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Coach Falah gets a hero's welcome on return to Baghdad!
Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) receives a gift from former Iraqi soccer player Falah Hassan during a meeting with Iraqi immigrant athletes in Baghdad December 13, 2009.
Over two thousand Iraqi's welcomed soccer legend Falah Hassan back to his homeland. As one paper reported, the airport would have been filled with Falah Hassan fans had Baghdad not been war torn by the infiltrators. As many of you know, Falah was asked to return to Iraq by the current government in order to confer with cabinet members on how to rebuild their soccer and sports programs.
Jonah News!
This is directly from his Jonah's carepages 11/22/09
Jonah had a great day today. Pain was under control. He had PT and got out of bed for a bit which is tough to do with all the tubes he's chained to. He has been a real trooper and is patiently waiting to get home. I hear him texting his friends which is always good to hear. It gives him a chance to talk and vent. I'm sure he's tired of hanging out with his parents stuck in the hospital. I try to give him his space as much as possible.
Lots of football on this weekend so he has been staying up pretty much all day to watch as many games as he can and work on his Fantasy football league. He has started to get his appetite back and is eating little bits here and there. Uncle Mark drove up from Chicago for the day to visit and watched some football with us. It was great to see him and we had a nice visit.
Caleb and Luke hung out with their cousins all weekend. Due to the H1N1 flu they don't want anyone under 16 years old coming up to the hospital floors.
Exciting news...the Stevenson high school football team played last night and earned their place in the State championship which will be played down at Ford field next Saturday. Thanks to friends who texted both Jonah and I to keep us updated. Heard it was a very exciting game! Brings back memories when I was a sophomore and my high school team won the State championship (Class B). How exciting!
Wanted to share something that has been making the rounds on all the osteo carepages. It really hits home!
Parents of children with a terminal illness are often referred to or viewed as having strength “like a rock.” Albeit flattering, it isn’t quite true. It is more like the strength of an egg. An egg, you ask? Yes! If you’ll think about it, you’ll see my point. An egg has a polished, smooth outer appearance, with no cracks or weak spots visible. It seems almost inconceivable that the inside might not be so smooth or solid. Most children, at some point are shown the famous egg trick. An egg set at just the right angle can withstand enormous amounts of pressure and cannot be cracked or broken. Yet the same egg, tapped gently at an ever slightly different angle, will break. The contents, once so neatly concealed, will come spilling out. The no longer perfect shell will be crushed. It looks so fragile that it seems inconceivable that it ever held any strength. A rock, on the other hand, is solid all the way through. To break it is almost impossible. If you succeed, you will find that there is nothing inside but more rock. It takes a lot more than pure hardness to hold the hand of hope. Parents of [medically fragile] children are not solid all the way through. We hurt, we fear, we cry, we hope. It takes a very careful balancing act to keep the shell from being shattered. “Balancing an egg” while running a household, going for doctors’ visits and hospital stays, keeping the family together, and holding on to the constantly unraveling ties of your sanity can be very tricky indeed! Occasionally, the angle will be off and the shell will break, shattering hope and all the neatly secured appearances of a truly fragile existence. Unlike Humpty Dumpty, though, parents of medically fragile kids will pick themselves up and put themselves back together again.
God bless you all and thanks for staying in touch. We love to hear from you all. Let's pray things start moving along tomorrow.
A Pittance of Time - Remembering our Veterans
FC Nova Academy 00 Black, winners of the U11 Boys Major Blue Division! Congrats!!
U10 Nova Black meet the original Rainman in St. Louis
While in St. Louis, the U10 Nova boys had the chance to meet the world's most well known Savant. His name is Kim Peek and he was Barry Morrow's inspiration behind the Oscar winning movie entitled, "The Rainman." Mr. Peek allowed the boys to hold his Oscar that was well earned after the performances of Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise. For more information on his incredible story, watch Kim Peek's documentary on Youtube.
00 Academy Black brings home the Mead Cup!
After losing in the final last year, the 00 Academy Black team was determined to
get their hands on the Mead Cup and hold it as their own in the winning circle. In the end, that's exactly what they did, convincingly defeating all their opponents in an artful and graceful style of play that had many tournament watchers mesmerized. For soccer enthusiasts, it was quite a show. Many thanks to Coach Falah and Coach Mac for working diligently with the boys on their technical needs throughout the summer months. The hard work certainly paid off.
