Coaches Meeting Notes

U8 Coaches:

Here are my notes that I think are relevant to U8 and not already documented on my U8 Coaches Guide from the coaches meeting last night.

--Tony

Out of Town
I'm going to be out of the country from this weekend to next Wednesday. It's bad timing, so bear with me. I'll try my best to pull everything together on time. I may be able to check my email while I'm gone.

New Teams
I'm still in the process of forming new teams for this Spring. Please be patient as I wait for registrations to come in, and as I try to round up volunteers for coaching.

Practices & Fields
Practices will likely begin March 24th. Please don't prematurely play on the fields, as they have not been opened yet, nor have they been allocated to PTSA. It's possible that part of the Peterswood Soccer Complex and/or Venetia will be shut down for maintenance and repairs. I'll get you information as soon as I receive it.

Games
Games start April 5th, and end May 31 (no games Memorial Day weekend). I'll send out a game schedule as soon as I complete building the new Spring teams. I'm waiting for registrations to come in.

Street Soccer
There will be Street Soccer May 3, 10, and 17. It's basically pick-up soccer for the kids - where the parents let the kids manage everything. More information to come later.

PTSA Annual Coaches Meeting
The annual PTSA Coaches Meeting and 2008-2009 Board Election will be at Bella Piatto Restaurant on June 5th. Please contact Bill Weyers if you have any interest in serving on the Board.

British Camp
The Challenger British Soccer Camp will be July 14-18. Look for more details at ptsoccer.net.

Setting Up the Fields and Nets
I'll be looking for volunteers to help set up the U8 soccer fields. Any help I can get will be appreciated. I need to wait until I hear about field allocation, and from the Fields Coordinator, before we go out and set up all of the fields. Stay tuned.

Background Clearances
Any new coaches need to get Background clearances. See the handout for the coaches meeting for more information.

Photo Day
We will have team Photos taken this Spring. Dates have not been determined.