Players are listed in order by number
#1 Melody Matson
#2 Felicia Mcfarland
#3 Natalie Hill
#4 Madison Smith
#5 Carrie Knight
#6 Lindsay Davis
#7 Nikki Shryack Gabaldon
#8 Meaghan Hassel-Shearer
#9 Brenda Schultz
#10 Emily Gries
#11 Elisa Fejeran
#12 Zoe Jewell
#13 Katie Peters
#14 Michi Tenorio
#15 Patricia Coleman
#16 Brianna Martin
#17 Amber Roberts
#18 Rebecca Newman
#19 Maryana Gramlich
#20 Amanda Allen
Officials:
Sugao Kambe Head Coach
Kentaro Imaya Head of Delegation
Sarah Yap Brostrom Team Manager
Lynn Tenorio Asst Team Manager
Greg Borja Team Official
Glenn Smith Team Official
Elna Curate Team Official
The Delegation will report to Training Camp in Narita Japan then from there they will go to the tournament in Tainan, Taiwan
Friday, July 31, 2009
Sunday, July 26, 2009
CNMI WNT Players help at Youth Camp
Northern Mariana Islands Football Association concluded its five-day kids clinic last Friday with around 50 children learning the basics of sport at the Oleai Sports Complex Field.
The clinic, which started last Monday, drew participants in 10-and-under age groups and had CNMI National coach and NMIFA technical director Sugao Kambe as instructor. Kambe was assisted by CNMI players Brenda Schultz, Patricia Coleman, and Michico Tenorio.
Kambe said the 8-and-under age group attracted the most participants with 18. Fifteen kids attended the five-day clinic for the 6-and-under age group, while the 10-and-under age group had 16 participants.
Each age group had separate sessions and Kambe and company introduced different topics per session.
In the 6-and-under age group, Kambe spent the Monday session of the clinic on introducing the sport and emphasizing that the ball is the players' friend. In the second day, kids were taught how to play the ball and on the third day, they learned about the goal. The penultimate day of the clinic focused on teaching kids the value of team work and after learning the basic of the sport, they were given an opportunity to play a couple of games in the last day.
For the 8 and 10-and-under participants, Monday's session also evolved on introduction to football. In the second day, they learned how to dribble and feint. Wednesday's session was about kicking and heading, while Thurday's featured trapping, receiving, and throwing in drills. In the last day of the clinic, participants were taught to score.
“From the looks on their faces, I can say that the kids truly enjoyed the clinic. They had fun and at the same time learned a few tips on how to play the game,” Kambe said.
“I hope they will continue to enjoy the game and play in future tournaments,” the CNMI coach added.
NMIFA is holding various tournaments for kids every year. A few months ago, it hosted the 2009 NMIFA Youth Football Festival, which drew a record of more than 500 players.
These players came from the five football clubs on the island, namely the Matansa Football Club, Independent FC, MP United, Tan Holdings FC, and Paire Football Club.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
GOALLLLSSS!
This weeks practices focused on transitions! It must have worked because we had some beautiful goals in today's scrimmage! We also received many compliments from the men's team specifically on how solid our defense was!
