Re: Fields Closed until 11am - check back later

A good question, so I'm bcc'ing the rest of the U8 coaches.

The answer is... I don't know. I'll need to check with the Fields guys to see. I know that some major work was to start at Peterswood Soccer Complex, but I'm not sure of the timeframe.

I'll see if I can dig up an answer soon. Worst case is that I'll find out at our PTSA Board Meeting on Monday night.

--Tony

On Sat, May 31, 2008 at 8:32 AM, Lopus, Allen M. <alopus@thorpreed.com> wrote:

Tony,
Would we be allowed to make up the games this week or next weekend?
Al

Fields Closed until 11am - check back later

U8 Coaches:

The fields have just been closed until 11am.

Make sure you still (a) pick up your trophies and (b) pick up your pictures.

We are to check the hotline before 11am games to see if they open.

What a bummer of a last day.

One last time: Thanks to all of you for your time this year. It is always greatly appreciated.

--Tony

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From: <sgm@firepatio.com>
Date: Sat, May 31, 2008 at 7:51 AM
Subject: Re: Trophies

FYI -- I just closed the fields until 11:00. I am hoping that we can get the games in this afternoon. I will update the hotline later this morning.
Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device

Fwd: Trophies

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From: Carpenter, Brad <brad.carpenter@lehman.com>
Date: Sat, May 31, 2008 at 7:03 AM
Subject: Trophies

Commissioners, please send an email to all your coaches, I will be handing out player trophies to all coaches this morning from 7:30 - 11:15 at the pavilion overlooking PSC.  I will be out of town next weekend, so please have your coaches come, whether their games are on or not.

 

Thanks

Soccer Pictures

U8 Coaches:

I received our soccer pictures last night.
I'll put them out on my front porch this evening after work (5pm-ish), and then again on Saturday morning.

For those that need reminded, my address is 109 Trotwood Drive.

--Tony

Fwd: Trophies

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From: Carpenter, Brad <brad.carpenter@lehman.com>
Date: Tue, May 27, 2008 at 6:50 PM
Subject: RE: Trophies

 A quick reminder, I have all the trophies in stock and available to be picked up this Saturday.  I ask that each commissioner make sure that one coach from each team come and pick up their trophies this Saturday (5/31).   I will have them at the pavilion overlooking the fields at PSC from 7:30 AM - 11:00 AM on Saturday morning.  Anyone who cannot make this time, should let me know in advance so that alternative plans can be made. 

 

Please forward this message to all coaches.

 

Thanks

Fwd: PTSA Notice of Annual General Meeting & Ballot for 2008-09 Board Positions - Please Forward to All

U8 Coaches:

Note the new location.

--Tony

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From: Peter Chiste <pmchiste@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, May 23, 2008 at 5:41 PM
Subject: PTSA Notice of Annual General Meeting & Ballot for 2008-09 Board Positions - Please Forward to All

[NOTE NEW LOCATION]

 
PTSA Commissioners (and other Board Members),
 
The PTSA Annual General Meeting will be held Thursday, June 5th from 7:00pm to 9:30pm at:
 

Valley Brook Country Club
425 Hidden Valley Rd
Mc Murray, PA 15317

 
I look forward to seeing everyone at the AGM which serves two very important functions:  First, to thank all our Coaches for (i) volunteering and managing their teams to contribute toward achieving the objectives of the Peters Township Soccer Association, and (ii) building enthusiasm for the sport of soccer so their players build the foundation for a life-long love of "the beautiful game", and second, to elect the leadership of PTSA for the next annual period.
 
Attached is the ballot, duly endorsed by the current Board of Directors, for the 2008-09 Board election to take place at the Annual General Meeting on June 5th (see election process below).  All voting members of PTSA (Board Members, Commissioners, Head Coaches (or an Assistant Coach designee, one per team) are expected to attend and participate.
 
Commissioners, please send out to all your Coaches ASAP as your email to them will be their official notice of the meeting.
 
