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Happenings for Friday, July 29, 2011

 

In This Issue
Mayor's Latino Soccer Cup
Rec & PSC Rec Plus Registration Open
Fall 2011 Rec Academy
Why Soccer Matters
Rec Coaching Courses
Referee Courses
Indy Burn Field Days
Volunteers Needed for Beep Baseball
Volunteers Needed for Latino Cop
SHOOT! Don't miss
College Game
New Rec Uniforms
 Pike Soccer Club
2011 Calendar of Events

8/2-8/6, 2011
World Series BEEP Baseball, MJGSC

8/6-8/7, 2011
Indianapolis Mayor Latino Soccer Cup, Northwestway Park

8/19-8/21, 2011
Pike Fest Boys Weekend

8/26-8/28, 2011
Pike Fest Girls Weekend

8/30 & 9/1, 2011
Risk Management 101 Course

8/31 & 9/2, 2011
Rec Coach training

9/6-9/8, 2011
Fall Rec Academy

9/13-9/15, 2011
Fall Rec Academy

9/17/2011-10/29/2011 Seven Saturday morning Rec games

9/20-9/22, 2011
Fall Rec Academy

10/3-10/6, 2011
Rec weeknight games
  

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Greetings!   
 
See you at in person registration Saturday at NWW Park.  Bring a friend.  Tell two friends.  

 

It is now urgent for teenage U13-U18 Rec Plus players to register to play Fall 2011 season. 

 

August brings the Club's greatest need for you to volunteer.  A core value of Pike Youth Soccer Club is that it is a volunteer parent run Club.  Every end of soccer season parent survey indicates 90% of parents will volunteer more if the Club makes it easy and convenient.  We are ready for you!  Easy sign up on line. 
Volunteers are needed for each of these
upcoming events:  

8/2-8/6, 2011 World Series BEEP Baseball, MJGSC. Run the snack bar.  Watch blind adult baseball.
8/6-8/7, 2011 Indianapolis Mayor Latino Soccer Cup, Northwestway Park. 
Run the snack bar.  Ref games.  Welcome Spanish speaking families.  All PSC members invited to form a team.  Kids play free.
8/
19-8/21, 2011 Pike Fest Boys Weekend
8/2
6-8/28, 2011 Pike Fest Girls Weekend
9/17/2011-10/29/2011 Seven Saturday morning Rec games
10/3-10/6, 2011 Rec weeknight games  
 

 

Visit PSC Volunteer page for more info and to sign up in 30 seconds http://www.pikeyouthsoccerclub.org/volunteer.html

 

We are tweeting up a storm but you need to "follow" us on Twitter.  Click on our Twitter section on PSC main webpage or search "PIKESOCCERCLUB" on Tweeter.

 

Visit PSC Facebook pages at PIKE YOUTH SOCCER CLUB

and Mary & John Geisse Soccer Complex.  Are you a Facebook wizard?  As you can tell we need someone to update Facebook. 


Change a child's life: donate to Community Through Youth Sport Foundation-Pike Youth Soccer Club. Donations are tax deductible and are needed to bring the gap between player paid fees and operating costs.
 

 

Play for free at PSC hosted Mayor's Latino Soccer Cup

Mezzetta Inc  

Register Now for Mayor's Latino Soccer Cup  

August 6-7, 2011  

Northwestway Park  

Age Groups:

5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-13 & 14-18 and Adults U19+

Click here to register and for additional information. 

 

 

Fall 2011 PSC Rec U4-U12 and PSC Rec Plus U13-U18 Registration Open

Rec Players 

Register now for Tots, U5-U12 Fall 2011 Rec League or U13-U18
PSC Rec Plus League. Register prior to 8/15/11 to avoid late fees.  PSC Tots, U5-U12 are small sided teams. U13-U14 teams are same sex, play 11v11, and the U15-U18 teams are coed, play 6v6 in the fall.


Click here to register for Fall 2011 Rec U4-U12
Seven Saturday Rec games 9/17/11 - 10/29/11
One weeknight Rec game week of 10/3/11 - 10/6/11 at 6:00 p.m.

Click here to register for Fall 2011 PSC Rec Plus U13-U18
PSC Rec Plus is for U13-U14 (same sex) and High School players U15-U18 (coed).