Thursday, July 23, 2009
CNMI WNT on the News
Last night the local TV station aired a story on the WNT. They showed clips from our practice (including running) and interviewed Captain Lindsay, Coach Kambe, and Melody. Saturday afternoon at 4:30 we have our second scrimmage.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
East Asian Football Federation Women's Championship 2010 Semi-final
Tournament Summary
| Organiser | East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) | |
| Host Association | Chinese Taipei Football Association | |
| Competition Date and Venue | 22~30 August 2009 in Chinese Taipei (Tainan County) | |
| Stadium | Tainan County Stadium, Tainan County | |
| Participating Associations | Chinese Taipei (Organiser), Guam, Hong Kong-China, Korea Rep.,Northern Mariana Islands |
| Match Schedule | 22 Aug (Sun) | 16:30 | Guam vs. Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 19:00 | Chinese Taipei vs. Hong Kong-China | |||
| 24 Aug (Mon) | 16:30 | Hong Kong-China vs. Northern Mariana Islands | ||
| 19:00 | Guam vs. Korea Rep. | |||
| 26 Aug (Wed) | 16:30 | Chinese Taipei vs. Guam | ||
| 19:00 | Korea Rep. vs. Northern Mariana Islands | |||
| 28 Aug (Thu) | 16:30 | Chinese Taipei vs. Northern Mariana Islands | ||
| 19:00 | Korea Rep. vs. Hong Kong-China | |||
| 30 Aug (Sun) | 16:30 | Guam vs. Hong Kong-China | ||
| 19:00 | 00 Chinese Taipei vs. Korea Rep. |
| Prize Money | 1st: USD30,000 2nd: USD20,000 3rd: USD15,000 4th: USD10,000 5th: USD5,000 | |
| Mode of Competition and System to Break a Tie | 1.Teams will earn three (3) points for a win and one (1) point for a draw. | |
| 2.The ranking of each team will be determined by greatest number of points obtained in all matches; goal difference in all matches; greatest number of goals scored in all matches. | ||
| 3.If two (2) or more teams are equal on the basis of the above criteria, their rankings will be determined by: | ||
| 1) between the teams concerned (1) the greatest number of points obtained in their matches, (2) goal difference,( 3) greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned. | ||
| 2( penalty kicks if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play | ||
| 3) drawing lots by the EAFF. |
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Images from our first scrimmage
Toi, Mel, Patti, Natalie, and Michi take a break.
Emily and Amber keeping it away from the men.
Chalk talk with Coach Kambe
The team discusses strategy
Captain Lindsay talking to the team.
Brenda and Dale race for the ball.Friday, July 17, 2009
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Ms Kamikaze in the News!
SPORTS SPOTLIGHT
Sports runs in the family of female striker Stephanie Camacho so it's not surprising to see her play one.
Stephanie is the daughter of CNMI veteran golf and perennial winner Joe “Kamikaze” Camacho and a cousin of CNMI Men's National player Norman Camacho.
She is the goalkeeper of the Paire Football Club's girls' 18-and-under team, which took the championship in the 2000 NMIFA Youth Spring Football League. The younger Camacho is also part of the CNMI training pool, on which 20 players will be selected to represent the Commonwealth to the EAFF Women's Football Championship 2010 Semifinals Competition in Tainan City, Taiwan next month.
“The person who encouraged me to start playing was my cousin Norman Camacho, who is also a member of the men's national team. My mom was also a great influence, as she is always there for me, cheering for me during games,” the 14-year-old player said.
Like any first-timer of a sport, Camacho said she had a share of trying times when she was just beginning to play the game in 2007. However after two years, she is now doing well and is thankful for the sport's positive influence on her life.
“Most of my teammates always tell me that I have developed good goal keeping skills and become a good defender. However, there is always room for improvement, so I wish I could play as a forward and get over with my fear of playing that position,” Camacho said.
“One of the good things that football has done to me is once I step foot on the field and get my game going, I feel stress-free. Stress is not the kind of thing that you bring on the field, fun and a positive attitude are,” the Hopwood Junior High School graduate said.
The incoming Marianas High School freshman also liked the concept of being with a team and the opportunities that comes her way while playing football.
“Through football, I am able to meet a lot of new people. It's a great experience playing for Paire in the women's and youth leagues and at the same time making it to the CNMI training pool. It's a great opportunity for a young player like me to eventual play in an off-island tournament. Playing football is one of the greatest things I've ever done in my life,” Camacho said.
The young female striker is hoping more youth will join football or any other sport and when they do, she advised them be patient in their first few games or training sessions.
“If you really find a sport interesting, join a team. You will never know what opportunities will come your way when you started to get involved with it,” Camacho said.
“For future football players who may encounter difficulties in their game or at their practice, don't pressure yourself too much, have a positive attitude, and have fun. Fun is what makes a sport a great experience,” the Paire goalie said.
A Scrimmage!
Saturday at 4:30 we will have our first scrimmage in preparation for Taiwan at Ada. Come on down and cheer for us! We've been working on tactics a lot this week.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Athlete of the Month: Becca Newman!
