TVSC News

Senior Supplemental Tryouts

Tryouts for the TVSC U15 Boys National Premier League team and U17 Boys Galaxy team will take place this coming Monday, April 22nd at Creekside Park in San Ramon. The tryouts will take place from 5:00 to 6:30 PM. Creekside Park is located at 1343 South Wedgewood Rd in San Ramon.

If you are looking for an exceptional soccer experience under the direction of highly experienced professional coaches, this is your opportunity. All players interested in playing for a top flight competitive team and the opportunity to play in the NPL are invited to participate in this event.

To register at no cost for the tryout, click on the Registration tab and then click on the Senior Tryout link.

 

Team Breezy Benefit, Sunday, April 20th at DVHS

April 15, 2013

The second annual Team Breezy Collegiate Cup will take place this coming Saturday at Dougherty Valley High School. The event kicks off at 3:00 PM with a Carnival featuring the San Jose Earthquakes Street Team, food booths and on field activities hosted by the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF).

Following the Carnival will be a women’s collegiate double header featuring the Santa Clara University Broncos, Stanford Cardinal, California Bears and the Bay Area Breeze Professional Women’s Soccer Team.

The schedule for the double header is:

5:00 PM Santa Clara Women versus Bay Area Breeze

7:00 PM Stanford Women versus Cal Bears Women

A $10.00 donation is requested for each ticket at the door.

The Tri Valley Soccer Club is pleased to support Breezy and all the special athletes of the Challenged Athletes Foundation. Tri Valley players are encouraged to wear their uniforms to the Collegiate Cup.

 

TVSC Announces the Appointment of Rusty Johnson!

January 30, 2013

The Tri Valley Soccer Club is very pleased to announce the appointment of Rusty Johnson as a new TVSC Staff Coach for the upcoming 2013 season. Rusty will serve as a senior Goalkeeper Coach for the TVSC teams U14 through U18.

Rusty has had a storied career both as a player and coach at the club and collegiate level in California. As a player at Santa Clara University, he made two Final Four appearances and played in the NCAA National Championship game in 1999 against Indiana University. He was a First Team West Coast Conference Player three times as a goalkeeper. He was a Pre Season All American in 2000 and holds several records at Santa Clara University where he started in goal for three years.

Rusty has had an extensive coaching career in the last ten years serving as an Assistant Coach at Santa Clara University, Director of Coaching at the De Anza Soccer Club for the past five years, and has served as a Staff Coach for Region IV Olympic Development Program. In addition, Rusty has and continues to work as a trainer for the US Soccer Market Training Centers.

Rusty holds a US Soccer National “B” License and a NSCAA National Diploma. Rusty graduated from the University of Santa Clara with a degree in Mechanical Engineering.

 

Darrel Wilkins Named to the 2013 TVSC Coaching Staff!

January 21, 2013

The Tri Valley Soccer Club is very pleased to announce the appointment of Darrel Wilkins to the 2013 TVSC Coaching Staff.

Darrel joins TVSC with a very impressive coaching history in youth soccer throughout Northern California and the western region. Darrel has successfully coached at the club, high school and college level in his twenty year coaching experience. Darrel served as the Head Coach at Modesto Junior College for twelve years. He has also served at the state level as an ODP Director for the Nevada Youth Soccer Association and as a senior staff coach with the Region IV Olympic Development Program.

In his coaching tenure, Darrel has won several State Cups in both California and Nevada and has won interscholastic championships at the high school level. He has served as DOC at the Ballistic Soccer Club and the Clovis Odyssey Club and has most recently served as a Head Coach with the Ajax Soccer Club in Modesto.

Darrel holds a US Soccer “B” License and holds a B.A., in History from Cal State Stanislaus.

 

Zlatan Sahmanovic Joins TVSC!

January 21, 2013

The Tri Valley Soccer Club is very pleased to announce the appointment of Zlatan Sahmanovic to the 2013 Tri Valley Soccer Club Coaching Staff.

Zlatan joins TVSC with a wealth of experience in coaching at the youth and collegiate level. He has demonstrated his talents quite successfully in all of his coaching endeavors and will be a very welcomed addition to the Tri Valley SC staff. Zlatan currently serves as an assistant coach at Cal State East Bay in Hayward and he will coach two teams at Tri Valley SC. Zlatan also serves as a Player Development Coach for the NorCal Premier League. Previously, Zlatan has coached at Ballistic United and the Dublin Soccer Club.

Zlatan played collegiately at Cal State University at Humboldt where he earned conference Freshman of the Year and All Conference with the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. As a sophomore at Humboldt, he also earned Division II All Far West Region honors. Zlatan was also a teammate of Keith Lambert who is currently a TVSC Staff Coach while at CSU Humboldt!

Zlatan graduated from Humboldt State University with a degree in Political Science and a minor in Criminal Justice. He holds a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Advanced National Coaching Diploma.

TVSC Names “2012 Coaches of the Year”!

January 15, 2013

The Tri Valley Soccer Club named the “2012 Coaches of the Year” at the Annual Town Hall Meeting, Monday, January 14th at the San Ramon Community Center. This year’s winners were:

Girl’s Coach of the Year: Ramiro Rodriguez
Boy’s Coach of the Year: Todd Higley

Congratulations to both coaches for their outstanding achievements!