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How About Those Gators!

Well it finally happened and it could not have been a more deserving group of girls. Jeff Hodgson’s Gators ’97 Orange Team went into Cleveland for the U11 Girls Division 1 National Championship an underdog and came home champions! Despite blizzard conditions, the girls were focused and played their best soccer of the year. They clearly demonstrated their skill level, pin point passing, along with a terrific team spirit to every club in the tournament and beat the Hawks 4-3 in a thrilling OT!

This is a team of U11’s with some U10’s that have slugged it out with U13 girls and U12 boys all season long, winning some and losing some but never loosing focus or belief in their abilities. It was a fantastic win for a deserving group of girls that went to Cleveland and made the club proud!

Gators Elite U13 girls - Indoor National Champs!

Michigan Gators Elite U13 girls qualified for the Upper 90 Indoor Nationals National Finals that was held in Novi and Fraser February 23rd and 24th, 2008.

The girls had to get past local rivals like the Michigan Hawks and Vardar, plus out of state teams such as the Erie FC in their bid for the National Title.

In the end the girls were victorious and brought home the gold.  Congratulations to the 2008 Indoor National Champs!

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!

Holiday 3 v 3 Tournament Champs at Total Soccer

U12 Gators win another championship!

The U12 Gators defeated a tough and determined WAZA team to take the championship at the Indoor Regional held in Fraser, Michigan.

NISC Regional Champs - Grand Rapids

The Michigan Gators Elite U13 girls went to Grand Rapids MI for the National Indoor Soccer Championship regional and placed 1st. The girls gave up only 5 goals while scoring 31 in the 4 games. Way to go girls!!

Congratulations to the Michigan Gators '00 Orange team for winning the U8 Division 1 National Indoor Regional Championship hosted by Total Soccer (Fraser) and Total Sports (Novi) on December 1-2, 2007.

Tough competition throughout the weekend led to some great soccer matches and tense moments. Coach SG Aryan's girls prevailed in preliminary competition against the Michigan Rush (5-4), Waza FC (6-2), and Vardar (8-4).

The final match had the Gators again playing the Michigan Rush. The Gators intensity was amazing for all 40 minutes and the defense was relentless. Gator's keeper Kate H. was awesome stopping all shots faced, leading the team to a 4-0 victory!

The team is now qualified for the National Indoor Championship Tournament to be held at Total Sports (Novi) on February 23-24, 2008. Congratulations Gators '00 Orange and Coach SG Aryan for a job well done! Good luck at Nationals! Click here to view the team web page.

Gators Elite 95 - State Cup Finalist!!
With the MSYSA state cup complete for 2007 the Michigan Gators Elite - Blasco U13 Girls are the State Cup Finalist.
Congratulations goes out to the Michigan Gators Elite 95 players Brianna, Chelsea, Morgan, Julie, Mary, Monica, Taylor, Jesse, Maddie, Becca, Molly, Brittany, Nadine, Nicole, Kira and Jamie.

PSG Michigan Gators ’97 Blue Win 2007 Mead Cup
The Michigan Gators ’97 Blue soccer team traveled to Dayton Ohio over the Labor Day weekend to compete in the 28th Annual Mead CUSA Cup. The girls competed in the 5 Star Division U11 Age Group against soccer clubs from throughout the Midwest and completed a perfect six game sweep with a 5-0 shutout in the championship game against Cardinals Premier 96 of Cincinnati.

The 5 Star Division at this age group included the top rated U11 Michigan Hawks Black, along with premier teams from football clubs located in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Tennessee, and Kentucky. The Gator girls reached the quarterfinals of the tournament after victories over Ohio Westside Premier 96 (4-2), Tennessee LFC Premier White 96 (3-1) and GFC Arsenal Blue (5-0). In the quarterfinals, the girls squared off against a tough Warren County United Blue from the Cincinnati area. The Warren County team recently won the Arsenal Cup Tournament played in mid-August. The Gators prevailed with a 1-0 victory late Sunday evening and would face the #1 rated Michigan Hawks Black Monday morning in the semi-finals.

In the semi-finals, the Gators broke a scoreless tie midway in the 2nd half and completed their assault to the Mead Cup finals with the 1-0 victory over the Hawks. In the finals against Cardinals Premier, the Gators scored early and often, racing to a 4-0 halftime lead and coasting to the championship by the final score of 5-0.

The Gators ’97 Blue is led by Coach Curtis Ward, who also coached the Troy Elite U9 Boys and Troy Elite U10 Boys to championships at this same Mead Cup event. Congratulations to Coach Curtis and his U11 girls. Tremendous team play!
Back Row: Coach Ward, Kati B., Jenna B., Dee Dee B., Marina M., Alexis H., Megan B., Jaclyn E.
Front Row: Emary H., Gretchen D., Paige D., Marisa V., Micaela E.

Michigan Gators U12  win the Mead Cup for a record 3rd straight year!  

For a team used to bringing the hardware home, the Michigan Gators proved onceagain that they are a force to be reckoned with in Michigan soccer. Scoring 21 goals while leaving their opponents scoreless the entire tournament, the U12 Michigan Gators have again brought home to the Club one of the nation's most prestigious tournament trophies. Congratulations to the girls and their parents for all the sacrifices they've made.

