Recent College Commitments & Signings

• Click here for ADO, Aztec Park & BFP Spring 2012 Field Assignments and Maps
• Click Here for Goalkeeper Training Schedule
• Click Here for Spring 2012 Fitness Night & Age Group Training Schedules

Age Group Training Time Change

Week 1: 4.30pm - 5.30pm - U9 & U11

• 5.30pm - 6.30pm - U10 & U12

Weeks 2-8: 4.30pm - 5.30pm - U9 & U11

• 5.45pm - 6.45pm - U10 & U12

You can find clinic details in the attached flyer. I hope that you can join us for this exciting opportunity! Don't hesitate to contact me with any questions.

Ray Nause
Director of Coaching Education and Development
Rio Vista Football Club
505-417-0610
raytunes@yahoo.com

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Ricardo Perez Contreras named to 2011 NSCAA Boys High School All America Team

Congratulations to Rio coach Stephanie Coppola for being named USYSA Region IV coach of the year!!!

Congratulations to Rio Chaos for winning the Gold bracket at “Kick for the Cure” in PHX AZ.

Congratulations to the following teams at the Gaylord Sheppard Tournament the past 2 weekends

Congratulations to all the Rio High School All State players. If we missed anyone please let us know.

RVFC Giving Back

On Sunday, October 16th players from RVFC Arsenal U12G and RVFC Manchester United U13B and their families volunteered to support a water station for the running events at Day of the Tread. This Halloween-themed, annual fundraising ride/run supports two local charities, Carrie Tingley Hospital Foundation and Casa Esperanza. The mission of Carrie Tingley Foundation is to enhance the lives of Carrie Tingley Hospital patients and special needs children and their families throughout New Mexico (www.carrietingleyhospitalfoundation.org). Casa Esperanza is a home away from home for cancer patients and their families (www.casaesperanzanm.org). The kids not only handed out water and cheered on the runners, but on their down time worked on their foot skills. For more information on Day of the Tread, visit www.dayofthetread.com.

Parisi Speed School Open House and Off Season Training

Open House - Wed, Nov, 16
Off Season Training

Congratulations to the followings teams who participated in the 2011 Sereno tournament in AZ this past weekend

U14G Fury - Champions
U12G Shinning Stars - Runners up - Gold
U12G Razz - Runners up - Silver

Updated Age Group Training times on Fridays

Session 1 (U9, 10 & 14B and U9, 10 & 13G) - 4.30-5.30pm
Session 2 (U11, 12 & 13B and U11, 12 & 14G) - 5.30-6.30pm

A big CONGRATULATIONS to the members of team Rio Vista Rallies Against Cancer, who worked to organize the largest team of any soccer club at the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure! With an official roster size of 157, Rio Rallies registered 74 people on Friday alone, andquadrupled the nearest club competitor! Go Rio!

Not a member of Rio Rallies? You can still join us in the fight against breast cancer through your generous donations! Click HERE!

Rio Vista FC received news that three Rio Vista FC boy's have been invited to the West Ham United Youth Academy in London, England. The three boys Alejandro Padilla (Scorpion Rojos), Alex Touche (Rio 98) and Charles Touche (Rio 98) were selected based upon performances at the West Ham United FC Albuquerque ID Camp and the West Ham United National ID Camp’s in California and Georgia. The players will be invited to spend 10 days training, interacting and watching at the West Ham Academy later this year. You can check out more West Ham United News at www.westhamacademyinternational.com

Rio Vista Rallies Against Cancer - Click Here for More Information

Rio Vista FC would like to congratulate the Radicals U13G for their second place finish in the U13 girls gold bracket at the Tucson Soocer Academy Invitational. Way to go Radicals!

Rio Vista FC Freshman Class Makes Big Impact on New Mexico High School Soccer

Rio Vista FC is very excited to see our 1997 age group enter high school soccer this fall! The players of Rio Vista FC beginning their high school careers as freshmen have fared exceptionally well. Seventy-five Rio Vista FC Players earned a place in their high school programs this fall and were selected to teams as follows:

39% Varsity Team
43% Junior Varsity Team
14% C Team
3% Other Sports
1% Not Participating

Rio Vista FC wishes everyone the best of luck with their high school season and looks forward to seeing you back with your club teams this winter and spring.

The Albuquerque Training and Identification Opportunity is Sunday Sept. 25th . 10am-12pm for boys born from 2000-1995 and 2pm- 4pm for girls born from 2000-1995. All sessions are at the Bernalillo soccer complex and they are free.

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Rio Vista FC is delighted to announce a partnership with Defined Fitness and Parisi Speed School for the 2011/12 soccer season.

The Rio Vista FC Partnership with Defined Fitness and Parisi Speed School will afford our players and coaches opportunities to work with and be trained by the outstanding staff of Parisi Speed School at various points throught the year. Click here for details.

