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

EDP, non-travel soccer starts Sept 5th - full calendar attached

For some of you this is a final e-mail reminder.  It is not too late to sign up.  Also, tell your friends, who are still thinking about it. 

Everyone who is registered please read!

   Early Development Program
Training Starts September 5^th at Upper Wilkins

In this e-mail – PLEASE READ…

-          Welcome
-          Calendar
-          ASC Event at Southern New Hampshire University – no cost
-          Columbus Day Tournament

Welcome to EDP

We are looking forward to having your player with us this season.  Our philosophy is to teach your kids the love of soccer and the skills to be successful at whatever level they choose to play.  Our philosophy translates into our running multiple sessions per week for this age group because we understand that kids this age have many interests and may not be available for every training session.  We use a set curriculum that builds on soccer basics as the season progresses and do encourage players to make as many sessions as possible.  The sessions run exactly one hour and we strongly request that players do not arrive late as it hurts the organization of the group when numbers shift after breaking the kids into groups.  For all players we have 4v4 on selected Saturdays.  Our older, and more experienced U10 pool plays in Granite State as competitive travel teams.  This season our EDP has 2 boys teams, and 2 girls teams, a great foundation for strong future teams.  Our goal is to develop all of our players to be competitive travel soccer players with a long and successful career built on proper technique and understanding. 

Calendar

Practices:           Monday, Wednesday & Friday, 5:30-6:30 PM., Upper Wilkins
arrive at 5:15 to get settled and avoid late arrival that disrupts the groupBRING: 4 soccer ball, cleats, shin guards, water, sunscreen, bug spray

Please arrive 15 minutes before the start of each practice for the kids to warm-up and greet their friends so that soccer can start and finish on time. 

EDP Jamborees:   Saturdays, 8:00-9:00 a.m., Cemetery Field  - 4v4 jamborees
Note the new time – it is only six weeks so we hope you can all rally out of the house and then enjoy your day!
BRING: ASC shirt from camp (or you will be given one the first week of training)
size 4 ball, cleats, shin guards, water, sunscreen, bug spray

On Saturdays at Cemetery Fields we appreciate help from parents with set-up too and arrival at least 15 minutes prior is appreciated.  Note, this schedule may change during the season.

September 2012

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
3 LABOR DAY	4	5TRAINING STARTS – arrive 5:15 finish 6:30 Upper Wilkins	6	7 Training 5:15 arrival 6:30 finish	8 No Jamboree	9
10Training 5:15 arrival 6:30 finish	11	12 Training 5:15 arrival 6:30 finish	13	14 Training 5:15 arrival 6:30 finish	15 JAMBOREE 7:45 arrival 9:00 finish	16
17 Training 5:15 arrival 6:30 finish	18	19 Training 5:15 arrival 6:30 finish	20	21 Training 5:15 arrival 6:30 finish	22JAMBOREE 7:45 arrival 9:00 finish	23
24 Training 5:15 arrival 6:30 finish	25	26 Training 5:15 arrival 6:30 finish	27	28 Training 5:15 arrival 6:30 finish	29JAMBOREE 7:45 arrival 9:00 finish	30

October 2012

Monday	Tues	Wednesday	Thurs	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
1 Training	2	3 Training	4	5 Training	6 No Jamboree - U9 and U10 in Pepperell Tourney	7 U9 and U10 in Pepperell Tourney
8 U9 and U10 in Pepperell Tourney No Training for younger players	9	10 Training	11	12 Training	13 Jamboree	14
15 Training	16	17 Training	18	19 Training	20 Jamboree	21
23 Training	24	25 Training	26	27 Training	28 Last Jamboree Halloween Skills Competition	29

SNHU Game
On Thursday, August 30, 2012 the club will attend the SNHU game against Queens College at 4 PM.  Please respond and indicate if you will be able to attend the game and tailgate, and how many in your family will participate. Janet Dunlap is putting together a list tailgate items to send out to everybody. Please respond to Jan Dunlap at events@amherstsoccerclub.com TODAY!

