SEAN BOWERS & ELLIE SINGER  NAMED TO U.S. FUTSAL FEDERATION BOARD
[Sean Bowers]


U.S. Futsal Player Representative Sean Bowers was a former standout defender with the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer. Sean Bowers is in his second season assisting the CBU men's and women's soccer teams in 2004.

Bowers played for the Wizards from 1996-99 and earned the team's Defender of the Year award twice. He also served as team captain for the 1999 season. Still an active player, Bowers currently is a member of the San Diego Sockers of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He is the only person in NPSL/MISL history to achieve at least 800 blocks and 800 points. He was a 2002 MISL All-Star and the league's Defender of the Year with the Baltimore Blast. During 2002-03, he also served as the team's interim head coach. Bowers has also been a member of the U.S. National Futsal Team since 1995, earning 30 international caps. He has been the team captain since 1998. The team won the 2004 CONCACAF gold medal and will play in the 2004 World Cup in Taiwan in November. He also saw time with the Detroit Rockers of the National Professional Soccer League from 1991-95 and 2000-01. In 1991, he was the league's Rookie of the Year as the Rockers won the NPSL championship. He was a four-time All-Star and two-time Defender of the Year. In addition to his coaching stint with the Baltimore Blast, Bowers' resume includes extensive coaching experience. He was an assistant coach for the Detroit Rockers of the NPSL in 2000-01. He was a head coach and assistant coach of the Michigan Hawks, an Under-23 women's select team that won the 2001 U.S. Open Cup. In 1999, he was an assistant coach for William Jewell College, an NAIA school in Liberty, Mo. A native of San Diego, Bowers graduated from Quincy (Ill.) College in 1991 with a bachelor's degree in political science. He is currently working on a master's degree in organizational management through the University of Phoenix. He is also trying to earn an Advanced National Coaching Diploma. He and his wife, Maria, have three children: Aydan (7), Isabella (5) and Gracie (3).

   

Ellie Singer

Ellie Singer, Vice-President was elected Vice-President of United States Futsal in 2005. Her knowledge of youth sports is long and diverse having served in many positions before being elected President of Minnesota Youth Soccer and also serving as Vice-Chairperson of the U.S. Youth Soccer Association for two years. She brings her great acumen to United States Futsal.

   
  U. S.  FUTSAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS