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Blast FC is dedicated to creating young passionate soccer players who truly enjoy and love to play the game of soccer. The Blast will also provide those dedicated and ambitious players the opportunity to have both a college and pro career through professional level training in all aspects of game, including technical, tactical and fitness.
Blast FC, a premier soccer club, was started in 1986 by Stan Clark and Lesh Shkreli. It has been in existence for over 27 years and is presently the longest running soccer club in central Ohio. Lesh Shkreli is the full time Director of Coaching. His passion and enthusiasm for soccer is well known throughout the region. Blast FC now has teams playing in the Midwest Regional League, Buckeye Premier Youth Soccer League, and the Mid-Ohio Select Soccer League The Blast FC has won over 60 State and Regional Cups, and won First Place in over 80 Tournaments. Our teams have traveled to France, England, Holland, Sweden, Germany, and competed in 24 states. In addition, six players have come through the Blast FC program and had successful professional careers while many others went on to play at Division I, II and III colleges. The Blast FC Club is an active member of the USYSA.
Through the years our organization has grown to be one of the most successful baseball and soccer organizations in Central Ohio. Our baseball and softball programs are one of the few that still offers instructional and recreational programs without the heavy emphasis on select and traveling teams that is found in many other organizations. Our select soccer program has developed a national reputation for outstanding select soccer teams that are routinely in the final rounds of the tournaments and state games that they enter. Some of our teams have even traveled to Europe to play in world tournaments. In 1997, our U-14 girls won such a tournament in Denmark.
One of our most successful annual fundraisers is the Northern Columbus Athletic Association Soccer Classic. This two-day select soccer tournament is held each summer in August and draws teams from around the country. Over the past thirteen years, this tournament has grown from just a few local teams to over 100 of the best select soccer teams in the country
As the reputation of this tournament has grown, so have our corporate sponsors for this event. In 1990, our first sponsor, Donatos Pizza joined as a major program sponsor. The competition at this tournament grows each year and with it the desire by teams far and wide to be selected to participate in this most prestigious of select soccer tournaments. And each year our corporate sponsors are so impressed by our organization and execution of this tournament that they usually sign up to sponsor the tournament the next year before the current tournament is over. This is a real testament to the professionalism with which this tournament is organized and run.