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College Night in Las Vegas
Presentation Tailored for U15 Families

All U15 players and their families attending the WCDA Thanksgiving Showcase are cordially invited to the WCDA College Night  in Las Vegas. 

WHEN: Saturday, November 26th from 7:30 pm - 8:45 pm

WHERE: Las Vegas Hilton, Ballroom "B"
             3000 Paradise Rd.
             Las Vegas, NV 89109
             Click here for a map of the Hilton property

GUEST SPEAKERS: Greg Ion, Dwayne Shaffer, Ralph Perez

HANDOUTS: Every U15 player in attendance will receive a Sports Source Soccer College Workbook. Click here for all the details, including the discussion topics and bios of guest speakers.

 

College Coaches Pre-Registered

Please scroll down the page to see the list of the schools and college coaches that are tentatively scheduled to attend the 2011 WCDA Showcase over Thanksgiving weekend. Also, you can click here to visit the tournament website to see which coaches and schools have pre-registered. We update both lists daily as more college coaches register for the event.

WCDA Thanksgiving Showcase
November 25-27, 2011

What is the WCDA Thanksgiving Showcase?

The WCDA will return to Las Vegas to participate as part of the Las Vegas Thanksgiving Classic.  Like last year, on Saturday, the event will feature two special games: an all-academic all-star match composed of high school seniors and an all-star game composed of high school seniors from all 30 clubs. 

Who is the host?

Nevada Youth Soccer Association is the host of the event, which has been renamed The Las Vegas Thanksgiving Classic. 

When is the event?

Thanksgiving weekend: Friday, November 25th to Sunday, November 27th.

What is the cost?

The tournament entry fee is included in the WCDA fee that teams have already paid.

Where are the games played?

All WCDA games will be played at two locations, conveniently located just two miles apart: the Bettye Wilson Soccer Complex and The Kellogg Zaher Soccer Complex. 

Kellogg Zaher Soccer Complex
7701 W. Washington
Las Vegas, NV 89128
click for map and directions		   Bettye Wilson Soccer Complex
7353 Eugene Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89128
click for map and directions

When are the first and last games played?

The earliest WCDA games will kick off at 1:15 pm on Friday afternoon. The final WCDA games at the event kickoff at 3:00 pm on Sunday. Some age groups will start later on Friday and will end earlier on Sunday. We have begun publishing the schedules for the age groups. So, please check the schedule page for the latest. 

Any Special Events?

All-Star Games: there will be two special games that will showcase the best and brightest players in the WCDA:

  • All-Academic All-Star Game for high school seniors; and
  • U18 All-Star Game for players who have not yet committed to college

98/99 Identification Program: This program provides an identification path toward the US Youth National Team program. Sixty-four players born in 1999 and and 64 players born in 1998 from WCDA clubs will be invited to train with four college coaches at the event. Mario Mora, US Youth Nationa Team Scout, will oversee the program at the event. There is no cost to the player to be scouted or recommended for this WCDA program. Click here for more.

College Coach Reception: there will also be a catered college coach’s reception on Friday night.

Why should college coaches attend?

1.    See some of the brightest soccer talent from the western United States in one, convenient location. 

2.     Treat yourself to a great weekend in Las Vegas. The WCDA will be hosting a catered Coach’s Reception on Friday, November 25th.

3.    Team profiles books will be provided free of charge.

4.    All U16-U18 WCDA games will be played at one location to maximize viewing opportunities.

5.    Contiguous fields and 80-minute game allow for easy identification and evaluation of players.

 
College Coaches Attending the 2011 Showcase

Below is a list of the schools and college coaches that are tentatively scheduled to attend the 2011 WCDA Showcase over Thanksgiving weekend. Also, you can click here to visit the tournament website to see which coaches and schools have pre-registered. We will update both lists regularly as more college coaches confirm their attendance:

