Emerald Coast United

The new Board of Directors for 2008/2009 Season:
Julie Hoegg – President
Scott Nicholson – Vice President
Renee Ramirez – General Manager
Susan Rimsa- Treasurer
Misti Parker – Secretary
Michelle Drake – Registrar (Boys)
Dawn Walker – Registrar (Girls)
Don Barbee – Public Relations Representative-at-Large
Gene Anderson – Tournament Director and Sponsorships Representative-at-Large
Terri O’Neil – Scholarships and Fundraising Representative-at-Large
Abner Williams- Dues and Team Budget Representative-at-Large

2008 Destin Soccer Rodeo - October 18-19, 2008
U10-U16 Girls & Boys - all games played in Destin
Pending FYSA approval
additional information and registration available July 2008.
Click here to the TOURNAMENT PAGE


REMINDER: 1st half of your ECU club fees are due now. You can give the check to a Board Member at practice or mail payment to ECU P.O. Box 236, Destin FL 32540(Click here.)

FYSA Annual General Membership meeting info: Congratulations to Carlos Goncalves, former ECU Coordinator of Player Developement won the FYSA girls coach of the year award at the AGM on August 9th. Thanks to Christy Moore for nominating him. In addition, Will Parchment of the 2207-8 ECU U18 Boys team won the Stone Scholarship for boys which is a Region III award that only comes to Florida every 12 years. Lastly our own John Weekley, Coach of the U12 Girls Green team, was voted in as the Region D Vice President. ECU was very well represented at the FYSA AGM. We are very proud of these gentlemen. Please congratulate our winners when you see them.



CONGRATULATIONS to the following ECU players being selected to the State ODP teams:
Mikey Lightbourne - 94 Boys
Marcos Melicio-Zambrano - 92 Boys
Brandon Curriston - 92 Boys
Pedro Alba - 91 Boys

Congratulations to ECU's Cagney Valloch! Cagney signed with Mercer University in Georgia. Cagney is the Goalkeeper for the ECU U18 Girls and Niceville High School Lady Eagles. Shown in the picture are: L-R Carl Everitt-ECU U18G Coach, Susan Rimsa-Cagney's mother & ECU Treasurer, Cagney, and Michael Denton, NHS Lady Eagles and ECU U12G Coach.

Congratulations to ECU's Jordan Stone and Sean Reynolds! Both of these U18 players signed to play soccer at UWF on February 12th in the Ft. Walton Beach High School media center. In attendance were fellow ECU and Ft. Walton Beach High School players, ECU and Ft. Walton Beach High School Coach Zack Keeler, parents and family members and FWBHS staff.




Congratulations to ECU's Veronica Wolfkeil who recently signed to play soccer with the University of Alabama.
Pictured left to right are: Front row: Jennifer, Dave and Ronnie Wolfkeil. Back row: NHS Athletic Director John Hicks, NHS Principal Dr. Linda Smith and NHS and ECU Coach Michael Denton. Also in attendance were Ronnie's ECU U18 Coach Carl Everitt, NHS Asst. and ECU Coach Tim Brown, ECU Coach Jim McDermott and many friends, family and faculty members.

Jeremy Crute, a six-year member of ECU (& Wave Futbol) Club -- U18 boys team -- has been offered an academic scholarship and a spot as one of the top players on the reserve team at Covenant College in the North Georgia Mountains. As Jeremy proves himself, we are hopeful he will be moved up to varsity. Covenant College (NAIA division) loves their soccer, and it should be a fun place to play. Congratulations Jeremy and we look forward to hearing about your soccer succes.