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Colorado Rapids Mid-Fielder Nick LaBrocca (MFAFC Alum) fights for position with L.A. Galaxy
Colorado Rapids mid fielder Nick LaBrocca fights for position with L.A. Galaxy Brandon McDonald in second half soccer action in Commerce City, Colo. Saturday, March 29, 2008. The Rapid defeated the Galaxy 4-0.
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e-Registration System
For Immediate Release: March 25, 2008

Match Fit Academy FC is proud to announce its new online e-Registration System. The system can now be used to manage your club registrations and much more. While it will be a way to register online for any MFAFC program, you will also be able to view your club fees and payments. You will also be able to pay your club fees online regardless of payment type. Each family and player will be required to register through this system for all MFAFC Programs (regular season, SYL, Camps and Clinics etc.).

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To Register Online: Click on the Registration tab on the left. This will bring you to the new MFAFC e-Registration System. New MFAFC Families must create an entry in the e-Registration System by hitting ‘Click Here’ next to the “New System Users” or click the ‘family registration form’ highlighted in the narrative and fill out the information on the screen.

Fox Soccer Channel to Televise Three U-17 International Matches at 2007 Development Academy Nike Friendlies
U.S. U-17 MNT to Face Brazil, Russia and Turkey During the Friendlies;
USA-Russia on Dec. 6 and USA-Brazil on Dec. 8 Will Be Broadcast Live on FSC; Player Development, Player Identification and Coaching and Referee Development Initiatives to Compliment 81 Matches in Bradenton, Fla.

CHICAGO (Nov. 30, 2007) – Fox Soccer Channel will televise all three U.S. Under-17 ’92 Men’s National Team games during the 2007 Development Academy Nike Friendlies, which are taking place from Dec. 6-9 at IMG Academies in Bradenton, Fla. All three matches are against international teams, with the U.S. U-17s taking on Brazil, Russia and Turkey during the weekend.
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MFAFC Members Billy Schuler & Max Hamilton Selected to Participate in Development Academy Nike Friendlies as Part of U.S. National Training Select Teams
Select Academy Players Participate in Development Academy Nike Friendlies as Part of U.S. National Training Select Teams

CHICAGO (Dec. 1, 2007) – U.S. National Team coaches selected twenty-nine Academy players for two U.S. National Training Select Teams participating in this week’s Development Academy Nike Friendlies. The Under-15/16 National Team Training Select team will be comprised of only Academy players born in 1992 and will be coached by, Keith Fulk. The Under-17/18 National Team Training Select team will be coached by Raul Diaz Arce and be comprised of Academy players born in 1990 and 1991 as well as current Residency players born in 1990.
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MFAFC Selected for the U.S. Soccer Development Academy
Match Fit Academy Football Club is pleased and honored to announce that it has been selected to join a very prestigious group of youth clubs and select MLS teams that are developing a formal partnership with the US Soccer Federation to further prepare and develop players for the men’s national teams.
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MFAFC Alumni Sean Cameron named Players of the Week
TAMPA, FL – United Soccer Leagues announced the USL First Division and USL Second Division Teams of the Week for the second week of the season, honoring Miami’s Sean Cameron and Richmond’s Robert Ssejjemba as the Players of the Week, respectively.

Rookie Sean Cameron is off to a good start as a replacement for Brazilian World Cup legend Romario. The Rutgers product led his club to a 3-2 victory over the visiting Seattle Sounders Friday night with a goal and assist.
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MFAFC Member (U17 Boys team) Billy Schuler Score as U.S. Dominates the First Half vs Canada
The U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team defeated Canada, 2-1, on Wednesday evening in their second match in Group B of the 2007 CONCACAF Final Round Qualifying Tournament at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica.

