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June 21,
2007 ~
Hold the Date! |
Attention
Friends of Far Post!
Far
Post's First Annual
Fairway Frenzy Golf Tournament is planned for Thursday, June 21 at the
Williston Golf Course. This fundraising event and others to come, will benefit
the
Facilities Fit-up Campaign. The campaign has been established to
retire the start-up loan borrowed by Far Post to acquire the turf, nets and
other equipment necessary to fit up our new home at The Soccer Center in Essex
Junction. When the Club moved into The Soccer Center last summer, we made a
carefully thought out decision to borrow funds in order to fit up the indoor
fields properly. We could pay off the loan gradually, along with interest,
but it will save a considerable amount of money if we can retire the loan early.
"The goal of this
campaign is $15,000. Families and friends of Far Post have the opportunity to
get involved by participating in the golf tournament as a player or a sponsor or
by making a direct contribution," says
Fundraising Chair and Far Post Board Treasurer Tim Macnee.
"The golf tournament will help the club
financially, and, at the same time, build club spirit. We hope to see all teams
represented and every hole sponsored!"
Details on this
worthwhile fundraising campaign and the Fairway Frenzy Golf Tournament
are being sent to all Travel Team families in hardcopy.
Thank you in
advance for your interest and support!
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Now
Registering for all 2007 Summer Camps! |
Camps are
filling fast. Sign up today!
Register online
for all our
summer programs.
Sign
up now for the
Summer School of
Excellence Soccer Camp
beginning June 18th. Designed for boys and girls, ages 6-14,
players will learn individual skills through fun game-related exercises and
small-sided games under the guidance of our trained professional staff.
A typical day will see your
son or daughter:
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Play 4v4 small-sided
soccer (the foundation for the Dutch system of youth soccer development)
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Participate in
theme-of-the-day exercises and games (ball manipulations, attacking
moves, etc.)
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Compete
in our daily 2v2 and 3v3 “street soccer” sessions
Will break out a group
of more experienced players,
including club-level players (Far Post or other). This group will
focus on slightly more advanced skills, including passing/receiving, 1v1
attacking moves, and finishing.
Camp runs Monday-Friday,
June 18-22 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Dorset Park
in South Burlington.
At any time, if you have any questions,
please do not hesitate to contact Education Program Director,
Wendy
Elles, at
wendy@farpostsoccerclub.com or at 802-872-8860 x 201.
Far Post offers two
additional camps in August, expressly designed to prepare players for their Fall
seasons. Click to read more information about the
First Touch and
Pre-Season Camps.
Plan to register early for these very popular programs!
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Tournament Season Begins |
The
upcoming Memorial Day weekend marks the start of Far Post's Travel Teams
Tournament Season. The U10 Boys and Girls will travel to Wellesley,
Massachusetts for the annual
Wellesley U-10 Memorial Day Tournament.
The remaining 23 Far Post Teams will participate in the neighboring
Needham Invitational Memorial Day Tournament.
Far Post has participated in the Needham tournament since its first season (1996-97). The tournament organizers acknowledged our long-standing
participation a couple of years ago with a feature article posted on Needham's
website!
Check it
out!
On June 9, the U10 Boys and Girls will
travel to Rutland for a special event designed specifically for younger players ~ the
2007 Kohls
American Cup Festival, sponsored by the
Vermont Soccer Association and
hosted by the Rutland County Soccer Club. The following weekend, June
16-17, the U10s will join their older Far Post counterparts at the
Nordic Cup event.
The First Teams will begin preliminary
state cup competition this coming weekend. Winners will continue on and
vie for State Championship honors over the June 2-3 weekend. You can find
schedules for the various age brackets on the
Vermont Soccer Association
website.
The tournament season will wrap up with
a departure from the Far Post tradition of traveling as a club:
- The U11s and U12s will finish their
season in Weston, Vermont at the
Green
Mountain Challenge on June 23 and 24.
- The U13 Boys Development, U14 Girls
First, U14 Boys and Girls Development, and U15 Girls and Boys Development
Teams will participate in the
Suffield (CT) Tournament on June 30-July 1.
- Our successful State Champion First Teams
will advance to "Regionals" in Maine and compete against champs from the
other 13 states in Region I of the United States Youth Soccer Association.
- The U13 and U17 Girls will close the
season for the club at the
Clifton Park
Invitational, July 6-8.
Most tournaments do not post schedules
until about one week prior to the event. Team managers are monitoring the
above websites and will communicate information to their respective families
(the Far Post office does not have individual team schedules). Far Post's
team managers do a great job of keeping everyone informed and the club is
grateful for their volunteer service!
Best
wishes to all players for a successful tournament season!
Go
Far Post!
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Plan Ahead ~ Note Tryout
Dates! |
Tryouts for the 2007-2008 Travel Team
season are planned for the dates and times below. As of this writing, the
fields are not yet confirmed. Save the dates and watch for more details
this summer!
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Sundays ~ August 12 & 19 |
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U14B |
8:00-9:30 |
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U14G |
9:30-11:00 |
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U15B |
11:00-12:30 |
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U15G |
1:00-2:30 |
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U16B |
2:30-4:00 |
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U16G |
4:00-5:00 |
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U17/U18 Boys |
5:00-6:00 |
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U17/U18 Girls |
6:00-7:00 |
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Saturdays ~
September 8 & 15 |
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U10B |
9:00-10:00 |
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U10G |
10:00-11:00 |
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U11B |
11:00-12:00 |
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U11G |
12:00-1:00 |
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Sundays ~ September
9 & 16 |
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U13B |
9:00-10:30 |
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U13G |
10:30-12:00 |
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U12B |
12:30-2:00 |
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U12G |
2:00-3:30 |
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The Center Circle
Feature
Spotlight ~ Kyle Dezotell
Head Coach, U14 & U16 Boys
First Teams |
Kyle
Dezotell has been involved with Far Post since 2003, when he began
as an assistant coach and trainer. Since that time he's touched the
soccer lives of many Far Post players, coaching two teams each season and
serving as a frequent trainer in Far Post's camps and clinics.
Outside
of Far Post, Kyle is employed at
Norwich University as
Head Coach
of the Men's Soccer and Men's Tennis Teams. In April, Kyle was named
Coach of the Year in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC)
following a vote of the GNAC head tennis coaches.
Congratulations,
Kyle!
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