Winter Tryouts 2013

The United team is combining with the Glens and preparing for the President's Cup in March. It is not having open tryouts but interested families should email the coach and set up to attend winter practices. The Tigre team has several openings. It will be having tryouts on Feb 9th at Crocker in the morning, exact time TBD. In its first year in CCSL Prep, it took 2nd place, and is playing some very nice soccer. Tigre has been to one tournament so far on its own but many players have guested for other teams at tourneys.

Barca Glens wins Palo Alto Tall Trees Tourney

Barca Glens got its act together again, this time out scoring opponents 17-0 over four wins. In the final, we played Central Marin Arsenal -- 10-0 this year atop NorCal Premier Region 5. 

Barca wins summer league

In the summer final, Barca took first place with a tough 5-3 win over our good friends the SF Vikings Marauders.

Barca/Glens Juventus Champions

The glens/Barca tourney team went undefeated and took the championship over De Anza Force, second tourney in a row meeting them in a final.

Glenca

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Our Amazing Soccer Adventure in Michigan

Barca with Seattle Sounders

After US Open Cup victory at Kezar Stadium.

San Francisco Cup & El Cerrito Tourneys

Over the Memorial Day weekend, the combined Barca/Glens team got 2nd place in the SF Cup, a 3-day tournament. The boys went undefeated into the final, outscoring opponents 18-6, but met up with the DeAnza Force squad, which was also a combination of its Premier and Gold players.

Across the Bay, the rest of the Barca squad dominated the El Cerrito 7 v7 tourney, winning all its games handily.   

Barca wins Futsal Championship

In a dramatic overtime 12-10 victory over Mission White, Barca won the futsal playoffs and took the futsal championship trophy home. Barca went undefeated in futsal over the winter, with a perfect winning record.

Glens/Barca win Juventus President's Cup

Barca teamed up with Glens, both putting in half their team, to play in the Juventus President's Cup. It was their first experience with the big field and 11-aside soccer. The kids made new good friends and played confidently against a Juventus team from Redwood City, Atletico Santa Rosa Chelsea, and a National Soccer Academy team, outscoring them 15-1 in the group stage. Also in the bracket were the San Francisco Seals and Real Madrid from Newark. We took the final and the Bronze championship with a nail biter 1-nil victory over Santa Rosa.

Bad Defending, Part 2

Another mistake by David Luiz, this time losing track of Chicharito for an easy header. For most of the play, Luiz tracked his mark, but as the play continued, and switched sides of the field, Luiz eventually cracked, and ball-watched, rather than getting a body on Hernandez. Watch here.

Coach Po awarded District 1 "Coach of the Year"

Coach Po has been awarded "Coach of the Year" from District 1, the region stretching from San Francisco to the airport. He will be honored Saturday night in Modesto at the annual CYSA Soccer Expo.

Barca wins U12 Alameda Indoor Soccer Championship

In a thrilling final vs. Argentina Crece at the Bladium, Barca narrowly won 7 to 6. The game was 5-5 at halftime, but tighter defenses by both teams turned it into a real nailbiter. Congrats to all the kids, playing tough in a league a year older.

Bad Defensive Habits, Prime Example (VIDEO)

This video shows a goal by Aston Villa last weekend against Chelsea. It demonstrates perfectly, in a single play, two very bad habits that lead to poor defending - first, Mierles doesn't put pressure on the ball, and allows straight ahead dribble penetration - and second, David Luiz watches the ball (the dribbler) and doesn't track the striker behind him, so he gets dragged out of position.