City FC launches new tutoring program

February 2nd, 2010

City FC is excited to officially launch City FC Advantage in February.  City FC Advantage is an after school tutoring program that will provide participants with a safe space to do their homework with the assistance of qualified tutors.  Regular tutoring hours will be held Tuesday and Thursday evenings, from 7-9PM in classroom space generously donated by the Latin American Youth Center (LAYC), and healthy snacks will be available each night.  In addition to providing homework assistance, our goal is to focus at least one tutoring session a month on a particular topic, such as interview preparation, resume building, or SAT/ACT practice.  City FC Advantage will help give our players an extra edge, both in the classroom and on the field.

City Football Club (“City F.C.”), a program of DC Stoddert Soccer, was established in 2007 to provide District youth with a curriculum combining excellent soccer coaching and first-rate mentorship and college preparation. City F.C. is organized exclusively for charitable purposes as an educational non-profit. Its objective is to bring together the City’s youth for educational and recreational opportunities, including but not limited to soccer.

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City FC coaches hold spring planning meeting

January 27th, 2010

City FC coaches met with Business Director Cara Rooney and Coaching Director Roy Kelley on January 26th in Columbia Heights to discuss plans for the upcoming spring season. City FC will have four teams this spring playing in the DC Stoddert program. The U-17 Boys will be playing with the Travel Program while the U-19 Boys, U-17 Girls and U-19 Girls teams will continue competing in the Rec Program. Registration activities are currently underway and players are encouraged to come out to one of our weekly futsal sessions in order to stay trim and fit during the winter. The season will kick off in late March.

City Football Club (“City F.C.”), a program of DC Stoddert Soccer, was established in 2007 to provide District youth with a curriculum combining excellent soccer coaching and first-rate mentorship and college preparation. City F.C. is organized exclusively for charitable purposes as an educational non-profit. Its objective is to bring together the City’s youth for educational and recreational opportunities, including but not limited to soccer.

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City F.C. website issues

January 25th, 2010

The City F.C. website was hacked in late December.  Due to this the website was taken down and everything was re-installed. While most of the content was readily available from backed ups, the news section was not.  Due to this most of 2009 content is currently missing.  Articles are being re-posted as they are located. We apologize for any inconvenience.

City Football Club (“City F.C.”), a program of DC Stoddert Soccer, was established in 2007 to provide District youth with a curriculum combining excellent soccer coaching and first-rate mentorship and college preparation. City F.C. is organized exclusively for charitable purposes as an educational non-profit. Its objective is to bring together the City’s youth for educational and recreational opportunities, including but not limited to soccer.

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City FC coach moves to USMA at West Point

January 9th, 2010

Hello City FC Friends and Family,

It is with great excitement as well as sadness that we announce that our own Dan Driscoll has accepted the Assistant Coach and Goalkeeping Coach position with the United States Military Academy at West Point.

While we are sad to see Dan move on to upstate New York we know that professionally Dan is well on his way to a successful career as a college coach. As a result of this move and due to NCAA rules, Dan will no longer be serving as a coach for our teams. Please join us in wishing him all the best in his new endeavor.

Given Dan’s large role in City FC, we want to assure our players, parents and volunteers that our activities will continue and that Dan’s responsibilities are being covered by others within the club. For any issues please email info@cityfc.org and we will be sure to put you in touch with the right person.

The spring season is just around the corner so we look forward to seeing you all back on the pitch soon!

City Football Club (“City F.C.”), a program of DC Stoddert Soccer, was established in 2007 to provide District youth with a curriculum combining excellent soccer coaching and first-rate mentorship and college preparation. City F.C. is organized exclusively for charitable purposes as an educational non-profit. Its objective is to bring together the City’s youth for educational and recreational opportunities, including but not limited to soccer.

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City F.C. debuts at the MD Futsal State Cup

January 3rd, 2010

City F.C.’s U17 futsal team traveled to Maryland to compete in the MD Futsal State Cup, sponsored by the US Futsal Federation (USFF), on January 3, 2010. This was the first futsal tournament opportunity for the U17 team, and served as a valuable learning experience for the team as they lost all four games. According to Roy Kelly, one of the City F.C. coaches, “despite the losses, the players demonstrated improvement with each game.” The highlight of their tournament came in their last match where they held group champions, Magic Santos, scoreless for the first 10 minutes, displaying that they are capable of holding their own against one of the best teams around. The players are already moving forward, and have begun talking amongst themselves about how they plan to return next year to surprise some of the same teams that beat them this year, says Kelly. Applying the lessons they learned at the MD Futsal State Cup to their advantage, the players are currently competitively playing on different teams in the DC Parks and Recreation Winter futsal League.

City Football Club (“City F.C.”), a program of DC Stoddert Soccer, was established in 2007 to provide District youth with a curriculum combining excellent soccer coaching and first-rate mentorship and college preparation. City F.C. is organized exclusively for charitable purposes as an educational non-profit. Its objective is to bring together the City’s youth for educational and recreational opportunities, including but not limited to soccer.

