8/16/10: Picture Day Schedule

SSA Coaches,

 

The following is the schedule for Picture Day on September 12th:

 

11:55	Bravehearts	U9 G
12:10	Chaos	U14 G
12:10	Redhawks	U11 B
12:20	Tigers	U11 G
12:30	Sting	U12 G
12:45	Legacy	U10G
12:45	Earthquakes	U9 B
12:50	Lightning	U9 B
12:50	Revolution	U9B
12:55	Elite 98	U13 B
1:10	Flash	U11 G
1:15	Force	U12 B
1:15	Fury	U14 B
1:25	Heat	U13 G
1:40	Vibe	U12B
1:50	Knights	U11 B
2:10	Vikings	U11B
2:40	Pumas	U13 B
2:45	Rangers	U16 B
2:55	Magic	U18/U19B
4:00	Inferno	U16B
4:05	Elite	U14G

 

Pictures will be held on the greenbelt behind Bear Flag Elementary School (6620 Gloria).  (Access to the greenbelt by Sunlit Circle, Moonlit Circle, Springbrook Circle or Shoreline Circle.)

 

Please arrive early and come by the Alliance booth.  Your picture packets can be picked up at the booth.

 

Thanks,

 

Chris

8/16/10: Coaches Shirts

SSA Coaches,

If you need a coach's shirt with logo for this weekend, please contact Jason@kombatsoccer.com and arrange a pick up with him.  If you do not need it this weekend, the shirts will be ready after Wednesday of next week.  You can pick them up between 10 and 5 pm at the warehouse.

Thanks,

Chris

SSA Coaches,

 

If any of you have interest in playing in a Land Park Coaches and Board soccer game, please see the following note.  This is not mandatory and is just for fun (for those of you foolish enough to still be playing soccer at our advanced ages! ;-)  ).  This is open to ALL SSA coaches and assistant coaches.

 

I think Carrie meant that now they will have 2 teams and 1 game.  If the response is good, there will be 4 teams and 2 games.

 

Contact Carrie if you are interested!

 

Thanks,

 

Chris

Attention Coaches:

 

Land Park Soccer Club is having a Season Kick-Off Event on September 12, the Sunday following the start of the season games.  Better known as Picture Day. 

 

Kick-Off Event starts at 3:00pm and ends at 7om

 

Location: Cal Middle School

 

Activities: 

 

Coaches and Board Soccer Game – All Land Park and SSA Coaches are welcome to join the game.  Please send an email to Carrie Dunbar at DickiesGirl74@gmail.com if you are interested in playing in this game.  Depending on the number of participants will determine the number of teams and games.  At this time, there will be 2 games and 1 game, if there is enough interest to form 4 teams, then we will have 2 games.  If you play in the game, please be sure to have your team show up for the game in full uniform, ready to walk you onto the field to meet your team at the beginning of the game.

 

** Game starts at 3pm, players and their team should arrive by 2pm to set up and walk on to the field for Game Opening.

 

Spaghetti Dinner ($7 Adults, $5 Kids)

 

Carnival Style Games with Prizes

 

Dunk Tank, Bounce House, Face Painting and More.

 

Please let your players and parents know of the festivities.  All are welcome, friends and family a like. 

 

Also, if you have parents or high school students needing to full fill community hours, who would like to volunteer, please contact Carrie.  Any special talents such as Face Painting or Balloon Animals are appreciated, but all volunteers are welcome.

 

****ALL PLAYERS SHOULD ATTEND IN THEIR UNIFORMS – SHOW SUPPORT FOR THEIR TEAM AND CLUB***

 

Thank You, Hope to see you there!!!

 

8/16/10: MANDATORY COACHES MEETINGS FOR ALL CCSL AND METRO COACHES!!!

SSA Coaches,

 

As I have communicated before, there are mandatory meetings for representatives of all teams on August 25th and 26th.  Here is the announcement from the website:

 

Metro League Coaches Meeting


U-10 and U-12 Coaches: Wednesday, August 25, 2010
U-14 through U-19 Coaches: Thursday, August 26, 2010

Both meetings well be held at the Orangevale Community Center,
6826 Hazel Avenue, Orangevale, Ca. from 6:00 to 9:00 pm

 

http://d6soccer.org/metro/metro_menu.htm

 

This means U9, U10, U11, and U12 coaches, asst. coach, or a team parent must attend on the 25th.

This means U13, U14, U15, U16, U17, U18, and U19 coach, asst. coach, or a team parent must attend on the 26th.