FC NOVA ACADEMY '01 BLACK
2009 Mead Cup U9 FiveStar Division Champions
What an amazing way to start off the season! For the 2nd year in a row, the FC Nova U9 black team won the CUSA Mead Cup Championship. This special team of boys worked together to win every game in their division. Game #1 against the CUSA Courage '00 team score was 9-0. We were warned about the 2nd game team, the Team Challengers FC. They were the team to beat. And we did 7-4. We then played the CUSA Donovan team and took it to them 8-1. Advancing to the Semi-Finals, being delayed by rain, thunder and lightning built up the anticipation. The CSA Galaxy team came to this tournament deliberately to play our team. So, their wish came true and they lost 5-2, continuing to the Final game against NWC Alliance '00 black team. Within minutes of the game the opposing team scored 2 goals. Our boys didn't take this lightly. Coming back with a vengeance FC Nova's U9 boys ended up with a 6-2 victory! Once again the team returns to Michigan with a CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY. Congratulations to Coach Macc and the success of his U9 boy’s team.
Stellar Start for FC Nova Academy 00 Black
Well, what a start to the 2009 soccer season for the FC Nova Academy 00 Black team. The team travelled to Fort Wayne Indiana to the Ft. Wayne Fever Soccer Fest tournament on Friday. Their first game was on Saturday. They were playing against one of the home town favorites, Fever 00 Black team and started out with a scoring frenzy with a 7 to 0 victory. The next game would be later that afternoon against an International girls team, that in the older age group are ranked third in the nation. The parents on the opposing side looked at our boys and said this should be a easy victory for us. Well our FC Nova boys came out like a bunch of swarming bee’s to defeat them 12 to 0. This set the table for us on Sunday to play against another home town favorite Fever 99 black. One more time our boys took charge of the game with a 7 to 1 victory over the Fever 99 black team. We were on our way to the finals. Our boys knew, they would be in for a battle. We had to play another Fever team. The fever started out with a 2 to 0 lead before half time. Our FC Nova boys had to regroup and get two goals in before the end of the game, which did accrue. We were going to play overtime, two five minute halves. The first five minutes ended with a tie. In the second five minutes our team would not give up, a perfect last minute victory 3 to 2 to win the championship. Just to sum up the team results for the weekend the FC Nova Academy 00 team scored 31 goals and only gave up 3 goals. What a terrific start of the fall 2009 soccer season for the FC Nova Academy 00 Black Team, congratulations for a job well done.
Border Stars Tournament Champs
The FC Nova 01 Blue team won the Border Stars tournament over Memorial weekend. Congratulations to the team and special thanks to all the parents for your continued commitment to this team
U8 Nova – Wins Novi Jags Tournament
Congratulations to Coach Brian Messinger and the FC Nova '01 Blue team for finishing 1st at the Novi Jaguar Invitational Tournament May 8 -9. The U8 FC Nova 01 Blue defeated the Canton Celtics 4-0 in the finals. The team outscored there opponents 21-2 over the weekend. Thanks to all the parents for making it a great weekend.
U8 Nova boys rock National Indoor Championships!
There are 5 teams heading home from Canton, Michigan wondering what hit them! Here’s a reminder – it was “Nova, You Know”!!
The FC Nova ’01 Black team walked into High Velocity Saturday morning looking forward to a challenging weekend against teams from Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, and New York. They walked out Sunday afternoon with Gold Championship medals!!
The tournament started strong with an 11 – 1 win against Avon Select. Their success continued as scores of 15 – 5 (Perrysburg) and 11 – 0 (AAFC Patriots) gave Nova the first place seed and a semi-final game against Alliance FC. The semi-finals brought what a great tournament should – solid competition, close scores and great talent. Nova once again persevered and a 5 – 2 win sent them into the finals.
The Grand Rapids Crew was poised to be their toughest competition. After 40 minutes of play, relentless determination, superior skills and fantastic coaching proved to be a recipe for success. Nova attacked fast and had a 3 – 0 lead early in the game. Nova continued to dominated the game, stretching the lead to 8 – 0. The Crew came back with 2 goals late in the game, but refusing to let them score last, Nova came through in true PSG style and scored at the final buzzer to win the Championship game 9 – 2!
At the post-game celebration at Baskin Robbins, the team called Coach Falah, who was not able to be in Canton. The team manager told Coach “the boys have something to tell you” and held up the phone to which all the boys yelled “We have ice cream!!” And then one boy added – “Oh yeah, and we won the tournament”. You couldn’t ask for a greater team of boys!
