Volunteer opportunities are now available for the 2012 Ohio Elite Boys and Girls College Showcases. The Showcase is the largest event hosted by Ohio Elite Soccer Academy and is successful due to the volunteers who help make it possible.

Ohio Elite membership is required to fulfill 10 volunteer hours each year.

January 21, 2012 – Cincinnati, OH – The second annual Wine Tasting for the International Training Program was held at Uncorked at the Art of Entertaining in O’Bryanville. The sold out event featured a menu focused on flavors from South America. The wine selection also had a South American theme with many bottles coming from Argentina.

The U17 Girls ECNL squad went to Sanford, FL in late December for a National ECNL Showcase and went 2-0-1. The girls enjoyed the competiton and the weather. The U17s and most other teams in the club get back into the full swing of things next week with training.

Soccer America selects the top 30 clubs based on success of their teams in national youth competitions over the last three years (2009-11) and the selection of their players to national youth teams and other national achievements in 2011. Club profiles may reference other accomplishments but accomplishments of former players and the number of players placed in college are not considered.
 

RICHMOND, VA. (Jan. 9, 2012) –The ECNL has significantly expanded its Player Identification Platform for the 2011-12 season, announcing the introduction of ten Player Development Programs to be held across the country in early 2012, and an expanded National Training Camp in July. Both the Player Development Programs and the National Training Camp are part of US Club Soccer’s id² National Identification andDevelopment Program.

Florida State's Tori Huster was named a first team Scholar All-American as announced by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. The senior midfielder was one of 72 student-athletes named to the 2011 NSCAA Women's College Scholar All-America Team.

The U17 Academy Boys began their season on a high note with a 2-0-1 record and first place in their division at the College Cup Showcase in Birmingham, AL.

Northern Kentucky University's Amanda Mason earned consenus All-America honors with a first-team selection by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, the organization announced this week.

Mason was also named first-team All-America by Daktronics earlier this fall.

Ohio Elite Alum and Florida State’s Tori Huster earned NSCAA Third Team All American honors following her senior year. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Huster finished her senior campaign fourth on the team in points with 16 on six goals and four assists. She started all 26 games for the Seminoles in 2011 and wrapped up her four-year career in Tallahassee with 91 starts - fifth most in school history.

Several Ohio Elite Soccer Academy players and alumni are receiving post season recognition from their teams and conferences. The list below will continue to grow each day, so make sure you check back often.

Congratulations to all the players for the successful college and high school seasons! All the best to those still playing for championships.