Zip_ME87 Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 IMG Soccer Academy retires six jerseys Anthony Ampaipitakwong, #8, Class of 2007: “Ampai” is the most talented midfield player to grace the fields at IMG Academies. After a stint in the US Soccer residency program, Anthony moved over to IMG and never looked back. He captained IMG sides that won the Sun Bowl, Dallas Cup, League Cup, Men’s League State Final, State Cup Final and PDL semifinals twice. After IMG, Anthony attended Akron University where he led them to a NCAA Championship and helped form one of college soccer’s most prolific programs. As a Generation adidas player, Anthony is in his first season with the San Jose Earth Quakes in the MLS. Zarek Valentin, #4, Class of 2008: Zarek is a versatile defender who has poise, guile and tenacity. One of the most competitive individuals to represent IMG, Z’s appetite for the game has caught the eye of every National Team coach in his age range and has represented the US on all of its youth National Teams. Akron Coach Caleb Porter spotted him early on at IMG and Zarek played along Ampai and Blair Gavin at Akron winning the NCAA championship before joining MLS with Chivas USA Not quite right since Ampai is not a GA player, but a nice honor for our former professional Zips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valpo Zip Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 IMG Soccer Academy retires six jerseys Anthony Ampaipitakwong, #8, Class of 2007: “Ampai” is the most talented midfield player to grace the fields at IMG Academies. After a stint in the US Soccer residency program, Anthony moved over to IMG and never looked back. He captained IMG sides that won the Sun Bowl, Dallas Cup, League Cup, Men’s League State Final, State Cup Final and PDL semifinals twice. After IMG, Anthony attended Akron University where he led them to a NCAA Championship and helped form one of college soccer’s most prolific programs. As a Generation adidas player, Anthony is in his first season with the San Jose Earth Quakes in the MLS. Zarek Valentin, #4, Class of 2008: Zarek is a versatile defender who has poise, guile and tenacity. One of the most competitive individuals to represent IMG, Z’s appetite for the game has caught the eye of every National Team coach in his age range and has represented the US on all of its youth National Teams. Akron Coach Caleb Porter spotted him early on at IMG and Zarek played along Ampai and Blair Gavin at Akron winning the NCAA championship before joining MLS with Chivas USA Not quite right since Ampai is not a GA player, but a nice honor for our former professional Zips. And Gavin didn't win a national championship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisbee Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 IMG Soccer Academy retires six jerseys Anthony Ampaipitakwong, #8, Class of 2007: “Ampai” is the most talented midfield player to grace the fields at IMG Academies. After a stint in the US Soccer residency program, Anthony moved over to IMG and never looked back. He captained IMG sides that won the Sun Bowl, Dallas Cup, League Cup, Men’s League State Final, State Cup Final and PDL semifinals twice. After IMG, Anthony attended Akron University where he led them to a NCAA Championship and helped form one of college soccer’s most prolific programs. As a Generation adidas player, Anthony is in his first season with the San Jose Earth Quakes in the MLS. Zarek Valentin, #4, Class of 2008: Zarek is a versatile defender who has poise, guile and tenacity. One of the most competitive individuals to represent IMG, Z’s appetite for the game has caught the eye of every National Team coach in his age range and has represented the US on all of its youth National Teams. Akron Coach Caleb Porter spotted him early on at IMG and Zarek played along Ampai and Blair Gavin at Akron winning the NCAA championship before joining MLS with Chivas USA Not quite right since Ampai is not a GA player, but a nice honor for our former professional Zips. And Gavin didn't win a national championship Toured the IMG facilities several years ago. Very impressive but unbelievably expensive to attend. Somewhere around 40-50K a year if I remember correctly !