BELL, BAILEY and ZAPATA are SMU Players of the Week!!!
May 19 2013 - Manu Appelius
GRIFFIN BELL (B17), JACKSON BAILEY and GEORGE ZAPATA (B14) are SMU Players of the Week!
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SMU's Griffin Bell commits to LMU!!!
May 14 2013 - Manu Appelius
Congratulations to GRIFFIN BELL, of our B17 (SMU B95) who has committed to play for Loyola Marymount University.
Griffin is part of the squad that won the CSL Premier Bracket just last fall. He has been a member of this club since the U13 season and now his hard work, perseverance and loyalty is rewarded with 4 more years of soccer at this prestigious school.
Congratulations Griffin!!! You represent all the values that SMU stands for and you deserve all of this.
Good luck at LMU next season! We will come and watch you play!!!

SMU's "Friday Fearless Footwork" clinic - MOVES BACK TO WEBSTER as of FRIDAY 2/15!!!
May 13 2013 - Robert Bahedry
FRIDAY CLINIC continues from 5:30-7PM at WEBSTER MIDDLE SCHOOL (West LA) as of 2/11/2013

Aimed at boys and girls ages 6-12, this clinic is unique in that it is open to ALL PLAYERS - especially NON-SMU players. It is an opportunity for any/all players not yet affiliated with the club to work with our excellent coaching staff on improving their technical and tactical skills on a consistent, weekly basis. Each session is 90 minutes, and will incorporate a warm-up, a specific "topic" on technique, and finish up with about a 30 minutes small-sided game. The cost of each session is just $10 per player, payable in cash.

Here are the topics for the coming weeks:

2013
WEBSTER MIDDLE SCHOOL - WEST LA
     May.  17   Passing: Instep Drive
     May.  24   NO CLINIC - Memorial Day Weekend
     May.  31   Ball Mastery - Fast Footwork

ALL players participating in this clinic require a waiver. For a copy of the "WAIVER" or more information, please contact ROBERT BAHEDRY at rbahedry@gmail.com or 310-200-1083.

SMU PLAYERS OF THE WEEK!!!
May 13 2013 - Manu Appelius
The amazing SMU PARENTS are SMU Players of the Week!!!
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PILLAR, PEZZI, CONTE and TUNNELL are SMU Players of the week!!!
May 05 2013 - Manu Appelius
LEVI PILLAR (B11), DANTE PEZZI (B17), ASHLEY CONTE and MAYA TUNNELL (G15) are SMU Players of the Week!!!
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SMU G15 are Champions at Simi Valley Spring Cup!!!
May 05 2013 - Manu Appelius
SMU G15, coached by James Tonner and Todd Davidson, had an amazing weekend in Simi Valley, ending with a 4-0 record and scoring 8 goals and giving up 2.
The highlight of the weekend was beating crosstown rivals Westside Breakers Blue twice during the weekend.
2 years after a bitter 7-0 (“the Blood Bath at Buckley”) defeat by Westside Breakers Blue, SMU G15 beat Breakers Blue 2-0 and again 3-1 in the Championship game to take the Simi Valley Spring Cup 2013.
They also defeated Pumas 1-0 and AVFC 2-0.
Congratulations girls!!! SMU is proud of you!!!

SMU B11 Blue are Champions at Simi Valley Spring Cup!!!
Apr 29 2013 - Manu Appelius
B11 Blue, Coached by Arron Craggs and Omid Shokoufandeh, had a fantastic weekend winning the Simi Valley Spring Cup. The boys played lovely soccer at times scoring some outstanding goals and playing very good defense, conceding only one goal in the whole tournament.
The final game was a nail biter that ended up with a penalty kicks shutout, which saw the Boys finally prevail over a very competitive Ventura FC Arsenal.
Good job boys!!! SMU is proud of you!

SMU G11 are Simi Valley Spring Cup Champions!!!
Apr 29 2013 - Manu Appelius
SMU G11, Coached by Fabian Amezaga and Robert Bahedry won the Championship game at Simi Valley Spring Cup yesterday!
This is the first time the girls qualify for a tournament final, and they were able to win it all at their first try!!! The team had a fantastic weekend, winning all 4 games and scoring 11 goals overall.
In the final game, the girls prevailed with a 3-2 score, with much excitement for all the parents in attendance.
Good job girls!!! SMU is proud of you!

SMU PLAYERS OF THE WEEK!!!
Apr 29 2013 - Manu Appelius
COLETTE NASSIR and CARA CONROY (G11), GIANNI SMITH (B11 Blue), JAKE GROSSMAN and JAKE AIGNER (B9), ANDY NAVARRO and PATRICK ANGELO (B17), JUSTIN CHIN and DANIEL YOSSA (B16), MATTHEW KOH (B16 Blue), KIRSTEN ORTEGA and NIKI MAHMOODI (G16) are SMU Players of the Week.
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SMU G97 REACH QUARTERFINALS OF STATE CUP!!!
Apr 26 2013 - Staff writer
SMU G97 (G15), again, chose to compete in the more challenging President’s division of State Cup 2013.  2 wins (including a win against a Premier team) and a tie in the first round put them in 2nd place  and automatically advanced SMU G97 to the round of 32.  

SMU G97 headed to San Bernardino for the 2nd weekend of State Cup.  The team played 2 games on Saturday, winning both in overtime.  By advancing to the Quarter Finals they moved-up further than all the other teams in their Silver division and proudly represented Santa Monica United as the highest ranking team from SMU in the tournament.  The team dominated but alas couldn’t find the back of the net for a win; their third overtime game (110 min/game) ended in a 0-0 tie.  The heat, gusty winds and the pure exhaustion from playing 5 ½ hours of soccer in less than 2 days took its toll with the team finally losing in PK’s (4-5).

“It's been very rewarding as a coach seeing  the girls play with heart and passion this weekend…” Coach James Tonner said “… and has meant more (to me) than any trophy we could win. I feel privileged to be part of this very special group.”

We are so proud of the team’s (players and coaching staff) hard work and commitment; we believe their success is what’s needed in demonstrating that this team has earned consideration and deserves promotion to Silver Elite next season.

Congratulations, girls!!! SMU is proud of you!!!