Overview: Crusaders Soccer Club
Every day at Crusaders, we work to provide a more comprehensive and useful program, Melendez stated. This season, we want to have San Diego’s most significant goalkeeping program. Varuzhian Hovhanezian, one of the top goalkeeping coaches, was hired by us. He is a San Diegan who has traveled abroad. He is currently our goalkeeping program coordinator after playing for Real Oviedo in the second tier for two years in Spain.
Effective goaltending is crucial for winning on the soccer field.
The Crusaders Soccer Club’s program frequently emphasizes putting forth a lot of effort in the net.
Varuzhan Hovhanesian, Jesus Serrano, and Chava Manzo are among the talented goalkeepers that Crusaders director of coaching Victor Melendez has put together.
Every day at Crusaders, we work to provide a more comprehensive and useful program, Melendez stated.
This season, we want to have San Diego’s most significant goalkeeping program. Varuzhian Hovhanesian, one of the top goalkeeping coaches, was hired by us. He is a San Diegan who has traveled abroad. He is currently our goalkeeping program coordinator after playing for Real Oviedo in the second tier for two years in Spain.
Professor Salvador Manzo was added to the mix last month, according to Melendez.
In addition to being a member of the coaching staff for the Mexican national team that competed in the 2022 Dubai World Cup, Melendez noted that Manzo had a lengthy background in small-sided soccer, including Fut7, futsal, and mini-soccer.
Professor Jesus Serrano, a university goalie and Olympic high jumper who has competed in the University and Central American Games and won multiple gold and silver medals, serves as the third goalkeeping coach. Serrano will instruct goalkeepers on technical concepts, emphasizing mechanics and directing our goalkeepers’ motor development.
Through the development of technical, physical, and tactical fundamentals both on and off the field, as well as by maintaining humility, being a good human being, and constantly directing their life with strong values and respect for their family and the Crusaders family, I hope to help the goalkeeper grow,” Serrano continued. In order to achieve their objectives and improve themselves daily, players should strive for the unattainable.
As a goalkeeper coach, it is my responsibility to teach our goalkeepers fundamental abilities like distribution, positioning, and shot-stopping, Manzo stated. Use drills and game scenarios to concentrate on improving technique, agility, and decision-making. By adjusting coaching to the age and ability level of each player, we foster confidence, mental toughness, and teamwork. Analyze performance, offer criticism, and maintain a secure, encouraging environment to help our goalkeepers develop their skills and self-assurance while putting a focus on discipline and sportsmanship.
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The purpose of our goalkeeping program is to produce technically proficient, self-assured, and game-ready goalkeepers. Hovhanesian went on. We offer customized coaching on positioning, shot-stopping, distribution, and communication through targeted weekly training sessions. The program helps players of all ages and skill levels develop their leadership, confidence, and competence between the posts under the direction of seasoned goalie instructors.
Boys 2013 National Premiere League Competitive team wins division
Kudos to Oscar Uriarte’s team, the 2013 Boys National Premiere League Competitive.
In the Legends Tournament, which took place at the SoCal Sports Complex in Oceanside towards the end of last month, the squad won their division. “We went undefeated over four games and won the trophy,” Uriarte said. Our attack scored 21 goals while we gave up just one.
The Crusaders Soccer Recreational Division’s director of coaching, Modesto Guariniello, is reminding everyone that the formal deadline for registering for the 2025 Recreational Fall Season is July 21.
All boys and girls born between 2021 and 2012 are eligible. The season starts on Saturday, September 6 and consists of 11 games. All teams participating in 7vs7, 9vs9, and 11vs11 competitions during the first 10 weeks of the season are eligible to participate in this year’s new 7vs7 event on Saturday, Nov. 15.
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Crusaders Women’s Program director and competitive team coach Justin Robinett said his Girls 2008 National Premiere League II team had a fantastic opportunity over the weekend of June 27-30.
At the US Club National Cup Western Regional Finals at Galway Downs in Temecula, the females competed on a national level. The first of many upcoming national competitions was this one. The team performed admirably and relished the level of play. They will play for a national title in Colorado after playing to a draw with the bracket-winning opponent.
The annual competitive Verano Cup Tournament will be held by the Crusaders Soccer Club from August 16–17. Competitive teams between the ages of 2007 and 2020 are eligible to compete.
The director of the Summer programs, Ivan Melendez, is reminding everyone of the weekly 3-Day afternoon Open Camps, which are scheduled every Tuesday through Thursday until August 7, and the weekly 3-Day morning summer programs for all registered Crusaders competitive players.
Visit crusaderssoccer.org and select the LEARN MORE button on the relevant home page slider to find out more about each of the Crusaders Soccer Programs.
