Club Ohio at Soccer First is now accepting applications for spring soccer.  The program will be run by Juniors Director, Paul Gualitieri.  Children ages 5 and 6 (birthdate Aug1, 2005- July 31, 2007) and ages U7 and U8 (birthdates Aug 1, 2003-July, 31st 2005) are eligible.

The Junior kids in the 5-6 age group will meet 1 day per week. Emphasis will be placed on movements, patterns, and small sided games. This is excellent supplemental training for recreation league players.

Juniors  in the U7 and U8 group will meet 1-2 days per week. The U8 AAA Level will play a 9 game M.O.S.S.L. schedule, the AA level will play small

sided scrimmages at Soccer First.  This is also excellent supplemental training for recreational league participants.

There are no cuts in the Academy, everyone plays! The purpose of the Academy is to prepare young players to enter higher level Club Soccer at ages 9 or 10.

         Please visit www.soccerfirst.org for registration information

         Or, contact Paul at pwithclubohio@gmail.com.

Now that the fall season is over, it's time to think about keeping in shape and preparing for spring.  Two Club Ohio Coaches are offering Soccer Specific Weight Training over the winter:

• Club Ohio staff coach Paul Gualtieri is available for group or individual strength and power training anytime of the year. Paul will be working out of the Dublin Community Recreation Center and is a certified strength coach through the National Federation of Professional Trainers. Contact Paul direct (pwithclubohio@gmail.com)  or The Dublin Recreation Center for details.
• Club Ohio coach Steve "Whitey" Willis is also available for individual and group trainings. Whitey works out of Good Bodies of Dublin, 4353 Tuller Rd. Contact Whitey for more information on his program. (614-563-6134)

The U10 Girls Rovers coached by Jon Heath was honored to be a recipient of the inaugural MOSSL Sportsmanship Award, sponsored by Dick’s Sporting Goods.  According to MOSSL, this award was an overwhelming success with 103 nominations being submitted to the MOSSL office after the MOSSL End of Season Tournament.  The purpose of this award is to recognize and reward the demonstrations of good sportsmanship during the tournament.  Each team received a $50 gift certificate to Dick’s Sporting Goods.  The Rovers were one of only five teams selected!

Congratulations Girls!  Thanks for representing Club Ohio so well!

Over the weekend of November 5-6, Club Ohio Teams participated in the COSA Fall Classic.  Champions are:

• U9 COSA Boys Green
• U10 COSA Boys Green
• U13 Boys Green
• U14 Boys Strikers
• U14 Boys Arsenal

In addition, the U9 Boys Green and U10 Boys Green were finalists!

Great Work Club Ohio!

U9 Boys COSA Green

U10 COSA Boys Green

U13 Boys Green

U14 Boys Strikers

U14 Boys Arsenal

U9 Boys Green

U10 Boys Green

The U10 Boys Green Team, coached by Jeff Popp,  participated in their first Ohio South State Cup and Won!  They faced COSA Club Ohio Green in the semifinals and won 3-2.  In the championship, they faced Cincinnati Soccer Alliance and came away with the win!  They are pictured below with their awards!

Congratulations to the U10 Boys State Cup Champions!!

Over the weekend of October 29-30, the U13 Boys Black Team participated in the MOSSL Tournament - Silver Division.  They came out on top.  To get there, the boys went 2-0-1 before defeating Worthington Crew Jrs in a penalty shootout, 2-1 (4-3 pks).

Good Job Boys!!

The U10 Girls COSA Green team had a great showing in their first President’s Cup by advancing tot he championship game.  In the semifinals, they beat Crew Juniors Black 3-.  In the championship game, they faced Tri-State Futbol Alliance.  While playing a great game they were forced to overtime and eventually fell 3-2.  They are pictured below with their awards.

• Dates: December 11th,18th  and January 8th,22nd,29th
• Location: Soccer First/ Sports Ohio Dublin
• Times: Ages 5-6 4:00-5:00pm and Ages 6-7 5:00-6:00pm
• Cost: $12.00 per session or $50.00 for all five sessions

The Club Ohio Dingos participated in the 2011 Hi-Five Cincy Soccer Challenge in Cincinnati over the weekend of October 23-24.  They were undefeated (4 – 0) throughout the series allowing no goals during the two day tournament.   The Dingos scored 31 goals and defeated the Warren County United 98 Black by a score of 3 to 0 in the finals.  The girls are pictured below with their awards. 

