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European Soccer School of Excellence - World Class Soccer Program - Roman Tulis - Greater Vancouver, BC, Canada: Players in the Press
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3 year Tulis player Gianni Patino was selected for the elite Barca U-12 soccer team, part of the phenomenally successful Barcelona soccer stronghold. There were kids from all around the world vying for one of the few spots on this team. During the one week try outs back in April 2008, Gianni took a ball, went through two defenders, took out the goalie, and scored. The coach then came right over and said, “We’ll see you in September!” Gianni is doing very well at FC Barca. “He is demonstrating Canadians do indeed have skills,” says his mother, Hannah.
Back in February 2008 the Toronto FC acquired Canadian midfielder Kevin Harmse from the Los Angeles Galaxy and announced that he also had been named to the Canadian Men's National Team roster that will compete in the qualifying games for the World Cup for 2010. Harmse, 24, will be seeking his 9th cap after making his last appearance for the Canadians on October 15 in Edmonton, as the team faced Mexico in group play with an end result of 2-2. This will be the third call-up in 2008 for Harmse, having played in Honduras on October 11 in another qualifier as well as a friendly against Martinique in January of 2008. The Toronto FC midfielder started 13 of 16 games for the club this past season logging 1077 minutes.
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| Dedication to Excellence Pays off:
Gianni Patino, 9, signs with Barca! |
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Gianni Patino
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Gianni Patino who has trained with the Tulis program since 2006 is like almost every other nine year old boy; he loves sports, plays basketball, has a brown belt in karate, enjoys hanging out with his friends, is an avid reader (having read entire collections of kids books), and he absolutely loves his PSP, DS, and PS3 (but he insists that if he had a trampoline and pool in his backyard, he would not play any video games at all). But there is one thing that separates Gianni from other 9 year old boys; Gianni has been selected for the elite Barca under–12 soccer team.
Barca is part of the phenomenally successful Barcelona soccer stronghold in Spain. For Gianni, who has practiced for many hours a day since he was first introduced to a soccer ball at age four - practicing tirelessly to a point where he can make it look absurdly easy to keep a ball off the ground for 300 touches with his knees or 200 touches with his feet and who aspires to one day play professional soccer; it is a dream come true.
“There are kids from all over the world trying to get into Barca,” says Gianni’s proud dad, Juan Carlos Patino. “His tryout in Barcelona was a gamble that paid off. The soccer is at another level over in Europe. But he took a ball, went through two defenders, took out the goalie and scored. The coach came right over and said, ‘We’ll see you in September.’”
It just goes to show you that hard work and dedication to excellence does eventually pay off.
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| Tulis Players in the News ~ 2007 |
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Brandon Bonifacio signed a professional contract in June 2007 with SC Cambuur, a professional club in Holland
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Kevin Harmse, earned a starting position on the L.A. Galaxy roster this past season which also includes world famous David Beckham. On Wednesday, November 7, 2007: The Los Angeles Galaxy and the Vancouver Whitecaps battled to a scoreless draw at BC Place Stadium in an international friendly game in front of 48,172 fans. Two Tulis alumni suited up for opposite sides: Kevin Harmse playing with the Los Angles Galaxy and Alfredo Valente with the Vancouver Whitecaps. After the game Alfredo Valente said that there was no plan to get Beckham's jersey in a post-game swap. "None of us was going to chase after the guy," he says. “I got the one I wanted (fellow Vancouverite Kevin Harmse)." Kevin Harmse was the Tulis School Boy recipient in 2000 and Alfredo Valente received the award in 1995.
Six year Tulis player, Brandon Bonifacio signed a professional contract in June 2007 with SC Cambuur a professional club in Holland that currently plays in the First Division. Brandon has recently moved into the starting lineup and at 18 is one of the youngest players in the league. Brandon signed with reserve team of SC Cambuur a year earlier and in a remarkably short period has worked his way up to the pro ranks and is currently deemed a “young talent” in Holland and is very highly rated. Brandon is in the National pool and has played for both the U-18 and U-20 Canadian National teams
The Canadian Soccer Association announced the list of nominees for its 2007 player of the year awards. Coaches from all across the country will select four young stars from Canada’s World Cup squads; two Canadian Youth (U-20) and two Canadian Junior (U-17) players. In the running for the Canadian Junior Player of the year award is Tulis’ many time School Girl recipient, Paige Adams.
