ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST SUCCESSFUL COMPETITIVE SOCCER CLUBS in the state of Florida, Chargers Soccer Club (CSC) is a premier soccer club providing opportunities to players throughout the Tampa Bay region, including Clearwater, Lakewood Ranch, and Tampa, and three different counties, Pinellas, Manatee, and Hillsborough. The club draws players from an even larger geographic range from six JIM DINOBILE contiguous Bay Area counties, including Pasco, Sarasota, and Polk counties. Co-Director of the Chargers SC and Director of Soccer Operations Formed through the merger of a pair of clubs with roots dating back to the USSF A License 1970s — the Countryside Lightning Soccer Club and Fusion Futbol Club (formerly Black Watch Soccer Club and the New Tampa Soccer Association) — CSC has close TYPES OF PROGRAMS OFFERED to 80 competitive teams from U8 through U19 age groups, including seven USSF Recreational | Competitive Development Academy Teams from U11 through U19. The club also provides US Soccer Development Academy recreational soccer to an additional 1,600 players beginning in the U4 age group. ADDRESS “This was a great opportunity for two of the longest-standing clubs in Florida Chargers Soccer Club — let alone in the Tampa Bay area — to come together, combining our resources P.O. Box 47026 • Tampa, FL 33646 to continue to provide local opportunities and player development with additional PHONE: (727) 858-5253 regional, national and international-level opportunities across the whole club,” said Jim WEBSITE: www.chargerssoccer.com DiNobile, Chargers Soccer Club Director of Soccer Operations. The merger also brought together a soccer director staff with an unprecedented level of experience for the Tampa Bay region. Under the guidance of DiNobile, Director of Soccer Operations, and Peter Mannino, Director of Coaching, the Chargers Soccer Club program has grown into one of the most successful in the state. For instance, Fusion FC (formerly Black Watch SC and the New Tampa Soccer Association) captured the 1985 U18/19 Girls National Championship, while the Clearwater Chargers (encompassing the former Countryside Lightning Soccer Club) captured a pair of National Championships (1995 & 1997 James P. McGuire Cup, U19 Boys). The Chargers’ logo proudly displays three stars signifying three national championships. The Chargers Soccer Club is a club where players of all abilities have a place to play, a club that stresses development of the soccer player, and a club that, along with good soccer, emphasizes personal character and strives to help make a player the best person they can be through the principles of integrity, honesty, dedication, and commitment.