Three Oklahoma teams competed in the finals of the 2009 Southern Regionals but only ESC 91 Black advanced to the US Youth Championships in Lancaster, Mass on July 21-26. HFC 95 Rhein lost 2-0 and TSC 94 Black lost 1-0 in finals play. HFC 95 was awarded the Fair Play plaque for their performance during the Regional. Congratulations to all three teams for advancing to the final round of competition. Best of luck to ESC 91 as they begin the quest to bring a national championship to Oklahoma.
3 Oklahoma referees will officiate at the National Tournament: Jack Damrill, Brian Loftus, and Nima Saghafi. Congratulations to them!
For an article on the Regionals from US Youth, click here
Standings are posted at www.southernregionals.org

Two national coaching courses are now available to Oklahoma Soccer Association coaches. The USSF "C" license course will be held August 1-9 at Oklahoma City University and the US Youth National License will be held December 4-6 and 11-13 in Fort Smith, Arkansas. For more information use the links below:
USSF C course
US Youth National Course

OSA's Goalkeeper Camp drew large numbers of campers to the University of Oklahoma campus June 14-19.

OSA hosted the US Youth Olympic Development Program sub-regional camp for girls at the University of Oklahoma. Teams attended from North Texas, South Texas, Louisianna, Arkansas, and Oklahoma.
For photos of the Oklahoma girls, use the link below.

The World Football Challenge (www.worldfootballchallenge.com) is a series of six matches with four teams (Club America, Chelsea FC, Inter Milan and AC Milan) competing in six USA venues in a round robin format. A winner is declared at the end of the tournament based on overall record in group play. Don't miss your opportunity to attend this extraordinary match, one of the first sporting events to be held in the new Cowboys Stadium with the largest retractable roof ever constructed, the largest glass door in the world and two 180 foot long HD video screens.
For tickets and more information, use the following link: World Football Challenge

Picture above are Stroud Soccer Association officers Beau Bukowski, treasurer; Donna Miller, president; and Alvin Roe, registrar.
OSA is proud to announce the formation of Stroud Soccer Association. Working with Frontier Country and OSA, the club registered over 60 players for the spring season and hopes to double that for the fall. Referee and coach training have been provided for the new club as part of their membership. Plans are under way for a soccer complex of 57 acres. Congratulations to the people of Stroud for their hard work in setting up OSA's newest club!

OSA's Annual General Meeting was held Saturday, May 31 at Stroud to elect officers in the Executive Board, Adult Division, and Youth Division. The Executive Board re-elected Gail Wettstein as Vice Chair. Larry Faulkner was elected to the Treasurer position. In the Adult Division, Reza Namavar was elected president. The Youth Division election was postponed due to a lack of quorum.