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AFFILIATIONS
Dallas Texans Girls Director of Coaching Visits OSU Over the week of April 8th – 12th Ottawa South United was please to host Dallas Texans Girls Director of coaching Ryan Higginbotham for a week of player and coaching development sessions. During his visit coach Higginbotham worked with U13-U16 girls teams and a 13 boys team. In addition to the training sessions he held a coaches presentation for OSU technical staff and coaches. The training sessions and coaching clinics were very well received by OSU players, coaches and parents. ” This type of coaching development, player opportunities and exchange of club philosophies and ideas is at the heart of why OSU affiliated with the #1 Club in the United States”, commented OSU President Bill Michalopulos. During his sessions coach Higginbotham, covered system of play, training environment emphasizing creativity, fitness and functional training. “To be able to observe a coach like Ryan run sessions with our players is invaluable to the OSU coaches and technical staff. Ryan currently has 7 girl players in the US National team programs and his Dallas Texans teams consistently compete for National Championships, said Kwame Telemaque, OSU Boys Head coach. “Our players and coaches being exposed to this type of training will raise the bar for our players.” In addition to training OSU players Ryan took the opportunity to evaluate OSU players for future guest playing opportunities with the Texans in top level showcase tournaments. Looking to the future, as part of our exchange arrangements, OSU will be hosting Dallas Texans teams this summer for a week of preseason training. ________ San Antonio Hammers Soccer Club Joins Dallas Texans Soccer Club We are pleased to announce that the San Antonio Hammers Soccer Club has joined the Dallas Texans as the new San Antonio division. San Antonio Hammers was established in 1990 by Thomas Woolley. The Club, in its 16 years, has been developing some of the best soccer players in San Antonio and the surrounding areas. All of the Hammers teams are playing at the D1 level. Hassan Nazari, Texans Founder and Director of Coaching, stated: “We are very excited about this new relationship and the extension of our organization into San Antonio . The growth of the Texans organization creates more opportunities for our players and coaches, and helps us attract even stronger support from sponsors. As always, our goal is to promote the development of youth soccer players by having the strongest organization, the best coaches, the best facilities and the best playing opportunities that we are able to provide.” For additional information about the San Antonio Hammers Soccer Club visit www.hammerssoccer.org ________ Dallas Texans Soccer Club Partners with Texans FC Houston We are pleased to announce that Texans FC (formerly the Houston Texans) has joined the Dallas Texans organization as the new Houston division. Texans FC is already a Nike Premiere Club, and is one of the powerhouse and nationally ranked soccer clubs in Texas, consisting of 22 select teams. In fact, its colors and original name were the inspiration for the colors and name of the Dallas Texans. It has produced many state, regional and national champions, and has developed many college and professional players. Its U-16 team recently won the Dallas Cup. This new relationship further strengthens our organization, and increases opportunities for interchange among our coaches and players. We are very proud and excited to welcome the coaches, players and families of Texans FC to the Dallas Texans family. For more information about ________ Canadian Affiliation Moves in to Full Gear
Our Director of Coaching, Hassan Nazari has just returned from a week in Ottawa, Canada. Part of our affiliation with Ottawa South United Soccer Club is to provide training throughout the soccer year. From Monday through Thursday, Hassan spent time with several teams including U-9, U-10, U-13, U-14, U-15 and U-17 boys and girls. In addition, he spent almost 2 hours in discussion with the OSU technical staff with regard to training the younger and older age groups, coaching boys vs. girls, the system and style of play as well as organizational structure. OSU coaching staff, players and parents were all very enthusiastic about the concept that the two clubs have created. According to Hassan, "I was impressed with the talent as well as the energy at the training sessions." As the two clubs exchange players in the near future, Hassan believes that this type of affiliation will strengthen the game of soccer and its players. The Texans will provide different coaches for the various upcoming trips to Canada to give OSU the opportunity to work with a variety of coaches from the Texans organization. _________________________________________________ Dallas Texans Affiliate with Prominent Canadian Club October 5, 2007 We are pleased to announce our recent affiliation with Ottawa South United Soccer Club (OSU), one of the largest youth soccer clubs in Canada consisting of over 6,000 select and recreational players. This association will bring OSU into the Nike Premier Club network as well as provide both clubs with the opportunity to exchange players and coaches to promote soccer between our countries on a larger scale. The Dallas Texans and OSU will support each other's tournaments and camps and will develop a program of reciprocal team visits. This partnership will prove to be a positive asset to our club, players and coaches by providing the opportunity to share ideas and experiences between the two clubs. For more information about OSU, please go to their web site at www.osu.ca
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