Orlando Youth Soccer, Maitland Heat Girls Soccer Team

The Heat is always looking for talented and dedicated girls who love competitive soccer. Any girl born after 8/1/92 who is looking for a serious soccer challenge is welcome to come for a tryout with the team. If you have any questions, please feel free to call or email Coach Dani .

Please contact Coach Dani if you are interested in joining the Heat team for the 2009/10 seasonal year.

May 9
Heat announce new coaches for upcoming U17, 2010/11 seasonal year.

The Heat are pleased to introduce Danielle dos Santos as the new Head Coach, and Aline Reis as the new Assistant Coach. Coach Dani has just completed an outstanding college playing career at UCF and will bring to the Heat her knowledge and experience of what it takes to play Division I college soccer. Also, continuing to assist with the team will be All-American goalkeeper Aline Reis. In a planned transition that is over a year in the making, Coach Iain had this to say,

"I feel that the time is right to hand the reins over to Danielle and Aline. They have current experience on what is required to prepare the players individually for college soccer and to push the team technically and tactically to new levels of excellence. I am eternally grateful to have had the opportunity to meet, know and coach this fine group of young ladies."

Coach Iain will complete the U16 year, and continue to be available, if needed, next year. The Heat family would like thank Coach Iain for all his efforts and dedication over the last two and a half years.

May 2-3
Heat win inaugural Nike Champions Cup playing U18 division

The Maitland Heat U16 Girls won their bracket in the inaugural Nike Champions Cup in Apopka on May 2-3. The Heat "played up" in the U18 Girls bracket for competitive purposes and finished play with a 3-0 record defeating three U18 teams. The Heat defeated Florida Rush Swoosh, Port St John United, and FSA 90 White with consistent strong play in all three facets of the game; offense, defense and goalkeeping. The Heat will next play in the Disney Memorial Day tournament to close out their U16 season.

Mar 21-22
Heat advance to State Cup Round of 16

The Heat won both their games in Tampa this weekend to advance directly to the Round of 16. The team defeated Central Pasco Spartans, 1-0, on Saturday. Then, followed this with a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Weston Fury on Sunday morning.

Feb 14-16
Score at the Shore Showcase recap...

The Heat opened spring play by traveling to Tampa this weekend to participate in the Score at the Shore Showcase (full results posted here).

Game 1: The Heat opened up against Kendall Soccer Coalition, ranked #7 in Florida. Kendall's speed of play controlled the game, but the Heat defended well. Anchored by Meagan in the back, and Kait in goal, the team held Kendall to a single goal and the close loss kept the Heat in contention for advancement into medal round play.

Game 2: Next up was Michigan Novi Jaguars FC, ranked #2 in Michigan. The Jaguars controlled much of the play in the first half and took a one goal lead into the half. A lineup switch late in the 2nd half, finally gave the Heat some offensive punch, but the girls could not convert one of just a few chances, and Michigan took the game 1-0, in another very well-defended game.

Game 3: In the final group play game, the Heat faced Island Coast Soccer from Fort Myers. Both teams got some chances in the 1st half, but neither could convert and the half ended scoreless. Early in the second half, Daneille converted a nice shot from about 20 yards out to give the Heat all the margin they would need. A few others failed offensive chances kept the game tighter than it could have been, and Kait made a great save in the final minute to seal the Heat win, 1-0.

Red Bracket Quarterfinal: The Heat advanced to the Red Quarterfinal as the 8th seeded team (2nd best 3rd place team among the 7 group play brackets). Unfortunately, this left the girls up against Chicago Fire, the 6th ranked team from Illinois. The Fire dominated a tired Heat team from start to finish, and won the game easily, 4-0.

Dec 27-30
Orange Classic Showcase recap...

The Heat traveled to South Florida over the holidays to participate in their first College Showcase tournament at the Orange Classic.

Game 1: The Heat took on the Cagliari Strike Force from the Miami area. The game was back and forth with both teams getting some good chances. The Heat's best chance came with Gaby hitting the crossbar early on. Cagliari had a good opportunity late in the game with a free kick from just outside the 18, but Kait made a great diving save to her right securing a 0-0 draw.

Game 2: The next game saw the Heat take on Miami Premier. The Heat dictated most of the play, having a 10 to 4 advantage in shots. But, like the first game, the girls had trouble finding the net until a nice corner by guest player Danielle was finished by Sarah from inside the 6. The Heat controlled the play for the remainder of the game, and closed out the 1-0 victory.

Game 3: The Heat finished group play against the Central Pasco Spartans. The girls totally controlled the tempo of the game and kept the Spartans under constant pressure with 20 shots, 9 of which were on frame. Goals by Whitney and Danielle were more than enough as Kait secured her 3rd consecutive shutout for the 2-nil Heat victory.

