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F.C. Nova captures National Indoor Soccer Championship

F.C. Nova ’00 captured the National Indoor Soccer Championship title with a 5-1 victory over the Jr. Blast Roma from Columbus, Ohio. The boys overcame a sluggish start to the game when Alex Steinwascher took a ball up the right side of the field and hit a shot to the upper corner to give Nova a 1-0 lead – a lead they would not relinquish. The boys built the lead to 3-0 using superior ball skills and crisp passing to overwhelm the Blast's physical game. The Blast made it interesting by scoring it’s lone goal with approximately eight minutes left in the game; however, Nova answered less than a minute later with its fourth goal and salted the game away with its final goal with about four minutes left. The team lost its Sunday morning game, 2-1 to NEO Soccer in a game that also saw the boys deal with an extremely physical team. However, Coach Gary Maccagnone used the time between the morning game and final to refine the boys strategy. To deal with the physical nature of the Ohio teams, Maccagnone implored the boys to use better ball movement while reinforcing the need for players to be positioned properly to make good tackles. Nova made the final by capturing its flight with 10 points, including dominating wins over Team Ohio FC and Michigan Rush Nike. The boys also captured the NISC Regional title at Total Soccer in January.

PSG 1st Annual Soccer Banquet 2008  
The Premier Soccer Group wants to thank all their generous sponsors for making the Gator/Nova banquet a huge success. Click here to view the list of sponsors and the people who were responsible for making it a fantastic event!

’96 Nova Black takes 1st Place at the National Indoor Regional Championship in Canton Dec 22-23, 2007. With four straight wins over Waza, Wolves and Canton Celtics (Red & White), the U12 Nova Black team are regional champions in the U12 Division I bracket which qualifies them for the National Championship to be held Feb 23-24 at Total Soccer. This team is a force to be reckoned with on the indoor turf. Having won three National Indoor Regionals in the 2006-07 season, the boys went on to win it all and the title of U12 Division II National Champions last season as a U11 team. We know the up-coming competition will be tough, but this team’s got what it takes to go the distance! Congratulations boys on the win in Canton and good luck at Nationals. Play hard – you can do it!!!

U8 National Indoor Regional Champs!

The boys were the top seed going into the final against the Michigan Revolution on Sunday afternoon after beating the Carpathia Kickers 12-3 and Novi Jaguars 10-2 on Saturday. It was the second game of the day against the Revolution: Nova ’00 won 7-3 earlier in the day.

The final was a struggle early as the boys moved the ball effectively, but stellar play by the Revolution’s keeper and missed chances by the boys resulted in just a 2-0 lead at halftime. With some minor adjustments and a renewed focus, the boys dominated the second half.

The boys will now move on to the NISC National tournament on March 1 & 2 in Canton. Well done boys!!

U7's take the title!

The U7 FC Nova team won the Indoor National regional held in Fraser, Michigan. The team is coached by Falah Hassan, with assistance from Kevin Casey. Great job guys!

MICHIGAN F.C. NOVA Win Gold at Dick’s Sporting Goods Kick It 3 vs. 3 Soccer Tournament

July 20, 2007- The Premier Soccer Group announced the victory of the MICHIGAN F.C. NOVA U6 Boys at Dick’s Sporting Goods Kick It 3 vs. 3 tournament held in Warren, Michigan on July 14-15, 2007. 

The news followed five hard fought games by the NOVA, who produced four straight victories leading up to the championship game against the OLe Soccer Club from Grand Rapids, Michigan. The championship game kept the audience on their feet cheering, with aggressive play and wide-open ball movement leading up to a final victory of 8-1 and the gold medal.  Coach Kevin Casey said, “I am so proud of our boy’s outstanding effort over the five game weekend. We fought from the beginning to the end to win this important qualifying tournament against teams from across the state of Michigan.  This weekend was about determination, heart, skills and stamina. Our families had a great time watching the boys develop each game and we are going to Chicago!”  The MICHIGAN F.C. NOVA now qualify to advance to the Regional qualifying tournament being held in Chicago, Illinois on August 11-12 and can then advance to the Dick’s Sporting Goods 3 vs. 3 Kick It World Championships being held in Disney World on January 19-21, 2008.

The MICHIGAN F.C. NOVA of the Premier Soccer Group, train at the Premier Training Center, a newly opened state-of-the-art training facility located at 23 mile and Hayes in Macomb Township, Michigan in Quadrate Industrial Park.  For further information about the Premier Soccer Group, please call Kevin Casey at 248.495.2236.

Pictured:  Front Row, left to right:  Mossimo Laino, Mathew Johnson, Alex Wystepek, Gabriel Parra, Charle Powers and Chad Casey.  Coaches from Left to Right:  Jeff Laino and Kevin Casey

College Reps on hand for Summer Showcase Training Camp
Top college soccer programs in the region will be present with their staffs to assist in the Michigan Gator/Nova soccer camp. This is a huge development for the club - this is an opportunity for all of our players to showcase their abilities to some of the highest level programs in the area.

Due to our reputation cultivated over a 7 year period, highly ranked college programs now realize that the Michigan Gators/Nova are producing some of the finest soccer players in the nation. The level of technical expertise our players exhibit places our Club amongst the top 5 in the country. High level college programs are looking for the technical player, the kind of player who can make a difference in every game.

Here is the complete list of represented colleges or universities:
University of Michigan
Oakland University
Butler University
University of Windsor
Albion College
University of Detroit
Grand Valley State University
Saginaw Valley State University
Sienna Heights University

Please make sure you take the opportunity to attend this important Club camp. If you have any questions, contact Jeremy Harkins at: 248-506-7521.

