SEATTLE (Jan. 7) – The Northwest Nationals Premier Soccer Club, in cooperation with FC Mukilteo Select Soccer, is proud to announce the formation of a new program–the Northwest Nationals Select.

The NWN Select will fill a void in local soccer programs by catering specifically to players and their families who want a tremendous soccer experience but don’t wish to participate at the premier level. This new select program will be modeled after the highly successful NWN Premier Club and will offer the same high quality coaching and training resources which have become synonymous the NW Nationals.

Current FC Mukilteo players and families will find many familiar faces at NWN Select for the 2008-09 season. In fact, FC Mukilteo hopes to retain many of their current select level players and coaches and looks forward to carrying-on the same familial, community-based atmosphere that they currently enjoy into this new relationship with NW Nationals.

To further ensure a smooth transition for all current FC Mukilteo members, Bobby McLaughlin, the current FC Mukilteo Director of Coaching, has agreed to become the new NWN Select Director of Coaching. McLaughlin’s 20-plus years of coaching and program leadership experience will be supported by the NW Nationals’ strong organizational and administrative structure.

McLaughlin will be working alongside the NWN Technical Advisor Chuck Sekyra, NWN Premier Boys Director of Coaching Mark Collings, NWN Premier Girls Director of Coaching Arby Busey and NWN Premier Assistant Director of Coaching Ben Somoza. Together, they are determined to deliver an unmatched select soccer experience.

In addition to the expanded opportunities for former FC Mukilteo Select players, the Northwest Nationals organization will offer expanded training opportunities for recreational coaches and players within the Mukilteo Youth Soccer Club.

The synergies created from the consolidation of FC Mukilteo Select Soccer into the newly formed NW Nationals Select program will increase the opportunities for quality soccer experiences for hundreds of local youth at both the recreational and select levels.

Northwest National welcomes FC Mukilteo players and parents into its family.

Currently, the NWN Premier Soccer Club is comprised of 24 teams of boys and girls, ages U-11 to U19.

For more information about the new NWN Select program, contact Bobby McLaughlin at 425-349-3681 or bobbymcl@comcast.net.