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      <title>QSC Vipers</title>
      <pubDate>06/18/2013 09:13 PM</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Introducing the QSC Vipers.&nbsp; They are our new U9 boys travel team.&nbsp; Head Coach is Louis Obando and he is assisted by Ben Tull and Matt Wimmer.&nbsp; Congratulations and Good Luck to QSC Vipers!</p>]]>
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      <title>EARN this scarf!!!</title>
      <pubDate>11/12/2012 08:20 PM</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small; ">There is absolutely nothing that will help a player improve more than practicing on their own, to develop their individual skill and touch on the ball. We want to reward players for hard work, and for being motivated towards self-improvement. Therefore, we instituted the &quot;QSC 100 Juggles Club&quot;. Being able to juggle the ball for 100 successive touches without the ball hitting the ground takes hours of practice and concentration. If you can do it before your 18th birthday, you can &quot;join the club&quot; and have your name placed on the website, engraved on a plaque inside the clubhouse, and you will receive the custom soccer scarf pictured above! The ONLY way to get this scarf is to <a href="http://www.quakertownsoccerclub.org/Travel/677336.html">&quot;join the club&quot;</a>.</span></p>]]>
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      <title>Welcome the QSC Huskies</title>
      <pubDate>06/18/2013 10:32 PM</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Introducing QSC Huskies.&nbsp; They are the new U9 girls travel team.&nbsp; Head Coach is Steve Kave assisted by Wendy Stefenack.&nbsp; Congratulations and Good Luck to the QSC Huskies.</p>]]>
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      <title>Total Soccer Camp at QSC - Registration OPEN</title>
      <pubDate>06/07/2013 01:36 PM</pubDate>
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      <title>Travel Sign-ups are OPEN</title>
      <pubDate>03/31/2013 01:44 PM</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Tryout Registration for our 2013-2014 Travel Soccer Teams is open now. &nbsp;All players who wish to attend a tryout should first regester at no cost. &nbsp;Some competitive clubs charge you just for the opportunity to tryout, QSC does not. &nbsp;You can register through the Travel Page by clicking the link above. &nbsp;Last year, QSC fielded 16 competitive teams in 8 different age groups, boys and girls. &nbsp;All QSC Head Coaches are USSF or NSCAA licensed. &nbsp;</p>]]>
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      <title>U11 Blue Tigers Win BucksMont Indoor Championship</title>
      <pubDate>03/26/2013 03:43 PM</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The Blue Tigers recently completed a very competitive Indoor Season at BucksMont Indoor Sports Center.&nbsp;The girls played a variety of old rivals as well as some new teams, ending their season play in first place with a 7-2-0 record.</p><p>In the playoff Championship game, the Blue Tigers went up early 1-0, but the lead changed two more times before QSC edged out PA Rush Nike with a hard fought 3-2 victory. &nbsp;The girls and coaches should be proud of their effort coming back from a 2-1 deficit to claim the title. &nbsp;Congratulations Blue Tigers for your resilience in winning the Indoor Title.</p>]]>
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      <title>U12 Boys Capture Indoor League Title</title>
      <pubDate>03/26/2013 06:54 PM</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The U12 Boys Blue Devils recently captured the BucksMont Indoor Center Winter 2 League Championship. &nbsp;After finishing with a .500 record during the regular season, the boys turned it on in the playoffs, defeating MonU in the Semi-final and Deep Run (2-1) in the Final to claim the top spot. &nbsp;</p><p>The &rsquo;Devils also took 2nd place at the Valley Turf War this past weekend. &nbsp;After losing to LVU, the team defeated Valley SC and Saucon Valley to finsh in the runner-up spot. &nbsp;The photo below shows the team and their rewards.</p><p>Congratulations players and coaches on both accomplishements.</p><p>&nbsp;<img alt="" width="448" height="221" src="http://www.quakertownsoccerclub.org/imgs/Travel/U12 Blue Devils - Turf War FinalistsCOMPRESSED.jpg" /></p>]]>
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      <title>U12F Ligthning Boltz Win Valley Turf War</title>
      <pubDate>03/25/2013 01:44 PM</pubDate>
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      <title>2013 Total Soccer Camp at QSC</title>
