Roanoke Star Soccer Club Copryright 2012 02/22/2012 02/22/2012 www.roanokestar.com News from Roanoke Star Soccer Club Ever Increasing List... Now 16 Star Players Heading To Play College Soccer! 02/16/2012 02:00 PM http://www.roanokestar.com/home/597215.html ***Update Wednesday February 15th*** The list just keeps on getting bigger! Roanoke Star U18 Boys Premier defender Cameron Janney has committed to Concord University with the signing taking place this Friday February 17th at 11am.

Martin Smith, Assistant Director of Coaching, who oversee’s the Star Premier Program, was thrilled to hear the news "This is fantastic for Cameron. Although I only worked with Cameron for a season (Fall 2011 - Janney’s final season at Star), it was evident to me that he had what it takes to get to that next level. Cameron never let me or the team down, gave 110% effort in every game and was an integral part of our back four. He was also a bit of a character and always played with a smile". Smith went on to add "With Cameron committing to Concord and Kelli Kitchens committing to Shenandoah University, it also goes to show our Premier Program continues to develop quality players who have gone on to play for good college programs".

Roanoke Star Soccer Club is proud to announce our class of 2012 college signings. These players will not only be furthering their academic education, they will be competing for their respective colleges and universities on the soccer field. Congratulations to our graduating class! “We are very happy for our players, it just goes to show with hard work, determination and being a part of a great soccer environment you can accomplish great things in this sport and in the classroom.” –Toye Oshoniyi, Assistant Director of Coaching, U18 Boys Head Coach

Over on the girls side, four female Roanoke Star players also committed to colleges and universities, sending the amount of committments to 14. Heather Reynolds (Roanoke College), Kaylan Stanley (Lees Mcrae), Taylor Wiseman (Ferrum College) and Kelli Kitchens (Shenandoah University) will all be representing their new universities on the field.

It is also worth noting that our U18 Girls Elite team consists of mostly U17 players and all players on that team are currently in the process of officially visiting colleges or making decisions on what colleges to attend.

Director of Coaching, Graham Maclean was very proud of all the Star players and had this to say on the graduating class of 2012 – “The 2012 year has been very successful both on and off the field. We are extremely pleased that so many of our graduating class are moving on to play college soccer but we are also very proud of the number of players who will be attending great colleges and universities around the USA. To have at least 16 players go on to play college soccer is a hugely significant number and is testament to the quality work at Roanoke Star.”

Congratulations to all these players!

2012 College Committs

Boys

Cameron Janney
Concord University

                                 Sam Bernhard                                  
     Oberlin College     

Tyler Bullock
Liberty University

Michael Mecham
University of North Carolina Wilmington

Garrett Vannutt
Christopher Newport University

Cole Sinclair
Roanoke College

Johnny Curran
Emory and Henry

Alex Strain
Hampden Sydney

Ian Lovern
Marshall University

               Matt Guilliams                
Concord University

                            Thomas Johnson                             
             Bluefield College             

                      Ellison Heil                        
Muhlenberg College

Girls

Heather Reynolds
Roanoke College

Kaylan Stanley
Lees Mcrae

Kelli Kitchens
Shenandoah University

Taylor Wiseman
Ferrum College
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You can regsiter online for our U6 and U8 Youth programs online. Details on the program have now been released!

Our U6 program will run for 8 weeks and will begin on March 12th. The cost of the program is $75. You can register online or learn more about the program by clicking here.

Our U8 program will also run for 8 weeks and will begin on March 12th. The cost of the program is $99 and you can register online or learn more about the program by clicking here.

We also have very EXCITING news regarding our U9/U10 Academy program. Since the end of the fall season, we’ve been looking at ways to improve ALL our Youth Academy programs, and after some restructuring and further developments, we are excited to let you know that the U9/U10 Academy program for the spring 2012 season is FREE!!!

Yes, you heard us correctly! The program for the spring will be FREE! We have just completed tryouts and further information will be released shortly. In the meantime, should you have any further questions, please contact Toye at toye@roanokestar.com. 

All our programs use highly qualified and licensed coaches! So make sure you improve your game by being part of the best U6-U10 Youth Soccer Program in Southwest Virginia!

