The Girls U15 Premier Team was one of four Team Evanston High School teams to compete in this year's Las Vegas Mayor's Cup.  The GU15 Premier team had one win, two ties, and one loss against nationally ranked teams.  Congratulations girls!

Team Evanston is proud to announce the addition of Maurizio Grillo, ETHS Girls Varsity Coach, to our coaching staff. Born in Italy, Grillo brings a lot of experience to our outstanding coaching lineup. "Bringing Maurizio to our club is just another step towards strengthening our club's relationship with Evanston Township High School. Our players and community will greatly benefit from this and we are absolutely thrilled to have Maurizio on board." said Issac Moushi, TE Director of Coaching. 

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

TAMPA, Fla. – The Major Indoor Soccer League announced today that Chicago Soul goalkeeper Jeff Richey has been named the league’s Player of the Week for the 10th week of the 2012-13 season. Richey set a MISL record with 45 saves on Friday night, recording the first shutout in the league since 2011 as the Soul defeated the Syracuse Silver Knights 11-0 at the Sears Centre Arena.

Richey broke the previous record in the league’s current era, held by Jamie Lieberman of the Norfolk SharX with 38 last season against Syracuse, as he kept the Soul in the game for much of the contest. Chicago held a 4-0 lead at the halftime break, with Richey having recorded 22 saves in the opening 30 minutes.

U11 Girls Orange - 1st Place

U10 Girls Orange - 1st Place

U08 Boys Orange - 2nd Place

U09 Boys Blue - 2nd Place

U10 Boys Blue - 2nd Place

U11 Boys Orange - 2nd Place

U13 Boys Select - 2nd Place

U11 Boys Orange

U12 Boys Orange

"On behalf of Team Evanston, I'd like to thank the Team Evanston community (players, families, coaches) for attending and supporting the club's third annual ‘Team Evanston Night @ Northwestern’ on Friday, September 14. In addition to being a beautiful night along the lakefront, it was great to see the massive turnout that Team Evanston had in supporting this great event and Northwestern's soccer program."

Matt Tobin
Club President

On September 5th, Team Evanston held its annual ice cream social and coach’s game. With the kids surrounding the field the coaches broke up into two evenly matched teams and began play. The game started off with a bang when the gray team took the ball down the field and took a great shot on goal, but the club's goalkeeper coach Jeff Richey made an outstanding save worthy of a Sportscenter highlight. The gray team continued dominating the game and soon took a 1-0 lead. However, the lead did not last long because the black team began pressuring and got a quick turnaround goal. Every goal that was scored was followed by a team/player wide celebration with a dog pile on the goal scoring coach. The game stayed back and forth until the last 30 minutes when the gray team started pulling away due to their supreme fitness conditioning and tactical organization. While the black team was trying to reorganize and find that much needed spark up front, the gray team stayed focused and passed the ball around in a way which would have made Pep Guardiola jealous. In the end, the gray team took home a 5-3 win over the black team. When reached for comment after the game, an unnamed member of the black team simply said, "It's all Dule's and Francisco's fault. I don't know why they put them on our team."

Thanks to all parents and players who came to watch the game. We are all looking forward to an exciting season!

Congratulations to the following teams for their performance during the pre-season tournaments:

Danny Cunniff 

U08 Boys Orange - 1st Place

U09 Boys Orange - 1st Place

U13 Boys Classic - Finalists

U13 Girls Select - Semi-Finalists

Celtic Cup

U11 Boys Orange - Semi Finalists

U12 Girls Orange - Finalists

U14 Girls Premier - Semi-Finalists

The Team Evanston coaching staff took part in a clinic focused on preparing them for the 2012-2013 soccer season. The staff was led by Team Evanston Director of Coaching Issac Moushi as the group went through season planning, a CPR certification course and technical and tactical field sessions. Check out some of the pictures below!

Team Evanston Director of Coaching Issac Moushi with Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo. 

Congratulations!

On Sunday, May 20, 2012, Team Evanston Soccer Club took home its first state championship when its U16 Premier Boys squad defeated FCX South 3-0 in the finals of the Illinois Youth Soccer Association State Cup. Click the link for the full game report and more pictures.

Playing in ’small spaces’ and speaking of Barcelona By Mike Woitalla “I think we really need to get better in small spaces,” said Claudio Reyna, U.S. Soccer’s Youth Technical Director, in the wake of the U.S. men’s failure to qualify for the Olympics.

 Please follow the link to read a letter from club president Matt Tobin and Director of Coaching Issac Moushi about our annual fund.

Team Evanston Families,

On behalf of Team Evanston, I cannot thank you enough for your tremendous support of our inaugural ‘Team Evanston Night @ ETHS’this past Tuesday, April 24th. Click continue to read President Matt Tobin’s letter to all families.

Congratulations to the U15 Boys Premier, U16 Boys Premier and U16 Boys Select for their accomplishments at the Las Vegas Mayor’s Cup. The three squads together combined for a stunning record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 3 ties in one of the highest ranked tournaments in the country. The U15 Premier went 5-0-0 and took home the championship trophy in the Boys U15 adidas flight -- the second year in a row a TE squad has taken home the winner’s trophy for that flight in Las Vegas. The U16 Select went 4-1-0, losing in the championship game of the Boys U16 adidas flight, while the U16 Premiers went 1-0-3. Congratulations to all of the teams!

U15 Boys Premier - Tournament Champions

U16 Boys Select - Tournament Runners Up

Members of the U14 Boys Premier team gathered to put together 50 sack lunches for a local soup kitchen.  Those participating provided the needed parts of the lunches, and together the boys made sandwiches and bagged up lunches for the Beth Emet Soup kitchen, which serves over 100 people in need each Wednesday evening and sends them off with a sack lunch for the next day. It was a very rewarding experience for the boys!