Gators FC 99 Orange Champs of the Troy Elite Cup!!

The Gators 99 Orange team started the season off on a winning note.  The girls, with the leadership of Coach Pasko took first place in the Troy Elite Cup.  It was a wet start on Saturday for Game #1, but the girls did not let it slow them down.  They came out strong to beat WAZA 8-2. The girls had fun mixing up the teams in Game  #2  with Gators FC 00 Blue. By the end of the game they were all covered in mud.

On Sunday the team played LOBOS 99 Black, with a 5-1 win.  Now with three wins down they played LOBOS 99 Red for the Championship. The game started out even, but it did not take the girls long to take the lead and keep it for a 3-2 win. It was a tough and physical game but with great team effort our Gators came out on top.

We look forward to seeing more of this team in the upcoming season.

Elite 95 team Champs of the National Soccer Ranking Cup!

The new Michigan Gators Elite 95 team won the U13 Division of the National Soccer Ranking Cup in Saginaw, Michigan last weekend. In the first game the girls found themselves down 1-0 early in the first half but then dominated the game scoring two goals in the final 4 minutes to win the match. Providing the opposition in the second game was the highly seeded in State Cup, Michigan Rush team. Our girls were much better controlling the match for a 2-1 win. The third game played in rainy mist saw the girls beat Ann Arbor Arsenal 3-1. In the semi-final game our team faced Phoenix.

The girls proved themselves with their over all best effort in the tournament for a 2-0 match win. In the final game the girls came through in penalty kicks to beat the Michigan Hawks. Coach Andy said, "I was happy with the overall contribution of every player on the team. I think our overall depth in a two day five game marathon showed. I am happy for the girls to have such success so fast".

Gators FC '99 team at the Border Star Tournament

The conditioning that Coach Chris put the girls through between games on Saturday (okay, 30 minutes of swimming) lead to our first win! It was great experience for the girls. The girls played tough which lead to three hard fought battles and our 1st victory of the season:

Game #1 vs. WAZA East: The girls fell behind 3-0 early, but with 3 second half goals, the game was tied. A goal in the final minutes by WAZA lead to a 4-3 loss.

Game #2 vs. LaSalle Stompers: The girls knocked out the Stompers 10-5 with great play on both sides of the field. A great victory!

Game #3 vs. LaSalle Stompers '98: The girls fought hard but lost to the eventual tournament champions 8-0. Alot of hustle and effort was put forth by all!

Coach Chris has the team getting better by the game. Thanks Coach!!

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.

Olivia Stander featured in The Detroit Free Press!
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U9 Michigan Gators F.C. 98’ Orange Win National Indoor Championship in Sudden Death Overtime

March 4, 2007-   The Premier Soccer Group announced the National Championship crowning of the U9 MICHIGAN GATORS F.C. 98’ Orange at the National Indoor Championship Tournament held in Wixom, Michigan on February 23-24, 2007.

The National Championship crowning followed four hard fought wins by the U9 GATORS Orange leading up to a sudden death victory over the WAZA 3-2.  The Championship game was tied 2-2 at the end of regulation time resulting in a sudden death, 3 vs.3 face-off to decide the 2007 National Champs.  Two minutes into overtime, a long distant rocket was launched past the WAZA goalie to deliver the U9 MICHIGAN GATORS’ 2007 National Indoor Championship.  “I am so proud of our girls for their outstanding effort, focus and teamwork in achieving the National Championship victory for the second year in a row”, commented Coach Teri Steinwasher.  “We played teams from throughout the country to qualify regionally and ultimately, to achieve the national title.  It is very rewarding to our players, parents, club and coaches to see all of our hard work payoff in such an exciting overtime finish”, added Steinwasher.   

Pictured from Top Row Left to Right:  Sylvanna Mancini, Taylor Lange, Rachel Hoegeman, Devanna White, Hannah Jones, Jamison Midgley.

Bottom Row Left to Right:  Bianca Geric, Julia Schwartz, Cecilia Steinwasher, Katie Hayes, Shannon Casey, Allison Beckwell.

Ball Holders from Left to Right:  Gabriela Dedvukaj, Tina Recchia.

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Ranked 5th best Girl’s Club in USA by National Soccer Rankings

When Jeff Hodgson created the Michigan Gators FC, his dream was to prove female athletes could play the game of soccer in the same entertaining way males athletes played. Jeff wanted the girl’s program to have parity with the boys, to have equal clout within an organization, to be able to stand up on it’s own as a Club producing some of the greatest soccer players the State has ever known.

In 5 short years, Hodgson has elevated the Michigan Gators as one of America’s top soccer Club for girls and young women. Now, with the addition of local coaching legends, Jeremy Harkins, Gene Harkins, and Henry Steinwascher, the Michigan Gators FC feels it has the right experience to take the Club right to the apex of Club soccer.

As great teachers of the game, the Michigan Gators FC works hard to make sure each female athlete is developed as a great technical player. The “ball” is the game, so therefore we must develop players who can control the ball with the most composure and confidence. Our curriculum stresses foot work, from step-overs to scissor moves. The staff expects a lot from their students and the students meet the challenge.

The Michigan Gators look forward to adding your daughter to our long list of great female soccer players currently in the Club. Welcome to the only organization on the east side committed to the female athlete, an organization which has created a tradition of developing great soccer players.