Beginning July 1, 2012, Strikers FC will continue with their selective growth and expansion plan by joining forces with the highly respected and very successful So Cal Infinity soccer club.  This latest merger will now provide Strikers FC with teams operating in Irvine, Huntington Beach, Cerritos and Tustin.  This merger brings the total number of teams in Strikers FC to over 75 ranging in age groups from U-8 to U-18.

Strikers FC is one of only four (4) soccer clubs in Southern California that are members of both the U.S. Soccer Development Academy for boys and the Elite Club National League for girls.   The Development Academy and ECNL are the two elite national leagues that feature the top 70 plus clubs in the country and provide all the participating teams the highest quality of competition on a local, regional and national level.  Today, both the Development Academy and ECNL are recognized as the country’s top leagues when it comes to college recruiting, U.S. Men’s and Women’s youth national team identifications and professional clubs scouting. 

Don Ebert, Technical Director of Strikers FC, said “We have been looking to add a partner that shares our views on the absolute importance of player development, operates their club at the highest degree of professionalism and provides a quality learning environment that allows all players to grow, develop and fulfill their dreams through playing soccer.   Without question, So Cal Infinity under the leadership of the Camargo family and Steve Patterson exceed all those qualities. We are very excited to welcome them and their players into the Strikers FC family.

Starting at the U-14 age groups, all the players within Strikers FC will be the first players that will be offered the opportunity to tryout for selection to either a Development Academy team (U-15-16 team and U-17-18 team) or an ECNL team (U-14, 15, 16, 17 18 team).  Players that do not wish to play in one of the national leagues or are not chosen will continue with their current clubs and play a schedule that includes league games in the SCDSL, high school and then Cal South National and State Cups.  Coach V, Director of Coaching, said “Strikers FC allows all players the opportunity to choose a path that best suits their needs and ability.  Whether that is playing on a Development Academy or ECNL team, participating in an International competition or continuing with the current club team, players and their families will have choices and that is a very important part of the Strikers FC player development model”.

From the perspective of the two So Cal Infinity Directors of Coaches, Alex Camargo and Steve Patterson, they both believe this move was a very important next step for both of their clubs.  Alex said “We are honored to be joining Strikers FC.  Officially being part of both the Development Academy and ECNL proves that we are moving in the right direction to ensure the success of our players, our teams and our club.  Not only will our players be provided with a full calendar of meaningful and competitive games against the best players in the nation, but also this increases the recruiting exposure for our male and female athletes to be seen by top collegiate coaches throughout the country and also provides an alternative identification program for our players to be selected for U.S. Soccer Youth National Teams”.

Steve added “Being part of an organization that includes ECNL and Academy provides a great opportunity for all of our players and coaches to succeed at the highest level.  So Cal Infinity has always encouraged our players to develop habits and attitudes of champions.  The U.S. Academy and ECNL provide great structure that will allow our coaching staff to expand their knowledge of the game.  In turn, the players will attain the knowledge it takes to play at the highest level and cultivate a passion that lives beyond the playing of this wonderful sport.  We are looking forward to joining Strikers FC and look forward to great successes to come to all levels”.

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