Tim Kick announces retirement

I would like to announce that Tim Kick officially has retired from Michigan Legacy FC. We would like to thank him for his years of service to the community and all the kids lives hes touched. His unlimited dedication to this club has made it what it is today and wouldn't be where it is today without him. Tim, you will be greatly missed by the Legacy family. We wish you great success in whatever direction life may take you.

Club Director,

Randy Stephens

Opperational changes for Legacy FC

The club would like to announce that there will be some changes to the day to day operations. Tony Kirpinski will be taking over as the Boys Director and Ryan Elchuk will be the new Girls Director. Chris lee will be in charge of Player Development. Rich Shannon will be Club Administrator/Field Coordinator and Referee Coordinator and I will be Club Director. I would like to personally thank all of you for your dedication to the kids at Michigan Legacy FC.

Club Director,

Randy Stephens

Legacy U8 and U9 girls take first and second place in the U9 division in the Total Soccer's Thanksgiving 3v3 Tournament

The Legacy U8 and U9 girls teams combined to enter 2 teams in the U9 division of Total Soccer's Turkey Shoot, Legacy Red and Legacy White. Both teams won or tied their first 2 games and in their third game they played each other. The game was close but the Red Team pulled out a win in the last seconds of the game.
For the finals, the Legacy Red and White teams met again and after a very spirited game the red team came out on top. Both teams made their coaches proud. Congratulations Ladies!!

Coach Paul

U9 Michigan Legacy team for earning MSYSA Soccer Spotlight

Congratulations to the U9 Michigan Legacy team for earning MSYSA Soccer Spotlight Team of the Month honors for September 2011! The team recently finished 8-0-2 in League play (playing up one year), and they played in and won their first tournament (Canton Cup)! Their on-field accomplishments are only outshown by their off-field accomplishments. For two summers now, they have worked at a local Veterans Home doing grounds clean up. Parents, players, and siblings have joined together to till and plant a large garden, weed the flower beds, plant flowers, and trim trees. Also, they participated in the Juvenile Diabetes walk at the GM Tech Center last year and are planning to do it again this Fall. Other future activities include making birthday cards for overseas soldiers and working at a local food pantry. GREAT Job Ladies - Keep the Good Work!

Second session 3v3 Acedemy Dates

Friday, July 29
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Friday, August 26

Polish Army Veterans Home - Sterling Hts

Thanks and blessings to all of you that came out to help with the Vets Home cleanup. We had 28 people come out to help at some point during the 4 days it took to complete the job, for a total of 96 man (and kid) hours. Wow! We pruned trees, pulled weeds, edged and weed-whacked, cleared and turned a huge garden, trimmed shrubs, thinned and relocated lilies, hostas and ferns and much more. Then we planted new flowers and a wonderful vegetable garden. The place looks so much more inviting and homey.

Again, thanks to all who came and helped in any way. Several of you mentioned that you wanted to come but weren't able to and would like to contribute financially. We would be happy to accept any donations. Anything collected above our costs will be donated directly to the home. So if you are thinking of making a donation, please respond to this email and let us know. (Also, if you'd like a receipt for your donation, the home is non-profit and will provide that).

We are also going to throw a party for the men on Tuesday night, with cake and ice cream and a festive atmosphere. So any of you that helped in any way, whether with your time or money, we'd like you to join us at the home between 6 and 6:30. (We're going to serve at 6:30). Since it's to honor the Veterans, and it's Flag Day, please show your spirit by wearing your colors: Red, White and Blue or a patriotic tee. Let's make it a really special event.

Thanks to Claudia & Paul Zernec for coordinating this event.

