History

The Thunderbirds have played together since 2004 as a U-10 team. The team originated as a select team that was formed from Phoenixville Area Soccer Club’s U-9 intramural teams to play in the Bill Lapp Memorial Tournament in Plymouth Meeting, PA.

League Play
The Thunderbirdshave played in the Philadelphia Area Girls Soccer (PAGS) outdoor fall league. Their history of play is as follows:

Fall 2010 – U-16 Division I/Premier (6-0-3; 2nd place)
Fall 2009 – U-15 Championship Manchester United Division (5-3-1; 2nd place)
Fall 2008 – U-14 Division 1 (7-1-1; Division CHAMPS!)
Fall 2007 – U-13 Division 2 (6-1-2; 2nd place)
Fall 2006 – U-12 Division 2 (5-3-1; 4th place)
Fall 2005 – U-11 Division 2 (4-2-3; 4th place
Fall 2004 – U-10 Division 4 (7-1-3; 2nd place)

The team has also played the past few seasons in an indoor winter league at 422 Sportplex (Pottstown, PA); most recently in the Varsity High School Girls League.

Tournament Play
The Thunderbirds typically play in 8-9 local/regional tournaments per year, including the following in 2009 (see the Calendar for 2010 tournaments):

Mar-Apr ’09 - EPYSA Challenge Cup (1-0-2)
May ’09 - Shoot for the Cure, Montgomeryville PA (1-2-1)
June ’09 - Lehigh Valley Tournament, Bethlehem PA (2-1-1) – U-14 Gold Division Finalist
June ‘ 09 - MSSL Rider Cup, Ft. Dix NJ (3-1-0)
July ’09 – Lititz Summer Showcase, Lititz PA (1-2-0) – U-14 Black Division Semi-Finalist
Aug ’09 - West Chester Summer Classic, West Chester, PA (2-0-0)– U-15 Championship Div. Champions
Aug ’09 - Colleen Reilly Invitational, Horsham PA (2-1-1 ) – U-15 Blue Division Finalist
Nov ’09 – MAPS Fall Challenge, Philadelphia PA (2-2-0) – U-15 MSSL Semi-Finalist