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City F.C. fall news

September 1st, 2009

As the coaches and staff prepare for the fall season, be sure to look out for them at a booth at the Adams Morgan Day Festival (http://www.adamsmorgandayfestival.com) on September 13th.  This is your opportunity to find out more about City F.C., and to get involved as a player and/or volunteer.

City F.C. Gears Up For Fall Season

In response to the need for shoes for its youth soccer players, City F.C. reached out to the U.S. Soccer Foundation and EuroSport (www.soccer.com).  Sarah Pickens, Community Outreach & Development Coordinator for the U.S. Soccer Foundation, facilitated the donation of shoes to City F.C.  This initiative, Boot Camp, will provide City F.C. players with proper soccer shoes.

Off the Soccer Field City F.C. Notes

The dedicated City F.C. coaches are taking time off the field to enhance their coaching skills.  Dan Driscoll, Roy Kelly, and Eben Levy have all recently earned additional coaching certifications.  [insert additional details.]

Also of note for the coaching staff is that Dan Driscoll has been selected as the head coach for the soccer team at Gallaudet University (www.gallaudetathletics.com), and Roy Kelly will be heading up the soccer program at [insert name].  City F.C. congratulates both Driscoll and Kelly, and is thankful that they will continue to dedicate their time and energy to DC area youth on the soccer fields this fall.

City F.C. Welcomes Two Fall Interns

City F.C. is continually working to expand, and provide more opportunities for DC area youth on the soccer fields.  This fall, City F.C. will welcome two interns, Sam Dunston, and David [insert last name].  Both, dedicated to spreading the mission of City F.C., will be involved in special projects, including fundraising initiatives.  This will be a great opportunity for Dunston and XX to devote their energy to City F.C., and for City F.C. to be on the receiving end of their forthcoming contributions both on and off the soccer fields.

City Football Club (“City F.C.”), a program of DC Stoddert Soccer, was established in 2007 to provide District youth with a curriculum combining excellent soccer coaching and first-rate mentorship and college preparation. City F.C. is organized exclusively for charitable purposes as an educational non-profit. Its objective is to bring together the City’s youth for educational and recreational opportunities, including but not limited to soccer.

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City F.C. girls team participate in Freedom run clinic with Young Rising Stars FC (Pakistan)

April 12th, 2009

On Saturday, April 11, the newly-formed City Football Club (“City F.C.”) girls’ team participated in a unique cultural exchange made possible by DC Stoddert Soccer, the Washington Freedom, the U.S. State Department and the Maryland SoccerPlex.

The City F.C. team, comprised of female high school students enrolled at D.C. public schools, joined a team of young women from Pakistan at the Maryland SoccerPlex for a clinic led by Washington Freedom coaches Clyde Watson and Chris Ward. Freedom player Parrissa Eyorokon also provided instruction during the clinic. Following the clinic, City F.C. coaches Roy Kelly and Dan Driscoll mixed up the City F.C. and Pakistani players – who were in D.C. as part of a unique State Departement-hosted soccer delegation touring the area – for a 9v9 scrimmage on one of the Maryland SoccerPlex’s excellent turf fields.

Following the scrimmage, the players and their coaches walked over to the stadium field, where they watched the Washington Freedom’s WPS home opener – a 1-1 draw with the Chicago Red Stars. Several City F.C. players also joined the Pakistani delegation after the match for dinner at a local restaurant.

City F.C. would like to thank the Washington Freedom for the excellent clinic, Beth Fine and the U.S. State Department for the opportunity to meet and play with the delegation of female soccer players from Pakistan, the Maryland SoccerPlex for providing access to its excellent fields, and DC Stoddert Soccer for arranging free tickets for the young women of City F.C. to watch the Freedom first-ever WPS match at the Maryland SoccerPlex.

The event was a wonderful example of the common ground that the Beautiful Game provides for cultural exchanges like this one. All involved were so pleased the Pakistani delegation is participating in today’s City F.C. girls’ practice.

City Football Club (“City F.C.”), a program of DC Stoddert Soccer, was established in 2007 to provide District youth with a curriculum combining excellent soccer coaching and first-rate mentorship and college preparation. City F.C. is organized exclusively for charitable purposes as an educational non-profit. Its objective is to bring together the City’s youth for educational and recreational opportunities, including but not limited to soccer.

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Support City F.C. – official t-shirts on sale now!

February 7th, 2009

Show your support for City Football Club (“City F.C.”) with the purchase of an official City F.C. workout t-shirt!

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Official City F.C. t-shirt's by Nike are now available for $20, with 100% of the proceeds supporting City F.C.

These high-quality, grey t-shirts are made by Nike and feature the City F.C. logo on the front and the program’s website — www.CityFC.org — just below Nike’s “Swoosh” symbol on the back. Made of 90% cotton, 10% polyester, these shirts are soft but durable. With excellent breathability, they are ideal for gym workouts or soccer practices.

