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TRYOUTS for the 2008-2009 soccer year will be conducted under the Michigan Tigers FC name. Click here for details.

Health Newsletter for players and their families.

NAME CHANGE (Jan. 2008) -- We want to expand the pool of players that we can draw from. By using "Michigan Tigers Futbol Club" we believe we can broaden our identity and step out of the shadow of the several other Ann Arbor soccer groups. Everything else about the program will remain the same.

FUTSAL Training offered -- Watch examples of futsal
Futsal is soccer played on a gym floor with a low-bounce ball. It is very good training for ball handling and footwork. Sessions for U9 and U10 players. Location: U-M Sports Coliseum, 721 S. Fifth Ave. (at the corner of Hill St. and Fifth Ave, near Fingerle Lumber - MAP)

Boys U9 and U10, 9 AM-10AM
Girls U9 and U10, 10 AM-11 AM
Jan. 12 - Feb. 16 (6 classes)
Cost: $120 per player


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Good Luck to Coach Pedro, who is taking his University of Michigan Women's Club Soccer Team to the NIRSA Collegiate Soccer Sport Club Championships, Nov. 15-17, in Pensacola, Florida. Results of first round games:
- UM defeated Univ. of North Carolina, 3-1
- UM defeated CSU-Gold (Colorado), 2-0.
- UM lost to Delaware, 1-2
UM finishes 1st in group A.
- Quarterfinals vs. UC-Santa Barbara, L, 1-3.
(UCSB went on to win the championship.)

Fall Outdoor Seasons are complete. The final results for Ann Arbor USA Soccer teams --

  • U9- Boys finished undefeated (9-0-0) and in FIRST place for the fall WSSL Dvision 2 season.
  • U10 Boys Blue finished in a tie for FIRST place (and taking the tiebreaker by goal differential) with a 7-1-2 record in Division 2.
  • U10 Boys-Yellow finished in FIRST place with a 6-1-3 record in Division 4.
  • U15/16 girls finished in fourth place with a 4-2-2 record in the High School Division 1.
  • U9 girls finished in fourth place with a 4-3-1 record in Divison 2.
  • U10 girls finished in sixth place with a 2-4-2 record in Division 4.

2007 Women's World Cup results

1st - Germany
2nd - Brazil
3rd - USA
4th - Norway

Parents/players - take a look at this booklet from FIFA about nutrition for soccer players. It has general information and a section aimed at the recreational player.

Outdoor Game Rain-out Procedure --

  • REMEMBER - Games are only cancelled AT THE FIELD! The team may forfeit if it is not there at game time (unless the game has been cancelled ahead of time, in which case the news will be posted on this web site, and you will get an email or phone call/message).

Especially for Parents

Something to chuckle about (in a curmudgeonly way). Read on...


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From U.S. Youth Soccer

 

Is there ever an off-season?

-- from the New York Times
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A thought from Claudio Reyna, former US National Team Captain


For some reason, adults - some who can't even kick a ball - think it's perfectly okay to scream at children while they're playing soccer. How normal would it seem if a mother gave a six-year-old some crayons and a coloring book and started screaming? "Use the red crayon! Stay in the lines! Don't use yellow!" Do you think that child would develop a passion for drawing? Most important, parents must realize that playing sports is a way for children to express themselves.

Courtesy of Coaches Connection, U.S. Youth Soccer
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