TRYOUTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED FOR THE SENIOR TEAMS. THANK YOU TO ALL THE PLAYERS WHO ATTENDED. RESULTS HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR THE U-15 BOYS BLUE & WHITE TEAMS; U-16 BOYS; U-17 BOYS BLUE; AND U-17 GIRLS BLUE. RESULTS FOR OTHER TEAMS WILL BE POSTED SOON. IF YOU MISSED TRYOUTS AND ARE INTERESTED IN UNITED, EMAIL WEBSITEADMIN@NWIUNITEDFC.COM
SPOTS ARE ALSO STILL AVAILABLE ON SELECT YOUTH TEAMS FOR SPRING. EMAIL TO ARRANGE A TRYOUT.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NWI UNITED FC 95 GIRLS WHO TOOK FIRST PLACE IN TOURNAMENTS THE PAST TWO WEEKENDS. THE U-14 GIRLS DEFEATED THE INDIANA INVADERS 1-0 IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME OF THE RECENT BEST OF THE MIDWEST TOURNAMENT WITH GOALS FROM CIERA BROWN, KAYLEE PULLINS AND ANDREA VIOLANTI. EMMA KURT AND JENNIE KRISTOFF PLAYED IN THE NET AS THE GIRLS WON 4 STRAIGHT GAMES. UNITED WAS JOINED BY GUEST PLAYERS CARLEY FURTO AND ELIZABETH KRILLICH FOR THE WEEKEND.
THE GIRLS CAME BACK THE NEXT WEEKEND TO BEAT THE LOUISVILLE, KY., THOROUGHBREDS 2-0 TO WIN THE TITLE AT THE FC PRIDE CUP. SHANNON FREEDOM, KAYLEE PULLINS AND ANDREA VIOLANTI SCORED FOR UNITED. KEEPER EMMA KURT AND THE DEFENSE DIDN'T ALLOW A GOAL ALL WEEKEND.
THE GIRLS ARE SHOWN ABOVE WITH THEIR MEDALS FROM THE FC PRIDE CUP. TOP ROW FROM LEFT: ASST. COACH JORIE FURMAN, KATHRYN SCHOER, CIERA BROWN, EMMA KURT, ANGELIA JEKA, ANNIE SKERTIC AND COACH TONY CARDENAS. MIDDLE ROW: JENNIE KRISTOFF, SHANNON FREEDOM, JANELLE KLUMPE, SAVANNAH HAMPTON AND ANDREA VIOLANTI; BOTTOM ROW: SYLVIE KRISTOFF, KAYLEE PULLINS, JENNA ARNOLD AND CINDY MCINERNEY WITH NICHOLAS AND ANTONIO CARDENAS.

THE U13 GIRLS TOOK FIRST PLACE IN THE PREMIER DIVISION OF THE GIRLS LEAGUE. THE GIRLS FINISHED UNDEFEATED WITH A RECORD OF 7 WINS AND 1 TIE. CONGRATULATIONS ON A GREAT SEASON!

FOR THE THIRD STRAIGHT SEASON, THE U12 GIRLS HAVE CAPTURED 1ST PLACE IN THE NISL TOURNAMENT. THE GIRLS DEFEATED THE JR. MYSTIQUE 2-1 IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. THE GIRLS DOMINATED PLAY ALL WEEKEND, BEATING THE ELKHART FLAMES 1-0 IN OT AND TAKING A 2-0 WIN OVER MIDDLEBURY MAGIC. CONGRATULATIONS ON A GREAT WEEKEND!

NWI UNITED IS PROUD OF ITS U13 BOYS BLUE TEAM WHICH WON THE SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD FOR ISL'S 1ST DIVISION. THE AWARD IS A REFLECTION OF THE FIRST-CLASS BEHAVIOR BY THE TEAM'S PLAYERS, COACHES AND PARENTS. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BOYS FOR DISPLAYING TRUE WINNING ATTITUDES. THE BOYS FINISHED THE SEASON WITH 5 VICTORIES AND 2 LOSSES TO FINISH SECOND IN THE LEAGUE. THE TEAM ALSO FINISHED 1ST IN PIKEFEST AND WAS THE RUNNERUP AT THE FC PRIDE CUP. CONGRATULATIONS ON A GREAT FALL.