Congratulations FC Nova '01 Black – 2009 National Indoor Soccer Championship (NISC) Boys U8 Division 1 National Championships! Pictured above (from left to right) Back row: Derrick Fetz, Reed Duerbusch, Matthew Johnson, Charlie Powers, Tommy Schuster, Jacob Giardina, Alex Steinwascher. Front Row: Connor Stencil, Taylor Moss, Gabe Parra, Norino Maltese, Chad Casey and guest players Dominic and Mario Colella.
U8 Nova – National Indoor Regional Champions! 
Congratulations to Coach Falah Hassan and the FC Nova '01 Black team for finishing 1st in U9 Division 2 at the NISC Regional Tournament Dec 6 - 7. The team worked hard to beat Michigan Revolution 10–1, tie Nova ’00 White 3-3 and beat Vardar East 7–1, which led to a Nova vs. Nova Championship game. It was a hard fought battle, but in the end the ’01 Black team came out with an 8 – 5 victory. Both Nova teams played very well and deservingly qualified for the NISC National Tournament.
Boys U13 Michigan Elite 96 Black
WOW! What a weekend for the Boys U13 Michigan Elite 96 Black soccer team. Coach Henry Steinwascher took the boys to Collinsville, IL looking for competition and he found it. He had to not only be proud, but pleased with the effort of his fifteen boys in their win of the Metro FC Tournament just outside of St Louis, Missouri.
The boys played solid in their opening match with Ankeny Soccer Club Maroon, out of Iowa, defeating Ankeny 3 to 0. Their second contest allowed them some breathing room with a 7 to 0 shutout against Summit SSC Fury from Missouri. The third and final game of round play is where the competition started to heat up. The boys played steady against a strong team from Illinois, the Chicago Kickers Red and upended them 3 to 1.
That win put our Michigan Elite team into the semi finals against none other than the Michigan Wolves from Livonia. What a game! After falling behind early the boys stayed positive and fought back and at the end of regulation it was all tied at one goal apiece. The two teams proceeded to play two five minute halves of overtime. You guessed it, after falling behind early again; it was tied at 2 goals apiece at the end of both periods of overtime. It was time to break the tie with a shoot out. I don’t know who was more nervous the boys or the parents. We were once again down early in the shoot out, but came back to win 4 – 3. How impressive was it to see the boys not get down on themselves or each other; what a way to finish a game!
Oh, but it’s not over, so onto the finals against another big nemesis the Carmel United CUSA Academy from Indiana. As in the past with Carmel, the game turns into a defensive struggle with regulation ending in a 0 to 0 tie. The two periods of overtime did not change the results, so here we go again – its shootout time. The boys again prevailed with a 4 – 3 advantage to win the tournament.
U8 Nova Boys are Mead Cup Champions!
Congratulations to Coach Falah Hassan and the FC Nova ’01 Black team for winning the U8 Boys Five Star division and bringing home the Championship trophies over Labor Day weekend! These young Nova boys showed teams from Ohio and Indiana they weren’t messing around. The team won three straight games to sweep the division - scoring 11 goals along the way and only allowing 1 goal against.
Monday brought the championship game against the home town BSA Celtic and a 6 – 1 victory. The boys brought home fantastic memories – and Coach Falah brought home a trophy that is taller than every player on the team! Way to go boys – your parents, coaches and the club are very proud of your hard work and determination!
U9's win prestigious NSR Cup
The U9 FC Nova team defeated an impressive and talented Michigan Burn team in the final of the NSR Cup. Combining a tenacious defense with a balanced attack, the Nova 9's won the final with a flurry of goals in the second half. Coach Mac was extremely happy with how his team shared the ball over the weekend. "Our passing game was the real difference," Coach Mac stated in the press room after the game.
U9 boys take 3v3 Regional Championship!
Pictured left to right: Coach Ryan Nardozzi, Coach Anthony Galui, players: Cameron Wilde, Dominic Nardozzi, Alex Freeman, Ronnie Shore, Payne Hopman, Anthony Galui and Coach Greg Freeman
It was victory for the FC Nova U8 Boys at the Kick It 3 v 3 regional tournament held in Buffalo, New York on August 2-3, 2008. The exhilarating weekend demonstrated the determination of the up and coming talent in the Michigan FC Nova youth program. The Nova boys faced off two very challenging teams from Ohio and Pennsylvania early Saturday resulting in tight, yet disappointing losses. In response, game three matched NOVA against the Lenox Little Dudes from Massachusetts with a commanding 12-0 victory which served as the turning point in the come back run for the gold going into Sunday’s events.
