The FYSA State ODP trials for '94-'95 players was held in January and for '91-'93 players it was held the first weekend of May. 

These are the players that have been chosen for state ODP teams in their age groups and who will proudly represent our club and state at multiple ODP functions including the US Region III Camps in Alabama this summer. 

Congratulations goes to:

     Monique La Motte '91
     Andres Caesar ‘93
     Ellis Curry ‘93
     Atsou Ayah ‘94
     R. Patrick Shelton ‘94
     Emily Ball '94
     Ian Gutierrez ‘95

Congratulations to these players as well as all those who worked hard throughout the regional and state level tryout process.  Continue to "Believe and Achieve"!! 

Both the U17b Celtic and U15b Falkirk went undefeated in the first round of state cup in March advancing straight to the Round of 16!  Yesterday, in the Round of 16, the U17 Celtic boys fought a hard battle, but lost to the Miami Strike Force. 

Today, the Falkirk (pictured here) played a very tough IUS team and won 1-0 advancing the Falkirk to the State Cup Final Four on May 17 & 18 in Pace, Florida.  Director of Coaching, Jim DiNobile, said that this team has been working hard all season for this.  Coach Roland Moldovan said that the boys believed they could do it and did.  What an exciting time for this team!

Congratulations to all Black Watch SC State Cup Teams and best wishes to the U15 Falkirk.

With the continued progress and excitement of the U11 Girls Thistle team (turning U12 next season) (click here to go to the Thistle web page), Black Watch SC is pleased to announce the formation of a U11 Girls team for next season as well - so there will be tryouts for a U11 Girls team and a U12 Girls team.  Next season's U11 girls will be for girls that have not turned 11 prior to 8/1/2008 (born 8/1/97-7/31/98) and next season's U12 girls will be for girls that have not turned 12 prior to 8/1/08 (born 8/1/96-7/31/97). 

Tryouts for next season will begin Tuesday, May 27th.  Please check back when the detailed tryout schedule is posted.  For information in the meantime, please contact either Jim DiNobile, Director of Coaching at jim.dino@knology.net or Brian Chalmers, Thistle Head Coach at Brian.Chalmers@mwhglobal.com.  

The Black Watch 2008-2009 U12 boys will have 2 teams next season and will be playing 11v11 in the CDL U12 Division.  For information contact Jack Dikranian at 203.767.3964 about current practices & the future U12 teams next season.

12th Annual Black Watch Soccer Club
Labor Day Tournament - 8/30/08-9/1/08

Applications will soon be accepted for the
12th Annual Black Watch Labor Day Tournament.
Make your plans for August 30 - September 1, 2008

Click here for detailed tournament information.

Black Watch teams enjoyed successes in two tournaments over the President's Day Weekend.

The U18 Stirling won "The 2nd Annual Tampa Bay Presidents Day Soccer tournament".  The girls defeated Gulf Coast United 4-2, Inter United Soccer 6-0, tied Ocala 0-0 and then defeated Ocala 3-1 in the finals. The championship game was fast paced and physical with the Stirling coming out on top with goals from Stefanie Zimmerman, Lauren Kist, and Monique LaMotte.  Kat Rivera was in goal and made several key saves to secure the win.

The U14 Dundee playing in the Score At The Shore tournament over President's Day weekend.  They had 2 wins and 2 ties in qualifying play, but were disappointed with a loss in their semi-final match.  Coach Wegerle felt that it was a great preparation for state cup competition that begins at the end of March.

The U17 Celtic also playing in the Score At The Shore Tournament.  With 5 players tied up with their high school teams in Semi-Final and Final state championship games, this was a split weekend for the Celtic.  Their first two games ended with a tie and a loss, but then they ended strong with two wins earning their spot in the semi-finals.

Score At The Shore was also the tournament where the U15 Falkirk played.  The Falkirk had one win and two ties (one of the ties was against the 2007 New York state cup champs) in very competitive qualifying play.  The Falkirk won their group and moved on to the semi-finals where they were successful against HCU, but unfortunately, lost in the finals to RSL.  Interesting Note:  Out of the 12 teams in the U15 age group, four CDL teams made it to the semi-finals!

We are very proud that Black Watch players on three Tampa high school soccer teams with Wharton, Jesuit and Tampa Prep. high schools who made it to the Florida High School state championship competition this past week.  Wharton and Jesuit played against each other in a semi-final match against one another.  Wharton won with Matt Noble's late in the 2nd half goal.  Wharton went on to play in the finals winning 2-1 over St. Thomas Aquinas.  Congratulations to these Black Watch players:

Cory Anderson – U17B Celtic (Jesuit)
Tyler Herring – U17B Celtic (Wharton)
Will Hunt – U17B Celtic (Wharton)
Andrew Meinsen – U17B Celtic (Wharton)
Matthew Noble – U17B Celtic (Wharton)
Jennifer Roberts - U16G Aberdeen (Tampa Prep)
Keaton Burchfield - U15B Caledonians (Wharton)

Pictured: Wharton celebrates after game with Jesuit.

