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rage goalkeeper, Cody cropper, joins U17 Residency program
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Rage U16 Zach Carles makes 15 man National Team Roster
Zach Carles returned earlier this week from the Super Y League National ODP Camp for '93 boys. This years camp was a five day event showcasing a collection of over 75 of the top players in that age group as identified by coaches and regional scouts from around the country. Zach came home with a distinction that few players ever achieve, he is now a Super Y League Olympic Development Program National Team Memeber!!
The teams staff has yet to announce their plans for the upcoming year but past trips for Super Y ODP Teams have included a prolonged stay and training in the famed West Ham United Academy in England as well as trips to major european youth tournaments.
Zach is now a proud member of elite company and has opened many doors to the college and maybe even the professional game for himself! Just last year PDL trainee and Rage Youth Academy Goalkeeper Cody Cropper recieved the same recognition and less than a year later he is a part of U.S. U17 Men's National Team Residency Program on a full time basis in Bradenton, Florida. The year before long time Rage Youth Academy, and now PDL product, Cory Hertzog (Penn State), also recieved this distinction and soon after found himself on a plane to Germany to compete against some of Europe's top youth teams.
If there was ever any question as to where the top players go in Berks County it seems to be answered year in and year out by the Rage Youth Academy! Congratulations to Zach!!
If you wish to read more about his success and the Super Y League please click here.
U10 Lady rage win Epysa indoor state cup
Lisa White's U10 Girls win the 2009 EPYSA Indoor Challenge Cup. The RAGE post a perfect 5-0 record. After being down 1-0 in the Semi-finals to Penn Legacy the RAGE fought back to win 3-1 and advance to the Finals. In the Final the RAGE found themseleves down again 1-0 less than a minute into the game. They kept their composure on their way to a 4-2 victory over Campbelltown Palmra to become the CHAMPIONS!!
U9 Boys finish second at Leagues United Indoor State Cup
The U9 Rage Boys were finalists of the League United Indoor State Cup on February 8, 2009, at Sportsplex in Southampton. They finsihed with a record of 3-1-1.
U14 Girls win Iron lakes indoor league
The U14 Ladies capped off an undefeated indoor season at Iron Lakes with a 4-2 win over Parkland in the Championship Match Thursday night. The team finished 7-0-1 in regular season play and continued the winning ways through the play-offs.
Team Titans Win U9 Futsal Championship
The Team Titans, a group of Rage U9 boys, won the Rage Futsal Tournament at Ozzy's. The team went 4-0 in group play and 36-7 in group play and won the Championship match 5-3 vs. Western Lehigh.
RaGE PLAYERS COMPETE IN KICK IT 3V3 CHAMPION
The Kick it 3v3 Soccer Circuit held their 2009 Championships at the Wide World of Sports in Orlando, Florida, January 17-18, 2009. Team Titans, made up of sixlocal U9 Rage boy soccer players, were invited to this tournament by placing 5th in the Northeast Region over the summer/fall. They played teams from New York, Illinois, North Carolina and Ohio. They went 4-1 in pool play before losing in the Championship Bracket play
8-5 to Diabrico (Illinois). Congratulations on a tremendous effort and tournament!
Boys from left to right, Nick White, Luke Fagley, Colby Stichter, Ammit Bhogal, John Paul Pierdomenico and Ben Myers. Coaches in back Guv Bhogal and Ged Quinn, BSA Rage Coach.
Rage boys win EPYSA Indoor U13 Champions Cup
The Rage U13 Boys won the EPYSA Indoor cup last Saturday, winning all five of their games and nine players tallied goals. Congratulations lads!
RAGE Named Top Twenty Super-Y cluB
The United Soccer Leagues (USL) released the final Super Y-League First and Second 11 Club rankings for the 2008 season, recognizing the league's top clubs on a competitive and administrative basis following the regular season and the 10th Annual Super Y-League North American Finals.
The Rage ranked 13th overall putting them in select company with such top-ranked North American
clubs as the Chicago Magic, MPS Boston, Shulz Academy, and the Ottawa Fury. Both the girls and
boys finished the season in the final rankings, making the Rage one of only ten clubs to have both
their girls and boys Super-Y programs to finish ranked on both the girls and boys sides.
For complete rankings, click here
NAme the RAge PDL fan club contest Winner!
The winning entry is THE RAGE BRIGADE! Congratulations to Christopher J. Ku from the U8 Rage Red team for coming up with the winning name. Thaks and congratulations to Christopher!
Three Rage PDL players chosen for 2008 USL Men’s Player Showcase
The list of 90 participants for the third annual USL Men’s Player Showcase presented by UMBRO
was unveiled. The event will be hosted by the Charleston Battery at Blackbaud Stadium
December 14-16, providing top professional coaches an opportunity to scout potential professionals
from the PDL, college ranks and beyond.
Among the players on the list were six PDL 2008 All-Conference Selections, which was led by
2008 All-League honoree Adam Gazda of the Reading Rage. Joining him as PDL honorees headed
to Charleston is teammate James Taranto and they will also be joined by Scott Rowling.
