- April 23, 2024
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Seabreeze's Kylie Watson controls the ball as teammate Juliet Greenstein watches the play. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC goalie Natalie Neal, left, gets ready to make a save. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC's Aron Binkley with the ball. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC's Aron Binkley controls the ball. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC's Felipe De Campos heads the ball out of the goal area. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC's Isabella Kummernes, right, makes a move on two Crescent City players. Photo by Brent Woronoff
From left, FPC's Camila Gonzalez, Savannah O'Grady, Natalie Neal and Sam Jennings warm up. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Matanzas' Tim Shestakov, center, and Jonathan Costa try to take the ball away from a Tocoi Creek player. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC goalie Teagan Paulo kicks the ball downfield. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC assistant girls coach Cat Bradley coached both teams on the league's opening day. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC's Aron Binkley, left, and goalie Teagan Paulo, who gets ready to throw the ball to a teammate. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Matanza's Aiden White and Alex Diaz celebrate a 4-3 win by their team, the Mangoes Chupadas. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Seabreeze' Natalie Neal stops a shot. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Seabreeze's Chloe Frank in goal. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Seabreeze's Ellison Kelson, Lucky Boren, Kylie Watson and Juliet Greenstein warm up before their game. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Seabreeze's Lucky Boren, with the ball, looks for an opening. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC's Heidi Michales, left, battles for the ball. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC's Hailey Sammons with the ball. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC's Kaitlyn Holley, left, passes to Isabella Kummernes. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Isabella Kummernes, center< drills a shot that found the back of the net for FPC's Hat Track Girls. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC's Hailey Sammons goes airborne for the ball. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC boys soccer coach Ramtin Amiri coaches two teams and runs the league. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC's Raine Delgado played goalie for the Hat Trick Girls. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC coach Ramtin Amiri, left, and Noah Daily in a game against Seville. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC's Hat Trick Heroes: Nevaeh Battle, Maria Sadio, Coach Cat Bradley, Isabella Kummernes, Heidi Michaels and Eva Sites. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC goalie Natalie Neal warms up before her game. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Miranda Spencer, left and Katherine Ouellette, playing for FPC's Clean Sheet Crew, run toward the ball. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Nevaeh Battle, right, played for FPC's Hat Trick Girls, which drubbed a Crescent City team 14-1. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC's Rami Amiri chases the ball. Photo by Brent Woronoff
FPC goalkeeper Natalie Neal warms up before the game. Photo by Brent Woronoff
The Flagler Soccer High School 7v7 summer league continues to grow each year. In its 2018 debut, the league had four teams with a total of 33 players.
This year, there are a total of 270 players participating on 20 teams — eight girls teams, eight varsity boys teams and four JV boys teams. The teams represent Flagler, Volusia and St. Johns counties.
The summer league opened its seven-week regular season on Saturday, June 3, at Indian Trails Sports Complex in Palm Coast. High school teammates play together, but their teams are not affiliated with their schools.
Flagler Palm Coast’s girls team has two entries in the summer league — the Hat Trick Girls and the Clean Sheet Crew. The FPC boys also have two teams entered, with the Royal Palms Soccer Club providing team shirts.
Matanzas also has two boys teams entered. The Seabreeze girls and Matanzas girls each have one team entered.
Gavin Ginnane, who operates both the Flagler Soccer adult 7v7 league and the high school league, said with a smaller field and fewer players, everyone has the opportunity for more touches on the ball.
“It’s fast-paced. Counter attacks can happen pretty quickly because it’s a small field,” Ginnane said.
Playoffs follow the regular season with every team guaranteed to play at least eight games during the summer, said FPC boys coach Ramtin Amiri, who runs the high school league.
It’s fast-paced. Counter attacks can happen pretty quickly because it’s a small field.” GAVIN GINNANE
Seabreeze girls soccer coach Eli Freidus said the league appears to be more competitive this year. Last year, there were just four girls teams.
“This is really good for foot skills and movement off the ball,” Freidus said. “It’s also good for fitness. You play full blast for five minutes, and then you’re off the field for five minutes. It’s fun.”
FPC JV girls coach Cat Bradley, who coached both of the Bulldogs’ girls teams, agreed that the league is a fun way to develop skills and give some incoming freshmen a chance to play with the older players.
“We do a lot in the summer. We condition three times a week and we lift weights,” Bradley said. “So, this is fun, but the girls are also super competitive. They were ready to go the day after we lost in districts.”
