Beach FC 2007's ride star power to title

A good roster goes a long way, and Beach FC's 2007 girls team can attest to that. They topped Legends FC 5-1 on Saturday to win the U17 National Title, and it is pretty easy to see why they were so dominant with six girls already committed to Division I programs. Here are a look at those six special players.    Davidson, the Redondo Union High and Utah commit, is a central midfielder who plays a beautiful ball. She can switch play quickly, and accurately, she can make passes across her body or against her momentum and still drop them on a dime. She has incredible vision and to go with that, great agility and foot skills. She tracks back to the ball nicely, as she does not wait for the ball to find her. She always makes herself available and will track back as far as she needs to in order to get on the ball and facilitate. She also possesses a powerful right foot from distance.     Farnham attends Notre Dame in Sherman Oaks and is committed to play at Cal after her senior year. She is a well-regarded keeper in California who has garnered a lot of attention. She has been praised for her hands, for her footwork and for her shot-stopping skills in terms of her physical attributes, and her leadership ability and her ability to organize also draw praise. Something that stands out when you watch her, that is not given enough credit, is her raw athleticism. She can move and move quickly. She is twitchy and reactive as she seems to react instantaneously.     Oder will be heading to Duke after her final season at Oaks Christian. If you are an opposing defense, and you let her get 1v1 with a defender, you are in deep trouble. Not only is she athletic with long strides, but she possesses the incredible ability to change pace and direction, and do so quickly and easily. Oder is a true finisher, as she can bury the ball in the roof, in an upper V and score from tight angles. She can pressure defender into mistakes, and she also possesses the great speed to get in behind defenders, get on the end of a ball without losing stride and finish with one touch.     Watching Shin play is a pure joy, and she reciprocates that joy in how she plays. You can see the energy, passion and drive from the sideline or watching her tape. Shin weaves through traffic with such grace and ease, as she makes No. 6's and defenders look like they are chasing shadows. She's a clinical finisher and has a very strong and accurate left foot and if she is able to get the ball on to that foot, look out. The way she operates in space is neat and tidy, and she is very clever when it comes to continuing her run after playing a ball and finding space. Shin goes to Mira Costa High and will be playing after high school at UC Irvine.     Wroblewski attends Redondo Union High and will be heading to UC Santa Barbara to play after her senior year. She can play on either side as an outside back as she is equally proficient with either foot. She is very fast and is excellent with the ball at her feet, and really loves to push up quickly and play the ball on the floor to a sprinting teammate. One thing she does really well is she inverts. She gets a defender to commit to the outside and she cuts in and takes the vacated space in the middle of the pitch. This allows her to push on, to play a through ball or go out wide to a running winger or an overlapping player.     Kennel has speed for days. She can flat out burn as she gets up and down the pitch from her left back position incredibly quickly. Having her there is like having another forward as she can link up play, make great underlapping and overlapping runs and really take advantage of space. She changes directions quickly, as she shows great athleticism and agility. She's a great free kick taker as she has an accurate and strong left leg. She is also a bulldog of a defender who does not get beat easily, who knows how to irritate an attacker, to poke the ball away and she anticipates well which allows for her tackles to be clean and when she steps to the ball it is right on time. Kennel is heading to the University of Utah after her senior season at Redondo Union.     Herniter is a fearsome in the air. When she elevates, she is going to win the ball. She will either win the aerial dual defensively, or, if she raises up on a set piece, there is a good chance she will head the ball into the net. She plays without fear and she plays physically. She is not afraid to make a challenge and will make a slide tackle in the penalty area, because if she leaves her feet, then she knows she has got her timing right. She is very strong, very fast and very skilled with the ball. She attends Palos Verdes High and recently announced her commitment to play at Georgia.

A good roster goes a long way, and Beach FC's 2007 girls team can attest to that. They topped Legends FC 5-1 on Saturday to win the U17 National Title, and it is pretty easy to see why they were so dominant with six girls already committed to Division I programs. Here are a look at those six special players.