Youth Soccer News: Dave Currie's Surf BU11 Win Vegas Cup
Las Vegas Sports Academy (LVSA) held the annual 2013 Vegas Cup Soccer Tournament last weekend from January 18th through Martin Luther King's Birthday Celebration.
The 2013 Vegas Cup youth soccer tournament brought 330 teams from 17 different soccer clubs from across the country and even Canada and New Zealand.
The youth players enjoyed competing against U8 to U18 players from Arizona, Alaska, Cal North, Cal South, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas North, Texas South, Utah, Washington, Canada, and New Zealand!
Coached by Surf's Dave Currie, the Surf BU11 team traveled to Las Vegas to compete in the Vegas Cup 2013 and put it all out on the field and won, bringing home the celebrated victory and trophy after hard work and playing great soccer.
San Diego Surf's new Director of Coaching Boys, Wayne Harrison said, "The U11 boys had an excellent weekend in Las Vegas. The coach, Dave Currie, did a fantastic job having them play dynamic and attractive soccer with smooth development from the back, which resulted in them winning the tournament handsomely."
"Well done to Dave and his boys and thanks to all the parents traveling all that way to support the team. A real team effort from everyone concerned -- coach, players and parents," said Harrison.
While winning is always the desired outcome of a soccer match, playing great soccer is more important to these youth players who live, breath and eat soccer; and winning comes from this, more often than not.
Semi Finals for Divison 1 Vegas Cup Recap
Semi-Finals A
STRIKERS FC IRVINE (CAS)
0
SAN DIEGO SURF SURF 01-02
3
Semi-Finals B
LVSA 02 BOYS RED (NV)
0
UNITED FC B01 BLACK (CAS)
3
Final
SAN DIEGO SURF SURF 01-02
2
UNITED FC B01 BLACK (CAS)
1
Surf Coach Dave Currie has coached the boys for the last two years and said, "The team played great, showing lots of desire and talent. The boys played attacking football. All of the players contributed to the victory and in all the games."
Surf BU11 emerged from bracket play on a Wild Card after a series of tough matches. LVSA Boys Red from Nevada won the Bracket with a 2 point lead over Surf BU11.
During bracket play, the team scored a total of 8 goals with Michael Scavuzzo scoring two hat tricks. Francisco Gomez, known as Pancho,and Henrique Bueno scored in the Final. Other goals during the tournament were scored by Chris Hegardt, Derrick Stephenson, Jordy Rebolledo and Kian Hogan. Goalie Carlos Zuniga prevented numerous goal scoring attempts, and saved a penalty!!
This Surf team has been recognized as a highly competitive team to beat ever since the players won State Cup at the young age of U9 coached by Danny Salas.
The players all understand the importance of working together as a team and many participate in additional soccer practices outside of team sessions. In addition, several of the boys play Futsal and in the City Heights Soccer League.
The Vegas Cup offered three competiive divisions and the Surf BU11 team entered into the most competitive Division 1, along with Irvine Strikers, CV Manchester, United FC, LVSA, FC Golden State and many other top youth club teams. Nearly 30 teams competed at the U11 age bracket.
Surf BU11 Team Manager Robert Uno shot and edited this video of the several of the team's goals and saves
2012-2013 TEAM ROSTER includes: Henrique Bueno, Eitan Breziner, Tannen Carrillo, Francisco Gomez, Kai Haseyama, Chris Hegardt, Kian Hogan, Jake Kosakoff, Angel Medina, Jorge Montgomery, Jordy Rebolledo, Marcus Ruesga, Michael Scavuzzo, Derrik Stephenson, Ishmael Uno, Carlos Zuniga and Brian Rodriguez.
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