Try outs for the 2010/2011 season
Girls U13 Teams
We have 3 teams at this age group (Gold, Silver, and Bronze)
Monday, March 1st and Wednesday, March 3rd
Registration 5:15pm - 5:30 p.m.
Tryouts 5:30pm - 7:00 p.m.
For more information on this tryout please contact: ickes13@att.net
Boys U13
Monday, March 8th and Wednesday, March 10th
Registration 7:00pm - 7:30 p.m.
Tryouts 7:30pm - 8:30 p.m.
Girls U14
Wednesday, March 10th
Registration 7:00pm - 7:30 p.m.
Tryouts 7:30pm - 8:30 p.m.
All tryouts held at Tarbut V'Torah School
5 Federation Way
Irvine, CA. 92603
Still Looking for GU12 Girls for 2010/2011
Contact Coach Pat O'Brien at pobrien@sabritec.com
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA (01MAR2010) – It has been nearly a full year since Mia Hamm joined the Slammers FC coaching staff. "It took a while for most of the girls to get comfortable. Her impact as a coach, a player, and a friend has been immeasurable." says Director of Coaching Walid Khoury.
Her passion for the game and love for competition come through in everything she does. We are very blessed to have her as a member of the Slammers family.
42 and Counting!!!
The High School Class of 2010 Sets a New Slammers Club Record for Outbound Athletes
NEWPORT BEACH, CA (26FEB2010) - So far the Slammers have assisted placing 42 athletes and counting this season around the United States in some of the top universities and colleges. A few examples are Michigan, Villanova, TCU, USC, UCLA, US Naval Academy, West Virginia, Cal, Auburn, and Oklahoma to name a few. The Slammers have an unprecedented reputation for placing top athletes at top universities. Few club programs in any sport can rival this success year after year.
YOU CAN FIND EXCELLENCE HERE!
The Slammers FC organization officially congratulates three great girls for three great personal achievements.
TopDrawerSoccer Co-Player of the Year Christen Press Stanford |
Honda Top Women Athlete in Soccer Whitney Engen North Carolina |
Pac 10 Freshman of the Year Mariah Nogueira Stanford |
Engen Captures Award As Top Women's Athlete In Soccer
Dec. 22, 2009 NEW YORK, N.Y. - Whitney Engen, a senior at the University of North Carolina, has won the 2009 Honda Sports Award in soccer, designating her as the nation's top collegiate female athlete in the sport. The honor was based on the results of national balloting among 1,000 NCAA member schools as part of the Collegiate Women Sports Awards program, now in its 34th year. ... FOR MORE INFO CLICK HERE
http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/122209aab.html
CalSouth State Cup In Process
LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA (31JAN2010) Good luck to all the Slammers teams in State Cup competition this week; U9s, U10s, and U11s.
Slammers FC Continues to Make Their Mark on the Womens Professional League
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA (15JAN2010) - Whitney Engen was drafted 4th overall in the 2010 edition of the WPS draft held in Philadelphia today to the Chicago Red Stars. Adding the addition of Ashley Bower (Ohio State) to the roster of the FC Gold Pride, and last year's first round pick (6th overall) of Danesha Adams, the Slammers have three alumni competing at the highest level of professional womens soccer.
Congratulations Slammers and thanks for representing us proudly.
Whitney Engen flanked by WPS and Chicago Red Stars Management
Slammers Put an Exclamation Mark on the 2009 College Surf Cup
DEL MAR, CALIFORNIA (29NOV2009) - Slammers FC bring home FOUR trophies from this years College Surf Cup. Year and year out the Surf Cup soccer tournaments held in the San Diego metro area bring the strongest teams in the nation. It deservedly so is considered one of the best tournaments in the country, if not the best. Making the field is the goal of many teams and clubs. The Slammers brought home an AMAZING FOUR CHAMPIONSHIPS this November!!! The GU19 won the Gold group, and the GU16, BU16, and BU19 all won the prestigious Super Group. Director of Coaching Walid Khoury expressed, " They work very hard every work. I am so proud of all our players."
