Charlotte Soccer Academy
Executive Director Updates
Week of January 30, 2012
Tournament Successes
Parking Policies
January Club Fees: Overdue
Speed & Agility Training
Technical & Functional Training
Summer Camps
Architech Sports Weekly Letter
ECNL Girls Update
US Academy Boys Update
Day to Remember: 3rd Annual Charlotte Soccer Academy Golf Outing
CSA Policies on CLUB v ODP
Communication
Tournament Successes
00 Cabarrus Elite Boys- FCCA OYea Tournament Champions Top Flight
99 Cabarrus Elite Girls- FCCA OYea Tournament Champions Top Flight
95 Mundial Boys- CGSA Boys Rule Tournament Finalists
99 Copa Elite Boys- CGSA Boys Rule Tournament Champions
Parking Policies
This is a reminder to all families of the parking policies set forth for all practice locations.
CPI @ Flat Branch Park next to Polo Ridge Elementary School
The U9/U10 Academy program will begin practice starting this week, Jan. 30th. Please be aware of the increase in traffic at this location. There will be an off duty police officer who will be directing traffic and writing tickets to anyone parking in non-designated areas. The back parking lot will open again at 6pm, please remember to follow all rules and regulations set forth by the school and Mecklenburg Parks and Rec. We appreciate everyone’s cooperation with this matter.
JM Robinson Middle School parking area at the front of the fields is for pick up and drop off only. Those parents wishing to watch practice will need to park at the school and walk to the fields. Any cars parked on the grass areas or adjacent to the fence will be ticketed by local police.
January Club Fees: Overdue
All CSA club fees for January were due by the 15th. Please communicate with Ken Barker, Office Manager to get this taken care of. Failure to pay club fees will result in the suspension of play for your child for games and practices. If you have any questions please contact Ken Barker at 704.708.4166 or email admin@charlottesocceracademy.com.
Speed & Agility Training
Details and information for Speed & Agility training for the North and South programs are available online. The North program will be run by DOC Matt Denton and the South program will be run by DOC Phil Hufstader. Please check out the link online for dates and times for your child’s age group. This is a great chance to take advantage of some extra training opportunities.
Technical & Functional Training
Technical training will begin again on February 10th. Please see schedule below.
February: 10th and 17th (no training on the 24th)
March: 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd
April: 13th and 20th
Session #1: U9-U11s @ 5pm-6pm
Session #2: U12-U18s @ 6pm-7pm
Functional training will begin Sunday, February 12th, details to will be forthcoming
Summer Camps
All summer camp dates and registration will be available on the website this week. Please see the following for a list of camps offered.
Week 1: June 11th -15th
Pinch’s Pro Camp (rising 9-10 yrs.) 9-12:30pm Elon Park
Ray’s Elite Camp (rising 11-12 yrs.) 9-12:30pm Elon Park
Ball Mastery Camp 1 (rising 13-18 yrs.) 9-12:30pm Davie Park
BMW Sport Elite (North) Camp (ages 6-18) 9-12:30pm Overcash Complex
Week 2: June 18th- 22nd
Ball Mastery Camp 2 (rising 9-12 yrs.) 5-8:30pm Davie Park
Defender/Midfield Specific Camp (ages 6-18) 9-12:30pm Elon Park
Goal Keeper/Striker Camp (ages 6-18) 9-12:30pm Davie Park
Week 3: June 25th- 29th
Dynamic Speed & Agility Camp (ages 12-18) 5:30-7:30pm Elon Park
BMW Sports Elite (South) Camp (ages 6-18) 9-12:30pm Elon Park
Week of July 9- 12th
Recreation Elite Camp (ages 5-18) 9-11:30am McAlpine Elementary
Space is limited and camps fill up fast so please register early online. Also by registering online, you can take advantage of our camp discounts.
Preseason Elite Team camp will begin the week of July 30th at both north and south locations. Additional information and registration for the team camp will be posted on my updates and on the website in the next few weeks.
Weekly Article from Alan Tyson Architect Sports
Alan Tyson and Architect Sports, as one of CSA’s strongest supporters, will be sharing articles related to fitness and injury prevention through my weekly updates and through the club website. Please see this week’s article… Five Secrets to Life-Long Weight Loss.
ECNL Girls Update
The 2011-2012 ECNL program has expanded to 66 Clubs from across the country and is the highest level of play for girl’s youth soccer. Out of the seven North Carolina clubs that have applied to be part of the ECNL program over the last two seasons, only Charlotte Soccer Academy and CASL have been selected.The 15-18 girls’ teams had a tough weekend with the following outcomes…
U18 CSA ECNL v CASL ECNL: 0-1
U17 CSA ECNL v CASL ECNL:0-1
U16 CSA ECNL v CASL ECNL: 0-1
U15 CSA ECNL v CASL ECNL: 2-1
U18 CSA ECNL v Virginia Rush ECNL: 0-2
U17 CSA ECNL v Virginia Rush ECNL: 1-1
U16 CSA ECNL v Virginia Rush ECNL: 5-0
U15 CSA ECNL v Virginia Rush ECNL: 2-0
US Academy Boys Update
The US Academy is the newest initiative set up by US Soccer to identify the top players in the country and play them together in a formalized league structure. CSA was one of the first 64 clubs in the country (1 of 4 in NC) to be a part of this new league at the U16 and U18 boys level. We now enter our 4th year in the program and the progression of youth soccer under this new system has been incredible. The league now consists of 80 clubs and the quality of play throughout the country has been extremely high. This venue has placed our elite players on the map to get some extensive college exposure. Our U16 and U18 teams have begun their spring season with the following record…
U18 CSA US Dev. Academy v Richmond Kickers: 5-1
U16 CSA US Dev. Academy v Richmond Kickers: 3-0
U18 CSA US Dev. Academy v Virginia Rush: 4-0
U16 CSA US Dev. Academy v Virginia Rush: 1-0
The league has now expanded into the U14 division with the best players born in 1997 or younger competing in newly formed regional leagues. The 14’s had a successful outcome away this past weekend, Jan. 28-29th v Richmond Kickers and the Virginia Rush.
U14 CSA NPL v Richmond Kickers: 5-2
U14 CSA NPL v Virginia Rush: 4-0
Day to Remember: 3rd Annual Charlotte Soccer Academy Golf Outing
The Golf Club at Ballantyne Resort
Tuesday, April 24th
12:00 Noon
Great prizes by Adidas, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Carolina Golf Links and more! Dinner catered by Ruth’s Chris Steak House. All proceeds benefit the CSA Financial Assistance Fund. For details and to register, please click here to visit our tournament site. You can also access the site through the Golf Outing link on the CSA homepage.
Questions, donations or to sponsor the event, please contact:
F.Y.I. There will be no team practices the evening of April 24th.
CSA Policies on CLUB v ODP
For those players attending ODP this year, there are club policies listed below that need to be taken into consideration.
CSA Club game v ODP game or training = CSA players must attend Club 1st
CSA Club Practice v ODP game or training = Coaches discretion
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. My email and the email of each Director of Coaching are listed on the website. If you need to talk in person, please contact the club office 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 coach, 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 Wylde
Executive Director
Charlotte Soccer Academy
