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Seeking Used Soccer Cleats ~ Quick Response Needed!  Do you have any used soccer cleats that you might like to donate to a worthwhile cause?  Can you get them to the Far Post office by Friday, June 30 at 3 p.m.?  If so, your assistance and donation is greatly appreciated.  Twelve students from Bentley College are going to rural Ghana this summer to work with AIDS orphans.  One of their projects will be to set up a soccer league and to run a soccer clinic.  The students' goal is to give AIDS orphans a safe place to go during the day.  Health care and job training opportunities will be available as well, but soccer is what will attract them to the program!  Soccer is a very big sport in Ghana and is often played barefoot on dirt fields (see photo).  Getting the pre-teens and teens involved early is especially important--to keep them from heading for Accra where they will lead a life as street children.    The groups would like to take USED soccer shoes of all sizes--up to 50 pair for boys and girls aged 5-18.  It's important that the shoes be used, because they do not want to differentiate between those who get new and those who get used!   If you can help, contact paulette@farpostsoccerclub.com to arrange a drop off of your used cleats at the Far Post office before THIS FRIDAY, JUNE 30 AT 3 p.m.  Club parent, Tyler Wood (U13 Boys Development), will collect the donations late Friday afternoon and bring them to his contact at Bentley College.  Thanks for any donations you can provide. Return to top of page More Tournament Results (UPDATED)!  The Far Post U14 Girls and U17 Boys First Teams were Runners Up in the Nordic Cup held June 17-18.  For more result details as well as tournament photos, visit the Nordic Cup website.  At the Suffield Soccer Tournament in Connecticut, this past weekend (as reported 6/27/06) the following teams were champions/runners up in their respective divisions:  U13 Girls - Champions, Blue Division  U14 Girls - Co-Champions with Shelton, Blue Division  U15 Girls – Runner Up  U16 Girls – Runner Up  U13 Boys - Runner Up  U14 Boys & U15 Boys - Co-Champions in the U15 Bracket  U16 Boys - Champions, Blue Division  U17 Boys - Champions, Blue Division  Congratulations to all teams for their great efforts this past season! Return to top of page Check out VASL!  What’s VASL?  VASL is the Vermont Amateur Soccer League and many of Far Post’s coaches and older players are rostered on this year’s men’s and women’s teams.  Far Post is proudly fielding 5 teams this year: Men’s Team Mandible includes Far Post coaches:  Kyle Dezotell, David Eddy, Ben Hardy, Todd Kingsbury, and Eric LaDouceur. This team also includes Far Post ‘graduates:’  Jaime Burnett, Alex Clavelle, Park Dunn-Morrison, Andrew Lane and Jake McFadden.   Men’s Team Clockwork Juniors includes members of the Far Post U17 Boys Team as well as Far Post Coach Jeff O’Hara and Far Post alum Dan Bergeron, Reed Carr, Conley Eagan, John George-Wheeler, Brendan Lacallaide, Ryan Riggs and Chris Sappo.   Women’s Team Jukeroos has Far Post coaches Wendy Elles, Katie Mack, and Kate Moran (U14G Development/U15G) rostered as well as several players from the U17-18 Girls First Team.   Women’s Team OranjeBoom includes players from the Far Post U15 and U16 Girls teams. The Far Post Women include players from the U17-18 Girls team as well as alum:  Zoe Bludevich, Kelly Macnee, Abbi Newton, Lydia Ode, Nora Oliver, Kelly Sisco and Olivia Tarricone.  Come out and cheer them on!  Plan to attend the next VASL Match!  Click for men's league or women's league schedules!     Return to top of page Stay in Shape/Have Fun During the Off-Season  Far Post’s July education program offerings are filling up fast.  Don’t miss out on these great opportunities to fine tune skills, work on fitness, stay in shape AND have some soccer fun during the off-season.  The Advanced Group Camp is designed for club-level players, both boys and girls, from U12-U16 and will be held July 10-14, from 9 a.m. to noon at Farrell Park in South Burlington.  This camp focuses on the more committed and driven players, and includes a daily curriculum to match their ambitions.  Summer Fitness is a strength and conditioning program designed to improve the physical aspect of a player’s game.  Increased athletic performance and reducing the risk of injury are the primary objectives of the program.  Summer Fitness is for any Far Post boy or girl ages 13 and up and runs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, July 10-28 from 8-9 a.m. at Farrell Park in South Burlington.  The Summer Academy is a summer soccer program designed to extend our players’ outdoor season and provide a competitive training environment for three weeks in July.  Training sessions will address: technique, technical application in game situations, a little fitness and a lot of fun!  The Academy is open to high school ages players and will run on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, July 11-27, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Farrell Park in South Burlington.  And, don't forget the budding soccer players!  A summer session of Far Post Juniors begins on July 11!  Register your 4-6 year old for Tuesdays, Thursdays OR BOTH!  For more information, additional soccer learning experiences and to register online visit the Education page of our website!  Don’t delay!  Register today! Return to top of page Tryouts for 2006-07 Plan ahead!  Save These Dates!    Schedule  Sunday, August 13 and Sunday, August 20 Location:  Dorset Park, South Burlington  8:00 - 9:30 a.m. – U14 Boys 9:30-11:00 a.m. – U14 Girls U14 – Born between August 1, 1992 and July 31, 1993  11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. – U15 Boys 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. – U15 Girls U15 – Born between August 1, 1991 and July 31, 1992  2:30 - 3:30 p.m. – U16 Boys 3:30- 4:30 p.m. – U16 Girls U16 – Born between August 1, 1990 and July 31, 1991 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. – U17 Boys and U18 Boys 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. – U17 Girls and U18 Girls U17 – Born between August 1, 1989 and July 31, 1990 U18 – Born between August 1, 1988 and July 31, 1989   Sunday, September 10 and Sunday, September 17 Location:  Dorset Park, South Burlington  8:00 - 9:30 a.m. – U13 Boys 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. – U13 Girls U13 – Born between August 1, 1993 and July 31, 1994 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. – U10 Boys AND U10 Girls U10 – Born after August 1, 1996 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. – U11 Girls 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. – U11 Boys U11 – Born between August 1, 1995 and July 31, 1996   3:00 - 4:00 p.m. – U12 Girls 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. – U12 Boys U12 – Born between August 1, 1994 and July 31, 1995  Tryout notes: Locations are tentative.  Please monitor our website for further details and any changes to the above schedule. For maximum exposure to try out evaluators, it’s recommended that trialists attend both try out sessions. For information on Far Post’s travel team program visit our Travel Team web page.  Further details are found in the Parent/Player Manual. For information on this past season, click on Season FAQ’s. Return to top of page

 Best wishes to our teams at Regionals in Virginia Beach!

• U14 Girls First Team

• U17-18 Girls First Team

• U12 Boys First Team

• U14 Boys First Team

• U16 Boys First Team

• U17 Boys First Team 

Check out our teams' schedules!