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Challengers News!
Try outs June 1 and 3 2008
Challengers Soccer of Naperville will
be offering open tryouts June 1 and 3rd. We hope to post the
schedule and locations on May 12th. If you are not already on a
travel team you can contact a coach and attend a regular practice any
time. See:
Team
Contacts
. Attending practices is a good
way to get to know the team and vise versa in a more relaxed
atmosphere. League rule prevent carded travel players from
another club from attending another clubs practices or events before
June 1st. June 1st is also a game day for us this year so it is harder
to schedule a huge single open tryout. However, we will schedule 2 of
those. Check back right here Monday for more info.
Naperville Challengers Soccer:
Finally, a competitive
TRAVEL SOCCER program that won’t cost you a fortune or take over your
life! Check out Challengers Soccer Club & See the Difference! …and
YES, our kids can play other sports!
· Teams
playing at multiple skill levels with in one age group. So you
can find the best fit
· Teams
are: Professionally Trained /Coached, Parent Coached or
Both! (Each Team Decides its own direction and hand picks their
trainers!)
· AFFORDABLE:
Save up to $1,200/year vs. other travel club options.
And because we are not about profit we have smaller rosters so our
kids get more play time.
· Player
Development and FUN are our priorities! We have multiple
teams at many age levels giving us the best fits to accommodate most
kids who love soccer.
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LOCAL…(Practices and most
games at local fields based on what’s most convenient for your team).
Many of our families are balancing commitments to many activities so
we must balance time invested with return for maximum efficiency.
At u9-13 levels working locally just saves time.
·
Leadership not Control…(Our
founder is a volunteer parent. In the past he was a D1 college soccer
player and a professional trainer. Club leadership guide teams to work
well with families and focus on players not egos.
How do we do it? Everybody pitches
in to a well coordinated effort. We borrow all the best ideas like
premier teaching methods and
National Coaching programs like Positive Coaching Alliance and
merge that with the
vision of our Founders. Our fees are kept fair because the Club's
well coordinated direction is determined by a skilled volunteer
Board of Directors
like Treasurer
Maureen Guttosch. Finally, open and effective communication lines
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like our Blog are the lubes that keeps our club responsive and honest
. Every family helps out within their own schedule and
with their own unique talents. Coaching is done by a combination
of highly skilled parents and top professional trainers.Why
did our families choose the Naperville Challengers.
Our Club helps kids learn though balancing appropriate competition,
fairness and sportsmanship. Each of our teams joined the
challengers because a coach wanted a better opportunity for their
team. Under the collaborative guidance of very special
parent volunteers Challengers enjoy the best professional trainers and
Naperville's best facilities yet we pay the lowest fees around.
Our excellent performance is continually tested as our teams achieve
top Travel league rankings. The Challengers is a soccer club run
by parents for their children. We
are
led by parents dedicated to providing a competitive soccer experience
for their children while retaining control of the level of commitment
in terms of time, travel, and money. We have a lot of fun and
really enjoy being the Challengers!
The proof of any
system is in the product. While our fees are very low we
are also very proud of our win /loss record against the more expensive teams
in the area. We believe
that doing things right helps us focus on the kids.
Please ask any of our parents and players if they enjoy the direction of the
club and the fairness with which we divide up the costs. They also
appreciate that commitment ,not skill alone, is what determines each team
member's opportunity. While our teams are very competitive Coaches
remember we are first and foremost a developmental program. We believe
that each and every kid invited to join our teams is equally important.
This combination of fun people, positive philosophy, and leadership
continues to yields value, performance, growth and respect with in the
Naperville and west suburban Illinois youth soccer community.
FAQ
Cyclones Finalist in Libertyville Tourney:
U11 Boys Cyclones won 3 games allowing only 1 goal to get to the
finals, but then finally lost in the finals on penalty kicks. Says
coach Brian Schroeder: "The boys played the semi's in 90 degree
weather with 1 sub and played great."
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Summer Soccer Camp.
Challengers Soccer of Naperville is
working with
Challenger British Soccer proudly bringing the nation’s
number one soccer camp
(watch video) to
our club this summer in Naperville AUGUST 11-15, 2008.
Online registration is available NOW!
Click for camp Registration.
(value $30+).
view or print filers
Typhoons - Great Lakes Champions. Finished fall season on a
15 game Winning Streak!
Challengers
U11 Boys
Typhoons won the Championship at the Great Lakes Tournament Sept
23, 2007 beating Lyons Township in the finals. The Tournament was
also the centerpiece of the Typhoons overall winning streak which
stands at 15 games.
Says Head coach Don McBride: "The boys are playing their best when
they have to." Center Full Back Phillip P says: "Sometimes the
coaches want us to let up when we are ahead but our defenders get
fired up about another
shut out. I can hardly
remember the last time our main goalie Matt B has let one in. If we
let up a shot he is always in the right spot
Club Referee and Scheduling coordinator Kathy Mullen says: Many of the
Challengers Fall teams have impressive records in league play but we
also have a handful of Champions in some of the largest Tournaments.
The u10 boys Wildfire
also were Great Lakes Champions.
This is especially impressive since they are a brand new Challengers
Team.
Ensign on Sportsmanship
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