Valley United Soccer Club

The mission of Valley United Soccer Club is to provide a high-quality soccer program at all levels for the youth of our community.

Congratulations to our SEVEN Valley United teams who have qualified to compete in the State tournament!  That makes each of them one of the top eight teams in the state in their age group/level:

• GU15C3 - Coaches Dennis Guldseth and Bill Radichel
• GU16C2 - Coach Sean Hageman 
• GU17C2 - Coaches John VanScoy and Sarah McNamara
• BU13C1 - Coaches Marty Christiansen, John Christiansen and Kerne DesRosiers
• BU14C2 - Coaches Dustin Branan and Jeff Racine
• BU15C2 - Coaches Brad Clausen and Mark Voelker
• BU17C2 - Coaches Chris Tangen and Tom Marron 

GOOD LUCK VALLEY TEAMS -- WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST!!

Online registration for both Fall 2008 and Summer 2009 is now open (see the link on the "Registration" page to the left).  There will also be two walk-in registration periods:  Wednesday, June 25 from 6-8pm and Saturday, July 12 from 10am-noon, at the Apple Valley Community Center.

FALL SOCCER:  Open to U9-U14 players.  No tryouts -- players will be placed with their summer team (if they played for Valley United) or where there are openings available. REGISTRATIONS WILL CLOSE JULY 25

SUMMER SOCCER:  Open to U9-U18 players; placement by tryout:

• U11-U17 Players:  Tryouts will be held the week of August 4th; see "Tryout Info" page for specific dates and times.
• U9-U10 Players:  Tryouts will be held in January.  However, sign up now to take advantage of the professional indoor training which is included in your registration fees!
• U18 Players:  Teams may be formed by either sign-up or tryout, depending on registrations.

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Valley United Soccer Club provides one of the best values in traveling soccer south of the river.  Our registration fees ($185 for U11+ and $120 for U9/U10) are the lowest in the area, based on comparable equipment levels, and include the following at no additional charge:

• Six weeks of professional indoor training for every player provided by the NSC Soccer Academy, along with a free training t-shirt (Nov./Dec.)
• Six weeks of indoor dome time for every team (Mar./April)
• Four weeks of professional goalkeeper training (April/May)
• Free registration in all district and state tournaments 
• Free registration in the Apple Valley Invitational tournament 
• Club-paid "D" or "E" licensure available for all coaches, plus Valley United coaches polo shirt and jacket
• All necessary team equipment plus club stipend ($150 per team) toward optional items
• The Valley United board is entirely volunteer run; you pay for very little administrative overhead in your fees
• The only fundraising effort required is to provide 3 hours of volunteer time per family during the Apple Valley tournament -- NO selling anything!
• Six-piece Adidas uniform kit (2 jerseys, 2 shorts, 2 socks) is available separately for $90.00, if needed

Check it out for yourself -- Valley United Soccer Club is the best deal around.  We hope you will consider us for your traveling soccer player!  

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• Valley United is in the top 25% of all clubs statewide in the number of teams sent to last year's state tournament (top 10% of boys teams)
• Valley United is in the top 10% of all clubs statewide in the number of Premier teams we field
• Valley United has the same number of Premier teams as all of the following south Metro-area clubs combined -- Lakeville, Burnsville, Dakota Rev, Bloomington, Prior Lake, and Shakopee 
• Valley United is the primary feeder program to Apple Valley High School, which has won more state soccer championships than any other high school in MSHSL history 

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• GU11C2 -- Champions at Granite City/St. Cloud (May 4)
• GU12C2 -- Runner-up at Dakota Rev in a shoot-out (May 11)
•               -- Champions at Lakeville (June 22)
• GU12C3 -- Runner-up at Eagan Future Stars (May 11)
• GU13C2 -- Runner-up at Apple Valley (June 8)
•               -- Runner-up at Lakeville (June 22)
• GU13C3 -- Champions at Dakota Rev (May 11)
• GU15C2 -- Champions at Apple Valley (June 8)
• GU15C3 -- LEAGUE CHAMPION/STATE QUALIFIER 
•               -- Champions at Cottage Grove (May 11)
•               -- Champions at Apple Valley (June 8)
•               -- Champions at Lakeville (June 22)
• GU16C2 -- LEAGUE CHAMPION/STATE QUALIFIER 
• GU17C2 -- STATE QUALIFIER
•               -- Champions at Apple Valley (June 1)
• BU13C1 -- STATE QUALIFIER
•               -- Champions at Blaine Break-out (May 4)
•               -- Runner-up at Apple Valley (June 8)
•               -- Runner-up at Lakeville (June 22)
• BU14C2 -- LEAGUE CHAMPION/STATE QUALIFIER 
• BU15C2 -- LEAGUE CHAMPION/STATE QUALIFIER
•               -- Champions at Dakota Rev (May 11)
•               -- Runner-up at Apple Valley (June 8)
•               -- Runner-up at Lakeville (June 22)
•               -- Champions at Eden Prairie (July 13)
• BU16PR -- LEAGUE CHAMPION 
•               -- Qualified for Midwest Regional Playoffs
•               -- Champions at Apple Valley (June 8)
• BU17C2 -- STATE QUALIFIER
•               -- Champions at All-American Cup in Blaine (June 15)
•               -- Runner-up at Cottage Grove (May 11) 

WAY TO GO VALLEY TEAMS -- Keep up the great work!! 

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Congrats to our BU18PR team for being awarded the 2008 USYS Minnesota State Cup "Fair Play" Award for their outstanding  sportsmanship and quality of play!

A big thank you to the following individuals who helped out at the VAA Community Soccer Clinic on May 17: 

• Players Dylan Cole (BU15C2), Sean O'Toole and Scott Tangen (BU17C2)
• Coaches Kari Bollum (GU09G-1), Harry Gillich (GU09G-2), Doug Cashman (GU11C2), Andrew Schiller (BU13C2), Barry Caplin (BU13C2) and Marc Sutton (BU18PR)

And congrats to our BU12C2 team for displaying outstanding sportsmanship during a recent game when one of the opposing players was seriously injured (he is OK now).  Here's an excerpt from a letter we received:

"The reason for this message is to commend your BU12C2 team for their incredible sportsmanship...Please know that in a time when sportsmanship tends to take a back seat in youth athletics your coaches, players and parents showed it still exists in your community....You should be very proud of them all. In the eyes of our players and parents your community is very special for their kindness and understanding."
Dennis Walker, Coach, Shakopee BU12C2

The GU13C2 team and their "little sisters" the two GU09 teams met for some arm-in-arm soccer fun!  We pair up older mentor teams with our younger teams because it's so important for kids of all ages to connect and share the sport they love!

We are a community-based club made up mostly of athletes from ISD 196, although we welcome players from anywhere to try out with us.  Valley United prides itself in being committed to developing the best players possible and accomplishes this with a very strong volunteer coaching staff and team managers, a hard working tournament committee, committed parents, a focused commission and dedicated athletes.  Valley United is open to any competitive soccer player from the ages of under 9 (U9) to under 18 (U18) for both boys and girls.