Available in adult sizes medium and large, the shirts can be purchased for $20/each by contacting City F.C. coaches Dan Driscoll (202-277-8513 // dbdriscoll@gmail.com) or Roy Kelly (202-277-0612 // roynessk@comcast.net).

All proceeds from the sale support City F.C.’s programming, so you can wear your shirt knowing that every cent of your purchase helped support D.C. youth soccer.

City Football Club (“City F.C.”), a program of DC Stoddert Soccer, was established in 2007 to provide District youth with a curriculum combining excellent soccer coaching and first-rate mentorship and college preparation. City F.C. is organized exclusively for charitable purposes as an educational non-profit. Its objective is to bring together the City’s youth for educational and recreational opportunities, including but not limited to soccer.

City F.C. t-shirt - back

City F.C. t-shirt - back

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Discount enrollment at Sport & Health Clubs

January 30th, 2009

City Football Club (“City F.C.”) is pleased to announce a new partnership with Sport & Health Clubs for a corporate account, enabling our participants (City F.C. and DC Stoddert players, coaches, teachers, volunteers and their families) to receive discounted enrollment at Sport & Health clubs.

City F.C. / DC Stoddert participants and families are now eligible for dicounted memberships at Sport & Health Clubs.

City F.C. / DC Stoddert participants and families are now eligible for discounted memberships at Sport & Health Clubs.

This is an excellent and inexpensive way for City F.C. athletes to workout and receive FREE weight-training support from our coaches at group workout sessions. Moreover, there is no better way to get in shape than to workout with a group, and with this discounted rate, it has never been easier to do so.

For one person to enroll at the club’s Northwest branch on Brandywine Street near Wilson High School, it is $45/month; for couples, it is $65/month ($32.50 each); for families it is just $76/month (i.e., $19 each for family of four).

A complete list of Sport & Health’s branches is available HERE, and while City F.C. mostly attends the Northwest branch, various discounted terms are available for just about all of Sport & Health’s clubs. For more information, or to enroll, please contact the Northwest branch’s Brendon Hill at (202) 244-6090 or (202) 280-6219.

“To put this in perspective, my last gym membership at another club, using my employer’s corporate account, was more than $80/month for just myself,” says City F.C. director and coach Dan Driscoll.

Again, City F.C.’s coaching staff currently offers FREE weight-training support at the gym twice each week (currently Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:15 pm at the Northwest branch near Wilson High School and Tenleytown metro). City F.C.’s program includes a 7-day workout manual. At the end of the school year, this program is coupled with City F.C.’s off-season training program.

More group training sessions with City F.C. coaches on hand will be added as demand rises.

Again, to enroll, please call Brendon Hill — (202) 244-6090 or (202) 280-6219 — and see that you are put under the new City F.C. account.

For more information about the City F.C. partnership with Sport & Health clubs, please contact Dan Driscoll (202-277-8513 // dbdriscoll@gmail.com).

City Football Club (“City F.C.”), a program of DC Stoddert Soccer, was established in 2007 to provide District youth with a curriculum combining excellent soccer coaching and first-rate mentorship and college preparation. City F.C. is organized exclusively for charitable purposes as an educational non-profit. Its objective is to bring together the City’s youth for educational and recreational opportunities, including but not limited to soccer.

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Senior Showcase set for Saturday, Jan. 10

January 5th, 2009

City Football Club is pleased to announce the first annual D.C. Senior Showcase!

City F.C. is pleased to host the first annual D.C. Senior Showcase match for District high school soccer players.

City F.C. is pleased to host the first annual D.C. Senior Showcase match for District high school soccer players.

The first-ever D.C. showcase of the top District high school boys soccer talents is set for Saturday, January 10th, making the George Washington University’s soccer field the place to be from 1-3 p.m. EST.

More than 30 of Washington, D.C.’s best high school soccer players will square off in an all-star match pitting the District public schools’ best players against some of the Washington-metro region’s top private and suburban public school players.

With most of these players still uncommitted to colleges, the D.C. Senior Showcase is the best chance for area college coaches to see some of the Washington area’s most promising undiscovered talents in action before the 2009 college soccer season rolls around.

The George Washington University soccer field is located at the GW-Mt. Vernon Athletic Complex at 2100 Foxhall Road, NW in Washington, D.C. Directions to the facility are available at: http://gwsports.cstv.com/student-ath-ctr/gewa-vernon-facility-directions.html

For more information about the D.C. Senior Showcase, please contact Dan Driscoll (202-277-8513 // dbdriscoll@gmail.com) or Roy Kelly (202-277-0612 // roynessk@comcast.net).

City Football Club (“City F.C.”), a program of DC Stoddert Soccer, was established in 2007 to provide District youth with a curriculum combining excellent soccer coaching and first-rate mentorship and college preparation. City F.C. is organized exclusively for charitable purposes as an educational non-profit. Its objective is to bring together the City’s youth for educational and recreational opportunities, including but not limited to soccer.

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