Columbus Day Tournament

Once again we will be taking teams to Pepperell Mass for Columbus Day.  If your child is in the U10 Pool, please let your team manager know if you can participate (typically boys play on sat or sun, and girls play the other day).  If  your child is 8, and not in the player pool, but you think ready to give 6v6 a try, please let Molly Dix know at dix@rti.org

See you on the 5^th at 5:15!

Coach Molly and Josh the rest of the EDP Coaching Staff!

HFC/ASC U10: Welcome to the Fall 2012 season

Players & Parents:

Welcome to the HFC U10 pool and the 2012 Fall Season.  It was great to see so many players at the Souhegan camp.  We had over 25 players n the U10 group and it made for a great week.  We have a great group of players this year with 37 players currently in the U10 pool.  This means we will have 2 boys teams and 2 girls teams registered this season with the Granite State Soccer League.

The U10 pool will practice as a group Mon, Wed and Fri at Upper Wilkins Field from 5:30-6:45pm.   Practices will begin next week on Monday, 8/27.  Our first games will be on Saturday, 9/8 so this will give us 5 practices to get ready for the first game of the season.  Since many of the players have not played 6v6 soccer, there is plenty of work to do to get ready for that first game.

The U10 pool is part of the Early Development Program (EDP) and while we play competitive games against other club teams our primary focus is on developing the skills of all the individual players.  The coaches will be focused on developing the technical skills of the players and teaching them to enjoy the game.  The coaches are always available to discuss issues or concerns with a player's development or participation.

There are 5 coaches will be focused on working with the U10 group.  This will allow us to make sure we always have good cover at practices and games this season.

Mark Smith (U10 Pool)
Shad Hansen (BU10 Blue)
Mike Erickson (BU10 Red)
Angela Hornor (GU10 Blue)
Barbara Bellipanni (GU10 Red)

We have currently have 3 team managers:

Paul & Luminita Lin (BU10 Blue)
Mary Valvano (GU10 Blue)
Kirsten Quinn (G10 Red)

We are still looking for a team manager for the BU10 Red team. If you have a player on the BU10 Red team and are interested in being the team manager please contact me.

We have our own team website with information about the U10 pool including an archive of emails, a calendar of events, links to other sites, contact info and photos.  Please check it out and refer to it through out the season for important information.

HFC U10 website
http://asc-u10.blogspot.com/

Please let me know if you have any questions and I look forward to seeing everyone on the field at practice on Monday, 8/27!

Coach Mark Smith
(c) 603-493-7179

Fwd: HFC U10: Uniform Reminder

Team:

Jut a reminder that the players on the U10 team need a uniform set.  If you are new to the team, please order a uniform asap.  If you played on the U10 team last year, you can use your existing uniform, unless you need to replace any items or order extras.

To order a uniform, please follow the instructions at:

http://www.amherstsoccerclub.com/signup.html

If you have an questions about the uniforms or ordering process, please contact Missy at missysten@aol.com

If you have any other questions please let me know.  Thanks.

Coach Mark Smith
(c) 603-493-7179

HFC U10: Fall Season Registration

Players & Parents:

I would like to thank you for trying out for the ASC/HFC U10 team.  I am happy to have you joining the U10 pool for the Fall season. It seems like the summer just started, but it is already time to start thinking about the Fall season.

I would like to remind you about the August soccer camp at Souhegan August 6-10.  I strongly encourage every U10 player to participate in the camp.  This is a great chance to get a jump on the Fall season, get to know your teammates, and have a great time.  The camp is included as part of the Fall dues, just register online.

So far we have about 1/2 of the pool registered, which means we still have 1/2 who still need to register.  I will be sending out an email to players who are not registered, with details on registering online from the website.

For those new to the U10 pool, we have our own website where you can find information about the team and most of the team communications.  Please check it out and bookmark it for your future reference.

HFC U10 website - http://asc-u10.blogspot.com/

If you have any questions please let me know.  I look forward to seeing everyone at camp.

Coach Mark Smith
(c) 603-493-7179