In-person registration:
Saturday, July 30, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Northwestway Park Snack Bar
Saturday, August 6, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Northwestway Park Snack Bar
Saturday, August 13, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Dick's Sporting Goods, Traders Point, 6030 West 86th St., 46278

Refer a Friend: save $20 on next season's registration! (Have the name, birthday, and phone number of your referral friend when you register your child online.  Referral player has not played PSC in the past 3 season.  More details in the online registration.) 

 

Fall 2011 Rec Academy

Fall 2011 Outdoor Rec Academy Schedule with Coach Dan Kapsalis and Lead Coaches.
Free and included with Fall 2011 Registration.
All REC players
encouraged to attend.
All
REC coaches attend as coach training.
Coach to wear coach shirt and help run training session. 

PSC U5 Sessions:  Tuesdays 5:45pm-6:40pm, 9/6, 9/13, 9/20 
PSC U6 Sessions:  
Wednesdays 5:45pm-6:40pm, 9/7, 9/14, 9/21
PSC U7 Sessions:  Thursdays 5:45pm-6:40pm, 9/8, 9/15, 9/22
PSC U8 Sessions:  Tuesdays 6:45pm-7:45pm, 9/6, 9/13, 9/20
PSC U10 Sessions:  Wednesdays 6:45pm-7:45pm, 9/7, 9/14, 9/21
PSC U12 Sessions:  Thursdays 6:45pm-7:45pm, 9/8, 9/15, 9/22
Training at the Mary & John Geisse Soccer Complex
field 30, just north of the snack bar. Training led by Dan Kapsalis, PSC's Soccer Director and PSC Rec Coach Director Vince Ganzberg. These training sessions are free-included in Fall 2011 registration fees.


Click here for additional information.  

Why Soccer Matters

By Kali Villarosa 

July 18, 2011

Fifteen year old Kali Villarosa writes about why she's inspired by the players and excited at the attention paid to her favorite sport.  

 

It mattered but it didn't.  I wish the United States had beaten Japan in the Women's World Cup finals. But the bigger win was that millions of people tuned into one of the most watched women's athletic events in history and brought attention to a sport so important to girls like me.

 

The World Cup tournament was held in Germany this year, and the United States played Japan in the final in front of a sold-out crowd of thousands of fans.  ESPN televised the matches and tens of millions more watched the very exciting final, including soldiers in Afghanistan and even President Obama with his family in the White House. In New York, fans flocked to Times Square to cheer for the US. team on giant video screens. And, when Abby Wambach scored her header in overtime, my family and I could hear cheers up and down 5th Avenue near my house in Brooklyn. It's amazing to see how far Women's soccer has come. Just a few years ago, nobody even acknowledged the women in the sport, and they were often forced to play on small unimportant fields. Now fans from all over the world look up to these women as role models, and that is truly what they are.

Click here to read entire article. 

 

Fall 2011 PSC Community Coaching Risk Management & Coaching Course Schedule

PSC KidSafe 101 Risk Management
PSC Coaching Certification Course 101
Tuesday, August 30, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, September 1, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Location: TBA
PSC Coach Training Session U5-U8 (3v3 & 4v4)
Wednesday, August 31, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, September 28, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Location: TBA
PSC Community Coach Training Session U10-U12 (6v6 & 8v8)
Wednesday, August 31, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Wednesday, September 28, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Location: TBA

PSC Hosted Referee Courses
Pike Soccer Club hosts a Grade 8 USSF Referee Course on July 29-31, 2011. Participants may be 12 years or older to take this course. Adults welcome. This course enables the referee to work recreational and travel soccer games and provides a detailed look into the rules of soccer. This class should be taken by any Grade 9's looking to upgrade their license as well as those who have a good knowledge of the rules already.

Click here for additional information.
Indy Burn Field Days
Each season Pike Soccer Club needs volunteer help in getting the fields ready for seasonal play and Pike Fest. The dates for the Indy Burn field days has been set.
Saturday, July 30 - NWW and MJGSC North (9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.).
Saturday, August 13 - MJGSC South (9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.).
Click here to register.
Volunteers Needed for World Series of Beep Baseball
Pike Soccer Club - Community Thorugh Youth Sport Foundation is hosting the 2011 World Series of Beep Baseball at the Mary & John Geisse Soccer Complex. Volunteers are needed to staff our concession stand Tuesday, August 2 - Saturday, August 6. Shifts times are two hours.
Tuesday, August 2 - Friday, August 5 (8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)
Saturday, August 6 (8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.)
Click here to volunteer.
Volunteers Needed for Mayor's Latino Soccer Cup
Pike Soccer Club - Community Through Youth Sport Foundation is hosting the 3rd annual Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard Mayor's Latino Soccer Cup! August 6th and 7th from 8:30 am - 2:00 p.m at Northwestway Park 5253 West 62nd Street, Indianapolis IN. 46268. Volunteers are needed for our concession stand and HQ/Translation. Shifts are two hours.
Saturday, August 6 (8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.)
Sunday, August 7 (8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.)
Click here to volunteer. 