* GU19 - Gold Group, 2009 College Surf Cup Champions *
* GU16 - Super Group, 2009 College Surf Cup Champions *
* BU16 - Super Group, 2009 College Surf Cup Champions *
* BU19 - Super Group, 2009 College Surf Cup Champions *
Coach Walid Khoury proudly holding some of the 2009 College Surf Cup hardware
BU19 - Super Group, 2009 College Surf Cup Champions
Congratulations to all six Slammer teams who competed in the Surf College Cup this year.
GU16s Win the Far West Regional League for the 2009 Fall Season
TEMECULA, CALIFORNIA (22NOV2009) - In an extremely competitive bracket including Real So Cal, SC Blues, and SD Surf, the Slammers FC GU16 girls team took first place honors in the Region IV Far West Regional League. The girls achieved this feat in spite of missing two of their National team players, Sarah Cox and Makenzy Doniak, to the US Soccer National team camp. This accomplishment automatically earns the girls a bid into this years Far West Region tournament to be held June 21-27, 2010 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Great job girls
Amazing Story of Overcoming Odds
OAKS POLO FIELDS, CALIFORNIA (22NOV2009) - Slammers FC GU19 Wins League Cup Championship. After playing most of the season with 10 players and no subs the GU19 Slammers FC Silver Elite team were not on anyone's radar to go deep in League Cup. The GU19s snuck into the Round of 32 as a wild card... and then they slowly and systematically defied the odds and proceeded to beat 3 Gold and 1 Premier level team en route to the Finals and the opportunity to face another Premier team and League Cup favorites, the California Stars. After having a first half goal called back the girls went into half 0-0. Two second half goals found the back of the net for the Slammers and the girls who found friendship and fun all season long added another piece of hardware to the crowded Slammers family shelves. Speaking of family... the GU19 team had added players on the sidelines for the final game... their little sisters, the GU10 Silver Elite team cheered all game. It is safe to say a few of the GU19 parents realized how quick the last 8-9 years past after seeing the GU10 team running around playing together on the sidelines. The GU19s approached the Coast Soccer League Cup Championship with the same attitude they approached their season... have fun and play together as a team.
(Above and Below) The GU19 team and also 2009 League Cup Champions with their newest passionate supporters, the Slammers FC GU10 team.
Slammers FC... Where New Leaders Find Themselves Everyday
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA (11NOV2009) - In each one of our athletes is a Champion waiting to be found. Our coaching staff and organization works with our athletes to help them find the best they can become. Years of personal dedication at the youth level clearly is paying dividends to many of our athletes at the collegiate level. We are proud to acknowledge so many former Slammers being recognized by the NCAA and their conferences as being leaders both on and off the field. Congratulations to all of you. We are proud.
2009 NCAA HONORS
2009 NCAA TEAM CAPTAINS
* Whitney Engen, University of North Carolina
* Brianna Bak, University of California - Berkeley
* Ashley Bowyer, Ohio State University
* Amy Klippert, University of Michigan
* Alicia Lugo, University of Nevada - Las Vegas (UNLV)
* Ashlee Elliot, University of Florida
former Slammer Whitney Engen (G87), North Carolina
* 2009 ACC Defensive Player of the Year *
* 2009 1st Team All ACC *
* 2009 UNC Team Captain *
* 2006 and 2008 NCAA National Champion *
Slammers FC GU15 Capture First Place Honors in the Gold Bracket with a Game to Play
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA (08NOV2009) - Allowing only 3 goals against in the first 10 games of the season, the GU15 locked up first place in the extremely competitive Gold bracket with a game left to play this Sunday. The girls beat Albion 1-0 at home contributing to their total of 7 shutouts this season. A fantastic effort and a great result!!! This tops off a great weekend for Slammers teams. Congratulations girls.
