By Dennis Miller It was back in 2006-2007 season when Kenneth Boardman first in contact with Ballistic United when he was brought aboard as a coach. He certainly enjoyed his time but following his initial contract with Ballistic, he was forced to step away from the club for family reasons. During his time away, he…
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By Dennis Miller When you’re younger, playing ball with your buddies at the park, you might dream about playing in the World Cup, Super Bowl, and World Series, but realistically, there’s not a lot of conversation about individual glory as that’s the furthest thing from your mind. It’s all about being with your buddies and…
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By Dennis Miller One of the core principles of the Ballistic United Soccer Club is not only for the players to be better soccer players, but to be better people, and be a star both on and off the field. At the forefront is the leadership programs run by Brady Taylor and Walter Pratte. I…
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By Dennis Miller When I first heard that my good friend and former teammate at both Ballistic United and Amador Valley High Kevin Crow was being inducted into the Cal-North Hall of Fame, my first reaction was, “What? He’s not already in there?” Crow, the Executive Director for the Ballistic United Soccer Club,…
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By Dennis Miller I distinctly recall when Scott McMillin called me seven years ago and asked if we could meet for lunch to talk about something he was thinking about taking on. He explained that he was considering becoming the President of the Ballistic United Soccer Club. On the surface it may seem like…
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As Ballistic United president Scott McMillin steps away after seven amazing years of running the BUSC Board of Directors, Daniel Montes is ready to step in and hit the ground running for the elite youth soccer club. I recently had a chance to have a question-and-answer session with Montes. Question: How do you view your…
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One of the highlights for Ballistic United of every year is the announcement of the winners for the Erik Lemoine Scholarship winners. Our two winners this year – Coleson Franklin and Henry Beatty. The two will be presented with their scholarship checks Thursday night following the Ballistic Golf event at the Callippe Preserve Golf Course.…
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The National Soccer Hall of Fame released the names of the semifinalists on the Veteran and Builder ballots for the Class of 2025, which will be inducted May 3 in Frisco. The Player Ballot, which considers players who have been retired for at least three years but no more than 10 years, is in the…
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By Dennis Miller The first time Eric Nilius met with Ballistic United was back in 2018 when Nilius was in California from Colorado to get his “C” coaching license. Nilius met with Ballistic executive director Kevin Crow about possibly joining Ballistic in 2019, but Nilius decided to return to Colorado where he would be the…
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