  

Indy Burn U9-U14 Players:  don't miss this scoring camp coached by Ken Snow! Learn and perfect shooting and finishing with right and left foot. Take 1000 shots during camp. Ken Snow is IU's all time leading scorer, 2 time Hermann & MAC Award winner, National Champion, 4 time All American and National Team member 1989.

Mary & John Geisse Soccer Complex
August 8 - August 12, 2011

Click here for brochure and registration info.
   

 

 

College Soccer Featuring former Pike Soccer Club Indy Burn Players

 

Notre Dame vs. Butler August 18 , 7:00 p.m., Butler University stadium. Great college soccer featuring former Pike Soccer Club Indy Burn players.

 

New MLS Themed adidas Uniforms Being Considered by PSC

MLS Rec Uniforms 

Two PSC U6 players model new MLS themed adidas uniforms being considered by PSC.  Thank you to the coaches, managers, parents who transported the models.

 


Pike Soccer Club & Indy Burn To Passback

passback  

Are your closets filled with old cleats, shin guards and uniforms? Donate them to people in need!Your gently used equipment, which may include cleats, shin guards, balls, uniforms, including Indy Burn uniforms and jerseys, etc., may help someone else play for the first time! Referee uniforms and equipment are also most welcome.  PSC sent several dozen uniforms to children in South America this week.  Look for the plastic tub at the MJGSC snack bar and drop off your Passback donations.

St. Vincent Sports Performance

Message from our valued sponsor:
St.Vincent Sports Performance is a long time partner of Pike Soccer Club.
Professionals and student athletes share the same goal: to be the best. That's why both come to St.Vincent Sports Performance. St.Vincent staff has over 150 years of combined experience in speed mechanics, strength training, sport psychology and more. From football to basketball to soccer, they know what it takes to be the best because they see it every day. For more information, call 317.415.5747. Click here for additional information.

St. Vincent Health Offerings
 

Message from our valued sponsor:
Project 18 and Peyton Manning Children's Hospital at St. Vincent

338-4KIDS (24/7) nurse advice line for kid's health.
Visit www.peytonmanning.stvincent.org for more information.

Sign up now for our $49 HeartScan  Heart disease is the leading cause of death in America. So, for the past three years, St.Vincent Health has been a strong advocate for the HeartScan: a simple test recommended for people 40 and older that can help identify the early warning signs of some heart disease. Click here for additional information.

St.Vincent Women's
338-4HER (24/7) advice line for women's health
Visit www.3384her.com for more information.

St. Vincent Peyton Manning

This could be the most important drive of the year.  Help prevent child abuse and neglect in Indiana.  Get the Peyton Manning Children Hospital at St.Vincent license plate.

The cost of the plate is only $40 annually - and $25 will benefit the Child Protection Team at Peyton Manning Children's Hospital at St.Vincent.

From PSC Sponsor Land O' Frost: Free Package of Sandwich Meat from Land O' Frost
Land o Frost 

Message from our valued sponsor:

Look for your free coupon with your pictures or at the snack bar.  Free gift, coupons, free product.  We really NEED PSC members to register with Land O' Frost lunch meats asap to show our support of this valued partner.  Land O' Frost's support reduces the cost for your child to play by $10!  


Land O' Frost lunch meats, Pike Soccer Club's Platinum sponsor, wants to make a stronger effort to better communicate and be more closely involved with Pike Soccer Club parents and the children wearing Land O' Frost jerseys. LOF will send you special savings opportunities along with promotional announcements primarily via mail.
The initial mailing will include a coupon for a free package of lunchmeat, followed by cents-off coupons throughout the year. Special offers will also include a yearly gift for each child whose parent has signed up for inclusion in this program. This special link (above) takes you to Land O' Frost and asks for your name, address, and please enter Pike Soccer Club's name.  Land O' Frost absolutely will not share this information with any other company or party. It is solely for LOF's purpose of building stronger relationships directly with the leagues and parents of the children they support. PSC offers you the opportunity to opt out of the Spring 2011 LOF mailing.

 

  

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