The OSSA Soccer Club is proud to announce a partnership with Crossfire Premier Soccer Club based in
Redmond, Washington effective May 1, 2013. While OSSA will become Crossfire Oregon immediately, the official brand transition will take place over the next three to six months. This fall Oregon players will proudly wear the Crossfire blue and black kit featuring the new Crossfire Oregon logo.
Crossfire Premier, which launched in 1997 is one of the country’s top 20 clubs and has a national reputation for providing their players with the highest level of soccer instruction. Crossfire Premier is a Nike Premier club that participates in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy, the Elite Clubs National League and the WCDA.
According to Fraser Morrison, Crossfire Oregon Director of Coaching for girls, “Crossfire Premier is a brand you associate with quality and excellence. We are extremely excited for the OSSA brand to now evolve into Crossfire Oregon. The opportunities for our players are endless. At the elite level our players will benefit from their partnerships with Inter Milan, the USSDA, and the ECNL. At the various other levels our players will be able to take advantage of the wide array of camps they offer and be able to enjoy the opportunity to compete against Crossfire Premier teams at our own tournaments and up in Seattle at the Crossfire tournaments.”
Crossfire Oregon Director of Coaching for boys, Jim Brazeau adds, “This partnership is very exciting on so many levels. We get to be a part of one of the top clubs in the country which will allow our best players opportunities that they can’t get anywhere else in Oregon. Our coaches will work with the Crossfire Premier coaches and we will share players and resources giving our kids an experience second to none.”
As Crossfire Oregon grows, the focus will be on hiring the best coaches in Oregon, providing more opportunities for high level players and providing academic support as players prepare to play in college. While almost every player dreams of playing professional soccer, the reality is that only a small number of players reach that goal. Crossfire Oregon will do everything possible to help make dreams come true, but the main focus for Crossfire Oregon will be to help place players in the perfect college environment. A comprehensive college program will be rolled out in 2013 to help players find the best academic and soccer t to suit their individual college needs.
The Crossfire Premier Soccer Club was formed in 1997 and to this day it provides professional training and player development to qualified players helping them advance to the highest levels of play available. Crossfire Premier coaching has produced players that have risen above the Crossfire Premier levels and onto playing for Division 1 Colleges, the National Residency Programs, US Soccer National teams and pools (U15-U20), and onto careers in the US and European leagues.
Crossfire Premier Director of Coaching, Bernie James sums up this partnership by saying, "I'm looking forward to working with the Oregon group in what I believe will be a mutually beneficial relationship for many years"
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