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The CVU White G93 Strikers as they are known now began playing club soccer at the U12 age group. The very first team was made up of 95% Moorpark All-Star girls and coaches and trainers. Before we decided to go club we went to a club tournament as an AYSO select team to see how we matched up. Besides the heat, big fields and only 11 players against most club teams with 16 to 18 players we went 1-1-1 and fit right in.
We started our club team in May and went out and played in 8 club tournaments throughout the summer to figure out how we needed to play. We were very athletic, in shape, tough and really competitive which served us well as we began to learn the technical aspects and tactical part of club soccer.
Our first season in bronze we went 13-0-0 and had a fantastic season and got to the round of 16 in league cup. Paty Meza from our team was selected CVU girl player of the year at the annual AGM that year. Our second year we were in Silver and went 7-4-3, finished 4th and our goalie Kasey Magallanes was selected as CVU girl player of the year at the AGM. The third year in Silver we were 4-3-7 and once again finished in fourth. Besides a couple of teams in our league who tried to play the game, the majority of the teams just tried to tie us which lead to a very frustrating season.
 After our second year we began to expand our recruiting and now have a lot of girls from a variety of local cities, Simi Valley, Oak Park, Thousand Oaks and Moorpark. This past year in U15 we solved our challenges and went 13-1-1 and finished first, and also had the best Silver record in U15 for all of CSL. We will be moving up to Silver Elite for sure next year but will petition to be moved to gold. We have won 6 tournaments as a team and finished runner up 6 more times. We have played sand beach soccer and indoor soccer and have traveled to Las Vegas to play.
Presently we have (4) girls (Lindsey, Selina, Paty and Nicole) playing varsity at Moorpark High School. Kat plays varsity at Oak Park, and Jessie plays varsity at Royal. The reminder of the girls (Ashley, Laura, Nikko, Bree, Jordon, Christine, Courtney, Rochelle, Noam, Kasey, and Nicki play JV at various high schools in the area.
About us......... the name "Strikers" was picked from a contest we had with all the girls when we formed the team so have always tried to keep it as part of us. One of our talented parents has developed logos, t-shirts, and sweatshirts that were unique to us and we give them to the girls at different times of the year. We have a very, very strong parent family that allows the team to thrive and succeed. It is a challenge to fit in all that is in these girls’ lives, especially when they reach high school. We encourage the girls to be active in other sports and school functions, if possible.
We have very simple requirements for the girls to be a part of the team. #1. Family comes first. #2. School comes second (must keep a B average to play). #3. Soccer comes third.
We try to have fun whenever possible. We celebrate all the girls’ birthdays at practice and have played football and dodge ball at practice just to add spice to the girl’s lives. On many of our travel tournaments we will have family game night and scavenger hunts and other fun things to build team spirit and bring families closer together.
Our practices are extremely organized and have specific goals to be achieved. We take great pride in making sure we provide the opportunity for each girl to improve their skills and soccer knowledge every time they step out on the practice field. With limited time we use guest trainers and whatever resource we can acquire to enrich our soccer players experience. We have put on summer camps for our players and travel to scrimmage local quality teams to improve each and every day.
 What truly makes us unique is we are a family based club soccer team. We are trying to grow the most competitive soccer players we can in the best environment possible. The girls are, our family and we care for each and every one of them and will do whatever we need to help them succeed today, tomorrow and into the future. We want our girls to be the best they can be as soccer players, students, teenagers, college students and eventually as adults.
The CVU Strikers will always be looking to improve our training, our talent, and the lives of everyone we come in contact with out on the "pitch".
Scott Engel
Team Coach and Administrator
Editor’s note: We plan to publish a bio of a different CVU team in each edition of the CVU newsletter. To have your team featured contact publicity@cvusc.com.
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