In addition any parent or player aged U15 or above will be eligible for a discounted membership rate with Defined Fitness as a result of their membership with Rio Vista FC (Defined Fitness facilities are located on the east side and west side of Albuquerque and in Farmington). Anyone interested in joining Defined Fitness should email Chris Brennan with their name, player name and team name - from here an authorized proof of eligibilty form will be e-mailed back that you can then take to any Defined gym to receive the reduced membership rate.

If you are already a Defined Fitness member and wish to take advantage of the Rio Vista FC membership rate contact Chris Brennan as outlined above.

For questions please feel free to contact Chris Brennan at chrisbrennan9@yahoo.com

Congratulations to Stephanie Coppola the NMYSA 2011 Girls Coach of the Year Stephanie currently coaches the Rio Vista 110’s U17G

Thank you to Patrick Tarin Rio Open Tournament Director and all the volunteers who helped put together another great Rio Tournament.

Congratulations to all the teams that played in the rio open this past weekend and to the following Rio Vista FC Champions and Runner-Ups

New Schedules and Field Maps

• ADO Fall 2011 Field Map
• Aztec Park 2011 Field Map
• Fitness Night Schedule
• Skills Night Schedule
• Goalkeeping Skills Schedule

Rio Vista FC Soccer School Opens West Side Location - Click here for more info.

Congratulations to the following team for making it out of bracket at the USYSA Regional Championships

• Rio Eagles U17G - Made it all the way the Regional Championship game before losing to Socal Blues 2-0.
• Rio 92’s U19B – Lost in the Semi-finals to Sereno eventual Regional Champion
• Rio Zia U14G – Lost in Quarterfinals to Colorado

West Ham FC ID Camp.
Click Here to read the Flyer, or
Click Here to Download the Registration Information.

Congratulations to the following teams on their accomplishments at the 2011 New Mexico Youth Soccer Association State Championships

Congratulations to the U11G Galaxy, U10B Scorpion Red and U11B Scorpion Rojo for winning the Durango shootout.

Also to the Rage U13G, the 2011 Kohl’s Cup champion

WEST HAM ACADEMY
CJ Slough & Devin Edwards of the Rio Vista FC Reds U15 Boys team spent part of the month of March in England with West Ham United FC of the English Premier League. They were two players chosen by the West Ham United FC Coaching Staff at the Rio Vista FC/West Ham ID camp that took place in Albuquerque last June. There were 18 other players selected to attend the West Ham Academy at ID Camps that took place across the globe last summer. The ID camps were designed to identify 20 players to be given the opportunity to train and play at the famous West Ham United Academy in London, England. Check out the links below to see and hear more about their trip.

http://www.whufc.com/articles/20110322/hammers-host-elite-experience_2236884_2320894

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?fbid=209436895737963&id=149205265094460&aid=67116

The West Ham United ID camp returns to Albuquerque this summer Wednesday, June 8th through Saturday, June 11th - check out the link below to find out how you can register.

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Congratulations to the Shining Stars U11G Gold 2nd place, El Paso Cobras Spring Cup.

Rio Vista FC is pleased to announce that Ray Nause will be joining the Rio Vista FC coaching staff for season 2011/2012. The opportunity to add a coach of Ray's experience and quality is a massive benefit to everyone involved with our organization. Ray will be joining our coaching ranks and undertaking the role of Director of Coach Education & Development. Rio Vista FC is committed to the education, support and development of our coaches. Ray will play a fundamental part in ensuring the players of Rio Vista FC are provided with a quality training environment in which to develop and enjoy the sport of soccer. Ray Nause is a great fit for the role.  He is an extremely qualified, experienced coach that has earned the respect of his peers on a national level. Resume highlights include:

• USSF A License
• USSF National Youth License
• NSCAA Advanced National Diploma
• NSCAA Director of Coaching Diploma
• BS Degree
• NCAA Men's & Women's Head Coach - including Eastern New Mexico University & Hartwick College
• NMYSA Coaching Education Instructor
• Region IV and NMYSA Olympic Development Coach

Congratulations to Rio Vista F.C. Zia 97 for winning the Players Showcase Tournament at Las Vegas, NV march 18-20.

Congratulations to Rio Director Heather Dyche and Rio coaches Stephanie Coppola and Andrew Duvall for Passing there USSF B License

• Balloon Fiesta Park Practice Field Map - Spring 2011
• Arroyo del Oso Practice Field Map - Spring 2011
• Spring 2011 Goalkeeping Schedule
• Spring 2011 Skills Night Schedule
• Spring 2011 Fitness Schedule
• Coach License Application

Congratulations to the Following Rio Teams:

Rio Vista Raspberries U11G Champions Sereno Pro Classic (AZ)
Rio Vista Millonarios U14B Champions Whole Enchilada (Las Cruces)
Rio Vista Zia 97 U14G Finalist Sereno Pro Classic (AZ)

Duke City Soccer League Champions

Premier
U11 Girls – Rio Vista FC Galaxy
U12 Boys – Rio Vista FC Scorpions Rojos
U12 Girls - Rio Vista FC Shining Stars
U13 Boys – Rio Vista FC 98
U14 Girls – Rio Vista FC 97 Zia
U14 Boys – Rio Vista FC 97

Challenge II
U12 Girls – Rio Vista FC Renegades

Duke City Soccer League Runner-ups

Premier
U11 Boys – Rio Vista FC Rangers
U12 Boys – Rio Vista FC Manchester United
U12 Girls – Rio Vista FC Radicals
U13Girls – Rio Vista FC Fury

To further enhance our partnership with West Ham United, we are offering a prize draw for a signed West Ham United 2010-11 shirt. Click here to enter the drawing.

