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Coaching Education
Recently the Omaha FC had 18 coaches finish the National Youth License (NYL) presented by the US Soccer Federation. The NYL is a 36 hour course spread out over two weekends specifically focused on coaching techniques to enhance the development of our young players.

Immediate Impact Amanda Woelfel earns Newcomer of the Year Award at Iowa State University for her contributions as a freshman.

Taking it to the Next Level
So far this year Omaha FC players have already made several commitments to play at the next level. Congratulations to these players along with the many more still to come!

South Africa
Karl Ostrand, co-Director of Operations at Omaha FC, will be stepping down from his position and moving with his wife and two girls to Cape Town, South Africa on January 25th, 2010. They will be volunteering with All Nations, a non-profit organization, with a focus on church planting, AIDS prevention, illiteracy, human trafficking awareness, care for abandoned children, and many other ways to serve the community and townships of South Africa. Karl will use soccer to minister hope to children in desperate conditions. Please visit www.KarlAndJulie.com for the latest information on their journey! If you would like to donate your old Arsenal or Gladiator (as well as any club you played at before) jerseys, shorts and warm-ups to this and other causes, please drop them by the Omaha Sports Complex at 14706 Giles Road. You can make a difference in the lives of children all over the world with such a simple gift. Thank you!

U12 Girls win the Finals of the Winter Blast Tournament
Congratulations to OFC Synergy on a very good Winter Blast Tournament and for a great performance in the Championship game. The girls showed great composure in coming back in the second half to win after being a goal down! Everyone played extremely well, displaying great effort, ball control and team work.

It's all Omaha FC final at the Winter Blast Tournament for the U13 Girls
Congratulations to the U13's for place both 1st and 2nd in the Winter Blast.

Former Player Achieves Top Honors at the Collegiate Level
Redshirt freshman forward Nicole Baier was named to the Daktronics NCAA Division II Women's Soccer All-American Third Team. A total of 39 student-athletes representing 23 different institutions filled out the three teams.

Coaches of the Year
Congratulations to (Left to Right) Jeff Oksman for being awarded "Girl's Recreational Coach of the Year", Alex Mason for being awarded "Girl's Competitive Coach of the Year", and John Keating for being awarded "Boy's Competitive Coach of the Year" by the Nebraska State Soccer Association.

Former Player, Amanda Woelfel, Earns Big 12 Newcomer of the Week Honor
IRVING, Texas—For the second time this season, freshman Amanda Woelfel was named Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Week. Woelfel’s honor comes after matches played Oct. 2 and 4. The Omaha, Neb., native played a key role in Cyclone victories over Oklahoma State and Northern Iowa. Woelfel scored the game-winning goal in a 2-1 win over the Cowgirls Friday and assisted on Mary Kate McLaughin’s sudden victory goal over Northern Iowa Sunday. Woelfel served the game-winning assist to McLaughlin with 17 seconds remaining in the first overtime period against the Panthers. Woelfel is leading the Cyclones in points (10), goals (4), game-winning goals (2) and is tied for the team lead in assists (2). Woelfel is the first Cyclone to receive the league newcomer of the week honor twice in one season since Jordan Bishop in 2007.

Redshirt freshman forward Nicole Baier was named Daktronics South Central Region Player of the Year on Tuesday. She also headlined a list of 13 student-athletes named to the first-team all-region team. Baier led the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association with 16 goals and 11 assists to finish the season with 43 points. Of her 16 goals, six of them were game-winning goals which was tied for the league lead. Last week, the Omaha native was named the MIAA Player of the Year and was an All-MIAA first-team unanimous selection. Baier is the second player in school history to earn Daktronics All-Region Player of the Year accolades. In 2006, Beth McGill was named All-Central Region Player of the Year. Click Here for Full UNO Article

Girls Go Undefeated in the Midwest Regional League (MRL)
Both 91/92 & 92/93 Girl's go undefeated in the MRL this past fall. Omaha FC Elite 1 91/92 scored 28 goals and only allowed 3 in seven games. Their closest competition throughout league play was Omaha FC Elite 2 91/92 who finished second in the MRL. Yes, that means first and second place for Omaha FC 91/92 Girl's. 92/93 Girl's also finished first place in their age group by only allowing 9 goals and scoring 22.

Omaha FC 91/92 - Girls

Omaha FC 92/93 - Girls

It's Official... Omaha FC Wins 5 out of 8 State Cups
Congratulations to all the Omaha FC teams who not only won a championship, but thank you to the teams who helped prepare the Champions as well. It was good to see the huge amount of support for one another, and club unity!

	U18 Girls
	» U18 Girl's State Cup Finalitst, It's all Omaha FC
	U17 Girls
	» ShootOut Video - U17G State Cup Final
	U17 Boys
	U16 Boys
	» U16 Boy's State Cup Finalitst, It's all Omaha FC
	U15 Boys

U16 Boys Make it an All Omaha FC Final
In the State Cup Finals for U16 Boys, Omaha FC represent proud in having the top two teams in the state.

Stars in the Making
The Omaha FC helps Creighton achieve their second highest single game attendance record to date with over 1,500 Omaha FC members! Check out the next big soccer stars below.

Congratulations OFC Players for all your hard work!!!!
2009 US Youth Soccer Association Region 2 ODP Pools & Holdovers. The Below list is the group of players who were named by the Region 2 ODP Staff to be selected as some of the top players in the Region.

The Omaha FC Shows Immediate Success at Regionals!!!

	Congratulations to the OFC U19 Boys for being the first Omaha Football Club team to advance into the Semi-Finals at Regionals. What a great look into the future of the OFC

Keep Your Eyes Open for the OFC Billboard at New Heights???

See What they are Saying About the Omaha Football Club