 

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Roanoke Star is a proud sponsor of Kroger and we are delighted to continue our relationship with the grocery giants by offering our customers the opportunity to purchase Kroger Cards to help offset costs of soccer within our club.

HOW IT WORKS
Kroger cards can be purchased from Roanoke Star for $5. Once purchased, the card will have $5 on it for you and will be available for you to start using straight away. Customers can then put as much money on their card as they want to and then use the card to pay for their shopping at Kroger. Every time the card is used at Kroger, you will receive a percentage back to help pay for any costs associated with Roanoke Star. Kroger money can be put towards participation fees, additional programs such as indoor, uniform fees or towards the Europe trip.

If you are attending Europe, you will be entitled to 5% back from any money you spend and if you are regular member, you will be entitled to 2.5% back from any money you spend at Kroger. Please note you can also purchase as many Kroger cards as you want and give these to family members and friends!

Benefits of the program include:
- Europe members: 5% back on all money spent at Kroger
- Regular members: 2.5% back on all money spent at Kroger
- Purchase as many cards as you want! Family and friends can help you receive money back!
- NEW!!! Starting February 1st, monthly statements will be emailed from Roanoke Star providing you with your balance so you can keep track of how much money you are getting back!

So don’t delay, start saving today! Kroger cards can be purchased from Roanoke Star by visiting our offices at 3710 Tom Andrews Road, Roanoke, VA 24019, or contact Pat Wolf or Martin Smith at 540-345-7820 for more information.

 

]]> http://www.roanokestar.com/home/584824.html Kimoyo Cup 2012 11/28/2011 09:59 AM http://www.roanokestar.com/home/574935.html Roanoke Star Soccer Club Presents:

Kimoyo Cup 2012
May 5th and 6th, 2012

"Kimoyo" means "the language of the heart" in Swahili. We chose this name for our organi-zation because it represents our mission of reaching out to communities, both here in the Roanoke Valley and in Africa. It is the mission of Kimoyo LTD.:

- To create an appreciation within the Roanoke Valley for the importance of cultural diversity through education programs

- To establish and maintain international partnerships for self-empowerment that ad-dress health and economic issues

Click here for the official Kimoyo Cup 2012 Flyer.

Click here to be directed to the Kimoyo Cup webpage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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VINYARD II: OPEN.
MAHER: OPEN
ROANOKE COLLEGE EC: OPEN
LAWRENCE FIELD: OPEN

 

]]> http://www.roanokestar.com/home/574601.html ASL Friendlies "All Event Team" - 6 Players Selected 02/20/2012 01:33 PM http://www.roanokestar.com/home/599094.html ASL Update

Left: Sarah Maurer (U14 Girls Elite) was one of six players selected for the All Event Team

  Left: Center midfielder Laura Garbarini, U16 Girls
Above: Kim Shaver, U17 Girls Center Back

Training begins this weekend for ASL teams in preparation for the Jefferson Cup. The Jefferson Cup is one of the Premier youth soccer tournaments in the USA and is a fantastic venue for college coaches as only the best clubs and teams are in attendance.

ASL Triangle Friendlies “All Event Team”

Once again, Roanoke Star ASL teams provided a number of players who were chosen as “All Event Players” for the ASL weekend. Unfortunately the weekend was marred by poor weather so not all teams got to play all their games but our players still showed tremendously well and a total of 6 players were selected for the honor. The players chosen were:

Sarah Maurer – U14 Girls

Shannon Mitchell – U14 Girls (true U13 player)

Ariana Perez – U15 Girls

Laura Garbarini – U16 Girls

Kim Shaver – U17 Girls

Tricia Jessee – U17 Girls

Director of Coaching, Graham Maclean, had this to say about the accomplishment: “It is a huge individual honor for all the players selected and it reinforces our view that winning soccer games comes secondary to individual development. The players have worked very hard within the ASL program and fully deserve the accolades. I’m sure they are well aware that the performance of all their teammates was a huge contributory factor in them receiving these awards and we see the recognition not just for the individuals, but for the whole club, our partnership with CVU and the ASL program.”

Huge Congratulations to these girls! Keep up the good work!

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