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Pride and Tradition Since 1898
The Beadling Soccer Club with its rich history and standard of excellence continues its pursuit of quality players and coaches. Please send us an e-mail if you are interested in being part of PA West's Number 1 Classic Club and one of the top 100 soccer clubs in the country.
Exciting New Coaching Model !
The Beadling Soccer Club is very excited to introduce its new coaching model! With this new coaching model if a player plays for the Beadling Soccer Club from U11 – U19, they will have had 4 quality coaches during their time here at the club.
The Beadling Soccer Club has been the most successful club in PA West as well as one of the Top Clubs in Region 1 and one of the Top 100 Clubs in the United States ! We are constantly striving to provide our players with the best opportunity to be challenged and reach their full potential as a soccer player. We feel that this “NEW” coaching model to PA West is the best way to continue to provide a top quality program to all players in a unified Beadling Soccer Club.
How the Model works :
U11 and U12
U11/U12 Girls will have a head coach/trainer and two assistant coaches. After this they will be passed onto the next age groups. The U11 girls will train on 2 nights and the U12 girls will train on 2 different nights.
U11/U12 Boys will have a head coach/trainer and two assistant coaches. After this they will be passed onto the next age groups. The U11 boys will train on 2 nights and the U12 boys will train on 2 different nights.
The U11's and U12's will have a head coach that is a college coach!
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U13 and U14
U13 Girls will have a coach that coaches them from U13 and U14. Then they will be passed on to the next training level. With that coach moving back to the U13 group.
U13 Boys will have a coach that coaches them from U13 and U14. Then they will be passed on to the next training level. With that coach moving back to the U13 group.
2008/09 U13 Girls Coach A 2009/10 U13 Girls Coach B
2008/09 U13 Boys Coach C 2009/10 U13 Boys Coach D
2008/09 U14 Girls Coach B 2009/10 U14 Girls Coach A
2008/09 U14 Boys Coach D 2009/10 U14 Boys Coach C
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U15, U16 and U17
U15 Girls will have a coach that coaches them from U15, U16 and U17. Then they will be passed on to the next level. With that coach moving back to the U15 group.
U15 Boys will have a coach that coaches them from U15, U16 and U17. Then they will be passed on to the next level. With that coach moving back to the U15 group.
2008/09 2009/10 2010/11
U15G Coach E U15G Coach I U15G Coach G
U15B Coach F U15B Coach J U15B Coach H
U16G Coach G U16G Coach E U16G Coach I
U16B Coach H U16B Coach F U16B Coach J
U17G Coach I U17G Coach G U17G Coach E
U17B Coach J U17B Coach H U17B Coach F
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U18 and U19
U18 Girls will have a coach that coaches them from U18 and U19. Then they will move back to the U18 age group and start again.
U18 Boys will have a coach that coaches them from U18 and U19. Then they will move back to the U18 age group and start again.
2008/09 2009/10
U18G Coach W U18G Coach Y
U18B Coach X U18B Coach Z
U19G Coach Y U19G Coach W
U19B Coach Z U19B Coach X
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PA WEST Congratulates Beadling as Two Girls' Teams Head to Semi-finals in the prestigious Premier (Director's) League
Two Beadling Girls' Teams Advance to Semi-Finals for Region 1 Premier League
The U-16 Beadling Inferno Girls Team and the U-14 Beadling United Girls Team completed very successful campaigns in the Region 1 Director's League this spring. Both teams had second place finishes in the South Division of their respective age groups, earning the opportunity to play in the Semi-Finals for the Region 1 Director's League; the two-round, single elimination playoff will be held May 10th and 11th at the Kirkwood Soccer Complex in New Castle, Delaware.
The winners of the league playoffs earn an automatic place in the Region 1 Championships in Portland, Maine.
The U-16 Beadling Inferno finished league play with a record of four wins, one loss and two ties, earning a total of 14 points. Throughout the seven games, the team scored 13 goals while only relinquishing three goals, the lowest goals-against in their age group. The league included highly ranked opponents McLean Dragons and VA Rush Nike.
The U-14 Beadling United finished their first year in Premier League play with a record of five wins, no losses and two ties, for 17 points. The team scored 16 goals and also only giving up three goals.
The U-16 team is coached by Erik Duffy, assisted by Weston Hawley. The U-14 team is coached by Weston Hawley, assisted by Erik Duffy. Good luck to the girls in the Semi-Finals and hopefully Finals on May 10th and 11th!
U15 Girls Win at Jefferson Cup - March 2008
Congratulations to the Beadling U15 Girls team (Beadling Blaze) on winning the Premier Flight of the 2008 Jefferson Cup. The Girls ended the tournament with a 2-1-1 record, winning their semifinal game 4-2 over Alleycats Storm (NYE) and final game 2-0 over FC Bucks (PAE). (Tryout for this team.)