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Messiah Wins D-III National Championship In PK's
Messiah College senior goalkeeper Nick Blossey stopped three Stevens Institute of Technology
attempts in a 2-1 shootout victory to capture the Messiah's sixth NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer
National Championship in school history this past Saturday.
For Senior Josh Sanders, Rage PDL & Youth Academy product, this was his second National title.
For Rage You Academy prodtucs and PDL team mebers Geoff PezonDerek Black & Jordan Sands
this was their first National Championship.
Geoff Pezon was named to the Division III Men’s Soccer All-Tournament Team.
Click here for NCCA article Click here for Messiah web article.
2008 Super Y-League National ODP Camp First Selections
United Soccer Leagues recently announced the players nominated and selected for the 2008/09
Super Y-League ODP National Camps.
Click Here to view selected RAGE players
2008 Super Y-League National Select Players
United Soccer Leagues (USL) Super Y-League (SYL) recently announced that players who earned nominations from SYL Divisional Scouts during the regular season have been named ODP National Select Players for the 1990/1991 age pairing. Rage Soccer had 11 players named to this prestigious list.
Click Here to view selected RAGE players
As you may recall, the leadership of the Rage organization embarked on a long range strategic planning process in the spring of this past year at the direction of our board of directors. The process involved several months of meetings where the committee:
- Analyzed the state of the organization — its strengths and weaknesses — as it exists today.
- Defined the environment — its opportunities and threats — now and into the future.
- Identified the key issues facing the organization.
- Reviewed the mission statement and vision statements of the organization.
- Defined the long-range strategies and supporting strategic actions to be used by the organization.
- Targeted the specific, short-term actions to be taken to implement the long-range strategies and assigned accountability to the appropriate individuals within the organization.
The 5 long range strategic objectives as a result of this meeting were:
- The Rage Soccer Club will position itself as the leading soccer organization in the region(s) it serves, known for providing the best environment for players to succeed.
- The Rage Soccer Club will increase the number of players and coaches it serves.
- The Rage Soccer Club will develop the financial processes and resources it needs in order to further its mission and achieve its vision.
- The Rage Soccer Club will develop its people and related resources and processes
- The Rage Soccer Club will develop its facilities and resources in order to sustain and support its programs and the soccer community.
Along with the formation of the long term strategies, a list of objectives was created to move the organization towards its mission. “The mission of the Rage Soccer Club is to develop and sustain a tradition of soccer excellence by focusing on player development and opportunity that is recognized globally.” In order for us to achieve this mission, it is now time to expand the planning team to include those individuals who want to get involved in helping us realize our goals. We will plan meetings based on availability to begin to assign action items towards completing those objectives. I hope you share our excitement in providing a world class experience for the players, coaches and parents, and look forward to your time and commitment to volunteering. If you are interested, please contact me as soon as possible. We would like to kick off the meetings over the next couple of weeks. I can be reached at any of the following:
John Hanna
Vice President
Strategic Planning Chair
Rage Soccer Club
jhanna@bsarage.com
484-256-2400
Former Reading Rage and Antietam Soccer Star Corey Hertzog
Named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week
Freshman forward also honored nationally on TopDrawerSoccer.com and Soccer America Men's Team of the Week
 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Freshman forward Corey Hertzog (Reading, Pa.) was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week for his two-goal performance in Penn State's come-from-behind 3-2 upset win over 2007 College Cup finalists No. 17 Ohio State. Hertzog was also honored nationally on TopDrawerSoccer.com and Soccer America Men's Team of the Week.
"Corey is a proven goal scorer," said Penn State head coach Barry Gorman. "It was only a matter of time before he got off the mark. Like all forwards, his confidence will soar when he finds the back of the net."
Down 2-1 late in the first half, Hertzog pulled Penn State even with the first goal of his collegiate career. From the near wing, defender Justin Lee (Derwood, Md.) spotted an open Hertzog and served a perfect pass into the box. Hertzog got his head on the pass and flicked it in from 10 yards out.
Hertzog notched the would-be game winner just two minutes later when he found space near the top of the box and fired a one-timer that slipped through the arms of the Ohio State goalkeeper and into net.
In the second half, Hertzog nearly completed the hat trick but his looping shot on an open goal with 13 minutes remaining in the game glanced off the post.
Hertzog is tied for the team lead in assists (2), points (6), and shots on goal (10) and ranks second in goals (2) and shots (27). He has seen action in all 12 games this season, earning five starts.
Source: http://gopsusports.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/101308aaa.html
READING RAGE ON BCTV
The Reading Rage Soccer Club presents a monthly show that profiles the Rage PDL team, the Rage youth program, players profiles and Rage programs available to the public and feature segment called “Coach’s Corner”. The TV show is shown live on the third Monday of every month at 9:30 p.m. BCTV is on Channel 13 on Comcast and Channel 19 on Service Electric Cablevision. The show replays on: Wednesday @ 11:30 AM, Friday @ 4:30 PM, Sunday @ 1:30 PM.
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