The past seven days have been exciting for a handful of Crossfire Premier Alumni trying to make it in the professional soccer ranks. Five former players were drafted into Major League Soccer and one got the opportunity of a lifetime when he signed to play in the English Premier League. The windfall started when Kelyn Rowe, formerly of the Crossfire Premier United States Soccer Development Academy Program, was drafted #3 overall in the MLS Super Draft by the New England Revolution. Next, former Washington Crossfire PDL player Chris Blais was picked #33 overall to the San Jose Earthquakes. A day later former Crossfire Premier player George John was loaned to West Ham United of the English Premier League from his current club FC Dallas.  continue...

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CHICAGO -- UCLA midfielder (and Crossfire Premier Alumn) Kelyn Rowe has been added to the U.S. under-23 roster for a training camp ahead of men’s Olympic soccer qualifying.  Thirty players will gather for the camp with new coach Caleb Porter.  The U.S. opens qualifying against Cuba on March 22, then plays Canada two days later and El Salvador on March 26, with all three games at Nashville, Tenn. The top two teams in the group advance to the semifinals of the North and Central American and Caribbean region, and the two semifinal winners qualify for the London Olympics.
  
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SEATTLE (December 12, 2011) -- Highline Premier FC, the advanced development club of the Highline Soccer Association, and Crossfire Premier Soccer Club, Washington State’s largest premier level soccer institution for boys and girls under 19 years of age, have announced an exciting new affiliation between the two clubs. The announcement launches a relationship that will offer benefits to both clubs’ players.

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Crossfire Premier Players Simon LeKressner, Angelo Calfo and Harrison Kurtz have been on a lot of exciting soccer trips over the course of their young careers, but none as big as the trip they are currently preparing for. Simon, Angelo and Harrison will leave on October 23^rd for an 8 day trip that they will remember forever. The three will be traveling to Milan, Italy and training with the Inter youth teams as part of the partnership that Crossfire Premier has with Inter. LeKressner, Calfo and Kurtz were identified by the Inter staff after observing them at the Crossfire Inter Residential Camp, team practices and game competition. 
   
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For the second year in a row the Crossfire Residential Camp was a tremedous success.  This year Crossfire teamed with Inter of Milan, Italy to jointly operate the camp.  Multiple coaches from Itally help to staff and coordinate the camp.  Over 500 players attended camp over the two week period at Camp Casey on Whidbey Island.
 
Thanks to all that help make camp such a fun experience for the coaches and players!
 
In 2012 the Crossfire Inter Residential Camp will be expanding to three, one week sessions.  Look for more details later this fall!