      <pubDate>05/30/2013 04:00 PM</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">&nbsp;<span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">Quakertown Soccer Club Summer Camps</span></span></span></strong></p><div class="leftTextImage mediumTextImage" style="padding: 0px; margin: 5px 15px 10px 0px; word-wrap: break-word; float: left; font-family: &rsquo;Lucida Grande&rsquo;, verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; line-height: 16px; width: 200px; min-height: 74px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><img alt="" src="http://cdn4.sportngin.com/attachments/text_block/2262/3366/New_Picture_medium.bmp" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; width: 200px;" /></span></span></div><div class="text clearfix" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; zoom: 1; line-height: 17px;"><p style="font-family: &rsquo;&rsquo;Lucida Grande&rsquo;&rsquo;, verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">For the 3rd consecutive year, QSC is pleased to offer a half-day summer training camp run by our partners, <em style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">Total Soccer.</em>&nbsp; What makes our camp special is not only the top-notch training, but the great facility at QSC. &nbsp;We have a cool, convenient pavilion, easily accessible bathrooms and the protection of an air-conditioned Clubhouse when one of those sneaky summer storms slides in. </strong><strong style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">&nbsp;</strong></span></span></p><p style="font-family: &rsquo;&rsquo;Lucida Grande&rsquo;&rsquo;, verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><u style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">PRIMARY CAMP</strong></u><strong style="font-family: Verdana; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"> - will run&nbsp;9:00am - 12:00pm, every day from August 12-16, 2013</strong></span></p><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 11px;"><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">  </span></p></span><span style="font-size: 12px;">   </span></span><p style="font-family: &rsquo;&rsquo;Lucida Grande&rsquo;&rsquo;, verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; word-wrap: break-word;"><strong style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">QSC participants get a discount, $99 for early bird registration (by 6/1)&nbsp;</strong><strong>and $125 online and as a walk-on after 6/1</strong>. &nbsp;</p><p style="font-family: &rsquo;&rsquo;Lucida Grande&rsquo;&rsquo;, verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; word-wrap: break-word;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">To Register for Primary Camp, Click&nbsp;</span></strong><a href="https://tms.ezfacility.com/OnlineRegistrations/Register.aspx?CompanyID=324&amp;GroupID=190666"><strong>HERE</strong></a></p></span></p><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"> </span> </span><p style="font-family: &rsquo;&rsquo;Lucida Grande&rsquo;&rsquo;, verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Primary Camp players will train under the&nbsp;<em style="font-family: Verdana; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">Total Soccer Academy</em>&nbsp;curriculum, which will help them learn to master the ball, develop the confidence to be better 1 v 1 players, and become more effective attacking the goal. Players that have trained under these methods have gone on to play for U.S. Youth National Teams, Region 1 ODP Teams (Boys and Girls), New Jersey ODP teams, Eastern PA ODP teams, and Collegiate All-America teams. &nbsp;<strong style="font-family: Verdana;">For example, in 2013, QSC had 9 players make an ODP squad in Eastern PA. &nbsp;</strong></span></p><p style="font-family: &rsquo;&rsquo;Lucida Grande&rsquo;&rsquo;, verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; word-wrap: break-word;">We also have the following programs geared toward the youngest players:</p><p style="font-family: &rsquo;&rsquo;Lucida Grande&rsquo;&rsquo;, verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; word-wrap: break-word;"><u><strong>CAMP PROGRAMS</strong></u><strong> -</strong> (Click on Registration Link for Pricing)</p><p style="font-family: &rsquo;&rsquo;Lucida Grande&rsquo;&rsquo;, verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">&nbsp;- <strong>SOCCER STARTERS</strong> - </span><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana;">3-4 y/o, 9:00am-10:30am</span></strong></span></p><p style="font-family: &rsquo;&rsquo;Times New Roman&rsquo;&rsquo;; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">&nbsp;- <strong>SKILL BUILDERS </strong>-</span><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> 5-6 y/o, 9:00am-12:00pm</span></strong></span></p><p style="line-height: normal;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><font face="Verdana">To register for Camp Programs, Click</font></span></strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><font face="Verdana">&nbsp;</font></span><font face="Verdana"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><a href="https://tms.ezfacility.com/OnlineRegistrations/Register.aspx?CompanyID=324&amp;GroupID=178667"><strong>HERE</strong></a></span></font></p><p style="line-height: normal;">The youngest age groups have fun small-sided game-oriented play with an emphasis on learning the most basic of techniques.</p><p style="line-height: normal;">&nbsp;</p><p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><strong>ALL CAMP PARTCIPANTS RECEIVE A TOTAL SOCCER T-SHIRT</strong></span></p></div>]]>
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      <title>Development Academy and ADVANCE Program</title>
