Mark Your Calendar!
Sat., July 31:
Inland Empire Youth Soccer Association registration
deadline - for ALL players, coaches & team managers!
Visit www.ieysa.com, click on Registration, open your NEW MEMBER account, and register for the correct level of soccer you will play during the 2010-2011 season.
Remember: No IYESA registration = No 2010-2011 player card + No roster listing
IEYSA is solely dedicated to providing the best soccer  experience for each player. Thank you for your support!
Sat., August 7: North Complex Grand Opening, 10a.m., followed by the First Kick on the fields!
Shadow's soccer community is encouraged to attend!
Sat., September 11:
Fall League Play Begins for the Regional Club League, WYS State Premier League and WYS District 6 |
On and Off the Field
Aidan Dowling (B94 U16 Navy) and Katie Weisbeck (G95 U16 Navy), members of Central Valley High School Team SWOOSH, were selected as a top four finalist in the national eCYBERMISSION competition. Both have earned $6,500 toward college and the opportunity to enroll in a paid science internship program.
Team SWOOSH researched home energy consumption and its ability to create windmills that would decrease energy bills and benefit the environment. The students felt that such an invention could decrease the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) produced in homes and schools, subsequently reducing the effects of global warming.
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ODP & RTC Shadow players Brennan Schon ('94 Pool) and Kara Marbury ('95 Pool) recently attended Region IV ODP Camp. Jess Kennedy ('96 Pool) made the Regional Pool Holdover week and will now head to SoCal for additional training. Congratulations! Congratulations to Shadow '96 players who participated in the 2010 WA Youth Soccer Regional Training Center in Moses Lake: Drew Williams, Nolan Eldridge, Kelsey Turnbow!
Shadow players who made an Idaho ODP team and attended regional camp were Martha Heaps 96G, Christie Tombari 94G, Hannah Bokma 94G, and Alexi Barnstone 95B!
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Olivia Chaffin
5 v 5 Memorial Tournament
In an incredible show of support for her family and friends, over $3,400 was raised at the Olivia Chaffin 5v5 Memorial Soccer Tournament held July 12th. Olivia Chaffin, age 9, passed away in June from injuries sustained in a car accident.
The event was organized by Sabers BU13 coach Steve Del Pizzo and many soccer volunteers and friends. Gifts to the Olivia L. Chaffin Memorial Fund may be made at Spokane Teachers Credit Union.
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 Spokane Shadow Youth Soccer Club Newsletter - July, 2010
News & Information for Members and Friends
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Sean's Shadow Spiel
The soccer world has been an ever-changing one this past year, including a new name to the league our club participates in and is members of. The new name is the Regional Club League (RCL). All members of the Player Development League (PDL) are now housed in this league.
I do not want to complicate matters as the nuances of the change could be hard to follow; what is important to know is that the founding principles of the PDL have been wrapped up into the RCL but with more opportunities to influence the growth of the game at the competitive level. We are excited by the continued opportunity to be a part of the top league in the state and it certainly could be argued that it is the top league in the northwestern part of the country.
Thanks to our players and coaches who have worked hard to earn the highest club ranking of any club in Eastern Washington and thanks to our families for their support!
 Hopefully, you were all able to catch many of the games this past World Cup as it truly was a great tournament...after the first round of games anyway! One of our Directors, Niko Varlamos, became hooked on the WC in 1994 and he is now a walking library of all of the World Cups. I imagine that there are a few out there in our club that will follow in his footsteps as there are just few things in this world that will captivate an audience like this sport of soccer.
Soccer is a game that can be played anywhere and by anybody, and I do think that it is part of the allure of the sport. Messi, Iniesta, Xavi...these guys are on top of this game and they are no more than 5'7" or 5'8". There is something in this game for everybody-from the power of Podolski to the skill of Robben to the determination of Pujol-there are traits to be modeled.
I hope our players can take away the spirit in which this game can be played-the passion, the joy, the energy that emanates from its core. When you give your all to the game, the game will give it all back and more.
I hope we all understand that this game is meant to be played by players and not controlled by coaches. The game is at its best when  we teach our players that they are the ones in control, that they are the ones that have to solve the problems of the game, and that they are the ones that deserve the attention.
I hope our parents can now translate the joy of watching these world class athletes into the joy of watching their own child, and those that are not their own, compete, strive, persevere, improvise, experiment, and most importantly, play.
This is a sport that at its crux is meant to be played; let's help our kids do just that in an enjoyable and supportive environment. The reality is there will be many more that will not play in a World Cup than will, so let's take this for what it is-an opportunity to enjoy the little things of life.
Dorothee Solle, a German theologian, was once asked how she would explain what happiness is to a child; her response: "I wouldn't explain it; I'd toss him a ball and let him play."
Enjoy your soccer,
Sean Bushéy
Technical Director
Spokane Shadow Youth Soccer Club
Regional Club League (RCL) Press Release
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Shadow G91 U18 Navy Players Graduate
 Shadow congratulates its 16 G91 U18 Navy players who recently graduated from high school and thanks them and their families for their many years of Shadow support. Special thanks to Team Managers Carole Condon and Carolyn Zakrzewski and Scott Carpenter, Team Treasurer.
Of the 16 rostered players, who competed in the highest premier division in Washington Youth Soccer during their Shadow tenure, two players - Megan Dempsey and McKenzie Schnell - chose to not pursue college soccer and 14 will be going on to play soccer in college: 10 players to Division I schools, one to Division II, and 3 to Division III schools:
Bev Amstadter, Gonzaga University
Tanya Baker, Eastern Washington University
Chelsie Breen, University of Idaho
Mary Condon, University of Idaho
Karina Carpenter, Whitworth University
Nicole Fox, University of Redlands
Dee Dee Garbe, Whitworth University
Lexi Greenwood, Portland State University
Kerry Moller, Washington State University
Jackie Morden, Eastern Washington University
Jackie McCormick, University of Idaho
Breanne Taylor, Portland State University
Kellie Zakrzewski, Seattle Pacific University
Delaney Zalud, Washington State University
"I never thought this group would have this many players going on to play in college when I first got them at U16. They've done a great job of developing over the past three years and I wish each and every one of them success at the next level," said Head Coach Matt Stueckle.
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Welcome Shadow United FC!
With the recent addition of U13 and U14 teams joining with their U11 and U12 teams to the unified Shadow from the Scotties Soccer club, team coaches and players submitted new regional club name and logo ideas to create their new brand. Shadow United FC won with a tie-breaking vote over Fury FC, Lightning, Force FC and Scorpions! The royal blue regional Select club color will now have a new brand to represent the Lakeside, Shadle Park, North Central, and Rogers High School areas of Spokane.
Watch for their new logo!
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Improving Skills On Your Own
By Claudio Reyna, Youth Soccer Insider
April, 2009
A player can always improve his fitness by working out hard. He can comprehend certain tactics by studying the game. But how far he goes will be determined mainly by how well he has mastered ball skills. Those are acquired by playing, day after day, year after year. A player who really wants to excel will spend as much time as possible playing small-sided games when he has playmates, and juggling and kicking against the wall when he's on his own. More
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Follow Your Shadow!
Best of luck to our Shadow U11 and U12 Select and U11-U18 teams in as they compete in summer tournaments! Send us your action shots and team photos so we can add them to our website: shadownews@comcast.net
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