Currently, the U14 Buckingham United SC Fire play in the MAPS (Mid-Atlantic Premier Soccer) league. The MAPS league is a "regional" league where play extends beyond the multi-county type travel leagues such as Delco and Inter-County (ICSL). Check the MAPS website at www.cjysa.org.

MAPS is a New Jersey based "multi-state" league comprised of state, regional, and nationally ranked teams from Maryland, Delaware, Pennslyvania, New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut. Games with broad geographic extension are played at central games sites within a hour drive such as Mercer County Park NJ, where for example a team from Pennsylvania will play a team from Long Island, NY.

The Buckingham United SC Fire plans to continue their develop through year long training both indoor and outdoors supplemented with tournament and league competition regionally. In the near future, the team hopes to raise their level of play by participating in the United Soccer League (USL) SUPER YOUTH division. This league is the strongest league in the North-Eastern United States and extends with national geographic divisions coast to coast. Similar to MAPS, the USL Super -Y plays at central games sites within the mid-atlantic division in order to limit travel. Check www.uslsoccer.com. Click on SUPER-Y and go to "standings" to view more details of teams and divisions.

Players are welcome to contact coach for training or questions. Contact information is as follows.

Mark Strassel - Coach U14 Buckingham United SC Fire
Cell 215-262-0126
Email mark1126@hotmail.com

The Buckingham United SC Fire boys U14 team defeated LDC United from Harrisburg, PA in the opening round of the National Championship Series Pennsylvania State Cups.

Buckingham won on penalty kicks 5-4 after double overtime. The game ended in regulation 2-2.

LDC United is ranked 9th in Pennsylvania, and 50th in Region 1. This is a tremendous and well deserved victory for the team after four month of intensive two times per week winter indoor training at TOTAL SOCCER ACADEMY.

Next, the Buckingham United SC Fire takes on PA Classic Premier at 2:00pm April 4th at PA Classics Park. A victory will earn the team in the State Cup quarter finals.

TOTAL SOCCER ACADEMY and U14 Buckingham United SC Fire announce formal training relationship will extend through 2008-2009 U14 full season.

As a result of year round training, the U14 Buckingham United SC Fire have agreed to continue their full year agreement with TOTAL SOCCER ACADEMY. The TOTAL SOCCER ACADEMY has developed a comprehensive training & development plan and will implement training twice per week on a year long basis including outdoor and indoor. TOTAL SOCCER will integrate their philosophy and training agenda as they work with the coaching staff to obtain premier level development for the Buckingham United SC Fire.

The Buckingham United SC FIRE is open to gathering players from local and various regional communities. The Buckingham United Soccer Club (BUSC) is affiliated with Central Bucks Athletic Association (CBAA) a non-profit organization serving multiple townships in the surrounding geographic area. The team's goals are to develop a premier level competitive team in our geographic area in order to provide a premier soccer option for local and regional players. The current U14 roster is made up of players from FC Delco, YMS, FC Bucks, Council Rock, PA Rush, Deep Run, Horsham United, New Hope-Solebury and Buckingham.

What does PREMIER mean?

A premier team is a team that generally wins three-quarters of all its games against Division One teams from any region of the United States. Premier teams usually advance to the later rounds of their state association's Cup and place a minimum of a player or two in their state association's Olympic Development Program (ODP). All players on premier teams generally make their high school varsity teams by their sophomore year and start by their junior year. By the end of their senior year, players on premier teams have the ability to play Division III college soccer, and a few will have the ability to play Division I college soccer and are offered scholarships to play Division I college soccer.

Beyond soccer, the Buckingham United SC FIRE upholds the traditional goals of amateur sports including but not limited to the development of sportsmanship, teammanship, friendship, loyalty, lifetime fitness habits and positive outlets for youth and young adult players.

For more information visit our Club's website at www.buckinghamunited.com.

Mark Strassel
Head Coach: Buckingham United SC Fire
Cell: 215-262-0126
Email: mark1126@hotmail.com

The Buckingham United SC Fire U13 made the 2008 Rider Cup College Showcase semi-finals. The BUSC Fire made the semi-final finals after a bracket tie-breaking penalty kick shoot-out win versus the U13 New York State 9th ranked team the Brooklyn Italians.

In the semi-finals, the BUSC Fire met Bracket A champs the South Central Premier Chill and played to a 1-1 tie. The BUSC Fire lost in the semi-final penalty kick shoot out, just missing a trip to the 2008 Rider Cup tournament final in a well played match.

The BUSC Fire's opponent South Central Premier Chill is ranked 12th in the state of Connecticut and play in the prestigious Region 1 Northeast Regional League blue division comprised of regional and nationally ranked teams.

Congratulations to all the BUSC Fire players!