AYSO Region26 newsletter (June/10/2007)
To all parents:
In this newsletter, I will be covering the following topics:
1. AYSO Early Registration - Final Week
2. AYSO Soccer Camps
3. AYSO Soccer Fest
4. VIP Program
5. Volunteer Positions:
B8 Division Commissioner
Safety Director
Secretary
6. Check your status
7. Email List
8. Youth Coaches
If there are any other topics that you would like me to cover in a future newsletter, please let me know.
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AYSO Early Registration
This is the final week to register for fall soccer and pay the early registration fee. After June 16th, the fee increases from $95 to $125. In addition, all kids that are fully registered by the 16th will be guaranteed to be placed on a team. Those who register after the 16th will be placed on a wait list.
In order to be considered registered, you must complete the registration forms and submit your payment.
To register, go to http://www.ayso26.org and click on the registration link. If you have any questions regarding registration, please send an email to accounthelp@ayso26.org.
In order to complete the registration process, you need to print the forms. You do NOT need to mail
these forms in. If you are new to AYSO, you do not need to submit a copy of your child's birth certificate.
If you know of anyone that would be interested in playing soccer this fall, please let them know
about AYSO and to register this week. Our goal is to register 2200 kids and we are currently at 1427.
So, let's make this a big week for AYSO registrations.
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AYSO Soccer Camps
If you are still thinking about soccer camp for the summer, it is not too late to sign up for one of our
two one week soccer camps run by MLS. To get more information or to sign up, go to http://www.mlscamps.com
and click on the link to register for camps. If you have any questions, regarding the camps, please let me know.
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AYSO Soccer Fest
Palo Alto AYSO will be providing an opportunity for kids to play soccer this summer on Saturday mornings from 10-12 am. Soccer fest is intended to provide a safe environment for kids to come together and play soccer. No coaching, refereeing or spectators shouting from the sidelines. AYSO provides the fields, pinnies, cones, balls and Safe Haven certified monitors. The kids chose up teams for pick up games and provide the fun. There are 9 Soccer fest Saturdays from June 23 to
August 18. You may attend any or all of the sessions that you want. Best of all this is all free of charge.
Who can play:
Soccer fest is open to all players (boys and girls) who are registered in the Fall 2006 season or Fall 2007 seasons in the U12 to U19 age groups.
What is required:
Bring a copy of your registration form signed by a parent to the first session you attend. You will not be permitted to play without a signed form. To get a form login to www.ayso26.org and go to 'Form Package' and print out a copy of your registration form.
Shin guards are required.
Prompt pickup of you child at 12pm.
Cleats recommended.
Water and sun screen recommended.
Where and When:
Greer fields #1, #2.
Every Sat starting from June 23 to August 18 from 10am - 12pm.
How much does it cost ?
No fee.
Volunteers needed :
We are looking for coaches, referees and parents who would like to volunteer as field monitors for any of the Soccer fest sessions. Safe Haven training is required. If you don't have Safe Haven it can
be taken online in less than 1 hour. Please contact Doug Shaker at doug@theshakers.org if you are interested in volunteering.
For General Questions on Soccer fest or AYSO registration:
Contact Ray Wong at boyscom-07@ayso26.org.
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VIP Program
Registration for the VIP program will be starting this week. This is a special program for kids with developmental issues. It is a great program. It will run on Sunday afternoons at Hoover Park from September through November. In order to register for this program, you will have to go to
http://www.eayso.org. Let me know if you would like more information on this program.
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Volunteer Program
We have a few open positions on our board. Our board meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7:30 PM at Cubberley. If you are interested in taking a more active roll on how AYSO is run, this would be an excellent opportunity. We have an opening for Secretary, Safety Director and B8 Division
Commissioner. If you would like more information on any of these positions, please let me know.
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Check Your Status
A week after you have submitted your payment, it is a good idea to check the web-site to see that your child's status is correct. Please make sure that your child is in the correct division. If you have submitted your payment and the status still shows pre-registered, please let me know as soon as possible.
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Email List
We are still working on developing our email list. Right now it is a work in progress, so if you have emailed me in the past to unsubscribe your name, but you are still receiving emails, please accept my apologies and send me another email to unsubscribe you. We are working on having the email list maintenance automated.
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Youth Coaches
If you know of a high school student that would like to be a soccer coach or an assistant
soccer coach, please have them go to our web-site at http://www.ayso26.org and click on the coach
link on the left side of the page. On the coach page, look for the link for Young Coaches.
Enjoy the last week of school and remember to register if you have not yet done so.
Saul Rotblatt (Regional Commissioner)