LVU's Ellison selected ALL-STATE
Jordan Ellison has been a stand out with LVU’s UNITED ’95 for several years and in his first three years of high school, Ellison has caught the attention of opposing coaches, local press, and has now been recognized as one of the top players in the state. In January, Ellison added to his high school accolades with his first ALL-STATE selection. Ellison, only a junior at Stroundsburg High School, has already been named a 3 time All-Conference member of the Mountain Valley Conference and in 2011, he was named the Mountain Valley MVP.
The LVU family would like to congratulate Jordan on this incredible accomplishment and we look forward to a following him throughout his bright soccer future in high school and beyond.
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UNITED 95 Boys Represent Region I
FRISCO, Texas (Jan. 20, 2012) – The 2012 US Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program (US Youth Soccer ODP) Boys 1996 Winter Interregional took place Jan. 27-29 in Bradenton, Fla. The nation’s top Under-16 Boys will competed in front of college coaches and U.S. National Team scouts at the world’s largest and most advanced mulit-sport and education complex. Three members of UNITED ’95 representedRegion I and LVU at this event. Noah Snyder, Patrick Berneski and Wyatt Fabian have all been members of the Region I team for multiple years.
Fabian scored a goal in game one against Region II and Berneski netted another in game two against Region IV. All players stood out, representing the club on one of the highest stages in the country.
Click the links below to see the players and LVU mentioned in the daily summaries
LVU and the Lehigh Valley Scholar Athlete Awards
Lehigh Valley United had two players acknowledged at the 2011 Lehigh Valley Soccer Scholar Athlete Annual Awards Banquet. Eric Nace represented Parkland High School, and Keegan Anderson represented Phillipsburg High School, both from LVU 93. LVU was represented at the 2006, 2009, and 2010 Lehigh Valley Soccer Scholar Banquet by overall winners Brendan Feinberg (Salisbury H.S. LVU 88), Nick Tacca (Parkland H.S. LVU 91) and Taylor Brown (Moravian Academy LVU 91).
A Look into LVU's Coaches
If you take a stroll around Lehigh Valley United’s indoor training facility, The Turff Club, you’re likely to run into some great soccer minds on and around the fields. Over the last five years LVU has put together an eclectic mix of soccer staff with wisdom and experience ranging from youth, college, and professional soccer. According to Greg Ramos, Executive Director of Soccer Operations at LVU, "the goal at LVU has always been to put together a soccer staff full of varied experiences and insight in the game. Our coaches each have strengths and expertise in different areas. Put these minds together, and we all become that much better...........
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LVU U18 Girls Complete Banner Season
The LVU Golden Lions U18 (93) girls completed their Fall, 2011 season, the best yet in the team’s history. The Golden Lions played in four tournaments from September through November, winning two and finishing as a finalist in two. Ranked 8th at U18 in PAE by GotSoccer, 6 by National Soccer Ranking, and 4th by Soccer in College, overall, in all competitions, the Lions finished the Fall season with a record of 17-4-1 with 48 goals for and 6 goals against.
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UNITED '02 Black Wins Indoor Challenge Cup
As Indoor Cup competition began in January, LVU claimed its first title. The LVU Black'02 Boys team won the Challenge division of the state indoor competition. Congratulations on winning this great competition!
LVU Competes in Disney Showcase
The Girls LVU 96 team is headed to the finals on Tuesday, January 3 on goal differential after losing to Cup Crew Jrs. Gold 1-0 and then defeating Connecticut FC Arsenal 3-0 and ISA Sting 96 Xtreme Bayport 2-0. They will face local rivals FC Europa. Good luck girls!
The LVU 95 Boys have 2 wins (Waza, Michigan, Jacksonville United Florida) and a draw (Crew Cup Juniors, Ohio) and advanced to the finals of the Disney College Showcase Championship. In the final, the UNITED team faced West Pines (FL) and lost 1-0 to end a great couple days of high level play.
3 LVU Teams Accepted in Top League in Region I
Congratulations to UNITED ’96 Girls, for being accepted in to the Region I Premier League for the first time. The Region I Premier League is for the top sixteen teams through out the Region in the U14 to U18 age groups for both girls and boys. The competition is designed to allow the very best teams in Region I to play each other in a league format. With only 16 positions available per age through out the Region, entry into the league is competitive.
In addition UNITED ’95 and ’96 will both be playing in the league as they have done for the last few seasons.
Congratulations to all teams for continuing the LVU tradition of playing competitively at the highest levels possible.
Competition Kicks off in the Elite "National League"
December 8th began competition in the USYS National League for UNITED '96 and UNITED '95. This league is for the nation’s top teams in the U15-U17 boys and girls age groups, consisting of a total of eight teams per gender age group.
The National League offers additional exposure to collegiate, professional and U.S. National Team.
Information on the USYS National League as well and scores and highlights, click here.
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