Hors d'oeuvres , beer and wine will be served.  Please RSVP to me by email regarding your attendance (and with an estimate of the number of Coaches from your league that are anticipated to attend, for food planning).
 
Pete Chiste
President, Peters Township Soccer Association
pmchiste@hotmail.com 724-969-1070 h 412-327-8538 c
 

Section 3.

Election Process

Elections shall be conducted at the Annual Meeting as prescribed in Article IV, Section 1.

Elections shall be made by secret written ballot if there is more than one candidate for a given

office. A ballot shall be prepared by the Nominating Committee and endorsed by the Board.

This endorsement signifies that the Board believes the candidates listed are qualified and willing

to perform their respective duties. The ballot shall be made available to all voting members at

least fifteen (15) days prior to the Annual Meeting.

At the Annual Meeting, nominations by voting members may be made from the floor and added

to the ballot prior to voting. The nominee shall state his/her acceptance of the nomination at the

Annual Meeting or have indicated in writing to the President, his/her willingness to accept a

nomination at least fifteen (15) days prior to the Annual Meeting.

Fifteen (15) days prior to the annual election meeting, the President shall appoint an election

judge who shall be neither a Board member, nor a candidate for an office. The election judge

shall then appoint tellers to assist with the vote count. The tellers themselves may be Board

members.

Fwd: PTSA Notice of Annual General Meeting & Ballot for 2008-09 Board Positions - Please Forward to All

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From: Peter Chiste <pmchiste@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, May 19, 2008 at 8:57 PM
Subject: PTSA Notice of Annual General Meeting & Ballot for 2008-09 Board Positions - Please Forward to All

PTSA Commissioners (and other Board Members),
 
The PTSA Annual General Meeting will be held Thursday, June 5th from 7:00pm to 9:30pm at:  Bella Piatto Restaurant on Route 19 in McMurray (in the rear room).
 
I look forward to seeing everyone at the AGM which serves two very important functions:  First, to thank all our Coaches for (i) volunteering and managing their teams to contribute toward achieving the objectives of the Peters Township Soccer Association, and (ii) building enthusiasm for the sport of soccer so their players build the foundation for a life-long love of "the beautiful game", and second, to elect the leadership of PTSA for the next annual period.
 
Attached is the ballot, duly endorsed by the current Board of Directors, for the 2008-09 Board election to take place at the Annual General Meeting on June 5th (see election process below).  All voting members of PTSA (Board Members, Commissioners, Head Coaches (or an Assistant Coach designee, one per team) are expected to attend and participate.
 
Commissioners, please send out to all your Coaches ASAP as your email to them will be their official notice of the meeting.
 
Hors d'oeuvres , beer and wine will be served.  Please RSVP to me by email regarding your attendance (and with an estimate of the number of Coaches from your league that are anticipated to attend, for food planning).
 
Pete Chiste
President, Peters Township Soccer Association
pmchiste@hotmail.com 724-969-1070 h 412-327-8538 c
 

Section 3.

Election Process

Elections shall be conducted at the Annual Meeting as prescribed in Article IV, Section 1.

Elections shall be made by secret written ballot if there is more than one candidate for a given

office. A ballot shall be prepared by the Nominating Committee and endorsed by the Board.

This endorsement signifies that the Board believes the candidates listed are qualified and willing

to perform their respective duties. The ballot shall be made available to all voting members at

least fifteen (15) days prior to the Annual Meeting.

At the Annual Meeting, nominations by voting members may be made from the floor and added

to the ballot prior to voting. The nominee shall state his/her acceptance of the nomination at the

Annual Meeting or have indicated in writing to the President, his/her willingness to accept a

nomination at least fifteen (15) days prior to the Annual Meeting.

Fifteen (15) days prior to the annual election meeting, the President shall appoint an election

judge who shall be neither a Board member, nor a candidate for an office. The election judge

shall then appoint tellers to assist with the vote count. The tellers themselves may be Board

members.

