The Director’s Cut Vol. 4-9

April 22, 2024

The spring season is coming to a close. Many of our teams have had great success. Several have already qualified for the National Playoffs.  When all is said and done, we will have played just short of 1000 games! On May 9-10 we will host our Pre-Tryout Camp.  This two-day camp allows our players to…

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HVS Director’s Cut Vol. 4-7

January 1, 2024

December was an exciting month.  Four MLS teams competed at the Winter Fest in Phoenix, AZ.  Nearly 100 college coaches watched our teams play and many MLS Scouts were in attendance as well.  So far, several players have been invited on trial to MLS Academies after the Fest. We also received $25,000 from Door Dash…

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An Interview with Top Talent Scout – Tony Shaw

November 9, 2023

I have always enjoyed our club, but I got tired of watching generations of players in Birmingham not have the opportunity to play together because of parental opinions. Now that we are part of the Premier League in this sport in our country, it is time to get the serious players together. Those that want…

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The Director’s Cut, Vol. 4-4

October 3, 2023

September came fast and flew by!  School started, games started and HVS teams have already played over 200 games.  HVS teams are 101-66-40 in official games so far.  This is a terrific start to the year, but even more important to me is how our teams have progressed from the start of preseason until now. …

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The Director’s Cut, Vol. 4-2

August 18, 2023

The new season is off and running.  Most of our teams have already played at least 1 friendly game.  So far, each team looks to be even better than last year.  Our girls’ teams will get a lot of action this coming weekend with the Girls Liberty Cup.  Boys will get their games a week…

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The Director’s Cut, Vol. 3-8

March 8, 2023

Congratulations are in order for our U19 MLS NEXT boys.  They have qualified for the MLS NEXT FLEX finals in Maryland from May 12-15. Over the past few weeks, I have observed a number of games and I have observed some disappointing behavior by some parents.  The good news, it was not HVS parents.  Our…

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