 

IF A REPRESENTATIVE FROM EACH TEAM IS NOT AT THE MEETING, THE TEAM MAY BE KICKED OUT OF CCSL OR METRO.

 

Schedules will be distributed and vital information provided.  Needless to say, we hope to see you there.

 

If you have any questions, please contact me as soon as you can.

 

Thanks,

 

Chris

 

8/03/10: Websites

SSA Coaches,

 

Now that we are entering tournament season and your teams are coming together, please remember that we want to put new info on the website for you!  If you:

 

• Want to update team pictures or info on your team page
• Provide us with tournament results for your team page or the “trophy room” page or home page
• Have a team sponsor
• Or other info

 

Please send your info to Todd Dunbar at dunbarclan@gmail.com.  Please have it in a format that is ready to go to make Todd’s job easier.

 

Please provide info as we want to make news about this inaugural season of SSA as widespread as possible.

 

Thanks and good luck!!

 

Chris

 

8/03/10: Uniforms

SSA Coaches,

 

If you need uniforms this weekend, please contact Jason at Kombat directly,

 

You can contact him at 916-428-4116 or Jason@kombatsoccer.com.

 

Let me know if there are any issues.

 

Thanks,

 

Chris

7/27/2010: Playing Time Update

SSA Coaches,

 

Here is a clarification on playing time with the new CCSL structure as told to me by my AGC:

 

Metro

All Divisions      Each player must play ½ the game as usual

 

CCSL

Gold                 No playing time requirement (as this is really for Comp teams)

Silver                No playing time requirement, but recommend playing each player ½ the game as this is for good “Select” teams

Bronze              Each player must play ½ the game

Copper             Each player must play ½ the game

 

I hope this helps.  I know it is confusing in this transition year, but I will give you information as I get it.

 

Thanks,

 

Chris

7/27/2010: Playing Time and Slide Tackling

SSA Coaches,

 

As tournaments are starting and the season is just around the corner, I want to remind experience Select coaches and make sure new Select coaches know that all players on the teams must play at least ½ the game.  The official rule is as follows:

 

3:01:03 All registered players who have attended all practice sessions during the week prior to a game must play in at least one-half (1/2) of that game unless that player is being disciplined, injured or ill. The Referee must be notified before the game if a player is not playing due to disciplinary action and such action must be noted on the game card. Complaints regarding violations of this rule shall be referred to the Metro League Representative and the President of the team’s League of registration. The team’s League of registration will investigate the complaint and the League Representative will report the results of their investigation to the Metro Chair within seven calendar days after completing the investigation.

 

Beyond the official policy of Select, the goal of SSA is player development.  The best way for players to develop is for them to play as much of the game as possible.  Please keep this in mind as you do your line ups and plan playing time.

 

Also at one of the Seeding tournaments a coach from a non-SSA team was given a red card for repeatedly promoting slide tackling and taking down players.  Younger players should not be slide tackling.  Please keep this in mind as you prepare your teams.  Also be aware of it if other teams are slide tackling.

 

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

 

Thanks,

 

Chris

7/26/2010: Uniforms

SSA Coaches,

 

In spite of the best efforts of Kombat and SSA to make sure everything was in on time, not all of the uniforms will be ready in time for your first tournaments.  We have been working closely with Kombat since April on the uniforms and Kombat has been great.  However at the end of the day both SSA and Kombat are dependent on Nike delivering on time.

 

Originally Nike has promised delivery of the uniforms by early July.  Delivery dates for much of the order continues to be pushed out into next week.   This has affected Seeding tournament and will affect tournaments for the coming weekend.  If Nike delivers on their latest promised delivery date, the rest of the uniforms should be in next week.

 

Kombat, trying to accommodate SSA’s situation, has kindly offered the following:

 

If your team needs a uniform for a tournament this weekend and has not received it from Kombat yet, Kombat will provide a free white and/or blue t-shirt to your team.  If you would like the SSA logo on the front and a number on the back of the t-shirt, Kombat will do so for $5 per shirt.  You can use these shirts for practice shirts or just wear around shirts.

 

If you need a t-shirt, please contact Jason at Kombat ASAP to discuss the situation.   Please contact him at the Kombat warehouse (428 4116) or via his e mail jason@kombatsoccer.com.

 

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at any time.  Thank you for your patience and understanding.

