From the Print Archive · 2016–2018
Spotlights
Every issue of Upper 90 spotlighted a club — its story, two of its teams, and players from the club. Browse by club to see each full package, or jump straight to the team features and player profiles.
Player spotlight · Tennessee
Abby Calderon Plays For Emerald Force 02 Chivas And Coach Derrick Long.
ABIGAIL CALDERON ABBY CALDERON PLAYS FOR EMERALD FORCE 02 CHIVAS AND COACH DERRICK LONG. “WHAT MAKES ABBY special goes way beyond her technical skills and playing ability on the field,” Coach Long says. “She has such a b
Player spotlight · Tennessee
ALISON MORRISON IS ONE OF THE COLLIERVILLE PLAYERS WHO had to make the transition to a different team because of age requirement changes.
Girls Assistant Director of Coaching Julia Osmond is quick to had to make the transition to a different team because of age agree. “Alison is a very energetic player who gives everything that she requirement changes. She
Player spotlight · Tennessee
ANNA HADDOCK tenacity and gifted attacking midfielder
ANNA HADDOCK WHEN COACHES DESCRIBE TSC 2001 GIRLS SHOWCASE TEAM MEMBER ANNA Haddock, “tenacity” and “gifted” are among the glowing words to describe just what this attacking midfielder means to her team. Dean Blaine, dir
Player spotlight · Tennessee
Anna Murrey Leader. Disciplined. Down To Earth.
ANNA MURREY LEADER. DISCIPLINED. DOWN TO EARTH. “She is a footballer for sure,” Coach Patrick Kabano says when describing his center back Anna Murrey. “She is an amazing young lady and my goodness, she has incredible pla
Player spotlight · Tennessee
Arnold Diaz Plays For East Ridge Futbol Club For Their U10 Boys Team.
ARNOLD DIAZ ARNOLD DIAZ PLAYS FOR EAST RIDGE FUTBOL CLUB FOR their U10 Boys team. The group have been undefeated so far this season, coming off a championship season with indoor soccer that saw them win 12-0 throughout t
Player spotlight · Tennessee
BRADY ERVIN PENNED HIS OWN THOUGHTS ABOUT what it’s like to play for the 04 Velocity Boys at Redoubt.
BRADY ERVIN PENNED HIS OWN THOUGHTS ABOUT what it’s like to play for the 04 Velocity Boys at Redoubt. “As a new player for Redoubt, at first, it was a little tough transitioning, but I was quickly welcomed by my fantasti
Player spotlight · Tennessee
CFC LADY FLAMES 07/06 MIDFIELDER Ashlyn Robbins has been playing soccer for a little over four years.
Ashlyn Robbins has been playing soccer for a little over four years. She attended the Shine Soccer Academy which focuses on player development. Head coach Nathan Brown says, “Ashlyn has fantastic vision for her age. She’
Player spotlight · Tennessee
Chalino Leon Plays Primarily As A Forward, But
CHALINO LEON CHALINO LEON PLAYS PRIMARILY AS A FORWARD, BUT occasionally as an attacking midfielder, for the Murfreesboro Soccer Club 2004 Elite. Coach Enrique Suarez says Chalino, who has been playing soccer his entire
Player spotlight · Tennessee
Chattanooga FC Academy – Casey Beck
Chattanooga FC CASEY BECK CASEY BECK IS A DEFENSIVE midfielder on the Chattanooga Football Club Academy ‘01 Premier Boys team. According to Coach Jimmy Weekley, “Casey is a skillful player; I would say his technical abil
Player spotlight · Tennessee
Chattanooga FC Academy – Kennedy Ball
KENNEDY BALL KENNEDY BALL BEGAN PLAYING RECREATION SOCCER WHEN SHE WAS 4 YEARS OLD. Apparently, she picked up the game pretty impressively. Coach Matt Yelton says Kennedy has a great amount of technical skill and vision
Player spotlight · Tennessee
CHRISTINA JARAMILLO began kicking a soccer ball before she could truly walk!
Christina Jaramillo began kicking a soccer ball before she could truly age of 2-and-a-half and hasn’t stopped since! walk! With numerous soccer-playing siblings (nine!), she has literally Christina has played on Team Thu
Player spotlight · Tennessee
Cleveland Fc Flames 00 Boys Center Fullback James Landberg Began Playing Soccer When He Was Three Years Old,
JAMES LANDBERG CLEVELAND FC FLAMES 00 BOYS CENTER FULLBACK JAMES LANDBERG BEGAN PLAYING SOCCER WHEN HE WAS THREE YEARS OLD, in Wilmington, North Carolina. According to his family, ever since then, James has insisted on p
Player spotlight · Tennessee
COACH MARK FORREST BELIEVES LOGAN STOLTENBORG’S competitive spirit is really what drives him.
