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Player Accomplishments

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Jake Crabtree named to ODP Region II Pool and National Training
July 20, 2011 ~ updated November 8, 2011

 

Jake Crabtree Region II ODP Pool

Latest Update:  Jake will be attending National training in Chula, CA.  Link to full story

Jake Crabtree (GK), of the U13 Premier Gold team coached by Joey Barone, was named to the ODP Region II Pool team after attending the regional and holdover camp in Overland Park, KS in July. Jake played on the Kentucky State 98 younger team at regional camp who went undefeated and won their championship game in PKs with Jake in goal.

Region II is made up of 13 states. From those states 16-18 players will be named to the Region II team. Jake should hear within a few weeks if he has been named to the regional team.

 

Giuseppe Barone to attend National ID Camp
July 12, 2011

Giuseppe Barone, from our boys U-13 team, has been invited to the US National Team ID camp which is held at the US Soccer training center in Carson, CA from July 31- Aug. 6.  The US Soccer’s Under-14 boy’s National Identification Camp is the National Team Player Pool, which is composed of the best soccer players in the country for that particular age group. From this pool of players the National Team is chosen.
We are thrilled to have one our club-grown players representing us at the National team camp.
U18 Girls College Bound
May 18, 2011

We would like to officially congratulate all of our U18G Gold team and thank them for being part of the Crew family for such a long time. We wish them the best of luck as they continue to play their soccer careers in College. The team, coached by Marc Frankland, is proud to boast that 11 of their current roster of 16 players have accepted positions on college teams for fall 2011. This is a fantastic achievement; here is where they are going:

Annie Hamilton - Wheaton College, IL - DIII
Charlotte Socia - Grand Valley State University, MI - DII
Emily Cowan - Cleveland State University, OH - DI
Hailey Yondo - Bowling Green State University, OH - DI
Kelly Wilson - St Mary’s College, IN - DIII
Lindsey Arnett - Saginaw Valley State University, MI - DII
Mara Bennett - Lewis University, IL - DII
Meghan Sokolowski - Grand Valley State University, MI - DII
Mel Hogan - Aquinas College, MI - NAIA
Micaela DeVos - Illinois State University, IL - DI
Sydney Benda - Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD), GA - NAIA

Again, good luck in the future, we will miss you all!!

Kosti Moni at U-14 National Team Camp
May 18, 2011

We are proud to report that Kosti Moni had a successful week at the U-14 US National team camp in Carson, California. He earned a lot of praise from the coaching staff and put in some good performances against California U-16 academies Arsenal, Galaxy and Chivas USA.

Another satisfying moment for Kosti was meeting one of his favorite players of all time, 1990 world cup winner and 2006 Germany coach Jurgen Klinsmann.

Bailey McCarthy Named to ODP Team
March 14, 2011

Bailey McCarthy and ODP Coach Bryan Thorpe

On March 13, Bailey McCarthy was named to the MSYSA U-12 Olympic Development Team for Michigan.  Bailey will be training until July then will travel to Kansas for additional training and the Regional tournament. Top players have the opportunity to be chosen to play on Regional teams and National teams throughout the year.

Bailey plays goalkeeper for the GR Crew Juniors U12 Black team under coach Joey Barone. Bailey also plays on the U13 Black Premier team for coach Marc Frankland. Bailey has trained locally with Annie Steinlege, who plays at MSU, and with Mike Braid at Shoreline Sport and Spine. MSU Goakkeeper Avery Steinlege has also provided training opportunities. Bailey lives in Spring Lake Township and is a 6th grader at Spring Lake Intermediate School.

Kosti Moni Invited to USA U-14 Training Camp
March 14, 2011

We are proud to announce that Kosti Moni received another invitation to join the USA U-14 National team camp in California. The camp will take place at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA from May 1st - 8th. This is a outstanding achievement and a great source of inspiration for all young Crew players. We are certain that he will represent Grand Rapids Crew Juniors, Coach Moni, team and his family with pride and dignity.

We wish Kosti the best of luck in the present and future endeavors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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