Please read the general
information at Palo Alto AYSO Winter/Spring Select Teams.
Coach:
Ernesto A. Santa Gadea
About Coach Ernie (the short version): My parents are from Peru. I was
born and raised in Palo Alto. I too played AYSO - Palo Alto from the age
of seven to seventeen. I also played for Jordan Middle School and Paly
High. I studied Electronic Physics and graduated from the University of
San Francisco. I played soccer for the USF Dons mentored by
legendary coach Steve Negoesco. I played a stint with the California
State soccer team post graduation. I also participated in the highly
competitive local soccer leagues (San Francisco and Peninsula). A few
years ago I was assistant coach for a U14G CYSA soccer team. Last year
was my first season as head coach for a Palo Alto AYSO team. I look
forward to coaching your kids and passing on my excitement for the game.
Please email to ayso26.u10bselect@sbcglobal.net
if you have any questions about the U10B Select Team.
Team Objective:
The objective of the U10B Spring Select Team is to have fun playing soccer at a
level of competition higher than the fall season and to further develop
each player's individual skills and understanding of team tactics and strategy.
Tryouts:
Players are strongly encouraged to attend 2 or more tryouts.
If your son is interested in trying out for the team,
please email to ayso26.u10bselect@sbcglobal.net
as soon as possible, indicating: (1) your son's
name and (2) which tryout sessions he plans to attend.
Tryouts are
scheduled for:
Saturday,
November 10 at Terman Middle School, Field #1: 2:00pm Ð 4:00pm.
Saturday,
November 17 at Terman Middle School, Field #1: 2:00pm Ð 4:00pm. Cancelled
Saturday,
December 1 at new location: Greer
Park, Field #3: 3:00pm Ð 5:00pm.
Sunday,
December 2 at new location: Greer
Park, Field #3: 3:00pm Ð 5:00pm. Added
Tryouts are open to all boys who played in at least 50% of their Palo Alto AYSO
Fall 2007 U9B and U10B team's regular season games.
Player
Checklist for Each Tryout:
Player
Selection:
Players will be chosen for the team based on their play in the fall season and
their performance at the tryouts. Factors that will be considered include:
skill, speed, conditioning, effort, motivation, enthusiasm, understanding of
the game, practice habits, team work, sportsmanship, the team's positional
needs, and team chemistry. Other factors that play a role in selection are
availability for practices, family volunteer commitment, and availability to participate
in the Concord and Davis tournaments in May. Players selected to the team will
be notified by email within a few days after the last tryout session. While
some players from the previous Select season may be chosen for the team, participation
on a Select team in a previous year is no guarantee of selection this year.
It is
expected that 12 will be selected to the regular team and small alternate squad
of 3 players will be
selected. Members of the alternate
squad will practice with the team and be eligible to join the team if there is
a dropped player.
Team Practices:
The team will have informal practices starting in early February. Regular,
twice a week, 90-minute practices will begin in February and continue through
May. Practices are expected to take precedence over team members' other
non-academic activities. Except for brief periods and exceptional circumstances
agreed upon ahead of time with the head coach, a player must be able to
attend both weekly practices on a regular basis in order to be
eligible for the team.
Spring League and
Tournaments:
All games are played in the 9v9 format. The team will play in the Pacific
Coast Spring Soccer League, one Sunday game per week from early March through May. The team may
stay overnight (Friday and Saturday nights) in Concord during the Concord
Cup tournament due
to the early game start times on Saturday and Sunday. The Davis World Cup tournament will require
overnight stays over Memorial Day weekend (Friday evening through Sunday or
Monday).
These tournaments feature
top-flight competition in a fun, exciting environment. Most players and parents
remember the tournaments as major highlights of the Select season.
Playing Other Sports:
A player participating concurrently in another sport may be selected for the
team if there is agreement that the player will choose the U10B Select Team
activity (practice or game) if a scheduling conflict with the other sport
occurs.
Cost:
The cost per player, which includes uniforms and Spring League and tournament
registration fees, is estimated to be about $250-$300 plus transportation costs
and the cost of meals and accommodations at the tournaments. The major additional cost will be
travel, accommodation and meals to the tournaments and especially the National
Games. Scholarships are possible
but very difficult since the Spring program is not subsidized by the region and
any scholarships will need to be funded by the team. Please let me know early
if you will need a scholarship.
Parent
Volunteers:
Providing a parent volunteer is a factor in player selection. A parent from
each team member's family will be expected to perform some significant team
support activity during the season. The most important volunteer positions are
listed near the bottom of this page. Although each family will be asked to
perform only one volunteer function, when filling out the form below, please
indicate all the positions for which a parent would be prepared to
volunteer.
Read this entire
document, print out, complete below, and bring to first tryout attended
We have read the
information provided above and understand the commitment that is required to
participate on the Spring 2008 U10 Boys Select Team. We understand that there
is no guarantee of selection to the team.
Player name (please print): _____________________________
Player Fall team name,
color and jersey number: ____________________________
Player
signature: __________________________ Date: ________________
Parent name (please print):
_____________________________
Parent signature:
__________________________ Date: ________________
Parent email address
(essential): _____________________________ (All communication will be via email
except in unusual circumstances.)
Telephone number:
____________________________
Please
answer all of the following:
Check the box next to each of tryout session you plan to attend:
[ ] Saturday, November 10 at Terman
Middle School, Field #1, 2:00pm Ð 4:00pm.
[ ] Saturday, November 17 at Terman
Middle School, Field #1, 2:00pm Ð 4:00pm. Cancelled
[ ] Saturday, December 1 at new location: Greer Park, Field #3: 3:00pm Ð 5:00pm.
[ ] Sunday, December 2 at new
location: Greer Park, Field
#3: 3:00pm Ð 5:00pm. Added
Player:
Parent(s):