The Flagler United Youth (FUY) Soccer Club, the premier level club in Flagler County, sent thirteen boys and girls players to tryouts for the Olympic Development Program (ODP) in Jacksonville for year groups 1995 and 1996 this past weekend. The players that attended were:
1995 Girls- Sarah DiLoreto, Danielle Marino, Gabby Paiz and Liz Savone (Firestorm U13 Girls Players)
1996 Girls- Abby Barker (Firestorm U13 Girls Player)
1995 Boys- Drew Jones (Firestorm U14 Boys Player)
1996 Boys- Isaias Benitez, Jesse Della Porta, Ian Hubbs, Sam Konchan, Jesse Lopes and Nicholas Weber (Fury-Orange U12 Players- shown in the picture above)
After two days of tryouts against top regional competition and evaluation by top state coaches, three players were selected from Flagler United. Drew Jones from the U14 Boys Premier Firestorm team was selected for the 1995 boys and Jesse Della Porta (Goalkeeper) and Nicholas Weber from the U12 Boys Premier Fury-Orange team, were selected for the 1996 boys. For these players, they will participate in training centers with other Region B players in November and December and then the select Supercenter in January before trying out for the state teams for their respective ages in May of 2009.
Congratulations to these players!!!