Lazers Soccer Club History

In the Winter of 2000, Coach Cory Combs organized the first Lazers soccer team consisting of 10 children from a local Christian academy. The team competed at an indoor soccer facility and the first season was a rough one, with the team finishing the season 0-7.

During the course of the next 3 seasons in 2001, the number of participants in the Lazers program grew. Many of the players improved their fundamental skills and progress was seen in the team overall. The team went 16-4 during the 3 seasons and won their first championship in the Fall of 2001.

The year of 2002 was a year of growth for the program as the Lazers team competed in the Spring season, going 7-0, winning their second championship. In addition, a new facet of the program was formed, with the formation of a 3-on-3 league hosted at Coach Cory’s house.

In 2003, the Lazers soccer program took on the name “Lazers Soccer Club”. In the WinterII season of 2003, the Lazers formed a second, younger team consisting of children ages 5-7 years old. Participants were numbering up to 25 program wide and interest in the program was mounting. By Spring, the Lazers formed a third team, an all girls team, and participation was 35+ children. The program held its first summer camps and its second Fall 4-on-4 league. The Lazers teams went 37-36-4 in 2003 and won three championships, including the girls first ever championship win.

Overall, the Lazers Soccer Club has flourished in participation over the last three years. We have seen kids who couldn’t dribble a soccer ball progress to the point in which they can make wall passes, have vastly improved ball handling skills and have learned to use their bodies in managing the ball on the field. The reasons for continued growth of the program are attributed first and foremost to God. Coach Cory truly believes that God has called upon him to be a part of the children’s lives and through his love for the game and the children, feels this is where he can have the greatest impact. Without the continued support of the parents and their encouragement for the teams and all of the participants, it would not be possible to affect the lives of all involved.