Posted On July 11, 2010 by PUSC

Placer United Boys Prestige Cup

Congratulations to the Placer U12 Gold Boys team and Coach Paul O’Brien for being the finalists at the Placer Prestige Cup last weekend. The boys did very well, won all the preliminary games and semi-finals, scoring 17 goals and only allowing 3. They fought a hard battle in the finals against Juventus Aztecs, and lost […]Continue reading..

Posted On July 6, 2010 by PUSC

Placer United Girls Train with US National Team Staff Coach

Placer’s 94’s Paige Crouch, Lauren Gollnick and Madeline Schiffel were selected to participate in the Player Development Program (PDP) through NorCal Premier and US Club Soccer. The girls were picked out of a group of 50 players to train with US Women’s National Team Staff Coach Mike Dickey and the Market Training Center. The training […]Continue reading..

Posted On July 6, 2010 by PUSC

CDA Player Invited to Fiorentina Tryout

Congratulations to Dalton Pando who was invited as one of 18 players to a showcase game in front of Fiorentina coaches at Santa Clara University. Dalton scored all three goals in the 3-0 win for his team. NorCal Premier hosted this PDP event where the coaches from Fiorentina scoped the talent. In June, Dalton was […]Continue reading..

Posted On June 29, 2010 by PUSC

Placer United Girls Teams Compete Well at Cal Cup

The U11-U13 Placer Girls Gold teams competed at Cal Cup this past weekend. All of the teams were placed in difficult brackets and played very well. Here are their results: U11 Girls Gold – 0-2 to Ajax, 12-0 over Santa Rosa, 2-4 to Cal Northstars, 2-1 over Santa Clara Sporting U12 Girls Gold – 1-2 […]Continue reading..

Posted On June 27, 2010 by PUSC

U16 & U18 Boys in US Soccer Academy Playoffs

The California Development Academy (CDA), a collaboration of Placer United Soccer Club (PUSC) and San Juan Soccer Club (SJSC), announced today that the U16 and U18 boys teams had advanced to the US Soccer Academy playoffs in Greensboro, North Carolina, to be held June 25-29th. The CDA teams are the official U.S. Soccer Federation Academy […]Continue reading..

Posted On June 27, 2010 by PUSC

Kelcey Chaidez Fills New Technical Director Position

Placer United Soccer Club is pleased to announce we have created a full-time Technical Director position. As part of Placer United’s ongoing commitment to providing the best youth soccer development program in Northern California, we are pleased to announce that with the support of the Board of Directors, current Placer United Pro Staff Coach Kelcey […]Continue reading..

Posted On June 23, 2010 by PUSC

Placer United Participates in US Club Regionals and Reno Event

A number of Placer United Girls teams were in action this past weekend. These events, for most teams, were the kickoff events for the new season!! Reno, Nevada U12 Girls Black 99 – 1 win, 2 losses and 1 draw U14 Girls Black 97 – 3 wins and 1 loss – Semi-Finals (lost in pk’s) […]Continue reading..

Posted On June 21, 2010 by PUSC

Placer United Players Survive PDP Screening and Move on to Train with US National Team Coach

Three female players from the Placer United Soccer Club were selected, after a tryout, to an exclusive training session with US National Youth Team Coach, Mike Dickey. The players that were selected included Paige Crouch and Madalyn Schiffel from the 95 Gold team and Lauren Gollnick from the 94 Gold team. The Player Development Program […]Continue reading..

Posted On June 5, 2010 by PUSC

A Letter from Nathan

Dear Friends, Colleagues and Soccer Enthusiasts: I hope that you are well. I just wanted to bring you up to speed with some changes that have been going on in my life. Last week I was offered an opportunity to join the Twin City Youth Soccer Association in Winston Salem, North Carolina, as their new […]Continue reading..

Posted On June 4, 2010 by PUSC

Thank You to Nathan Williams and Congratulations to Ron Benjamin and Paul O’Brien

Dear Placer United Soccer Club families: On behalf of the entire PUSC Board of Directors, I am pleased to announce to you that we have promoted Girls Director of Coaching Ron Benjamin and Boys Director of Coaching Paul O’Brien to the positions of Co-Directors of Coaching. The Board made this decision, and Ron and Paul […]Continue reading..