Wednesday, July 26, 2017

U.S. Youth Futsal National Teams to compete in Costa Rica

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U.S. Youth Futsal names National Teams for international trip 
Players selected at National I.D. Trial from 1999-2004 age groups
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. (July 26, 2017) - U.S. Youth Futsal has announced the rosters for its teams that have traveled to Costa Rica for a series of international friendlies ( July 23-31 2017)

After a year-long identification process 72 players were selected to represent the United States in Costa Rica, where the U.S. Youth Futsal U18, U16 and U14 boys and girls teams will compete from July 23 to July. 30.

Participants were selected after attending State Futsal I.D. Trials throughout the nation last fall and winter followed by the National I.D. Trial earlier this month. 

"I am very excited and proud to be part of this historic event of taking our youth teams to Costa Rica," said U.S. Youth Futsal Technical Director Keith Tozer, who is preparing for his fifth visit to the Central American country. "With the coaching staff and level of players we now have I think we are very much prepared to take on this challenge." 

Costa Rican opponents include
Colegio Alajuela, Colegio Ezcazu, Colegio Santa Ana, Colegio UNA, Colegio Hatillo , Colegio Borrusia and CTP Lindora.

The Girls U18 will play against the Costa Rica womens Futsal National Team.  
 
Teams will stay in San Jose, the host nation's capital, and train and play at the CTP Lindora training center. The visit will include one day of training and two days of team-building adventure activities prior to the three match days.  

The coaching staff is helmed by U.S. Youth Futsal Technical Director Keith Tozer, U.S. Youth Futsal Director of Goalkeeping Otto Orf and The Director of Coaching Ty Stauffer. It includes Fabian Rodriguez & Director of Futsal I.D. Soorena Farboodmanesh. Laura Whiteley, USYF Social Media Administrator will be accompanying the staff also.
U.S. Youth Futsal 1999-00  Boys

ByronPeng
JosueGalvez
NathanSherwood
Caderemy
MorrieBudler
CalebHajian
JosephRaasch
GerardoNicolas
ConnerHollett
FernandoCardona
IsaiahSchatz
OwenRhydderch

U.S. Youth Futsal 1999-01 Girls

BraeleighMcCoy
GracePowell
BreshnaHaider
AlyssaHuynh
LilyRobertson
AlexisVanderlinden
CaitlinViolet
AngelVue
JoanieWestcoat
AnnikaJurgilewicz
RoryDonahue
JessicaVelasco

U.S. Youth Futsal 2001-02 Boys   
 
CameronRevels
EthanBerkovitz
KadenRuffer
LeifJohnson
BrandtBetts
JodarMarcial
CalebTan
JakobPopkin
MatthewBalitskiy
JustinBaeten
ConnorBryant
DerekLiguori


U.S. Youth Futsal 2000-02  Girls

OliviaSloffer
FionaPrendergast
CassandraForcellini
N'DeaGodwin
EliseO'Neil
ElizabethStureman
MadelineWade
GageDraper
MegHolmes
FrancescaMac
AlexandriaPerez
MeganClayton

 
U.S. Youth Futsal 2003-04  Boys
 
LucianoPechota
CobyJones
WilliamBencic
Beauricard
JackLucas
NathanialVakos
AidanKnauth
CooperForcellini
MitchellBudler
JacksonMoore
NathanTrickett
DAVIDSILVA

 
U.S. Youth Futsal 2003-04  Girls
 
BrookeCollins
AlexPike
TaylorBerman
KileyFitzgerald
BrookeHaarala
AbbyHansen
AvaHellner
AbigailMaier
AllieMairn
TaylorRank
HaleyMiller
RianaKitchen

About U.S. Youth Futsal
United States Youth Futsal is the largest U.S. Soccer affiliated Futsal organization in the country. Launched in 2004, U.S. Youth Futsal oversees more than 70 local leagues and hosts 8 Regional Championships and 1 National Championship.

The U.S. Youth Futsal I.D. program includes more than 20  State I.D. Trials and 1 National I.D. Trial, from which teams comprised of the very best youth futsal players in the nation are selected. It is led by U.S. Youth Futsal Technical Director (and USMNFT Head Coach) Keith Tozer.