Over the weekend of October 22-23, the U11 Club Ohio/Locker Soccer Elite Barcelona girls were finalists in the Fall 2011 MOSSL tournament.  The Championship game was tied 3-3 with 30 seconds to go but after a long hard battle, the other team scored and Barcelona fell 4-3 to become finalists.  They are pictured below with their awards!

Great Job Girls!

The U9 Boys Green Team participated in the MOSSL tournament over the weekend of October 22-23.  They made it to the finals in a must win game on a penalty kick with 30 seconds left in the game and won the game 3-2 over the WASA Eagles.  They then went on to win in the championship game 3-1 over the Crew Jr's Strikers!!  Great Job Boys!  They are pictured below with their awards.

Over the weekend of October 22-23, the U10 Boys Green team traveled to Dayton to participate in the BSA Haunted Classic.  They had a great showing easily advancing to the finals by winning all of their preliminary games.  In the championship they faced KSA Elite and won 7-0.  Congratulations Boys! 

Over the weekend of October 15-16, the U13 Boys Black team played in the 2011 Warrior Soccer Fall Classic Tournament.  They were the finalist for their division.  In the preliminary games the team had one tie game (1-1) and two wins (9-0 and 2-1).  Great work boys!  They are pictured with their awards below!

Coach Steve Serr took three teams to the FC Pride Cup in Indianapolis, IN over the weekend of October 1-2.  And, all three teams advanced to the championship in their respective Divisions.

U12 COSA Green Boys

The U12 Boys participated in the Championship Division and went 3-0 to advance to the championship.  Along the way, they beat: 

• CUP Sycamore Ajax 2-1
• Cutters Red 4-2
• TKO Premier 5-0

In the championship, they fell 1-3 to Legends Elite.

U13 Boys Green

The U13 Boys Green participated in the Premier Division and went 1-0-1 to advance to the semifinals with a draw against Lou Fusz Premier and a win over Bluegrass 1-0.  In the semis they defeated Classics Eagles Red 1-0.  And, in the championship, they defeated Westside United Green 2-0.  They are pictured below with their awards:

U14 Strikers

The U14 Strikers participated in the Premier Division.  To advance to the finals, they beat:

• Louisville Soccer Alliance 2-0.
• TKO Premier 4-1
• Bluegrass Soccer 2-1

In the championship, they controlled the game, but were unable to score in regulation and two overtimes.  They lost in PKs 4-3.   They are pictured below with their awards.

Congrats to all Three Teams for Representing Club Ohio Well!!

Congratulations to the Dublin Coffman Girls, Dublin Jerome Girls and Dublin Scioto Boys Programs for their high rankings in the latest state high school pools.  Dublin Coffman Girls are ranked #4, while the Jerome girls are #8.  The Scioto boys are #5.

Dublin Coffman is coached by Club Ohio Girls Director of Coaching, Mark D'Auteuil.  Jerome is coached by Club Ohio Girls Director of Coaching, Josh Brader.  And, Scioto is coached by Club Ohio Staff Coach, Chad Snider.

Good luck to our coaches and all their players with the rest of the season and the upcoming state tournament!

The U10 COSA Girls Green Team played in the Gold division of the Mead Cup tournament over Labor Day weekend in Dayton, OH. They made it to the semi-finals with two wins and a tie to advance to the semi-finals.  In the semi-final match, they lost a very close game 1-2 to New Albany Crew Jr. The girls are pictured below with their awards:

Over Labor Day weekend,the U9 Boys Green team participated in the Charity Cup in Dublin, OH.  The boys had a great run and came in second in the Green Division going 2-1-1.  Great Job Boys!!!  They are pictured below with their awards.

Over Labor Day weekend, two U13 Girls Teams - Black and Dingos - participated in the Charity Cup in Dublin, OH.  Both teams had great success.  

The Dingos won the White Division by winning a tight championship game over Pride FC with a score of 1-0.  They are pictured below with their awards:

The Black team reached the finals of the Green Division!  In the final game they fell short with a score of 0-1.  They are pictured below with their awards:

Good Work Ladies!!

Congratulations to Club Ohio Girls Co-Director of Coaching, Marc D'Auteuil and his Dublin Coffman Girls Varsity Soccer Team!  They are now ranked #15 in the ESPNHS Powerade Fab 50.  Keep up the great work!  For more information, click here.