In a see-saw affair, it was the U.S. that came out dominating with an almost flawless performance in the first half, which included goals from Billy Schuler and Mykell Bates.
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U-17 MNT Win Qualifying Tournament For Fourth Straight Time With 2-1 Win vs. Costa Rica... Sierra Mist Man of the Match: Billy Schuler (MFAFC)
The U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team won their fourth straight CONCACAF Final Round Qualifying Tournament with a 2-1 victory against Costa Rica this evening at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica.
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USSF Shakes Up Youth Landscape
The U.S. Soccer Federation is launching the U.S. Soccer Development Academy, which promises to dramatically decrease the men’s national team program’s dependence on the Olympic Development Program to identify players. The Federation has started accepting applications from the nation’s elite youth clubs to run academy teams for U-16 and U-18 boys to compete in the academy’s regional leagues. Up to 80 clubs will be chosen by U.S. Soccer’s national team coaches to run academy teams.
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Match Fit Academy FC U15B Featured on SYL Homepage
The first match of the season versus Red Bull New York.
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Match Fit Academy Alumnus Signs with Miami FC
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Brian Gill hired by Lafayette College
Brian Gill, MFAFC Staff Coach recently hired as Assistand Men's Soccer Coach at Lafayette College.
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Schuler Joins U17 National Team Residency Program
US U17 National Team Coach, John Hackworth extended Billy Schuler, MFAFC U17 an invitation to join the 40-player U17 National Team Residency program at IMG Academy in Bradenton, FL... which resumed training in early-January 2007.

The IMG Soccer Academy is the United States Soccer Federation's (USSF) full-time residency program for the US Under 17 Men's National Team. Started in 1999, it has become integral in developing the United States top youth soccer prospects. The residency program gives elite players the opportunity to train in a professional environment as MLS does not have a youth academy system currently in place. The academy has grown from an initial 20 players to 30 in 2002 and then to 40 in 2003. The program is now split into a U16 squad and a U17 squad.

The IMG Soccer Academy is part of the IMG Academies located in Bradenton, Florida. A typical day for the student/athlete at Bradenton is classes in the morning followed by athletic training in the afternoon. Students at the academy take accelerated courses and graduate high school a year early, making the players who do not turn pro immediately some of the most heavily recruited prospects in college soccer.

The academy can trace its roots back to Project 2010 which highlighted ways the USSF could make the men's national team a legitimate threat to win the World Cup by the end of the decade. Two programs that were born from Project 2010 were Generation adidas (previously called Project-40) and the Bradenton academy. The academy was started in January of 1999 with backing of International Management Group (IMG) and Nike.

Match Fit Training Academy Inc
Match Fit Training Academy Inc., New Jersey's leader in player development... is proud to announce its 2006/2007 Winter Junior Academy Program offerings.
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Match Fit Academy Alumnus Drafted by Colorado Rapids
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Former Rutgers men's soccer player Nick LaBrocca (Howell, N.J.) was drafted by the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer as the ninth pick in the third round, and the 35th overall pick. The midfielder was one of five players chosen by the Rapids during Friday's draft, held in Indianapolis, Ind. Labrocca becomes the fifth RU player in six years to be drafted by a MLS team, joining former Rutgers standouts Chris Karcz, Josh Gros, Guy Abrahamson, and Dennis Ludwig.

"We've had a lot of former players play professional ball in the past and many for MLS teams," head coach Bob Reasso said, "and Nick really deserves this. He's done so much for the program and I'm delighted he gets the opportunity to play out a childhood dream."

LaBrocca finished his career at Rutgers with 10 goals and eight assists for 28 points, and missed just one start in 78 career games. In 2006, he started all 19 of RU's games and scored three goals, including RU's lone goal against No. 24 Rhode Island in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Nov. 11. LaBrocca also took 33 shots on the season, the third-highest total on the team. His play and outstanding leadership for the Scarlet Knights helped the team advance to the semifinals of the BIG EAST tournament and earn an at-large bid into the NCAA championships. LaBrocca was also named to the All-BIG EAST and the NSCAA All-Northeast Region's Second Teams.

One of just 58 college seniors invited to participate in this year's MLS soccer combine held from Jan. 5-8, LaBrocca had an impressive showing in front of coaches and general managers from all 13 major league soccer teams. He was one of just seven BIG EAST players selected in the draft.

The last Scarlet Knight player to be drafted by a MLS team was Karcz, who was chosen in the third round of the league's inaugural Supplemental Draft in February, 2005.