THE U17 UNITED BOYS WERE CROWNED STATE CHAMPIONS THIS WEEKEND DEFEATING NIFA 4-1 IN FORT WAYNE. THE TEAM IS TRAINED BY LUIS PRATO AND COACHED BY JEFF WEBB. THE BOYS ALSO FINISHED 2ND IN THE RECENT BEST OF THE MIDWEST COMPETITION. THEY WILL BE COMPETING NEXT FOR THE REGIONAL II CHAMPIONSHIP JUNE 21 & 22 IN ROCKFORD, IL.
PICTURED FRONT ROW: ERIC SCHOER, GIOVANNI LOZANO, AND MATT VIOLANTI
MIDDLE ROW: GERRAD AKRIGHT, DEREK CARLSON, ADAM HUTCHISON, COLE GALLOWAY, TODD BEVAN, MIKE MALONEY, BEN VASQUEZ, NICK HOLLINGSWORTH
BACK ROW: TRAINER LUIS PRATO, MANAGER DAVE GALLOWAY, COACH JEFF WEBB, MARCUS ALFONSI, BRIAN SEAWRIGHT, BRYAN WEBB, TORREY BROCK, WILMER MORENO, JOSH STYMIEST, MARK JASKOWIAK, COACH CHIP BEVAN, DIRECTOR OF COACHING DANNY JEFTICH
NOT PICTURED: CHRIS HENDERSON

CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE BOYS AND THEIR FAMILIES! WE ARE VERY PROUD OF YOUR EFFORTS AND YOUR ACHIEVEMENT!
NWI UNITED WAS ALSO REPRESENTED IN THE STATE CUP SEMIFINALS BY THE U16 AND U13 GIRLS. THE U11 GIRLS ALSO ADVANCED TO THE QUARTERFINALS OF THE CHALLENGE CUP. CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE TEAMS ON A GREAT EFFORT.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE U12 GIRLS BLUE AND WHITE TEAMS WHO BOTH ADVANCED TO THE FINALS OF THE RECENT BEST OF THE MIDWEST TOURNAMENT. THE TEAMS FACED OFF IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WITH THE BLUE TEAM SCORING A 3-1 VICTORY. CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH TEAMS ON A GREAT SHOWING.

NWI UNITED'S YOUTH TEAMS FINISHED OFF THEIR SPRING SEASON WITH THREE CHAMPIONS AT THE NISL TOURNAMENT. THE U10 BOYS DEFEATED GOSHEN 5-1 TO CAPTURE THE TITLE. THE BOYS ALSO FINISHED FIRST IN LEAGUE PLAY WITH AN UNDEFEATED RECORD. THE U10 GIRLS, WHO ALSO WON LEAGUE PLAY, DEFEATED THE JR. IRISH TEAM 1-0 IN THEIR CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. THE U10 SQUADS WERE JOINED BY THE U11 GIRLS WHO DEFEATED GOSHEN IN PENALTY KICKS FOR THE TITLE. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THREE TEAMS FOR A SUCCESSFUL SPRING SEASON!

THE U10 BOYS WIN NISL TOURNAMENT.

THE U10 GIRLS SHOW OFF THEIR NISL TROPHIES.

THE U11 GIRLS POSE AFTER WINNING THE NISL CHAMPIONSHIP.

