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as of October 1, 2007
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Travel Teams: The Next Step, Paperwork! |
First,
at this point all Far Post travel team trialists should have received tryout
results via the email address(es) provided at tryout registration. If you
have not heard from us, kindly contact us right away:
admin@farpostsoccerclub.com.
We've scheduled three Paperwork Sessions
to complete the season's medical forms, have player photos taken for player
passes and try on/order uniforms. It's very important that all players
come to one of the following sessions with a parent to take care of their
administrative tasks.
Location:
The Soccer Center ~ North Building (Robert E. Miller Expo Centre, Champlain
Valley Exposition)
- Wednesday, October 10 ~ 5 - 8 p.m.
- Thursday, October 11 ~ 5 - 8 p.m.
- Friday, October 12 ~ 4:30 - 8:30 p.m.
What
is needed for paperwork sessions ~ please read carefully and be sure to bring
the necessary items with you!
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Birth
Certificates: Only NEW players need to bring a copy with
them; we have last year’s players’ on file.
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Photos:
All players should accompany their parents so they can have a digital
picture taken for their player passes. If the players are unable to attend,
parents should bring a 1 x 1 inch photo with them or email a digital photo
to admin@farpostsoccerclub.com
by October 15.
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Medical forms:
All players must have signed medical forms on
file to cover indoor, outdoor training, league and tournament play.
The forms will be pre-filled with family contact data in our records but
you’ll need the following to complete the forms:
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Futsal and Indoor League Play at
The Soccer Center:
An Indoor League waiver must be completed and will be available at the paperwork sessions for
this purpose.
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Uniforms:
As previously announced, we have a new style uniform this year! We'll
continue with Adidas in the Far Post orange-navy-orange color scheme.
Samples will be on display in the paperwork sessions.
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Returning
players must order, at a minimum, new orange and navy jerseys and new
game shorts.
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New
players must order the entire kit.
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For U11-18 players,
the
estimated kit cost is $115 and includes: orange
training t-shirt, orange game jersey, navy game jersey, 1 pair navy game
shorts, 1 pair orange socks, 1 pair navy socks.
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For U10 players,
the estimated kit cost is
$90 and includes: orange training t-shirt, orange game jersey, navy-numbered t-shirt (to
be used as an alternate game jersey if needed), 1 pair navy game shorts,
1 pair orange socks, 1 pair navy socks.
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Spirit Gear:
we’ll once again offer a variety of items
containing the Far Post logo with samples available to try on.
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Your
travel team dues covers the state player registration fee which also
includes secondary medical and liability insurance.
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NOTE: It’s very important to note that registration session prices for uniforms
and spirit gear are a one time offering. Late orders will be subject to higher
pricing due to lower order quantities and any applicable rush fees.
If
you can’t attend a paperwork session, please notify us at
admin@farpostsoccerclub.com
so alternate arrangements can be made to take care of these important tasks.
Found
at Tryouts ~ please email
Paulette
in the office if one of the items below belongs to you!
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1 pair of glasses, brown frames
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Women's ring, gold with large pink stone
and two smaller stones
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Brown jacket
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Introducing: Blue Sombrero! |
Far
Post is pleased to announce that our new administrative software is up and
running! Over the past week, the U10 through U13 families have been
registering their families through a web-based registration system hosted by
Blue Sombrero, a company which specializes in soccer club administration.
What does a
blue sombrero have to do
with soccer? Glad you asked!
Blue Sombrero was
founded as a soccer company the name was chosen to always keep its founders
close to their soccer roots. A
“Sombrero”
is a soccer move when an offensive player flicks the ball over a defender’s
head and runs around the defender to maintain possession. It is a name
often used in Central and South America and Europe and was made famous by
Ronaldinho. It comes from the outline that is made by the ball and the
path of the attacking player as he runs around the defender!
All families of U14s and older
are asked to use the link below and establish their family account.
We ask that you do this by October 15 so we can migrate the entire club over
to Blue Sombrero and take advantage of all that this new software offers:
- Family-based
registration: each family establishes their own secure account
accessed with an individual ‘login ID’ and password.
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Use to register player(s) for their respective travel teams AND all
other Far Post programs as well.
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Easy online
payment (no more
PayPal).
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Easy updating/editing your account information.
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Allows families to view/track their own account balance.
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Allows
Far Post staff to manage club database more efficiently and effectively.
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Allows
for more effective
communications from club office to families through Blue Sombrero's bulk
email program.
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...and much more!
We've
put together detailed instructions to guide you through the process.
Please take the time to open the file below and follow step by step!
Click here for step by step instructions to establish
your account at Blue Sombrero!