Over the holiday school break, Team Evanston partnered with the Fleetwood Jourdain Center to run a free 4 day Introduction to Soccer clinic.  Director of Coaching Issac Moushi and several of his coaches acted as Camp Directors and led about dozen Team Evanston players (U14 Girls & High School Girls and Boys) who volunteered their time to be coaches. Not only was this a great community service project for our players and coaches, but the 35-45 children who attended the clinic each day really enjoyed learning about soccer and engaging with our Team Evanston players.  

Northwestern has clinched the 2011 Big Ten Championship, its first in program history, after earning its fourth conference win of the season in a 1-0 victory on Saturday against Michigan. The Wildcats have gone undefeated in six Big Ten matches this season, posting a 4-0-2 record. The win also clinches the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, which will be held on Nov. 9-13 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Team Evanston would like to congratulate Northwestern’s Assistant Coach Neil Jones (TE High School trainer) and the rest of the team on their achievement.

Congratulations to the U12 Boys Orange team for being ranked #3 in Illinois and #5 in the Midwest by gotsoccer.com. The team recently won the St. Louis Scott Gallagher tournament by finishing undefeated and outscoring their opponents 14-0. In addition, the team is currently undefeated in NISL league play.

 Congratulations to the following tournament champions: U10 Girls Orange, U11 Girls Orange, and U12 Boys Orange!

U12 Boys Orange- Undefeated and zero goals scored against in St. Louis!

U11 Girls Orange

U10 Girls Orange

 Thanks to all families for coming out to the Northwestern game on September 16th. It was a great night for training, food and drinks, and college soccer. A special thank you goes out to Scott Weyman, Rob Rooth, and Neil Jones for organizing this event. Check out all the pictures below.

Thank you for joining us for our annual coaches game. Under perfect weather conditions and a great crowd, the black team outscored the yellow team 6-4. Check out the photos from the event:

Team Evanston’s Jacob Rooth (U14 & U15 Boys Premier) will feature in the Region II ODP team set to compete in the Thanksgiving Interregional Tournament at the ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando, Florida. The team will compete against the other three regional teams as well as the two 1997 US National teams. Jacob has worked with Team Evanston’s GK Coaches, Jonathan Harris and Jonathan Maendel, as well as Issac Moushi over the last two years. Good luck Jacob!

Check out the complete article.
See the tournament schedule & results.

Check out the Coaches Game recap and pictures from the game......

Team Evanston would like to thank all players, parents, coaches, board members, and volunteers who came out to support the club and Northwestern’s Men’s Soccer Team. From the on-field training sessions, to the tailgating, to the exciting 3-2 win by Northwestern, the event was a huge success. Check out some pictures from the event.

 Congratulations to U10 Girls Orange, U12 Boys Orange, and U14 Boys Premier for finishing runners up at the Palatine Celtic Cup! 

U10 Girls Orange

U14 Boys Premier & U12 Boys Orange

U14 Boys Premier

Team Evanston’s coaching staff kicked off the 2010-2011 season with a coaches meeting on Saturday, August 21st. Under the guidance of Director of Coaching Issac Moushi and Assistant Director of Coaching JJ Ruane, the staff went over the curriculum and agenda for the upcoming season. Continue for more photos and video from the clinic.... 

Congratulations to Jacob Rooth (1997 older, pictured) and George Moushi (1996 older and new TE player) for being selected to the Region II Final Pool roster. Additionally, Assistant Director of Coaching JJ Ruane was head coach of the Illinois 1997 older team, which was runner-up (PK’s) in the Region II tournament.  

Click here to find out more about the Region II Boys ODP Program.

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  The U18s defeated the Berwyn Blazers 7-4 in the Winter Classic final. 

Jan. 25, 2010 -- Injuries in youth soccer are common, and rates are higher among players younger than age 15, a new analysis shows.

Reporting in the February issue of Pediatrics, researchers say that soccer -- one of the most popular team sports in the world -- is almost synonymous with injuries. Young female players tend to suffer more knee-related injuries, while male soccer players are more likely to report more ankle injuries, the researchers write.

 Click here to read the article.

The Team Evanston U13 Orange boys are champs in their community volunteer efforts.  The boys conducted a canned food drive in association with Feed Someone Today, a newly formed social enterprise whose mission is to provide food assistance to those in need. In addition, they sorted, counted, and grouped foods for packaging.  In total, they collected approximately 150 pounds of food! Recipients of this good deed include a group of 160 for the McGaw YMCA Resident Healthy Eating Initiative. Congratulations TE U13 Orange boys!  Well done!!

Congratulations to the U10 Boys White - Semi-Finalists, U12 Girls Orange - Finalists and U14 Girls Orange - Finalists for advancing past the first round of games at the Libertyville Octoberfest tournament. The U10 Boys lost a thrilling semi-final 8-9 to Palatine Celtic, the U12 Girls lost on PKs in the final showdown against Rockford Dactyls and the U14 Girls fell 3-0 in the final against Georgetown Rangers. Click here for the complete tournament results.

 Congratulations to Katherine Taylor (U13 Girls Orange), Maureen Kerr(U13 Girls Orange),Kezia Mann(U13 Girls Orange), and Jacob Rooth (U13 Boys Orange) for making the Illinois ODP State Team. Team Evanston would like to recognize their hard work and dedication and wish them luck in the upcoming year.

Evanston, Ill., February 2, 2009 –

Team Evanston soccer club today announced that two of its girls’ Premier teams have been selected from soccer clubs across the United States, Canada and Mexico to participate in the Las Vegas Mayor’s Cup International Showcase