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FC Puma Soccer Academy and Winter Skills Academy
FC Puma Winter 2010 Application FC Puma Winter 2010 Health Release
FC Puma Soccer Academy enjoyed a very successful Winter Skills Academy in 2009. We received numerous compliments from the 120 kids and their parents who attended last years winter programs. Now in our 7th year I am very excited to extend this opportunity to the soccer community once again. Please forward this information on to players, friends, and team administers who might be interested.
FC Puma Soccer Academy will be offering a Winter Skills Academy for the following dates and ages.
Session I
January 7 - March 18 (10 Week Session Thursday) Ages 11-12 Boys & Girls
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Cost: $225
Location: ForeKicks II, Marlborough, MA
Session II
January 7 - March 18 (10 Week Session Thursday) Ages 13-16 Boys & Girls
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Cost: $225
Location: ForeKicks II, Marlborough, MA
Session III
January 4 - March 15 (10 Week Session Monday) Ages 11-12 Boys & Girls
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Cost: $225
Location- ForeKicks, Norfolk, MA
Session IV
January 4 - March 15 (10 Week Session Monday) Ages 13-16 Boys & Girls
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Cost: $225
Location- ForeKicks, Norfolk, MA
All sessions sold out last year, enrollment is limited, don't delay!!
Academy Philosophy
At the FC Puma Soccer Academy our coaching techniques are state-of-the-art and based on the USSF, NSCAA, and European coaching methods. It is our hope that through concentrated individual attention and with our experienced coaching staff, each player will master the skills and techniques required to play soccer at its highest level. FC Puma Soccer Academy is committed to the development of youth players, ensuring them a solid technical foundation and understanding of the game in a non-pressured, fun-learning environment. Join us this winter for a unique learning experience. It promises to be an exciting and rewarding academy for everyone.
Christian F. Battaglia
NEFC U12 & U13 Boys/Girls Director of Coaching
New England Futbol Club
774-258-0349
fcpuma23@hotmail.com
www.nefc.us
NEFC web site is launched...Please visit
www.nefc.us/ for all future information.
Note: The FC Puma web site will now be used exclusively for information regarding Christian Battaglia's Puma Summer Camp and his Puma Academy Winter Training.
I would like to thank all of the players, parents and coaches who have worked hard over the past 10 years to develop FC Puma into a top level Premier Soccer Club. I would also like to thank all of the players, parents and coaches who have decided to join our new NEFC club.
Paul Whittier, Christian Battaglia and I are excited with the recent merger with the New England Eagles to form NEFC.
All of us will be working hard to develop NEFC into the top Premier Soccer Club in New England.
Merger News Announcements:
June 1, 2009 News Announcement: As previously announced, in addition to merging with FC Puma, NEFC is geographically expanding into the South Shore of Massachusetts. We are very pleased to announce the appointment of additional staff to run the South Shore region. Effective immediately Brendon Boates has accepted the position of Academy Director South Shore, Patrick Marino has accepted the position of Satellite Director, and Cory Kinsella has accepted the position of Staff Coach.
Brendon joins NEFC after spending the past 7 years as a Staff Coach & Junior Academy Director for Scorpions SC. Prior to that Brendon was the Men’s Assistant Coach at Bridgewater State College and was a Rhode Island State ODP Head Coach. He played at Springfield College and holds a NSCAA National Diploma.
Pat Marino has been with the Scorpions SC for the past 4 years as a Staff Coach and most recently as the Director of the Scorpions SC South. Prior to working for the Scorpions, Pat was an Assistant Coach at Tufts College and before that was a former professional player with the USISL League.
Cory Kinsella has been the head coach at Pine Manor for the past 3 years. Prior to that she was the Head Coach at Wheelock College. She was also Assistant Coach at Lesley University and Union College where she played in college. Cory holds a NSCAA license.
All tryouts for the South Shore teams/Academy will be held in Canton. Please see the South Shore Tryout Section of our website for details.
May 13, 2009, The New England Eagles FC and FC PUMA are pleased to announce that the two clubs have agreed to merge. As of June 8, 2009, the new club will officially compete under the name New England FC, “NEFC”, effective with Board ratification.
NEFC is also pleased to announce that in addition to the current Youth Academy (U6-U10 players) in central Massachusetts we are expanding into the greater metro-west area and the South Shore of Massachusetts.
