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Boys & Girls U5-U13 Spring Soccer Training Camp
Concordia University Spring Soccer Camp
Who: Concordia University Women’s Head Coach - Grant Landy
When: May 27th, 28th and 29th
Time: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Where: Harmony Sports Complex
Attendees: B & G U5 – U13
Includes: Camp T-shirt and Nike Soccer Ball
Price: $65.00 per camper
To Benefit: Concordia University Women’s program & Vancouver United Soccer Alliance
Check back soon for registration details!
New WSYSA Disciplinary Rule 605 - effective 9/1/07
WSYSA recently passed a new rule regarding send-offs (red cards) that impacts all coaches, players, and team officials. Keep informed by reading about it here
Fall Season 2007 Re-cap
The Recreational & Select Fall League seasons have recently completed.
Congratulations are in order for the following teams for their 3rd place or better finish in the league standings:
GU-18 Power Kicks – Played in the open U-19 division and finished the second half of the season in 3rd place.
BU-16 Storm – Finished the first and second half of the season in 1st place. Going undefeated for the entire season with a 10-0 record!
BU-12 Thunder – Finished the second half of the season in a 3-way tie for 1st place.
BU-12 Hornets – Finished the first half of the season in 3rd place.
BU-11 Lightning – Finished the first half of the season in 2nd place.
District 5, Girls High School Division DaBomb – Won the District 5 championship for the third straight year.
District 5, GU-14 Avalanche 93 – Placed 3rd place in their age group in the combined U-14 & 15 division.
District 5, BU-18 Avalanche 89 – Placed 2nd in the U-19 division.
District 5, BU-15 Avalanche 92 – Won the District 5 championship.
District 5, BU-13 Avalanche 94 – Finished in a tie for 1st place.
The State Cup tournaments are just around the corner. Central Vancouver has four teams entered in the Commissioners Cup: The GU-14 Avalanche, GU-18 DaBomb, BU-15 Avalanche, and the BU-18 Avalanche. Good luck and represent us well.
Referee Clinics
2007 REFEREE CERTS AND RECERTS
Please email to pre-register for the clinics. No deposit is required, but those pre-registered will be given priority if space is limited.
derryfam@airspd.net
for updated information and about local referee stuff:
www.csraref.org
To Become a NEW REFEREE
USSF offers 2 grades for new referees: 8 and 9. Grade 9 is geared to 11 and 12 year olds and requires a 50 question (no fail) test. Grade 9 referees are limited in the age range they can referee. This is an excellent place to start for the young referee.
Grade 8 Entry level clinics
Recommended age: 12 years old and up.
Should be able to pass a 100 question test in an hour.
Cost is $65. Checks made payable to District 5.
There must be a minimun of 15 students pre-registered for the class to proceed. Each ELC (Entry Level Clinic) has 5 sessions, with the test given the last session.
Clinic Day Date Time Location
ELC 1 (2007 Badge)
Session 1 Fri March 23, 2007 6-9pm Hudson Bay HS Rm 501
Session 2 Mon March 26 6-9 Hudson Bay HS Rm 501
Session 3 Tues March 27 6-9 Hudson Bay HS Rm 501
Session 4 Wed March 28 6-9 Hudson Bay HS Rm 501
Session 5 Thurs March 29 6-10 Hudson Bay HS Rm 501
Hudson’s Bay High School: 1206 E Reserve St, Vancouver
(near Clark College)
The following ELC’s are at fire stations around the county. The addresses for the fire stations are at the end of the list of clinics. We have to move them around due to fire station rules.
ELC #2 (2008 bagde)
Session 1 Mon July 30 6-9pm FS 83
Session 2 Tues July 31 6-9pm FS 89
Session 3 Wed Aug 1 6-9pm FS 88
Session 4 Thurs Aug 2 6-9pm FS 83
Session 5 Fri Aug 3 6-10pm FS 89
ELC #3 (2008 badge)
Session 1 Mon Aug 20 6-9pm FS 88
Session 2 Tues Aug 21 6-9pm FS 83
Session 3 Wed Aug 22 6-9pm FS 89
Session 4 Thurs Aug 23 6-9pm FS 88
Session 5 Fri Aug 24 6-10pm FS 83
ELC #4 (2008 badge)
Session 1 Mon Sept 10 6-9pm FS 89
Session 2 Tues Sep 11 6-9pm FS 88
Session 3 Wed Sept 12 6-9pm FS 83
Session 4 Thurs Sept 13 6-9pm FS 89
Session 5 Sat Sept 15 6-10pm FS 88
To upgrade from 9 to 8
Attend sessions 3, 4 and 5 of an ELC. $60 check to D5
Grade 9 Entry Level Clinic
There will only be ONE grade 9 clinic per year. Cost is $50. Checks made payable to District 5.
