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Hundreds of players from the club attended the last Houston Dynamo home game vs. Toronto FC.  Some young Recreational players had the pleasure of playing on the field at half-time with multiple professional team mascots from around the city.  

“What a marvelous opportunity, incredible execution, an experience not to be forgotten. Go Dynamo”  Nathan Jeppson, Volunteer Coach & Parent.

The club's Community Outreach group were involved with 'Rock The Block' in the Woodforest community (Fox Trail Park) this last Saturday with over 900 people attending from the local neighborhood.  The Community Outreach Program is brought to you by Houston Methodist Hospital.

The club continues to expand their footprint within the Houston area increasing the awareness of the Identification Program within the College Station soccer community this week.  Coach Nick O'Shea, Director of Talent Identification was working with the Cavalry Youth SC teams on Thursday evening to identify players interested in furthering their development pathway.  

 

"Establishing relationships with area clubs is important to our Mission.  The Cavalry Youth Soccer Club already has a relationship with the PDL team (Premier Development League - college age players) that is connected with the Dynamo organization.  Therefore, creating a mutually beneficial program with them in the younger age groups is a natural progression."  Nick O'Shea, Director of Talent Identification.

The Houston Dash attended the US Soccer Development Academy Spring Showcase this past weekend providing their U14-U17 players an opportunity to play in front of hundreds of college coaches and US National Team scouts.  The 5-day event in Greensboro, North Carolina featured the nation’s top youth clubs, teams and players. 

To read the the full release from the US Soccer Development Academy - "Spring Showcase Provides Elite Scouting Opportunity" click here.

The club recently rolled out the Spring TOPS Program (Special Needs) sponsored by the Bradbury Brothers which plays games on a Saturday afternoon at Bear Branch, The Woodlands, TX.  The season goes from March 24 – May 4, 2018.

• Ages 4-10 (11:00am-12:00pm) @ Bear Branch Sports Fields – Field 5B
• Ages 11+ (12:00pm-1:00pm) @ Bear Branch Sports Fields – Field 5B

The program continually needs ‘buddy’ volunteers who can help the players learn to play soccer and help them have fun. No special training is needed, just a desire to help!

"The Spring 2018 season is off to a great start with a bunch of kids learning how to play soccer and communicate with their teammates.  I love this program because I get to coach such wonderful kids.  When I coach these kids I catch myself smiling uncontrollably because the players get so excited by the smallest things such as kicking the ball in the goal."  Emily Black, Program Director.

For more information on registering your child and / or volunteering contact Emily Black and Meghan Cloninger at tops@dynamodashyouth.com or call 281-298-2180.  

The program is bought to you by:

 

The Dynamo 04 Development Academy recently returned from a tour in France which saw them compete in the TOURNOI SANS FRONTIERE (25^th Edition). They were the first USA team to attend the prestigious event.

Coaching Staff: Dave Dengerink, Development Academy Director; Brian Cvilikas, Head Team Coach.

Team Players: Abel Piedra, Cesar Cordova, Jonah Clayton, Dean Wright, Joey Hlavac, Andrew Hollenbach, Finn Fenske, Joel Rodriguez, Ross Neves, Richard Monge, Cody Tice, Mikel Gonzalez, Felipe Alvarado, Antonio Rubio, Diego Diaz & Luis Lugo.

“This was an unbelievable opportunity for our players and staff to travel internationally and play in the Tournoi Sans Frontiere. It provided international competition against some of the top clubs in the world and at the highest levels in our age group. The football challenged and elevated our levels of play. The cultural experience this trip provided to our players was invaluable. It will open their perspective as they pursue and achieve different educational and professional goals. Also, the crepes were simply delicious!"  Brian Cvilikas, Head Coach.

 March 26 - Day 1

We landed at the airport at 8:15am in Paris, France. We first went to Champs Elysees Avenue including some shops like Adidas, PSG and Abercrombie. Then we went to see the Arc de Triomphe. When we got to the hotel we prepared for practice. We walked to the training fields that were on site. We trained on the same field as the Togo National team, they were also staying at our hotel. When we were finished we cleaned up and ate a delicious dinner in the hotel restaurant.

Finn Fenske #1 and Diego Diaz #43

“Traveling to France was a good experience because it thought a lot to me as a player and as an individual. It was my first time going to France, so I learned a lot of things. When we were in the games, I learned to play under pressure.”  Diego Diaz #43

GAME DAY INFORMATION

Who:  Houston Dynamo | Dash Youth Soccer Club Members
Where:  BBVA Compass Stadium
When:  Saturday, April 21 (DYNAMO) & Saturday, April 28 (DASH)
Opponent:  Houston Dynamo vs. Toronto FC ($15) / Houston Dash vs. NC Courage ($12)

Further information / questions or buy over the phone, contact Jay Adelberg directly at (713) 276-7529 or email at jadelberg@houstondynamo.com

Fun game day activities include - half-time mini games, rally tunnel, flag bearers, post game photos, autographs, meet and greet and much more.......

 

The club hosted another fantastic 3 vs. 3 Turf Cup during Easter weekend sponsored by Bikeland at Bear Branch soccer complex with 130 teams participating in perfect playing conditions.  The following activities were also on site:  DJ, live music, dance competition, soccer tennis, juggle competition & Easter egg hunt.  

 

The club just held our annual Golf Outing at The Woodlands Country Club - The Palmer Course fundraiser on Monday, March 26 with twenty seven (27) competitive holes and two hundred (200) golfers.  Multiple on course challenges were offered in perfect playing conditions along with breakfast, dinner, silent & live action, raffle, live scoring and awards. 

 

Team Awards:

Effex Management Solutions - Champions (third year in a row) 

Lynn Bennett presented the Bob Bennett Golf Award to Louis Flory, Craig Heck, Jerrid Payton and Bryan Daniele

 

The club took the Dash 02 City Select group to the Las Vegas Players Showcase this last weekend and played four games (W2-T1-L1) with college coaching staff present on the sidelines.  The results are below:

Friday, March 16 vs. Mustang SC O2G Red (CA North) – Won 3-0

Friday, March 16 vs. Eagles G2002 Academy II (CA South) – Lost 2-0

Saturday, March 17 vs. Legends FC Legends East 02 (CA South) – Won 1-0

Sunday, March 18 vs. CD Slammers FC Orange (CA South) – Tied 1-1

"The Dash 2002 City Select team traveled to Las Vegas for the Players College Showcase event. The girls got to experience competition from some of California’s top clubs. Finishing with 2 wins, 1 loss and 1 tie, they played some good soccer over the course of three days at some great soccer venues. Overall, the girls saw 24 colleges represented at their matches and most of the schools were contacted by the players prior to the tournament. Extremely proud how the players represented the club, their families and themselves at the event."  Willie Fowlkes, Dash 02 Pre-Academy.