ASC/HFC: Practice is Cancelled tonight! Monday 4/23

Teams:
Practice is cancelled for tonight for EDP and all upper club Teams.
thanks

Lisa

Training starts tomorrow!!!!

Early Development Program – Training Starts Tomorrow (5:15 arrival, 5:30 start) Upper Wilkins Fields

 

We start our full training tomorrow, if you have not registered, please do so TODAY!  We look forward to seeing all of the players at Upper Wilkins at 5:15.  Please be there at 5:15 each night so we can get organized and start training at 5:30 for one solid hours of soccer.   

 

Equipment – Please wear cleats, shin guards, and training gear appropriate for the weather.  Bring water and a size 3 or 4 soccer ball – properly inflated.

Coaches - This year our EDP Director will be Josh Taylor. Josh is on the coaching staff at Southern New Hampshire University, with our Director of Coaching Marc Hubbard.  Josh is a 2009 graduate from New England College with a degree in Sport and Recreation Management and a Coaching Minor. Taylor was four-year member for the Pilgrims Men's Soccer team being named to The Commonwealth Coast Conference All-Conference 3rd Team in 2007 and Team Captain in 2008. The Pilgrims also were ECAC Tournament Finalists in 2007 and achieved 40 wins, most in school history, during a four-year span.  Taylor has been on NH ODP staff since 2006. Taylor holds a NSCAA National Diploma, NSCAA Advance Youth Diploma and a USSF ‘D' License. He is also pursuing a Masters Degree in Sport Management from SNHU.  Josh will be supported by Chelsea Roberge, a veteran coach in our EDP program and a standout player at Souhegan High School.  Other coaches this season include Molly Dix, two time Division III national champion while playing at the University of Rochester, and Peter Camello, long-time Amherst Soccer Club youth coach.  The U10 travel pool continues to be led by Mark Smith.  Mark has been coaching soccer for the last 17 years for the Amherst Soccer Club, the Nashua World Cup Soccer Club and the Inti Soccer Academy. He holds both a USSF National D and Youth license.  He will be supported by Angela Horner (Gettysburg), Shad Hansen (Santa Clara) and veteran coach Mike Erickson.  

Schedule – Remember, we train three nights per week, M,W,F at Upper Wilkins field off of Jones Rd. from 5:15 to 6:30 and soon will start jamborees on Saturdays.  See dates below.

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 weekend’s event which helps to keep our fees down. All parents who have kids playing (EDP invites ALL U9 and U10 players) 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. If your child is too young to play, but you want to volunteer, please let us know, we would love the help.

Communication – please remember that all e-mails are logged at the EDP blog at http://asc-edp.blogspot.com/ so if you can’t find one, it is there.  NOTE THAT THE EDP CALENDAR WILL BE UPDATED…we do not start jamborees the 21^st, and training arrival is 5:15 with training start at 5:30 – late arrivals hurt our ability to balance coach to player ratio, please try to be there at 5:15.

Mark your calendar:

·         Jamborees – April 28, May 5, May 12, May 19, June 2, June 9 at Cemetery Fields 1-2 PM.  We play 4v4 format and appreciate soccer parents who want to help manage a field.  

·         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 run 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 e-mail Mark Smith at msmithp2@gmail.com for tickets.

·         Club year end picnic - June 11^{th  for} families.  The club will provide hotdogs and hamburgers and we will send out what families are to bring (by age) – stay tuned.

·         Summer Camp - August 6th-10th 9:00 am - 12:00 pm at Bean Fields in Amherst, NH. Cost of camp is $125 for players from outside our club. For those players, rostered with HFC/ASC for the fall, camp is included in your fall dues. 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.