Week of August 31st 2009.
Weekly updates starting this week.
Congrats to following teams competing in HFC event in Asheville
- U13 Boys Cabarrus Elite Champions
- U14 Boys Cabarrus Elite Finalists
- U14 Girls Mundial Champion
- U14 Boys Mundial Champion
Ken Barker New Office manager. Office hours 9pm – 5pm
CPI Flat Branch Fields open this week (rules and regulations of park)
US Club Soccer for older boys- Fall 2009
Attire/apparel at practice
Fundraiser for teams
Chick-fil-A night Fundraiser for the Elite National Girls Team September 22nd
Communication. The key to a successful club.
Weekly updates starting this week.
Starting this week I will be sending everyone a weekly update on club events and important information as we get into full swing of the season. This update will be sent to the coaches and managers and managers should be forwarding on to all team members. It will also be published on the club website. Please make sure you read the weekly updates as we try to keep everyone up to date with all what is going on with Charlotte Soccer Academy from team successes, to practice changes, to fundraising ideas. If you have anything you would like me to add to the updates please let me know.
Congrats to following teams competing in HFC event in Asheville.
The following teams were successful this weekend in the HFC tournament in Asheville
- U13 Boys Cabarrus Elite Champions
- U14 Boys Cabarrus Elite Finalists
- U14 Girls Mundial Champion
- U14 Boys Mundial Champion
Congrats to all teams
Ken Barker New Office Manager. Office hours 9pm – 5pm.
Charlotte Soccer Academy has hired Ken Barker as our full time office manager beginning next week. The club has realized that with the magnitude of the organization we need someone in our office full time now each day. Ken comes to us with a wealth of soccer experience having worked with BMW Sports and establishing an English based sports apparel business for 5 years prior to joining BMW Sports. Ken’s duties will include overseeing the day to day operations of the club office including sprirtwear and apparel sales as we expand our club shop, assisting in accounts receivables and payables and serving as a point person for questions and answers on the club programs and activities. The club office will now be open each day Monday through Friday 9am – 5pm. Patti will still be heavily involved with the club overseeing our club registration and website. Ken can be reached at admin@charlottesocceracademy.com or by phone at the club office 704-708-4166.
Supplemental Training Schedules - Fall 2009
Please take advantage of the extra training that Charlotte Soccer Academy provides through the season. Each session will be catered to the individual to help develop their speed and skills.
Cabarrus/N. Charlotte - Starts Tuesday September 8th and runs each Tuesday until October 27th 2009. Technical and Speed and Agility will be run by Boot Room Soccer Schools. GK training will be run by the Cabarrus and N. Charlotte GK trainer Anthony Turowski. All training will be at Overcash fields off Hway 73 in Concord. Please direct questions to Cabarrus and N. Charlotte Director Erik Imler eimler@charlottesocceracademy.com
7:15pm - 8:00pm Technical/Speed & Agility (U9-U11 age groups)
8:00pm - 8:45pm Technical/Speed & Agility (U12-U14 age groups)
GK Training for Cabarrus will also begin this week
6:30pm – 7:30pm (all age groups)
Charlotte - Starts Friday September 11th at JM Robinson Middle School and run each Friday until October 30th 2009.
Technical Training -
5:15pm – 6:00pm U12, U13, U14 boys and girls
6:00pm – 6:45pm U9, U10, U11 boys and girls
6:45pm – 7:30pm U15-U18 boys and girls
Speed and Agility - run by OrthoCarolina’s Sports Performance department.
5:15pm – 6:00pm U9, U10, U11 boys and girls
6:00pm – 6:45pm U12, U13, U14 boys and girls
6:45pm – 7:30pm U15-U18 boys and girls
CPI Flat Branch Fields open this week (rules and regulations of park)
I am pleased to announce that we will open the new CPI fields and Flat Branch Park this week off Tom Short Road next to Polo Ridge Elementary School. Three of the four fields will be open but we plan on staying off the lighted field for one more week as sod was laid 3 weeks ago and it needs another week to be ready. In order for us to maintain our relationships with the school and parks and recreation please observe the following rules and regulations at the park.
1, the main gate that drives to the back of the school where the bus parking lot is will not be open till 6pm, so all cars must be parked at the front of the school in the designated parking area ONLY. There are after school programs that don’t finish till 6pm and the school needs to be concerned with these children crossing the road prior to 6pm. After 6pm cars will be able drive into the school and park around the back but AGAIN ONLY IN DESIGNATED PARKING AREAS.
2, parking for parents must be in specified parking areas ONLY. You will be ticketed if you park on street or in an unmarked parking area.
3, this is a trash free park and we want to keep these fields in the best shape possible, please remove all trash after each session and place them in trash bins or take it with you.
US Club Soccer for older boys Fall 2009.
Boys U15-U18 not playing high school this fall season but want to get ahead of the game before the club season begins can sign up and play US Club Soccer this fall. We are putting a team together to start practicing in September and participate in a tournament during October. The age of the team will be determined by the interest. Information on the program is posted on our website this week. If you need additional information, please contact Jim Finnerty our U15-U18 boy’s director at jfinnerty@charlottesocceracademy.com
Attire/apparel at practice.
There have been a lot of questions that have come up concerning what our players wear at practices and games. We do want all our teams to train in either the new adidas training tops that can be purchased through the club office or our club t-shirts. Each team has or will be receiving one free adidas t-shirt this fall for training (additional shirts are also available for sale at the office). As far as shorts, socks and shoes, our preferred brand to wear is adidas and we encourage our players to wear their game shorts if possible but it’s not mandatory to be completely outfitted. If you are purchasing more shorts, socks or shoes, we do encourage adidas product and we hope you will take advantage of the special shoe deals we have established with adidas and Eurosport off our website.
Fundraiser for teams.
The club has established new fundraisers this fall to help each team raise money for its team for either warm ups, tournament travel or just some extra money for each player. We have two fundraising books that are available with which each one sold ½ the money gets given back to player. Additional info is attached to the update and is on our website. The team managers have been provided with information about these programs. Any questions please direct them to John Bretz CSA’s marketing director john.bretz@assurant.com
Chick-fil-A night Fundraiser for the Elite National Girls Team - September 22nd.
Our top ladies teams in the club are raising money to help with their travel across the country for the various tournaments they have to attend through the year. They will be hosting the 1st Chick-fil-A Night Fundraiser on September 22 from 4pm to 10pm at the Chick-fil-A at the Arboretum ~ 3217 Pineville-Matthews Rd. Charlotte, NC 28226. All money made will help off some of the extra costs for the ECNL travel/tournaments. We encourage all teams to attend! Parents can take the night off from cooking and come out to help support their fellow club members!! Any questions please email Vickie Engelhaupt vickie.engelhaupt@crucible.com
Communication. The key to a successful club.
This will be on all my updates. Good communication is the key to as successful club. All families in the club should have the accessibility to communicate with your team coach and DOC throughout the season. Our coaches are reminded to have periodic meetings through the season to keep families up to date on the progression of the team. All the DOC’s email addresses are on the website if you need to communicate with us. If you need to talk in person, we are in the office each day and if you do not reach us directly, we will return a call in a timely fashion to address any questions or concerns. We have a fantastic full time staff here at CSA and some great team coaches. If you have any issues with your team, club etc please do not allow a problem to persist. Communicate with the staff so we can deal with it and move on in a positive way.
Thanks
Have a great week
Brad
Executive Director CSA