U11 Nova Black Wins Novi Jags Tournament

The ‘96 Nova Black Team took 1st Place in the Novi Jaguar Invitational Soccer Tournament held May 11-13, 2007. Click here to read more for more information.

Michigan Gators FC Welcomes Falah Hassan
The famous Brazilian coach Mario Zagallo nicknamed Falah Hassan, "The Fox of the Arabian Peninsula."  Zagello gave the name to Hassan out of admiration. Coming from a player and coach of Zagello's stature, this was the highest of compliments. Today, the Gator/Nova Soccer Club has the unique privilege to have Falah Hassan as a member of their elite staff.     This Poster was designed by Garrett Maccagnone.

Middletown Ohio Spring Blast
March 23-25,2007
Ehabs U-11 Boys - FC Nova

Trip To Ohio $400
Laundry For Dirty Uniforms $10
Case Of Water To Clean Up Players $5
Showing The Home Team Of The Tournament How Its Done: Priceless

U11 Michigan F.C. Nova Win U12 Gold

Front Row:  Matt Nance, Christopher Berak, Robbie Beckwell, Chris Johnson, Mark Trombley.  Back Row:  Cameron Jacques, Nick Badalamenti, Andrew Courtemanche, Nate Peters, Jason Licata, Marcello Mancini.

The ‘96 Nova Black team was named the 2007 U12 Division II National Champions at the National Indoor Championship Tournament held at Total Soccer Wixom February 24-25, 2007.  The U11 boys had previously won three National Indoor Regional Tournaments (U11 Div I held at Total Soccer Fraser Dec 2-3; U12 Div I held in Columbus Jan 6-7; and U12 Div II held in Maumee Jan 20-21) earning the right to compete in the National Tournament. 

The boys prevailed in the preliminary round beating three tough teams (Team America 94 – Virginia; Holt Strikers – Michigan; and Claymores 94 - Ohio) advancing to the semis where they were paired against a determined Alliance FC team from Grand Rapids.  The Nova boys beat Alliance 10-2 and faced off against NOSO United (Ohio) in the final match.  Nova fought hard against a team they had met previously in the final at the Columbus Regional Tournament.  NOSO scored their first and only goal early in the game, but the Nova boys remained patient and using their skills and endurance, defeated NOSO United with a final score of 5-1. 

Under the guidance of Coach Henry Steinwascher these U11 boys have learned that to succeed in soccer, you must set goals, believe in yourself and work hard.  Team work, dedication and love of the game have produced a fine group of soccer players and true champions!  Congratulations boys!  Your parents, coaches and the Nova/Gators Club are proud of you!

Congratulations - Nova 95 Blue

Regional Indoor Championship Division II Winners- In the Regionals held December 2-3 at Total Soccer- Fraser, Coach Gene had the boys fired up and ready to play.  They went undefeated in their bracket, beating some fine teams from the Mustangs, Waza, and AAYSA Arsenal.  They then pulled out a 2-0 win against last year's Division II - NIC Finals winner, Los Matadors, not letting a clock malfunction bother them.  Every boy played their best and the results prove it.  Great job, Blue. as the NIC Regional champions!

Nova ’96 Black Wins Division I Indoor Regionals
Congratulations to the ‘96 Nova Black team for winning the U11 Division I Indoor Regional Championship! Click here for more information.

Gene Harkins becomes Living Legend!
(From a letter to the Grosse Pointe News - November 9, 2006)
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Michigan Gators/Nova place 3 teams in State Cup Finals and 1 in Finals of Ford Cup
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The U13 Boys Blue Team come home as Champions!
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New Facility to Open Soon
This new facility will be right across the street from the Premier Training Center. A consortium of investors have just reached an agreement on the final financing package. Click here for more information.

U11 Boys Champions in MEAD Cup
The U11 Boys Blue team found the back of the net often in Dayton Ohio.  So often in fact, that they were the champions of the 8v8 Gold Division! Click here for more information.

U11 Boys Bring Home the Hardware from Dearborn Tournament

Ehab Hassan's U-11 FC Nova 96 White team, won the 15th Annual Dearborn Soccer Club Invitational Tournament. The Gold Division's Final Game was won by a score of 2-1 on a Golden Goal less than 5 minutes in the first overtime, against Pato's Magic 96.

U13 & U17 Teams Make it to Quarter Finals in State Cup!
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“Winning is a by-product of playing great soccer.”

More than anything, the game is about imagination. To stimulate a player’s creative abilities, every coach should foster a positive environment for the developing player, an environment that allows the player to be inventive, spontaneous, and unafraid.

At FC NOVA, we encourage this type of approach, while instilling in each player the technical ability needed to advance the player to his highest potential. From the earliest years of 6 through 8, our staff is dedicated to teaching the necessary foot skills to our students, the type of skills that allow them to compete against any team in the land.

As you can see, we have assembled a staff known to be great “teachers” of the game. These are teachers who have high expectations for each student. The bar will be set high. The coaching staff will not accept mediocrity.

Expect the players to know how to play out of their back end, to switch the field, to run diagonals, to understand combination play. Players will know how to curve shots, how to chip balls softly over a defenders head, how to hit a volley out of the air with either foot.

Through hard work and determination every player’s dreams can be realized!As an organization, our strongest belief is that we should never get in the way of our player’s dreams. We are about hope, about will, about perseverance, about respect, about humility, about keeping your word. FC NOVA is a boy’s soccer Club you can count on, an organization you can trust to always have your son’s best interests at heart.