MOUNT LAUREL UNITED NEWS LETTER 2012 MLU PRESIDENTS DAY SOCCER CAMP

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1 MOUNT LAUREL UNITED NEWS LETTER 2012 MLU PRESIDENTS DAY SOCCER CAMP Monday, February 20th, 2012 from 9am to 12 noon at Memorial Field (turf field) 235 Mt Laurel Road, Mt Laurel, NJ Ages: 8-14 yrs. old - Boys and Girls are welcome to register; The cost is $25 for the 3 hour camp. The fee will be collected the morning of camp. We will be available for early drop off at 8am. This is an outdoor camp and will be subject to cancellation if the weather or field conditions are not favorable. The focus of the training will be to improve the first touch and speed of play for all leveled players. Players will work on receiving the ball in various scenarios both in passive and match speed situations. Learning valuable techniques on how to receive a ball both on the ground and in the air with various surfaces. We will implement small sided games to create game-like scenarios to encourage players to think quicker making better and smarter decisions, improving their first touch, creating space to run with the ball, play that simple or defense splitting passes and much more. Please register online, so that we know how many players to plan for. Questions please contact admin@comcast.net or call MLU TV coming soon Individual Training Videos Now Available on our You tube Channel A famous athlete once said "It s what you do when no-one s watching that makes you a champion" and top soccer players all have one thing in common, a motivation to work harder and to be better than everyone else. Working hard at the youth age means foot skills, technique and agility training, so we now have a series of videos on our YouTube Channel to help those who want to be a better soccer players develop their skills at home when no-one is watching. Visit our You tube Channel, select 'Playlists' and choose from one of the categories, Foot Skills, Passing, Agility, Nutrition, Goalkeeper Training, Dribbling Moves, Accuracy and Control please note that this is also good for coaches / trainers too

2 MLU 2012 Spring Break Camp April 9th - 13th, 2012 Camp Description: The focus of the training will be to improve the first touch and speed of play for all leveled players. Players will work on receiving the ball in various scenarios both in passive and match speed situations. Learning valuable techniques on how to receive a ball both on the ground and in the air with various surfaces. We will implement small sided games to create game-like scenarios to encourage players to think quicker making better and smarter decisions, improving their first touch, creating space to run with the ball, play that simple or defense splitting passes and much more. Location: Hartford School Dates: April 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 2012 Times: 9:00am - 12:00pm Ages: 8-14 yrs. old - Boys and Girls MLU SUMMER SELECT TRYOUTS Boys U8, U9, U10, U11, Saturdays, February 18th at 10am, February 25th at Memorial Field, (turf field) 235 Mt Laurel Road, Mt Laurel, NJ U12, U13, U14, U15 Saturdays, February 18th at 10am, February 25th at Memorial Field, (turf field) 235 Mt Laurel Road, Mt Laurel, NJ Girls U8, U9, U10, U11, Sundays, February 19th at 10am, February 26th at Memorial Field,(turf field) 235 Mt Laurel Road, Mt Laurel, NJ U12, U13, U14, U15 Sundays, February 19th at 12 noon, February 26th at 12 Memorial Field, (turf field) 235 Mt Laurel Road, Mt Laurel, NJ 08054

3 MLU would like bring to your attention that there is NO PARKING on any grassy areas near the training and game fields thanks MLU FLASH The MLU Flash had a pretty good season last fall: Record GF - 15, GA - 5 Posting 11 shutouts (Clean Sheets) in 15 games Semi-Finals of the NJYS National Championships State Cup (Lost 1-0 in OT to # 4 in the Nation) Finished 1st in JAGS Olympic Division with an undefeated record (4-0-3) We should be in Premier Division for the spring. Finalist at the Frederick Cup - Currently Ranked 13th in NJ. MLU GLADIATORS Andrew Pietrangelo, Jawon Daniels and Collin Day will be participating in the ODP process in Williamsburg, VA on Feb playing against other states' ODP talent Good Luck Boys. MLU Gladiators U12 Boys team is proud to announce that Jeremy Rafanello has been selected to train with the New York Red Bulls Regional Development School. Recently, Jeremy participated in an open tryout in Monroe Township, NJ with other elite soccer players ages U8 to U14. He is one of twelve U12 players to be selected for the Spring season training opportunity; the total number of players trying out was over 110 players. This training system, comprising of multiple Regional Schools, serves as a feeder system to the official New York Red Bulls Academy team, which begins at the U14 level. Congratulations and good luck Jeremy!"

