Penn Fusion Soccer Academy Copryright 2012 02/03/2012 02/03/2012 www.pennfusion.org News from Penn Fusion Soccer Academy <center>NATIONAL SIGNING DAY<center/> 02/02/2012 01:14 PM http://www.pennfusion.org/home/594898.html Feb. 1, 2012 - Penn Fusion Soccer Academy congratulates the Class of 2012!  Penn Fusion players sign their NCAA National Letter of Intent today committing to continue their soccer careers at the collegiate level.  Congratulations Penn Fusion ’93 Girls and Penn Fusion ’93 Boys.  We are so very proud of all that you have accomplished!  Click here to see the schools where our players are heading.

]]> http://www.pennfusion.org/home/594898.html <center>JOHNS, MANLEY AND MCCLERNON HEAD TO NATIONAL TEAM CAMP<center/> 01/26/2012 06:52 PM http://www.pennfusion.org/home/592765.html January 24, 2012 - Penn Fusion ’96 Girls teammates, KAELYN JOHNS and PHOEBE MCCLERNON, will join Penn Fusion ’95 Girls player MEREDITH MANLEY at the US Youth Soccer ODP National Team Development Camp in Las Vegas on Feb. 7-12, 2012.  This invitation-only event brings players together from around the country to train and play alongside fellow elite athletes. The developmental camp will highlight the players individual talents and provide opportunities for them to shine.  Congratulations girls!  Click here for more on this story.

]]> http://www.pennfusion.org/home/592765.html <center>PENN FUSION '95 BOYS HEAD TO DALLAS<center/> 01/25/2012 01:26 PM http://www.pennfusion.org/home/592981.html January 2012 - The Penn Fusion ’95 Boys team is heading to Dallas, Texas to play in the prestigious Dallas Cup.  The Dallas Cup is the oldest international youth soccer tournament in the United States, celebrating its 30th year in 2009. Since its inception in 1980, Dallas Cup has played host to teams and referees from over 45 states, 100 countries and 6 continents. The tournament is held every spring from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday.  Good luck and have fun playing the beautiful game!

]]> http://www.pennfusion.org/home/592981.html <center>BRADLEY CALLED FOR U17W NATIONAL TEAM CAMP<center/> 01/24/2012 12:36 PM http://www.pennfusion.org/home/592488.html January 23, 2012 - Penn Fusion’s DEIRDRE BRADLEY, a member of the Penn Fusion ’96 Girls team, was selected to participate in a Football Association of Ireland Women’s Under 17’s training camp, taking place in Dublin, Ireland in February.  Deirdre, along with the other 24 players rostered for this event, will report to Head Coach Harry Kenny for this training camp.  Congratulations Deirdre! Click here for more on this great opportunity.

]]> http://www.pennfusion.org/home/592488.html <center>NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYER COMMITTMENTS<center/> 01/20/2012 10:32 AM http://www.pennfusion.org/home/591796.html Jan. 18, 2012 - US Youth Soccer congratulates Penn Fusion Soccer Academy and all that have qualified for the 2011-2012 National League on their success in developing future collegiate, professional and National Team players. The National League season is at the halfway point and to date, club teams in the U-17 and U-18 National League have produced 275 girls and 108 boys who have committed to play for collegiate soccer programs throughout the country. Click here for boys committed to play from the Penn Fusion '93 Boys team.

]]> http://www.pennfusion.org/home/591796.html <center>GUNDERSON, ROBINO, LAURENTO-FALCOFF, AND WATTS SELECTED<center/> 01/19/2012 03:39 PM http://www.pennfusion.org/home/591650.html January 18, 2012 – Penn Fusion players, Andrea Gunderson, Kendal Robino, Kira Laurento-Falcoff and Bryce Watts were selected to participate in the Elite Clubs National League’s Elite Training Player Development Program (PDP) in Philadelphia. The event will take place Jan. 21-22, 2012, with 58 of the best players from nine ECNL clubs in the mid-Atlantic region.  For a complete rosters and more on this event, click here. Congratulations girls!

]]> http://www.pennfusion.org/home/591650.html <center>MORRISON CHOSEN FOR U20 NATIONAL TEAM CAMP<center/> 01/03/2012 06:00 PM http://www.pennfusion.org/home/588704.html January 3, 2012 - CASEY MORRISON has been called up to the U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team training camp at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif. U.S. head coach Steve Swanson has called 30 players for the Jan. 5-19 event which will feature many of the top performers from college soccer this past fall.  Click here for more information on this wonderful opportunity.  Congratulations Casey! 