Blast from the Past. This was a while back but it is important to celebrate the success of our teammates even if it is overdue!!! Good job Becca. We are proud of you and are really glad you tend our nets!
The Northern Marianas Amateur Sports Association spread the wealth Thursday night when it awarded Athletes of the Month honors to four athletes from different sports.
Northern Marianas Swimming Federation's Rezne Wong and Northern Mariana Islands Football Association's Becca Newman were named the Male and Female Athletes of the Month, while Christian Miller of the Northern Mariana Islands Tennis Association and Lia Rangamar of the Northern Marianas Athletics earned the Male and Female Student Athletes of the Month.
Wong, who is a member of Tsunami Swimming Center Saipan, competed in the 2008 GSF All Island Invitational Swim Meet last Aoril 26 at the Hagatna Pool in Guam.
The Marianas High School student finished first in the 200m individual medley with a time of 2:17.46 and also topped the 100m backstroke after touching the tile in 1:08.38. He competed in the open division.
His time in the 200m IM was just a second and change off the CNMI age group record of 2:16.56 set in 2003 by Dean Palacios. Wong’s 100m backstroke, meanwhile, was just tenths of a second off Juan Camacho’s record-setting pace of 1:07.03 he recorded in 2006.
Wong also finished second in the 50m butterfly and 50m freestyle with times of 29.18, which is just .17 off the 29.01 record of Seung Jin Lee in 2001, and 26.18 almost comparable to the 25.68 set by the immortal John Sakovich way back in 1987.
Newman, meanwhile, helped the unranked CNMI Women's National Football team force Guam to a surprising scoreless draw in last weekend's 2nd Annual Marianas Cup football match held at the Civic Center Field inside the Susupe Sports Complex.
Newman, playing as goalkeeper, put up a defensive wall at the CNMI goal against a Guam team that is ranked 75th in the world. Her impressive stint earned her the tournament most valuable player honors, which were voted on by members of both teams.
She had a total of 17 saves including a number of key stops in the two overtime periods that could have allowed Guam to escape with the win. This was also Newman's second time as a member of the CNMI national team.
Aside from being a member of the Women's Nationals, Newman also serves as a Women's Football Committee member, treasurer of the Paire Football Club, Under-8 coach, and captain of her Women's Football League team.
Miller, for his part, earned the CNMI top ranking in the boys' 13-and-under division after winning the Spectrum Electric-Marianas Medical Center CNMI Junior Championships in both the singles and doubles events.
The singles and doubles titles in the junior championships were also Miller's fourth crown in April. He won the Under-13 title in the junior championships after a 6-3, 6-1 win against Nathan Nutting then teamed up with Daniel Camacho to score a 6-4, 6-0 triumph against brothers Jake and Aaron Lee in the doubles event in last week's finals.
Early last month, Miller avenged his Coconut Classic loss to Rafael Jones to claim the Pacific Islands Club-Gatorade Tennis Tournament 13-and-under crown with a hard-earned 5-7, 6-1, 7-5 win.
Miller will be the CNMI's top-ranked player heading into the International Tennis Federation-North Pacific Qualifying Event from June 16 to 20 in Guam.
NMA's Rangamar earned the female student honors after a dominating performance in last month's preliminary trials in the 4th Annual McDonald’s All-Schools Track and Field Championship.
The 13-year-old multi-event athlete is coming of age and proved this when she competed against other athletes who are in the high school division. She set national age group records in the 200m run, javelin, and discus throw as well as finished in the Top 3 of three more events.
She clocked in 30.96 seconds in the 200m run, and threw distances of 27.48m and 22m in the javelin and discus throw.
Aside from breaking age group records, Rangamar also topped the 400m run with a time of 1:12.23, placed second in long jump with a jump of 3.75m, then cleared the bar in high jump with a height of 1.25m for another second place finish.
Other nominees for last month's sports plums were NMA's Jessie Brel, Jericho Cruz, and Jacque Wonenberg, NMITA's Amy Arenovski, NMSF's Carol Lynn Pierce, Kaito Yanai, and Fumika Umeda, and NMIFA's Joe Miller.
