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Optimist Club of Cooper City

Tryout Instructions

Cooper City Cobras TRAVEL Soccer, South Florida’s # 1 volunteer-based Travel Soccer Program, is planning on hosting our 2025-26 Travel Season TRYOUTS starting Thursday, May 1st, at our Flamingo West Park (FWP) Artificial Turf Complex located at 6201 South Flamingo Rd (next to Franklin Academy) and at our Suellen H. Fardelmann Cooper City Sports Complex at 10300 Stirling Road in Cooper City (by the CCO Clubhouse).

If you are interested in checking us out, please register your child at our new registration platform (Sports Connect) Travel Soccer (bluesombrero.com)

Listed at the bottom of this page is the List of Teams and the name & contact data for the Travel Teams we are planning on fielding this upcoming season.  We have a few more teams we are in the process of finalizing the coaching appointment.  Keep in mind that we are a VOLUNTER-based Travel Soccer Program. 

Our Welcome to Travel Soccer Page has a registration link for you to click and register your child for tryouts. If your age group is not listed, that's because our Travel Program is not be planning on fielding a travel team in that age group.  On the other hand, we will have Registration Links for age groups that we we are not fielding a team.  The registration link is there to allow kids trying out for an older age group.  For more information on the list of teams we are planning on fielding, see below or contact the Sports Commissioner to learn more.  

Be sure to read the registration page content for additional instructions. For more information on Travel Soccer or if you are new to Travel Soccer, please check our FAQ Page. 

Once you complete your child’s registration for attending our Tryouts, you will receive a Sports Connect (formerly known as “Blue Sombrero”) system-generated email acknowledgement detailing instructions for you and your child to follow.  Please PRINT this email msg acknowledgement to bring it with you to our Tryouts.  


Our TRYOUT Schedule will be posted in late April.  It's always good practice to double check the tryout schedule before you leave home to make sure it has not changed. It rains a lot in May and our grass fields do sometimes close due to inundation. 

By the way, your child’s Age Group Head Coach or Team Manager may contact you by text, email, or phone before or during tryouts for more information on your child’s soccer experience or simply to advise you that your child’s tryout schedule has been re-scheduled due to inclement weather. 

It is recommended that you attend as many of the tryout sessions as possible to ensure the Coaching Staff has had a chance to fairly evaluate your child.

Once tryouts are held, and players are selected, a system-generated "Participant Made the Team Email" will be sent to the families of the chosen players. This is usually done in late May after Tryouts.  This email informs the parents that their child has been selected and will include the final steps they need to take to finalize their acceptance and position on the team. Parents will need to log into their account, accept their position on the team, and make a secure payment online for the cost of the program.  


Teams & Coaches

Team

Head Coach

Phone

Email

 
2016-born
U10 Girls
 
Manny Bruno

954-605-9420

[email protected]

2015-born U11 Boys


TBA

 

2015-born U11 Girls


 Justin Arner

954-909-2952 

[email protected] 

2014-born U12 Boys

 
Angel Valdes &
John Lyons


Angel: 305-610-9547


[email protected]

2014-born U12 Girls

 
Keith Widing

 


[email protected] 

2013-born U13 Boys


Javier Beteta

786-208-0810

[email protected]

2013-born U13 Girls

T
Mark Norvell

904-234-3996

[email protected]

2012-born U14 Boys


Steven Debrabander

786-527-5475 

[email protected]
 
2012-born U14 Girls
 
Jose Izquierdo

Kris: 954-579-7719

[email protected]

2011-born U15 Girls


Mark Norvell

904-234-3996

[email protected]

2011-born U15 Boys


Roberto Ansourian

954-381-6495

[email protected]

2010-born U16 Girls RED

 
Carlos Diaz

305-776-5018

[email protected]

2010-born U16 Girls WHITE


Mike Kromke

850-294-3348

 

2009-born U17 Boys


Chad Umbaugh
& Cesar Juan

Chad: 305-345-3257

[email protected]

2009-born U17 Girls


Ernie Consuegra

954-260-0054

[email protected]

2008-born U18 Boys


Roberto Ansourian

954-381-6495

[email protected]

2008-born U18 Girls


John Serdenes

954-683-6731

[email protected]

2007-born U19 Girls

 
TBA

 

 

 
2007-born U19 Boys
 
TBA
  

Field Status

Open Open

Suellen H. Fardelmann Cooper City Sports Complex (02:43 PM | 04/13/25)

Open Open

Bill Lips Sports Complex (02:44 PM | 04/13/25)

Open Open

Flamingo West Park (02:44 PM | 04/13/25)