Thunder FC News
Congratulations David Rosales!
Boerne FC Thunder would like to congratulate our Director of Coaching and Player Development, David Rosales, for obtaining a National “A” License.
The National "A" License course is a 9 day program that consists of approximately 30 classroom and 40 field hours. Candidates are required to follow the National "A" License curriculum, based upon modern methods of coaching soccer, which is divided into Theory and Practical areas of coaching.
Candidates are required to successfully complete a challenging series of written, oral and practical examinations on a variety of subjects in the National "A" License course
- Field Examination
- Psychology/Team Management Examination
- Physiology of Exercise Examination
- Oral Examination
- FIFA Laws of the Game Examination
FC Thunder U9B - 2nd Place Winners @ Academy Festival
Boerne FC Thunder U11B - STYSA Directors Cup State Champions!!!
Congratulations!!!!!
Safety First
Boerne FC Thunder aims to ensure all members' experience is fun and safe. Since safety is of the utmost importance, FC Trainers are participating in a 2-day course where they will be trained in CPR and First Aid in advance of the upcoming Spring 2012 season.
National Attendance Record
FC Thunder, in collaboration with Chevy, hosted a great soccer clinic on September 13, 2011. Our friends at Chevy were delighted to inform us that we set a new national attendance record. We had a great turnout - 221 players attended the clinic and it was great fun!!! We look forward to future clinics and continued support by our players (and families).
Boerne Thunder FC Supports Bastrop Soccer Club
Boerne FC Thunder voluntarily committed to help the Bastrop Youth Soccer Organization as many of their families lost their homes and belongings in the recent fires.
We are proud of the Boerne community who contributed to support Bastrop soccer families in their time of need with “gently used” soccer balls, socks, shorts, shirts, cleats, and shinguards, as well as other clothing items, gift cards, and canned goods. In addition, monetary donations were collected and provided to the Bastrop Soccer Club.
Special thanks to Roger VanSickle and David Perryman for driving this effort.
FC Thunder '98B: 1st Place
The FC Thunder 98 Boys team finished first in the Under 14 Super II Bracket at the Alamo Area Youth Soccer Association’s Labor Day Tournament in San Marcos. The team had two wins (4-0 and 2-1) and one loss (2-1) to qualify for the finals. In the finals they avenged their one loss with a 3-0 win over the team that defeated them in pool play to take first place.
Team members include Alexander Almirudis, Mogens Briede, Hunter Baum, Mitchell Cantway, Alex Castillo, Kevin Garcia, Sutton Houser, Eric Ibarra, Raen Kelly, Samuel Lawson, Ryan Lindskog, Jack Morris, Campbell Petrie, Colton Russell, and Daniel Williams. Andrew Montez participated as a guest player. The team is coached by Victor Martins and Alan Lindskog is the manager. Congratuations!
Pictured with Dean are: Gabe Fuentes and Tammy Asher Edmiston
STYSA Scholar Athlete of the Year
- 4.0+ GPA [103.1 average, with APP courses] in high school, ranked inside top 10 (top 5%) of his senior class at Boerne Champion
- National Honor Society. Spanish National Honor Society. Treasurer of the Health Occupations Students of America. National Merit Scholarship candidate
- Scored a 2250 on his SAT; he scored a perfect 800 on the math section
- Recognized as KSAT Wendy’s Scholar Athlete, September 2010
- Full-ride academic scholarship to University of Texas (Austin) Pre-Med program; selected for the UT Soccer Team and will begin this fall
- Earned entry into prestigious University of Texas College of Natural Sciences Health Science Honors program [~50 students per year are accepted]. He chose UT over Johns Hopkins and other Ivy League schools because of this special program
- Captain of High School State Champion Boerne Champion Chargers (3 years) and Boerne Blaze (3 years). Started every high school match over 4 years
- 2-time All-State, 3-time All-Region, 3-time All-Area, 4-time All-District center back at Champion High School
- Defensive MVP of District twice, SA Express Super Team twice.
- Two mission trips (Mexico, Peru)
- Volunteer at God’s House (homeless shelter in San Antonio).
- “Outstanding Summer Seminar Candidate” at the US Naval Academy 2010. He was chosen out of 700 candidates for excelling in all areas of performance – teamwork, leadership, academic and physical fitness – “in keeping with the moral, mental and physical missions of the United states Naval Academy.”
National 'B' License Achieved
Thunder FC is happy to announce David Rosales, Director of Coaching, recently obtained a National “B” Coaching License (National B) from the US Soccer Federation. Obtaining this license is a significant professional accomplishment.
The National B course (consisting of 20 and 46 hours of classroom and field sessions, respectively) is designed to teach concepts targeted toward coaching players age 16 to college level. Those wishing to achieve the license are required to pass a written exam regarding FIFA Laws of the Game and an oral exam pertaining to tactics and methodology. The National B focuses on recognizing the principles of the game and its technical applications in 9v9 game situations. Coaches learn to teach and implement these principles through functional training sessions while demonstrating a better understanding coaching responsibilities at advanced levels.
Congratulations David – children participating in our programs will certainly benefit from your accomplishment and overall leadership. Well done!