Team
In honor of Emily's return we all wore our cut-out sleeve t-shirts. She is famous for this style on Saipan! Coach Kambe joined in too!
5.5 weeks until we leave for Taiwan!
Spirits are high and we continue to improve. Players are returning from summer trips and the excitement is escalating! So far we are healthy and working to improve our fitness. On Saturday we will have our first scrimmage in preparation for the upcoming games. Our scrimmages will be at Ada at 4:30 PM every Saturday and on Wednesdays beginning August 5th at 5PM same place. Come cheer for us!
Our player pool for this tournament is:
Amanda Allen
Jennifer Brown
Erica Bruyako
Stephanie Camacho
Patricia Coleman
Lindsay Davis
Elisa Fejeran
Nikki Gabaldon
Maryana Gramlich
Emily Gries
Meaghan Hassel-Shearer
Natalie Hill
Zoe Jewell
Brianna Martin
Melody Matson
Felicia McFarland
Becca Newman
Katie Peters
Amber Roberts
Carrie Schuler
Brenda Schultz
Madison Smith
Toi Smith
Michi Tenorio
Our player pool for this tournament is:
Amanda Allen
Jennifer Brown
Erica Bruyako
Stephanie Camacho
Patricia Coleman
Lindsay Davis
Elisa Fejeran
Nikki Gabaldon
Maryana Gramlich
Emily Gries
Meaghan Hassel-Shearer
Natalie Hill
Zoe Jewell
Brianna Martin
Melody Matson
Felicia McFarland
Becca Newman
Katie Peters
Amber Roberts
Carrie Schuler
Brenda Schultz
Madison Smith
Toi Smith
Michi Tenorio
Peter Bonser Photos of some CNMI National Team players from The Women's league
Natalie throws in the ball
Meaghan, Toi, and Maryana
Maryana Dribbling
Maryana and Toi
Katie defending
Meaghan passes to Toi
Maryana and Bri
Natalie
Madison
KatieSaipan Tribune July 11, 2009
The CNMI Women's National Team will be playing two exhibition games in Japan in preparation for their participation in the East Asian Football Federation Women's Football Championship 2010 Semifinals Competition in Tainan City, Taiwan.
The EAFF semifinals will run from Aug. 22 to 30 with four other countries joining the CNMI female strikers in the tournament, namely Guam, Hong Kong, South Korea, and host Chinese-Taipei.
CNMI coach and Northern Mariana Islands Football Association technical director Sugao Kambe said he has 24 players in the pool and 20 will be named to the CNMI Women's National Team on July 20.
Kambe added they will have a scrimmage against a JEF United Ichihara Chiba Lady's Team when they stay in Japan from Aug. 18 to 20.
The scrimmage against JEF United Ichihara Chiba is part of the last eight weeks of rigorous training for the CNMI female strikers. The CNMI coach said they started preparing for the EAFF tournament third week of March this year and divided the training in three terms.
“The objective of the first term (March 23-May 28) was to enhance individually skills for technical and tactical parts. We also focused on coordination and agility skills,” Kambe said.
“The second term (June 8-28) was functional (positional) training and basic endurance training. For example, defender focused on how to defend around penalty area. Attacker tried finishing any kinds of shooting. Endurance was about basic aerobic running,” he added.
Kambe said the third term (June 29-August 20) will be the most important, as its objectives are to teach and practice team tactics and conditioned the players for the tough grind ahead.
This will be the first time that the CNMI female strikers will be competing in an international tournament. In the past the CNMI only played friendly games against Guam.
“We are a new team and it will be our first time to join an international tournament. At this time, results are not important, the exposure in an international level of competition is,” Kambe said.
“However, we must do our very best in every game. We are not so strong individually and technically, but we are very familiar with each other and can make tactical discipline stronger. It will be very hard, but our players have a lot of heart. I hope they will never give up until the final whistle,” Kambe said.
Kambe's wards are a mixed of high school and adult players who are regulars of the various local leagues. The team practices three times a day at the Commonwealth Ports Authority Field.