COACH MARK FORREST BELIEVES LOGAN STOLTENBORG’S teammates during games and is almost another coach out there,” competitive spirit is really what drives him. “He is fantastic to Forrest explains. have on your team. In tra
Player spotlight · Tennessee
Coach Otey Smithson Calls Michael Jones The Perfect Example
COACH OTEY SMITHSON CALLS MICHAEL JONES THE PERFECT EXAMPLE of a NUSA player. “He has great leadership qualities, always works hard, and is a true champion of character,” says Smithson. In addition to being athletically
Player spotlight · Tennessee
DAWSON MOONSHOWER IS nine years old, but he’s much older in soccer-knowledge years
“DAWSON MOONSHOWER IS nine years old, but he’s much older in soccer-knowledge years,” according to his coach, Mike Otto. “As a young soccer player, he’s surprisingly savvy.” He’s the team captain, with other teammates re
Player spotlight · Tennessee
Efrain Valencia, Jr. is a center forward for Emerald 04 Celtic
Efrain Valencia, Jr. is a center forward for Emerald 04 Celtic, coached by Kelvin Scott with assistant coaches David Combs and David Brace. He is a newer addition to the team and as such he has had to prove himself to a
Player spotlight · Tennessee
Ella Lifsey
WITHIN THE U8 GIRLS TEAM AT EAST RIDGE FUTBOL CLUB, there is one player who is standing out for her maturity and determination that far surpasses her young years.
Player spotlight · Tennessee
Aidan Moore
Premier team in State League D1 in Tennessee, but don’t try to pin him down to just one position. He is able to play multiple positions but is seen primarily as a midfielder in an attacking role (#10 or #8). His technica
Player spotlight · Tennessee
Ava Flanary
AVA FLANARY AVA FLANARY IS ONE OF FC DALLAS’ YOUNGEST STANDOUT players, says FC Dallas 07 U10 Select girls coach Nina Baker. An athlete since she took her first steps, Ava is known for her speed and tenacity to win the b
Player spotlight · Tennessee
HALLIE MCBRIDE PLAYS FOR THE 08 Purple Rain team from Memphis, Tennessee.
HALLIE MCBRIDE HALLIE MCBRIDE PLAYS FOR THE their first season to improve herself as a player 08 Purple Rain team from Memphis, in this second year. “She has so much mental Tennessee. Despite her age, she has emerged tou
Player spotlight · Tennessee
Hayden Pendergrass
Football Club player who has been playing as part of the 06 Atletico team for only a year but has been playing the sport for 8 years. Unlike most kids his age, his role model is not a Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo. I
Player spotlight · Tennessee
Braden Henley Nye
Jackson Futbol Club BRADEN HENLEY NYE BRADEN NYE BEGAN PLAYING CLUB SOCCER IN 2008, and grabbed the game by its throat. Director of Coaching Dr. Ajit Korgaokar says that, for his age, “Braden has very good insight and ta
Player spotlight · Tennessee
Josi Greene
JOSI GREENE JOSI GREENE HAS BEEN PLAYING SOCCER FOR 10 YEARS, SINCE she was three years old. Coach Malang Jarju says that even at her young age, Josi has the ability to affect the final outcome of a game. “When she steps
Player spotlight · Tennessee
Josiah Moreno Has Been Playing Soccer His Entire Life
JOSIAH MORENO JOSIAH MORENO HAS BEEN PLAYING SOCCER HIS ENTIRE LIFE – all 10 years of it. He now plays outside back/outside midfield on Nate Sego’s Black 06 team. “Josiah is a very crafty and smart soccer player,” the he
Player spotlight · Tennessee
Kaitlyn Watson (Above Sliding) Is A Forward For
KAITLYN WATSON KAITLYN WATSON (ABOVE SLIDING) IS A FORWARD FOR Murfreesboro Soccer Club’s U18 girls and Coach Alan Oates says she gives 100 percent all of the time. “She is someone who always fights to win the ball, and
Player spotlight · Tennessee
Kat Smith Has Played At Redoubt Since 2014
KAT SMITH HAS PLAYED AT REDOUBT SINCE 2014 when she started on the recreational team before she moved up to the D-3 Select team. She is currently playing midfield on the U-11 Girls team. She is also an accomplished track
Player spotlight · Tennessee
Levi Hardin
LEVI HARDIN WILL TURN 11 YEARS OLD THIS MAY. HE’S PLAYED additional support for other soccer for Heartland Soccer Club (HSC): Nashville Youth Soccer positions on the field. Association (NYSA) every fall and spring season
Player spotlight · Tennessee
LUPE DIAZ IS A 13-YEAR-OLD NASHVILLE NATIVE WHO HAS PLAYED FOR Nashville United Soccer Academy for two years.
Nashville United Soccer Academy for two years. Former ECNL coach Dana Weymouth has been impressed with Lupe Diaz from day one. “She plays with an understanding and maturity of a National team player. Her ability to see t
Player spotlight · Tennessee
Mia Montgomery As A Child, Most Are Placed Into Various Clubs And Teams
MIA MONTGOMERY AS A CHILD, MOST ARE PLACED INTO VARIOUS CLUBS AND teams as a way to introduce them to all kinds of interests and activities. It is a special thing though when a child sticks with one of these teams and cl
Player spotlight · Tennessee
Rachel Smith
Aris FC RACHEL SMITH RACHEL SMITH HAS BEEN PLAYING SOCCER FOR SIX YEARS. THIS year, she played on the Aris FC Girls 06 Black team for head coach Rachel Schmidt and assistant coach Scott Mills. Her primary position is cen