The Club Ohio u12 Breakers Black defeated Arsenal FC and Xtabi to win their group in the Serie B division of the Donatos Cup last weekend.  The Breakers took the championship by defeating Pickerington Blast White 4-2 in an exciting championship match!  They are pictured below with their awards!

Congratulations Girls!

The Club Ohio COSA Girls U14 Black team won the Silver Division of the Powerade Invitational in Brighton, MI over the weekend.  They were undefeated and did not allow a goal in preliminary play and finished with a +9 goal differential.  They won the championship game 3-2 after being down 2-1 at half.

Over the weekend of August 27-28, the U10 Girls Rovers participated in the Donatos Soccer Classic in Westerville.  The girls had a great run by winning their group with a record of 2-1.  They only allowed one goal in preliminary play.  They eventually fell to the Grove City Surge in the finals.  The Rovers are pictured below with their awards.    

Way to go Girls!

Over the weekend of August 27-28, the U9, U10 and U12 COSA Boys Green teams participated in tihe Powerade Invitational in Brighton Michigan.  All three teams made it to the championship game with the U9 and U12 teams falling short in the championship game.  However, they took home finalist trophies!  

The U10 COSA Boys Green easily won the top division by rolling through the preliminary games.  In the championship, they defeated AAU 02 Boys Royal to bring home the hardware.

Good work by all three teams!  The U10 boys are pictured below!

Over the weekend of August 27-28, the Club Ohio U13 Girls Dingos participated in the Donatos Soccer Classic.  They won all three preliminary games by by scoring 15 total goals and only allowing two.  In the championship, they faced the Big Walnut Heroes winning with a 3-0 shutout.  They are pictured below with their awards:

Great job girls!

Over the weekend of August 27-28, the U13 Boys Green Team traveled to Brighton, MI for the Powerade Invitational.  And, they powered through their competition by shutting out every opponent.  They are pictured with their awards below:

Great work boys! 

Over the weekend of August 13 and 14, Club Ohio's U13 Green and U14 Strikers participated in the inaugural Westside Invitational in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Both teams advanced to the finals by winning all three games!  The U13 Green team went on to win in the championship.  The U14 Strikers fell short in OT.  Congratulations to both teams!  They are pictured below with their awards.

U13 Boys Green - Westside Champions

U14 Boys Strikers - Westside Finalists

Starting in fall 2011, Team Ohio FC will be called Club Ohio.  This decision was made in order to bring all the clubs that have joined our new organization under one new name.

For the 2011-2012 seasons, Club Ohio will field 82 teams from four different areas.  Our teams will be recognized as:

• Club Ohio (these will be the Dublin based teams)
• Club Ohio Locker Soccer
• Club Ohio COSA
• Club Ohio Marietta
• Club Ohio Dayton

There are many advantages in going with this new club format:

• Larger player pools for guest players and all-star teams
• Increased participation with all Club Ohio events
• Friendly game weekends
• Growing the brand of just one club name instead of five

There are many other exciting things that will be added during the soccer year.  Please check the Web site for updates.

The Club Ohio Web site will be complete in early August. This new web address is: clubohiosoccer.com. All team names, Head Coaches, Administrators, and Board of Directors members will also be posted at that time.

If you have any questions about our new organization, please email Steve Dawson, Director of Coaching at: sdawson@wittenberg.edu.

Team Ohio FC is very proud to announce a merger with Steve Locker and his Locker Soccer Elite Program.  We are very excited about having the Locker Soccer Philosophy embedded into our program for the ages of U8-U12.  

Steve Locker and all his teams will be playing under the Team Ohio FC banner and will be called "Team Ohio FC/Locker Soccer."

Steve Locker is one of the premier developers of youth soccer talent in the region.  Team Ohio is very honored to be adding Steve, his players, coaches and parents to the Team Ohio FC Family.

We will be adding information on the Team Ohio FC/Locker Soccer Elite Program later this week.  If you you'd like any information now, please visit:  www.lockersoccer.com.

As 2009 closes out, it’s time to reflect on all the past year’s successes.  With that, nationalsoccerranking.com has come out with their top 25 boys and girls clubs for the year.  Team Ohio was ranked the 15th best boys club.  We are the only boys club from Ohio that received a top 25 ranking.  To view the rankings, click here.

Congratulations to all the players, coaches and parents of Team Ohio!