Coast FA is pleased to announce our 2013/2014 Tryout and Evaluation dates for U7 through U19 boys and girls.

Tryout registration 4:30 thru 5:15 pm - Individual warmup 5:15 thru 5:30 pm - Tryout 5:30 thru 7:30 pm each day.

Upon arrival come directly to registration table to receive your ID number - Please attend both sessions for your tryout location. All players must have cleats, shinguards, water and their own ball. 
 
U7 thru U12  May 6 & 7  Monday & Tuesday at Stables Park in Pawleys Island 
U7 thru U12  May 8 & 9  Wednesday & Thursday at Michael Nash in North Myrtle Beach
U7 thru U12  May 13 & 14  Monday & Tuesday at Socastee Park 
U13 thru U19  May 20, 21 & 22  Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday at Socastee Park

• Pre register online at www.coastfa.com by clicking on REGISTER OR MAKE PAYMENT on the left side of the page. Choose "at least one player in my family" option if you are a returning player or "this is my first time" option if you have  never played at Coast. Do Not choose "I am currently registered option" because you are signing up for a new year. 
• Choose "Coast FA Tryout and Evaluations" and pay the 15.00 registration fee for U7 thru U19 players.
• Complete the medical liability release by clicking on FORMS on the left side of page. This form must be notarized.
• A parent or guardian must attend at least one mandatory parent meeting from 6:00 pm until 6:30 pm .
• Players that did not play for Coast in the 2012/13 season must bring a copy of their birth certificate.
• Coast FA takes great pride in the fact that we have never turned away a player due to their inability to pay our program fees. Please email us at admin@coastfa.com  for scholarship opportunities in exchange for volunteer hours. We have many avenues to reduce your cost to participate. Thanks , Coast FA Board of Directors. 

Coach Jennifer Stalvey's Coast 98g Flames struck gold by winning the SCYSA PMSL Classic I State Cup title this weekend in Columbia South Carolina. The girls battled their opponents as well as stormy weather conditions along the way. The girls enjoyed a tremendous Spring season finishing on the top of the table with a 10 win, 0 loss and 2 tie regular season record while scoring 36 goals and allowing only 8. The regular season success earned the girls a number one seed in the eight team PMSL Classic I Tournament in Columbia.

The Flames handled their first two opponents on Saturday easily winning 3-0 over Rock Hill based DSC 98 Lady Green and Greenville based CESA 98G Select. The girls rode their Saturday success into Sunday's semi final match against Columbia SCUFC 98G Palmetto and came away with a hard fought 3-1 victory against a team playing on their home field.

Sunday's State Championship was now set to feature the Flames versus a Greenville based Furman United team that the Flames played to a 1-1 tie during the regular season. The championship match lived up to its name with the momentum swinging back and forth between both sides until Coast wrestled away the State Championship final with a 2-1 victory.

By winning the state title the Flames season will be extended to play in the USYS Southern Regionals in Decature Alabama on June 6th against the state champs from the other 12 Southern states. The winner of that event will represent Region III for the Classic I Division National Championship. Well done girls !
 

The 5th annual Coast Spring Classic wrapped up over the weekend under pristine conditions at Coastal Carolina University, Socastee Park, Stables Park and Grande Park at the Market Commons. The event drew 232 teams from Georgia, Virginia and the Carolinas and pumped in an estimated 1.6 million dollars into the Grand Strand area. City of Myrtle Beach spokesman Mark Kruea was quoted in Sunday’s edition of the Sun News " If you look in the dictionary this is what you would see under sports tourism."

Coast FA teams captured four of the thirty six division championships up for grabs at the tournament. Coach Ben Schoen’s Coast 02 Black U10 boys team went to the winners circle first by avenging an earlier loss to Fort Mill SC based Palmetto United with a 2-1 decision in the championship match.The team posted three wins and one loss over the weekend and Coach Schoen was ecstatic. " This is a great way to end the Spring season and I hope it will serve as a motivational tool for the boys to work on their games this Summer." Click for Image

Coach Donnie Price’s Coast 02 Red U10 boys have made a habit of winning tournaments of late winning the State Cup two weeks ago in Columbia and now bringing home top honors at the Spring Classic. The boys posted four straight wins and Coach Price said " winning your home tournament is always special because more family members and friends are able to share the moment with the players. We are looking forward to moving to the larger field and an 8v8 format this Fall." Click for Image

The Coast 01g Red U11 girls team coached by Stepheney Gerhardt also posted a perfect four wins and no loss weekend on their way to the championship. "The girls really played well all weekend and gutted out a 1-0 decision in the final. These kids have progressed so much this year and I think winning this event will inspire the girls to work hard this off season" added Coach Gerhardt. Click for Image

