AM and PM Summer Camps this year
MSC United Soccer Club is pleased to announce it's 6th annual skills Summer Camp in the afternoon session for players ages 6 to 16 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. This camp will be held at Summit Park in Mesa (go north on Recker over the 202 and turn east on Virginia. The camp will be held on the soccer field in the retention basin at the park).
Additionally, there will be a MSC United Shooting Camp for players ages 13 to 18 to be held in the morning from 7:30 to 9:30 AM at Harmony Park Retention Area in Mesa (take 32nd street south from Southern and just before the Superstition Freeway turn right on Harmony - 32nd street is between Val Vista and Lindsay).
This year's coaching staff will include Jim Thames, David Cruz, Tony Rowshanaei, and Cristiana Gutierrez for the afternoon general skills session and Jim Thames, Brian Ronan and Derrick Thames and Brian Thames for the morning shooting and scoring session.
-Links: Morning Striker Camp Flyer | Evening Summer Camp Flyer | Registration Form
U.S. Women's National Team Member
Lindsay Tarpley Visits MSC
On Thursday, February 21, U.S. Women's National Team member Lindsay Tarpley visited the Youth Developmental League teams at Harmony Park where she met with future MSC stars and conducted practice sessions. The kids had a blast while she played games with them and also taught some of her moves. She also spent some time talking to both kids and their parents while signing soon to be cherished autographs.
Lindsay Tarpley is a highly regarded player for the current U.S. Women's National Team, one of the best women's team in the history of the sport. She has won awards such as the Bronze Boot for third most goals scored in the FIFA World Championship and the Chevrolet best young soccer player of the year in 2002. Hailing from Kalamazoo, Michigan she attended the University of North Carolina where she made 59 goals and 59 assists during her career there and where they retired her number 25 in 2006. Her web site, www.lindsaytarpley.com, gives more details...
“A forward during her highly successful youth National Team career, she has played mostly in the midfield for the full Women’s National Team… By the age of 21, she had scored two of the most important goals in U.S. soccer history, the first when she pounded in a rebound of her own shot in the championship game of the 2002 FIFA U-19 World Championship, giving the USA a dramatic 1-0 sudden death overtime victory over host Canada and the first-ever world title for youth women… The second came in the 2004 Olympic gold medal game off a blast from 25-yards out into the lower left corner for the game’s first score…”
After the Youth Developmental League, Lindsay was whisked away to the fields at Quail Run where she held practice sessions with the U8, U9 and U10 teams and conduct a Q&A with the U13 and U17 teams. While there, she also received essays about her from the U9 girls team and a personalized MSC training jacket, and of course, more photos and autographs.
Later this week, Lindsay is headed to southern Portugal with the rest of the National Team where they will be playing in the Algarve Cup on March 5-12. All the players, coaches and parents at MSC wish to thank Lindsay for her time and wish her good luck in Portugal.
MSC Official Sponsorship Form
We welcome all kinds of businesses as MSC United Partners. We invite you to promote your business services and products to the hundreds of soccer families who live, work, and play in the East Valley! Please print out the attached sponsorship form and make your donation to the youth players of MSC United.
Looking for a team?
There may still be some opportunities to join an MSC United soccer team. Please contact the Director of Coaching, Jim Thames, for more information
Welcome to MSC United!
we are dedicated to developing top rated soccer teams at high levels of competition, and preparing individual players for high school and collegiate competition.
MSC United is structured like a school, with basic knowledge and skills taught at each division. Our ultimate goal is that all teams are competitive in nature. To accomplish this goal the club sponsors a developmental/recreational program (the MSC Youth Soccer League MYSL). Winning through competitive spirit and sportsmanship is important, however, improving the soccer skills of all participants (both coaches and players) is the basic club goal.
History
MSC United has been in existence since the early 1970's. We maintain a working relationship with the City of Mesa Department of Parks and Recreation. For more club history, please follow this link (1MB PDF file).
MSC United is affiliated with the Valley Youth Soccer League (VYSL), the Arizona Youth Soccer Association (AYSA) , and the United States Youth Soccer Association (USYSA)
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