NEFC will be the largest premier youth soccer club in New England with over 700 players and more than 40 boys and girls teams U10-U19, with multiple teams in almost every age category. This means that soccer players aged 6-19 will be able to develop “under one roof” with a distinguished coaching staff and quality training facilities. NEFC seeks to change the way soccer is approached in New England. The nature of soccer in our region, with over 100 clubs in Massachusetts alone, often requires players to constantly change clubs as they develop and want to play at a higher level. Having a club of this scope in New England will allow serious players to grow and develop in an appropriately competitive environment.
“This powerful merger creates an exciting time for both organizations and competitive players in the area. This merger is designed with the best interests of the game and the players. NEFC will have the most prestigious coaching staff in the region, with over 30 professional/college coaches.” said Ed Kelly, Coaching Coordinator of Boys coaching for the New England Eagles FC. Mr. Kelly is the Head Coach for Men’s Soccer at Boston College.
“This merger is an opportunity for two well established soccer clubs to join together to create something special. By combining the professional coaches, quality teams, and state of the art indoor and outdoor training facilities NEFC will change the landscape of premier soccer in New England. It was natural that we would look beyond being competitors to becoming partners.” stated Dave Teggart, President FC PUMA.
The club is proud to be affiliated with both Forekicks Sports Complexes located in Marlboro and Norfolk in addition to training on two turf fields in Holliston. With the merger the club will have a greater geographic reach with training facilities in Berlin, Braintree, Hudson, Marlboro, Millis, Norfolk, & Northboro. NEFC will train throughout metro-west and central Massachusetts, which will allow for convenient accessibility for the serious soccer player.
NEFC will also have an extensive youth academy program for players aged 6 to 10 run by former professional and college coaches. We expect to have over 200 players in our rapidly growing youth academy with training in close proximity to players’ neighborhoods.
The New England Eagles FC was founded in 1992 as Tri-Valley United, “TVU”. In 2002, the club merged with the Eagles and changed its name to The Tri-Valley Eagles, “TVE”. In 2006, TVE merged once again with Spirit of Massachusetts and for the last three years has been named the New England Eagles FC. The New England Eagles FC has grown to over 25 teams with over 120 players in the youth academy program. The New England Eagles FC is a non-for-profit 501(C)(3) organization.
Dave Teggart and the current Vice President of Soccer Operations Paul Whittier founded FC Puma 11 years ago. Since its founding FC PUMA has grown to 17 boys and girls Maple teams competing in the age group U10-U18. FC PUMA is also non-for profit 501(C)(3) organization. Dave Teggart will assume the role of VP on the NEFC Board.
“With over 40 competitive Region 1, Sub-region 1 & Maple teams, professional coaching, state of the art facilities, and a well integrated youth academy program in three geographic areas NEFC provides a challenging soccer environment where players can grow and succeed.” stated Brian Mazar, President, NEFC.
For more information on our upcoming tryouts in June please visit our website at:
NEFC North Youth Academy 09-10 - sign up
Free Academy Ttraining Sessions on the following dates.
Tuesday Aug. 25 in Berlin 5.15-6.30 , Monday, August 31. in Berlin from 4-5:30, and Friday Sept. 4 from 5.30-7.00 at Forekicks in Marlboro.
Players can attend a training session free of charge to check us out.
If you need additional info. or want to sign up for a free session contact:
Dave Teggart at puma2000@charter.net
Openings also available for the NEFC North u10 fall MAPLE team.
Puma Boys U12 Battaglia - Paul Irwin Cup Champions 2009
Puma Boys U16 Teggart-Massachusetts State Champions 2009
Back row L-R Coach Gibbs,Schoellkopf,Herrera,Geller,Barron,Saquich, Hicks,Kostakis,Eder,Tabrizi, Coach Teggart
Front row L-R DaSilva,Whitney,McNeill,Trento,Damas,Gibbs,Danley,Burk
FC Puma had possibly it's best year ever in 2009.
Congratulations goes out to the following Puma teams:
Boys U11-Qualified for Andre Cup
Girls U11-Finished 1st spring MAPLE Red group and qualified for Andre Cup.
