A Personal Letter from Rachel Quon
Gatorade National Player of the Year!

Hey Oktay!

"Growing up in Lake Forest, I played on LFSA teams for 7 years- U8 through U14!  I was lucky enough to have Oktay as my coach for many of the years and I was also lucky enough to be on a great team where we were learned how to play good soccer while also having fun. Over the years, Oktay has helped me develop my skills and he has continued to guide me and train me even after I moved on from LFSA  in high school.  Because most of my LFSA team were from the same community, many of my teammates - even those who aren’t playing soccer anymore- are still some of my closest friends  I am really thankful for LFSA - for helping me become a better soccer player and for always supporting me!"

Thanks
Rachel Quon

5/27/2009

Gatorade National Player of the Year!
Rachel Quon

Congratulations to our very own Rachel Quon for winning this most prestigious of High School awards. Do you recognize her on the left?  Shown with Oktay, Nicole Lipp(Illinois Gatorade finalist!) and fellow teammates Lauren and Annie.

Click here for press release

Click here to see Rachel on the Gatorade website

Former LFSA Player played for ODP Regional Team in Italy!
Ian was named co-captain and team USA finished 5th out of 32 teams with only 1 loss! Way to go USA!

 Coach Tim & Coach Oktay,

 
My son Ian Forlow got his travel start with LFSA and really enjoyed his experience. He grew to love soccer while he played at LFSA and recently was talking about his LFSA coaches.
 
Hard work (and good coaching) pays off. Ian traveled to Disney last Thanksgiving with the 1994 Reg II ODP squad and he has been invited to travel to Italy this April with Reg II 1994 ODP for a tournament and other matches. (Tim - the Romanian National Team will be there too).
 
Thanks is owed to all of his coaches.
 
Regards,
David Forlow
 
 

Letter from the Quon Family
October 4, 2006
We are a soccer family!!!  
 
All four of our children- Chris, Sarah, Rachel and Kasey- have trained and played with Lake Forest Soccer Association from the time they were U-8 through U-14.   Chris, now 19, is playing soccer at Colorado College and loving every minute of it.   Sarah, now 17,  had to finally give up soccer after her sophomore year in high school due to her dance commitments. Kasey, 12, is now playing for a U14 team with LFSA partner, FC United.    
 
Rachel- now 15- has had the wonderful opportunity to play with the U-15 U.S. Women's National Team, and just recently participated in the first Nike Friendlies for women at the National Training Center in California.  She was thrilled to be training next to the Women's National  Team- including Abby Wambach, Kristine Lilly, and Briana Scurry- what an honor!!!     Never in our dreams had we thought that Rachel would get this far, and we are grateful to all of those who helped her along the way.    Although Rachel is now playing for another club, LFSA and Oktay Akgun have definitely been key in developing Rachel as a complete soccer player. She had great training at LFSA, coaches who really cared for her as a person- not just as a player, and a community who was so supportive of her!  Players on her U-8 team are some of her best friends today.   We thank LFSA for all they have given to our family.    
 
Sincerely, Diane and David Quon 
 
 
Rachel Quon with the U-15 U.S. Women's National Team (1st row center)
Former player updates:
8/23/06 From Leslie Moran: Niki  is at the University of Michigan.  She had her first soccer game last week and was so excited that as a Freshmen  she got to play.  She even scored a goal which was a great confidence builder! 
Former LFSA Players help win National Championship!
July, 2006
Rachel Quon, Nicole Lipp and Annie Evans are part of the U15 Eclipse team who won the IL State Cup, Regional 2 Championship, then the U15 National Championships in Des Moines in Iowa late July!  They beat PDA from NJ in the championships 4-0.   Annie Evans made one of the goals!
 
Congratulations, girls!
 
Illinois Youth Soccer e-newsletter
August 31, 2006
CONGRATULATIONS to former LFSA Players…

…to Alexandra Hall (Hawthorn Woods), Rachel Quon (Lake Forest), Heather Marik (Naperville), and Brianne Rodriguez (Aurora) who were invited to the U.S. Under-15 Girls' National Team weeklong training camp in Sunrise, Fla. on Aug. 12-18. U.S. U-15 GNT head coach Tad Bobak called in 26 players into camp. The team played three matches during the camp, facing off against Team Boca's Under-18 squad, the Weston Fury SC U-19s and Florida Atlantic University.

…to Stephanie Condon (Western Springs), Vanessa DiBernardo (Naperville), Amber Fry (Northfield), Kelsey Hough (Lake Forest), Katie Nasenbenny (LaGrange), Emily Oliver (Flossmoor), Megan Oyster (Naperville), Emily Scott (Tinley Park) who were invited to the U.S. Under-14 Girls' National Team Identification Camp at Cal Poly Pomona in Pomona, Calif. The camp kicked off July 30 and ran through Aug. 5, with 100 girls -- 25 from each of the four regions -- taking part in training and games as the camp moved back to California after taking place in Massachusetts for the past few years.
Congratulations to former LFSA players for making the U.S. Youth Soccer Regional Team!
Summer, 2006

Nicole Lipp – 1990

Rachel Quon – 1991 (Also invited to the U.S. U-15 National Team)

Kelsey Hough - 1992

Congratulations to Lake Forest High School Varsity team for making it to Super Sectionals!
Spring, 2006
LFHS Varsity Team made it all the way to Super Sectionals where they lost to First-in-State Barrington 2-0. LFSA congratulates its many graduates on a very fine season!