Men's Soccer Signs Fraser's HS Mike Kepler - June 13, 2011

DETROIT, Mich.-On Friday, Fraser's Michael Kepler signed a 2011-12 Letter of Intent to continue his soccer career at Marygrove College. The signing was the second for Coach Johnson and the Mustangs this offseason. Kepler is a 5'8" skillful forward that comes to Marygrove with a wealth of soccer experience and success. The four-year varsity member finished the last two years of his career with a fury by earning 2009 & 2010 All-District honors and a 2010 selection to the All-Conference Team. During his senior campaign, Kepler tallied an impressive 10 goals and six assists en route to the aforementioned accolades. The forward also spent the last two seasons playing for the highly regarded Michigan Legacy. Coach Johnson on Kepler: I am glad we were able to sign Michael. He has great enthusiasm for the game and will be able to help us as we continue to grow as a program. I look forward to what should be a very promising season with Michael and the rest of our 2011 recruits that will be joining our team.

U15 Boys - 2011 Canton Cup Champions - May 30, 2011

Congratulations to the U15 Legacy boys. They are the Division -Champions of the 2011 Canton Cup held over Memorial Day weekend. The boy's team went undefeated without giving a goal this past weekend. The boy's team was to play in the Final game against the Michigan Alliance on Monday, but that game was cancelled due to weather/field conditions (all of the Monday Finals games were cancelled). Since the final game was cancelled, the champion was determined by tournament tiebreaker rules. This is the first championship win for the guys.

U8 Legacy Girls - 2011 Canton Cup Champions - May 30, 2011
Congratulations to the U8 Legacy Girls. They are Green Division -Champions of the 2011 Canton Cup held over Memorial Day weekend.

The girls opened Saturday with a 8-1 win over the Lobos on a mud covered field. We thought the first game pitch was in bad condition until we arrived Sunday morning for our second game. That field, nicknamed the mud bowl, was where we had a 4-2 muddy victory over Waza and later Sunday afternoon a 6-1 win over the CSC team The girls were to play in the Final game against the PSG team on Monday, but that game was cancelled due to weather/field conditions (all of the Monday Finals games were cancelled). Since the final game was cancelled, the champion was determined by tournament tie breaker rules. These little ladies played so well, braving weather and field conditions throughout the weekend to win their first tournament.. Congratulations ladies, from the coaching staff - Tracy Romatz, Tim Barry, and Paul Zernec

Boys U-13 Silver win St. Clair Shores Waterfront Invitational - October 2010
Congratulations to the Michigan Legacy FC Boys U-13 Silver for winning the St. Clair Shores Waterfront Invitational in late August. The young men outscored Oakland United, Carpathia Kickers, and TSC Troy United, 12-2 to qualify for the championship game, where they beat Carpathia Kickers with a score of 3-1.

With just a couple weeks break, they ventured to the Autumn Blast Tournament in Petoskey, only to walk away as finalists. They won their bracket with three consecutive shut outs (6-0, 3-0 and 6-0) over Carpathia, Muskegon Lakers and Bay Area Renegades. They defeated Northville Rush Swoosh 4-0 in the semi-final match, and battled to a 0-1 loss to Midland Fusion in the finals. That lone goal in the championship game was the only one scored on the team in their five games that weekend.

2010 Romeo Peachfest Soccer Tournament Red Division Champions! - September 2010

Congratulations to the Michigan Legacy FC Girls U-13 Black for winning the Red Division at the Romeo Peachfest Tournament over the Labor Day weekend.

Our ladies started the tournament on Saturday with a difficult win 1-0 against NMSC Starz followed by a victory against KC Wizards 7-0 to go undefeated 2-0 going into Sunday.

Sunday started the same way Saturday did with a great effort and a well deserved 1-0 victory over Gladiators FC. The ladies finished off there impressive performance with a 3-0 victory against Fraser Motion to go Undefeated 4-0 for the tournament.

The team did not give up any goals all weekend long!!!

I just wanted to say again how honored I am to be associated with these ladies and their families. They never cease to amaze me!

