2009 Shadow Tryout Schedule
Boys U16 and U17 Teams
BU16's
Sunday, March 8:
9:30-11a.m.
AND
1-2:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m.: Parent Information Meeting with Sean Bushey, Technical Director
BU17's
Sunday, March 8:
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
AND
2:30-4 p.m.
2:30 p.m.: Parent Information Meeting with Sean Bushey, Technical Director
South Complex
(new location!)
All other Shadow team tryouts for
the 2009/2010 season will be held in mid-May, after Spring league play
and the 2009 State Cup and Challenge Cup tournaments have concluded.
All tryout information, and the
Summer, 2009 tournament schedule will be announced by April 1, 2009.
Please watch the Shadow website for complete information!
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Coaches Corner
Paul Johnson
# Years Coaching Shadow:
5 years
Hometown:
Spokane, WA
College attended:
Whitworth University
Playing Experience/Recognition/Awards:
High School
ODP State Level, 1995
1st Scoring and Assists
- GSL M.V.P.
1995 & 96 - 1st Team All GSL
Community Colleges of Spokane
NSCAA All-Far West Team
1996 NWAACC Champions
1996 NWAACC All-Star
1997 NWAACC All-Star
Whitworth University
2000 & 2
001 - Whitworth University
National Quarterfinalist Team
Team Captain
NWC Champions
#16 National Ranking
Spokane Shadow (PDL)
2001-2004 - Spokane Shadow Senior Team
PDL Champions
PDL All-League Western Conference
College Coaching Experience:
Whitworth University
2002/2003- Whitworth University Assistant Coach
Youth Coaching Experience:
Rogers High School
2005 Head Coach
Spokane Shadow
2003 U13 Boys Sky
2004 U15 Boys P2
2004 U12 Boys Navy
2005 U16 Boys P1
2005 U12 Navy
2006 U14 Boys P1
2006 U13 Boys PDL
2007 U15 Boys P1
2007 U14 Boys PDL
Favorite Team:
Manchester United
Favorite Player:
Zinedine Zidane/ Roy Keane
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On and Off the Pitch
Kudos to Annie Pokorny
(GU16), recently featured
for her cross country skiing success!
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Rachel Deno (GU14) was recently named Cross Country Athlete of the Season for Green Acres
Middle School, Spokane Valley. Congratulations!
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The Top Drawer Soccer
rankings for players graduating high school in 2010 were announced on January 16, 2009.
Congratulations to Kerry Moller (GU17) who is ranked at #95. She is one of 35 forwards on this
national list.
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Congratulations to Mikayla Anderson
from the GU16 Shadow '92 team. Mikayla has been selected to attend
the US Youth Soccer Interregional ODP Training Camp. She is one of only 18 players selected from the '93 Region IV Pool to attend this event in Pomona, CA.
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Sean's Shadow Spiel...
Having attended another Player Development League (PDL) meeting last week, I am reminded of the many, many tasks it takes to keep a premier soccer club at the highest level of competition. Certainly the commitment of players and their families at this level takes a great deal of energy, time, and resources. But the influence and leadership of our Shadow coaches is an important role that cannot be underestimated.
Many of our coaches are employed outside of our club. Several coach more than one team. They all balance demands of families, friends and other activities along with their commitment to Shadow. In them I place a great deal of trust as they are the "face of the club" when they take the field with their team(s).
A great deal of planning is occurring now as we look ahead to the 2009/2010 season tryouts. One of my duties is to round out our coaching staff.
With that, I am extremely happy to announce two coaching staff additions: a coach for the boys side: Ray Smith, and a new girl's coach: George Hageage. I am excited to have them become a part of Shadow; it is just another step in developing a coaching staff that any player would be proud to play for. The experience Ray and George will bring and the contacts that they have in the soccer world is unprecedented for a club in our area! (click here to read Coach Smith and Coach Hageage's biographies)
Please join me in welcoming Coach Smith and Coach Hageage to the Shadow community. As well, I ask your continued support of all of our Shadow coaches who work so hard to help your player(s) develop as soccer players and outstanding young adults.