School Coach Email Address Division
Wake Forest University Ryan Martin martinrp@wfu.edu I
Gonzaga University Einar Thorarinsson thorarinsson@athletics.gonzaga.edu I
Akron University Caleb Porter porterc@uakron.edu I
Indiana University Todd Yeagley tyeagley@indiana.edu I
Brown University Jason Burnett jason_burnett@brown.edu I
Oregon State University Adam Pearce adam.pearce@oregonstate.edu I
Creighton University Elmar Bolowich ebolowich@creighton.edu  I
University of Vermont Jesse Cormier jesse.cormier@uvm.edu I
California Lutheran University Mario Marquez mmmarque@callutheran.edu III
Western Washington Univ. Jason Jorgensen jason.jorgensen@wwu.edu II
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Bill Swartz william.swartz@pomona.edu  II
Stanford University Bret Simon basimon@stanford.edu  I
Metro State College of Denver Ken Parsons kparson3@mscd.edu II
University of San Diego Seamus McFadden seamusm@sandiego.edu I
Santa Clara University Eric Yamamoto eyamamoto@scu.edu I
Cal Poly Pomona Lance Thompson lthompson@csupomona.edu II
Colorado College James Wagenschutz James.W@ColoradoCollege.edu III
University of Denver Ryan Pflugard ryan.pflugrad@du.edu I
Vassar College Richard Moller rimoller@vassar.edu III
US Air Force Academy Chris Foster Christopher.Foster1@usafa.edu I
The Master’s College Jim Rickard jrickard@masters.edu  NAIA
Mt. San Antonio College Juan Sanchez jsanchez@mtsac.edu NJCAA
Cal State University - Northridge Yossi Raz yossi.raz@csun.edu I
Occidental College Allofs Lima lima@oxy.edu III
College of Wooster Graham Ford gford@wooster.edu III
Grand Canyon Univ. Peter Draksin Ramiz.Sabljic@gcu.edu  II
Colorado State - Pueblo Ryan Creager Ryan.creager@colostate-pueblo.edu II
University of Washington Jamie Clark jsclark@u.washington.edu  I
Loyola Marymount University Paul Krumpe paul.krumpe@lmu.edu I
Georgetown University Brian Wiese bcw26@georgetown.edu  I
Univ. of Nebraska Omaha Jay Mims jasonmims@unomaha.edu  I
University of Nevada Las Vegas Rich Ryerson richard.ryerson@unlv.edu I
University of Nevada Las Vegas Dan Schell dan.schell@unlv.edu I
University of California Santa Barbara Tim Vom Steeg tim.vomsteeg@athletics.ucsb.edu I
University of San Francisco Erik Visser visser@usfca.edu I
University of San Diego Seamus McFadden seamusm@sandiego.edu I
Northwest Nazarene University Coe Michaelson camichaelson@nnu.edu II
University of Evansville Mike Jacobs mj36@evansville.edu I
St. Mary’s College of California Adam Cooper acooper@stmarys-ca.edu I
University of Portland Bill Irwin irwin@up.edu I
University of Portland Rob Baarts baarts@up.edu I
University of Portland Brandon McNeil mcneil@up.edu I
California Lutheran Univ. Mario Marquez mmmarque@callutheran.edu III
Pacific University - Oregon Jim Brazeau jimbrazeau@pacificu.edu III
University of Redlands Ralph Perez Ralph_Perez@redlands.edu III
Seattle Pacific University Mark Collings mcolling@spu.edu II
Seattle Pacific University Nate Daligcon ndaligcon@spu.edu II
Yavapai College Mike Pantalione philly@yc.edu NJCAA
Indiana Wesleyan Joe Schulman   NAIA
University of San Diego Brian Quinn brian@sockers.com I
Colorado School of Mines Greg Mulholland gmulholl@mines.edu II
Colorado School of Mines Frank Kohlenstein fkohlens@mines.edu II
San Francisco State University Kelly Coffey kcoffey@sfsu.edu II
Dominican University of California Jon Delano jonathan.delano@dominican.edu II
Mesa State College Josh Pittman jpittman@mesastate.edu II
Mesa State College Nick Kirchhof   II
Concordia University, Irvine Cheyne Gordon Cheyne.Gordon@cui.edu NAIA
University of California Davis Dwayne Shaffer dlshaffer@ucdavis.edu I
California State University Monterey Bay Artie Cairel acairel@csumb.edu II
University of Nevada Las Vegas Liam Connors liam.connors@unlv.edu I
University of New Mexico Chris Cartlidge carts@unm.edu I
Westmont College Dave Wolf wolf@westmont.edu NAIA
Whitworth University Sean Bushey sbushey@whitworth.edu III
Pacific Lutheran University John Yorke yorkejh@plu.edu III
University of Puget Sound Reece Olney rolney@ups.edu III
Highline Community College Jason Prenovost jprenovo@highline.edu NJCAA
University of San Francisco  Dan Chamberlain dwchamberlain@usfca.edu I
Colorado Christian University Gary Evans gevans@ccu.edu II
Arizona Western College Jay VanWassenhoven jay.vanwassenhoven@azwestern.edu  NJCAA
Doane College Greg Jarosik greg.jarosik@doane.edu  NAIA
Hastings College Chris Kranjc ckranjc@hastings.edu  NAIA
Adams State College Tim Busen tbusen@adams.edu II
Fort Lewis College David Oberholtzer soccer@fortlewis.edu II
Fort Lewis College Oige Kennedy kennedy_o@fortlewis.edu II
University of New Mexico Brandon Moss   I
Colorado State Univ. - Pueblo Roy Stanley Roy.Stanley@colostate-pueblo.edu  II 
Sacramento State Univ. Anthony Chimienti   I
American River College Brian Wiley   NJCAA 
Cosumnes River College Marcos Mercado   NJCAA 
Sacramento State Univ. Matt McDougall mmcdougall@csus.edu  I 
Concordia University Chris Gould chris.gould@cui.edu  NAIA 
Univ. California - Irvine George Kuntz gekuntz@uci.edu  I 
Niagra University Chase Brooks cbrooks@niagara.edu  I
Occidental College Rod Lafaurie lafaurie@oxy.edu III
Gordon College Jake DeClute Jake.DeClute@gordon.edu III
Cal. St. Univ. - Monterey Bay  David Stockton dstockton@csumb.edu  II
Otero Junior College Mike Bielski michael.bielski@ojc.edu NJCAA
Kenyon College Chris Brown brownch@kenyon.edu III
Whittier College Shea Harwell sharwell@whittier.edu II

 

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