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Tryouts 2013-2014

Freestate North Tryout Form

Coaching Staff

Coaching Profiles

Practice Locations and Training Format

Freestate North U6-U9 Academy

Freestate North

Top-level soccer in the Baltimore County-Columbia area

Introduction

Freestate North will begin its second year of operation after a very successful first year, which saw a first place WAGS finish for our U11s and first place CMSSL finish for our U10s. Our U10s earned the championship title at Arlington Cup and were finalists at both the OBGC and Freestate Spring Breakout tournaments. Our U13s made the final at Arlington Cup and the semifinal of the Annandale Cup. Over the half of the U13s and half of the U11s were selected for the Maryland ODP team.

Freestate North is a girls-only U9-U13 satellite location of Freestate Soccer Alliance serving the Baltimore County and Columbia area. Freestate North has quickly become the destination for competitive girls soccer players in this area. Beginning at U13 (the first year of ECNL eligibility), Freestate North players will combine with Freestate South players to form two teams – an ECNL team and a State Cup / CCL team.

Freestate North functions under the same philosophy of excellence associated with Freestate, providing players with training based on technique and passion for the game.

Most Freestate North events take place at McDonogh School, Fairland Park and Glenelg. At McDonogh, Freestate North players have access to state of the art facilities, which includes newly-designed turf fields, a newly renovated Bermuda grass field and a fantastic indoor facility for the winter months. Training at Fairland Park and Glenelg are both on turf fields with lights.

The Co-Directors of Freestate North are Harry Canellakis, head varsity coach at McDonogh School, and Shannon Cirovski, former USWNT player, World Cup champion and Division 1 Head Coach. Together, they have steered Freestate North to a path of immediate success, with four teams in the first year and a goal of one to two teams in every age group (U9-U12) for the second year of operation.

Coaching Staff

Harry Canellakis – U9, U10

Harry Canellakis is the head coach of the McDonogh girls varsity team, which is consistently ranked as one of the top high school programs in the nation. Since taking over in 2009, McDonogh has enjoyed the most successful period in its history. He has amassed a 60-8-4 record, two IAAM "A" conference championships, the first two in the school’s history. Harry played college soccer at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, where he was a four-year starter and captain. After graduating from Kenyon, Harry coached at Culver Academies in Indiana and led their girls team to the best three year period, including a first time appearance in the state finals in 2008. In 2011, he was named the Girls Soccer Coach of the Year by the Baltimore Sun. He is currently the coach of the U13 Freestate North program and the Co-Director of Freestate North.

Steve Campbell – U11

Steve Campbell has years of experience at both the collegiate and youth level. The native of Derbyshire, England served as a volunteer men’s soccer assistant coach at his alma mater, the University of Maryland from 1996-98. In his last two seasons, the Terrapins won the ACC Tournament Championship and then made it to the 1998 NCAA Final Four. He returned to Maryland in 2001 and spent four seasons as assistant coach for the women’s program. The team reached the NCAA Tournament in 2001, 2002 and 2003, reaching the second round in his second campaign. Since 2006, Campbell has served as Co-Director of Coaching for Freestate. The boys and girls club teams have captured a total of seven State Cup championships in the last five years and the girls program is a member of the prestigious ECNL Elite Clubs National League. Steve is currently an assistant coach at UMBC. Steve is also a staff coach for the US Soccer Id2 program and a staff coach for the ECNL PDP program.

Shannon Cirovski – U12

Shannon Higgins Cirovski is both an accomplished player and coach. As a player, she was a key member of the 1991 FIFA Women’s World Cup Champion team, registering two goals and eight assists (including assisting on both of Michelle Ackers goals in the 2-1 final game victory over Norway). In college, Shannon led the University of North Carolina Tarheels to four consecutive National Championship titles (1986-1989), scoring the game-winning goal in three of the four national title games. She was a two-time first team All-American and the recipient of numerous awards includingSoccer America Player of the Year, ISAA Player of the Year and most notably the winner of the prestigious MAC Hermann Trophy. In 2002, Shannon was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame, just the third woman and youngest person ever, to be so honored. After her time with the WNT, Shannon became Head Coach at George Washington University (1992-1997) and Head Coach at the University of Maryland (1999-2006). Shannon made an immediate impact on both programs leading them to their highest rankings and annual NCAA appearances. She was two-time Atlantic-10 Conference Coach of the Year and two-time ACC Top Coach of the Year. Before heading to the University of Maryland, Shannon was Head Coach of the U-18 Women’s National Team, leading them to an undefeated record in 1998, and assistant coach to the U-20 and full Women’s National Team. Shannon is currently the Head Coach of Freestate’s U-17 ECNL Team which has been consistently one of the highest performing teams in the nation and in her third year as Head Coach of Freestate North’s U11s

Lou Webster

Lou Webster has been coaching at the highest levels of youth soccer since 2003. He brings a vast amount of coaching experience to Freestate North. During his years of coaching he has produced ODP standouts and numerous county and state award winners for their accomplishments on the field of play at the high school level. Lou's strongly believes that the basis of a great soccer player begins with a strong foundation of technical skills that are taught at the early ages and built upon as they mature into a successful player.