Coach Tony Rosales, Assistant Coach Jaylin Davis, Manager Gladys Rosales

U11 Girls Orange Division Finalists - 2010 Canton Cup Tournament - May 30, 2010

Congratulations to the U11 Girls (Michigan Legacy 99) for being crowned orange division Finalists of the 2010 Canton Cup Tournament held over Memorial weekend.

The girls opened the tournament on Saturday by beating MI Rush Central 5-1. They followed that up with a 7-1 victory over Hamburg United 99.

Sunday opened with a hard fought 3-1 victory over the Blues SC 99 which placed them into the Championship game. The girls battled their opponent, and the heat, but came up short (4-0) to the Flint Steelers in the Final game.

The girls played outstanding soccer all weekend and are to be commended for their efforts. Way to go sisters!

Coach Glen Ursaki, Assistant Coach Ryan Stanek and Manager Jerry Little

U11 Girls Silver Division Finalists - 2010 Jaguar Invitational Tournament - May 10, 2010

Congratulations to the U11 Girls (Michigan Legacy 99) for being crowned silver division Finalists of the 2010 Jaguar Invitational Tournament.

The girls opened the tournament by battling both the PASS Impact and the extremely cold and windy conditions and came away with a 3-1 victory. They followed that up with 3-1 victory over the Novi Jaguars which guaranteed their position in the Championship game.

Sunday opened with a 4-0 victory over the Farmington Fusion. The girls battled in the Championship game but came up short (1-0) to the MPSA Crush. The girls played extremely well throughout the weekend and should be extremely proud of their accomplishment.

Thanks parents for your support, our Sunday afternoon BBQ/luncheon and braving the elements.

Coach Glen Ursaki, Assistant Coach Ryan Stanek and Manager Jerry Little

Michigan Legacy FC – Macomb Patriots Partnership - April 29, 2010
Michigan Legacy FC and the Macomb Patriots have created a partnership that will begin the fall 2010 season.  Randy Hyduk and David Hughes from the Macomb Patriots met several times with the Legacy Club Directors Tim Kick and Randy Stephens during this past winter to work out the details.  Both clubs are very excited about working together and developing a soccer program that will meet the needs of the soccer communities in which they support.

With this new partnership there will be many benefits for both clubs, including the availability of additional soccer and training fields.  The addition of the Macomb Patriots game field located at River Bends Park, access to St. Peter Lutheran Church for training, and the ability to start the Legacy Academy at this northern location should be very beneficial for attracting new players to the club.

The Legacy / Patriot partnership will begin with the development of the Legacy FC Academy beginning May 1st, 2010 at the St. Peter Lutheran Church & School located at 24 Mile Road and Romeo Plank.  The Friday night Academy will be led by Tony Rosales, Randy Hyduk, David Hughes, Dave Hunt, Lance Watters and other coaches from the Legacy and Patriots coaching staff who will be volunteering their time to develop the youth in our soccer community.

On behalf of the MI Legacy Directors of Coaching and the Macomb Patriots Directors of Coaching, we would like to extend a warm welcome to the soccer players and their families to our club. We hope that you enjoy your child’s years of soccer development, the cherished memories, and the friendships that will be made along your soccer journey.

Sincerely,

Tim Kick, Randy Stephens, Randy Hyduk, Dave Hughes, Dave Hunt, and Lance Watters

Michigan Legacy FC – New Coach Chris Lee – April 12, 2010
The Michigan Legacy would like to introduce and welcome Chris Lee as the coach for the newly formed Legacy U/8 girls (black) team. Chris will continue working with Tony Rosales through the spring season. Once June tryouts are complete Chris will take on the head coaching responsibilities of the team in the fall for the 2010 season.

Chris brings a wealth of soccer knowledge to our club. He played his youth soccer in Southern Florida in several leagues, and was a standout player while playing travel soccer during High School.

Chris began his coaching career with AYSO.  He then moved on to Assistant Coach his son’s U-8 thru U-10 teams at F.C. Nova. Also during this time Chris was Assistant Coach with Vardar East U-8 / U-9 boys as well as coaching with their Academy, weekly skills training, and USL training programs.