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Fields are closed

U8 coaches:

Note that the fields are closed due to the saturated fields. Please cancel practices tonight - and keep checking the hotline (rain or shine).

--Tony

Re: Please send me your U8 Ratings

Al:

This is a really good question so I'm bcc'ing the rest of the U8 coaches on this email.

The answer is that you rate your players based on how they played this year, relative to all of the players in U8 this year.

See OP17 (I have a link below) for discerning between the ratings (e.g. A's are in the top %10-%20).

--Tony

On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 1:17 PM, Lopus, Allen M. <alopus@thorpreed.com> wrote:

Hey Tony,

 

Are we supposed to rate the U-7s  in relation to the U-8s who will be moving up in age group in the fall?  In other words, I have some U7s who are pretty good playing with other U-7s, but they struggle when they're out there against u-8s?  Am I rating them on how I think they'll be next season, when they are the older players, or on how they've done this year?  Thanks,

 

Al

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From: Anthony Belfiore [mailto:abelfiore@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 12:46 PM

To: undisclosed-recipients

Subject: Please send me your U8 Ratings

U8 Coaches:

It's that time of year where you are responsible for sending me your Ratings for your U8 team.

As documented in the Ratings section in the PTSA U8 coaches Guide:

Each coach is responsible for rating their players at the end of the season (i.e. after the spring session). The rating of players: A, B, C or D is based upon the coach's judgment. Use A high and D low. There is also a "special needs" rating of E for children with specific issues. See item OP17 in the online PTSA operating procedures for more detailed information on how to properly rate your players.

--Tony

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Please send me your U8 Ratings

U8 Coaches:

It's that time of year where you are responsible for sending me your Ratings for your U8 team.

As documented in the Ratings section in the PTSA U8 coaches Guide:

Each coach is responsible for rating their players at the end of the season (i.e. after the spring session). The rating of players: A, B, C or D is based upon the coach's judgment. Use A high and D low. There is also a "special needs" rating of E for children with specific issues. See item OP17 in the online PTSA operating procedures for more detailed information on how to properly rate your players.

--Tony

Fwd: PSC field conditions

fyi - looks like games will be on tomorrow.

make sure you check the hotline in the morning.

--Tony

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From: Stephen Magnotti <sgm@firepatio.com>
Date: Fri, May 16, 2008 at 2:21 PM
Subject: Re: PSC field conditions

Just wanted to let everyone know that I have closed the fields for today.  As of now I do plan on opening them tomorrow.  The forecast is for the rain to stop this afternoon and not start back up again until tomorrow afternoon.  

 

Stephen Magnotti

Fwd: Trophies

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From: Carpenter, Brad <brad.carpenter@lehman.com>
Date: Wed, May 14, 2008 at 8:49 AM
Subject: Trophies

A quick note to all commissioners, we have ordered and received all the player trophies for this year.  As in the past, the trophies will be available to all coaches at the pavilion at Peterswood on top of the hill overlooking PSC on the morning of 5/31 (7:30 - 11:00).  I would ask that all coaches pick up their player trophies prior to their game, so they can hand them out to their team following the game.
 

Thanks

Brad Carpenter

Fwd: Picnic Help

U8 coaches - please email Jeff is you or any of your parents can help on May 31st.

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From: Jeff Crummie <jcrummie@verizon.net>
Date: Mon, May 12, 2008 at 10:22 AM
Subject: Picnic Help

Board Members, Commissioners, Coaches and Parents,

 

The Annual soccer picnic will be on May 31, 2008, at Peterswood Park Shelter #1 from 10:00 AM until 4:00 PM.  I will need people (parents and coaches and commssioner and board members) to help out throughout the day.  Set up will begin at 8 AM getting the shelter swept, tables covered, coolers filled, stuff set out and put up signs.  Grilling starts at 9:30 AM.  Throughout the day, help will be needed to cook hot dogs, keep coolers filled, empty garbage cans and keep supplies out.  My soccer game that day is at 3 PM (at Reese).  So I will need someone to take over around 2:30.  I will return after my game to help clean-up.  I will buy / bring all the supplies, but we will need coolers for drinks, ice and raw hot dogs.