NWI UNITED FC IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THEIR YOUTH TEAMS AND TRAINERS FOR THE 2008-2009 SOCCER YEAR. THIS YEAR WE WILL HAVE MORE THAN 150 PLAYERS IN OUR U11-U14 AGE GROUPS WITH 11 TEAMS OVERSEEN BY YOUTH DIRECTOR TONY CARDENAS. FOLLOWING AN OUTSTANDING SPRING SEASON FOR MANY OF OUR TEAMS, OUR YOUTH TEAMS WILL BE PLAYING IN NISL AND ISL IN THE FALL SEASON. IN ADDITION, OUR YOUTH ACADEMY PROGRAM FOR PLAYERS U10 AND UNDER IS GROWING RAPIDLY AND IS CURRENTLY OVER 30 PLAYERS. AS ALWAYS, NWI UNITED FC IS EXTREMELY PROUD OF THEIR COACHING AND TRAINING STAFF. THE LATEST ADDITION TO THE STAFF IS BENJAMIN ELVIRA ("B", NAT'L YOUTH, BRAZILIAN "A", DUTCH LICENSES), WHO JOINS LUIS PRATO ("C", NAT'L YOUTH), JUSTIN RUETZ ("C" LICENSE), LORI JOHNSON (VU), MIA MOONEY (VU), HEATHER CLARK (VU), KIP WALTON, GINA O'CONNELL, MARK STOERMANN, CHAMINDA "CHUM" MAPA, BEN FORGEY, AND BRETT BERMES, IN ADDITION TO OUR SENIOR BOYS DIRECTOR OF COACHING DANNY JEFTICH ("A" LICENSE") AND SENIOR GIRLS DIRECTOR OF COACHING JOHN MAROVICH (VU WOMEN'S COACH; "A" LICENSE).

IN ADDITION TO THESE TRAINERS, WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE OUR COACHES FOR THIS SEASON: ACADEMY - TONY CARDENAS,
U11BB - LUIS PRATO,
U11BW- JULIEN SMITH,
U11G - KYLE MITCHELL,
U12B - BENJAMIN ELVIRA,
U12G - TIM GREEN,
U13BB - JUSTIN RUETZ,
U13BW- CHAMINDA "CHUM" MAPA,
U13G - LUIS PRATO,
U14BB - TIM SCHWARTZ,
U14BW- BEN FORGEY,
U14G - TONY CARDENAS.

A COUPLE OF AGE GROUPS STILL HAVE SPOTS OPEN FOR PLAYERS. PLEASE CONTACT TONY CARDENAS, AT ACARDENAS@PNC.EDU FOR MORE INFORMATION. THE FALL SEASON WILL KICK OFF WITH OUR UNITED CAMP THE FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST FOLLOWED BY TEAM PICTURES AND A CLUBWIDE PICNIC ON AUG. 9.

PLEASE NOTES THAT PAYMENT FOR SEASON FEES WILL BE ACCEPTED BY CASH OR CHECKS, MADE PAYABLE TO NWI UNITED FC. ALL CHECKS RETURNED TO THE CLUB FOR NSF, OR ANY OTHER REASON, WILL BE ASSESSED AN ADDITIONAL $25.00 FEE.

THE INDIANA BOYS 93 ODP TEAM WITH NWI UNITED PLAYER TREY SORRELLS WON THE REGION II CHAMPIONSHIP AT ODP CAMP THIS WEEKEND AND WILL COMPETE IN FEBRUARY FOR THE NATIONAL TITLE. CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD LUCK!!!

