The LAFC Chelsea BU11 Black team participated in the 2009 Cal Cup in San Bernardino over two weekends spanning February 21 through March 1. LAFC Chelsea advanced through pool play to the last rounds of competition, facing a very skilled and talented CZ Elite (Silver Elite) team in the Final round. Although CZ Elite ultimately prevailed, Coach Martinez expressed extreme pride in the tremendous intensity that the boys exhibited to get to the Final Match.

Congratulations Boys!

After a disappointing loss in the semifinals at the Nomads Coaches Showcase in San Diego, Brian Smith’s GU14 team won the Diamond Bar Walnut Valley Shootout — playing in the GU15 bracket — and beating their nemesis, South Coast Bayern twice. In the words of their coach, Brian Smith, “It was truly a great team effort. We moved the ball very well and created lots of scoring opportunities and didn’t allow ourselves to get pushed around by the older girls.”