BLACK WATCH SC U15B FALKIRK AYAH IS CHOSEN FOR US SOCCER NATIONAL TEAM! 

Update 1/31/08

As you know, in 2007 Atsou Ayah, a u15 Falkirk, was chosen to represent the US Soccer u14 US Soccer National Team that played at the Disney Interregional and Showcase Event, November 22-26, 2007 in Orlando, Florida.  Atsou represented Black Watch Soccer Club very well.  During the Saturday, 11/24 game, Atsou was named captain of his national team, also scored 2 goals. 

Atsou also participated in the NIKE Friendlies In December 2007 with the u15 National team and in three games scored 3 goals and 1 assist to have an outstanding week of performance!  He has also been recently invited to travel to Guadalajara, Mexico with the u14 US Soccer National Team in January 2008.

This week, Atsou was extended an invitation to join the US Soccer U15 National Team training center in Carson , CA February 16- 23, 2008.

Pictured from left to right - Coach Roland Moldovan, Atsou Ayah & DOC Jim DiNobile.

SOCCER PLATE CLINIC at BWSC held on Sunday, January 13th

Sunday's Soccer Plate clinic was a fun and great soccer experience.  With all the smiles we see on these young soccer players pictured here in their Soccer Plate T-Shirts, fun was had by all!!

Adults pictured here from left to right:  (lying on the ground) Roy Wegerle and Gary Walker; (sitting) Alan Anderson and Steve Wegerle; and (standing) Jim DiNobile.

Year-End "Black Watch Piper" Newsletter Edition

As 2007 comes to a close, we share the               

Year-End "Black Watch Piper" newsletter edition                

with you to celebrate all the great things about              

Black Watch Soccer Club and all our Families!!              

Click here or on the Piper image to the left to read your newsletter.  Enjoy!

Congratulation to the U14 Dundee coached by Steve Wegerle - Finalist in the premier Disney Jr. Showcase over Thanksgiving weekend.  They won 2 and tied 1 in their qualifying play from teams from various states (Virginia 2-2, North Carolina 2-1 & New York 5-0)winning their group to make it into the semi-finals.  They won the semi-finals game 2-0 against another Florida team (Kendall), but lost all steam in their Finals against a team from Maryland (0-4).

What a great weekend for Coach Wegerle and the U14 Dundee. 

Congratulations, boys!!! 

Congratulations to the U15 boys Falkirk for a successful undefeated Club Director’s League (CDL) season. The Falkirk’s win this past Saturday (10/27/07) marked the end of the 2007 CDL Fall Season and, with that win, they became the CDL U15 boys Champions. This is the 2nd year in a row this team has achieved that honor. Coach Roland Moldovan and his team were proud to pose for this photo. Congratulations to all of them for their hard work and team effort!

The Falkirk look forward to proudly representing Black Watch Soccer Club at the Disney Soccer Showcase in December. This tournament is ranked by many as the #1 youth soccer tournament in the U.S. and will host some of the best teams in the country. The Falkirk are 1 of 5 Florida U15 boys teams that have been accepted to this tournament – a total of 44 U15 teams will be competing. Best wishes to the Falkirk!

The U15 Falkirk showed well at the Disney Showcase Qualifier impressively winning all three of their qualifying games (Sunrise - 2-1, RSL Academy - 4-1 and Jacksonville - 3-0) earning their spot in the semi-finals against Orange County Sting.  That semi-final match is particularly where the Falkirk demonstrated their team work and dedication winning it in OT 2-1 against a very tough opponent to make it to the finals that afternoon.  The exhausted Falkirk continued to play very well holding the score in the finals to 0-0 until the last minutes of the first half against another RSL team, but then lost the fight 0-5.  We are very proud of these fourteen young men and their coach, Roland Moldovan - they gave everything they had to give that weekend and ended as finalists earning their spot in the Disney Showcase in December.  Congratulations to all!!

Black Watch Soccer Club Youth Academy, ages 5-8 years old, traveled to the Clearwater Chargers in March for a great and successful morning of Festival Soccer play!  It was so successful, the Clearwater Academy traveled to Black Watch in April for a similar event.  Click here for a photo slide show of both events!

The Black Watch Youth Academy is under the direction of Coach Jack Dikranian and his assistants Coach Roan Morgan and Haig Dikranian.  The Black Watch Youth Academy is dedicated to development, learning and enjoyment of the great game of soccer.

The BWS Youth Academy is an effort to develop players and teams for our future u9 boys and girls Black Watch SC teams!  All are welcome to join!  Click here for more information about the Academy.