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE U13 BOYS BLUE TEAM, WHICH STARTED OFF ITS SEASON WITH A VICTORY IN THE GOLD DIVISION AT PIKEFEST THIS PAST WEEKEND. THE BOYS WENT 2-1 IN THE PRELIMINARY ROUND TO ADVANCE TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. THEN THE BOYS DEFEATED ZIONSVILLE 5-1 TO EMERGE AS CHAMPIONS. THE U11 BOYS BLUE TEAM ALSO PUT ON A GOOD SHOW, PLACING 2ND IN THEIR BRACKET IN THE GOLD DIVISION. GOOD LUCK TO BOTH TEAMS AS THEY BEGIN LEAGUE PLAY!.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING SENIOR PLAYERS FOR BEING SELECTED TO THE BOYS' ALL-DISTRICT TEAMS:
FIRST TEAM - SHANE CLOUTIER, JORDAN LEWIS, DOUG COFFMAN, STEFAN CORIC, TODD MORTON, AND DANIEL SPEARS
SECOND TEAM - COLE GALLOWAY, TORREY BROCK, SPENCER STAHL
COACH OF THE YEAR OVERALL - SCOTT HANKINS
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND GREAT EFFORT. YOU CONTINUE TO HELP RAISE THE LEVEL OF PLAY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA. GREAT JOB!

CONGRATULATIONS ALSO GOES OUT TO TODD BEVAN FOR BEING ALL CONFERENCE AND HONORABLE MENTION ALL-SECTIONAL FOR HIS PLAY AT ILLIANA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL IN ILLINOIS. GREAT JOB, TODD!

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING SENIOR GIRLS FOR THEIR DISTRICT 1 FIRST TEAM AND SECOND TEAM HONORS: FIRST TEAM - KELLI PARKS, KATE MCCUSKER, JESSICA GATES, TAYLER TURNER; SECOND TEAM - SARA MCINERNEY, ANNA STOERMANN. WAY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER WITH YOUR OUTSTANDING PLAY!

CONGRATULATIONS GOES OUT TO THE NWI UNITED FC 94 BOYS BLUE TEAM FOR AN UNDEFEATED ISL SEASON. THE TEAM KICKED OFF THEIR FALL SEASON WITH A CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE AT PIKEFEST IN AUGUST. THE FALL SEASON BROUGHT MORE SUCCESS AS THE BOYS WENT 6-0-2 FOR A TOTAL FALL TALLY OF 10-0-2. THE TEAM OUTSCORED THEIR OPPONENTS 24-5 AND DID A FANTASTIC JOB WORKING TOGETHER THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SEASON. FROM COMMUNICATION TO PASSING TO FINISHING, THE TEAM IMPROVED WITH EVERY GAME. THIS IS WHERE ALL THE GREAT TRAINING PAYS OFF. GREAT WORK BOYS! CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR FIRST PLACE FINISH!

NWI UNITED 92G BLUES RECENTLY COMPETED IN THE CASL SHOOTOUT COLLEGE SHOWCASE IN RALEIGH, N.C., PARTICIPATING WITH SOME OF THE TOP TEAMS IN THE COUNTRY. THE GIRLS FINISHED WITH A 0-0 TIE VS. HC UNITED (FLA.); A 2-2 TIE VS. CASL SPARTAN UNITED WHITE; AND A 3-0 DEFEAT TO EVENTUAL CHAMPION VESTAVIA ATTACK BLUE (ALA.).

THE U17 BOYS TEAM SUCCESSFULLY COMPETED IN THE FORT WAYNE FEVER FULL FIELD INDOOR TOURNAMENT THIS WEEKEND, FINISHING WITH A 2-1 RECORD. THE BOYS POSTED A 4-1 VICTORY OVER FC PRIDE PREMIER AND A 2-0 SHUTOUT OVER THE CHICAGO WIND, WHILE LOSING A CLOSE 1-0 GAME AGAINST THE BLOOMINGTON CUTTERS. THE TEAM WAS SEEN BY SEVERAL AREA COLLEGES THAT ATTENDED THE EVENT.

CONGRATULATIONS BOYS FOR A GREAT SHOWING.

THE U16 GIRLS BLUE TEAM RECENTLY WENT UNDEFEATED TO WIN THEIR DIVISION AT THE DYNAMO ROUND ROBIN TOURNAMENT. NWI UNITED DEFEATED HOST DYNAMO 2-1; AMBASSADOR 4-2 AND LEXINGTON UNITED 1-0 TO WIN THE TITLE. GOALS WERE SCORED BY KATE MCCUSKER (2), SARA MCINERNEY, CARLY BERMES, CASSIE JUAREZ, AMY CAROLLO, AND TARA ELLIS.