Chris currently holds his Michigan State Youth Soccer Association “D” License.

On behalf of Club Directors and its membership we would like to extend a warm welcome to Chris, his wife and their family to Michigan Legacy FC. We hope your experience in the club is enjoyable and your soccer journey is filled with life long friendships and memories.

Sincerely,

Tim Kick & Randy Stephens
Club Directors      

Michigan Legacy FC – New Coach Tony Kropinski - April 10, 2010
The Michigan Legacy would like to introduce and welcome Tony Kropinski as the coach for the newly formed Legacy U/8 boys team. Tony Kropinski will continue working with our Academy Director Tony Rosales through the spring season.  Once June tryouts are complete Tony Kropinski will take on the head coach responsibilities of the team for the fall 2010 season

Tony brings a wealth of soccer knowledge to club.  He played his youth soccer in the Troy Soccer Club in the little Caesar’s Premier Soccer League and was a standout player at Troy Athens High School where he earned a four-year Varsity letter. 

He began his coaching career with the San Marino Soccer Club. He trained and coached two boys’ teams that his nephews played for. He is currently the assistant coach for the Legacy FC - U/14 and U/18 boys’ team.

Coach Tony attended and graduated from Wayne State University with a bachelor’s degree in Biological Science with a specialization in biophysics and molecular biology and additionally holds a minor in health psychology. Tony works at the Wayne State University School of Medicine performing neuroscience research on traumatic brain injury. 

On behalf of the Club Directors and its membership we would like to extend a warm welcome to Tony and his wife Sarah to the Legacy FC.  We hope your experience in the club is enjoyment. 

Sincerely,

Club Directors
Tim Kick & Randy Stephens

Michigan Legacy FC – Welcomes New Coach Paul Zernec - April 9, 2010
The Michigan Legacy would like to welcome Paul Zernec to the club.  A long time friend and coaching buddy, Paul brings a great enthusiasm and passion to teaching the game of soccer to kids.   Paul and Tim have been soccer friends since “1990” when their daughters Ashley and Jennifer started playing soccer in the local AYSO league in Sterling Heights. 

Paul’s responsibilities will be coaching and developing the newly formed Legacy U/6 and U/8 girls development teams.  Along with his coaching responsibilities Paul will be active trainer in the Legacy FC Academy program.

On behalf of the MI Legacy Directors of Coaching we welcome Paul Zernec and all the new players and their families to the club. We hope you enjoy your child’s years of soccer development, memories and friendships that will be made along your soccer journey.

Sincerely,

Club Directors
Tim Kick & Randy Stephens

Michigan Legacy FC – New Boys & Girls Team Added - January 24, 2010
Great news, the MI Legacy soccer club just added two new teams for the spring 2010 season. The new U/8 boy’s coed team will be coached by Tony Rosales and the U/8 girl’s team will be coached by Randy Stephens. The teams will compete in the Michigan Youth Soccer League. On behalf of the MI Legacy Directors of Coaching we welcome all the new players and their families to the club. We hope that you enjoy your child’s years of soccer development, memories and friendships that will be made along your soccer journey.

Sincerely,
Club Directors Tim Kick & Randy Stephens

MI Legacy FC  - Saginaw 7- Eleven Soccer Tournament Finalists - November 2009
Congratulations to the Mi Legacy Under 10 boys soccer team for being this year’s finalist at the 7 Eleven Classis in Saginaw MI.  The Boys had very busy weekend of soccer they had to play a total of 5 games in 24 hours. On Sunday alone the boys played 3 games in just 5 hours.

Thanks to all the players for fun weekend of soccer.  A special thank you to all the parents for getting the boys to games this weekend.