While the Heat were undefeated and unscored upon, Cagliari Strike Force matched the Heat's group play ranking, and thus, a PK shootout was required to determine the semifinalist from our group. 5 shots each, resulted in 3 conversions for each team with Meagan, Whitney and Sarah converting for the Heat. Kait denied Cagliari's 6th shot, setting the stage for Taylor, who drilled home an upper 90 strike to seal the win for the Heat, securing their advancement to the semifinals.

Semifinal Game 4: The Heat faced Harpeth FC from Tennessee in their semifinal match. The game started well for the Heat with guest player Anya placing a rebound into the back of the net, as the girls took the 1-0 lead into the half. However, Harpeth quickly turned the game around with a quick goal to open the 2nd half. Harpeth then added the what would be the game winner midway through the 2nd half, ending the Heat's tournament with the 1-2 loss.

Sept 24
The Heat have been accepted into the Orange Classic Showcase. The U16 age group includes 68 teams, with 22 teams from Florida, and 46 out-of-state teams representing 19 different states, and Canada.

Sept 22
Schedules have been posted for the Central Florida Puma Shootout..

Sept 21
The Heat continued to have trouble scoring today, but still fought hard to eke out a draw in the 2nd of two FSL league matches. Game 1 vs strong Delray Beach U17 team was scoreless until the final few minutes when Delray converted the only goal of the game on a failed defensive clearance. Overall, however, it was a good defensive performance against a strong technical and physical team. Game 2 vs Florida Rush U18B started well with the Heat generating some good early chances, but with nothing finished. The Rush converted one of their early chances to take the lead, and thus, gain the confidence to control much of the rest of the match. Late in the second half, however, Ysabel lofted a nice chip over an outstretched keeper to tie the game, and shift the momentum back to the Heat. Unfortunately, some good late chances by the team could not be converted, and the game ended in a 1-1 draw.

Sept 6
The Heat got back on track with a hard-fought win vs local rival Kumba U16. Despite having 4 girls unavailable due to injury, the team both defended well, and generated some good offensive push. After a scoreless first half, the Heat's newest addition Ysabel, took a nice ball from Whitney, held off the final Kumba defender, and slammed home a beautifully placed shot into the left corner of the goal. Kumba generated some good chances in the final 20 minutes, but Kait countered with some terrific saves, and the Heat closed out the 1-0 win.

Aug 31
Disney Showcase Qualifier tournament results...

For the third year in a row, the Heat failed to get a result in three attempts at the Disney Qualifier.

Game 1 vs South Charlotte was disappointing in that it wasn't until the opposition's second goal, midway through the 2nd half, that the Heat began to play evenly with South Charlotte. With 10 minutes to play, the Heat's lone tournament goal came on a nice combination from Gaby-to-Taylor-to-Whitney-to-Taylor with Taylor finishing a nice goal beating two defenders and the keeper. Check it out here. Unfortunately, the goal was too little, too late, and the team fell 1-2.

Games 2 vs. Sunrise was the team's most lopsided loss, ever, and as such, won't be discussed...

Game 3 vs. RSL started very well with the girls generating two great chances in the opening minutes. However, RSL quickly started to control the play, and they cruised to a comfortable 2-0 win. Noteworthy was Kait's stellar goalkeeping which singlehandedly kept the team in the game until the 71st minute when RSL netted their 2nd goal on a very nice cross and header.

Aug 17
The Heat opened up their FSL season in Titusville with two ties vs. First Coast and Jacksonville on a very hot and humid Sunday afternoon.

In game 1, both teams started well and generated some good chances. Neither was able to convert, though, and the game went into the half scoreless. First Coast's very physical game began to wear down the Heat, and they had the better of play in the 2nd half. However, a nice counter-attack had Sarah find Whitney in the box, and a deflected shot found the back of the net over the head of the First Coast keeper. Unfortunately, the girls could close out the win, with First Coast converting a nice header with just 3 minutes to play to tie the match.

Game 2 against Jax Fury started slow with both teams seemingly worn out from the earlier match. Again, both teams were able to generate a few good chances, but neither could convert. The game ended in a scoreless tie, as play was called about 5 minutes early due to lightning in the area.

Aug 7
Schedules and brackets have been posted for the Disney Qualifier.

July 29
Lots of schedule updates. Check'em out. August will be a very busy month.

July 25
The Heat already have two notable accomplishments for their U16 season, and they have yet to even take the field! Based on last year's play, the team has been accepted into the college prep division of the Florida State League. Here, the girls will be playing some of the state's best teams in age groups from U16 to U18.

And, the team has been notified of their acceptance into the prestigious Disney Showcase Qualifier where just 16 of 23 teams that applied have been accepted.

Last updated 5/10/09

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