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The Opportunity
The Sacramento United Spitfire, a successful competitive girl’s
soccer team, are holding tryouts for the 2006-2007 season (May
2006 through April 2007).

The Team and it’s Achievements
The Spitfire is finishing an ambitious season and have been
Champions at many of the tournaments they have competed in:

• 04 State Cup - Quarter finalist
• Santa Barbara – Finalist
• 05 State Cup - Quarter finalist
• Santa Rosa College Classic – Finalist
• US Club Regionals Tournament – Boise ID
• California Cup - Quarter finalist
• Sac United Suntan Classic - Champions
• El Dorado Joe Ribaudo Memorial Classic - Champions
• San Francisco Cup – Semi-Finalist
• Las Vegas Mayor’s Cup – Semi-Finalist
• Las Vegas Coaches Classic – Finalist
• June 2006 - Rocky Mountain College Showcase - Semi-Finalist

The Spitfire have also been Quarter finalist at State Cup in 2004 and 2005.

The Spitfire have been together since 2001, with 7 of it’s original players at it’s core. The 2005-06 Spitfire is an eclectic, diverse group with members from 8 different high schools and residing in communities in Sacramento, Land Park, River Park, Elk Grove, Laguna, Granite Bay, West Sacramento and Rancho Murieta. Six of our players are District ODP players - with two advancing to the State ODP pool, and one member who is a Regional ODP
player. The players who participate at the High School level all play on their Varsity teams.

The Spitfire team is a close team, participating in many team building activities. We have an annual team building Camping Trip in the summer as well as activities like glow bowling and team/family dinners to keep the level of team work going. Spitfire also had the privileged of representing the US in the Friendship Games in Sydney, Australia in 2004 - with hopes of
scheduling another ‘big trip’ before our players go off to college.

The focus of the 2006-2007 Spitfire is to expose its players to the next level of play – college. In order to achieve this lofty goal, the Spitfire will pursue a multifaceted program:

• Training: Team training weekly, Positional trainings, Club training
    Team camps, Hoek soccer camp.
• College showcase tournaments (see Proposed Tournaments Below).
  Matches with the top teams in CA and other western states.
• College nights and individual college counseling.
• Guidance and training from the highly qualified coaches from
  the Sacramento United Club. (Highly licensed, experience in
  coaching and playing, relationships with coaches throughout
  the country)
• Above all, have an enjoyable experience.

Coach Karen Hanks coaching the team this year, along with clubwide training by our core Sac United coaches, headed by Shawn Blakeman, Technical Director for Sacramento United.  Details of their credentials are included in this brochure.  Sacramento United Soccer club represents soccer at the highest possible level. Sacramento United brings together the
most talented and committed players with the highest quality coaches and trainers available. For example, Shawn Blakeman, Club Technical Director was recently elected to the board of the fastest growing governing soccer board, US Club.

Most of the Sacramento United staff are full-time coaches. Their only focus is youth soccer. Additionally, their experience from coaching coupled with holding national licenses, playing and world-wide relationships significantly enhances the probability of individual players reaching their goals. College
clinics along with personal evaluations are also included in part of the package.

This year Sac United will host Frans Hoek, one of the top soccer clinicians and educators in the world along with his international coaching staff to coach and train our players for an entire week. (This camp is included in the club’s training fees as the club and positional camps offered.) Sac United hosts many club wide events. Examples include Sac United College Night, Parent Social, 3 tournaments, alumni game and much more.
 

The Coaches

Karen Hanks • Head Coach • khankssoccer10@sbcglobal.net
Joined Sac United: 2004
Credentials: NSCAA Advanced National USSF “C”
Alma Mater: Long Beach State 49ers
Coaching Experience: Sacramento State University, Dominguez Hills State University,
Long Beach City College, Ocean View High School, Elk Grove United,
Torrance United, FRAM Soccer Club, Mission Viejo Youth Soccer Club,
North Huntington Beach, Ziemer Brothers, ODP CYSA-South
Playing Experience: Santa Rosa Junior College, Mendo-Lake United
Juana Jeurto

Shawn Blakeman , Technical Director • blakeman@surewest.net
Joined Sac United: 2004
Credentials: USSF “A”, Franz Hoek Level 5
Alma Mater: Lynbrook Vikings
Coaching Experience: IMG Soccer Academy, Ziemer Brothers, El Dorado United, CYSA-ODP,
US CLUB SOCCER BOARD MEMER
Playing Experience: San Jose Earthquakes, Hamborn 07, Westfalia Herne, Sacramento Knights,
Harrisburg Heat, Indiana Twisters, Tampa Bay Terror, Houston Hotshots,
Wichita Wings. San Jose Oaks, Colorado Foxes. Salt Lake Sting

Andrew Ziemer , Director of Coaching • andrew@ziemer.com
Joined Sac United: 2003
Credentials: USSF “A”, KNVB Trainer Coach III, Franz Hoek Level 6
Alma Mater: Sonoma State University Cossacks
Coaching Experience: Ziemer Brothers, Sonoma State University, Sonoma County Alliance
Santa Rosa United, Dublin United
Playing Experience: 1 F.C. Recklinghausen, Quick Den Haag, San Francisco Bay Blackhawks
North Bay Breakers, Monterey Bay Jaguars

SPITFIRE PROPOSED TOURNAMENT SELECTION (subject to change)
May 27 - 29
San Francisco Cup
June 16 - 18
Rocky Mountain Cup & College Showcase, Boulder CO
June 25 - 30
Hoek Camp
July 29 - 30
Pleasantan Rage College Showcase
August 12 - 13
Sac United Suntan Classic
September-October
District League Play
November 23 - 27
Surf Cup or Irvine Harvest Cup
December 9 - 10
Davis College Showcase
February 16 - 18
Las Vegas
March 18 - 20
Nomads
April
State Cup, Northern California