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SCOSA work day on 9-Aug

Posted by mark heard at Jul 28, 2008 5:00PM PDT ( 0 Comments )
SCOSA work day on Aug 9th. Work will begin at 8AM and continue to ??PM. Fields will be lined and goals repaired -- no experience required. Come help us prepare the fields for the season!

the Wall Street Journal has an article on Euro clubs' interest in the growing ranks of US youth soccer players...

America's Got Talent?

Europe's Top Soccer Clubs Are Flocking to Recruit U.S. Kids

Tony Carr has come to America and he wants your children. But only if they can play soccer.

Over the last year, Mr. Carr, a scout for West Ham United of England's prestigious Premier League, has joined a move by a handful of other club teams from Europe -- including Chelsea, Arsenal, Everton and Portugal's Benfica -- to establish outposts here in the United States, the world's last great soccer wilderness.

Their goal is to tap into the massive U.S. youth soccer market, which has about four million registered male players. While these kids are often clumsily trained and lack creativity by European standards, there are nearly as many of them as there are people in Ireland. "It would be wrong of us to dismiss this country," says Mr. Carr, a trim 58-year-old. "We have to explore."

(more at http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB121693196320682241.html?mod=2_1578_leftbox)

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Summer Fun 3V3

Posted by Greg Hopkins at Jun 10, 2008 5:00PM PDT ( 0 Comments )

Region Alliance Summer 3 v 3 Street Soccer www.region-alliance.com Want to know why your favorite players are so good? Play 3 v 3 street soccer this summer and you will find out one of those reasons. There will be two sites available:

Sugar Hollow Park Dates: Thursday evenings from 6:30pm on the following dates:
June 12th, 26th; July 3rd, 10th; 17th, 24th.

Henley Field Dates: Tuesday evenings (except for first session) from 6:30pm on the following dates:
First session June 12th, then June 24th, July 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd.

Ages:U8 through High School
Cost:
$50 for the option to participate at both sites (12 sessions) $30 for 6 sessions at one venue$6 per session

Contact: Declan Jogi (Director of Coaching and Player Development) 276-591-1118, declan6@bvunet.net Please note: This program is a design recommended by the United States Youth Soccer Association and the United States Soccer Federation. We are intentionally using it as an off season developmental program for the summer. It is a show up and play format, supervised by a staff coach, in which a truly street soccer environment is created.

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SCOSA meeting reminder - elections

Posted by mark heard at Jun 8, 2008 5:00PM PDT ( 0 Comments )

The SCOSA Board will meet on Monday June 16th at 7:30 in the Recreation Building at Duck Island. We will hold our elections for the upcoming year at this meeting.

 

Jim Stuart

SCOSA Secretary

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