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Tri Valley SC Callbacks / Supplemental Tryouts!

Due to the overwhelming response at the recently completed tryouts for the U9 through U14 age group tryouts, TVSC will be conducting supplemental tryouts / call backs for the U10, U13 and U14 Girls and the U9 Boys this week at Creekside Park. San Ramon’s Creekside Park is located at 1343 S. Wedgewood Rd, just off Bollinger Canyon Rd. (Just east of the intersection of Dougherty Valley Rd and Bollinger Canyon Rd).

Due to the forecast, all players are requested to wear tennis/indoor soccer shoes. The Callbacks / Supplemental Tryouts will take place rain or shine!

TVSC Call Back Schedule:

Wednesday, February 10th: U13 & U14 Girls at 4:30 to 5:30 PM
Thursday, February 11th: U9 Boys & U10 Girls at 4:30 to 5:30 PM

Tri Valley SC – 2010 Tryouts

A very special thanks to all the volunteers, officials and coaches that made the recently completed TVSC Tryouts the huge success that they were! Over three hundred and fifty children participated in the tryouts for the U9 through U14 age groups.

Team selection has commenced for these age groups and will be completed by the end of this week. Team meetings will take place next week at the San Ramon Courtyard Hotel, located at 18090 San Ramon Valley Blvd. The schedule for these team meeting’s are as following:

Tuesday, February 16th:

6:00 PM U9 Boys and U9 Girls
7:30 PM U10 Boys and U10 Girls

Wednesday, February 17th:

6:00 PM U11 Boys and U12 Boys
7:30 PM U11 Girls

Thursday, February 18th:

6:00 PM U13 Boys and U14 Boys
7:30 PM U14 Girls

Tri Valley SC Names Staff for 2010!
Under 9 through U14 Boys and Girls

The Tri Valley SC is very pleased to announce their coaching
staff for the age groups listed below. For more information on
The TVSC staff, please visit the website staff page.

U 9 Boys: Omar Cervantes
(2 Teams)

U 9 Girls: Jon Bernal                              

(2 Teams)

U 10 Boys: Johnny Moore
(2 Teams)

U 10 Girls: Ramiro Rodriguez

U 11 Boys: Imanol Hernandez
(2 Teams)

U 11 Girls: Ricardo Salcedo                                   

(2 Teams)

U 12 Boys: Terry Wilson

U 12 Girls:TBA

U 13 Boys: TBA

U 13 Girls: TBA

U 14 Boys: Ramiro Rodriguez

U 14 Girls: TBA

Terry Wilson Named as Tri Valley SC Technical Director!

January 22, 2010

The Tri Valley Soccer Club is very pleased to announce the appointment of Terry Wilson as Technical Director of the Tri Valley Soccer Club. Terry comes to Tri Valley SC after a storied playing career in England as a member of the legendary Nottingham Forest Football Club. Terry also played for Newcastle United FC, and represented Scotland’s National Teams on a number of occasions as a very accomplished midfielder and central defender.

Since his retirement from the playing the game, Terry has become a very accomplished coach earning several coaching credentials, including the Union of European Football Association (UEFA) A License, UEFA Youth License and the NSCAA Premier Diploma.

Terry has ten plus years of coaching experience, having served as a youth coach for Sunderland AFC in the English Premiership and at Hearts FC in the Scottish Premier League. After coming to the United States, Terry has coached in the community college level and at the club level.

Terry’s responsibilities as Technical Director will include managing the TVSC Sports Science Program, working with the Director of Coaching in the implementation of the TVSC Player Curriculum and directing the TVSC Soccer Conditioning Program. Terry will also coach two teams at Tri Valley SC.

A Letter from the Director of Coaching

Competitive soccer tryouts are right around the corner and contrary to popular belief there are no secrets to success. Players who have a positive attitude and an ability to distinguish themselves from others by demonstrating a higher level of skill with the ball, will always show well to coaches who can recognize talent. Similarly, those who can demonstrate a high level of athleticism or specific physical attributes, such as great pace or size, will likely catch the eye of those making the decisions at tryouts. In the latter case, those gifted athletes should show some technical prowess or potential and, at minimum, the desire and discipline to work to improve technically so they don’t fade away in future seasons when they can no longer rely on sheer athleticism.

While identifying players, good or bad, requires a keen eye for detail, it is possible that coaches could overlook quality players in the tryout process. Knowing this, it becomes critically important for players to stand out and demonstrate their strengths during the tryout. Not particularly skilled or dominant in any specific area? The solution is to work hard, not only at the tryout, but in advance. Prepare yourself by working with a ball on a daily basis so your touch improves and you do show well come tryout time. If training alone gets boring, go play small-sided game with friends or family. Regardless of your skill level, make it obvious that you enjoy playing the game, work as hard as you can and make as much of a positive impact on the game as possible.

At Tri Valley Soccer Club we are focusing our energy on developing technically gifted players who love to play the game and seek constant improvement. While we encourage healthy competition and a desire to win, this is not our primary focus in the youngest age groups. Our philosophy remains that through quality professional training (U6 and up) our players will develop proper technique, be more creative and have confidence with the ball at their feet, all of which play a key role in player, team and club success at later competitive stages.

If you would like to be a part of the best training environment in the area I encourage you to register on-line for our upcoming tryouts. I look forward to seeing you at the Tri Valley Soccer Club tryouts later this month!

Omar Cervantes
Director of Coaching

Johnny Moore Joins Tri Valley SC!

January 9, 2010

The Tri Valley Soccer Club is very pleased to announce that Johnny Moore has joined the Tri Valley SC and will serve as a staff coach for the upcoming 2010 season. Johnny’s team assignment will be announced later this month.

Johnny is considered one of the leading personalities in the game in the United States. He played professionally in the United States for 8 years with the San Jose Earthquakes and the MISL (Major Indoor Soccer League). Johnny was also a member of the US National Team where he earned 11 international appearances for the USA.

Johnny has also served the game in a number of senior administrative positions in professional soccer including Assistant Coach of the San Jose Earthquakes, Kansas City Comets, San Francisco Fog and Phoenix Inferno of the MISL and Assistant General Manager of the San Jose Earthquakes. He led the San Jose Earthquakes as the team General Manager to the MLS Championship in 2003 beating the Chicago Fire at the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles.

The Glasgow, Scotland native was inducted into the US National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1997. He was also elected to the California Soccer Hall of Fame in 1995.

Ricardo Salcedo Joins Tri Valley SC Coaching Staff

January 15, 2010

The Tri Valley Soccer Club is very pleased to announce the appointment of Ricardo Salcedo to the Tri Valley Soccer Club coaching staff. Ricardo is a very highly respected and successful coach within the local soccer community and will assume his formal responsibilities as a staff coach with TVSC for the upcoming spring season.

Ricardo Salcedo joins Tri Valley SC with a high level of experience as both a player and coach. Ricardo played collegiate soccer at East Los Angeles College and was a member of the Pachuca Football Club in the Mexican Professional League. Ricardo also played club soccer for the highly respected Cerritos Soccer Club of Los Angeles. His coaching resume is equally impressive, having coached at the collegiate and club level for the last six years. Ricardo serves as the Assistant Head Coach at Dougherty Valley High School in San Ramon. Most recently, Ricardo served as a staff coach for the Walnut Creek Soccer Club.

Ricardo holds a NSCAA National Diploma, NSCAA National Youth Diploma and a NSCAA National Goalkeeping Diploma.