For the second time in the Fall season the Coast U8 boys program entered two balanced teams in a tournament and wound up playing one another in the championship match. Both the Coast 05 Red and Coast 05 Black team ripped through their three qualifying matches to set up the all Coast final. Coach Justin Wolf's 05 Red boys edged Coach Aaron Millers 05 Black team in a hard fought match where the two teams claimed all of the U8 hardware. " This is a great way to end the Fall season for the two U8 teams and really says a lot for the strength and depth of this age group. I think everyone is ready for the six week break to spend some quality time with their families. The start of training on January 6th will be here before we know it " said Coach Wolf.

Coach Swavek Apanowicz Coast 03 Red (click for image) team added yet another championship to their trophy case by outclassing the field at James Island. The boys posted four one sided victories on their way to the championship scoring a combined twenty six goals while allowing just three .One tournament remains this Fall for the 03 Red at the Norcross Nike Cup where they will face metro Atlanta teams. " I am eager to see how the team does against anticipated stronger competition in Atlanta. This team has had much success in the Carolinas and we are excited to place them where they will be challenged. This will be their last 6v6 tournament before moving up to the much larger 8v8 field a full six months ahead of schedule. Great job by both coaches and the entire U10 player pool " said Coast DOC Joel Banta

Registration for the McDonald’s Coast FA Spring 2014 Rec League will close on Sunday February 9th. Our league this year has been increased to include U-4 - U-14 boys and girls. All practices and matches are played at beautiful Socastee Park located at 7485 Butler Road off Enterprise Road ( across from the Wacatee Zoo - Click for map). All matches are completed by noon each Saturday. The head coach of each team will determine times their team will practice on Tuesdays and Fridays. If you would like to request a coach or to be placed on a team with a specific child, please make a notation under SPECIAL REQUEST on the online application. Please view the timeline below for important dates. All new players are required to purchase a uniform kit each Fall season that will also be used the following Spring due to some of our sponsors changing each year. The match schedule will be completed on February 19th and posted on www.coastfa.com . All teams will have their first match at Socastee Park on Saturday February 22nd.

Please forward any questions to admin@coastfa.com or call Ross Morgan at 843-340-6062 or Heyward Gulledge at 843-602-8086.

Feb 9nd.....registration closes
Feb 10th-14th ......teams are assembled, coaches aquired and given contact info for their team
Feb 15th....coaches contact his/her team members and sets practice days and times. Each coach dictates their teams days and times. Please note fields are open for practice Tue & Fri all Day. Mon, Wed & Thur before 5:30pm
Feb 17th.....coaches meeting where the head coach receives his/her teams players uniforms for his/her team
Feb 18th.....practice can begin for all teams.....coach decides days and times for his/her team....coach issues uniforms to players
Feb 19th....rec league schedule posted online at www.coastfa.com
Feb 22nd....all rec league matches begin at Socastee Park.....all matches start at either 9:00 am or 10:30 am and completed by noon
April 12th.....rec league tournament.....every player receives an individual trophy..

Please click on "Register or make payment" on the left side of this page to sign up for the 2014 McDonald’s Spring Rec League or click here.

Please note that for registration purposes only, our online registration system groups Rec league registrants in two age groups, U04-U06 and U07-U14. League play will be divided into the following age groups:

U04 Division: Birthdates 08/01/09 through 07/31/11
U06 Division: Birthdates 08/01/07 through 07/31/09
U08 Division: Birthdates 08/01/05 through 07/31/07
U10 Division: Birthdates 08/01/03 through 07/31/05
U12 Division: Birthdates 08/01/01 through 07/31/03
U14 Division: Birthdates 08/01/99 through 7/31/01

Coast FA is happy to announce a partnership with Speed and Balance Inc.( S.A.B.) to offer speed , agility and balance training for its players. S.A.B. is a Myrtle Beach based company owned by Aaron Musick that specializes in training young athletes . " We are excited to bring Aaron's program to Socastee Park for the Coast FA players looking for additional training. This program is a natural fit for kids looking for a competitive edge and we see it as a value added service for our players " said Coast Director Heyward Gulledge. Details for the new program can be found on www.speedandbalance.com and you may contact Aaron at 843-251-6851 or amusick00@gmail.com

Fifteen Coast FA players received the gift of a lifetime when they were invited to participate in the Grand Strand Miracle League’s first ever soccer skills training session last night at Doug Shaw Stadium.

