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Waza FC 95 Boys Black

Team Pictures:


2011 (U16) State Cup Champs


2011 Jefferson Cup College Showcase - U16 Championship Flight - 1st Place


2009 (U14) State Cup Champions


World Cup Walk-Out at State Cup Finals


World Cup Walk-Out at State Cup Semi-Finals


Heading back to State Cup Finals

Team Website:

Team Sponsors:

Contacts:

Team

Coach / Manager

Phone

Email Address

1995 Boys Black

Dan Diac

248.787.2179

Diac@WazaFC.com

Chris Wilson

586.854.5091

95boysblack@WazaFC.com

Coaches / Trainers:

Dan Diac - Diac@WazaFC.com

 

Development Director - U14-U18 Boys & Girls
 

Education

  • US Soccer National "B" Coaching License - learn more

  • National Youth License

  • Football Association (FA) Level One Diploma

  • Psychology in Soccer Diploma

Coaching Experience

  • 10+ years of coaching experience

  • Coached club soccer to all levels: WSSL, MSDSL, MSPSP, MRL

  • Madonna University goalkeeping coach for 2 years

  • Current Eastern Michigan University goalkeeping coach

  • Michigan ODP coaching staff for past 4 years

Professional Playing Experience

  • Played 10 years professional soccer for different teams in Romania
    (first and second divisions)

  • Participated in UEFA Cup with RAPID Bucharest

  • Played professional indoor soccer for Detroit Rockers

Club Playing Experience

  • Played as a youth player in Romania for FC Siomii Sibiu

Team Profile:

The Waza FC 95 Boys Black team has great players, coaches and parents.  We truly have great chemistry, which is very important since we are together so much.  We are an extremely diverse team (geographically, racially, culturally and religiously).  We have players from Novi, Farmington Hills, Bloomfield, Northville, Westland, Canton and Ann Arbor.  Our coach is from Romania.  We have players with backgrounds from USA, Russia, Macedonia, Mexico, Romania and Tanzania.  But the great thing is, WE ALL GET ALONG!

Leagues:

  • U16 spring 2010:  MRL 1st Division (1st place)

  • U15 spring 2010:  MRL Premier

  • U14 spring 2009:  MRL Premier Division Red (2nd place)

  • U14 fall 2008: Midwest Regional League (MRL) Red Division (1st place) and 1st place for entire U14 Boys MRL

  • U13 spring: MSPSP (Premier) Division 1 (2nd place)

  • U13 fall: MSPSP Blue Division (3rd place)

  • U12 spring: Midwest Premier Champions League Division 1 (2nd place)

  • U12 fall: WSSL U13 Division 1 Champions

  • U12 fall: Michigan Champions League U12 Division 1 (2nd place)

  • U11: WSSL U12 Division 1 Champions

  • U10: WSSL U11 Division 1 Champions

  • U09: WSSL U10 Division 1 Champions

Tournaments:

  • 2011 Region II Championships - 2 wins, 1 loss, did not advance

  • 2011 State Cup - STATE CUP CHAMPIONS

  • 2011 Crossroads of America College Showcase - 1st Place

  • 2011 Jefferson Cup Showcase - 1st Place

  • 2010 Disney's Soccer Showcase Presented by Chelsea FC - 3rd Place (2W, 1D, 1L)

  • 2009 Disney's Soccer Showcase Presented by Chelsea FC

  • 2009 Midwest Regional Championship (all State Cup Champs & 1st place from MRL Premier divisions) - June 20-24 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

  • 2009 State Cup U14 - STATE CUP CHAMPIONS

  • 2009 Jefferson Cup U14 - Championship Division (top) in #2 ranked tournament in USA - 1-0-1 - tournament cancelled because of rain

  • Metro United U14 - Semi-Finalists

  • Mead Cup U14 - Semi-Finalists

  • Hamburg Invitational U14 - Champions

  • Surf Cup U14 (San Diego)

