The Director’s Cut, Vol. 5-6

(Español en la parte inferior) The holiday season is here, and the soccer season is winding down.  But we are not done yet!  Our NAL U19 & U17 boys are headed to Florida for the IMG Showcase.  Overall, it has been an amazing season so far.  We sent three teams to the MLS Next Fest…

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The Director’s Cut, Vol. 5-5

(Español en la parte inferior) The holiday season is here, and the soccer season is winding down.  But we are not done yet!  Many of our older teams are headed to showcase events in the next few weeks.  A few teams still have regular season games left to play.  Overall, it has been an amazing…

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The Director’s Cut, Vol. 5-2

(español en la parte inferior) August was a blur!  We started training with all 27 teams.  We had our Preseason Summit with Dr. Ben Freakley.  We started playing games in Liberty Cup and we have the upcoming Steel City Cup just days away.  We also began using Rocky Ridge (Hoover East Sports Complex) on a full-time basis.  We have 16…

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Director’s Cut, Vol.5-1

(español en la parte inferior) A new season is upon us.  Everyone is excited as we begin a new year with new challenges and new opportunities. This past season was amazing.  Our 2008 Girls won the DPL National Championship!  That’s right, the NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!!!!  This is the first ever National Championship for any Alabama youth…

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The Director’s Cut Vol. 4-9

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

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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The Director’s Cut, Vol. 4-4

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. 3-8

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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