CVUSC launches new improved website -- www.cvusc.org

A great deal of thanks goes to Darren Mcleod for all his time and effort in putting this website together. We as a club would greatly appreciate your feedback on our new site. How did we do? cvsoccer@shawbiz.ca

February's On-Line Survey Question. Topic: Potential Paid Head Coach

Our club is currently evaluating the benefit versus the cost of a paid head coach. Clearly, there are enumerable benefits to having a professional coach, including enhanced program structure, greater club unity and greater organization of coach and player development, to name a few. Such a coach would make him or herself as available to all coaches and players as possible but would not necessarily devote him or herself exclusively to any one player or team. The cost of acquiring such a person, however, can only be recovered by increasing player registration fees.

The question to our membership then is "to what extent would you be willing to pay an increase of fees in order to cover the cost of the generic services of a paid head coach". Please take 15 seconds and respond to the survey here.

Whitecaps Day Trip in 2009

Thanks to those who have responded to the movement to organize a bus trip to see the Whitecaps. Their schedule has been made official and there are no obvious dates that currently jump out that would make this doable without staying overnight. We are staying very tuned to the announcement of their exhibition schedule (which occasionally are held in Victoria) as well as the announcement of the Concacaf champion's league qualifying tournament schedule. One of these may prove to be worth the trip. Stay tuned on this. Those who may be interested are urged to send an e-mail to mjblecha@gmail.com and we'll get a interest list started.

Wacky Hairstyles! (Fifa.com)

It's an unforgettable image: a player running away in celebration having scored the deciding goal in a FIFA World Cup™ Final. The one of Brazil's Ronaldo commemorating his winner against Germany at Korea/Japan 2002 was, however, exceedingly memorable. The reason for this was the tuft of hair that covered the front of O Fenômeno's otherwise shaven head - a unique style he assumed after being mistaken for team-mate Roberto Carlos by his infant son. Japanese midfielder Kazuyuki Toda also sported an outrageous hairstyle during the competition and just one year earlier, David Beckham left mouths agape with his mohawk cut. When the Englishman jonied Los Angeles Galaxy in 2008, he teamed up with another two men renowed for their extravagant hairstyles: club president and former USA defender, Alexi Lalas, and Portuguese right-back Abel Xavier.

The aforementioned are among a long list of players renowned for their wacky hairdos. Carlos Valderrama's was described as an "electrified afro", while Rudi Voller and Kevin Keegan were distinguishable by their shoulder-length perms, Ruud Gullit by his dreadlocks, Roberto Baggio by his ponytail, and Taribo West by his 'strings'.

"He's got a pineapple, on his head" was the terrace chant that reverberated around stadiums when English striker Jason Lee was in action during the 1990s, and Djibril Cisse gained notoriety for his bleached-blond mohican. Charlie George, Trifon Ivanov, Paul Gascoigne, Rene Higuita, Christian Ziege, Loco, Carlos Puyol, Fabricio Coloccini and Bacary Sagna are just some of the many players who have, at some point in their careers, received attention for their wild hairstyles.

Club Clothing

Got used soccer gear that you don't know what to do with? We'll take them. They can be dropped off here during office hours or during our next registration session Feb 21st.

The next opportunity to purchase club clothing will be
Saturday Feb. 21st, 10am-2pm, Soccer Clubhouse

Russell Hoodies with stitched CVUSC Crest
Sizes Youth Medium to Adult X-Large, Cost: $45-$50

Russell Sweatpants, Black with SOCCER screened across bum
Sizes Youth Medium to Adult Large, Cost: $30

Umbrellas: Black/Red with CVUSC crest, $25.00