As part of BUSA's significant relationship with Nike, we have been able to give Peter Gamble a chance to attend US Soccer's Fantasy Camp in conjunction with the USA CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying Match with Mexico on November 11th in Columbus, OH.  We feel this is a great reward for someone who has demonstrated many years of loyal service and dedication to the club since 2003, and a great opportunity for growth and education for Coach Peter.  He will be blogging and taking pictures of the event to keep us updated.

As part of the camp Coach Peter will receive the following:

• Tickets to the Game
• On Field Practice Sessions
• On Field During Warm-Ups
• US Soccer Gear
• Chalk Talks from Coaching Staff and Former USMNT Players

Kudos to Coach Peter for earning this opportunity and Thanks to Nike for being a great partner with BUSA.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING TEAMS THAT PLACED IN THE BIRMINGHAM BASH:

07 ACADEMY GIRLS: FINALIST 

07 ACADEMY BOYS: FINALIST

06 PREMIER GIRLS: FINALIST

06 BOYS: CHAMPIONS

05 BOYS: FINALIST

04 BOYS: FINALIST

04 PREMER GIRLS: CHAMPIONS

03 PREMIER BOYS: FINALIST

03 BOYS: CHAMPIONS: CHAMPIONS

02 PREMIER GIRLS: CHAMPIONS

02 PREMIER BOYS: CHAMPIONS

Congratulations to the BUSA 06 boys for winning the Riverfest Classic in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Over the span of 3 games, the team was able to score more than 20 goals. The tournament was a round robin style involving Chattanooga FC 06 Premier, ERFC 06, and MSC 06 Strikers Blue. Way to go BUSA 06!

Congratulations to the 05 Premier boys for winning their second consecutive tournament of the fall season. The boys won Chattanooga's Invitational last month and won the FC Alliance Fall Classic this weekend. 05 Premier defeated VHSC Black II in the finals 2-1 after dominating Emerald 05 earlier in the day with a 5-0 win. The boys have shown tremendous grit having to stave off elimination to get into the finals and then play the top seeded teams. Well done to the players and parents for such a successful start! 

The annual BUSA SERVE day took place on Sunday, July 31^st, at the conclusion of Competitive Team Camp. Each team was able to perform a different service project of their choice. There were a variety of different service projects that our teams participated in. Below are some of the different service opportunities that our teams took part in.

Restoration Academy- Donated School Supplies

King’s Home- Fixed and Repaired buildings and grounds,

Pelham Police Department- served lunch, Lovelady Center- Donation Drive,

Sipsey River Clean-Up,

Brown Bag Project- food donation drive

 US Soccer Passback Program- soccer gear donation program

Children’s Hospital- Provided lunch and supplies to parents/patients at hospital

 There were many other different projects that teams completed. We are very thankful for the opportunities to SERVE our local Birmingham community in different ways.

BUSA 05 Premier wins the CFC Fall Classic in dramatic fashion! The newly assembled squad traveled to Chattanooga this past weekend to take on the second division teams from some of the region's toughest programs. The 05 Premier defeated SSA Premier 1-0 on Saturday before stepping up to play the FC Alliance team...storms and early miscues saw the boys lose 8-2 to finish day 1. Sunday would prove to be defining moment in this early challenge for the boys. The morning game would be against CFC Premier II. BUSA Premier controlled the entire game winning 2-0 setting up a rematch in the finals against FC Alliance. The boys were not shaken by the previous day's result and vowed to SHOCK the FC Alliance team. The first half closed 0-0. A much improved performance that put the boys into the second half with a chance. Any early goal against did not change the game...a second goal conceded on a header from a corner did not either. BUSA 05 Premier dug deep to find a surprise goal immediately following and momentum had changed. FC Alliance could not match the pace, and BUSA scored again drawing 2-2 with minutes to play. Both teams battled to the closing seconds ending in a tie. Penalties would soon follow where FC Alliance would fall to BUSA 05 Premier 2-1 in penalties thanks to amazing goalkeeping by Adam Alemond and goals by Hurley Smith and Kaleb Bass. 

06 Nike Boys Finish 2nd Place in Liberty Cup.  Congrats to the boys and Coach Chazz and Coach Chris!

BUSA AGM Meeting

TO: Board Members, Program Representatives and Team Representatives:

The BUSA AGM will be held on August 14th at 7:00 p.m. at Rathmell Sports Park.

Harry Harnett

BUSA BOD President

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Congratulations to the 04 Elite Blue North Girls who came out champions of the U12 top bracket. The girls started the weekend off Friday night with a great win over Vestavia 3-2. Then we played Trussville Saturday and lost 3-0. Sunday afternoon we were able to meet Trussviile again in the finals. We ended the game tied 2-2 and had to go to penalty kicks. Kate Methvin had three great saves in the pk round with Ava Muller scoring the one pk.

Congratulations to 05 Elite South Girls on winning the Liberty Cup over the weekend. The girls started their season off strong going 3-0 on the weekend scoring 11 goals and only allowing 2. Well done girls!

Congrats to the BUSA 05 Elite North boys team who started the season off at the Vestavia Liberty Cup with 4 wins and 0 losses, leaving no doubt that they were tournament champions. Beating top teams from Alabama and Tennessee the boys outscored their opponents 22-3 in the 4 games with a decisive 5-1 victory in the finals. Well done Boys!

Congrats to the BUSA South 07 Boys U10 team who were flight 3 champs at the Liberty Cup this past weekend. They went undefeated over the weekend. BUSA South 07 is made up of 13 boys and are coached by Dillon O'Hare.

Congratulations to the BUSA 03 Elite Boys for taking home the Championship at the Adidas Soccer Elite Fall Championship in Memphis.  The team had an incredible weekend on both sides of the ball.  The team played well in defense, giving up zero goals on the weekend, while showing a creative ability going forward scoring 14 goals in three games.  The 03 boys are off to an impressive start to the season and are sure to ride this success into an impressive state league campaign.