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90 THE QUEENS COURIER • JUNE 15, 2017 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM David Villa to open youth soccer league in Astoria BY ANGELA MATUA [email protected] @AngelaMatua Astoria‘s soccer fans will be able to learn from the best this September when futbol superstar David Villa opens a youth football club in the neighborhood. Called the DV7 Astoria Football Club, children born between 2007 and 2012 will learn how to play Spanish-style soccer. Th e club will be part of the DV7 Soccer Academy, an entire network of international youth soccer clubs created by Villa. In June 2014, the Spanish footballer announced that he would become the fi rst player for New York City FC. He has established soccer academies in places like Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, South Korea, Hong Kong and Spain. Th e Astoria club will be the second location in the United States. DV7 Astoria Football Club will practice at Upper 90 Soccer Center at 34-23 38th St. Children must try out for a spot and the next tryout will take place on June 23 starting at 4 p.m. You must register for a specifi c session on the DV7 website. The DV7 method, which Villa learned as a child, incorporates both “technical, tactical and physical preparation” skills in addition to teaching “formative personal values” and healthy lifestyle choices, according to the Dv7 website. Th e 2017-2018 season will start on Sept. 4, 2017, and end on June 21, 2018. Coaches include Marc Sabate, who taught at FC Barcelona Escola; David Vilanova, who previously coached at the FC Bayern Munchen ID Program; and former Manhattan Kickers FC coach Hector Nunez. Though soccer is widely beloved in Europe, it has become increasingly more popular in the United States. In 2015, more people watched the Women’s World Cup fi nal than the NBA fi nals or Stanley Cup fi nals. U.S. Youth Soccer, an organization that promotes the sport by off ering camps, found that participation in the sport among 12- to 17-year-olds has exploded. In 1974, there were 103,432 children registered to play soccer in the country. In 2014, that number jumped to more than 3 million. Th ere is a $10 registration fee and every child who tries out will get a free T-shirt and a one-hour training session with a DV7 coach. Visit the DV7 website to register before June 23. Photo courtesy of Twitter/DV7Astoria A youth soccer club in Astoria will begin teaching kids the fundamentals of the sport starting in September. sports Monsignor McClancy HS senior selected in MLB draft BY ANTHONY GIUDICE [email protected] @A_GiudiceReport A fl eet-footed senior from Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School in East Elmhurst became Queens’ highest Major League Baseball (MLB) draft pick in the last 21 years. As reported by the New York Post, Quentin Holmes, 17, was selected in the second round (64th overall) by the Cleveland Indians in the three-day MLB draft on Monday, June 12. Th e 6-foot 2-inch center fi elder has committed to attend Mississippi State University in the fall. “I am extremely blessed and thankful to have been selected by the Indians,” Holmes said on his Instagram page. “Th anks to everyone who supported and rooted for me along the way!” According to the Post, as a high schooler, Holmes was ranked No. 33 by MLBPipeline.com and No. 50 by Baseball America, and some even projected the speedster to be a fi rst-round pick in the draft . For Monsignor McClancy, Holmes hit .420 with 18 extra-base hits, seven home runs, 33 runs scored, and 22 stolen bases in 23 tries this year, the Post reported. Over his high school career Holmes has earned a plethora of accolades including a spot on the 2016 Perfect Game All- American Classic team, according to perfectgame.org, as well as the 2016-2017 Gatorade Player of the Year award. Aside from his blazing speed, scouts believe Holmes has the potential to be a top-tier leadoff hitter in the MLB, when he eventually makes it to the show. Photo via Twitter/@jonezz_quentin Photo caption: Quentin Holmes with his Mississippi State garb on.


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