Executive Director Update: Week of February 15th 2010

 
Tech/Speed Training Reminder
CSA Golf Day: Save the Date - Monday 19th April.
2010 Summer Camp Reminder
Field updates (weather) and Practice Options
Head girls coach needed - S. Charlotte Middle School
Update on Past Due Club Fees and Procedures for Collection
Communication
 
Tech Training/Speed and Agility Training Reminder
This is a reminder on times and days for our additional training
Technical training and Speed and Agility training kicked off last week. Please note the times and sites. Cancellations and field closure/relocation info will be posted on the weather hotline and website. 
 
Cabarrus/N. Charlotte 
FRIDAYS @ OVERCASH SOCCER COMPLEX
530pm – 630pm U9’s – U12’s boys and girls
630pm – 730pm U13’s – U17’s boys and girls
The technical and speed and agility training will be run by CSA US Development Academy Director Richard Butler
GK Training for Cabarrus will be on Fridays at the following times
530pm – 615pm U13’s – U17’s boys and girls
630pm – 715pm U9’s –U12’s boys and girls 
Anthony Turowski will run the GK sessions
 
Charlotte
Fridays @JM Robinson Middle School
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
Technical Training will be run by different DOC’s each week who will bring their own style to each session.
Speed and Agility
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
Speed and agility will be run by OrthoCarolina’s Sports Performance department.
 
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.
 
Mexico v Iceland Game: Charlotte SA Discount Program
For those of you who are not aware, the Mexican National Team will be playing Iceland on Wednesday March 24th at Bank of America Stadium. Currently over 25,000 tickets have been sold and they are expecting 50-60,000 at the game. Charlotte Soccer Academy has worked with Soccer United Marketing, the company overseeing the game, to get a discount program set up for our club to save some money for each ticket purchased from a CSA member. Information on this discount will be sent through each team manager to save money booking through Ticketmaster. This game will be a great opportunity for all CSA players to see a world cup team prepare for the finals this summer in our home city. Anticipate more details within the next few days from your manager.
 
CSA Golf Day: Save the Date - Monday 19th April
More details will follow in coming weeks.
CSA will host its 1st annual golf event this spring season. Please mark your calendars for Monday April 19th for this great fundraising event for the club. Location is still to be determined and more details will follow in the coming weeks.
 
2010 Summer Camp Dates and Topics Reminder
CSA will be sending out our summer camp information in the next few weeks. Our Directors of Coaching have combined their respective camps through June to offer something for everyone through the summer break. Please note the dates of the camps for 2010. More info will follow.
 
June 14th – 18th
  • Pinchy’s Pro Camp ages 6 – 10
  • Ray’s Elite Camp ages 11-12
  • Ball mastery camp in association with Coerver coaching ages 13-18
  • Cabarrus County Elite Camp ages 6-18 
 
June 21st- 25th
  • BMW Sports Camp ages 6-18
  • Ball mastery camp in association with Coerver coaching ages 6-12
 
June 28th – July 2nd
  • GK and finishing camp ages 6-18
  • Becoming a better defender and midfielder camp
 
All camps will be sponsored by Adidas and will feature of all of Directors of Coaching and various staff from the club. There will be discounts offered for early registration and a multiple camp discount. 
 
Field updates (weather) and Practice Options
I want to thank everyone for their patience with the limited practices teams have received over the past few weeks. We cannot control mother nature I am afraid and the bad winter that we have experienced has resulted in losing valuable time on the grass fields. Unfortunately due to park and recreation controlling the opening and closing of some of our practice sites, it is occasionally out of our hands to get fields open if P&R feel they are too wet. If we do continue to have more closures the DOC’s are now working together to ensure we get as many teams as possible on the turf fields or on other grass fields each night to get at least some type of practice. I appreciate families and teams being flexible to work with us as we try and find solutions each night when we have to cancel.
 
Head girls coach needed - S. Charlotte Middle School
S. Charlotte Middle School is looking for a girls coach for this upcoming season. If anyone has any interest please contact me directly bwylde@charlottesocceracademy.com
 
Update on Past Due Club Fees and Procedures for Collection
I have received some emails from families wanting to know the process of how we collect past due club fees. I wanted to clarify in this week’s update our procedure for collecting the fees to keep everyone on the same page. Please understand if a child is to participate with CSA, they have to be current on their dues. The payment plan on each age group is on our website and the spring fees were due January 15th. Ken Barker, CSA office manager will send out a reminder prior to the payment date to collect the spring fees. If a payment has not been received we will send out an email directly to the household reminding them of what is owed. This will occur twice over a two week period. Following these emails, if we do not receive any communication from a family regarding their fees, we have no choice but to suspend them from all participation of CSA practices and games. Please note, CSA will work with every family to get them up to date with their outstanding balances. When a family does not respond to continuous communication from the club, however, our choices are limited and the child will not be able to return to a team until they have communicated directly with the club office. I hope this clarifies our position, please ensure that you are current on your dues and if you have questions please direct them to Ken at the office. Thanks for your consideration in this matter.
 
Communication. The key to a successful club. ALWAYS ON UPDATES.
This will be on all my updates. Good communication is the key to a 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. Emails for the DOCs and me 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.  
 
 
Brad
Executive Director CSA