 

Commissioners, please send this message to your coaches and have them send to their parents (yes, parents can help out).  All volunteers should e-mail me with the time they can help.

 

 

Take care.

Jeff
www.jeffcrummiespeaks.com

 

Fwd: Street Soccer Canceled May 17th

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From: Manuel Politis <mannygp@comcast.net>
Date: Sun, May 11, 2008 at 7:44 PM
Subject: Street Soccer Canceled May 17th
To: Peter Chiste <pmchiste@hotmail.com>

Board members
Please inform  PTSA members through your lines of communications that the Street Soccer session Saturday My 17th  is canceled.
thank you
Manny Politis

Fwd: Street Soccer Goal keeping clinic and Magic Moves Clinic

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From: Manuel Politis <mannygp@comcast.net>
Date: Thu, May 8, 2008 at 6:14 PM
Subject: Street Soccer Goal keeping clinic and Magic Moves Clinic

Board members - please distribute to as many players and coaches as you can. 

Attention all goal keepers and coaches :

Ryan Koepka the PTHS varsity goal keeper will attend the Street Soccer Clinic Saturday May 10th from 5 to 7pm at PSC. Ryan will be able to instruct the PTSA players in goal keeping. Please take advantage of the opportunity to learn from one of the top keepers in the state of Pennsylvania. There will be other boys and girls varsity players in attendance to work on ball skills with the PTSA players as well. After the clinic the PTSA players will be able to play soccer on their own on the field.

If you have any questions please call Manny Politis - 412 759-4659

Fwd: Street Soccer

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From: Manuel Politis <mannygp@comcast.net>
Date: Tue, May 6, 2008 at 9:40 PM
Subject: Street Soccer

Commissioners, Coaches,and Board members:

Please send out the word about Street Soccer. Last Saturday we had four very talented PTHS players come and coach our young players. The PTSA players really loved playing with and learning skills from the High School players. Our young players received great training and played a ton of soccer just for fun. More of our kids should have this experience. Please send out this message to as many PTSA families as you can.

Thank you

Manny Politis 

Who:  Grasshopper through U12, registered PTSA players No pre-registration required                 Wear soccer gear, bring ball (with name/phone # on it), and plenty of water   Place & Time:      Saturdays: May 3, 10, 17 5-7 pm  in Peterswood Park Soccer Complex   Goal: Players get a feel for "street soccer" where they're in control of the game and largely supervise themselves; they can play free of the fear of making mistakes in front of adults, and they can be creative on the soccer field and experiment with learned or self-invented moves.   Schedule:   20 minutes    n PTHS Varsity Soccer players will teach individual soccer techniques n The use of 1 v 1  match related activities will help players perfect their skills against the opposition in more demanding situations.   100 minutes   n Participants play "street soccer" in a "pick-up" game environment n  Small sided teams are randomly assigned; play 5-10 minutes on a rotational basis n  No adult coaching, refereeing or feedback: the kids play games (supervised by PTSA coaches), where they motivate themselves, figure out how to use the learned techniques and play in a fear-free environment.   Questions? Contact Manny Politis, Director of Training   mannygp@comcast.net

Venetia Lining

U8 Coaches:

I've heard that the lines are almost gone at Venetia, so just a reminder:
The 9am coaches (regardless of where your game is played) are responsible for all U8 Boys fields, including Venetia.

This weekend it is Dave Grzyb and Kevin Hoffman (the home team coaches) that need to coordinate.
Brian Deyarmin and Robb Scott (the visiting coaches) should make themselves available to help.

Thanks.

--Tony