Girls U12-Qualified for Paul Irwin Cup, earned promotion to MAPLE Div. 2.
Girls U13-Qualified for Massachusetts State cup round robin.
Boys U14-Finished 1st spring MAPLE Div. 3, and won promotion to Division 2.
Girls U14-Qualified again for MAPLE Division 1 in 2010.
Boys U15-Finished 1st spring MAPLE Division 1, qualified for MAPLE Div.1 2010.
Girls U15-Won promotion relegation game 6-0 against Scorpions and earned promotion to MAPLE Division 1 in 2010
Girls U16-Qualified for the Massachusetts State cup round robin and came within a whisker of earning promotion to Div. 1.
Girls U17-Qualified for the Massachusetts State cup round robin and came within
a whisker of earning promotion to Div. 1.
Boys U18-Qualified for the Massachusetts State cup round robin.
We say goodbye-thx to Jeremy B. and all of the players for their loyalty.
Best of luck going forward.
Girls U18-We say goodbye-Puma will miss all of you. You have represented Puma
well the past few years. Best of luck to Bob Kody and the girls.
Special thanks to Bob Kody for his many years of service to FC Puma.
FC Puma had possibly it's best year ever in 2009.
Battaglia, Whittier and Teggart would like to thank our excellent coaching staff, players and parents for all of their hard work this past year. A job well done.
We would also like to thank everyone who has been involved with us over the past 11 years. All of you have helped develop FC Puma into one of the top premier soccer clubs in the region.
We are all looking forward with excitement to our new parternship with the New England Eagles FC. Please join us at NEFC (New England Futbol Club) for an exciting future.
The photo below really is a microcosm of things to come with NEFC. The Puma and the Eagles boys u12 teams met in the final of the Paul Irwin Cup on Sunday.
The future looks great.
New England FC Tryouts 2009-2010
All players must Register on line prior to tryouts. Click on link below to register.
https://www.sportspilot.com/Register/RegASO.asp?
New England FC Coaching Staff 2009-2010
Merger News Announcements:
June 1, 2009 News Announcement: As previously announced, in addition to merging with FC Puma, NEFC is geographically expanding into the South Shore of Massachusetts. We are very pleased to announce the appointment of additional staff to run the South Shore region. Effective immediately Brendon Boates has accepted the position of Academy Director South Shore, Patrick Marino has accepted the position of Satellite Director, and Cory Kinsella has accepted the position of Staff Coach.
Brendon joins NEFC after spending the past 7 years as a Staff Coach & Junior Academy Director for Scorpions SC. Prior to that Brendon was the Men’s Assistant Coach at Bridgewater State College and was a Rhode Island State ODP Head Coach. He played at Springfield College and holds a NSCAA National Diploma.
Pat Marino has been with the Scorpions SC for the past 4 years as a Staff Coach and most recently as the Director of the Scorpions SC South. Prior to working for the Scorpions, Pat was an Assistant Coach at Tufts College and before that was a former professional player with the USISL League.
Cory Kinsella has been the head coach at Pine Manor for the past 3 years. Prior to that she was the Head Coach at Wheelock College. She was also Assistant Coach at Lesley University and Union College where she played in college. Cory holds a NSCAA license.
All tryouts for the South Shore teams/Academy will be held in Canton. Please see the South Shore Tryout Section of our website for details.
May 13, 2009, The New England Eagles FC and FC PUMA are pleased to announce that the two clubs have agreed to merge. As of June 8, 2009, the new club will officially compete under the name New England FC, “NEFC”, effective with Board ratification.
NEFC is also pleased to announce that in addition to the current Youth Academy (U6-U10 players) in central Massachusetts we are expanding into the greater metro-west area and the South Shore of Massachusetts.
NEFC will be the largest premier youth soccer club in New England with over 700 players and more than 40 boys and girls teams U10-U19, with multiple teams in almost every age category. This means that soccer players aged 6-19 will be able to develop “under one roof” with a distinguished coaching staff and quality training facilities. NEFC seeks to change the way soccer is approached in New England. The nature of soccer in our region, with over 100 clubs in Massachusetts alone, often requires players to constantly change clubs as they develop and want to play at a higher level. Having a club of this scope in New England will allow serious players to grow and develop in an appropriately competitive environment.