In the Spirit of Soccer,
Sean
Sean Bushéy
Technical Director
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Donors and Volunteers Make Winter Soccer Possible
A big Shadow "THANK YOU" to the following people who have worked to make winter indoor and outdoor soccer possible for our Shadow players!
To SYSA-S, Phil Helean, Ryan Spencer and Evan Sanders
For paying for the snow removal at the South Complex, preparing and lining the fields, and for working diligently to schedule and reschedule home games for 13 of our 19 teams playing State Cup and Spring League games. Thank you for all you do to support Shadow!
To Simon and Becky Thompson (Adam, BU11 Navy),
owners of Craven's Coffee
For their generous donation of their warehouse gym for team practices and futsal and for providing coffee at the South Complex for Shadow home games this "Spring!" Their support has helped the club immensely during this challenging winter. Their willingness to donate the time to the club is most generous and greatly appreciated!
To the Spokane Shock
For allowing our club to rent their facility for indoor practices from November through February.
To Dew Drop Sprinklers and Landscaping, Duane Dombrowski (Stan, BU14 Navy) and Mike Smaldon (Henry, BU11 Navy)
For the donation of machine rental, tools and the repair of an irrigation valve box at a South Complex field. Thank you for your lending your expertise to clear and prepare our home fields.
To Shadow's Field Clearing Volunteers!
Thank you to the 40+ Shadow players and parents who braved the cold on January 31 to clear the ice from the second South Complex playing field. The importance of your help cannot be overstated!
To Northern Capital Management and Jim Wilson (Parker, BU14 Navy)
For his home game hospitality! Shadow tents and propane heaters, generously donated by NCM, have been set up to ensure warmth for our players and opponents at our "Spring" Shadow home games at the South Complex. Not only has Jim set up and taken down the tents and heaters these past three weeks in the bitter cold, he has also given away hot chocolate and cider to anyone passing by the concession stand. Thank you, Jim for your overwhelming generosity!
To Roland Gonzalez (Derek, BU15 Navy)
For his efforts in
securing the Turf field in Moses Lake for State Cup and league games. Thank you, Roland!
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Club Goals Set
at Shadow Board Retreat
Shadow's volunteer Board of Directors, along with Technical Director Sean Bushey and Assistant Coaching Director Niko Varlamos, brainstormed ideas and set goals at their January 23rd Retreat. Three main categories - Operations, Communications, and Strategic Planning - were identified as a means of restructuring the administrative work and club committees (Fundraising, Fields and PR/Marketing).
Short Term Goals:
* Roster two U11 Boys and Girls teams at May, 2009 tryouts.
* Roster two U12 Boys and Girls teams at May, 2009 tryouts.
* Support the Youth Advancement Program and SYSA-S to foster player development for the U-8 through U-10 players during 2009.
Long Term Goals:
* Achieve top 4 Club ranking in Washington state.
* Roster three teams for U11 through U14 Boys and Girls age groups.
* Roster two teams for U15 through U18 Boys and Girls age groups.
Sean Bushey and Mike Smaldon.
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Safety First!
When visiting any of our area soccer fields, Shadow reminds all families to please keep valuables with you or at home, not in your locked vehicles. Unfortunately, a visiting team recently had a car broken in to at the South Complex; losing a laptop, purse and getting two windows broken.
Shadow acknowledges the GU13 Navy families for their assistance to this visiting family. Below is a brief excerpt from their email to the Club:
"We had such a wonderful experience with this Spokane team. They were so helpful and generous to assist us in getting on our way. Someone called the police, another got us a broom, another actually offered to let us take their new Yukon truck home and he'd have the windows fixed in our Jeep and bring it back to us when he came to play us here in Snohomish. Can you believe that, he was really serious. Someone brought us cardboard and plastic and duct tape for our windows and directed us to a vacuum place. It was such a nice surprise to have an entire team of strangers be so willing to help out the opponent.
Anyway, we made it home safely and I wanted to let your club know what great teams live in Spokane."
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