2002 Women’s State Select Team
Program
CSAN State Women’s Select Team Coach: Gregg
Witkin
Assistant Coach: Jeff Ino
Administrator: Sandra
Asimos
This
year CSAN will once again enter a Women’s State Select Team in the Region IV
Select Team Tournament. This tournament will be held in Delta Park in Portland,
OR from June 13th to June 16th, 2002. This program’s
goal is to not only to showcase the strength of Bay Area soccer, but to promote
players for both the United States Olympic Soccer Team and the Women’s
National Soccer Team.
The
2000 CSAN Women’s Select won the 2000 Region IV Tournament in Salt Lake City,
UT. They proceeded to travel to Fort Lauderdale for the George F. Donnelly Cup.
The 2000 CSAN Women’s State Select Team won the 2000 Donnelly Cup and thus
were crowned National Champions. Eleven NorCal players were chosen for the 2000
Region IV Women’s Select Team and seven of them played in the 2000 National
Soccer Festival with the Region IV team. In addition, LaKeysia Beene, Emily
Burt, Kelsey Carlson, and Carmel Murphy were chosen for the 2000 United States
National Amateur Women’s Soccer Team.
2001
found the women’s team losing in the semi finals to the team from Southern
California who eventually went on to place first at the Regional tournament on a
penalty kick in overtime. Two players from the 2001 squad, Marcia Wallis and
Brittany Oliveria, were selected to participate in the Regional camp later that
summer.
The
team in 2002 finds itself with a tremendous opportunity for NorCal to regain its
position as the dominant soccer community in the United States. This year the
coaching staff is working toward the goal of not only succeeding in Portland,
but in Florida as well.
Player
Pool
Players
are selected for the regional pool and a traveling roster of 18 players (16
field and 2 goalkeepers) will be selected by May 20, 2002.
Those not selected will be kept in case of player injury or other
unforeseen circumstance.
Eligibility Criteria:
1.
Any female player 18 years old or older with a currently valid player
pass from CSAN is eligible to try out for the Women’s State Select Team.
Open Tryout Sessions:
Sacramento
Area
April
28th 10:00 AM-1: 00 PM at Sacramento State
San
Jose Area
May
12th 10:00 AM-1:00 PM at DeAnza College
Training Sessions: Times, dates and locations to be
announced.
Region
IV Select Team Tournament:
The
trip to the tournament will start very early on Thursday, June 13th,
2001. Players will return from Portland, OR to San Francisco late on Sunday,
June 16th, 2001.
LaKeysia
Beene - CyberRays
Maite
Zabala - Atlanta Beat
Carly
Smolak - Free agent
Emily
Burt - Atlanta Beat
Ronnie
Fair - New York Power
Elie
Foster - Boston Breakers
Megan
Horvath - CyberRays
Cary
Sanchez-Raygor - Boston Breakers
Emmy
Barr - Washington Freedom.