1999 Tulis School Boy, Santiago Fernandez, is currently playing for Club América in the Mexican First Division. Santiago was a starting player in the 2007 Copa Libertadores Tournament of South America (equivalent to the Champions League in Europe) and scored 3 goals in the tournament.
2001 Tulis School Boy, Nathan Li who is currently attending The University of Kentucky on a soccer scholarship has been awarded the 2007 “Mr. Wildcat Award” for his all-around excellence in athletics, academics, character, and service.
Tulis alumni, Nigel Marples who recently graduated from Towson University, was named in 2007 to the NSCAA/Adidas College Scholar All-America team. A first team All-CAA defender, Marples was named to the second all-star team. He had attended Towson on a soccer scholarship.
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| Tulis “SOCCER SHORTS”
Wednesday, November 7, 2007 |
The Los Angeles Galaxy and the Vancouver Whitecaps battled to a scoreless draw at BC Place Stadium in an international friendly in front of 48,172 fans at BC Place Stadium.
Two Tulis alumni suited up for opposite sides: Kevin Harmse (pictured left with Canadian National Team) playing with the Los Angles Galaxy and Alfredo Valente with the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Kevin Harmse was the Tulis School Boy recipient in 2000 and Alfredo Valente won the award in 1995. |
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Kevin Harmse
with Canadian National Team
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| Tulis “SOCCER SHORTS”
September 2007 |
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Nathan Li
with his 2007 Mr Wildcat Award
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| Tulis 2006 Annual Report ~ Players in the News |
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Paige Adams
(7 year Tulis Player and 2003, 2004, 2005 & 2006 School Girl Award winner) pictured here with the U-20 Women's National Team
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Michael Nonni, 7 year Tulis player and 2006 School Boy Award winner signed with the under-19 team of Netherlands Premier League club FC Groningen and is currently one of their starting players. Michael was recently listed as one of Holland’s top youth players by KNVB (the Dutch soccer association) on their “2006 Best Players List.” Michael was also a member of the U-15, U-16, & U-17 B.C. provincial teams including the 2005 team that won the national all-star championship.
Marcus Haber, 9 year Tulis player and 2005 School Boy Award winner signed with the under-19 team of Netherlands Premier League club FC Groningen and is currently one of their starting players. This past year Marcus was awarded the “BC Soccer Youth Athlete of the Year Award” from the BC Soccer Association and he played with the U-20 National team against Belgium in September 06 in Belgium and two games against the Czech Republic in October 06 in Prague. Marcus has also been a member of the U-17 National team, the U-14, U-15, U-16 and U-17 B.C. provincial teams, including the 2005 team that won the national all-star championship. Marcus also brought home both the “Best Goal Scorer Award” and “Tournament MVP Award” from Tulis’ 2004 tour of Slovakia.
Brandon Bonifacio, 6 year Tulis player landed with the reserve team of Netherlands
First Division club Cambuur-Leeuwarden. Brandon also was a member of the U-14, U-15, U-16, and U-17 B.C. provincial teams, including the 2005 team that won the national all-star championship. Brandon currently plays for Canada's U-18 national team.
Alex Martinez, 6 year Tulis player signed with Atlas, a First Division club in Mexico.
Kent O’Connor: 7 year Tulis player and 2004 School Boy Award winner; Men’s U-20 Team ~ Team Debut: April 12, 2006 vs Norway ~ International Caps: 6 ~ Played 90 minutes against Brazil on May 25 ~ Started against Brazil on May 22 ~ Played 90 minutes in a 2:1 win over Brazil on May 19 ~ Started in all three games at the 2006 Porto International Tournament.
