Santa Clarita Storm : DARREN BOARD will Return as Athletic Trainer for t...

Santa Clarita Storm : DARREN BOARD will Return as Athletic Trainer for t...:  Athletic Trainer Commits to 2014 Season Futbol Club Santa Clarita welcomes back  local professional to a one year agreement. Darren ...

DARREN BOARD will Return as Athletic Trainer for the Storm

 Athletic Trainer Commits to 2014 Season

Futbol Club Santa Clarita welcomes back  local professional to a one year agreement. Darren Board; who holds a Masters in Sport Sciences and and currently works as an Athletic Trainer, has been responsible for the aches and pains as well as preventive treatment for the Masters College athletic program and spent the last two years protecting and treating the players of your Santa Clarita Storm. Board has agreed to another year with the Storm as the Storm's official Athletic Trainer, being responsible for both the Storm and the visiting teams while the Storm host it’s home games. Before each game Board treats whichever players need specific accommodations before suiting up, & also remains on the sideline throughout the game in case of any injuries that may take place during the match. Board carries two different credentials; one as a Certified Athletic Trainer (A.T.C) and the other as a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist.

Darren Board Athletic Training

Darren graduated from Masters College in 1999, moving on to obtain his Master’s degree in Sport Sciences at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA. “We are very happy and relived that Darren will be returning to the Storm next year”. Said Gerald Brunner; C.E.O of the Storm. The position of Athletic Trainer has become a very important part of our day to day operations as a team." Brunner went on to say.

The National Premier Soccer League has made the Athletic Trainer a high priority of the minim standards for each team. So much so that the game can not go on without a Certified Athletic Trainer on site. With that in mind Darren gives a real piece of mind to the organization knowing that is not an area of concern for the Storm staff. Darren has an extensive back ground and experience.

   Hired in 2011; Darren Board enters his third season as the Storm’s Head Athletic Trainer. In this role he evaluates and treats in-game injuries sustained by players, assists in their pre-game preparation through applying taping and stretching protocols and provides appropriate referral to medical providers when the need arises.​

     A native of Visalia, CA, Darren graduated from Master’s College in 1999 and went on to obtain his Master’s degree in Sport Sciences at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA. While pursuing his graduate studies, he was the Athletic Trainer responsible for the mens water polo, volleyball and baseball teams. After finishing at Pacific in 2005, Darren moved to Jacksonville, FL to work at the Jacksonville Orthopedic Institute, where he provided rehabilitative services to professional, college and high school athletes as well as general population patients.  In 2006, Darren returned to  Master’ s College to serve as the Athletic Trainer and Strength & Conditioning coach for the men’s soccer, baseball & golf programs, as well as to teach in the Kinesiology department. Darren is dual credentialed as a Certified Athletic Trainer (A.T.C) and a Certified Strength & Conditioning 

Specialist (C.S.C.S). He is also certified as a Performance Enhancement Specialist (P.E.S) through the National Academy of Sports Medicine.

The Storm participates in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) the fastest growing league in North America and is the fourth tier of U S Soccer Federation (USSF). 

  

 

Former Storm player Receives Nomination

Miguel Ibarra one of the Storm alumni who was taken in the MLS Draft in 2011 by the Portland Timbers has spent his last two years with the Minnesota United of the North American Soccer League the 2^nd tier of U.S Soccer.  Was nominated by the coaches of the NASL for the Golden Ball award, a league award that is voted on by the all head coaches of the league as reported by the Star Tribune.

Miguel began his career with the Lancaster Rattlers of the USL (former name and league of the Santa Clarita Storm) in 2008 at the age to 18 quick became the most solid part of the Storm and continued with the team for three years until he was taken by the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer in the 2011 Super Draft. Miguel then was signed by the Minnesota United and has enjoyed a very successful professional career since. Miguel has sign a contract extension with Minnesota.

Miguel Ibarra

Ibarra is a fast outside midfielder who loves to be in the thick of it. Not a stranger to the attack when you see the ball in the offensive zone of his team you can beat Ibarra is either on the ball or not far from it.

With the Storm Ibarra was continuously one of the top performers on the team, and one of the top scorers of the team.

In his first year (2012) with his new Professional team Ibarra scored a game winner against the Puerto Rico Islanders in the opening game of the playoffs for that season.

