ESFC offers our young players the exciting opportunity to participate in
Tab’s “Bantam Super Star Program” which is for all our intramural groups.
This is an 16-week program (8 weeks in the spring and 8 weeks in the fall)
which will teach the children fundamental soccer skills in a fun environment
and format. This is also a learning tool for our coaches of these young
players. Tab’s personnel are committed to working hard to benefit the growth
of our young players, and Tab recently became a member of the
Soccer Hall of Fame. Through their experience and energy,
they will help the children achieve these basic skills while having FUN and
lots of it! To date, the response of this program by our parents and coaches
has been absolutely fantastic!! Coaching this age group is the most fun a
coach will ever have on the field, as the reward of seeing them improve is
constant. If the coach is having fun, then the players will be having fun
and this what we are definitely seeing!!! If you are interested in learning
more about Tab and his organization, check out his
website or click on the “Links”
tab on our website.
The National Soccer Hall of Fame's Induction Class of 2005 honored one of the most identifiable players in the United States Men's National Team history, as Tab Ramos was enshrined into the Soccer Hall of Fame on August 29th, 2005.
Tab Ramos, perhaps the most eloquent commentary in Tab’s career is that on January 3, 1995 he became the first player to sign with Major League Soccer. Tab is heralded as one of the most talented player to ever pull on the U.S. Men’s National Team shirt. His national team career was hampered by injuries but still he was able to amass 81 caps and score eight goals. Perhaps the most eloquent commentary in Tab’s career is that on January 3, 1995 he became the first player to sign with Major League Soccer. Tab is heralded as one of the most talented player to ever pull on the U.S. Men’s National Team shirt. Personal Information Class of 2005 Born: September 21, 1966 - Montevideo, Uruguay Position: Midfielder Int'l Caps: 81 Int'l Goals: 8 His national team career was hampered by injuries but still he was able to amass 81 caps and score eight goals. On September 7, 1997 he scored one of the most memorable goals in U.S. Soccer history against Costa Rica in World Cup Qualifying securing a place for the men’s national team at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Along with Eric Wynalda (Class of 2004) and classmate Marcelo Balboa, he is one of the first three players in the history of the U.S. Men’s National Team to play in three consecutive World Cups (1990, 1994 and 1998). Tab started every match for the United States at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, but suffered a skull fracture against Brazil in the quarterfinals after being caught by elbow from Leonardo.
He is now
serving as the President and Founder of Tab Ramos Soccer Programs, a New
York Corporation doing camps, clinics and coaching in New York, New Jersey
and Pennsylvania.
He also is the President and Founder of the New Jersey Soccer Academy, which
is an elite soccer club for boys.
He
is President and Founder of Tab Ramos GOAL! Foundation, a non-profit
organization helping inner city children with education through sports.
Tab played his entire seven-year MLS career with the MetroStars. He was a two-time MLS All-Star (1996 and 1998) and scored the first goal in MLS All-Star Game history. Before joining the MLS he spent five years playing in the Spanish La Liga and Second Division with Figuere and Real Betis. He played two years in the American Soccer League (1988-1989), where he was an ASL All-Star. Tab attended North Carolina State where he was a three-time All-American. In high school he played for the national powerhouse St. Benedicts and was a two-time All-American and the National Player of the Year in 1983. In 2003 he was honored with a star at the U.S. Soccer Star Plaza at the Home Depot Center.