On Sunday, the young NOVA boys demonstrated their foot skills and stamina to take the quarterfinals 12-1, setting the stage for a Semifinal rematch against the Class Act team from Pennsylvania, who were victorious over NOVA in a tight 3-1 match on Saturday. While the game was tight until the very end, NOVA prevailed 4-1 to qualify for the championship game against the hometown favorites, the Buffalo Wild Wings. The NOVA journeymen were fired up going into the championship and jumped out to silence the hometown crowd by finding the net quickly in the first half. With ball control, crisp passes and wide open play, the NOVA team captured the gold by sealing the deal in a memorable 4-1 victory. Coach Ryan Nardozzi said “our boys met the challenge this weekend by focusing on teamwork, creating space, taking the shots when we had the opportunity, and ultimately, never giving up”.
Our F.C. NOVA U9 Boys now advance to the World Championship held at Disney’s Wide World of Sports on January 17-19, 2009.
Remarkable victory for the U13 Michigan Elite State Cup Championship! 
Overcoming adversity beyond comprehension, the U13 Michigan Elite team would not allow themselves to be defeated in their quest for the State Cup. Having dedicated their season to their stricken teammate, the boys put on a show that all club members and soccer fans across the state could be proud of. Jonah Chrisman was voted the team's MVP at the tournament. Jonah's great play, his determination, his courage, his unwillingness to quit and his dedication to his team were the inspiration behind the U13's remarkable victory. There is no greater teammate. There is no greater team. This is a team of destiny, a team to be remembered for all times, not just for their great victory on the field, but for their decency, their character, their willingness to sacrifice for the club, the team, and each other. We are very proud of these boys. It has been an honor to be amongst them this year.
Great job Henry Steinwascher. Great job Dave Amez. Great job parents!
Golden Mother's Day gift for the 96 Nova Black team!
Happy Mother’s Day from the ‘96 Nova Black Team! Taking home the gold in the U13Y Elite division at the Novi Jags Tournament May 10-11 was a perfect gift for all the parents of this amazing group of young men who never fail to show what teamwork can do. This team continues to succeed and grow under the direction of Coach Henry Steinwascher. Battling through their bracket with three shut-outs shows the amazing defense on this team. The scores reflect the outstanding offense: 3-0 vs. Michigan Rush; 4-0 vs. TNT Dynamite; 4-0 vs. Bloomfield Force Navy. Finals matched Nova against the host club Novi Jags Green team. What horrible weather to be playing soccer – both teams did a great job and kept everyone on the edge of their umbrella! Double overtime with Nova scoring with just minutes left put the boys in the winning circle! Very exciting game and again, great soccer by both teams! Congratulations boys and keep on doing what you’re doing, because it’s working!
Nova 99 Blue - Border Stars Tournament Champs!!
The Nova 99 Blue team won the Border Stars tournament this past weekend. After coming off of a tough weekend prior up at the Midland Invitational where the team was placed in the wrong division for their first tournament experience, the boys played extremely well. It obviously proved to be a great learning experience for them as it prepared them for the aggressive play that tournament teams bring. The championship game was to be played against the Michigan Burn team which had blazing speed, and beat us 6-0 in a prior game during the tournament. Coach Gary made a few adjustments to the defensive line on how to play this team who often “cherry” picked and knocked the long ball to their fastest players. The finals encapsulated everything that a championship game should with the parents experiencing several “nail-biting” moments in the last few minutes while Michigan Burn was trying to tie the game. The final score being 5-4, the Nova boys stepped up their play to meet the challenge and made Coach Gary proud. The icing on the cake was several parents from the “Burn” team after the game made the comment …. "We sure didn’t see that coming!” Way to finish strong Nova 99 Blue!!!
Nova 99 Black Novi Tourney Champs!
The Nova 99 Black team won the Novi Jaguars Invitational Tournament this past weekend. They had a very impressive 35 goals for and 4 goals against in 4 games. They defeated Clarkston Impact first by a score of 11 – 0. Then later on Saturday they played a Waza team and defeated them by a score of 7-2. On Sunday morning with only a tie need to advance to the finals they defeated a Force team by a score of 12-2. The team was then facing the host Novi Jaguars Green team in the finals of the U9 Elite bracket. In a very cold and rainy game the team continued its dominance to post a 5-0 victory to win the tournament. It was a very impressive outing by the boys where all their hard work over the winter really showed. Now on to the Adidas Warrior Classic on Memorial Day and hopefully another round of impressive games. The team would also like to give a special thanks to Teri Steinwascher for filling in as coach on Saturday, while coach Macc was in IN. Coach Macc was there on Sunday when the boys finished the tournament.
We received our Jonah arm bands today and WORE THEM WITH PRIDE.
Our thoughts are with you,
NOVA 98 BLACK
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.
