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Tryouts for new soccer club

Posted by mark heard at Jun 4, 2008 5:00PM PDT ( 0 Comments )
These are the tryout and assessment dates for the new club. For U/12 and below you need to try and make one of the assessment dates. The academy structure brings all kids in and develops them at their ability level. The U/13 and above players really need to be at 2 of the four dates, Of course the more times you show up the better chance you have of making a good impression. We are hoping to have enough players in the U13/U14 group to have several teams and possibly an academy also. If you can not make tryouts please register at http://www.sportssignup.com/region-alliance.start If you have any questions please call or contact me at 423-791-0314 or greghop@chartertn.net

Greg Hopkins, President SCOSA

Tryouts Spring 2008 (revised 21-may, 5-jun)

U10 Academy Assessments:

May 27th – 6:00 – 7:15pm @ Sugar Hollow Park

May 29th – 6:00 – 7:15pm @ Henley Field

May 30th – 6:00 – 7:15pm @ Elizabethton High School

June 10th - 6:00 - 7:15pm @ Sugar Hollow Park

June 12th - 6:00 - 7:15pm @ Henley Field

 

U12 Academy Assessments:

May 27th – 6:00 – 7:15pm @ Sugar Hollow Park

May 29th – 6:00 – 7:15pm @ Henley Field

May 30th – 6:00 – 7:15pm @ Elizabethton High School

June 10th - 6:00 - 7:15pm @ Sugar Hollow Park

June 12th - 6:00 - 7:15pm @ Henley Field

 

U14 Classic Teams Tryouts:

May 27th – 7:30 – 8:45pm @ Sugar Hollow Park

May 29th – 7:30 – 8:45pm @ Henley Field

June 17th – 6:00 – 7:15pm @ Sugar Hollow Park

June 19th – 6:00 – 7:15pm @ Henley Field

 

U16 & U18 Classic Teams Tryouts:

June 3rd – 6:00 – 8:00pm @ Sugar Hollow Park

June 5th – 6:00 – 8:00pm @ Henley Field

June 17th – 7:30 – 8:45pm @ Sugar Hollow Park

June 19th – 7:30 – 8:45pm @ Henley Field

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Annual General Meeting of SCOSA

Posted by mark heard at May 15, 2008 5:00PM PDT ( 0 Comments )

The Annual General Meeting of SCOSA will be held Monday May 19th at 7:30pm at the Recreation Building on Duck Island. All SCOSA members are welcome and encouraged to attend.

also, representatives from the new soccer organization will be available to meet with parents at 6:00.

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SCOSA work day on 8-Mar

Posted by mark heard at Mar 4, 2008 4:00PM PST ( 0 Comments )
update: the weather forecast for this weekend isn't good, so this _very_neccesary_ activity will be done afternoons next week, 1:00-4:00 on Mon and Tues.

SCOSA work day on March 8th. Work will begin at 8AM and continue to 2PM. Fields will be lined and goals repaired -- no experience required. Come help us prepare the fields for the season!

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New Regional Club

Posted by mark heard at Feb 18, 2008 4:00PM PST ( 0 Comments )
Information Release

 

In the summer of 2007, several Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia soccer clubs, dissatisfied with the current situation, began discussions on how to improve the playing experience for their members. It quickly became apparent that the best way was to combine their resources into a single, region-wide club which would operate the competitive teams and assist each community with its recreational programs. Today we are happy to announce that the clubs have agreed in principle to this ambitious goal. A new regional alliance will begin operation in the summer of 2008. The clubs involved are:

 

·   Highlands Soccer Club (Abingdon)
·   Bristol Soccer Association
·   Sullivan County Soccer Association (SCOSA)
·   Elizabethan Soccer Association
·   Impact Nike NE

 

The organization will have the mission of developing the game of soccer in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. We believe that this can best be done by (1) changing the emphasis to individual player development, (2) consolidating the resources of the current soccer organizations, and (3) preserving existing clubs’ control of recreational programs.

 

A steering committee of representatives from each club has been given the task of creating the new alliance. Over the next few weeks, the steering committee, led by Declan Jogi, will form additional committees to work on specific tasks. As always, “the devil is in the details”, and the steering committee understands that meeting the needs of our diverse clubs and communities presents many challenges. Please be thinking about your strengths and how you can best contribute to this new endeavor.

 

Visit our temporary website, www.region-alliance.com, for more information. We will attempt to provide regular status updates.

 

Thank you.

 

The Regional Association Steering Committee

 

Matt Lavinder, Head Coach, Men’s Soccer, King College, and Director of Operations, Impact Nike NE
Gil Graham, President, Bristol Soccer Association
Greg Hopkins, President, Sullivan County Soccer Association
Ken Gough, President, Elizabethton Soccer Association
Chad Craft, Director of Competitive Program, Highlands Soccer Association
Declan Jogi, Director of Coaching & Player Development, Impact Nike NE
Michael Swan, Head Coach, Women’s Soccer, King College
This is a very informative manual for anyone interested in soccer and is available for download. You can get it at

http://images.ussoccer.com/Documents/cms/ussf/Best_Practices.pdf

 

It's an incredible manual that everyone, not just coaches, should read.

SCOSA is currently making plans to align its programs to the practices recommended in this document!

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