CONGRATULATIONS GOES OUT TO THE U10 BOYS BLUE TEAM FOR THEIR SECOND PLACE FINISH IN THE NISL TOURNAMENT WHICH TOOK PLACE OVER THE OCT. 20TH & 21ST WEEKEND. THE BOYS PLAYED HARD ALL WEEKEND AND TOOK HOME THE FINALIST TROPHY FOR THEIR EFFORTS. GREAT WORK BOYS!

CONGRATULATIONS ALSO GOES OUT TO THE U11 GIRLS TEAM FOR THEIR FIRST PLACE FINISH IN THE FALL NISL TOURNAMENT. THE GIRLS PLAYED SPECTACULAR GAMES ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. IN THE SATURDAY GAME AGAINST THE GOSHEN STARS, THE NWIUFC 97G TOOK THE GAME ON A 5-1 WIN. THIS WIN BROUGHT THEM TO THE FINALS ON SUNDAY AGAINST ODYSSEY. IT WAS A HARD FOUGHT GAME THAT WENT INTO DOUBLE OVERTIME AND HAD TO BE DECIDED BY PKS. THE UNITED TEAM WONE 2-1 WITH UNITED PUTTING IN 2 PKS TO ODYSSEY'S 1. IT WAS A GREAT GAME WITH THE GIRLS CHEERING COACH MARIO AT THE END!

CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH THESE TEAMS! WHAT A FANTASTIC FINISH TO THE FALL SEASON!

CONGRATULATIONS GOES OUT TO OUR U14 BOYS WHITE TEAM (PICTURED HERE) AND U11 GIRLS TEAM FOR THEIR CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORIES AT THE FALL FUSION TOURNAMENT. THE U14 BOYS TEAM WENT 3-0-1 TO WIN THEIR BRACKET. IN ADDITION, THE U11 GIRLS TEAM WON THEIR BRACKET TO BECOME TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS. CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH THESE TEAM FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING EFFORT!

NWI UNITED FC WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE FOLLOWING PLAYERS WHO WERE RECENTLY NAMED TO THE STATE ODP TEAMS:

91 GIRLS:
KATE MCCUSKER

92 GIRLS:
TARA ELLIS
KAREN LIDDELL
COURTNEY PONSLER
LAUREN SEAWRIGHT*
SARAH SKERTIC*

93 BOYS:
TREY SORRELLS
CHRIS VASQUEZ

93 GIRLS:
CARLY BERMES
AMY CAROLLO

94 BOYS:
MIKEY SCOTT

94 GIRLS:
ROSIE BIEHL

* DENOTES ALTERNATES

THE FOLLOWING PLAYERS WERE INVITED TO ATTEND THE ODP REGIONAL CAMP:
ALLYSON GOODRICH
KAYLEE PULLINS
SAMANTHA KOUFOS
PAIGE PIZER

BILLY BIEHL

THE U15 BOYS WERE CROWNED ISL 1ST DIVISION CHAMPIONS AFTER COMPLETING AN UNDEFEATED SEASON. THE BOYS FINISHED WITH 5 VICTORIES AND 2 TIES TO WRAP UP THE TITLE. CONGRATULATIONS BOYS ON A GREAT SEASON!

NWI UNITED'S U10 BOYS FINISHED THEIR SPRING SEASON UNDEFEATED IN NISL, WRAPPING UP 1ST PLACE IN THEIR DIVISION. THE BOYS ALSO EMERGED VICTORIOUS IN ALL 3 GAMES AT THE BEST OF THE MIDWEST TOURNAMENT!
GOOD LUCK THIS WEEKEND AT THE NISL TOURNAMENT.

