The road to the USClub National championship, for the Quickstrike FC 96 girls began in late May 2010 with a gusty 2-1 victory against the Massachusetts Premier Soccer Renegades to capture the USClub Regional championship. Winning the Region gave the team a bid to play for the National title this past week at Hampton Roads Sports Complex in Virginia Beach, Va. The side began the preliminary round of the National tournament by defeating the powerful Empire United Buffalo Blues 3-1. The team overcame a Blues offensive attack that dominated ... more
NEWBURGH, N.Y. – Quickstrike FC will be featured on national television this weekend with appearances on USL Breakaways, a half-hour show on Fox Soccer Channel that highlights successful clubs in the United Soccer Leagues. USL Breakaways premieres Friday night at 6 p.m. on Fox Soccer Channel and re-airs throughout the weekend on Saturday at 9:30 p.m. and at noon Sunday. Featured in the television segment are Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues Head Coach and Quickstrike FC Program Director Jesse Kolmel as well as several Lady Blues players. ... more
Pictured (back row, left to right: I.Russo, A.Taghian, J.Morgan, A.Ender, O.McGonnigle, D.Gill, A.Ochoa, I.Scully, and O.Caraballo (front row, left to right) G.Ashley, Z.Baker, J.Bunch, J.Aussenheimer, L.Howell, N.Hennet, and C.Joy.
It came down to the last game of the spring season, under the lights, at Mt. Airy, in the rain against Bergenfield. The Quickstrike U14 boys needed at least a draw to clinch the Northern Counties Soccer Association title. Bergenfield embarrassed the boys 3:0 early in the season in May on Bergenfield’s home-field - a compact and turf pitch more appropriate for U8 soccer. Coach George Vizvary, at times calmly and other times perspicaciously, but always purposefully, coached the boys individually and collectively from the disappointing defeat ... more
Each year teams spend weeks and months preparing for their chance to be crowned state cup champions. The ’94 Girls made their first run at the state cup title in 2008 as an underdog and came out on top defeating the defending state cup champions Albertson Fury. In 2009 Quickstrike was the defending champions, but after a disappointing quarterfinal loss against East Meadow, the girls were put back in the underdog position. Entering the 2010 state cup run the girls were mentally and physically fit; Coach Jesse Kolmel said, “The girls committe ... more
Quickstrike FC is very proud to announce as a program five teams made it through to the semi-finals of state cup this year. Our teams have prepared for the state cup for months and have worked very hard to get to that point. Quickstrike is not only getting recognized within the state and region, but the sports world is nationally recognizing the program. Recently Program Director Jesse Kolmel attended an interview with Fox Soccer where they spoke about the accomplishments of the program. Having five teams compete in the semi-finals ... more
The PDA Girls College Showcase is a premier elite tournament ranked in the top 5 in the country. 138 teams in 15 flights compete to win their group. The format is different because it is a college showcase, so there are not playoffs. The teams compete within their grouping and win by finishing first in their group. Quickstrike ’94 girls finished 1st with a record of 2-0-1. They defeated Arsenal Fury from NJ 1-0 in their first game. Next up was MPS Renegades from Massachusetts who were ranked 26th in the nation. The girls played in front of o ... more
The 2010 National Cup IX Regional in Lagrangeville, N.Y., is one of 11 National Cup IX Regionals open to U-11 through U-18/19 teams as part of US Club Soccer's national championship competition. U-13 through U-17 winners from each Regional will advance to the 2010 National Cup IX Finals in the tourist destination of Virginia Beach, Va., where national champions will be crowned. Quickstrike FC ’96 Girls competed in the U14 division, ending the tournament 3-0-1. The girls will move on to compete for a national title in Virginia Beach a ... more
Quickstrike FC is an elite-level club, which offers the focused soccer player, development opportunities which are not currently available from local travel programs. Professional level training is available in a safe and nurturing atmosphere. Training not only emphasizes and reinforces solid fundamentals, but moves into tactical/technical skills as well. The Quickstrike FC Developmental Program is designed to supplement a player’s current club or recreational training by allowing them to work with the top trainers in the region at an extr ... more
