HFC U10 - Pepperell Fall Classic Tournament, Columbus Day Weekend (Oct 6-8)

Parents & Players,

I number of you have asked about the schedules for the tournament.  We do not have the schedules yet for the tournament, but they have told us that the girls teams will be playing their 3 games on Saturday and the boys will be playing on Sunday.

Hope this information is helpful.  We will publish the schedule as soon as it is available, but that will most likely be the weekend before the tournament.  You are welcome to check the tournament website yourself for the latest information.  The link for the tournament website is available on the right hand column of the team website ( http://asc-u10.blogspot.com/ ).

Thanks and as always, please me know if you have questions or comments about the program.

Coach Mark Smith
(c) 603-493-7179

Welcome to the 2012 Fall ASC/HFC Season!

Dear Parents,

Welcome to the 2012 Fall season.  Soccer has returned to Amherst and what a beautiful weekend we had to host our first games at Cemetery Fields.  Thank you for choosing HFC/ASC as your child's soccer development program.

By now you should have heard from your coaches and hopefully have had that parent meeting where expectations from parents, coach and players have been discussed.  As a board we would like to offer up the following tips to keep in mind while watching your player this season.  Please click here to read the attachment.  /Content/directors/upimg/dir5071/15thingstokeepinmindfromthesidelines.pdf

Many of us on the board were fortunate to be on the sidelines for numerous games, viewing the great soccer showing this weekend at Cemetery fields. We are proud of our players, their efforts and our club's philosophies and want to take a minute to remind everyone who we are and what we stand for. The games are exciting and cheering is fantastic, we just want to do it in the right way so that it benefits the players-isn't that the point?

We are about player development and not winning-The kids are here to play! We think about the players first-treat them with respect! It is a difficult game that takes a lot of physical and mental effort, and both get more difficult as players get tired. Young players are still learning, remember that. Let them make mistakes, it is part of learning.

There is a qualified coach on the other sideline. Let the coach be the coach. First, the kids need to think for themselves, typically by the time a parent yells a direction it is too late anyway. Second, they need to be able to hear their coach. Third, all they need from parents is positive encouragement.
We respect referees, especially when they are young kids learning the job. It is a hard job and they make mistakes. If you disagree with the call your yelling at the ref is not likely to gain you any favors later in the game.

We look forward to another Fall season and we hope you are as excited about the growth of our club as we are.  The feedback on our coaching staff from Southern NH University has been excellent.  The kids enjoyed a great camp with their SNHU coaches and had the opportunity to meet many of the other undergraduate players as well.  We are pleased with our relationship with SNHU and would ask whenever possible to support their program.  Their schedule can be found here:  http://www.snhupenmen.com/sports/msoc/2012-13/schedule

As always feel free to reach out to any of us if you have concerns or questions.  Team specific questions should first be addressed to your team manager and/or coach.  Thanks again for supporting and choosing Hampshire FC/ASC.

Molly Dix, President
Peter Camello, Vice President
Lisa Davidson, Treasurer
Chris Estabrook, Secretary
Eric Facey, Member at Large
Betsy Hansen, Member at Large

HFC Goalie Training starts 9/17

The club will be offering goalie training for all goalies U10-U14 on Monday nights at Cemetery Fields.  If this training is during your regular team training time, please let your coach know you will be late to practice.  

4:30-5:30 U10-U12

5:30-6:30 U13-U14

Monday nights for 6 weeks 9/17, 9/24, 10/1, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29 (no practice 10/8 columbus day.

Please reply to this email to sign up.

Thanks
Lisa

HFC U10: Columbus day tournament

Parents,

We are registering our teams for the Columbus Day weekend tournament.  The teams will get 3 game at the tournament.  Last year the girls played on Saturday and the boys on Sunday, but we need to plan on either or even possible both days for games.

All players are expected to participate in the tournament, but because it is a holiday weekend, sometimes families have other commitments.  If for any reason you know your player will not or may not be able to participate, please let me know asap.  This is important so we can adjust the team rosters if needed for the tournament. 

You only have to reply if your player will NOT be participating in the tournament.  Thank you.

Coach Mark Smith
(c) 603-493-7179

Re: HFC U10: Friday Practice and Parent Meeting

Parents,

I look forward to seeing you at the parents meeting after practice this evening.  The meeting will be on the practice field (upper Wilkins) at 6:45pm.  I have attached a handout with some information I have collected over the years, which you may find interesting and useful.  Please take a look at the contents when you have some time this weekend.

Thanks and I look forward to talking with you all in a few hours.

Attachment: Parent's Handout

Coach Mark Smith
(c) 603-493-7179

HFC U10: Friday Practice and Parent Meeting

Parent & Players:

Two items.  First, I would like to have parents meeting after practice on Friday for about 15 minutes to talk about the seasons and the U10 program. If for any reason you will not be able to attend, please let me know I will make sure you are updated with the meeting information.  The meeting will start at the end of practice, at 6:45pm, and run for about 15 minutes depending on questions.

Second, your player should have received a blue HFC/ASC t-shirt at camp.  If you player did not receive a t-shirt, please let your team manager know by tomorrow (Thursday) and we will try and have them for you at Friday's practice.  The blue HFC/ASC t-shirt is the part of the practice uniform and should be worn at to each practice.

BU10 Blue - Luminita Lin <luminita_lin@yahoo.com>

                    Paul Lin <pfl_nyc@yahoo.com>

BU10 Red  - Kathy Naun <kathynaun@netzero.com>
GU10 Blue - Mary Valvano <mvalvano@gmail.com>
GU10 Red  - Kirsten Quinn <kirstenquinn@netscape.net>

Coach Mark Smith
(c) 603-493-7179

HFC u10: Schedules available

Teams:

The game schedules for the Granite State League have been posted.  The best way to access the schedules is through the HFC u10 website ( http://asc-u10.blogspot.com/ ),  On the right hand column you will see the Granite State Schedule section with links for each of the teams.

These schedules sometimes change during the season and we will try to keep you up to date, but it is best to check the latest version online when in doubt.

Thanks to everyone for a good start to the season.  It been great to see the players at practice.  We still have some work to do to be ready for our first games next weekend, so we look forward to seeing you at practice next week.  Thanks.

Coach Mark Smith
(c) 603-493-7179