  • State Cup U13 - Finalist

  • Jaguar Invitational U13 - U13 Elite Division Champions

  • Jefferson Cup (Richmond, VA) - U13 Elite Division Champions

  • National Indoor Championship - U13 D1 National Finalist

  • TS Winter Tournament Series - U13 D1 Champions

  • National Indoor Championship - U13 D1 Detroit Regional Champions

  • TS Winter Tournament Series - U14 D2 Champions

  • Mead Cup (Dayton, OH) - U13 Division 1 Semi-Finalist

  • National Indoor Championship – U12 Division I National Semifinalist

  • National Indoor Championship – U12 Division I Detroit Regional Champions

  • Metro United Tournament (St. Louis, MO) – U12 Division I Semi-Finalist

  • Ford Cup – U12 Quarter-Finalist

  • Troy Fall Classic – U11 Division 1 Champions

  • Global Tournament – U11 Division 1 Champions

  • Ford Cup – U11 Semi-Finalist

  • National Indoor Championship – U11 Regional Finalist

  • National Indoor Championship – U8 Regional Champions

Olympic Development Program (ODP) Players:

  • 5 ODP Michigan Team players for 2011

  • 3 ODP Michigan Team players for 2010

  • 1 ODP Region 2 Team players for 2010

  • 5 ODP Michigan Team players for 2009

  • 2 ODP National Camp players for 2008

  • 5 ODP Region 2 Team players for 2008

  • 5 ODP Michigan Team players for 2008

  • 7 ODP Michigan Team players for 2007

International Friendlies:

  • April 2007 - Manchester, England / Dumfries, Scotland (host was Queen of the South FC)

Future Goals & Expectations:

  • Show well for college recruiting

  • Win MRL Premier Division and qualify for Region 2 playoffs and National League

  • Keep our team chemistry strong

  • Continue to learn the game and develop our players

  • Play in Dallas Cup

  • Another State Cup Championship

  • Travel internationally to attend tournaments or friendlies

Waza FC 95 Boys Green

Team Picture

Contacts:

Team

Coach / Manager

Phone

Email Address

1995 Boys Green

Norman Power

517.599.2549

Norman@WazaFC.com

Mark Diekman

248.508.7547

95boysgreen@WazaFC.com

Coaches / Trainers:

Norman Power - Norman@WazaFC.com
 

Education

  • Charleston Southern University (CSU)

  • 1994-1998 Major in English, Minor in Communications & French

  • US Soccer National "A" Coaching License - learn more

  • National Youth Diploma

Coaching Experience

  • NCAA Division 1 Assistant at Charleston Southern University, 1997 & 1998

  • NCAA Division 3 Head Coach at Finlandia University for Men & Women 2003

  • USSF Olympic Development Program (ODP) Coach and Selector 1997 to present

  • Power Soccer School Director of Coaching (DOC) 1997 to present

  • Marquette Soccer Academy DOC 2002 to present

  • MSYSA Staff Coach for Coaching Education 2002 to present

  • MSYSA staff coach from 2002 to present responsible for coaches education in the Upper Peninsula

  • Trained as a coach with Estudiantes F.C. of Argentina with Academy teams, March 2007

Related Experience

  • Founder of UPFA (Upper Peninsula Football Association), travel soccer league 2005

Professional Playing Experience

  • Professional trials with Middlesboro F.C. of the English Premier League at 15 years old

  • Signed with Irish Premier League clubs, St. Patrick’s Athletic & Shelbourne F.C. Dublin

Collegiate Playing Experience

  • Soccer Scholarships at Clemson University & Charleston Southern University

Club Playing Experience

  • Two High School National Championships in Ireland with De la Salle, Ballyfermot, Dublin

  • Three Club National Championships with Belvedre Academy, Fairview, Dublin

  • SFAI (Schoolboy Football Association of Ireland) National Team squad member

Leagues:

  • U15 spring:  MSPSP

  • U14 fall: MSPSP Classic 1

  • U13 spring: MSPSP Classic 2

  • U13 fall: MSPSP

Tournaments:

  • Novi Jaguar Invitational U12 Boys Division 3 Champions

Future Goals & Expectations:

  • Keep our team chemistry strong

  • Continue to learn the game and develop our players

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Last modified: 09/28/11