Ibarra was in the starting 11 for Minnesota from day one, with a total of 30 appearances witch was every game of the season and ended with a total of five goals for his Rookie season. A threat whenever you see his name on the outside of the lineup.

Ibarra at a young age to 23 has a list of accomplishments in his soccer career. All through high school and once signing with the Storm he was a starter that played every game and once he was seen by the University of Irvine a full scholarship was without question. Once at Irvine has everywhere he played he quickly caught the attention of everyone who was watching, enough to get him in the MLS Super Draft and a selection in the 2^nd round by the Portland Timbers who loaned him to the Minnesota United of the NASL and almost immediately became a permitted part of their roster.  

Recap of Miguel Ibarra’s career

·        Lancaster High School

·        Santa Clarita Storm of NPSL (formerly Lancaster Rattlers USL)

·        University of California Irvine

·        Professional Contract with Minnesota United FC of the NASL

Accomplishments as a professional

Started and played in every game in rookie season (30)

Scored five goal first year and five assist.

2012 offered and signed contract extension.

Some information taken for the website of the Minnesota United webpage.

- See more at: http://mnunitedfc.com/the-club/2013-roster/#miguel-ibarra

Information taken from the Star Tribune:  'It's an honor just to be nominated'

Defender Aaron Pitchkolan and winger Miguel Ibarra made the league's shortlist for its "Golden Ball" (read: MVP) award, along with 14 other players. The winner will be announced in the lead up to the Soccer Bowl. The nominees came from the league's head coaches.

Try outs coming January 4th & 5th Mark your Calendar

                              "Dare to Dream, Dare to Try, Dare to Fail, Dare to Succeed"

Storm Gets first win in Indoor League

 Storm plays Indoor in off season and comes up with first win 8-3 over team Awesome

Eric Flores

Santa Clarita, California- The Santa Clarita Storm men's NPSL team began their off season play last week at the Santa Clarita Soccer Center. They found themselves in need to adjust to a faster and smaller game with some different rules of play.
A team White Out beat the Storm 5-3 in a game that the Storm came from behind and almost caught up down by one in the last minute of the game and gave up another goal to White Out to complete their win over the Storm.
This week the Storm with the addition of more of their regular starters and getting some what more familiar with the indoor game came back and played a complete different game with scoring from
Derek Dodrill,Navid Mahabadi, Eric Flores, Daniel Neumann, and Alex Harlley and a stellar performance in goal by veteran Zach Brunner to give the Storm a 8 to 3 victory over team Awesome. Storm will be competing in the off season in the premier division of the Santa Clarita Soccer Center through the fall season.
The Storm will play Chameleon F C next Saturday Oct 26th at 3:30pm at the Center.

The Santa Clarita Storm is part of the National Premier Soccer League.  The fast growing league in North America, a fourth tier of US Soccer Federation. Who's regular season will began in April of 2014 fine out more on the Storm, NPSL and the players follow us at www.fcscprosoccer.com 

New team joins the Southwest Divison of the Western Conference.

Temecula FC

Temecula FC joins the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) to begin 2014 season. Temecula FC is only one of many new clubs to join the fast growing League in the United States. The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is the successor to the Men’s Premier Soccer League (MPSL), which was formed in 2002.  The NPSL is sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), the governing body of soccer in the United States. The NPSL operates and is managed as a team-run league. The structure of the league allows each team to have one vote on the executive committee.  Each team is individually owned and operated, and is responsible for maintaining league minimum standards at a professional level.

Temecula FC is owned and operated by Brandon Jantz and Vince Paccione who will tend to the day to day operations, Jantz will fill the position of President of Temecula FC while Paccione will act as Vice President of the club. Both come with large back grounds in the sport as players up to the professional level. The club also operates the youth side as well.

Temecula FC will begin play in 2014 in the Southwest Region of the Western Conference. They will join the San Diego Flash, FC Hasental, the Santa Clarita Storm, Las Vegas Stallions FC and the San Diego Boca and Arizona Monsoons. The division will play a 14 to 16 game schedule beginning in April and running through to July with National playoffs and finials in August. Temecula will also participate in the Lamar Hunt United States Open Cup competition.