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About the Team: The Madison 56ers Soccer Club has made the decision to expand our adult women's program to include a team competing in the WPSL for 2010. In the past, the Madison 56ers adult women's team has competed successfully in the Wisconsin Premier League (WPL). The 56ers will continue to house up to two teams in the WPL along with the new WPSL team that will compete in the Midwest Region of the WPSL. This new expansion into the WPSL will provide the top area amateur players an opportunity to compete amongst the best women players in the Midwest region of a national league. In addition there continues to be opportunities within the Madison 56ers organization for state level WPL competition, providing a comprehensive adult women's program. (The WPL provides opportunities for a high level of competition for players who are not yet at the WPSL level or can not make the WPSL committment). John Reddan, Madison 56ers Director of Coaching, will coach the WPSL team for 2010. The Madison 56ers Soccer Club has been in Madison since 1956 and has been servicing both youth and adult soccer players for over 50 years. The Madison 56ers are not new to national-level competition for our adult players. The Madison 56ers have an adult men's NPSL team that has competed sucessfully in the NPSL for several years. A management group of interested individuals has been organized and is lead by General Manager, Charles Billings. We have begun the planning process to bring to the Madison area a competitive and financial successful WPSL program. To volunteer for the WPSL planning/operations committees or to inquire about sponsorship, please contact WPSL@madison56ers.org. There are numerous levels of sponsorship available that include both monetary and in-kind commitments. Visit the website often for more team and league information. Click on link: WPSL Action Returns to Madison About the Coaching:  JOHN REDDAN has been named Head Coach for the Madison 56ers WPSL team for the Summer 2010 season. John is the Coaching Director of the Madison 56ers Soccer Club. John holds a USSF "A" coaching license and also the USSF National Youth License. John has coached women's soccer at the collegiate level as an assistant at University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has also held the position of the Wisconsin Youth Soccer Association (WYSA) Associate Director of Coaching. John is a former player and captain for UW-Madison. He played for the Madison 56ers Men's 1992 National Champions and is a life long player and coach for the Madison 56ers.
Type of Players: The Madison 56ers WPSL team is a team that will consist of hardworking, competitive, dedicated collegiate, post-collegiate and/or top high school aged club players who desire to train and play at a high level and committment during May, June and July. The team competes in the Midwest Division of the WPSL that will include teams from Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri and Illinois.
Local Colleges: Madison 56ers WPSL players may come from (but will not be limited) to the following colleges: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Saint Louis University, Harvard, University of Iowa, University of Minnesota, Marquette University, UW Milwaukee, Edgewood, Mancato State, UW Stevens Point, UW Osh Kosh
Player Tryouts: Please contact WPSL@madison56ers.org for information on tryouts and team selections. |