ELC - grade 9
Session 1 Wed Aug 15 6-9pm FS 88
Session 2 Thurs Aug 16 6-9pm FS 83
Session 3 Fri Aug 17 6-10pm FS 89
Fire Station 83 (Mill Plain and Chkalov)
213 NE 120 Ave
Fire Station 88 (near old Y Tavern)
6701 NE 147th Ave.
Fire Station 89 (East county)
17408 SE 15th St
RECERTIFICATION for 2008
If you have EVER been a USSF certified referee you can only recertify. You cannot become a new referee again. The requirements for recertification vary depending on how long your certification has lapsed.
If you have missed 1-2 years = 5 hours + test
If you have missed 3-4 years = last 3 sessions of ELC + test
If you have missed 5 or more years = entire ELC + test
There will be 3 opportunities locally to recertfiy for 2008. If this is done after December 31, 2007 an additional surcharge of 10% will apply. Cost of recertification is $45. Checks made payable to District 5
Recert Clinic #1
Thursday, July 26 6-9pm
AND Friday, July 27, 2007 6-10pm
Location: Doc Harris Stadium, Camas
Recert Clinic #2
Saturday, November 24, 2007 9:30 am - 4pm
Location: Water Resources Education Center
4600 SE Columbia Way
Vancouver
Recert Clinic #3
Tuesday, December 4, 2007 6-8:30pm
AND Thursday, December 6, 2007 6-8:30pm
Location: TBD
Summer Slam 2006
CVSC is proud to announce our 5th annual summer tournament, Summer Slam 2006. It will be held August 18-20, 2006. Tournament Head Quarters will be at Ft. Vancouver High School. Other venues such as Roosevelt and Burnt Bridge Creek will be added as necessary.
The tournament is open for all Rec and Select teams U-11 through U-18. Entry fees are $300 per team. First and second place teams will receive awards and individual medals. All players in the tournament will receive mementos as well.
As all Rec and Select coaches plan your summer tournament season, please include CVSC's Summer Slam 2006. Set aside the date, and contact the Tournament Director for details or to answer any questions. Registration should open very shortly and will be completed online this year, so please check back often. We hope to see you all for this final pre-season full-sided tournament.
We're also seeking any volunteers that would like to assist with the tournament. If you are interested, please contact the tournament director.
Tournament Director - Sara Green
360-314-8350 or sara_green@comcast.net
Kudos to our very own!
The recreational season has just ended with the conclusion of the Presidents Cup state tournament. Congratulations to the BU-16 Strikers for their second place finish in this State Championship Tournament. The Strikers have had an outstanding two-year run making it to the finals match in each of the past two seasons. WELL DONE!
Congratulations are also in order for the following teams for their 3rd place or better finish in the league standings:
GU-16 Power Kicks - Finished the first half of the season in 1st place, then jumped up to the GU-19 open division in the second half and finished in 2nd place.
GU-13 CV Chivas - Finished the second half of the season in 3rd place.
GU-11 Wildfire - Finished the first half of the season in 3rd place, then moved up to a tie for 1st place in the second half of the season.
GU-11 Bluefire - Finished the first half on the season in 2nd place, then jumped up one division and finished 3rd in the second half of the season.
GU-11 Gunnerettes - Finished the first half of the season in 3rd place, then moved up to 2nd place in the second half of the season
BU-16 Strikers - Finished the first half of the season in 1st place, then jumped up to the BU-19 open division in the second half and finished in a tie for 3rd place.
BU-14 Storm - Finished the second half of the season tied for 2nd place in the BU-15 division.
BU-14 Sonics - Finished the second half of the season in 3rd place.
BU-12 Regulators - Finished the second half of the season in 2nd place.
BU-12 Anacondas - Finished the second half of the season in 3rd place.
Dist. 5, Girls HS DaBomb - Finished their league in 1st place.
Dist. 5, BU-13 Avalanche 92 - Finished their league in 2nd place.
Dist. 5, BU-11 Avalanche 94 - Finished their league in 3rd place.
This is a very impressive list considering we're the smallest club in our association. Well done to all!!