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FC Dutchmen Premier – Exciting Announcement!

This coming summer FC Dutchmen will have their first team travel and compete internationally. The U15 Boys Battery and Coach Leggiero will be touring Scotland and England this July for ten days. The squad will kick off their trip in Glasgow with a training session with the Rangers Professional Club. The team will then continue their trip across the countryside which will include more professional training sessions and matches. The trip will conclude with stops in Manchester and then finally London.

The Battery Team is full of players that have been part of the FC Dutchmen Family for many years. The group is made up of players from more than ten different school districts from throughout the area. The Battery have won numerous tournaments throughout the northeast over the past few years and have represented the club well through their hard work, dedication, and sportsmanship.

This coming summer FC Dutchmen will have their first team travel and compete internationally. The U15 Boys Battery and Coach Leggiero will be touring Scotland and England this July for ten days.

The squad will kick off their trip in Glasgow with a training session with the Rangers Professional Club. The team will then continue their trip across the countryside which will include more professional training sessions and matches. The trip will conclude with stops in Manchester and then finally London.

The Battery have won numerous tournaments throughout the northeast over the past few years and have represented the club well through their hard work, dedication, and sportsmanship.

FC Dutchmen Premier will continue to support our teams as we travel internationally over the years to come. All travel must be approved by the club administration before such plans are finalized. Good luck to the Battery Players, the club is very proud of you.

The trip is being funded by the Battery Players, but they are hoping for the support of the rest of our Dutchmen Families. The boys understand that this is a tremendous opportunity and they have been working hard to raise the funds needed for their trip. The team would appreciate it if our club membership would participate in their upcoming fundraising activities. They are as follows:

● Calendar raffle: For $10 per ticket, each ticket gives the purchaser 28 chances to win cash daily for the entire month of February. A few tickets remain. Please contact a Battery team member to purchase a ticket.

Drawings begin February 1.

● Pasta Dinner on January 26th: We will be holding a pasta dinner at the Guilderland Elks Club on Carmen Road, from 5:00 - 7:30 pm. The Elks are graciously donating their space to our team. For $12 per adult and $10 per child (under the age of 10), the meal includes pasta, meatballs, salad, beverage, bread and dessert. Please see Kelly Tynan, Laura Hosey, or Beth DeLuca at Futsal on Sunday January 12th and 19th to purchase tickets.

Tickets will also be sold at the door on the 26th .

● Recovery Room Trivia Night on February 26th hosted by Rodger Wyland: Join us from 6:00 -10:00 pm at the Recovery Room in Guilderland and “Dine to Donate.”

All proceeds will go towards the Battery’s trip.

January 3rd, 2019

Increase in Practice Time Part of New Club Model:

This year you may
have noticed a change in the clubs practice model. As publicized this past
summer, teams will be training more indoor this winter/spring. Our Premier and
Premier II teams have added a third training session each week and the Academy
teams have added fifteen minutes to one of their weekly practice sessions. We
know that this addition of time on the ball will continue to help our players
develop their skills and will give our coaches more instructional time.

January 3rd, 2019

Dutchmen Sponsored Futsal League Kicks Off!

This is the sixth year that
FC Dutchmen has hosted the Capital Region Futsal League. This year we welcome
the merger of the CDYSL Futsal with the Capital Region League. This will bring in
more teams while increasing the level of competition for our players. The first
games will kick off this Sunday January 6 th in Schenectady. The futsal league is
part of our club’s player development program. There is no additional fee for this
league and all players U9 and older are expected to participate. This is not an
optional program but is a fun way to improve our players skills while getting
additional touches on the ball. Futsal is a U.S. Soccer recommended program.

July 4th, 2018

Major Girl’s Program Announcement!

FC Dutchmen Premier / Academy would like to announce that the club has come to an agreement with the NIrvania Soccer Club to develop a working relationship between the club’s girl’s programs. “This relationship will only help both clubs and give many of our girl’s additional opportunities to develop and be seen by college coaches”, stated John Quimby the Director of Nirvana. The two clubs will continue to grow their own programs, but we will create a joint opportunity for the best players from each club. “We are so excited to see where this new relationship will take our girls program.” Said FC Dutchmen Director of Coaching Mike Kinnally. “This model is like no other in our area! I think the families in both clubs will embrace this new relationship.” More information on this exciting news will be release over the next couple of weeks.

July 4th, 2018

Club Creates “Premier II”

to Replace Select Program

FC Dutchmen has replaced the clubs Select Level with a new program called “Premier II.” “This program will be an upgrade from the select designation stated Coach Kinnally the clubs Director of Coaching / Programs. “It was time to increase the amount these players train and to give them more opportunities to develop their skills.” These changes will include turf time in the fall and spring, training on a full field during the indoor season, and a third training session a week during the winter with Coach Jorge.

UPDATE

Selection Process to be Completed by Friday

Due to the holiday and the extra academy tryout on Monday the club’s selection process has taken a little longer than anticipated. All teams should be selected with players notified by this Friday. Thank you for your understanding.

Coach Williams to Join Dutchmen Staff

Matt Williams the Head Men’s Assistant Coach at SUNY Cobleskill has joined the FC Dutchmen Coaching Staff. Coach Williams played collegiately at Springfield College and SUNY Cortland.