Great job boys, we are all very proud of you!
Coach Randy, Coach Scott and Team Manager Rich

Fraser HS Varsity Boy’s Soccer  - October 2009
MI Legacy FC director Tim Kick was hired as the 2009 Fraser High School Varsity boy’s soccer head coach this past July.  Although it has been a very busy fall season of soccer coaching both the Fraser HS  team and running the MI Legacy Futbol Club - Coach Kick has no complaints. With his passion for coaching soccer there has been no worries about managing his time between these two successful soccer programs.

Press Release: Fraser Chronicle Newspaper

Ramblers on a Roll - October 2009
Fraser soccer team picking up steam into second half
By Jon Malavolti - C & G Sports Writer

FRASER — The Fraser High soccer team is exactly where it wants to be at the midpoint of the season — on a roll. After dropping a Sept. 14 road game at division-leader Romeo High 5-0, the Ramblers returned to what they do best. The team reverted back to its strength — focusing on playing solid defense — and racked up two straight wins followed by two ties against tough competition in the Macomb Area Conference White Division. “We’ve been more successful with that,” first-year Fraser coach Tim Kick said, referring to the defensive style. “With the way we’re playing right now, I think we can compete against any team in the White Division and have success.” The team struggled at first, as it worked to mesh and adopt Kick’s coaching style and philosophies. But things have been clicking lately.

“We started out in our non-conference games learning the team, the players and what kind of system we were going to play, so we had a lot of adjustments,” the coach said. “Every game we play we seem to get better and better.” “We’ve been playing our hearts out. We started out slow, but … since we’ve been playing real tough,” senior goalkeeper Nino Tannahill said. “We seem like a tough team to beat now.” And the timing couldn’t have been better for the Ramblers, as they’re still in the thick of things in the MAC White title race. Fraser (2-2-2 in the division, 2-5-3 overall, at press time) was tied for fourth in the competitive, balanced division.
“We’ve really picked it up as the division season came, so we want to just keep it up and play our best,” senior Cale Burke said.
Six out of the division’s seven teams still had a reasonable shot of taking the title at press time. “Everybody’s good this year; it’s a battle every time — just all out war,” senior Sean Mok said. “It’s pretty hard, but our team, if we keep playing the way we’ve been playing, we’ll do fine,” senior Adam Burton added. “Most teams are pretty good. There are no really weak teams in the league.”
Whether they finish on top of the division standings or not, the Ramblers know they’re benefiting from playing in the tough MAC White when the district playoffs begin Oct. 19. “It helps us a lot,” senior Brian Amann said. “Every game we’ve played has been real close. It’s been preparing us real well.” The Ramblers will advance as far as their sturdy defense can lead them in the postseason.
“Our defense is really strong,” Kick said. And it all starts, and ends, with Tannahill in net. “He’s been standing tall, very tall,” Kick said of his goalkeeper. “We’ve had a great performance out of him.” The coach also praised the defenders and the defensive-based midfielders — Burton, Burke, senior Mike Girard, juniors Corey Foster and Dean Williams, and sophomore Keith Swistock — who man the area in front of the net. “They’re really solid; they’re organized,” Kick said. “They put a lot of high pressure on the attacking team.”
Mok, meanwhile, is the team’s go-to threat on offense, leading Fraser with five goals at press time. “He’s a really big weapon up there, reads the game well and has a great nose for the net,” Kick said. After playing eight of their first 10 games on the road, the Ramblers are scheduled to return to Fraser to finish out the year with seven consecutive home games before wrapping up the regular season Oct. 14 at Royal Oak.

Catch the team in action when they host division foe St. Clair Shores Lakeview at 4 p.m. Oct. 2.
You can reach Sports Writer Jon Malavolti at jmalavolti@candgnews.com or at (586) 498-1040.

TRYOUT OPENINGS - THIS THURSDAY!!
Openings for:
High School Girls
U-8 Girls
U-9 Girls
U-11 Girls
U-17 Boys

Congrats to U- 11 Girls! - May 26, 2009
Congratulations to the Michigan Legacy FC U-11 Girls 98 soccer team for taking the championship at the 2009 Starburst Spectacular Tournament in Columbus Ohio.