Paige Adams: 7 year Tulis player and 2003, 2004, 2005 & 2006 School Girl Award winner; Women’s U-20 Team ~ Team Debut: January 18, 2006 vs T&T ~ International Caps: 9 ~ Selected to the roster for the 2006 FIFA Women’s U-20 World Championship in Russia ~ Substituted in against Australia on August 12 ~ Started and scored a goal against Brazil on April 2 ... Started against Brazil on April 17 ~ Started against USA on April 15 & 23 ~ Played 90 minutes against USA in the CONCACAF Final on January 27 ~ Played the full 90 minutes against Mexico on January 22 ~ Started and played 90 minutes against Panama on January 20 ~ Started and played 90 minutes against T&T on January 18 ~ Selected for CONCACAF Qualifying Tournament 2006
Edin Hingwing: 3 year Tulis player; Women’s U-20 ~ Team Debut: January 18, 2006 vs T&T ~ International Caps: 12 ~ Selected to the roster for the 2006 FIFA Women’s U-20 World Championship in Russia ~ Substituted in against Australia on August 12 ~ Started against China on July 11 ~ Played 90 minutes against Finland on June 6 & 8 ~ Played 90 minutes against USA on April 23 ~ Played 90 minutes against Brazil April 17 & 22 ~ Started against USA on April 15 ~ Played 87 minutes in the final against USA on January 27 ~ Started and played the full match against Jamaica on January 22 ~ Started and played 80 minutes and scored her first goal for Canada against Panama on January 20 ~ Started and played 90 minutes against T&T on January 18, 2006
Daniel Stanese & Trevor Garafano: selected to play with the U-12 Canadian team that competed in the Danone Nations Cup in France. This tournament is endorsed by FIFA & FFF (French Football Association), organized by DANONE, and sponsored by Zinedine Zidane and is one of the world’s top tournaments for players 10-12 years old.
Alfredo Valente: Congratulations to Alfredo and his new bride, Kristen. Alfredo was one of the school’s original 12 players and the first to get married. The couple wed in December 2006.
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| The Key to Success is Simple: Hard Work |
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Kent O’Connor
(7 year Tulis player and 2004 School Boy Award winner) currently plays with 1860 Munich
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Deep in the hearts of all competitive soccer players is the burning desire to stand out from the crowd. These players strive to be the player who will long be remembered for their contributions.
Many of them dream of one day representing their country, or receiving a scholarship to study in a foreign land, or better yet, signing a contract with a professional soccer team. Yet only a handful of players are fortunate enough to see these dreams materialize.
So what does it take to become a champion?
Many soccer players would say that it means finding the most competitive teams to play on, seeking out high caliber coaches, and finding top notch extra training programs to participate in.
In their minds if they spend every spare moment training, show up to all their sessions and try to do their very best, a world championship cup should be reserved for them at some future date. In reality, it’s not quite that simple.
During a relatively “short speech” given by Roman at this year's Christmas party, he talked about players, past and present, who had won the school’s coveted School Boy / School Girl Award and what, in his mind, made them champions. Roman told his audience that although talent is “a very nice thing to have”, it isn’t something that you can depend on to take you the distance. He pointed out that many of the so called “gifted” soccer players are simply lucky to have been blessed with superior physical talents, but deep down many of them are not true competitors and sooner or later their bad habits will catch up to them. No one can ever achieve worthwhile success in anything by simply putting in the time.
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| Paige Adams Readies For Under-20 Challenge |
Article by Dan Olson/Coquitlam Now Sports Editor
Photo taken by Paul van Peenen/Coquitlam Now
Port Coquitlam's Paige Adams is a girl on a mission. At 15, she's earned a place to Canada's under-20 women's national soccer team camp. Next month, she aims to be storming the opposition defences in Mexico as Canada tries to qualify for the U-20 World Cup in Russia next August.
That means this week's hectic pre-Christmas countdown is the one time she has to relax - while also attending to her own personal training program. "I do a lot of training, everything really," Adams said. "I do running, go to practice, everything." She'll ring in the new year in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, where the national team will prepare for the CONCACAF qualifying tournament in Mexico, which begins for Canada Jan. 18 against Trinidad and Tobago.
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