Announcements
THE TWO STARS REPRESENT NFC'S TWO REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS! The ONLY soccer club in Nebraska to win TWO Regional Championships! Be part of our next championship team! NFC is the only ALL BOYS Premier Club in Nebraska. Ola Roja Elkhorn Tournament Champions! U9 Ola Roja defeated Gretna Crush 6-1 to win the Elkhorn Tournament. They outscored their opponents by the score of 20-3 during tournament play. Congratulations to Coaches Mitch Treu, Dave Frano and the entire Ola Roja Team!
NFC Players Named to Regional Pool Congratulations to the following NFC players on making the ODP Region II Pool Team. 1993 - Jake Novak and Ameer Pinto (Veleno) 1994 - Gabe Garbin (U17 Blue) NFC Bellator featured in the Omaha World Herald http://omaha.com/article/20100812/HIGHSCHOOLS/708129775/-1
Bellator players headed to college
It's no secret as to why so many players from NFC Bellator are going to be playing soccer in college this fall.
“We went to a lot of the right tournaments,'' former coach Kevin Doyle said. “We went out of our way to make sure they went to events where they were going to be recognized by college coaches. And they're all good players. When you put good players in the right situations, good things happen.”
Doyle, a former Creighton assistant, coached many of the boys for three years before moving on to an assistant's job at Virginia Tech. Matt Briggs took over the team last year.
Former Millard West midfielder Cody Thayer will be joining Doyle at Virginia Tech. Others who earned scholarships include defender-forward Luke Theimer of Millard South (John Brown University), defender Joe Branstetter of Omaha Creighton Prep (Creighton) and forward Andrew Kallman of Millard West (Drake).
Those four started together in the Millard Stars organization when they were about 8 or 9.
Goaltender Taylor Reeves of Creighton Prep is headed to Indiana, defender Jake Essi of Omaha Westside to Hastings College and midfielder Manny Pena of Bellevue West to Bellevue University.
Forward Tyrel Spittler, who finished up at Shattuck-St. Mary's in Minnesota, will go to Western Illinois. Brandon Frink of Gretna, who played for Bellator last season, is heading to Morningside.
“To have four local players play Division I from the same club team is quite an accomplishment for a boys team,'' said Matt Howe, former director of coaching for the Nebraska State Soccer Association. “It's a little more unique because there are not as many programs.''
Reeves was one of 12 people chosen for the ESPN RISE All-America first team for the spring. He also was the Nebraska Gatorade player of the year. NFC In-house League Registration is now available for children age 3-9. League will begin September 11th. Register early to avoid being shut out as there are a limited amount of spots available. Please see the attached document for more information and registration. CLICK HERENFC Bellator Taylor Reeves Named to ESPN Rise Spring All American Team.
http://rise.espn.go.com/boys-soccer/articles/Honors/all-americans/10-Spring-First-Team-Bios.aspx
Congratulations Taylor, everyone at NFC is very proud of you!
NFC is pleased to welcome Jeff Voigt back to our family. Jeff’s NFC Vincere team was the first Nebraska and NFC team to capture a Region II Championship in 2002. Jeff has a successful background in coaching teams to multiple State Championships as well as competing regionally and nationally. Many of Jeff’s former players have played several level’s of College and Professional Soccer. Jeff holds a USSF “B” License and will serve as the Technical Director of NFC.
“This is a big win for our Club’s development plan of becoming the Premier Boy’s Soccer Club in the State of Nebraska. Jeff is a great soccer mind and knows exactly what it takes from the technical developmental side for players to compete at the highest level. It is great to have a coach of his standard part of our growing organization. Today NFC became a better Club! Besides Jeff being an outstanding coach, he is a great friend and mentor for coaches.” - Andy Benkis, Director of Coaching.
Jun-02-2010
Paul is a well known name in the Omaha soccer community and brings many years of Premier level coaching and playing experience to the NFC Club. The board stated “Hiring Paul Harvey was a key step in the process of reestablishing NFC as the Premier Boys Club in the state of Nebraska.”
Paul played Academy level soccer in England many years before coming to the United States and playing at Newman University. In his time there Paul earned multiple awards as a 4 year starter, including Conference Defensive Player of Year twice, 3 rd team and Honorable Mention All American all 4 years as well as All Conference and All Region 4 years.
In his coaching experience he has been on the Creighton University staff for 6 years and coached at the Premier club level for 7 years. His U19 Boys team was the only boy’s team from Nebraska to advance beyond pool play at the 2009 Regional. Along with his playing and coaching accolades Paul graduated from Newman University Summa Cum Laude and was an academic All-American with a degree in Business.
Paul’s experience, relationships and passion for the game make him the top coach and administrator in the area for preparing premier players to excel and perform at the next level. NFC is honored to have him on our staff and to take a lead role into the future growth and direction of the NFC club.
NFC is pleased to announce the hiring of Michael Kraus.
Many know Michael from his playing days at Creighton University where he was team captain and named Missouri Valley Player of the Year his senior season. After graduating from Creighton in 2006, Michael was drafted by the Kansas City Wizards of the MLS. He spent three seasons with the Wizards making his MLS playing debut in 2008 and continuing on the top team in 2009. In addition, to his playing time at the Wizards, Michael spent 3 years coaching and training in the Kansas City Wizards Academy program.
Michael is originally from the Memphis, TN area where he was named Tennessee High School Player of the Year in 2002. After many years of performing and excelling at the highest level Michael has returned to Omaha to pursue his coaching goals. Michael is another step in the process of preparing players for the next level and establishing NFC as the Premier Boys Club in Nebraska.
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