4 SOCCER SLANG P Passing - The movement of the ball from one player to another. Practice - A training session where a team may run through drills, learn about set plays, scrimmage, etc. Penalty kick - It is awarded against a team which commits one of the ten offences for which direct free kicks is awarded, inside its own penalty area and while the ball is in play. A goal may be scored directly off a penalty kick. The ball is placed on the penalty mark, and everybody is removed from the 18-yard box except the shooter and the goal keeper. Positions - All of the different locations a player may play. Some of the more common positions include striker, midfielder, defender, sweeper, rover, and goal keeper. Punching - A goal keeper may use a clenched fist to hit a ball away from the goal mouth. R Red card - An ejection from the game. A player may be thrown out of a game for serious foul play, violent conduct, spitting at an opponent or any other person, deliberately handling the ball in an attempt to prevent an obvious goal scoring opportunity, denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity to an opponent moving towards the player's goal by an offence punishable by a free kick or a penalty kick, using offensive, insulting or abusive language, or if he receives a second caution in the same match. Restarts - All of the different methods that the ball may be brought into play. Spring Recreation soccer registration has been extended thru February 17th! Recreation soccer registration is now open for the Spring 2012 soccer season. For information on the program and to register online, please follow the link to the recreation program webpage on the left menu. We are now in the late fee registration period and the late fee is an additional $15. TOPSoccer Spring registration is open! TOPSoccer registration is open for the Spring 2012 soccer season. For information on the program and to register online please follow the link to the TOPSoccer program webpage on the left menu. Registration is open for players and volunteers. We encourage our players to volunteer and earn community service hours for participation. Third Annual TOPSoccer New Jersey Workshop in conjunction with The US Youth Soccer Region I TOPSoccer Workshop MLU will be hosting the annual TOPSoccer Jamboree March 24 th & 25 th further details can be found on the New Jersey Youth Soccer website

5 MLU FACEBOOK The MLU FACEBOOK website would like you to send in soccer pictures and any other information about your team that you would like to share please send to Melissa Richards at

6 Since 1998, FOX Soccer has featured captivating live match coverage from the most-watched sporting league in the world. The EPL (English Premier League) was formed in 1992 with the top clubs of the English football league system & features some of the best players in the world. List of upcoming live games to watch: Wednesday Feb 15 th UEFA Champions League Zenit St. Petersburg (RUS) V Benfica (POR) 12:00pm AC Milan (ITA) V Arsenal (ENG) 2:30pm Friday Feb 17 th Serie A (Italian League) Inter Milan V Bologna 2:30pm Saturday Feb 18 th FA Cup 5 th round Everton V Blackpool 10:00am Sun or Middle V Arsenal 12:00pm Sunday Feb 19 th FA Cup 5 th round Stevenage V Tottenham (my team) 9:00am Liverpool V Brighton & Hove Albion 11:30am Saturday Feb 25 th Chelsea V Bolton 10:00am Manchester City V Blackburn Rovers 12:30pm Sunday 26 th Arsenal V Tottenham (my team) 8:30am Carling Cup Final Liverpool V Cardiff City 11:00am

7 Mt Laurel United Soccer Association would prefer that pets are not present on the soccer fields. Pets can be a safety issue and sanitation issue for our players and families. If you choose to bring your pet please remember that according to township ordinances all pets must be kept on a leash and all excrement must be picked up and disposed of properly on public properties, which include our soccer fields. Let s also remember that not everyone is comfortable around animals and that discretion should be exercised as to the proximity you allow your pet to others. If someone seems uncomfortable with your pet in the location, you and your pet should move. Thank you for your consideration MLU SUMMER SOCCER CAMPS MLU will run summer soccer camps this coming June & July please continue to check our website for further 2012 summer camp details