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Beachside’s Tyler Shaver attends US Soccer’s National Residency Program in Bradenton, FL. He also also plays for the US National U17 team. which is preparing
for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in India this Fall.

Mickey Kydes was with the US Soccer team and staff for the final week of the Residency Program May 30-June 2nd.
He was present participating in a session of a new US Soccer Academy Directors course. Only 20 coaches nationwide have been selected for this
program.

“This was a good chance to spend time with Tyler and watch him training with some of the best players in the country. He has improved a lot, and is demonstrating promising leadership qualities” said Kydes. “We are very happy with his progress at the Residency Program. We will welcome him back next week at the Playoffs with the U17-18s in Texas”

A converted penalty kick from Brandon Aubrey in stoppage time gave the University of Notre Dame men’s soccer team a 2-1 win over the Mexico Under-17 national team on Friday evening in front of 3,292 fans at Alumni Stadium.

Notre Dame went up 1-0 in the 66th minute when Farina played the ball ahead to Jon Gallagher and he dribbled to just inside the penalty box and hammered home the goal.

The match was Notre Dame’s final contest of the spring exhibition season. This marked the 10th time in the last 11 years that the Fighting Irish have played host to a Mexican national team (either U20 or U17). Notre Dame is 7-2-1 in those affairs, including three straight victories.

“This is a great event,” Notre Dame head coach Bobby Clark said. “It’s always a fun way to finish your spring season. I thought we played well in pockets. We opened the game well and had good spells.”

Notre Dame controlled much of the possession in the first half of Friday’s match and had a few good looks early on. In the fourth minute, forward Jeffrey Farina worked his way deep into the box and fired off a shot that was deflected over the crossbar. In the 18th minute Jon Gallagher crossed the ball to Farina who had his shot from eight yards out tipped over the crossbar.

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Tyler Shaver, 15, who lives in Greenwich, CT, has just returned from France where his U.S. U17 Men’s National team went undefeated against Brazil, England and Russia, to earn a place in the final against host France. They won that game 3-2 to win the 44th annual Mondial de Montaigu Tournament.

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Former Beachsider player Benny Feilhaber was voted the MLS’ 3rd Most Valuable Player in 2015. Benny is a midfeilder for Real Salt Lake, where he scored 8 goals last season, and tied second in the league for assists.

He says “I’m very grateful and proud of this accomplishment. I owe a lot of my success to my teammates past and present. And I hope to continue helping my team win trophies in the future!

A big thank you to the Beachside players, coaches and parents for participating in the annual Light The Night Walk in Stamford, CT.

Beachside raised $14,000 for the Light The Night Walk, underscoring the spirit of giving and generosity of everyone associated with the Club.
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Tyler Shaver, who is in full time residency training with the US national program in Bradenton, Florida, recently returned from Turkey where he played for the US U-17 Team in Aegean Cup.

He comments “I had a great experience in Turkey. Playing Romania, Greece, Belgium, and then Turkey in the final, opened my eyes to the competitiveness and “must-win “mentality with which the teams played.

I was able to assess my development while I was there and am ready to work hard to improve back in Residency.”

John Denis was recently selected by Coach Brad Friedel for for the US National U-19 team and is currently in the Canary Islands with the team, where they have played Spain and France.

He says “I am truly happy and honored to have been selected for this trip — this experience would not have been possible without the help and guidance of Beachside Soccer Club”

Last week Rodolfo Borrell, Manchester City’s Youth Technical Director ran a training session for Beachside’s U16 Boys team at Goooal Sports Indoor Center in Stratford, Ct. Coach Borell is in the U.S. working with New York City FC’s youth affiliates.

Prior to joining Manchester City, Borrell headed Liverpool FC’s Academy (were he trained Raheem Stirling) for five years, and prior to that was a member of FC Barcelona’s Academy staff, where he worked with Lionel Messi and Cesc Fabregas as teenagers.