“This powerful merger creates an exciting time for both organizations and competitive players in the area. This merger is designed with the best interests of the game and the players. NEFC will have the most prestigious coaching staff in the region, with over 30 professional/college coaches.” said Ed Kelly, Coaching Coordinator of Boys coaching for the New England Eagles FC. Mr. Kelly is the Head Coach for Men’s Soccer at Boston College.
“This merger is an opportunity for two well established soccer clubs to join together to create something special. By combining the professional coaches, quality teams, and state of the art indoor and outdoor training facilities NEFC will change the landscape of premier soccer in New England. It was natural that we would look beyond being competitors to becoming partners.” stated Dave Teggart, President FC PUMA.
The club is proud to be affiliated with both Forekicks Sports Complexes located in Marlboro and Norfolk in addition to training on two turf fields in Holliston. With the merger the club will have a greater geographic reach with training facilities in Berlin, Braintree, Hudson, Marlboro, Millis, Norfolk, & Northboro. NEFC will train throughout metro-west and central Massachusetts, which will allow for convenient accessibility for the serious soccer player.
NEFC will also have an extensive youth academy program for players aged 6 to 10 run by former professional and college coaches. We expect to have over 200 players in our rapidly growing youth academy with training in close proximity to players’ neighborhoods.
The New England Eagles FC was founded in 1992 as Tri-Valley United, “TVU”. In 2002, the club merged with the Eagles and changed its name to The Tri-Valley Eagles, “TVE”. In 2006, TVE merged once again with Spirit of Massachusetts and for the last three years has been named the New England Eagles FC. The New England Eagles FC has grown to over 25 teams with over 120 players in the youth academy program. The New England Eagles FC is a non-for-profit 501(C)(3) organization.
Dave Teggart and the current Vice President of Soccer Operations Paul Whittier founded FC Puma 11 years ago. Since its founding FC PUMA has grown to 17 boys and girls Maple teams competing in the age group U10-U18. FC PUMA is also non-for profit 501(C)(3) organization. Dave Teggart will assume the role of VP on the NEFC Board.
“With over 40 competitive Region 1, Sub-region 1 & Maple teams, professional coaching, state of the art facilities, and a well integrated youth academy program in three geographic areas NEFC provides a challenging soccer environment where players can grow and succeed.” stated Brian Mazar, President, NEFC.
For more information on our upcoming tryouts in June please visit our website at:
Bu12 FC Puma (Schenker) vs Gr. Boston-(Gibbs) Anything to gain an advantage!
Coach of the Week—Ryan Sullivan Boys u14 Unbelievable !!
In a State Cup match, the u14 boys beat Inter 4-3 in OT last night in Lawrence Stadium, in what might have been the greatest comeback in FC Puma history.
Down 3-0 with 15 minutes to go the team rallied with 3 amazing goals to take the game into overtime. They eventually won the game on penalty kicks.
The team has now advanced to the State Cup round robin. Simply amazing. Congratulations to the boys, Coach Sullivan and Coach Braga.
In MAPLE play last Sunday the team beat Bayside Utd 3-2. The winning goal was scored in the last minute of play. Wow
Team of the Week—Has to be --- Boys u14
Other Puma team winners on Sunday – Bu10, Bu12, Bu14, Bu15, Bu16, Gu10, Gu11, Gu15, Gu16, Gu17, Gu18
Another Great day all around for the club-- 11wins 6 losses
Keep up the great work!
FC PUMA Summer Camp - 2009 Application 2009 Health Form
Session I July 6 - 10 Ages 7-14 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Cost: $225
Session II July 13 - 17 Ages 7-14 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Cost: $225
Session III August 2 - 7 Ages 7-14 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Cost: $225
Session IV August 10 -14 Ages 7-14 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Cost: $225
Session V August 9-13 High School Pre-Season 5:00 PM-8:00 PM Cost: $150
Any questions contact Christian Battaglia at 774-258-0349 .
FC Puma Winter Team and Academy Training Schedule 09
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FC PUMA CLUB NEWS Spring 2009 Coach of the Week-Christian Battaglia Bu10, Bu12 & Bu15 Fantastic!! Christian’s teams went 3 wins 0 losses on Sunday. Bu10 beat Central Mass 5-2, Bu12 beat Western Utd 2-1 and Bu15 beat FC Utd 3-1. Great job Christian, asst. coaches and all of the boys for a great day of soccer..