Miracle League directors Tory Mackey and Kate Duggan worked with Coast DOC Ross Morgan and Soccer Lockers own Ansel Lovell to organize five skills stations ran by Coast players and members of the CCU women soccer team. " The chance to interact with these kids is truly a life changing experience for our players and we look forward to being back out in a few weeks with a different group of our kids. These are some of the coolest kids that you will ever meet and they really trained hard tonight " said Morgan.

You may find additional information on the Miracle League at http://www.grandstrandmiracleleague.com/

For the second consecutive weekend the Coast PDC boys program has been asked to enter two balanced teams in a tournament and again came away with both the champion and finalist medals in the first division.This week it was the Coast 04 boys pool that took center stage at the Myrtle Beach YMCA event. Coach Luis Brenes and Coach Paul Morin skillfully balanced the two U9 boys teams and things could not have turned out any better. Both teams reeled off three consecutive victories to set up the all Coast FA championship match. The final match ended in a 2-2 deadlock at the end of regulation and the Coast 04 Black team eventually edged the Coast 04 Red team when the tenth PK of the shootout found the back of the net." It is always tricky when you enter two balanced teams in the same division knowing they will face one another so you better get the rosters correct. We are building quality depth at Coast in the younger age groups as the last two tournaments have shown " said DOC Joel Banta.

The Coast 99 Crush girls led by Coach R.J. Bass finished as finalist in the first division of U14 . After posting three one sided victories in the qualifying rounds the Crush knotted the score at 2-2 in the final moments of the championship match to force a PK shootout . The girls came up just short in the unconventional shootout format to finish as finalist.

Coast FA U08 Boys

Coast sent 19 of its select teams to Columbia SC over the weekend to participate in the Carolina Cup and returned to the Beach with four championships and two finalist trophies. " Our success this weekend is a testament to our parents diligence and dedication in bringing the kids out to training three times per week. Families have many options to choose from these days on where they want their children spending their leisure time. Our coaches are doing a fantastic job developing the players and giving them an opportunity to post some quality results " said Coast DOC Ross Morgan. "As a club we prefer to enter all of our teams in the highest level of competition that we feel is realistic for them to compete. When we bring home five first division and one second division medal in a tournament like the Carolina Cup it speaks volumes for the progress of our club.

The two U8 Coast boys teams (click for mage) stole the show this weekend by entering the top division and ran through their competition to set up an all Coast FA championship final. "We normally enter tournaments with an A team / B team format but we were asked to balance two equal teams for this particular event because we knew there was a possibility that they could end up facing one another in the finals" said Coach Aaron Miller. Both teams posted perfect 3-0-0 records along the way in one sided victories. The final was one for the ages ending in regular time plus two five minute extra time periods tied at 2-2. The Coast 05 Red team eventually won a PK shootout to claim the title. " It was a shame that either of our teams had to lose this match after their performance over the weekend " added Coach Jimmy Dean.

Coast 04 Red (click for image) claimed top honors in the first division of U9 boys avenging a loss to a very good Discoveries team in the qualifying round. " Our kids grew up a little this weekend after losing our first match. They showed a lot of poise and did not panic while posting two straight victories to make it into the championship" said Coach Luis Brenes. Once there the 04 Red boys won a hard fought back and forth match 5-4 to claim the gold medal.

Coach Swavek Apanowicz Coast 03 Red (click for image) boys found some strong competition from SSA Savannah United in two of their four consecutive victories on their way to winning the U10 boys first division. The team scored an impressive 19 total goals over four matches. Running into a tough team like SSA will help the boys as they prepare to elevate their competition in December’s Norcross Nike Cup. The victory by the 03 boys completed a Coast FA sweep of the first division boys U8, U9 and U10.

