New Canaan Soccer Associa/on U9 - U14 TRAVEL TEAMS 2013 FALL SEASON Parent Meeting June 19, 2013
WELCOME & REMARKS Mike Greene, NCSA Vice President Kirk Bamford, NCSA Coaching Director 2
NCSA TRAVEL: SPRING 2013 THE RESULTS Winning Season for NCSA in Spring 2013 All teams combined for 68 Wins, 51 Losses, and 12 draws with a GD of +65 Exciting News from our Spring 2013 Season: 3 of 17 Spring Teams were placed in A flight U9 Girls winning flight and U13 girls coming in 2nd 10 of 17 Spring teams were placed in A or B Flight, U11 Girls won B Flight 7 of 11 Fall teams qualified for the SWD playoffs U13 girls winning, U11 Boys and U13 boys coming in 2 nd 3
TONIGHT s AGENDA Welcome Remarks: NCSA leaders Key Dates for 2013 Fall Travel Season New Uniform Kit Team Parent Roles NCSA Website & Fall Manager/Sideline Assistant Workshops 2013 Fall Tournament Review 2013 Summer Soccer Camps Q&A 4
2013 FALL KEY DATES August 26 th NCSA Travel Season Begins Practice August 31 st -September 2 nd Labor Weekend (Tournament Opportunity) September 8 th CJSA Games Begin for Travel September 15 th Confirmation of CT Cup Participation October 12 th -13 th Columbus Day Weekend Tournaments November 10 th All travel games completed for Division Rankings [Playoff Contention] November 15-17 th CJSA SW District Divisional Playoffs 5
FALL 2013 PRACTICE SCHEDULE 6 AGE GROUP Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday U9 GIRLS U9 BOYS U10 GIRLS U10 BOYS U11 GIRLS U11 BOYS U12 GIRLS U12 BOYS U13 GIRLS U13 BOYS U14 GIRLS U14 BOYS
NEW UNIFORM KITS NCSA will be supporting a new uniform kit for the Fall 2013/Spring 2014 season. The purchase of the kit is mandatory. Benefits to NCSA Families: Supported by Soccer & Rugby Imports [store locations: Ridgefield, Greenwich & Southport] Complete Kit including two shirts (home & away), shorts, & socks is priced at $90/player (savings from previous partner ASF) Online ordering with connection to NCSA website Proposed usage: Until Spring 2015 (4 season usage) Reordering available directly through links from NCSA website 7 Does not include spirit wear (available through our partner: itown)
NEW UNIFORM KITS Adidas TOQUE 13 Adidas Tiro 13 Short Adidas Formotion ncaa sock 8
2013 TRAVEL TEAM PARENT ROLES 9 Each team must assign one of these six key roles to individual parents on each team NCSA Board Members (including spouses of Board Members) should not hold any of these positions Key Roles: Team Manager Sideline Assistant Tournament Coordinator/Equipment Manager Treasurer Publicity Manager Team Social Coordinator
2013 FALL TOURNAMENTS FALL TOURNAMENTS Labor Day Tournaments to be confirmed by each individual team FAST Tournament in Fairfield [Girls Sat & Boys Sun] Columbus Day Tournaments to be confirmed by each individual team SCOR Tournament in Ridgefield [Oct 12-13] Bethel Columbus Day Tournament [Oct 12-13] CT Cup All NCSA Red teams U11 & above will be entered All NCSA Black teams U11 & above are optional for entry (TBD by coach & team) Timing for process is TBD per CJSA Fall Schedule 10
11 NCSA WEBSITE & FALL WORKSHOPS NCSA website is the BEST way to secure up-to-date information: Key Dates: Games, Tournaments, Directions to other town fields Team information including practice schedule, rosters, coach details & team manager details Field Status: updated daily (field hotline as back-up) Game scores/previous weekend NCSA Upcoming Events Fall Workshops: Team Manager (tentative date: August 27 th ) Learn some simple tricks to make the website easy to use Communicate directly with your team with one click Fall Workshops: Sideline Assistant (tentative date: August 30 th ) Learn the value of this role for your team Identify the partnership formed with NOGA Coach
12 NCSA SUMMER PROGRAM OPTIONS DAY CAMPS in New Canaan New Canaan All Sports Booster Club - Soccer Day Camp : The camp offers is an excellent pre-season session held at the Saxe soccer fields. All Players in the program Kindergarten - U14 players participate from 9am until 12pm. Camp Directed by NC High School Varsity Coaches. Camp Dates: Week August 19 th 23 rd 9:00-12:00pm NOGA Soccer Camps @ St Luke s School in New Canaan: Camps are open to players aged 4 years and older (Unless otherwise stated); Camps run for 3 hours each day, in either the morning or evening; Players 4 years and older attend for the full three hours each day. Camp Dates: Week 1: June 24 th June 28 th 1:00-4:00pm; Week 2: August 12 th August 16 th 9:00-12:00pm RESIDENTIAL CAMPS: Eastern Soccer Academy Residential Camp, Easthampton, MA: This camp has been operating for 36 years and has experienced professionally qualified staff. Camp Dates: Week 1: July, 21- July 26, Week 2: July 28 - August 2; Week 3: August 4 - August 9 [New Canaan Team and Player Week] NOGA CT SUMMER SELECT PROGRAM: The program has recently opened Fairfield County South (Hosted at St. Luke s High School). Camp Dates: CT Summer Select practices twice a week June 17 - August 10 th The team participates in 3 tournaments over the summer : Late June, Mid-July and Late July
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS website: www.newcanaansoccer.org 2013 Fall Travel Team Age Group Coordinators: U-9: Jon Owsley U-10: Alison Minter U-11: Ross Catlin U-12: Karen Wilson U-13: Corinne Patten U-14: John Scranton Team Managers will be listed with rosters on website 13
NCSA MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the New Canaan Soccer Association ( NCSA ) is to provide the youth of New Canaan, from the grades of kindergarten thru 8th grade, with organized soccer programs that are designed to allow all participants to learn and develop in a positive environment. All soccer programs are to be designed to follow a NCSA Board approved curriculum, under the guidance of professional coaches, which will teach age appropriate skill development, foster a joy for the game, create positive team dynamics, and provide a path for advancement as players achieve appropriate levels of skill. The NCSA is committed to developing the highest potential skill level in all players, and to creating teams that will be competitive at the highest level of placement. 14
NCSA Travel Program Philosophy The Travel Program goal is to develop players and form teams to compete at the highest level in the CT Junior Soccer Association. The program will require a significant commitment from players for practices and games all of which will be mandatory Any team the NCSA enters into the Travel league will go into every game with the express purpose to win the game Coaches hired by the NCSA will be advised of this philosophy and be expected to adhere to it 15
NCSA Travel Program Philosophy Practice - 4 hours of practice time per week Skill level, effort and attitude in practice will directly affect the level of playing time in games Games One game per week Objective is to play players in the positions that will give the team the highest probability of winning Every player will play in every game Players are not guaranteed equal playing time in either individual games or over the course of the season The amount of time a player will play will be dependent on the coach s judgment and the game situation 16
Questions? www.newcanaansoccer.org 17
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