Team of the Week – Gu15 (2 wins) Won another State Cup game 2-0 vs MPS Crusaders and their MAPLE game 3-0 vs NE Eagles.
Other Puma team winners on Sunday – Bu12 Boley(5-2) Bu14(7-1) Bu16(2-1) Gu10(5-2) Gu11(2-0) Gu16(1-0) Gu17(2-1) Great day all around for the club-- 11wins 6 losses Keep up the great work!
Coach of the Week-Jim McKinley Gu14 & Gu15 Fantastic!! Jim's team's went 3 wins 0 losses on Sunday. Gu15 beat South Shore Select 4-3 in a State Cup game Sunday morning and beat Greater Boston 1-0 in their MAPLE game Sunday afternoon. The State cup game went to penalty kicks and the Puma girls prevailed. The girls u14 beat Berkshire FC 1-0 also on Sunday. Great job Jim, asst. coaches and all of the girls for a great day. Other Puma team winners on Sunday--Bu11(3-1) Bu15(2-0) Bu16(3-0) Gu11(1-0) Gu16(2-0) Gu17(5-2) Gu18(5-1) Puma teams with ties--Bu12(Christian) Bu12(George) Bu18 Gu10 Great day all around for the club-- 9wins 5 losses-3 ties
USSF National 'A' License---Congratulations to Christian Battaglia. He successfully completed and passed his USSF National 'A' License. Fall 2008 Congratulations Jim McKinley, Puma girls u14&u15 coach, received his USSF National C License Arianna Rose, Puma girls u16 player was named CATZ Competitor of the month
Summer 2008
Congratulations
FC Puma qualified 10 teams to play in the MA State Cup and MAPLE State Tournament at the Citizens Bank Fields in Lancaster. A record year for the club. Boys u11--reached the Andre Cup State Tournament final losing 2-1 in a tight gameBoys u15--reached the Massachusetts State Cup final losing 1-0 in a close game. Girls u12--reached the Paul Irwin Cup State Tournament semi final. Girls u15--reached the Massachusetts State Cup semi final. Boys u14-Boys u17-Girls u13-Girls u16 for reaching the round robin stage of the Massachusetts State Cup. Girls u11-Boys u12for reaching the round robin stage of their State Tournaments.
Winter 2008 - CONGRATULATIONS The FC Puma boys under 14 soccer team coached by Christian F. Battaglia have been accepted into the Region 1 Premier League for the spring of 2008. The League highlights the top sixteen teams from Maine to Virginia. The FC Puma team is one of only three New England teams accepted to participate. The acceptance follows an exceptional spring 2007 season including second place finish in the State Cup and a strong showing in the Sub-Regional league. The team consists of players from Acton, Bolton, Foxboro, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Milford, Belmont, Northborough, Southborough, Sterling, Westford, and Weston. The team will commence training in January at Hit Quarters in Shrewsbury. Sept. 2007 - We are accepting coaching resumes for the Spring 08 season. If you are interested in coaching a premier level soccer team for FC PUMA please forward your resume to info@fcpuma.com Latest Coaching News - June 27th FC Puma is excited to announce the addition of Josh Houle to the coaching Staff. He will be coaching the 2007-2008 Boys u17 Division 1 MAPLE team. Josh's soccer career includes playing professionally for FC Sachsen Leipzig (Germany), as well as in the American NPSL and USL. His college soccer was played at Keene State (NH). Josh holds an NSCAA Premier Diploma, a USSF A License and a National Youth License. His last position was a staff coach for the Boise Capitals SC. June 9, 2007 FC Puma is excited to announce the addition of Heather Lipp to the coaching staff. Heather has extensive coaching experience at the college and high school level and has worked several summer camps. She holds numerous coaching licenses and awards including a National B, United States Soccer Federation and was named Pennsylvania West Girls Coach of the Year. Heather will direct the u10 boys and girls development program, coach the u11 girls, and will be a staff coach. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 2008 FC PUMA is pleased to announce that we will be expanding our winter training program this year. All FC PUMA teams will be training with our staff and goalie coaches once or twice a week for 12 weeks this winter starting in January.
FC PUMA indoor training facility
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