Coach Madi Owens Coast 00g Red U12 team has been playing up a year to U13 all season so when the opportunity arose to play in their own age group at home the girls jumped at the chance. The team posted four straight wins in dominating fashion scoring 8 goals while allowing only one over the course of four matches." It was really nice for the girls to win their last 8v8 tournament of their careers at home in front of family and friends at Stables Park " added Coach Owens. Click for Image 

 

Two Coast FA teams were crowned state champions over the weekend at the SCYSA Khols Academy State Cup in Sumter SC. Coast captured the U9 Boys and U10 Boys state titles in the most difficult division offered at this year’s event. " I witnessed some tremendous play over the weekend while watching ten of our boys and girls teams compete for the coveted title" said Coast Director Heyward Gulledge. Coach Donnie Price’s Coast 02 Boys claimed their title in dramatic fashion with a double overtime 3-2 victory against Charleston based NASA Soccer Club. The boys finished with a perfect 4-0 record that included a last minute victory against SCUFC in the semifinals. Coach Price said afterwards " My teams have won 40+ tournaments over the years but this is my first State Championship. I could not be more proud of my boys."

Coach Swavek Apanowicz’s Coast 03 Red were also crowned state champs in convincing fashion with four consecutive wins with a combined 15 goals scored while allowing 5 over four matches.The boys won the final 2-0 against what is becoming one of their biggest rivals in Discoveries Soccer Club from Rock Hill. "This group of kids has had a ton of success against very good competition this year. These boys have become very close and trust one another on the field and their hard work has really paid off " added Coach Apanowicz.

Coast FA and the Myrtle Beach Mutiny have taken several steps over the last few months to deepen their relationship. Mutiny team owner Trym Hogner has hired Coast Directors of Coaching, Joel Banta and Ross Morgan to lead the squad in their second season of NPSL League play. Pat Piscitelli was named Sporting Director for the club and will also serve as the goalkeeper coach." It took me a year or so to learn the lay of the land for soccer in Myrtle Beach and hiring DOCs from an established youth soccer club will add stability and professionalism in year two for the Mutiny" said Hogner, a native Norwegian. "The coaches have finished tryouts and have assembled our First Team roster at this point and we are excited to add a Reserve Team this year. The tryouts for the Reserve Team are April 20th and we hope to have many current and former Coast players attend" added Hogner.

The Mutiny home matches will be played at massive Doug Shaw Stadium and the recently completed Ashley Booth Field. The recent installation of next generation field turf at Ashley Booth coupled with the closer seating areas for the fans will provide an exciting atmosphere for the matches." We are in hopes that the entire Coast family gets behind the Mutiny this year by coming out to the games. Our relationship with the Mutiny will add another level of soccer for our community" said Banta. Sharing a coaching staff between Coast and the Mutiny certainly has its advantages and should help galvanize the Strand's soccer community as a whole. Coast offers two Rec Leagues starting at U4, select teams from U8 - U18 and is home to the GSS Grand Strand Soccer League for adult play." Strengthening our relationship with a Pro club is a natural progression in our vision of offering cradle to the grave soccer options for our community. It also creates an avenue for our high level players to potentially extend their careers. Helping the Mutiny be successful will benefit everyone involved in soccer at the beach" said Morgan.

Coast registered nine teams in the St.Patty Tournament over the weekend in Columbia SC and six returned to the beach with hardware." This is a large tournament with nearly 300 teams from across the Southeast and for a club the size of ours to have six teams place is phenomenal . This is a true testament to our players and parents commitment to the program. All of those nights where our kids turned up to training when it would have been easy to stay home are paying huge dividends for our teams" said Coast DOC Ross Morgan.

Coach Curtis Freeman's 99 Crush girls and Coach Swavek Apanowicz's 03 Red boys were crowned champions in their respective divisions. Finalist trophies were presented to our 98 Flames, 02G Red girls, 02 Red boys and 01 Red boys teams.The nine Coast teams posted a combined record of 22 wins, 8 loses and 3 ties for the tournament against teams from throughout the Southeastern US.

"This tournament is very well established and allows us to face some clubs that we normally do not have an opportunity to compete against. It serves us well as we prepare for our State Cup competition next month " said Coast DOC Joel Banta.

 

3V3 Live is going to host a tournament in Myrtle Beach on June 22nd for youth and adult teams at Market Commons. Click Here for all of the details and then get your team together for some 3v3. The club will not be assigning team rosters for this event as it is meant to be a fun opportunity for the kids to form their own teams with their buddies. This tournament is open to both youth and adult teams and will be played during the Coast FA off season.

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We are pleased to support the work Global Soccer Mininstries is doing in Jamaica.  For more information on Global Soccer Ministries click here.