Ruotolo, Director of Older Girls Soccer.  Read More for a list of awards and recipients.

From Ray and Theresa Shay - Our three boys, Troy, Raymond, and Ryan really enjoy soccer. As much time as we are around soccer coaches and competitive clubs, Theresa and I were still surprised when Raymond’s U-11 San Diego Soccer Club Coach, John Napier announced to the team, "I will be providing player evaluations to the kids and their parents today". That part was not surprising. What surprised us is what he said next, "It will take about twenty or thirty minutes per child". Thirty minutes per child?   Most coaches hand out an evaluation and say, "See me if you have any questions". I started to calculate in my mind before quickly transitioning to the calculator on my Iphone. 30 minutes per child and there are fifteen kids on our team and John has a minimum of 2 teams. That equals to about 15 hours of sitting down with kids and their parents.

Congratulations to SDSC’s Marley Canales - she recently attended the US National Team Selection Camp in Los Angeles and was selected to the National Team Pool of 30 Players who will travel to selected competitions both in the US and Internationally to represent the United States. 

She was selected with other girls from around the country to attend after the regional camp held in Portland, Oregon. For information about selection click here, click here.  The picture above is of Marley competing against the US U15 National Team while participating in the U14 Selection Camp.  Nice work Marley!!

SDSC Coach Peter Stogsdill named ’Coach of the Year’ for Girl’s High School Soccer and Coach Kurt Trecker named :"Coach of the Year" for Boys High School Soccer. Congratulations on your achievement, we’re proud of both Coach Stogsdill and Coach Trecker! Read more about this honor here:  

Congratulations to the SDSC GU14 White team as they defended their 2010 championship with another title in this year’s 2011 Thanksgiving Surf Cup Tournament.  Coach Adrian O’Campo’s team won their second consecutive Silver Bracket championship by coming back from a starting loss to Santa Anita Strikers.  Well done girls!

Pictured above is SDSC’s BU11 team with the visiting team from Guatemala. The teams played a "friendly" during the Thanksgiving week holiday which ended in a 2-2 tie. This BU11 team is coached by John Napier.  This game and the visit were coordinated by coach Jim Flowers.

Kenny Daums GU10 team successfully defended their Presidio Cup championship by defeating Hotspurs on Saturday morning in double overtime in the semi-finals and then defeating Albion in the finals. Congratulations to the girls - well done!

The picture above is of players in South Africa using jerseys donated by SDSC.  SDSC partnered with Sport Support which specializes in helping youth both here in San Diego and around the world, http://www.afefoundation.org/ronda-mcewen.html 

SDSC is proud to support soccer beyond our borders through efforts like this.  Here is a quote from our contact in South Africa: "The guys were ecstatic getting their soccer gear. They are in the process of electing teams for the new season and will hand out the other teams on a later date! They asked me to send many thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"