The day began with a very tough game against Dublin Celtic Pride that wasn't decided until late in the game when the girls finished with a 3-1 victory. The day did not get any easier with our second game against Worthington Crew Jrs Select in which the girls prevailed with a 5-3 victory to move them to 2-0 going into Sunday's first match.

On Sunday the girls faced a very talented Classics FC Elite team and battled to a 1-1 tie to move them into the championship game.

The championship game was everything a fan could ever hope to see with the team trading goals into the final minutes of the game when the Michigan Legacy FC U-11 Girls 98 scored to win the championship by a 3-2 tally. We could not have been able to accomplish this without the commitment of the girls and the support of our wonderful parents.
I hope everybody enjoyed the weekend as much as I did being able to coach these terrific young ladies.

Congratulations to the U/11 Boys MI Legacy FC Silver team for capturing first place in their inaugural season.
Coaches - Mike Tanner & Larry Campbell

Congratulations to the U/11 Girls MI Legacy FC Silver team for capturing first place in their inaugural season.
Coaches – Randy Stephens & Sandy Martorana

Congratulations to the U/11 Girls MI Legacy FC Black team for capturing second place in their inaugural season.
Coaches – Tony Rosales & Debbie Ellinger

Congratulations to the U/19 Girls MI Legacy FC Silver team for capturing third place in their inaugural season.
Coach – Chris Ancona

Michigan Legacy FC – September 8, 2008

Congratulations to the U/11 Legacy FC Girls, for being crowned this year’s champions at the 2008 Petoskey Autumn Blast. The girls started the tournament with a very well played game against a good team Clarkston Shadows, which we won 2-0. Are second and third game's were a little easier with 2 win's of 8-1 and 8-0 to put us in the final's. The finals would challenge the girls to play against a very competitive team from Grosse Pointe MI, GPSA Breaker's. The Legacy girls played unbelievable, the girls played with such passion, skill and teamwork that eventually awarded them the championship game with a 1 – 0 final score.

I would also like to thank the entire parent's who make this possible, hope you had as much fun as the girl's and I had this past weekend.

Michigan Legacy FC – August 27, 2008

Congratulations to the Michigan Legacy U11 Boys Silver soccer team for reaching the finals in the St Clair Shores Waterfront Invitational Tournament. The team fought hard in the championship game and displayed allot of heart in the eventual 3-2 defeat. This tournament was a great preseason warm-up and the players and parents are looking forward to an exciting season of Michigan Legacy Soccer!

On behalf of the Michigan Legacy FC, we would like to thank the St Clair Shores Soccer Club for hosting a very well organized and fun tournament.

Coach Mike Tanner & Coach Larry Campbell

New Coach
The Michigan Legacy FC would like to extend a warm welcome to Coach Tony Rosales. Coach Tony will be coaching our new U11 boy’s and U/11 girl’s teams from Sterling Heights and surrounding communities.

In addition to Tony’s coaching responsibility, he will be the Director of the Legacy Soccer Academy. Tony, with the assistance of the Michigan Legacy FC coaches, will be responsible for player development for soccer players 4 thru 8 years old.

Coach Tony began his soccer experience by playing soccer for the Shelby Utica Soccer Association (S.U.S.A.) where he played for many years before retiring from competitive soccer and turning his attention to coaching. He has 7 years experience coaching club soccer and is a USSF “D” Licensed Coach. Coach Tony lives in Sterling Heights with his wife and four children. Coach Tony has also volunteered his time for the past 7 years through Sterling Heights Parks and Recreation Department coaching programs in Baseball, Basketball and Football.

On behalf of the Michigan Legacy FC, we wish the coaches, manager, players, and their families a great upcoming year of soccer.

Thank You,

Tim Kick
Director of Coaching-Boys

Randy Stephens
Director of Coaching-Girls