 

Sincerely,

 

Chris

7/8/2010: Seeding Information

SSA Coaches,

 

Many of you have asked when the schedules for the seeding tournaments are going to be published.  In short, I do not know.  CYSA controls that process, not SSA, so I am waiting to be informed just as you are.

This morning my AGC sent an email to U9/10 indicating that the process is ongoing and new teams are still being accepted.  Therefore the schedules will not come out for a few days (?).  He requested patience due to the new CCSL process which has delayed communicating schedules.

As soon as I have any information, I will let you know. I know it is frustrating because you want to plan your schedules and know where you might travel. I also am frustrated, but there is nothing the SSA can do to speed up the process.  If you have specific questions, you should try to contact your AGC as they have much more information about the process than I do.

Thanks,

Chris

7/1/2010: Team Training Session With River

SSA Coaches -

Please contact our SSA Head Trainer River Blough to set up your team training session. Each SSA team gets an hour in a half session with River.  I highly encourage each team to take advantage of it.  You can also partner with another team and have River run two sessions for both sets of teams (I know of some teams already planning on doing this).

Please let me know if you ARE NOT going to have River run a session for your team.

Rivers email:  akaelrio@mac.com
Rivers cell:     916-600-8886


Thanks -

Todd

7/1/2010: SSA Keeper Training - Sat July 17th

SSA Coaches -

We have two SSA keeper clinics coming up. Please forward the info to the parents of your keepers.  Younger's at 8:30 am, older's at 10:30 am.

SSA Saturday Goal Keeping Clinic #3 - July 17th 8:30 - 10:00 am (8 - 10 year olds) John Cabrillo

SSA Saturday Goal Keeping Clinic #4 - July 17th 10:30 - Noon (11 years on up) John Cabrillo

Thanks -

Todd

6/07/10: Change of Time For Saturday June 12th GK Training (9 - 10:30 am)

SSA Coaches –

To accommodate the World Cup match between the USA and England at 11:30 am this coming Saturday, the GK Training for the 8 -11 year olds will be from 9 to 10:30 am at John Cabrillo on Saturday June 12th(for this session only).

SSA Saturday Goal Keeping Clinic #1 - June 12th 9 – 10:30 am (8 - 11 year olds)

SSA Saturday Goal Keeping Clinic #2 - June 19th 10:30 - Noon (12 years on up)

SSA Saturday Goal Keeping Clinic #3 - July 10th 10:30 - Noon (8 - 11 year olds)

SSA Saturday Goal Keeping Clinic #4 - July 17th 10:30 - Noon (12 years on up)

 

6/07/10: SSA Saturday Keeper Training

SSA Coaches –

The SSA head Trainer, River Blough, will be running Goal Keeper Clinics for our SSA Select goal keepers at John Cabrillo Elementary  (just East off of I-5 & Seamus/Fruitridge Exit) for the following dates:

SSA Saturday Goal Keeping Clinic #1 - June 12th 10:30 - Noon (8 - 11 year olds)

SSA Saturday Goal Keeping Clinic #2 - June 19th 10:30 - Noon (12 years on up)

SSA Saturday Goal Keeping Clinic #3 - July 10th 10:30 - Noon (8 - 11 year olds)

SSA Saturday Goal Keeping Clinic #4 - July 17th 10:30 - Noon (12 years on up)

Please send me the names, ages and dates your keeper(s) will be attending.

Good Read:

How A Soccer Star is Made

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/magazine/06Soccer-t.html?scp=1&sq=ajax&st=cse

5/27/10: Mandatory SSA Interactive Coaching Seminar

SSA Coaches -

As Chris has touched on previously, the SSA is focused on player and coach development. To further this emphasis, we have hired a nationally licensed trainer to be the SSA Head Trainer for the 2010 campaign. This head trainer is River Blough and he will be conducting an Interactive Coaching Seminar for all of the SSA Coaches and Assistant Coaches. This seminar is scheduled for:

Friday June 4th 6 - 7:30 pm at Cal Middle School

Please come dressed to play.

Check out Rivers impressive credentials at www.SacramentoSoccerAlliance.com

In addition to this coaching seminar River will also be coming out and running a training session for each of our teams. These will be scheduled in the future.  Those of you not interested can choose to opt out, but I think it can be nothing but positive for your team.

The SSA is currently coordinating four Goal Keeper clinics that will be held on various Saturdays. More info coming soon.

If you have any thoughts or questions please feel free to call or email me.