(pdf)
Go to Blue Sombrero:
http://www.bluesombrero.com/farpostsoccerclub
If you have any questions, contact
admin@farpostsoccerclub.com.
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Far
Post is excited to help again with soccer at the global level. A new
program is starting in the Vermont soccer community to assist
underprivileged children in Haiti feel hope through playing soccer. ONE
TOUCH FOR HAITI will connect Vermont youth soccer players with Haitian
youth players in the village of Ti Mache. You can help by donating gently
used CLEATS, SHIN GUARDS, and NEW SOCKS! A dedicated youth group in
Ti Mache runs a soccer program for 80 children, ages 8-18. They play bare
foot on a dirt field with make shift goals. They are in need of these soccer
supplies to continue growing their program. These children, just like
Vermont children, are full of enthusiasm and deserving of quality equipment.
Please
help by dropping off any of these items at Far Post's Paperwork Sessions on
October 10, 11 and 12. If you have any questions, or if you want
more information about how you can help children in the poorest country in
the Western Hemisphere, please email Erika Dayton at
daytongirls@pshift.com.
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Two Haitian youngsters
~ future
Far Posters, ready for action! |
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Note:
We'll run a collection for used uniform kits in the Spring ~ AFTER, our new
uniforms have arrived!
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"Keeping
Every Body Working Well" |
Parents
and Players of Far Post Soccer Club,
Poulin
Performance is continually working to helping all athletes with being able
to compete at the highest competitive level without injury. There is nothing
worse than having to miss a practice or game due to an injury that could have
been prevented such as muscle pulls, sprained ankles or back pain. Poulin
Performance’s Certified Athletic Trainers have in the past come to The Soccer
Center during the indoor season to provide Far Post players the opportunity to
be evaluated for injury patterns. We would like to be able to offer this
service to athletes during the outdoor season as well as coming in again during
the indoor season.
The
screening process consists of having the player’s hip range of motion and
strength assessed through manual positioning and resistance. This gives the
Athletic Trainer a clear indication of what muscles the athlete is using while
performing activities like running, jumping, kicking, etc. We consider the
hips to be the base of support for the rest of the body, so in the simplest of
explanations: if the hips are not balanced then the rest of the body with be
unbalanced as well.
We then look
at the rest of the body through specific positioning and range of motion testing
to determine how the hips have affected the rest of the body. We expect that if
there is a restriction or extra mobility in one are of the body, then we will
find the opposite in another area of the body. For example, tight hips will
most often cause excessive motion through the lower back resulting in back pain
or knee pain.
After
collecting the individual information for the player, we recommend exercises
that will help correct the players postural alignment by activating muscles the
have become unused or inhibited by their adaptation to the sport of soccer.
If
interested in having your son or daughter evaluated by our Athletic Trainer for
injury patterns, please contact Poulin Performance directly at 658-0949.
Thank you
and good luck with the outdoor season
Geoff Regan
ATC, CSCS, PES
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The Center Circle
Spotlight: in
Belgium with Far Poster Matt Sulva |
Seventeen
year old Matt Sulva of Charlotte and last year's U16 Boys Team, is spending
his high school junior year studying
in Bredene, Belgium. Matt became interested in the possibility of
foreign studies following his trip to Holland as a Far Post U14. He arrived in Europe a few weeks ago and recently
shared some news with club director, Todd Kingsbury. (Above, the Bredene Coat of Arms.)
It
is great to hear from you. Yes, you have heard correctly about my first
game. It was last night. Unfortunately we lost 4-1 but I was happy with
how I played and the amount of time I got for my first match.
My club team is called
KSV Bredene.
Bredene is the name
of the small city I live in (about 15,000 people). You probably have not
heard of it but the town over is Oostende and Brugges is only 15 minutes
by train. The club is pretty much the club for the whole town of Bredene.
There is a first team (players who are about 25-35 years old mostly), a
reserve team, and a junior team. After the junior team, it goes down to
youth age groups (U16, U15, etc.). I am playing on the junior team which
consists of players that are 17-23. We are already 2-1, last night being
the team's third match, but my first.
My host family here is very nice. My parents are named Linda and Geert.
They have two children named Karen and Jochen but they are both living
on their own so I am the only kid in the house. So far, everything has
gone well here. I have adjusted easily to school and the family. But
there is still more adjusting to do, especially with the language! For
now I am having a good time with everything.
How is everything with you? Have you been watching any high school soccer
lately? Better watch out for that CVU team. Anyways, I hope all is well
with you in Vermont.
Tot ziens,
Matt
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Keep us current!
Be sure to update your Blue Sombrero account
with any changes in your contact information!
Have group or action photos from games or
tournaments?
Send to:
admin@farpostsoccerclub.com |
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