Slammers FC BU19 Win the Premier League Championship for Coast Soccer
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA (07NOV2009) - The BU19 team put themselves on the map as the first Slammers FC boys team to win the prestigious Premier League in Coast Soccer. It is well known southern California is the hot bed for some of the best youth soccer teams in the nation. To win in this league requires beating the best of the best week in and out. This is no simple task. Going up against five Academy teams only added to the challenge. The boys also lead the league in goals with 27 tallies for the season. Coach Walid Khoury who now has Premier League championships on both the boys and girls sides is extremely proud of the effort from his boys. "They worked hard, played like a team, and earned this championship". This is a big statement as to the direction we are taking the boys program at the Slammers. (PHOTOS COMING SOON)
Slammers FC GU12 Win the Gold Bracket with Two Games Remaining in the Season
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA (07NOV2009) - The GU12 team beat West Coast FC today at home and clinched the Gold bracket league championship with two games left to play. Coach Trevor Ickes said, "I am so proud of the girls and how disciplined they played this season from beginning to end." The girls made great showings during the tournament season; Slammers Futbol Classic, West Coast Futbol Classic, and Surf Cup specifically. They continued this positive energy and teamwork right into the regular season and the hard work yielded a League Championship. Great job girls!!!
Adversaries on the soccer fields... yet off the field joined by a common goal of offering the joys of soccer to the youth of southern California.
The entire Slammers family would like to extend our prayers and support for SC Blues Gu10 player Katie Hawley.
Katie is fighting Stage 3 Neuroblastoma in her liver, adrenal glands, and lymph nodes. In July, what presented as a stomach ache was diagnosed as cancer. Within two weeks of receiving this news, Katie had surgery at LA Children's Hospital, and began a seven-round treatment process of chemotherapy, which will include stem cell chemotherapy.
If you would like to make a donation you can mail a check to the address below or pay online by using the Pay Pal button below.
OAKLAND, California (October 1, 2009) – Once again the Slammers FC finds itself in the top five of the best girls youth soccer clubs in the nation. In the latest installment the Slammers FC are slotted in the 4th spot. This is an amazing testament to the hard work and dedication the coaches and players invest week in and week out during the year. Congratulations to everyone.
August of this year the news portal for Orange County soccer www.xkorangecounty.com announced an article which recognized their experienced opinions about who were the "OC's Top 50 Most Influential People" over the years in area OC soccer.
The Slammers FC organization is extremely proud to recognize five people from our club as being recognized for their hard work, dedication, and passion for youth soccer. Without the personal investment from those below our club would not exist.
On behalf of Slammers FC parents and players (past and present)...
Thank you Walid, Z, Bernie, Terry, and most recently thank you Mia.
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Mia Hamm
Trainer, Slammers FC The global soccer icon--arguably the most famous women’s soccer player ever--just began her O.C. soccer tenure when she joined the Slammers FC in April as a trainer. However, her overall footprint left on the soccer world obviously 
cannot be measured.
Ask just about any little girl who she looks up to soccer-wise, and odds are you'll get a Mia answer, and her total impact on Orange County could, and probably will, be massive. As of today, Hamm helps the Slammers in coaching and mentoring with a focus on the U-14 through U-18 age divisions. Mia Hamm Hamm without question has an extensive résumé. Some highlights include: She was the FIFA World Player of the Year in 2001 and 2002. She scored more international goals in her career than any other player--male or female--in soccer history (158).
At age 19 she was the youngest member in history to win the World Cup. At 15, she was the youngest soccer player to ever play for the national team. Hamm has two Olympic gold medals (1996 and 2004) and she helped the University of North Carolina win four consecutive NCAA women’s championships.
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Terry Mazura
Slammers FC President. No discussion of OC mega-clubs can be complete without mentioning the Slammers, who also have the luxury of saying Mia Hamm is in their corner as a trainer.
