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The Coast 02 Red team won the championship in the top flight of the U-9 division while going undefeated in this weekend’s Boys Rule Tournament in Savannah GA. The team scored a whopping 36 goals while allowing only 4 in Coach Pat Piscatelli’s debut as coach of our U-9 team. Great start to the season !

Grand Strand Soccer League (GSS) has reached an agreement with Coast FA to run its Adult Soccer League at Socastee Park. GSS will run a Spring,Summer and Fall season in 2012 with the Spring season set to kick off on February 11th.

Coast FA is delighted that Sarah Collins of GSS has decided to bring her league to Socastee Park . "It will be nice for our local soccer community to have programs offered for youth and adults all taking place at one venue." said Ross Morgan, Director of Coaching at Coast FA. Many of our parents and players have participated in the GSS League in the past and we hope that both organizations will benefit from one locale.

We are in hopes that the adult participants at GSS may want to get involved with the kids at Coast. "I look forward to working with everyone at Coast and it will be great to have the adults and kids all together." said Sarah Collins, League Administrator for GSS. Both co-ed and mens divisions will be offered in the Spring.

More information about Grand Strand Soccer may be found at www.grandstrandsoccer.com and you may contact Sarah Collins at sarah@grandstrandsoccer.com or 843-333-7969.

Our boys U-15 Challenge team at Coast FA qualified to play in the Region III Premier League next Fall in dramatric fashion at their State Cup Tournament held in Greenville South Carolina over the weekend.

Coast 96 Red started the tournament with a double overtime 1-0 win against SCUFC Palmetto in Columbia SC. The match ended 0-0 and was sent to PK’s where the boys prevailed 3-1. The semi finals opponent was Cesa 96 Premier ranked #9 in the country and the match was played on their home field in Greenville SC. After the match ended in regulation tied 2-2 the team completed a 20 minuite double overtime with no additional scoring. The match then went to PK’s where we came out on top 3-2 to send us to the State Championship against SCU/Mount Pleasant. We were forced to play the championship with only 11 players due to multiple injuries and came up short 1-4 versus a very talented Mount Pleasant team.

The team will now compete in the Region III Premier League next Fall against the State Cup champions and finalist from North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. The Coast 96 Red team is one of only two squads from the Myrtle Beach area to ever achieve Premier League status with the other being the OSSOC 88 boys team.

Coach Joel Banta says, " the boys achievement is a direct reflection of their hardwork this season and in prior years. The parents and players have been dedicated to traveling and playing at a high level for numerous years and it has finally gotten this group to the next level. It will be a challenge playing in the premier league next fall but with proper preparation and dedication this group can have tremendous success! I am fortunate to have had a chance to experience this moment as a coach and hope the team can become stronger with this new opportunity".

Congratulations to all of our players who made their ODP ( Olympic Developement Program ) State teams:
Girls: Tara Costello 95’, Rachael Thornton 96’, Meghan Fludgate 97’ (alternate ), Jessica Preedom 98’, Emmalee McCarter 99’
Boys : Quadarius Grate 96’, Marquel Bellamy 96’, Cole Gulledge 97’, Austin Bolton 97’, Kha Doe Crosby 97’, Zach Hudson 97’, Bryce Simpson 98’, Connor Sloan 98’, Chris Young 98’, Matt Staub 98’ ( alternate ), Billy Brittelli 99’, Killian Bucci 99’, Cian Gormley 99’, Brandon Trio 2000/2001, Jarvin Ramirez 2000/2001

The South Carolina Olympic Development Program or ODP, is the start of the identification process for the National and Olympic Teams. The South Carolina Youth Soccer Association conducts the program for US Soccer under the jurisdiction of the US Olympic Committee. The purpose of this prestigious program is to identify players on the basis of open tryouts and develop them to represent their state, region, and the United States in soccer competition.

At the state combine the players who will make up the South Carolina ODP State teams are selected. Those teams, made up of 18 players, then go and participate in the Region III ODP camp, which includes trainings and a tournament of the state teams. From this camp players can be selected as Regional Pool Players and are provided with the opportunities to represent the region in international (overseas trips) and National events. At the National events players are seen by National staff coaches and are eligible for National team selection.

Congratulations to the 96 Girls for winning their division in the Columbus Day Cup at Virgina Beach.

Well done girls!!!

Congratulations to the following teams for their performance at Triangle Futbol Club's Columbus Day Classic in Raleigh.

Well done teams!

