Category: Academy

Cape Coral, November 21, 2016 – Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC had a busy weekend with games for all teams (vs Elite, Ida Baker High School and Cape Coral FC), and a fundraiser in partnership with Fathoms Bar and Restaurant. The U8 started on Saturday with a 3v3 tournament. Every team represented a country and Read More

Cape Coral, November 14th- The FGCDL FC had various activities and games this weekend. During the week, the had player-parent-coach meetings in which players were individually evaluated and had conversations about their development. The main points that were mentioned in each player’s evaluation will be worked on during practice in the upcoming weeks. On Saturday, Read More

Cape Coral, November 11th 2016 – The Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions would like to introduce you to the academy staff for the 2016-2017 season. The staff is composed of 4 Dutch coaches/program assistants and 3 American coaches, including a goalkeeper coach. Davy Hendriks – U10B, U11B and U13B Davy Hendriks is 29 years old and is Read More

Cape Coral, Florida, October 24th 2016 – Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC is very pleased to announce that the club will join the Super Y League of United Soccer leagues (USL) in 2017. FGCDL FC will play in the U10 Boys, U11 Boys, U12 Boys, U13 Boys and U14 Boys competition against other clubs in Read More

Cape Coral, October 20 2016 – The Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC will organize 3 Family events the next two weekends.  Saturday October 22nd we will visit our partner Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium . We will be there with our U8-U9-U11G-U13G and U13B teams at 9.45pm.  If the children wear their game or practice jersey they Read More

Cape Coral, October 7 2016 – The Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC is very happy to announce that  our merchandise for season 2016/2017 is in. Want to show that you’re a proud Dutch Lion? We have new merchandise to help you with that. Buy or pre-order your clothes through email to info@fgcdlfc.com or Tuesday at Read More

Cape Coral, October 6 2016 – The Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC is very pleased to announce that Davy Hendriks has joined the FGCDL FC Youth Academy Program. Davy is from the Netherlands and has his UEFA C and B license. FGCDL FC interviewed Davy today about who he is. FCGCDL FC: Who is Davy Hendriks? My name is Read More

Cape Coral, September 29, 2016 – Our season is now running for 6 weeks and we already did a lot of fun stuff. But what is more fun then playing a kids vs parents game? It’s happening during our Openingsday. Our 3rd Orange Family Event will start October 8th at 4pm. The next 4 hours we have Read More

Cape Coral, September 8, 2016 – The Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC is very pleased to announce that Jeremy Sheppard has joined the FGCDL FC Youth Academy staff. FGCDL FC spoke with Jeremy about joining the club. FGCDL FC: Who are you, where are you from and what is your soccer background? Jeremy: I am Jeremy Sheppard Read More

Cape Coral, September 1st, 2016 –  Dribbling, passing and scoring are important components in our Youth Academy. During the trainingschool every player gets extra attention to develop these skills.  Trainingschool Our trainingschool is every Friday at Jim Jeffers Park. This an opportunity for everyone to get an extra practice. During the trainingschool we work on dribbling, passing and Read More

Cape Coral, August 21, 2016 – On August 20 the first Orange Family Event of the 2016-2017 season was organized by FGCDL FC for the parents and players of the Youth Academy. The parents and players gathered around noon at Jim Jeffers Park for departure. Upon arrival they could purchase the new Orange Family t-shirt to make sure Read More

Cape Coral August 14th- The Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC is very pleased to announce that John Teeter has joined the FGCDL FC Youth Academy staff. FGCDLFC spoke with John about going the club. FGCDL FC: Who are you, where are you from and what is your soccer background? John: My name is John Read More

Cape Coral, August 12 2016 – The season is about to start! Therefore FGCDL FC held team meetings this week with all 12 FGCDL FC Youth Academy teams to introduce the coaches, players and give every parent and player information about the upcoming season. Daan Uithof started all the meetings with an opening speech about the new Read More

Cape Coral, July 27- Less then two weeks before the season starts! To start the season as a Dutch Lion the FGCDLFC organize a Orange Family Day on August 20th. The Tampa B Rowdies soccer club invited us to watch their league game on August 20th against FC Edmonton. Watching the game is part of the Orange Family Day. Read More

Cape Coral, August 1 2016 – Antonio Garcia, player of our U15 Boys, is flying to The Netherlands this thursday to play with several pro teams. FGCDLFC spoke with him about this exciting trip. FGCDLFC: Tell me something about yourself? I’m Antonio Garcia and I’m 15 years old. I attend Cape Coral High School, where I’m a Read More

Cape Coral July 28- The FGCDL FC U9 Boy’s team is playing at the Disney USA National Championship 3×3 this weekend. Before departing for the three day event we asked Coach Ronald de Boer a few questions. FGCDLFC: Who are the players in the team that travel to Orlando? Coach Ronald: Our team consists of Read More

Cape Coral, July 25 2016- Last Friday was the final day of our summer soccercamp. More than 20 players showed a great development on dribbling, passing and tactics. Our third soccercamp was held at Jim Jeffers Park and started every day at 9.00am. During a three hour training the kids practiced their dribbling, shooting, passing, 1vs1 Read More

Cape Coral, July 24 2016 – We are proud to announce that the club has doubled the number of players compared to the 2015/2016 season, growing from 6 teams to 11 teams with still two months to go before the Fall season in US Club Soccer starts. The new season kicks off with teammeetings the Read More

Cape Coral, July 20 2016 – The Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC is very pleased to announce that Vincent de Weger has joined the FGCDL FC Youth Academy Program. Vincent is from the Netherlands and has worked for the Dutch Lions FC before, being part of the start-up of the Houston Dutch Lions FC in Read More

This week the academy teams of the Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions started training for the 2015 Fall Season. A total of 8 different age groupss started in their new white gear including numbers for their first training. At 6pm the first U6, U8(2 teams) and U9B started with their first practice.  At 7.15pm the Read More