TSC U11Girls are Eurosport Cup Champs!
Our Thoroughbreds U11Girls won an impressive double OT thriller, 1-0, on Saturday in Bowling Green, Kentucky in the finals of the Eurosport Cup.  The team, coached by Joe Wisdom, was in a tight battle with Javanon Red and as both teams were preparing for PK’s the Thoroughbreds broke through and got the golden goal two minutes before time expired.  It was the club’s only championship on the weekend as the U18Boys lost in the Open Cup finals.  The U10Girls/Blue team were also named Eurosport Cup Finalists as they completed their competition two weeks ago in Owensboro.  We are proud of all of the others the teams in the club for their efforts this past season and look forward to great things in 2008/2009!

TSC's Prosser headed to University of Central Florida!
Thoroughbreds Soccer Club’s James Prosser is headed to Orlando to become an Assistant Coach for the men’s soccer program at the University of Central Florida! Coach Prosser has been with TSC since he came to Louisville as a Volunteer Assistant Coach with the UofL men’s program in 2006.  You can read more about James at: http://ucfathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/051908aaa.html

While with the Thoroughbreds, Coach Prosser served as the Head Coach of the TSC ‘96Boys/White team as well as the Head Coach of the ‘90Boys.  Last spring, he took the ‘90Boys to the Kentucky State Open Cup Finals and hopes to do the same again this year.  He has also been very active in the Oldham County soccer community as a trainer for the TSC winter indoor training program, as well as with several Legends’ teams. He will be back and forth from Orlando and Louisville to see his team through to the end of the season in hopes of pulling off something special in this year’s tournament. 

Congratulations to Coach Prosser and thank you for all of your efforts while with our club!You will always be a member of our TSC Family!! 

Joe Wisdom Added to Thoroughbreds Staff as Executive Director of Programs
Thoroughbreds Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Joe Wisdom as Executive Director of Programs.  He will work closely with General Manager, Dale Helfrich.  Joe’s responsibilities will focus on the development and administration of new programs.  Joe is currently a Thoroughbreds coach for U10 Boys and U11 Girls, Coaching Director for Oldham County Youth Soccer Association, State Olympic Development Coach, and Director for the Derby Cup Soccer Tournament.  He also started and is directing the Thoroughbreds Soccer Academy.  His position will be part time.

Over the past year, the Thoroughbreds Soccer Club has undergone significant growth with a 16% increase in Camp programs participants.  Between all of our programs, tournaments, and Club teams, our volunteer Board oversees a nonprofit budget of several hundred thousand dollars annually and has become a relatively large undertaking for a group of dedicated volunteers.

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On Wednesday night (2-27), Thoroughbreds SC hosted a night of soccer education for local soccer coaches.  A great crowd was on hand to observe two nationally recognized coaches as they worked with Thoroughbreds SC teams in a training environment. 

Coach Mike Dickey, a US Soccer National Staff coach was on hand and did two training sessions and Adrian Parrish, Kentucky’s State Director of Coach and Player Development was also on hand to work with the teams.  Both coaches did a great job of working with the players, as well as educating the coaches on hand in new techniques and ideas for making the local soccer players better. 

Thoroughbreds SC plan on making this an annual event and are very grateful to their sponsor, Oldham County YMCA Indoor Sports Arena for helping make the night a huge success!