My bold Minnesota Stars FC player prediction for 2012:

Less than 8-10 players from the 2011 team will be back on the Minnesota Stars FC line-up in 2012. Of those, only a few returning will have been born before 1986.

Work hard in the off season to keep in shape guys, and find that plan B while you still can.

Strange yes, but it may just be true!

Nobody from the 2011 Fantasy Camp players will be offered a contract by Djorn. Things are going great for me in Jamaica and I have had loan offers from Wolverhampton and Liverpool. I am holding out for a transfer into the Norweigen first division.

I have a feeling the new combine down in Arizona in February will find some new players that will be very good at playing a stronger defending and even better possession based style of play.








"doin it for the kids"

"Jump on board"

mmmmmmmm....looking into the future i predict this combine will find us some kids who are fast as hell on the wings. stronger defenders, maybe, but i dont see that as the purpose of raiding the american southwest of their youth.

Who wants to road trip down to Arizona. My parents have a great place we can crash at in Phoenix. Let me know.

USL Pro uses the youth
NASL turns them into real men

http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2012/01/17...ch-of-the-year/

Minnesota Stars FC Coach Manny Lagos Named Field Turf 2011 NASL Coach of the Year

2012 JANUARY 17

The FieldTurf Coach of the Year Awards recognize a coach’s dedication and hard work both on and off the field. The coaches that have been and will be selected for this award all exemplify outstanding leadership skills and enjoy well-deserved success.

Yep

http://nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=1640

Minnesota Stars FC is following its first-ever combine for local players with its first-ever out of state tryout. The club announced Thursday that it would hold a combine March 2-4 at Grande Sports World in Casa Grande, Ari

"To apply, players must submit their résumé or CV to Freddy Juarez"

Well now that is a familar name.

I wonder how many, if any, of the players set to return will be traveling down for the combine. Let’s say there is some overlap with this combine and MLS preseason training down there, could maybe our guys and those combine players we are really interested in play a scrimmage or two against the MLS sides?

Time to head over to IMS and refresh myself on last years articles BQ did on Grande Sports.

A list of young players on trial with DC United

Carl Goody – GK
Also listed at 6-4, Goody compiled 11 shutouts, a goals-against average of 0.79 and a record of 15-3-3 during his senior season at William Carey University (Mississippi). For his efforts, the Englishman was named a NSCAA NAIA 1st Team All American following his final collegiate season.

Will Swaim – GK
The University of Maryland’s first-choice goalkeeper in 2011, Swaim registered five shutouts, a goals-against average of 1.02 and a record of 12-3-2. The 23-year old is originally from Ellicott City, Maryland and stands at 6-2.

Yoni Berhanu – F
Born in Washington, DC and raised in Potomac, MD, Berhanu attended George Washington University. The 21-year old was named the 2011 Atlantic 10 Midfielder of the Year after leading the conference with ten goals during his senior season.

Matt Oduran – F
A former D.C. United Academy player, Oduran spent four seasons at the University of Maryland. The 21-year old made 63 appearances during his time in College Park.

Levi Houapeu – F
A native of the Ivory Coast, Houapeu was drafted by the Philadelphia Union 41st overall in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft. The 22-year old did not make a first team appearance, but saw time in three reserve matches. A product of the University of Maryland Baltimore County, the 23-year old played on D.C. United’s Super-20 team in 2009.

Seth C’deBaca - M
A Georgetown University product, C’deBaca trained throughout much of 2011 with D.C. United’s first team and was also a member of the U-23 team overseen by Jaime Moreno.

Ryan Richter – M
The 22-year old Richter was drafted by the Union in the 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft (fifth overall), but did not see time in any first team matches. A product of La Salle University, he tallied 14 goals during his senior season in 2010 and was named the A-10 Offensive Player of the Year.