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Challengers News!
Summer Soccer Camp.
Challengers Soccer of Naperville is
working with
Challenger British Soccer
proudly bringing the nation’s
number one soccer camp
(watch video) to
our club this summer in Naperville AUGUST 11-15, 2008.
Online registration is available NOW!
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(value $30+).
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Ensign on Sportsmanship
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Cyclones Finalist in Libertyville Tourney:
U11
Boys Cyclones won 3 games allowing only 1 goal to get to the finals,
but then finally lost in the finals on penalty kicks. Says coach Brian
Schroeder: "The boys played the semi's in 90
degree weather with 1 sub and played great."
Typhoons - Great Lakes Champions. Winning Streak Stands at 15:
Challengers
U11 Boys
Typhoons won the Championship at the Great Lakes Tournament Sept
23, 2007 beating Lyons Township in the finals. The Tournament was
also the centerpiece of the Typhoons overall winning streak which
stands at 15 games.
Says Head coach Don McBride: "The boys are playing their best when
they have to." Center Full Back Phillip P says: "Sometimes the
coaches want us to let up when we are ahead but our defenders get
fired up about another
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shut out. I can hardly
remember the last time our main goalie Matt B has let one in. If we
let up a shot he is always in the right spot
Club Referee and Scheduling coordinator Kathy Mullen says: Many of the
Challengers Fall teams have impressive records in league play but we
also have a handful of Champions in some of the largest Tournaments.
The u10 boys Wildfire
also were Great Lakes Champions.
This is especially impressive since they are a brand new Challengers
Team.
Naperville Challengers Soccer:
Finally, a competitive
TRAVEL SOCCER program that won’t cost you a fortune or take over your
life! Check out Challengers Soccer Club & See the Difference! …and
YES, our kids can play other sports!
· Teams
playing at multiple skill levels with in one age group. So you
can find the best fit
· Teams
are: Professionally Trained /Coached, Parent Coached or
Both! (Each Team Decides its own direction and hand picks their
trainers!)
· AFFORDABLE:
Save up to $1,200/year vs. other travel club options.
And because we are not about profit we have smaller rosters so our
kids get more play time.
· Player
Development and FUN are our priorities! We have multiple
teams at many age levels giving us the best fits to accommodate most
kids who love soccer.
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LOCAL…(Practices and most
games at local fields based on what’s most convenient for your team).
Many of our families are balancing commitments to many activities so
we must balance time invested with return for maximum efficiency.
At u9-13 levels working locally just saves time.
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Leadership not Control…(Our
founder is a volunteer parent. In the past he was a D1 college
soccer player and a professional trainer. Club leadership guide
teams to work well with families and focus on players not egos.
Why
did our families choose the Naperville Challengers.
The Club helps kids learn though balancing appropriate competition, fairness
and sportsmanship. Each of our teams joined the challengers
because a coach wanted a better opportunity for their
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team. Under the collaborative
guidance of very special parent volunteers Challengers enjoy the best
professional trainers and Naperville's best facilities yet we pay the lowest
fees around. Our excellent performance is continually tested as
our teams achieve top Travel league rankings. The Challengers is a
soccer club run by parents for their children. We are
led by parents dedicated to providing a competitive
soccer experience for their children while retaining control of the level of
commitment in terms of time, travel, and money. We have a lot of fun
and really enjoy being the Challengers!
How do we do it?
Everybody pitches in to a well coordinated effort. We borrow all the best
ideas like premier teaching methods and
National Coaching programs like
Positive
Coaching Alliance and
merge that with the
vision
of our Founders. Our fees are kept fair because the Club's
well coordinated direction is determined by a skilled volunteer
Board of Directors
like Treasurer
Maureen Guttosch.
Finally, open and effective communication lines like
our Blog are the lubes that keeps our club responsive and honest .
Every family helps out within their own schedule and with their own
unique talents. Coaching is done by a combination of highly skilled
parents and top professional trainers.
The proof of any system is in the
product. While our fees are very low we are also very proud
of our win /loss record against the more expensive teams in
the area. We believe
that doing things right helps us focus on the kids. Please ask any of our parents and players
if they enjoy the direction of the club and the fairness with which we
divide up the costs. They also appreciate that commitment ,not skill
alone, is what determines each team member's opportunity. While our
teams are very competitive Coaches remember we are first and foremost a
developmental program. We believe that each and every kid invited to
join our teams is equally important. This combination of fun people,
positive philosophy, and leadership continues to yields value,
performance, growth and respect with in the Naperville and west suburban
Illinois youth soccer community.
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