01 Boys Red - U10 Finalist
01 Boys Black - U10 Finalist
00 Boys Red - U11 Finalist

Congratulations to Austin Bolton and Cole Gulledge for being selected to South Carolina United’s Pre-Academy team.  Pre-Academy is a program established by US Soccer Development Academies to identify and prepare players for their full U16 and U18 Academy programs.  In addition to their Coast 96 Red team responsibilities, Austin and Cole will participate in several showcases this fall and next spring. competing against teams of other designated US Soccer Development Academies.

Well done Austin and Cole!

For more information on the South Carolina United’s Pre-Academy Team Click Here.

Dateline:  Monday, September 19, 2011

Congratulations to the following teams for their performance at the Discoveries Rock Hill Classic.

Coast 01 Red - Champions - Standings

Coast 96 Black - Finalist - Standings
Coast 97 Black - Finalist - Standings
Coast 00 Red   - Finalist - Standings
Coast 02 Red   - Finalist - Standings

Well done teams!

Dateline:  August 22, 2011

This summer Amar and Zach Elsibai represented Myrtle Beach in the Track & Field Regionals held in Hoschton, GA.  Amar made it to the Reionals in the shot-put.  Zach made it in the 100 and 200 meter dash, and the long jump.  Zach advanced to the US National Junior Olympics Finals in Wichita KS where he placed 6th in the nation in long jump competition.

Congratulations to both boys for their acheivements this summer!

Congratulations to Conor Sloan for being named to the USYS ODP '98 Region III Team.  Conor is one of 14 SCYS/USYS players (boys and girls) named to the Region III squads.  “He is a stellar player with a fantastic work ethic"  said Director of Coaching Ross Morgan.  "Coast FA and the whole community are proud of his achievements.”  This is a great achievement for Conor and a milestone for a Coast FA player. 

Region III teams consist of the top Olympic Development players from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. Players chosen for regional teams must first be rostered on their State ODP teams. They then represent their respective state at Regional Camps where they are put through vigorous training sessions and have the opportunity to compete against other states. During state vs. state play, the players are scouted by regional staff who invite a select group to play in regional pool games where the staff can see the best players of the day mix it up. At the end of the week a Region III team is named for the following age groups Boys 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995 and 1994 and Girls 1997, 1996, 1995 and 1994. Regional teams, depending on the age groups, play around the US as well as internationally.

Coast FA Toast of the Coast Boys

Crhris Glodack’s
Hart Zwing
Noah Gulley
Matt Taylor
Ryan Tiller
Chris Nwanegwo
Joey Benezra
David Griscom

Click here for more on Boys Toast of the Coast

Coast FA Toast of the Coast Girls

Cameron Crutchfield
Joy Himmelsbach
Emily Schassler
Hunter Dixon
Emily Sapochak
Ellis Spearman

Click here for more on Girls Toast of the Coast

Congratulations to the following Coast FA Players for making the first team roster of the SCYS Select Teams program in their respective age groups.

98 Boys:    Conor Sloan, Bryce Simpson
98 Girls:     Jessica Preedom
97 Boys:    Cole Gulledge, Marquie Weaver
96 Boys:    Matthew Trimby, Marquel Bellamy, Quadarius Grate

The State Select Team is the entry level of the Olympic Development Program (ODP) delivered by US Youth Soccer State Associations.  For more information about ODP and schedules check out the links below.

Congratulations to the following Coast FA players for their achievements:

Chris Glodack (SR - Carolina Forest) - Boys 4A All-State Team
Matthew Taylor (SR - Socastee) - Boys 3A All-State Team
Hart Zwing (SR - Myrtle Beach) - Boys 3A All-State Team
Noah Gulley (SO - Waccamaw) - Boys 2A All-State Team
Ryan Tiller (JR - Waccamaw) - Boys 2A All-State Team
Joy Himmelsbach (SR - Myrtle Beach) - Girls 3A All-State Team

Well done players!

Congratulations to the following teams for their performance at the Spring Classic Touranament this past weekend, which was hosted by Coast FA.

01 Red  -    Champions - U09 Gold Division
00 Red  -    Champions - U10 Gold Division
00 Black -   Finalist -      U10 Silver Division
99 Red -     Champions - U11 Gold Division

Coast FA will host three tournament dates in 2012.  For more information click on the links below.

COAST WINTER CLASSIC - Feb 11-12 

COAST SPRING CLASSIC - April 28-29

COAST FALL CLASSIC - (Info coming soon)

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