Baltimore Bays Chelsea coaches, players lead Disney All-Star team on England tour
Eighteen of the country’s most talented high school soccer players (including three local players) participated on the Disney’s Soccer Showcase All-Star Team, which represented the United States during a foreign tour from July 30 to August 8.
The squad was made up of top performers from the Under-17 boys division who competed in Disney’s Soccer Showcase presented by Chelsea FC, the nation’s leading college recruiting tournament which drew nearly 30,000 athletes, college coaches and fans to ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex this past December.
With the exception of three 1995 birthdays, the players were born in 1994 and graduate high school in 2012. Many of the players have verbally committed to some of the best college soccer programs in the country after high school.
The 2011 Disney All-Stars have committed to University of North Carolina, North Carolina State, Northern Illinois University, Penn State, Old Dominion and UCLA, among others. A few of the players have been extended opportunities to play overseas as well.
The team had a very busy nine days:
Arrived on team bus to Wide World of Sports at Disney (followed by an ESPN crew for the day)
Players completely outfitted for the week by Adidas
Friendly versus Florida U-17 team (U.S. All-Star team win)
Training in Florida
Flight from Miami to London
Leicester City – 2 / U.S. All-Star team – 2
Reading Football Club – 0 / U.S. All-Star team – 4
Leatherhead Football Club – 0 / U.S. All-Star team – 6
Charlton Football Club – 0 / U.S. All-Star team – 2
Chelsea training grounds academy and first-team tours
Training with Chelsea coaching staff
Chelsea Museum and stadium tour
Frankies Pub
Tours of London, sight seeing and shopping
Community Shield Game – Manchester City versus Manchester United at Wembley Stadium
Disney’s Soccer Showcase 2011 All-Star Team roster:
Romolio Hernandez, Baltimore Bays Chelsea
Tanner Vosvick, Baltimore Bays Chelsea
Derek Chan, Baltimore Bays Chelsea
Preston Gayton, Concorde Fire
Holden Fender, Concorde Fire
Zachary Mathers, Solar Chelsea Academy
Alfred Koroma, Solar Chelsea Academy (2011 U-17 US World Cup Team Member)
Geoffrey Hill, Dallas Texans Academy
Kevin Wright, Dallas Texans Academy
Garrett Closs, Andromeda Academy
Damien Sampson, Sockers FC Chicago
Zhuvonte Wilson, North Meck SC Academy
Fernando Castellanos, CASL Chelsea FC
Daniel Gonzalez, Kendall SC Academy
Alexander Olofson, CASL Chelsea FC
Nicholas Williams, CASL Chelsea FC
Michael Nelson, Lonestar Red Academy
Kyle McDonald, Lonestar Red Academy
Coaches:
Steve Nichols, Baltimore Bays Chelsea
Brandon Quaranta, Baltimore Bays Chelsea
Photo:
Post-game at Charlton (L to R)
Brandon Quaranta (Bays Chelsea Pre-Academy Coaching Director)
Tanner Vosvick
Derek Chan
Romilio Hernandez
Jack Quaranta (Bays Chelsea Pre-Academy AC)
Steve Nichols (Bays Chelsea U-16 and U-18 Development Academy Head Coach)