The CNMI female strikers' first game in Taiwan will be against Guam on Aug 22. The last three will be against Hong Kong on Aug. 24, South Korea on Aug. 26, and Chinese Taipei on Aug. 28.
The winner of the nine-day tournament will join China, Japan, and North Korea in the championship round to be played in Tokyo, Japan next year.
Saipan Tribune
EAFF president Ogura visits N. Marianas
East Asian Football Federation president Junji Ogura of Japan made a brief visit to Saipan over the weekend and gave an update on Northern Mariana Islands Football Association's application for membership in the Asian Football Confederation.
Ogura arrived on Saipan Saturday afternoon and on Sunday morning NMIFA president Jerry Tan accompanied the EAFF president to the Oleai Sports Complex Field.
“We are honored to have Mr. Oguro on Saipan. This visit gave us a chance to show him how we do things here for the development of football,” Tan said.
“We also take this opportunity to thank him for giving us technical and financial assistance. He has been very helpful in bringing a new coach for our nationals teams, providing seminars for referees and coaches, and donating equipment to the association,” the NMIFA head added.
While watching the CNMI Men's Football Team in its last training session on Saipan before leaving for Guam, Tan also briefed Ogura about the Oleai field and other facilities NMIFA is using for its tournaments.
Tan explained all these facilities are not owned by NMIFA, thus it will be very important for the association to have its own fields through the help of EAFF, AFC, and FIFA in the future.
Ogura in an interview with Saipan Tribune said they may have some good news for NMIFA this summer as far as the association's application for membership to AFC is concerned.
“The Oceania Football Confederation will be having a meeting this June and in that meeting, we will be seeking the 'permission or release' of Northern Mariana Islands from their zone, so NMIFA can proceed with its application for AFC membership,” Ogura said.
“We are positive that OFC will grant permission to the CNMI,” he added.
But Ogura reminded NMIFA that the association has a lot of things to do to gain membership to AFC.
“First is to have various football clubs. There should be teams in various age groups and men's and women's adults divisions. Having regular programs for schools are also factors that will affect NMIFA's application for membership to AFC. Trained coaches and referees are needed, too. Lastly, you need facilities,” Oguro said.
Ogura, who is a senior vice president for Japan Football Association and an executive committee member of AFC and FIFA, said when all these things are put into place, he is confident NMIFA will be granted membership to AFC.
Ogura left Saipan Monday morning to watch the East Asian Football Championship 2010 Preliminary Competition in Guam. The tournament will run from March 11 to 15 at the Leo Palace Resort with the CNMI, Guam, Mongolia, and Macau battling for a slot to EAFF's semifinal round, which will be played this August in Taiwan.
Peter Bonser Photos from the 2009 Marianas Cup
CNMI WNT for Marianas Cup 2009
top: Marya, Michi, Maryana, Meaghan, Madison, Patty, Bri, Toi, Becca, Carrie, Katie
bottom: Amber, Brenda, Nikki, Lindsay, Natalie, Lindsey, Zoe
Carrie, Madison, and Lindsey keep control of the ball.
Katie and Nikki fight to keep possession.
14 year old Michi battles for the ball.
Toi dribbling as Michi supports.
Zoe in motion.
Carrie goes in for the shot!!!!
Becca saves another one.
Patty getting ready for the long pass.
Madison going in for the ball.
Hairy Scary!
Lindsay challenges Guam for the ball.
Michi challenges as Maryana supports.
Meaghan is determined.
Never say never.
Katie wins another challenge.
Natalie in motion
SNAP!pictures from the 2009 Marianas Cup
Rambo ColemanI don't know why this is sideways sorry!
Lindsay Visualizing
Michi, Amber, and Meaghan prepare for the game.
Bri, Maryana, Amber, Michi, Zoe, and Madison in the "locker room."
Becca, Lindsey, Nikki, Carrie, Meaghan, and Toi loosen up outside of Leo Palace on game day.
The CNMI WNT took time out to cheer for the CNMI MNT!
Madison with her tots in the CNMI WNT dining room.
CNMI WNT at the CNMI MNT game.
Posing with CNMI fans!
Arriving in Guam
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