Thoughts from the General Manager

You have probably heard by now that Mo and Marty are moving to the Caribbean, Henry is taking a job with the Secret Service and Sean is moving to Montgomery to lobby for more state funded soccer fields.  Although some of this may seem attractive, absolutely none of it is true!  As well, most of what you hear from any source other than official HFC representatives must be met with suspicion.  This time of year is full of crazy rumors meant to cause confusion leading into the tryout period. 

I have decided to get a jump on the rumor mill and provide some general information on the HFC structure for next year so our members have no question as to where we are headed and who is involved.  I also encourage anyone to just ask me a question should they need information.  Go straight to the source for the best information.

All of our Directors are in place moving forward and still providing support to HFC in the following capacities: 

Marty Clark – General Manager and Director of Coaching Operations
Responsible for the day to day operations of HFC and specific coaching emphasis on the Division I program.

Mo Khodabandeh – Deputy General Manager and Director of Coaching Operations
Responsible for assisting in club operations and specific coaching emphasis on the Division II program.

Technical Director of Coaching – TBD
This position is currently open and the board is actively working to fill this role prior to the tryout period.  We will update as necessary.

Henry Mpagi – Assistant Director of Coaching
Responsible for assisting all Directors, interact with all levels of our players, and provide specific coaching emphasis on the girls division I program.

Sean Cooper – YTS Technical Director
Responsible for foundational youth program – Youth Training System.

In an effort to provide additional support to our members – we will be announcing “town hall” meetings at Merrimack.  We will announce specific times that Directors and Board Members will be present at Merrimack and free to answer your specific and personal questions.  We don’t want to use this time to make broad presentations but really want to hear your concerns, appreciate your compliments, and ensure you have a full understanding of the tryout process and the club operations.

See you on the field,

General Manager and DOCO, Huntsville Futbol Club

HSC PLAYERS SELECTED FOR AHSAA ALL-STAR GAME

  
Bobby Copeland (HSC '92 Blue) was named to the Alabama High School Athletic Association's (AHSAA) 2009 All-Star Team. High School coaches and athletic directors from across the state select an All-Star team from a pool of nominated Juniors. Bobby, who plays for Grissom High School Varsity, is one of only three players from North Alabama that were selected to play on the state All-Star North team. The All-Star game will be played at John Hunt Park on July 14th at 7PM as part of AHSAA's All-Star week activities. Also named was Michael Simpson, Bob Jones & Matt Walker, Hartselle.

Also selected for the Girls All-Star team from HFC are Francesca Fitzgerald, Sparkman, Danielle Schager, Bob Jones, Portia Waite, Randolph,  Stephanie Pedroso, Catholic, Sarah Adams, Decatur, Sklyar Phillips and Mary Kathleen Zoladz, Grissom.

 

 

 

Football Milestones:

1886- Awarding of caps for international appearances approved by the FA

1887- Football introduced in Russia

1890- Scottish League is formed

1891- Liverpool engineer, John Alexander Brodie designs and introduces goal nets. Penalty kicks a penalty line are also introduced

1893- Genoa, Italy's oldest club is formed.  Originally named Genoa Football and Cricket Club, it was founded by Sir Charles Payton, a British diplomat.