]]> http://www.pennfusion.org/home/588704.html ADMINISTRATOR OF YEAR AWARDED TO DIANA URBANSKI 12/22/2011 01:39 PM http://www.pennfusion.org/home/587301.html Dec. 22, 2011 - Penn Fusion staff, players, and families congratulate our very own Diana Urbanski on her selection as 2011 Administrator of the Year by Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Association. This award comes as no surprise to those of us at Penn Fusion who work with Diana to provide an elite soccer opportunity for area youth. She devotes countless hours, boundless energy, and unbridled enthusiasm to the multi-faceted tasks of running a soccer club. Diana is the one-source solution to every challenge a Penn Fusion soccer team incurs including but not limited to uniforms, finances, registration, field assignments and communication.   A systems thinker and consummate professional, Diana develops long-term solutions to the organizational issues that can bog down a team and/or club, allowing managers, coaches, and players to focus on the details of competition. To Diana, a problem is simply a challenge that presents the opportunity for a creative change, and thinking outside the box is her forte. Those of us who have had the pleasure to work with Diana know that she is probably the single biggest reason that this young club has had such a measure of success. She is the glue that holds everything together and she does so with a wonderful sense of humor and remarkable grace.  Diana takes great pride in the accomplishments of each and every player and team in the club; we at Penn Fusion take great pride in recognizing Diana Urbanski for her award as the EPYSA 2011 Administrator of the Year.Click here for a complete list of award winners.

 

]]> http://www.pennfusion.org/home/587301.html <center>PENN FUSION PLAYERS COMPLETE COACHES COURSE<center/> 12/22/2011 01:15 PM http://www.pennfusion.org/home/585389.html Dec. 12, 2011 - Eleven Penn Fusion players successfully completed the US Soccer "E" Certification Course for Coaching and earned their "E" coaching license at the EPYSA sponsored course for women in Plymouth Meeting, PA. The players participated in 18 hours of course curriculum over a three day period. The course was the first offered for women only and had 37 candidates participate.  Click on the plus sign for more...
 
The Penn Fusion participating players included:
 
Caitlin Oswald, PF’95G
Mary Martin, PF’95G
Shae Yanez, PF’95G
Carly Freeth, PF’95G
Jennifer Hadfield, PF’95G
Madison Bove, PF’95G
Caroline Miller, PF’95G
Korah Lovelace, PF’95G
Allyson Kirkpatrick, PF’95G
Hannah Specht, PF’97G
Lindsay Cicchino, PF’97G
 
The players were encouraged to seek their "D" level certification, when eligible.  Penn Fusion candidates with course instructors, Danielle Fagan and Erin DeMarco are pictured below.

]]> http://www.pennfusion.org/home/585389.html <center>CARDAMONE AND HOUPT SET RECORDS<center/> 12/22/2011 01:16 PM http://www.pennfusion.org/home/583974.html December 6, 2011 -  Penn Fusion ’92 Girl teammates, SARA CARDAMONE and BETHANY HOUPT, finished their freshmen season with assist records.  CARDAMONE, playing for the College of Charleston, led the Southern Conference in assists with 11 and was chosen for the league freshmen team while HOUPT, playing for Elon University, was named SoCon player of the week, finished with a team best 5 assists and tied for ninth place in the Southern Conference.  Congratulations girls!

]]> http://www.pennfusion.org/home/583974.html MINKOFF AND ST. ROSE WIN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP! 12/22/2011 01:36 PM http://www.pennfusion.org/home/583586.html Decemer 5, 2011 - Penn Fusion’s LAUREN MINKOFF (pictured above left), a freshmen at St. Rose, celebrated with her teammates as St. Rose won the Division II National Championships.  Congratulations to Lauren and all the Golden Knights!  Click here for article.

]]> http://www.pennfusion.org/home/583586.html MORRISON NAMED TO SOCCER AMERICA ALL ROOKIE SECOND TEAM 01/03/2012 05:46 PM http://www.pennfusion.org/home/587865.html December 2011 - PENN FUSION ’92 GIRLS player CASEY MORRISON, now a freshmen at Boston College, was named by Soccer America to the All-Rookie second team.  Morrison played in 22 games, while starting 21 this season. She was a part of the defensive back line that helped the team earn 10 shutouts and have a .72 goals-against-average this past season. Morrison also had two goals and two assists for six points in her freshman campaign.  Congratulations Casey!  Click here for more information.

]]> http://www.pennfusion.org/home/587865.html PENN FUSION '93 BOYS: A SEASON TO REMEMBER 09/16/2011 09:02 PM http://www.pennfusion.org/home/548086.html 7/31/11: The PENN FUSION ’93 BOYS captured our hearts as they played throughout the 2010/2011 season.  The boys returned to the US Youth Soccer National Championship, as the reigning U17B US Youth Soccer Region 1 Champions and the Region 1 Premier League Champions.  They entered the final game at Nationals against Grand Rapids Crew Juniors (MI) with two wins and a tie in preliminary play. Rapids struck first in the 71st minute to take the lead.  Penn Fusion tied the game in the 89th minute with a diving header by Melvin Snoh off a Thomas Shiiba cross. The game remained scoreless after two OT periods and the championship went into penalty kicks.  The boys lost the game 5-4 in PK’s but, oh, what a season!  THANK YOU BOYS FOR A PHENOMENAL AND MEMORABLE SEASON...WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU! VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS.