      <pubDate>09/02/2012 08:48 PM</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Our U8 &amp; U10 Development Academies start September 8.</p><p>We have seen tremendous growth in both of these programs over the last 4 years.</p><p>This year there are 62 kids participating and looking forward to advancing their skills and joining our Travel Program in years to come.</p><p>We are also excited to announce our participation in the ADVANCE Program, with 5 other local clubs.</p><p>Please click below for details.</p><p><a href="http://www.quakertownsoccerclub.org/Intramural/645080.html">http://www.quakertownsoccerclub.org/Intramural/645080.html</a></p>]]>
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      <title>New Travel Crest Unveiled</title>
      <pubDate>02/08/2012 05:18 PM</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">&nbsp;In the winter of 2011, the idea to develop a new crest for our Travel Soccer program was brought up in one of our General Membership Meetings. It was unanimous that we should move forward with the idea, and in late summer, 2011, a small committee was formed to develop the basic concept and design for a new crest. Special thanks to Travel Coordinator Kris Reiss, and club members Mike Suchanec and John Saugling, who worked with me on the initial Crest Development Committee. We took on the mission of &ldquo;developing a fresh, new crest for QSC Travel Soccer that will be easily recognizable as the &ldquo;brand&rdquo; of a serious, top-level soccer program.&rdquo; Our first step was to identify some existing logos and soccer crests that we liked, and pinpoint design elements that we wanted in our new crest, such as the basic shape, bold contrast, and possible color schemes.<!--[if gte mso 9]><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>   0  false      18 pt  18 pt  0  0    false  false  false                 </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]><style> /* Style Definitions */table.MsoNormalTable	{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";	mso-style-parent:"";	line-height:115%;	font-size:12.0pt;"Times New Roman";	mso-fareast-"Times New Roman";}</style><![endif]-->  </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; We decided from the beginning that it was critical to have symbolism integrated throughout the design. For several months, we researched the history of the club and the town, and searched for some type of a &ldquo;mascot&rdquo; or symbolic figure to represent the club. We could not find anything that we felt strongly about, so we concluded that we would need to depend on bold shapes in the design, and that we would prominently feature the letters &ldquo;QSC&rdquo; as the brand of the club. </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The colors were not chosen lightly &ndash; navy blue, white, dark red, black and metallic gold. We chose to feature the colors navy blue and white to carry on the tradition of the club. Both black and dark red represent the quality and attitude of our players on the field, since both symbolize strength and aggression. In addition, the red represents courage and speed, and was also chosen because Quakertown is often called the &ldquo;Heart of Upper Bucks County&rdquo;. The gold is symbolic of hope, success and optimism, and also represents &ldquo;the gold standard&rdquo;, - something QSC is striving to be in the soccer community. </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Once we had the general design concepts and symbolism finalized, we solicited the general club membership for design ideas &ndash; and received several helpful ideas. Then, in early December I met with Graphic Designer Gary Knize, from Harleysville, to create the final logo. Gary and I went through at least a dozen different versions and updates after our initial meeting, during which time I gathered important feedback from the QSC Board. </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Our committee had expressed a strong desire to create something that was fresh and modern, but still brought to mind the antiquity and deep history of our town. Working with Gary, I believed we have achieved our goal through the combination of different text styles &ndash; the modern boldness of the letters QSC, and the old-style script font used for &ldquo;Quakertown, PA&rdquo; on the banner. In addition to colors, we incorporated other types of symbolism: three white stripes on the blue background, to symbolize the three townships within the geographic area of the club &ndash; Richland, Milford and Haycock. We also included three stars, to represent the three Boroughs within club boundaries &ndash; Quakertown, Trumbauersville and Richlandtown. My favorite part of the logo is the use of the stars to &ldquo;suggest&rdquo; a soccer ball, giving it the inescapable feel of a soccer crest without coming right out and displaying a soccer ball. </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The end result is a crest design that I think we can all wear with pride! In my opinion it is clearly one of the best around. I look forward to seeing it grace the uniforms of our travel players next year, and for many years to come.</span></span></p><div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">&nbsp;</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Andy Graham</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">President, Quakertown Soccer Club</span></span></div>]]>
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