The ladies from Coast also made their way to the winners circle at second division U13 girls. Coach Madi Owens Coast 00 Crush Too (click for image) girls rode a very stingy defense and mustered just enough goals to post four straight narrow victories. The girls only allowed an amazing one goal the entire tournament and that came against a team from perennial powerhouse Top Hat Soccer Club. "Half of my team are actually U12 players that are playing up one age group.The team wanted this medal and played with great determination and resolve all weekend " said Coach Owens.

As usual Coach Jennifer Stalvey’s 98 Flames made their way into the first division U15 championship but this time came up shy and had to settle for a finalist trophy. The team was solid all four matches and only allowed three total goals but unfortunately gave up two of them in the finals.

Coast FA sent 21 teams to beautiful Rock Hill , South Carolina over the weekend and returned home with seven teams placing in the finals of their respective divisions. " The field conditions were immaculate at all of the locations , the weather was perfect and the tournament was well run by the staff at DSC. It is always a pleasure to bring our kids to Rock Hill and have a chance to play the Charlotte area teams. It is a very good sign for Coast to have a third of the teams that we entered play for a championship at this level of competition " said director Heyward Gulledge. (click links below for images)

The Coast 03 Red , Coast 96 Black and Coast 98G Flames all competed in the most difficult first division of the tournament . The 03 Red boys continued their impressive streak of tournament championships by posting four straight one sided victories. The 96 Black and 98G Flames each came up one victory short of claiming the championship in the under 17 boys and under 15 girls brackets. The 96 Black team posted a 2-1-1 record for the event and the 98 Flames started out strong with three victories but lost their final match.

The Coast 02G Red girls squad led by Coach Callie Dennis won the championship trophy in the U11 division while avenging a bitter loss to DSC Lady Green in our 2013 Coast Spring Classic. The 02 Red team surrendered only two goals over the course of four matches on their way to a 4-0-0 record. Coach Carl Clark led the U-10 boys Coast 03 Black to the winners circle with a tremendous offensive display scoring 37 goals . Both U-10 boys teams had exceptional weekends in Rock Hill.

The Coast 01G Red girls coached by Stepheney Burnett got off to a fast start posting two victories on Saturday but ran into a very good Furman United team on Sunday to finish as finalist with a 2-2-0 record. Coach China Maja’s Coast 98 Red boys finished second in the U15 boys division posting a 2-1-1 record. " Playing in a quality early season tournament like the DSC Classic will help prepare all of our teams for their league play and State Cup in a few months. This was a great weekend for the kids " added Coast DOC Joel Banta

Several Coast teams won top honors in two pre season tournaments over the Labor Day Holidays. Coach Pat Piscitelli’s Coast 99G Crush girls posted a perfect 4 win 0 loss record in the top division of U14 girls against four North Carolina opponents at the Visit Lake Norman Kickoff . " It is nice to play so well in a tournament environment to start off the season . I learned alot about my team this weekend with this being my first season with this group. I am looking forward to starting our league match schedule " said Coach Piscatelli. The girls posted 15 total goals while allowing only 2 on their way to the championship. Click for Image

Coach Jeremy Glick started his coaching career at Coast by winning the championship of the U-13 boys top division with his Coast 00 Red team at the RBC Classic in Chapel Hill , N.C. Coach Glick’s squad posted 18 goals and surrendered only 4 over the weekend. " I am brand new with this team and many of these kids have played together for three or four years . They made a very difficult decision to play 11V11 a year early last season and took a few lumps against older teams. I look to reap the benefits of that decision because I did not see any intimidation from them on the big field today " added Coach Glick. Click for Image

The Coast 03 Red boys coached by Swavek Apanowicz picked up where they left off last year by winning this year’s RBC Classic in the top division of U-10. The team ran through the division with four one sided results . " We have added an additional U10 team this year and brought in Coach Carl Clark to run the second squad . The future looks very bright for this age group that now boast 22 players and two quality coaches in Apanowicz and Clark. Click for Image

Two of our other teams, Coast 02G Red and Coast 03 Black finished as finalist in this event " said Coast DOC Ross Morgan

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