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yazan07 Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 IMG Soccer Academy retires six jerseys Anthony Ampaipitakwong, #8, Class of 2007: “Ampai” is the most talented midfield player to grace the fields at IMG Academies. After a stint in the US Soccer residency program, Anthony moved over to IMG and never looked back. He captained IMG sides that won the Sun Bowl, Dallas Cup, League Cup, Men’s League State Final, State Cup Final and PDL semifinals twice. After IMG, Anthony attended Akron University where he led them to a NCAA Championship and helped form one of college soccer’s most prolific programs. As a Generation adidas player, Anthony is in his first season with the San Jose Earth Quakes in the MLS. Zarek Valentin, #4, Class of 2008: Zarek is a versatile defender who has poise, guile and tenacity. One of the most competitive individuals to represent IMG, Z’s appetite for the game has caught the eye of every National Team coach in his age range and has represented the US on all of its youth National Teams. Akron Coach Caleb Porter spotted him early on at IMG and Zarek played along Ampai and Blair Gavin at Akron winning the NCAA championship before joining MLS with Chivas USA Not quite right since Ampai is not a GA player, but a nice honor for our former professional Zips. And Gavin didn't win a national championship And we're not Akron University Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipdiehard Posted August 15, 2011 Report Share Posted August 15, 2011 IMG Soccer Academy retires six jerseys Anthony Ampaipitakwong, #8, Class of 2007: “Ampai” is the most talented midfield player to grace the fields at IMG Academies. After a stint in the US Soccer residency program, Anthony moved over to IMG and never looked back. He captained IMG sides that won the Sun Bowl, Dallas Cup, League Cup, Men’s League State Final, State Cup Final and PDL semifinals twice. After IMG, Anthony attended Akron University where he led them to a NCAA Championship and helped form one of college soccer’s most prolific programs. As a Generation adidas player, Anthony is in his first season with the San Jose Earth Quakes in the MLS. Zarek Valentin, #4, Class of 2008: Zarek is a versatile defender who has poise, guile and tenacity. One of the most competitive individuals to represent IMG, Z’s appetite for the game has caught the eye of every National Team coach in his age range and has represented the US on all of its youth National Teams. Akron Coach Caleb Porter spotted him early on at IMG and Zarek played along Ampai and Blair Gavin at Akron winning the NCAA championship before joining MLS with Chivas USA Not quite right since Ampai is not a GA player, but a nice honor for our former professional Zips. And Gavin didn't win a national championship And we're not Akron University Appears they already fixed it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z.I.P. Posted August 15, 2011 Report Share Posted August 15, 2011 IMG Soccer Academy retires six jerseys Anthony Ampaipitakwong, #8, Class of 2007: “Ampai” is the most talented midfield player to grace the fields at IMG Academies. After a stint in the US Soccer residency program, Anthony moved over to IMG and never looked back. He captained IMG sides that won the Sun Bowl, Dallas Cup, League Cup, Men’s League State Final, State Cup Final and PDL semifinals twice. After IMG, Anthony attended Akron University where he led them to a NCAA Championship and helped form one of college soccer’s most prolific programs. As a Generation adidas player, Anthony is in his first season with the San Jose Earth Quakes in the MLS. Zarek Valentin, #4, Class of 2008: Zarek is a versatile defender who has poise, guile and tenacity. One of the most competitive individuals to represent IMG, Z’s appetite for the game has caught the eye of every National Team coach in his age range and has represented the US on all of its youth National Teams. Akron Coach Caleb Porter spotted him early on at IMG and Zarek played along Ampai and Blair Gavin at Akron winning the NCAA championship before joining MLS with Chivas USA Not quite right since Ampai is not a GA player, but a nice honor for our former professional Zips. I'm assuming that these are the first #s that IMG is "retiring". And, quite frankly, given that they are not what anyone would call a regular "school", if they maintain these standards, they will not have many -- if any -- numbers remaining in a decade or two! Interesting remark from Bisbee -- but IMG, which I think began out of the Nick Bollitierri Tennis Academy exists on the back of super-rich families, or in the case of most footballers, the USSF, which pays the cost for the National Youth Academy residency players -- is that not true? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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