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

PICTURED HERE WITH THEIR TROPHIES LAST EVENING WERE (BACK ROW L TO R) COACH DANNY JEFTICH, QUINN PARKS, TREY SORRELLS, JOHN MORRIS, RYAN NIX, JACOB GARMANY, ADAM DRABICK, CHRIS VASQUEZ, ROB MCBRIDE, NICK KUDYBA, COACH WALLY KUDYBA (FRONT ROW L TO R) COACH SCOTT HOWARD, JIMMY BUCHANAN, IAN RAMIREZ, JACOB VAN SCHOUWEN, PATRICK CANNON, BRENT HOWARD, BERKLEY RAMSEY. (TEAM MEMBER NOT PICTURED: PETER BERLANGA)

THE U14 BOYS WHITE TEAM PLAYED AN OUTSTANDING PIKEFEST TOURNAMENT GOING 2-0-1 INTO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, OUTSCORING THEIR OPPONENTS 11-1. THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WAS A GREAT MATCHUP, AND THE BOYS SHOWED THEIR DETERMINATION TO NOT GIVE UP DESPITE THE HEAT AND LACK OF SUBS. PICTURED HERE ARE THE BOYS WITH THEIR TROPHIES LAST NIGHT (BACK ROW FROM L TO R) COACH CARIANN TURNER, ERIC SAYERS, JOHN VIRGIL, MIKE ANDERSON, HAYDEN FOGLE, SEAN MCCONNELL, JAKE MUELLER (FRONT ROW FROM L TO R) PHILIP TURNER, LUKE FREDENBERG, ERIC CENDER, SHAWN GOODFELLOW, SAM NEILL, AUSTIN KRIETER. (TEAM MEMBERS NOT PICTURED: ALEX SIKORA AND SEAN COCHRAN.)

THE U13 GIRLS ARE PICTURED HERE WITH THEIR FINALIST TROPHIES FOR PIKEFEST. CONGRATULATIONS GIRLS ON GREAT EFFORT AND TEAMWORK! PICTURED BACK ROW (L TO R): COACH TONY CARDENAS, KATIE URYCKI, CIERA BROWN, BRIDGETTE MCCORMICK, JANA BANSCHBACH, SHANNON FREEDOM, EMMA KURT, MACAIRA O'CONNELL, JENNA ARNOLD, KATHRYN SCHOER, ANNIE SKERTIC; FRONT ROW (L TO R): CINDY MCINERNEY, ANDREA VIOLANTI, KAYLEE PULLINS, JENNIE KRISTOFF, SYLVIE KRISTOFF, ELIZABETH BENSON, SAVANNAH HAMPTON; VERY FRONT: ANTONIO CARDENAS. TEAM MEMBER NOT PICTURED: ROSIE BIEHL.

CONGRATULATIONS GOES OUT TO THE FOLLOWING
NWI UNITED FC SENIOR PLAYERS FOR BEING SELECTED BY HOOSIER FUTBOL AS JUNIOR AND SENIOR PLAYERS TO WATCH:

08 BOYS TO WATCH - DAN SPEARS (CHESTERTON), JORDAN LEWIS (CHESTERTON), ALEX MANNEN (CHESTERTON), SHANE CLOUTIER (LAKE CENTRAL), DOUG COFFMAN (PORTAGE)

09 BOYS TO WATCH - BEN VASQUEZ (BOONE GROVE), TREVOR SPANGENBERG (BOONE GROVE), TORREY BROCK (VALPARAISO), NICK CZAPLA (LAKE CENTRAL), BRIAN SEAWRIGHT (CHESTERTON)

08 GIRL TO WATCH - KATHLEEN SPEARS (CHESTERTON)

09 GIRL TO WATCH - SAMANTHA RODRIGUEZ (PORTAGE)

YOUR GREAT EFFORT ON THE FIELD FOR YOUR CLUB AND ON THE FIELD FOR YOUR HIGH SCHOOL HELP MAKE SOCCER EXCITING AND COMPETITION GREATER! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK! BEST OF LUCK IN SECTIONALS, REGIONALS, AND BEYOND!