Practice Locations and Training Format

The U9-U12 practice format will include two nights of week of team training where the age group will practice on the same field, date, and time to train as an entire age group player pool. One training session will be devoted to the entrie age group focusing on technical ability and the second night of week will be a practice session designed to improve team concepts. An additional third night a week twice a month in the fall and spring will be a club Academy Night where age groups combine and receive technical coaching from coaches in different age groups and specialist GK training. This allows all coaches and players to be familiar with every player and team in the north program.

The Winter program will comprise of indoor training one night per week at the McDonogh School gymnasium, play in a Futsal league at Capital Sportsplex in Greenbelt, and each team will compete in the MD Futsal State Cup champioships.

The three main sites for Freestate North are McDonogh School, Fairland (Burtonsville) and Glenelg (Columbia). Teams train at the most convenient location for their group. As mentioned above, beginning at U13, players will combine with Freestate South players in order to form two teams which will enter into the most developmentally appropriate league (ECNL, State Cup, VCCL). Once U13 hits, teams will again train at locations which best suit the makeup of the team, including McDonogh and sites in Columbia and Bowie.

Tryouts 2013-2014

2013-2014 Freestate North Coaching Roster and Tryout Information

U9 Age Group Coordinator: Harry Canellakis

Head Coach: Harry Canellakis

Coaches: Ramzi Sifri

Training Location: Columbia: (Fairland, Glenelg)

Tryout Dates and Location:

May 22 5:45-7:15 PM: McDonogh Varsity Grass Field (8600 McDonogh Road, Owings Mills, MD)

May 28 6:00-7:30 PM: McDonogh Varsity Grass Field (8600 McDonogh Road, Owings Mills, MD)

May 29 5:45-7:15 PM: Glenelg Country Day School (12793 Folly Quarter Road, Ellicot City)

U10 Age Group Coordinator: Lou Webster

Head Coach: Lou Webster

Coaches: Maribeth Creed

Training Location: Baltimore (McDonogh)

Tryout Dates and Location:

May 22 7:15-8:45 PM: McDonogh Turf (8600 McDonogh Road, Owings Mills, MD)

May 23 7:30-9:00 PM: McDonogh Turf Field (8600 McDonogh Road, Owings Mills, MD)

May 28 5:45-7:15 PM: McDonogh Varsity Grass Field (8600 McDonogh Road, Owings Mills, MD)

U11 Age Group Coordinator: Steve Campbell

Head Coach: Steve Campbell

Coaches: Rick Smedley, Sean Peay

Training Location: Columbia (Fairland, Glenelg)

Tryout Dates and Location:

May 20 6:00-7:30 PM: Fairland Turf Field (Greencastle Road, Burtonsville, MD)

May 22 5:45-7:15 PM: McDonogh Varsity Grass Field (8600 McDonogh Road, Owings Mills, MD)

May 29 6:00-7:30 PM: Glenelg Country School, Ellicott City, MD (12793 Folly Quarter Road, Ellicot City)

U12 Age Group Coordinator: Shannon Cirovski

Head Coach: Shannon Cirovski

Coaches: Harry Canellakis, Michele Rodriguez Smith, Lindsey Simpson

Training Location: Baltimore and Columbia (Fairland, McDonogh, Glenelg)

Tryout Dates and Location:

May 20 6:00-7:30 Fairland Turf Field (Greencastle Road, Burtonsville, MD)

May 22 7:15-8:45 McDonogh Turf Field (8600 McDonogh Road, Owings Mills, MD)

May 29 6:00-7:30 Glenelg Country School, Ellicott City, MD (12793 Folly Quarter Road, Ellicot City)

U13 Age Group Coordinator: Lou Webster

Head Coach: Lou Webster

Coaches: Harry Canellakis

Training Location: Baltimore (McDonogh)

Tryout Dates and Location:

May 29 5:45-7:15 McDonogh Varsity Grass Field (8600 McDonogh Road, Owings Mills, MD)

May 31 5:45-7:15 PM: McDonogh Varsity Grass Field (8600 McDonogh Road, Owings Mills, MD)
June 1 5:45-7:15 PM: McDonogh Varsity Grass Field (8600 McDonogh Road, Owings Mills, MD)

- updated May 18th, 9:30am