SCYSL has partnered with UK International to provide soccer coaching services to our Recreational Soccer Coaches this Fall Season. In order to keep the costs to the organization as low as possible, UK International is implementing our ‘Host A Coach’ program in our community, and is looking for a few Santa Clara families to host coaches.

The Santa Clara Strikers ’96 (U15) Boys Class 3 competitive team competed in the 10th Annual Santa Clara Rotary Cup on Aug 21-22nd, and ended the 2-day tournament as Finalists in the U14 Age Group.The Strikers won all 3 of their first round games by scores of 2-1, 3-0 and 2-1 to qualify for the championship game. The Strikers played the 49er United Strike in the championship and lost 0-1 in a closely contested match to take 2nd place in the tournament. Congratulations to the team for a great effort and the Strikers wish to thank the Santa Clara Rotary for another great tournament.

The Santa Clara Stingrays ’91 U19 Girls Team who play in the CCSL Silver Elite Division, finished in 2nd place in the 2010 District 2 Cup Gold Division Tournament down in Morgan Hill on October 24th. The team’s head coach, Luis Comesana...

Congratulations to the Santa Clara Elite ’98 Girls Team for taking 2nd place at the 2010 District II Cup Tournament on November 21st in Half Mon Bay.  The team successfully won 3 of their 4 games over a very wet weekend of soccer.  The Elite Girls Team won...

Five SCYSL Referees received 2010 Referee of the Year Awards from the San Jose Soccer Referee Association last week. Awardees include: Alejandro Sosa, Olivia Wissig, Peter Heintz, Emma Graysmark,  and Fernando Teque.  The awardees were presented plaques and had the opportunity to meet National Referees Philippe Dor. Congratulations to all the SCYSL Referees!

Congratulations to Ralf Cebrian, who receive the 2010 CYSA State Coach of the Year, and the 2010 CYSA District II "Coach of the Year Award" todayat the Annual CYSA Expo held in Monterey. He receives recognition for coaching the Santa Clara Sporting ’94 Boys Team and taking them from an unranked Class 3 Team, to a Top-10 Class 1 Ranked Team in the United States. In forty years of coaching Ralf Cebrian has worked with various age groups from U-10 to Professional.