2019 ALL-BIG BEND BOYS SOCCER: Leon's Sy Fontenot flies away to Player of the Year, 2018 ALL-BIG BEND BOYS SOCCER: Lincoln's Mott-Smith commands focus as POY. 7 nationally. This premier soccer team's inaugural season kicked off on May 4, 2019. Gulf Coast Premier League. The Bainbridge and Thomas County Central softball teams were not able to finish their game at Bainbridge on Oct. 8 due to a lightning delay. A new semi-professional soccer club was coming to Tallahassee. The season will be here before we know it. “I’ve lived my entire life in Tallahassee so to be able to represent the city is a big, prideful feeling.”. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) -- The Tallahassee Soccer Club has announced their full 2020 schedule. Some have stocked up to watch those they know and love. It’s one of the unique facets of semi-pro soccer, and every team will have to understand its collective strengths and weaknesses. At every home game, this 15 ft by 6.5 ft banner will be hung loud and proud with logos of sponsors. “The last four years have been a slump. Last Saturday, Tallahassee SC played its second and final tune-up before playing a true first game against the Clovers. The Battle Lions’ roster was chosen in such a manner that Tallahassee and the region is represented by its players. Some are still finishing their senior years, such as Godby’s Jose Rodriguez, who scored 45 goals as a junior, or 2019 All-Big Bend Player of the Year Sy Fontenot from Leon. Tallahassee Magazine: Tell us how Tallahassee Soccer Club got started? Tallahassee Soccer Club is the only Men's semi-Pro Soccer team in Tallahassee. I developed branded physical collateral as well as digital and social media content. Facebook; Twitter; Instagram; Recent News. Tallahassee Soccer Club names Lincoln High's Josh Bruno as head coach, begins play in May The Battle Lions start their season May 5 and are using a … This is a brand-new team and we’ve only played together for the last month. 2020 marks the Battle Lions' first season in the National Premier Soccer League, after they spent their inaugural 2019 season in the Gulf Coast Premier League. Homegrown talent galore: Cajun Soccer Club, their rebrand to Cajun Rush and more January 20, 2020 ©2019 GULF COAST PREMIER LEAGUE. The club announced the schedule via social media on Tuesday. Tallahassee Soccer Club Live Stream - Duration: 3 minutes, 56 seconds. “It is definitely challenging,” said TLHSC forward Ian Hildebrandt, a 2015 Chiles High alum and current FSU student. Contact Us info@www.gcplsoccer.com. Besides students, there are professionals of various backgrounds on the roster. It will be a challenge the first few games.”. 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In their first season, TLHSC went 5-3-2, winning the East Division, before falling in the first round of the GCPL playoffs. With bleacher seating for 300 available and plenty of room to bring chairs, gates open at 4 p.m., and tickets are $7. SkyZone will be present with games and activities for kids, who get in free age 14 and under. “Naturally, I miss the competitive level that this game can bring,” Hildebrandt said. Building a community driven soccer-culture revolution! Tallahassee Soccer Club president Chris Petley talks inaugural season | WATCH, Tallahassee Soccer Club president Chris Petley talks about the Battle Lions' inaugural season following a scrimmage against Thomas University, Leon's Sy Fontenot flies away to Player of the Year, Lincoln's Mott-Smith commands focus as POY, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. I developed branded physical collateral as well as digital and social media content. 78 talking about this. Cajun Soccer Club. “All these guys are really good, and the people we’ll be playing against may have been playing together for a little while. Look for an amazing tailgate experience and more. Pre-gaming for the showdown with Savannah FC starts with supporting the various business partnering with TLHSC, such as GrassLands Brewing Company and Township, both along Gaines Street by the grass fields. Goalie Hugo Peruzzi, 30, has an accomplished soccer background while playing in Portugal, but he uses it in America as a coach for Florida Elite. I look forward to practicing every week. Flyers with team information and schedules are distributed at events. This graphic is an all call for volunteers to help out on TLH SC game days. It’s a dream, I would say. Us being brand new and starting something in Tallahassee, I’m glad to be a part of it.”. “This takes me back to the high school days, that level of excitement. I wanted to make this team.”