"In football there is a shared responsibility. Intelligent players always understand the real star is the team and what they give to the team the team gives back."
Arsene Wenger
Courage 99 Girls White Champions at Forest Park The Courage 99 Girls White team coached by Wolfgang Dietz and Missy Elliott opened up the Forest Park tournament with a 2-2 tie against STAR. They defeated Classics Hammer 4-1 and KSA Premier 3-0 in order to win their group. The team advanced to the final defeating Carlisle United 3-2 to win the championship. Congratulations to all of the players!
CUSA and Metro FC Announce Partnership The CUSA and Metro FC Youth soccer organizations are excited to announce the formation of a partnership at the high school level (U15 and above). These teams will be named “Metro Coraggio”, which means “courage” in Italian.
This partnership was established to create a working relationship between the existing clubs. This relationship will benefit soccer development through shared resources and will encourage players to remain with their home clubs in the U8 to U14 age groups. Those players will then have direct access to the Metro Coraggio High School Program through visible scouting, directors of coaching, and an established style of play as well as curriculum and training ties. All players in the Dayton and surrounding areas, regardless of their current club, will have the opportunity to try out and make one of the Metro Coraggio teams.
Players at the youth competitive levels (U8 to U14) will have the opportunity to experience the coaching staff from both organizations under one guiding principal; to develop players in a unified approach and to provide players the best opportunity of being selected into the best high school program in the Greater Dayton area. The development and education model instituted within this partnership will not solely be on the player level. Both organizations will also share coaching resources and philosophies that will continue to ensure that the players are receiving the finest soccer experience.
Kevin Arcuri, Director of Coaching for Metro FC “Metro FC and CUSA share the same vision about developing soccer in the Dayton and surrounding areas. Having two clubs that place the same level of importance on the development of soccer players and that work together, will undoubtedly increase the level of soccer throughout the area. Metro FC and CUSA have been producing good players and good teams individually. We feel that combining our resources in certain areas and sharing common goals will help the Dayton area compete more frequently at the State, Regional and National levels.”
Brett Thompson, Executive Director for CUSA “The purpose of this partnership is to create ‘A full cycle development program’ for members of the two organizations. Both clubs will work together and support each other through a number of programs that are intended to enhance player and coaching development. Both programs will share coaches for player education, and teams from each organization will come together at the younger ages for special events. I could not be more proud of what the CUSA and Metro FC organizations have done here, this is a huge step in the development of Dayton area soccer.”
Courage Alumni Named to All State Teams Stephan Grunwald (Centerville High School) was recently named to the OSSCA Division 1 2nd Team All State. Stephan played for the CUSA 91 Premier team. Brittney Dietz (Alter High School) was also named to the OSSCA Division 2 2nd Team All State. Brittney played for the CUSA 92 Premier team. More Information
Courage 96 Girls Premier Finish 2nd in CUSL The CUSA Courage 96 Premier finished 6-1-0 in division 2. They scored 23 goals and conceded 4 against for the season. Also finished the tournament season Runners-up at Mead Cup and Best of the Midwest. A great start for the year. Congratulations to all of the players: Myriam Alvarez, Abby Booth, Chaise Coffey, Megan Daniel, Megan Foster, Lexi Gabbard, Maria Gardner, Alexa Jennings, Lauren Kamm, MacKenzie McGillivary, Meagan McGillivary, Lauren Moran, Carissa Reese, Ashley Sembach, Katie Spires, Amanda Talbot, and Jackie Vaughan. The team is coached by Jim Wager and Brian Daniel.
Courage 98 Boys White CUSL Champions The CUSA Courage Boys 98 White team ended a very successful season this fall as champions of the Cincinnati United Soccer League (CUSL) in Division 4. The team won 5 of their 6 games, scoring 18 goals and only allowing 8 goals during league play. The team includes: Brendan Apt, Conner Barnhart, Andrew Craig, Evan Gramke, J.T. Maletic, Matt Militello, Dylan Myers, Nicholas Reaman, Jack Steele, Ben Wilkie and Jacob Worst. Chris LeVeck and Jerry Apt coach the team.
Rachael Mahle 11th in State Cross Country Rachael Mahle (part of the CUSA Courage 94 Premier team from U8-U14) finished 11th in OHSAA Division 1 Cross Country meet with a time of 18:48.31 to lead Springboro High School to a 2nd place finish. Rachael is now playing on the U15 Girls Metro Coraggio team.
Courage Skills Awards Program 09-10 Congratulations to all of the players listed for their accomplishments! Congratulations to all of the members of the Courage 98 Girls White team for reaching the Basic Skills Award level: Marissa Burkhardt, Jessie Feilen, Brooke Greenlee, Olivia Hinkel, Shannon Kelly, Jessica Kimbrell, Claire Koczak, Brooke Lindenschmidt, Ashley Middleton, Caroline Miller, Ellie Powers, Blythe Wesney, and Amanda Young! All players reaching the Basic Skills Award level will receive a t-shirt. U12 and below are eligible for the basic level while all players all eligble to reach the advanced skill awards. Please report your accomplishments to your coach.
