The members of the '93 Triangle NC team will get their first taste of international competition as the team will head to Europe in August of 2008 for a 10-day tour of culture and competition.  Each summer, the rising U15 girls from Triangle FC travel overseas as part of the TFC International Program, which began three years ago when the '89 Navy girls toured Iceland and Sweden.  During the tour, TFC competes against some of the worlds' best in friendly matches at their hosts' home facilities.  Current '93 coach Ben Swain, who traveled to Holland, Belgium and Germany with the '90 Navy girls, speaks of the importance of the program.

"The experience of the European tour is unlike anything I've ever been through before.  It's an amazing learning experience with the culture and history, and it's nearly impossible to come away from the experience without a sense of being a part of something much bigger than yourself.  You grow together as a team, but you also realize you're representing your club, your state, your country, and even the sport of soccer.  There's an air of importance to your presence over there, and it's not something that can be duplicated in any other area of youth soccer."

The destination for the 2008 tour has yet to be finalized, but past trips have taken TFC players to England, Iceland, Sweden, Holland, Belgium and Germany.  Teams have toured such soccer landmarks as Ajax's Amsterdam Arena and Newcastle United's St. James Park, and have visited the Tower of London, Iceland's lagoons, and Cologne's famous cathedral Der Dom. 

Adidas Labor Day Shootout

September 1st   Greensboro, NC

RBC Soccer Classic

September 23rd   Greenville, SC

CJW Columbus Day Tournament

October 6th     Richmond, VA

Raleigh Shootout

November 3rd    Raleigh, NC

Adidas MLS Cup Youth Showcase

November 17th    Washington, DC