The 90 minute session was observed by Beachside staff, coaches from affiliate clubs South Central Premier and AC Connecticut, and also from the Old Greenwich and Westport Travel programs and the CJSA ODP staff.  Rodrigo Marion, New York City FC’s Youth Technical Coordinator assisted with the session.

“It was a very well thought out and rounded session, run by fun and knowledgeable coaches with an unbelievable understanding of the game” says Beachside Midfielder Dan Mines. “The session was hard work, with each station cycling continuously into the next, but the kind of hard work that you have fun doing because it’s made up of great drills that even the best soccer players can get better from. The coaches were excellently prepared, setting up just the right drills for players of our age and skill to perform at a high pace and level, while demonstrating for the spectating coaches how a solid practice is run.”

“Every time Rodolfo chimed in, you could sense your soccer IQ go up a few points just by listening; his points demonstrated a unique view of the game and how to play it. Overall, the atmosphere was amazing and I had a great time, as did everyone else on the team”

Two weeks previoulys our Coaching Director Mickey Kydes had visited Manchester City’s training center in England.

“Rodolfo’s hospitality was simply amazing ” says Kydes  “He spent four hours with me just talking soccer.  From FC Barcelona, Messi, Spanish soccer compared to English soccer, the United States and its potential, Manchester City’s youth program, etc.

Then he gave me a tour of Manchester City’s training grounds:  just completed 3 months ago and considered the best in the world.  We then observed the U9, U10 and U11 training sessions while he was explaining the youth training objectives.

It was an tremendous experience for me personally and our relationship with MLS’ New York City FC will greatly benefit our club. It already has.”

Beachside has been selected as New York City FC’s Youth Affiliate Club in Connecticut.

Through New York City FC’s relationship with sister club Manchester City FC, its eleven YouthAffiliate Clubs will have the opportunity to work with renowned soccer coaches and training staff, providing expertise and resources from both organizations.
From community programs, to youth development, scouting, coaching, sports science and first team football operations, Beachside will have an unprecedented level of access to world-class soccer expertise.

Our coaches will also have the opportunity to learn at Manchester City Academy, and our very best players will have the chance to play alongside some of the world’s best up-and-coming talent at Manchester City’s new state-of-the-art facility.

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Player of the Week: Forward Jonathan Gallagher of BSC CT Academy’s U-17/18 team was named Academy Player of the Week during the March 29-30 weekend. Gallagher had a strong performance during BSC CT’s 3-1 victory against Seacoast United on March 29 that included a 50-yard goal in second-half stoppage time to seal the victory.

As he explained it to his coach:

“Well Brian, I hit it first time, and there it was in the back of the net!”

He followed this with a hat trick in BSC’s convincing 4-2 defeat of Oakwood SC the following weekend.

Last Monday Jonathan “”Jonny”” Filipe received a text from his father while eating lunch at school. He had been invited to join the US National Under 15 soccer team at training camp in Carson, California, next month . “I leapt out of my seat and everyone stared at me — then I could not stop smiling all day.”

Jonny, who attends Danbury High School, played travel soccer in Bethel until he was 11 and then soccer with CFC for a year. Then his father brought him to Beachside SC. After two years he graduated to BSC Academy – Beachside’s elite program for boys u14 and older. BSC Academy teams play in a special league organized by the United States Soccer Federation. This “”Development Academy”” league includes around 80 youth clubs in the U.S. selected for quality of their coaching and development environment.

“My father has been one of my greatest supporters.” Jonny says, “He was a good player himself in Portugal where he was offered a contract with Sporting (a top pro club). He played with me all the time when I was little and I became a very good dribbler. My dream was to be as good as him one day, or even better. I love playing. I get into pick up games with my Dad’s friends – several of whom are former professionals. I enjoy playing with them because it helps me be smarter with the ball. They find ways to outsmart me so I have to think about different ways to beat them.”

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