]]> http://www.pennfusion.org/home/548086.html UNION ACADEMY OPENS FALL SEASON 01/19/2012 03:56 PM http://www.pennfusion.org/home/568299.html October 2011 -  The Philadelphia Union Academy launched their first-ever fall season with games against MLS competition. They hosted the Chicago Fire, NY Red Bulls, DC United, and Toronto FC U-16 academy teams, as well as the Red Bulls, DC United, Toronto FC U-18 teams, in Philadelphia.  Matt Greer, Harry Roche, Jonah Mohre, Christos Yiantsos, and Zach Zandi are representing Penn Fusion SA on the U-16 Academy Team and  Sam Frymier, Alex Murphy and Thomas Shiiba are representing Penn Fusion on the U-18 squad. Congratulations boys!  Click here for academy game details.

]]> http://www.pennfusion.org/home/568299.html PENN FUSION '94G ON CLASS 2013 WATCHLIST 12/01/2011 11:12 AM http://www.pennfusion.org/home/572045.html October, 17, 2011 - Penn Fusion ’94 Girls team members, Emily Morgan, Megan Tracewell, and Jennifer Wittick, Andrea Gunderson, and Kendal Robino were named to the ESPNHS Girls Soccer Class 2013 Watchlist.   The list was composed based on college recruiting interest.  Click here for more information.  Congratulations girls!


 

]]> http://www.pennfusion.org/home/572045.html FUSION FUTURES 01/25/2012 12:41 PM http://www.pennfusion.org/home/580407.html Nov. 18, 2011 - Our first ever Fusion Futures Fall Session was a tremendous success with 181 promising 9-13 year players from West Chester United SC & Spirit United SC participating.  They attended coaching & Character of Champions Sessions with our Academy Director Tony Williams, our Penn Fusion Staff Coaches and our Penn Fusion Players . 

]]> http://www.pennfusion.org/home/580407.html SHEVA IN RED WHITE AND BLUE 01/19/2012 03:58 PM http://www.pennfusion.org/home/568307.html September 2011 - Penn Fusion’s Marissa Sheva donned red, white, and blue when she attended the U.S. U-14 Girls’ National Team Camp at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California from Sept. 18-25.  U.S. Soccer Women’s Development Director Jill Ellis chose 36 players from all over the country.  The majority of the players were born in 1997, the birth year for the 2014 U-17 FIFA Women’s World Cup, with several born in 1998. This will be the last camp before the players’ transition to the U.S. U-15 Girls’ National Team pool in 2012.   Click here for more!  Congratulations Marissa!

]]> http://www.pennfusion.org/home/568307.html CIOLEK, GUNDERSON, MORGAN IN ODP INTERREGIONAL 01/26/2012 07:13 PM http://www.pennfusion.org/home/581183.html Nov. 22, 2011 - Rosters for the annual US Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program (US Youth Soccer ODP) Girls Thanksgiving Interregional were officially announced and Penn Fusion’s HANNAH CIOLEK, ANDREA GUNDERSON, AND EMILY MORGAN made the rosters.  Nearly 300 of nation’s top players in girls youth soccer will converge on the campus of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla., as teams from US Youth Soccer’s four regions will compete Nov. 20-25.   Click here for more.  Congratulations girls!


 

]]> http://www.pennfusion.org/home/581183.html DUTTON AND MCCOOL ATTEND ID2 CAMP 01/19/2012 03:55 PM http://www.pennfusion.org/home/573308.html October, 2011 - Penn Fusion ’97G team mates, Josie Dutton and Meghan McCool pictured above with Olympic and US Team Player, Lindsey Tarpley, were invited to the U.S. Club Soccer id2 player identification camp in Zarephath, N.J. this past weekend, where eight experienced coaches gathered from across the nation to train and evaluate players with a view towards future youth national team opportunities. Jill Ellis, Development Director for the U.S. Women’s National Teams, also attended the camp to scout potential candidates for upcoming U.S. camps and call-ups.  Congratulations girls!  Click here for more details.

]]> http://www.pennfusion.org/home/573308.html PENN FUSION PLAYERS MAKE ODP POOL 12/01/2011 11:19 AM http://www.pennfusion.org/home/560847.html

September 8, 2011 - Nine PENN FUSION players were chosen for the Region 1 ODP pool.  Congratulations to:

1995: Andrea Gunderson, Emily Morgan
1996: Hannah Ciolek, Meredith Manley, Bryce Watts, Zach Zandi
1997: Kaelyn Johns, Phoebe McClernon, Marissa Sheva

 

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