The 30-team OC giant was created by Mazura when the likes of Bernard Towers, Walid and Ziad Khoury, David Northridge and Frank Klopas converged in the mid-90s in the then-Orange Coast United. The club had only as many as nine teams in 1999. Seven years later the Slammers hauled in 17 Cal South State titles.
Mazura has seen massive success wtih his girls' teams and now he and his club shift focus to building up the boys' program. Its new Slammers Youth Academy (for ages 6-8) is a step in that direction, as the club looks to gain even more numbers and success.
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Bernard Towers
Coast Soccer League President
Towers heads the Coast Soccer League, the one entity that every single OC club and team plays in.
Put simply, the Coast Soccer League is the single thing, other than soccer balls and shin guards, that every player in OC has in common. Make that OC, the Inland Empire, Ventura County and Los Angeles County.
This year the CSL has more than 2,200 teams, more than 80 clubs and more than 35,000 players who will participate in around 18,000 games played on 500 fields. Whew. Every year these games represent the culmination of months upon months of hard work that will reveal how far a team has come.
The 10 weeks of the Coast Soccer League--comprising League Cup and leading into State and National Cup--are the most important weeks of the club soccer year, hands down.
Towers and the Orange-based Coast Soccer League finds a way to bring organization to the vast numbers of players, coaches, teams and parents that otherwise would beg for chaos. Towers & Co. get it done with the help of dedicated soccer people across So Cal, and many volunteers--as many as 2,500 every year.
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Walid & Ziad Khoury
Directors of Coaching, Slammers FC
Everyone says it, and it's tough to argue: the Khoury brothers are known as the most recognizable faces found on youth soccer sidelines. Slammers FC is, has been, and will continue to be an OC club powerhouse, due in no small part to the Khourys, as well as club president/founder Terry Mazura (also on this Top 50 list).
The Slammers' girls program today is ranked 4th in the nation by Soccer America, and the club as a whole has been ranked in the Top 10 over the past six years. The Khoury's 30-team OC megaclub was created by Mazura when key OC soccer figures including now-CSL President Bernard Towers and the Khoury brothers converged in the mid-90s in the then-Orange Coast United. The club had only as many as nine teams in 1999. Seven years later the Slammers hauled in 17 Cal South State titles.
Combined, the brothers hold three Nike Coach of the Year awards (2003, 2006, and 2009). Up until 2008, Slammers FC played in six national championships, winning three of them. The club has also seen international success: it won three world titles, four U.S. Club Soccer national championships and three Manchester United Cup titles. On the regional level, Slammers has won 10 Far West Regional championships, 19 Cal South National State Cup titles and more than 40 Surf Cup championships.
The Khourys grew up in Lebanon during its civil war and both played in the Lebanese Premier League. They moved to So Cal in 1984 and played soccer at Orange Coast College. During the 90’s they coached soccer at Corona Del Mar and Newport Harbor high schools. They continue to enjoy success today with many standout players succeeding under their direction in the Gold and Premier levels of the CSL. They've placed numerous players in every major Division-1 conference, and more than 15 of them have participated in the national team system.
The Khourys in 2008 joined the The Pali Blues Soccer Club of the USL W-League as assitant coaches, and guided them to a 12-0 record and the league championship. They even got Mia Hamm to help out as a trainer for the Slammers. Currently, Walid coaches the Slammers' GU-11, GU-14, GU-16, BU-18 teams. Ziad helms the club's GU-13, GU-15, GU-16, GU-18 squads.
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NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA (06April2009) – 
Youth soccer powerhouse Slammers Fútbol Club is extremely privileged and honored to announce soccer legend Mia Hamm has joined their coaching staff beginning this month.
Hamm will work with Slammers FC teams as a soccer trainer, coach, and role model. Her focus will be older age teams with athletes approaching college. She will contribute her expertise to teams during state, regional, national, and international championship preparations. Mia will additionally float through out other teams in the club working on various aspects of player and team development.
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