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This weekend Rio participated in the Susan G Komen race for the Cure. We had 200 members of our club and the UNM womens soccer team run/ walk to find a cure for breast cancer.This event was a tremoundous success. Due to your support and enthusiasm, our team, Rio Rallies Against Cancer, won the Grand Team Prize of Largest Team. We also raised a total of $5500 for cancer research. Thank you to all the volunteers and those who participated, we clearly could not have accomplished this without you.

GO RIO!

West Ham International Newsletter now available on Rio Vista F.C. web site - To read the newsletter, Click here. For future editions, click the newsletter link in the upper lesft corner of the page under the West Ham logo..

Rio Open Results - Click Here for More Info

Rio Vista FC today received news that four boy's had been invited to the West Ham United Youth Academy in London, England. The four boys Corey Carabajal (Rio Vista FC Reds), Devin Edwards (Rio Vista FC Reds), David Gros (Rio Vista FC Reds) and CJ Slough (Rio Vista FC Reds) were selected based upon performances at the West Ham United FC Albuquerque ID Camp and the West Ham United National ID Camp in Virginia. The players will be invited to spend 10 days training, interacting and watching at the West Ham Academy later this year. The players already feel they have benefited from the coaching and exposure to different coaching and competition. Corey Carbajal from the Rio Vista FC Reds said "The West Ham Invitational Camp was a great experience. The main thing I took away from the camp was speed of play, ball control and opening your body to face the field. I learned that England has a different style of play where they want to play with quality to a high forward as quick as possible. Here, we tend to pass around the field more. I thought the camp was a great opportunity to improve my skills and to be introduced to different coaching styles. Virginia in July was an experience in itself. I have never sweated so much in my whole life." You can check out more West Ham United News at www.westhamacademyinternational.com

Congratulations to the Rio Vista FC 94 Boys!
The U16s had a run of great results in the spring and summer of 2010. After placing second in NM State Cup at the end of May, the 94s traveled to Denver in June for US Club Regionals. After many rain delays, the boys won three straight games on the final day to seal a Regional Championship. Dramatically, a 7-6 shootout victory over local rivals Rush Argonauts closed the deal--the boys were off to VA Beach for US Club Nationals at the end of July. The 94s played teams from FL, NY, and WA on it's way to the National Championship. In the pouring rain, the 94s persevered against a good side from Florida to decide the title. The game ended Rio Vista 1-2 Southwest Florida Academy in overtime. The boys walked away with National Runners-up medals around their necks and an experience they will never forget in their memories.

Lightning Policy - Click Here to Read Memo

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The West Ham United FC ID Camp took place June 29th through July 2nd. 100 players attended 2 hour sessions each day to receive instruction and be evaluated by West Ham United International Senior Coach James Meara. It was a great week with the players taken through exercises used on a daily basis at the West Ham United Youth Academy in London, England, the emphasis being on technical proficiency, before being evaluated in small sided game situations at the end of each practice. Players attending the ID Camp may be invited to attend the West Ham United National ID Camp later this month in Virginia to compete with 100 other hopefuls vying for the opportunity to travel to the UK and receive training at the West Ham United academy in London, England later this year. West Ham United International senior Coach James Meara said "I would like to thank everyone associated with Rio vista FC for all the hospitality at last weeks West Ham United International Academy ID Camp, Albuquerque. Everyone associated with Rio Vista F.C. was outstanding, the level of professionalism and organization was first class. I was very impressed with the level of play demonstrated by the boys and girls at the ID camp. I have been traveling all over the country over the past couple of months and can say that the overall quality at the New Mexico ID Camp was among the best I have come across. We are looking forward to inviting a group of the boys and girls to the National Camp later this month and hopefully look forward to seeing them play again in front of the English Academy Coaches. Once again, many thanks." James Meara, Senior Coaching Staff, West Ham United International Academy.

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Rio Vista FC is pleased to announce membership for season 2010/2011 to the Western College Development Academy (WCDA). The WCDA has aligned 24 of the top clubs from across the Far West Region to compete and showcase their players in the boy's U15, U16, U17 & U18 age groups. WCDA membership will ensure our players are exposed to top class competition throughout the club season and ensure our participation in some of the top college showcase events for season 2010/2011.

Please click here to see the full press release.

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