U17 Girls Garner Awards in Every Playing Arena
This team was the Region 1 semi-finalist for 2007. Since then individual players have accumulated awards locally, regionally, and nationally. Congratulations to the 6 Region 1 Olympic Development pool players - Alexa Thompson, Hanna Tatro, Carly Lewandowski, Kayla Eckman, Mallory Schaffer, Samantha Kovarik, and Jackie Molinda. In addition, Kayla Eckman, has been named to the ODP National team pool. More awards were forthcoming for the girls during their high school season with Mallory Schaffer winning Regional All American, All State, and Post Gazette Player of the Year. Kayla Eckman also won All State and All Area Team. Samantha Kovarik, All State, and All Area Team, MacKenzie Creehan, All State, All Area Team, and Washington County Player of the Year; and Aly Walker, All State, All Area Team, and Almanac Player of the Year. The team is coached by Denny Kohlmyer and Asst. Coach, Leslie Kohlmyer.
BEADLING JUNIORS SET TO IDENTIFY PLAYERS FOR THE SPRING 2008 SEASON
The Beadling Jr's begin their second year in April 2008. The program is offered to player's ages U9, U10, and U11. The Beadling Jr's is a developmental program based mainly upon training with a few matches mixed in. The program is for the player that is seriously desiring to develop through higher level training with the most experienced club and staff in Western PA, all the while still being able to participate with his/her local club team. We offer the program in two locations so the young player spends more time training and less time traveling. The Beadling Jr's South is conducted at Chartiers Park in Bridgeville and the Beadling Jr's North is conducted at LaRoche College off McKnight Road in the North Hills. Click here for more information on how to participate.
U-16 Beadling Girls Win Champion Division at Norcross Nike Cup Tournament
The U-16 Beadling Girls team traveled to Atlanta Georgia on December 1 st and 2 nd to compete in the Norcross Nike Cup Tournament, and came home winners of the U16 Girls Championship Division. The team scored 15 goals in four games and did not give up one goal throughout the entire tournament. Beadling's first game was with North Atlanta 10 Premier at 7:30 am on Saturday morning resulted in a 6-0 win for Beadling. That game was followed by a 1-0 victory over TNFC 92g Blue, ranked #46 in Region III and a top Tennessee team. The third game on Sunday morning, which was the game to determine who moved onto the finals, matched Beadling, the #6 ranked team in Region I (a semi-finalist) and #26 in the US, with Diadoro Impact USA, the #1 ranked team in Tennessee, #9 in Region III and the Region III Premiere league champions in 2007. Beadling's 2-0 victory allowed them to advance to the finals. In the final game, Beadling faced another ranked team, the Georgia GC Power Elite, ranked #5 in Georgia and 37 in Region III. Beadling won by a score of 6-0 against a very physical team. Trophies and medals were awarded quickly as the team headed back to the airport for a return flight to Pittsburgh .
Behind Much of the Beadling Success Story are its Coaches
The Beadling community would like to congratulate Weston Hawley on being named the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference 2007 Coach of the Year! He currently coaches the Beadling '93 Girls team and is Director of the Beadling Jrs (North) Club. Earlier this year, he also was named the PA West State Soccer Association's 2007 Classic League Coach of the Year,
Weston serves as the Head men's soccer coach at La Roche College, has been a PA West State Staff coach for the Olympic Development Program, and holds a USSF "B" License, a NSCAA Advanced National Diploma and a NSCAA Goal Keeping Diploma and is an Associate Staff Coach for the NSCAA.
Beadling Alum, Dave Kasper, named General Manager for
D. C. United
Beadling President, Denny Kohlmeyer, and the whole Beadling Club extend their congratulations to Dave Kasper, named General Manager for D. C. United in September 2007. Dave played for Beadling with Arne Thomas (currently coaching the U15Gs) back in the early 1980's. He then went on to the University of Maryland and played for the Under-20 U. S. Men's National Team.
Congratulations to the Beadling U13 Boys
who have Taken First Place in YMS Columbus Cup
Beadling Alumnae at Top of Division I Play -- Candidates for the Herman Trophy, college soccer's most-coveted award
Duquesne Senior Travis MacKenzie(Beadling '85-'86)and Megan Schnur (also Beadling '85-'86) have been named to the Herman Trophy Watch lists for men and women's soccer. The lists revealed in August show MacKenzie as one of 29 nominees and Schnur as one of 49 candidates.
Twenty-one Beadling Boys go on to play collegiate soccer in the fall of 2007.
Coach Brian Retzloff's entire U-19 boys team next season will be coming off of collegiate soccer fields at schools such as Bucknell, Duquesne, and the University of Pittsburgh. See all their college choices!
Beadling U16 and U15 girls pose after being awarded bronze medals for their 3d place finishes in the USYS Regional Championship games held in Portland, ME,
June 28-July 3d, 2007.
2007 State Cup Champions
Beadling Inferno, U15 Girls, coached by Erik Duffy is one of six Beadling teams
awarded the State Cup for PA WEST. The Inferno achieved the biggest margin
of victory, game-to-game by any team, boys or girls,in this year's state cup
scoring 29 goals with only 3 against during their five-game series. Also leading
the way to the Regional Playoffs in Portland, Maine, June 28-July 4th, 2007
is the State Champion U18 Boys team that topped STM 3-2 in the final round of
competition. Beadling U13, U14, U16, and U18 girls teams also entered the
championship circle and move on to regionals.
Altogether 12 Beadling teams entered the semi-final matches on Saturday, June 2nd.
Besides the U18 boys and 5 girls' teams who went the distance, four boys teams, U12,
U14, U15, and U17 finished as Finalists in the Sunday matches. Congratulations to all
the Beadling players and coaches for another successful State Cup weekend!