Lake Country United Soccer Club

Fall Fitness Boot Camp

Lake Country United is excited to partner with Be Fitness and Wellness Center to offer PARENTS something special this fall. Nick Diciaula, Director of Personal Training, is offering a fall fitness boot camp to any interested parent of an LCU player. The boot camp will run on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:45-6:30pm (while your child/children are practicing) and it will be conveniently held at Merton Soccer Park. You can either sign up for the full program or pay by session. For more information, please click here.

In addition, Be Fitness and Wellness Center is offering a special membership rate to Lake Country United Soccer players and their families. For no joining fee, you can get special rate of $45.00 per month per person OR you can get a $100.00 per month family rate which includes two parents and one child.

If you have any questions, please contact Nick Diciaula at 262-646-4727 x204 or nick@befitnesscenter.com

Another Good Tournament Weekend for LCU Teams

On the heals of a good showing at the FC Milwaukee Tournament, LCU teams again showed their high level of play this past weekend at both the SC Waukesha Augustfest and the FC Green Bay Invitational. With 5 teams competing between the two tournaments, Lake Country United teams competed in 3 championship games.

The U12 Girls Red team, coached by Marcio Leite took home the championship at the Augustfest Tournament winning the final with style 5-0. The girls played extremely well winning every game and outscoring their opponents 26-2. Coach Marcio stated, "The girls played really well and got better with each game they played."

The U11 Girls Red team, coached by Eddie Camara made it the championship game, but came up just short against some great competition losing 1-3. They played extremely well in group play, to reach the finals, going 3-0 and outscoring their challengers 10-1.

Up in Fond du Lac, site of the FC Green Bay Invitational, the U16 Girls Red team, coached by Lovelace Ackah, overcame some adversity throughout the weekend to make it to the championship game. At the end of regulation, the score was tied 1-1, so PKs decided the outcome with LCU coming up just short.

Again, congrats to EVERY team who participated in games this weekend. Thank you to all the families and friends who came out to support the teams!

LCU Has Two Teams in Finals at FC Milwaukee Tournament

Lake Country United sent 8 teams to the competitive FC Milwaukee Tournament and had two teams make the finals with one championship and one runner-up. The U14 Girls Red team, coached by Xavi Rico, took home the title. Going 3-0 through group play, the girls won their games with 21 goals for and only 2 goals against. In the semi-finals, the girls came out with a 3-0 win. The final game was a great battle between two excellent teams with the LCU girls prevailing with a 1-0 win. Congrats to the U14 Girls Red team and coach Xavi for an excellent tournament!

The U13 Boys Red team also made it to the final, but came up short in their championship bid losing 1-2 in the final. Congrats to the boys on a hard-fought tournament.

Well done to all the teams and coaches who participated and represented LCU very well!

Rec Soccer Forms

Forms and information relating to our recreational soccer program ("Rec") can be found using the menu on the left. Select Recreational and then Information and scroll to the bottom of the page below the registration section. For your convenience, here are links to two forms that are needed from every family:

WYSA Player Medical Release and Liability Form

Parents Code of Conduct Form

Select Camp

From July 26th-30th, select players from Lake Country United trained at Merton Soccer Park as part of LCU's annual select camp. The 2 hour sessions were divided between boys and girls then further divided into age groups. Each player received 10 hours of training and received a different topic by a different coach every day. This camp provides an excellent opportunity for our players to gain an advantage. The end of this camp is a catalyst to the start of team training in August and helps prepare our select players for their fall season. Thanks to everyone who participated!

LCU at ODP

Recently, six members of Lake Country United represented the state of Wisconsin at ODP Regional Camp as part of their respectful age group. Two boys, Ryan Rice and Wyatt Gilson, represented Wisconsin at the 1996 age group. Three girls, Gabby Solano, Sabrina Dupaix, and Alyssa Nigh represented the 1996 age group. Christina Feller was the lone representative for the 1997 age group.

Each one of these players was selected through a try-out process and placed on the state team for their age group. They then traveled to Regional Camp to compete against players from 13 other states for a spot on the regional team. Besides the players on state teams, LCU had several players participate in regional camp as developmental players. Congratulations to all LCU players who represented Wisconsin through the ODP program!

Alyssa Nigh (’96) stated about her experience:

“I thought ODP camp was a great experience. The coaching staff did an amazing job of helping me improve my skills and myself as a player. ODP camp brings together high level coaches from across the Midwest and I received feedback from a wide variety of coaching styles. I was given a point of view from all of the coaches on what I can improve on and what I did well. I think getting coached by different coaches is a good thing to do at a young age - to learn different styles of playing the game and to hear instructions from different coaches. It all makes me a more confident and flexible player. Competition at ODP camp was great. I was able to play with girls from more than 13 different states. I would recommend ODP camp to anyone who loves soccer and wants to improve their game through serious competition. I would have to say it was one of the best experiences I’ve had (I have attended 2 years in a row).”

Pictured below:

Gabby Solano (’96), Sabrina Dupaix (’96), Alyssa Nigh (’96) and Christina Feller (’97)

LCU 2nd Annual Goalie and Finishing Camp Wrapped Up

For three days, over 60 players participated in LCU's 2nd Annual Goalie and Finishing camp. During the course of the camp, field players were put through a series of shooting and finishing drills that focused on the technique of shooting and expanded to situational finishing and small games. Goalie training focused on technique and commanding the goal box. Both groups of players were combined at the end of each session for small games.

Coach Diderrich stated, "Finishing is such a vital part to the game, as showcased in the recently completed World Cup. Games are won and lost by inches and it takes a lot of concentration to finish. The kids were all challenged with several different approaches to scoring and creating scoring chances and did very well in all the sessions. The goalies did a great job being shot-stoppers."

Thanks and great job to all who participated.

LCU High School Players Make An Impact

Congratulations to the Lake Country United girls playing varsity at Arrowhead High School. AHS finished in 3rd place in the Classic 8 Conference with a 5-1-1 record and were helped by several LCU girls including:

Megan Schumacher - Senior
Lauren Wrobble - Senior
Micki Gilson - Senior
Katie Schultz - Senior
Christine Trentadue - Junior
Amanda Schultz - Junior
Stephanie Dietz - Junior
Kyle Davis - Sophomore
Abby Lauer - Sophomore
Sara Opie - Freshman
Maddie Dallman - Freshman

Oconomowic High School won a share of the Wisconsin Little Ten Conference Title helped by several Lake Country United players. Nine girls from LCU helped lead the OHS varsity team to a share of a conference title this spring:

Katie Pampuch - Senior
Nicole Zellmer - Senior
Ali Marshal - Senior
Jenna Burnette - Junior
Liz Daniels - Junior
Jillian Burnette - Freshman
Taylor Pampuch - Freshman
Jessie Pampuch - Freshman
Kelsi Krakauer - Freshman

Catholic Memorial won the Classic 8 Conference Championship and the Wisconsin High School Division 2 Championship with assistance from:

Carina Krausert - freshman
Maria Novak - freshman
Ava Olson - freshman

The following players were on the Mukwonago varsity squad this past season:

Lyndsy Gieche - sophomore
Alissa Knop - junior

Hartford Union High School won a share of the Wisconsin Little Ten Conference Title helped by:

Brittany Klumpp - sophomore

Sussex Hamilton had the following varsity players from LCU:

Courtney Gray -senior
Alissa Klobukowski - senior
Robyn Elliott - freshman
Rachel Elliott - freshman

** Please send an email to brent@lcusoccer.org if anyone was left off of these lists. Thanks! **