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO EARN THE POSITIVE COACHING ALLIANCE SEAL OF COMMITMENT? IT MEANS THAT NWI UNITED FC IS COMMITTED TO A GOOD-FAITH EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL WHO COACHES UNITED PLAYERS IS TRAINED AND CERTIFIED THIS YEAR AS A DOUBLE-GOAL COACH.

POSITIVE COACHING ALLIANCE AWARDS THIS MARK OF DISTINCTION ONLY TO ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE POLICIES DEMONSTRATE A COMMITMENT TO A CULTURE OF POSITIVE COACHING. THEREFORE, NWI UNITED FC RECENTLY COMMITTED OUR ORGANIZATION TO REQUIRE THAT ALL OF OUR COACHES BE CERTIFIED AS PCA DOUBLE-GOAL COACHES WHO STRIVE BOTH TO WIN AND TO TEACH ATHLETES ENDURING LIFE LESSONS.

ALL OF OUR COACHES WILL COMPLETE A COMPREHENSIVE COURSE IN POSITIVE COACHING PRINCIPLES TO EARN THEIR CERTIFICATION. THIS POLICY RECOGNIZES THAT CERTIFIED DOUBLE-GOAL COACHES ARE PARAMOUNT TO TRANSFORMING THE CULTURE OF YOUTH SPORTS AND HELP ENSURE A QUALITY EXPERIENCE FOR ALL YOUTH ATHLETES.

WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE EARNED THIS IMPORTANT RECOGNITION OF OUR COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE. BY EARNING THE POSITIVE COACHING ALLIANCE SEAL OF COMMITMENT FOR 2006, WE FEEL MORE CONFIDENT THAN EVER THAT
OUR SOCCER PLAYERS - YOUR CHILDREN - WILL HAVE A POSITIVE, FUN, AND REWARDING EXPERIENCE!

AT NWI UNITED FC WE ARE WORKING HARD TO PROVIDE THE BEST TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR NORTHWEST INDIANA YOUTH SOCCER PLAYERS. IN ADDITION, WE ARE STRIVING TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE MOST COMPETITIVE AND CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT FOR THE ADVANCED AND ELITE SOCCER PLAYERS IN THE SENIOR AGES. FOR OUR DEVELOPING, ADVANCED, AND ELITE PLAYERS, WE STRIVE TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST TRAINING AND COMPETITION LEVELS AVAILABLE IN THE AREA. WE WANT YOUR FEEDBACK AS PARENTS OF THESE PLAYERS TO ENSURE YOUR VOICE IN HEARD IN THIS ORGANIZATION. WE WELCOME YOUR FEEDBACK, INSIGHTS, AND SUGGESTIONS AS WE CONTINUE TO IMPROVE WHAT WE OFFER THE NORTHWEST INDIANA COMMUNITY. YOU MAY EMAIL ANY BOARD MEMBER OR SEND A GENERAL MESSAGE TO how-are-we-doing@nwiunitedfc.com. WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU!

FOR A LOOK BACK AT INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM SUCCESSES FOR FALL 2006, SPRING 2006, AND FALL 2005 SEASONS, CHECK OUT OUR PRESIDENTS PAGE.

NWI UNITED FC IS VERY PROUD TO BE ABLE TO CLAIM SO MANY TALENTED TRAINERS AS UNITED TRAINERS. OUR TRAINERS AND COACHES INCLUDE CURRENT COLLEGE COACHES, HIGH SCHOOL COACHES, AND CURRENT AND FORMER COLLEGE STARS. ALL OF OUR COACHES AND TRAINERS ARE COMMITTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL PLAYERS AS WELL AS TEAM DEVELOPMENT. CLICK ON OUR CLUB INFO PAGE TO VIEW SOME OF THESE VERY TALENTED PEOPLE'S BIOS.