Best Regards -

Todd Dunbar

5/25/10: LP Practice Fields

LP SSA Coaches,

If Mark Cooper or I have not spoken to you about practice fields yet, please take a look at the attached document and choose a practice field and time.  Please communicate with Mark ASAP about your choices and options. Mark cell is 916.207.9870 and his email is coopers4@aol.com.

Land Park Fields Request Form

You will get a 2 hour block of time to practice.  You will probably share a field with another team.  Select gets preference, but it is first come, first serve.

Thanks,

Chris

 

 

5/20/10: Another CYSA last minute document - IMPORTANT

SSA Coaches,

Last night, CYSA sent us ANOTHER NEW document that needs to be signed by the parents of all of the players. 

The document is a medical liability release that is on a printed sticker that will be attached to the back of the player passes.  We have purchased the stickers and printed them out for you (just another wonderful service we provide our beloved coaches).

A representative from each of your teams needs to find me at the mandatory coaches’ meeting tonight.  I will give your representative sheets of stickers.  You need to get one sticker to each of your player’s parents and have them filled out and sign it.  If a representative of your team is not going to be at the meeting, you need to contact me ASAP to arrange for you to come to me and pick up the stickers.

You need to get the signed stickers back to Carrie NO LATER than Sunday May 30th. 

We cannot register your team without the stickers, so it is critical that you do this as soon as possible.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. 

Thanks,

Chris

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5/19/10: Uniform Sizing II

SSA Coaches,

 

The uniforms we are getting this year are new Nike uniforms that are not available on the market yet.  Kombat is waiting for the first samples to come in before we do the sizing.

 

Kombat just informed me that the samples for sizing will not arrive until the 1st week of June.  Therefore please plan your team sizing sessions from June 7th and on.  If you can schedule the session after the 7th but before the 20th, that would be great.

 

Thanks,

 

Chris

5/19/10: Coaching Attire

SSA Coaches,

 

SSA will be providing coaches’ shirts for you to wear at games for all of the registered coaches with a team.  We will provide up to 3 shirts per team, free of charge.  The shirt is shown below and will also have the SSA logo on the shirt.  It is a Nike shirt made of the Coolmax material, so hopefully it will be comfortable.

 

When you go into Kombat for your uniform sizing, please have your coaches sized for coaches’ shirts also!

 

Thanks,

 

Chris

5/19/10: Uniform Sizing Appointments

SSA Coaches,

 

If you want to start arranging uniform sizing sessions at Kombat Soccer, please contact Roger Smith to do so.  His email is roger@kombatsoccer.com and office number is 916-428-4116.

 

Roger recommends that you plan to have the sizing session done in early June.  It must be done by June 15th in order to have the uniforms back in time for the seeding tournaments at the end of July.

 

Please note that you have to go into Kombat for sizing AS A TEAM, not as individuals.  You need to arrange with your parents to have all of the players on your team at Kombat at one time to get sized.  During your team sizing event, Kombat is offering a 20% discount on all regularly priced items in the store.

 

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Roger or myself at any time.

 

Thanks,

 

Chris

5/13/10: CCSL Age Groups

Coaches,

 

To find out how many teams will be in your age bracket, you can go to:

 

http://www.eyouthsportsusa.com/cgi-win/teams.exe?lS104039

 

Please keep in mind that this list is incomplete and more teams will join.

 

Chris

5/12/10: Mandatory May 20th Meeting

SSA Coaches,

 

There is a mandatory Select meeting on May 20th at 7 pm at Johnny’s Sidewalk Pizza in West Sac.

 

If you cannot make it, send your assistant coach or a team parent to attend.

 

Carrie needs to turn in team information at that meeting, so you need to have it to her ASAP!!

 

Chris

5/12/10: Mandatory May 20th Meeting

SSA Coaches,

 

It is CRITICAL that you get your packets to Carrie Dunbar this week.  We are being asked to turn in roster information on May 20th with team registration fees.  We need to get your registration information as soon as possible. 

 

It is my understanding that only 8 out of the 24 teams have turned in their packets. Please get your packets to Carrie ASAP.  If you cannot get them to Carrie in the next day or so, please send Carrie and me an email explaining the situation.

 

Also, if you are playing CYSA CSL, please print out your registration information from your online registration.  Please provide a printed copy to Carrie with your packet.

 

If you have any questions, please contact Carrie or I.

 

Thanks,

 

Chris

5/03/10: Packet Drop-Off

SSA Coaches,

 

Carrie Dunbar’s address for packet drop off is 5623 Greenbrae Road.

 

Thanks,

 

Chris