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COMETS SOCCER CLUB PROFILE

 


Founded in 1974, the Comets Soccer Club of Dallas, Inc. is one of the oldest and most respected youth soccer clubs throughout the United States and Internationally. The club operates as a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the advancement and training of youth soccer players while promoting understanding, skill, appreciation and enjoyment of the great game.

The Comets Soccer Club of Dallas, Inc. is a fully registered competitive soccer club under the North Texas Soccer Association, a member of United States Youth and Adult Soccer Associations, United States Soccer Federation and the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA).

In the past, the Comets Soccer Club has placed 14 players on U.S. National Teams, 5 players on U.S. Olympic Teams, 14 players on the Parade All-America list, and numerous graduating players with college scholarships to Brown University, Rutgers, Southern Methodist University, Virginia, Duke, North Carolina, Clemson, South Carolina, Indiana, UCLA, Harvard, Notre Dame, St. Louis, Vanderbilt, Creighton, Maryland, Syracuse, Washington, Regis, Midwestern and Centenary, as well as many other fine universities.

Former Comets players Chad Deering, previously a midfielder for the Dallas Burn of Major League Soccer and with the Dallas Sidekicks, and Jeff Agoos, defender for the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer, both played on the U.S. National Team and participated in the 1998 World Cup in France and the 2002 World Cup in Japan/Korea, respectively. Another former Comets player, Philip Salyer ('81 Comets) was named to the U.S. National Team for the U-20 World Cup in Argentina and is in the player pool for the U-23 side. Philip has played with Werder Bremen of the German Bundesliga and FC Dallas of Major League Soccer, while former Comets player Jamie Watson ('86 Comets) was a member of the U.S. Men's U-17 National Team and now plays for Real Salt Lake of the MLS.

The Comets coaching staff is led by a former professional player, Horst Bertl.  Coaching Director, Horst Bertl has coached with the Comets Soccer Club since 1984 and formerly played for Hamburg of the German Budesliga on teams that won the German Championship, the German Cup and the European Cup.

The Comets coaching staff, comprised of some of the area's most experienced youth soccer coaches, strives to ensure the development of the individual player, while teaching the importance of team effort, fair competition and good sportsmanship.

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