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Comox Valley United
Soccer Club United News Vol 2. Issue 11.November
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News & Upcoming Events
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WIND-UP THIS SATURDAY
Nov 21st: (not the 28th as on some
schedules)
House
soccer winds up this coming Saturday. Team-mates get to play
together for the last time this season, coaches get thank-yous
from players and parents alike, players get to redeem their
tickets at the concession stand, and Timmies hand out their
goodies to teams up to U8. It is also a time for coaches to
turn in their sack of balls and cones to our equipment lads
and for coaches for U9 and up to return their teams' clean
jerseys. Perhaps most importantly though, it's the first
opportunity for parents to register their kids for the Spring
season. It's a big day, which leads to the next
paragraph....
REGISTRATION THIS SATURDAY NOV 21ST
10AM-3PM AT SOCCER CLUBHOUSE Other
registration dates are: Saturday Feb 20th 10am-2pm soccer
clubhouse Saturday Feb 27th 10am-2pm soccer
clubhouse Tuesday March 2nd 6-8pm soccer clubhouse From
Jan 4th thru to Feb 19th you can register at the Courtenay
Lewis Center. You can also register at the soccer clubhouse
during regular soccer office hours as noted on the
website.
VOLUNTEERING
For
Wind-Up on Saturday between 9:00am and 4:00pm, we are still
are requiring volunteers to take on approximately 21 x 2 hour
shifts of duties ranging from Spring Registration, concessions
and equipment return. Anyone wanting to help out is
greatly urged to contact our most awesome volunteer
coordinator Pat Foster by phone at 250 328-6146 or by email at
mcfos@uniserve.com
USED EQUIPMENT
If in case
you feel that your child is beginning to out-grow their cleats
and/or shin pads and you don't have anyone to pass them along
to, you can leave them with our equipment managers after the
windup and they will go to a very good cause. (Please see the
article at the end of the newsletter for as example of a good
cause).
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Selects
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 The first
half of the select season draws to an end on November 29th.
Outdoor play will resume at the end of January and will
progress into Cup play-downs thru the month of February.
During December and January our select teams will have the
opportunity to compete in various futsol events throughout the
upper island. While the Upper Island league has
endured a series of challenges this season the hard work of
the UISA executive appears to be making headway as we strive
to move forward on both short and long term goals. Discussions
are underway that may see additional teams join the younger
age groups within the UISA in the New Year. Moving forward,
discussions will continue with the Lower Island Soccer
Association, as we work toward one of our long-term goals of
having interlocking play in our older age groups.
As a final note, a huge pat on the back for
Wayne Kuhnert and the rest of his U-12 girls coaching staff.
Wayne's girls (the U-12 Fury) entered the select season in an
age group with no other teams. The Fury (two teams of 12
players) have been able to find games throughout the island
and have managed to be on the field every weekend. Their
highlights include a 1-2 finish at the Lakehill tournament in
Victoria last month. Great job, Wayne!!
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House Soccer
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"COACHES OF THE
MONTH" FOR NOVEMBER
Congratulations to Tim McGrady, Mike
Rodgers and Tony Dickson for
being "coaches of the month" for November. Tim and Mike both
coached teams right from Micros up to the present U11/12 Boys
division, they both coach two teams from two age groups each
season, and both were involved in coaching the U11 boys DDC
clinic this Fall along with Darrin McLeod and Mike Oldale.
Both are passionate about the game and both instil their
passion onto the players they coach. Tony came
dressed as Darth Vader for the Halloween Saturday games. He
also coaches multiple teams. Tony always has a very positive
attitude towards the kids, emphasizing fun and team
play. Way to go coaches!

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VP DEVELOPMENT COACHES' CORNER
Training
Sessions and Coaching Tips If you haven't
already seen this, check out the UEFA website "Training
Ground" tab to see some of the best youth teams in the world
undergoing various technical and tactical training sessions
and videos of the likes of Zidane, Deco, Xavi, Rooney and
others demonstrating their trademark moves at:
http://www.uefa.com/trainingground/index.html You
will definitely find something you can use for all ages. Check
it out!
District Development Centre: 2010
Indoor Soccer Development Clinic District
Development Centre - Comox Valley offers a "Skills
Development" clinic in the New Year. The Clinic is directed
towards the U10 (Born 2000) to U12 (Born 1998) player in
developing dribbling, passing, and shooting skills to develop
into a high performance player. Come enhance your individual
skills and then apply them in small sided indoor games! This
is an excellent way to keep your touch on the ball during the
off-season in preparation for the Spring Outdoor Soccer
Season. See Details below: For:
Girls and Boys Ages 9-11 Time: 0900-1200: Exact
session timeframe (60 minute minimum) within this time period
will be determined for each individual player based on
age/skill level/gender once registration is complete and gym
details are finalized. Dates: Saturdays: 9 January - 27
February 2010 Location: 19 Wing Comox Base Gym Contact:
Must contact Ash Mohtadi with players name/gender/birth
date/email address to receive confirmation. Limited Spots
Available. Cost: $100 E-mail: almohtadi@shaw.ca
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CSA Pathway to Excellence
Plan
Nov 9th
09, The Canadian Soccer Association has released their Pathway
to Excellence Operations Plan in support of their Strategic
Plan. Among other interesting topics, on page 11 it states
"The CSA is currently working with various Government agencies
to ensure it is in the best position possible to present a
winning bid to host the FIFA Women's World Cup 2015". Click
below to download and review the Plan in its
entirety. http://www.bcsoccer.net/bcsa/RotateNewsArticleView/tabid/243/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/1113/CSA-Releases-Pathway-to-Excellence-Operations-Plan.aspx Used Equipment goes to good use in
Guatemala. (the following is a letter
submitted to the club by Greg Vivian) My name is
Greg Vivian. I coached within your club for 5 years while my
children participated in the league. I went on to take my
class 3 referee certification. I also served the club as
referee scheduler and was the ref association president for 3
years. My wife and I have been going to the
Santiago Atitlan area in Guatemala for 10 to 12 weeks each
year for the last 4 years. We have started a few projects that
assist the indigenous Mayans in a number of ways, from
supplying student scholarships, building efficient wood
burning kitchen stoves and initiated a reforestation/income
generation project by providing macadamia seedlings to
families. We raise the money for these projects by purchasing
their hand made textiles at a fair trade price and selling
them through our non-profit society, Comercio Justo Imports
Association. Our last local sale this year will be at the
'Fiesta Fair Trade Fair' in the Florence Filberg centre on
Sat, Nov. 21st. These people are
passionate about soccer but most do not have the resources to
buy uniforms, cleats or soccer balls. They will however spend
their lunch hours or any other available moment to scrimmage
on some dirt area with any ratty ball they possess. Three
years ago I approached the CVUSC to see if they would pass on
some used soccer balls so that I could take them to Guatemala
and distribute them to people that earn less than $5.00 a
day. For the first 2 years your club donated 20
new and used balls and last year you also passed on a number
of used jersey sets. I want to thank the CVUSC for allowing me
to pass on this equipment and to witness their appreciation of
your generosity. Upcoming Soccer
Dates
L.A.
Galaxy and Real Salt Lake earn deserved spots in MLS Cup
final Sun Nov. 22 Los Angeles versus Real Salt
Lake Qwest Field, Seattle 5:30 p.m. PST, ESPN,
ESPN360.com
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