. We can't wait to represent our region once again! Florida State’s main sports complex at the corner of St. Augustine Street and S. Woodward Avenue will be base camp for Tallahassee SC’s six home games. With all that's going on, the team is sure to need some extra hands. Others such as Luke Pelkowski, who lives in Valdosta, Ga., and played at Lowndes High, are happy to rep the black and gold for the region. This premier soccer team's inaugural season kicked off on May 4, 2019. FSU is in search of their second win of the 2020 campaign as they head to South Bend, Indiana to take on #5 Notre Dame. Week 6 of the high school football season has come and gone and the WCTV Sports team is here to walk you through it all. “I love it,” said Pelkowski, who played a year at Thomas U. he FAMU DRS volleyball team won on senior night against Rickards on Oct. 8. As players joined the team, @TLHSoccerClub posted on social to celebrate their new additions. #7Hills1City #TLHSC “The guys are bigger, stronger – everything goes up a little bit.”. TLH SC is excited to have them, and they're excited to be there. The Battle Lions' road matchups come on May 16 (Jacksonville), May 23 (Port City), June 13 (Pensacola), June 20 (New Orleans) and June 27 (AFC Mobile). Hildebrandt is planning to pursue a Master’s degree once he finishes his undergraduate program. Tallahassee will compete in the newly-branded Gulf Coast Conference as part of the NPSL's South Region. And he doesn’t care that he's a 19-year-old on a roster that goes as old as 32 – Jacob Schmoker, who works in information technology at CGI. “I love playing with older people. There are FSU, Florida A&M, Tallahassee Community College, and Thomas University students. pic.twitter.com/RuuIrmvNKo. Deion Sanders was the former offensive coordinator for Trinity Christian, and his son currently plays for the team. “It’s fun, it’s competitive, it’s the next level before playing in college,” said Fontenot, who will head to the University of West Florida at the end of the summer. 24 views; Counting down to May 4th, the first game of Tallahassee Soccer Club's first season. February 11, 2020. The club is moving home games to Gene Cox Stadium this year after playing on Florida State's campus at the intermural fields a season ago. “It’s one of the coolest feelings to know you’re playing semi-pros. All home games will be at Gene Cox Stadium and kick off at 7pm eastern. “The kids have the energy and they just fly up and down the lines. Practice t-shirts rep the team as the players gear up for game day. Barksdale doesn’t worry about the age range on the roster that spans 13 years. My connection with this team is perfect. You'll be sure to find this first-edition poster hanging on every true fan's wall. Legendary college basketball analyst Dick Vitale has written a new book that says the Noles would have cut down the nets in Atlanta. The scrimmage in Thomasville, Ga., against Thomas University provided a chance to grow together as team. He’d like to do it at FSU so he can keep playing for Tallahassee SC beyond this season, and in that way build a program’s success the same way he helped do at Chiles. Since then, Hildebrandt, 22, has been playing with the Tallahassee Soccer Association, but Sunday evening games haven’t quite cut it for the striker. Running full speed ahead #tothegoal Tallahassee Soccer Club is the only Men's semi-Pro Soccer team in Tallahassee. “My mother bought 22 tickets for her and her friends,” Barksdale said. Digital ads will help people kick it on Tallahassee Soccer Club website. “The tryout was the goal,” Barksdale said. Godby football’s season got off to a great start with a season-opening win against Chiles, now their attention turns to Leon. Then in May 2018, just after beginning to walk again normally – a six-inch scar is visible on the outer part of his lower right leg from where surgical incisions were made – Barksdale, 27, heard some wonderful news. 49 views; Streamed 8 months ago; 3:56. This team gave me something to look forward to. We have to work through some things, get some chemistry going. “I will have a contingent there cheering me on.”. Facebook cover images for players to share the news with their family, friends, and fans. “It’s cool to be involved in the first elite amateur soccer team here in Tallahassee,” said Barksdale, an FSU alum. Former Lincoln midfielder Gavin Mott-Smith, the 2018 All-Big Bend Player of the Year under the tutelage of Trojans and TLHSC head coach Josh Bruno, is the youngest player on the roster by four days over Fontenot, 19. 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