The San Diego Soccer Club is excited to provide an initial TOPSoccer skills evaluation later this month for interested special needs athletes. We are asking interested parents to please meet for a brief informational meeting at the top of the stairs which lead to the Westview stadium, on Saturday May 19th, at 11:00 AM. At that time we will discuss the format of the future soccer sessions, provide registration/waiver forms, and answer any questions you may have. We look forward to seeing you there!  Visit the TOPSoccer link on the left for more information.

Congratulations to The San Diego Soccer Club Players selected by Cal South to the Olympic Development Program and Youth ODP Player Pools - Pictured Julia Kappes G99 Coached by Mark Sidebottom, not shown Alejandro Hernandez, Zach Thorn, Cooper Lachenbruch, Alec Castillo, and Raymond Shay - all B2000 players coached by John Napier

San Diego Soccer Club 2012 Tryout Information - for Schedules, Locations and Details go to the Tryout Tab.  If you missed tryouts and are interested in playing for San Diego Soccer Club click the tryout tab or for more information:

San Diego Soccer Club’s Board President, Sally Grigoriev, was recently honored at the annual ’Hats Off to Volunteers’ event in Rancho Bernardo. Her contributions to the local soccer community were recognized at this event. SDSC nominated her for her endless hours of volunteering for the club. Congratulations on a well deserved award!

SDSC’s Brian Quinn is a 2012 Nominee for the US Soccer Hall of Fame - Veteran’s Category. CONGRATULATIONS BRIAN!!!!!

Voting is also underway through February 17. Eleven players are up for selection on the Veteran ballot, which is voted on only by current Hall of Famers after the list has been narrowed down by a screening committee.  Eligibility for the Veteran ballot is the same as the Player ballot except that a player must be retired for more than 10 years. For more information - US Soccer Hall of Fame 

Congratulations to SDSC’s Marley Canales - she recently attended the US National Team Selection Camp in Los Angeles and was selected to the National Team Pool of 30 Players who will travel to selected competitions both in the US and Internationally to represent the United States. 

She was selected with other girls from around the country to attend after the regional camp held in Portland, Oregon. For information about selection click here, click here.  The picture above is of Marley competing against the US U15 National Team while participating in the U14 Selection Camp.  Nice work Marley!!

The BU16 Academy team started a strong spring season by defeating a pair of northern California teams 3-0 and 3-1 in the Spring WCDA Showcase in Las Vegas.
They are also tied for first in goals per game average for their WCDA age group. Their awesome play continued back home as they won the 2012 Nomad’s Coaches Showcase by defeating Surf White 1-0. They allowed only 4 goals through 7 games, with 4 clean sheets. Congratulations boys!

The San Diego Soccer Club hosted the first annual awards ceremony since completing the club merger in 2011.  Players from the club were recognized for their success and continued development. Coaches, Managers and  Volunteers were also recognized for their contributions.  The event was attended by over 1000 players and family members and was held at the Jenny Craig Pavilion at the University of San Diego. "The award banquet was a fantastic event and it wrapped up our fantastic season on and off the field. I’m very proud to be involved with an amazing group of people, from my fellow directors, coaches, managers and all the board members that have helped make this a very successful merger and SDSC a class act." said Raffi Ruotolo, Director of Older Girls Soccer.  Read More for a list of awards and recipients.

From Ray and Theresa Shay - Our three boys, Troy, Raymond, and Ryan really enjoy soccer. As much time as we are around soccer coaches and competitive clubs, Theresa and I were still surprised when Raymond’s U-11 San Diego Soccer Club Coach, John Napier announced to the team, "I will be providing player evaluations to the kids and their parents today". That part was not surprising. What surprised us is what he said next, "It will take about twenty or thirty minutes per child". Thirty minutes per child?   Most coaches hand out an evaluation and say, "See me if you have any questions". I started to calculate in my mind before quickly transitioning to the calculator on my Iphone. 30 minutes per child and there are fifteen kids on our team and John has a minimum of 2 teams. That equals to about 15 hours of sitting down with kids and their parents.

SDSC Coach Peter Stogsdill named ’Coach of the Year’ for Girl’s High School Soccer and Coach Kurt Trecker named :"Coach of the Year" for Boys High School Soccer. Congratulations on your achievement, we’re proud of both Coach Stogsdill and Coach Trecker! Read more about this honor here: