Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Welcome to the HFC/ASC Spring 2012 season

Hello HFC/ASC Players and Families!


Hope you all have been enjoying the nice weather and are ready for the spring season! Below is information on the upcoming season.
Winter Training -For those of you participating in the winter training at the Dome, the last training session is scheduled for April 3rd. If fields open on April 1st then we may move outdoors beginning 4/2. However, please plan on training to be at the Dome unless you hear otherwise.
Spring League - All travel teams (U10-U19) will be participating in the Granite State Soccer League this spring season under the name of Hampshire FC. The website for the league is www.granitestatesoccer.com. Here you will find schedules, directions, standings, etc. Games will begin the weekend of April 14th. Game schedules are not yet posted. More information on games will be sent once available by your team managers. All home games will be played at Cemetery Fields in Amherst. Games may be played on Saturday, Sunday or both days on any given weekend.

EDP - Scheduled to start on 4/16 at Upper Wilkins field. U10 teams will begin practicing earlier than the rest of EDP due to league games starting 4/14 - schedule to come. Saturday Jamborees will be held at 1:00 at Cemetery Fields. More information will be sent on the schedule for U10/EDP.
Goal Keeper Training-The club will be offering Goal Keeper Training on Thursdays at Cemetery Fields. U15-19 will take place from 5-6 PM and U10-U14 from 6-7 PM starting April 19th. If interested, please email Lisa Davidson at treasurer@comcast.net so we can get a handle on how many kids will be there. Gk's with practice time conflicts should attend keeper training and then go to their regular practice.
Tournament - Just a reminder that the club is hosting our 20th Annual Memorial Day Tournament May 26th-28th. We will be hosting over 250 teams over the memorial weekend. This annual soccer tournament is our club's only fundraiser and a lot of fun and games for our kids. We earn a significant amount of our funds from this weekends event which helps to keep our fees down. All parents are assigned approximately 6-8 hours per player this weekend at a specific duty such as field marshaling, concessions, parking, field cleanup, field prep, etc. Team Duties will be assigned in April so please keep the weekend free for your child's games and your work assignment. If you would like to complete your hours prior to that weekend or will be away, contact Lisa at tournament@amherstsoccerclub.com.
Practices and Coaches -The coaching and practice schedule has been set for the club. We are at the mercy of the town on when fields will be opening for the spring. Tentative date is currently set for April 1st. Please see below for schedule. Any changes to the schedule will be sent to you by either the team manager or coach. Training uniform for all players will be their blue training (camp) shirt and your own black shorts and black socks. Players will be expected to come dressed appropriately. If you are new to the club and have not received your blue shirt yet, please let your team manager know and we will get you one. We are happy to announce the following coaches and team:

Team
Coach
Email
Team parent
Email
BU19
Steve Martus
Claudette Stone
GU18
Elie Monteiro
TBD

BU17
James Goodwin
TBD
BU15
Jonathan Mayo
Dolly Care
Elie Monteiro

BU13
Michael Adam
Tom Driscoll
BU12/red
Austin Britt
Karin Alger

Nick Papamichael


BU12/Blue
Austin Britt
Karin Alger

Nick Papamichael


GU12/Red
Joshua Taylor
Shawn Hollister

Celsea Roberge


BU11
Jaime Pendleton
Robin Loconto
GU11/Blue
Joshua Taylor
Polly culver

Celsea Roberge


BU10
Shad Hansen
TBD


Mark Smith



Molly Dix


BU10
Mike Erickson
TBD


Mark Smith



Molly Dix


GU10
Angela Horner
Paul Lin
Mark Smith
Luminita Lin

Molly Dix



Practice Schedule (Tentative start date is 4/1 for U10-U19 teams)

Monday
Cemetery Fields 4:00-6:00 BU11
, BU12
Cemetery Fields 5:00-7:00 BU13
Upper Wilkins 5:30-6:30 EDP
Upper Wilkins 6:30-8:15 GU11, GU12

TuesdayUpper Wilkins 5:30-6:30 Tots (5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22 Upper club shifts down for these four weeks-first 1/2 hour)
Upper Wilkins 6:00-8:00 BU15-BU19 and GU15-GU19

WednesdayUpper Wilkins 5:30-6:30 EDP
Upper Wilkins 6:30-8:15 GU11, GU12

ThursdayCemetery Fields 4:00-6:00 BU12
Cemetery Fields 5:00-7:00 BU13
Cemetery Fields 6:00-8:00 BU15, BU17, BU19, GU18
Cemetery Fields 5:00-6:00 Goalkeeper training U15-U19 players
Cemetery Fields 6:00-7:00 Goalkeeper training U10-U14 players

FridayUpper Wilkins 4:00-5:30 BU11
Upper Wilkins 5:30-6:30 EDP

SaturdayCemetery Fields 1:00-2:00 EDP Jamboree
Cemetery Fields 2:00-7:00 Upper club home games - Overflow

SundayCemetery Fields 11:00-7:00 Upper club home games


Dates to Mark on your Calendar-Be on the lookout for more information!
ASC/Hampshire FC day at Southern New Hampshire University - April 7th, SNHU Men's Soccer vs Seacoast United Phantoms. 1:00 @SNHU
APRIL SCHOOL BREAK CAMP-For additional opportunities to receive more touches on the ball and instruction, Soccer Sphere, will be holding a week-long camp during April Break vacation (4/23-27) at Southern New Hampshire University. Soccer Sphere, is owned and directed by our Director of Coaching, Marc Hubbard, and provides soccer camps throughout New Hampshire. Soccer Sphere's goal is to challenge each player each day with the objective to build confidence, increase each camper's playing skills, and most of all have FUN!For more information on Soccer Sphere and camp applications can be found at www.soccersphere.org.
Club Outing - NE Revolution Game Saturday May 12th vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC - Kickoff @ 7:30PM
Club year end picnic - June 11th
Summer Camp - August 6th-10th 9:00 am - 12:00 pm at Bean Fields in Amherst, NH. Cost of camp is $125. Open to the public. For those players, rostered with HFC/ASC for the fall, camp is included in your fall dues. The camp is open to the public as well. If you have friends that would like to participate or interested in joining the club please contact Director of Coaching, Marc Hubbard at m.hubbard@snhu.edu or 603-645-9703 for more information.
 
Team Managers will be in touch with additional information. Please let us know if you have any questions.

Have a great Season!
ASC Board of Directors