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Coach's Corner by Aleks Mihailovic |
Playing with Confidence
The path to playing with confidence comes easy for some players and difficult for others. We often blame ourselves for poor performance when what we lack is self confidence.
How does a soccer player become mentally tougher and more confident? To learn how, Read More. | |
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| USASA Partners With Women's Professional Soccer |
 The United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) has partnered with Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) for the mutual goal of growing the respective organization's programs. WPS is the highest level women's professional soccer league in North America.
The WPS named USASA an Official Grassroots Partner and plans to support adult soccer throughout its teams and members.
"The grassroots element of our league is one of the most critical aspects to our future growth and success," said WPS Commissioner Tonya Antonucci. "USASA is such a vital player in the soccer community, touching every corner of the country, and we are thrilled about this partnership and the opportunities for cross-promotion and marketing."
Both soccer organizations will promote in each other's publications, websites, and newsletters. USASA's Team of the Month will be featured in the Fan Corner Page of the WPS website. Read More.
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| USASA Hall of Fame Nomination Process Now Open! |
 The annual celebration gears up for its 2009 Class Induction!
If you believe your coach, administrator, player or referee deserves to be recognized for all the hard work she or he has put into adult soccer, why not nominate him/her into the USASA Hall of Fame?
The Hall of Fame Committee is now accepting nominations with a deadline of April 15th. We invite you to apply today by filling out the nomination form here. After you are done listing all the successful accomplishments your candidate has achieved, make sure to return the form along with a photograph of the nominee. Remember, you must include a photo. A picture is worth a 1,000 words!
Since nowadays we are all technology savvy, you may send your nomination form via email at halloffame@usasa.com. If you are an old-fashioned kind of person, please snail mail the form to the USASA National Office:
United States Adult Soccer Association
Hall of Fame Committee
9152 Kent Avenue, Suite C-50
Lawrence, IN 46216
To be considered for induction into the USASA Hall of Fame, Read More. | |
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U.S. Soccer's AGM Reminder |
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 The U.S. Soccer's 2009 Annual General Meeting will be held at the Hilton in the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida on March 13-14, 2009.
Online registration is now closed. All registration must take place on-site during the Annual General Meeting. You can download the tentative AGM schedule here. In addition, the Florida State Soccer Association (FSSA) is hosting a hospitality suite at approximately 9:00 pm (or after the scheduled dinner) on Saturday night. Please ask about this activity while at the AGM. For hotel reservations, Read More. |
| Non-Profit Tax 101 |
 It's officially tax season; nothing more enthusiastic than filling out IRS's zillion forms with figures, numbers - however you want to call it. But, fear not. The IRS has actually come up with a new web site only and exclusively to make things easier for you, the non-profit organization. StayExempt.org is the product of the IRS Office of Exempt Organizations. According to the "About Us" section, StayExemp.org offers "a series of dynamic and comprehensive tax courses that can help your tax-exempt organization maintain its exempt status and meet its filing requirements."
The web site is user friendly. It consists of your typical FAQs, resource library, sitemap, about us, and help among others. Its homepage welcomes you with two educational resources: a Virtual Workshop and the Exempt Organizations (EO) Web-Based Mini-Courses. The virtual workshop provides the tools and knowledge you need to maintain a good, Read More.
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| Coed Cup Scheduled for October 23-25, 2009 |
 Save the date! The National Coed Cup is set to kick off on October 23-25, 2009, in Dallas, TX. Come out and join us in this fun and exciting tournament - the only national tournament targeted to coed teams in the United States. Registration is now open! Click here to register today and learn more about this year's tournament. For entry deadline, fees, Coed Cup News Sign-up, and to see who's coming, Read More. |
| Buy a Brick in the National Walk of Fame! |
 USASA and the National Soccer Hall of Fame bring you a great promotional offer when you purchase a brick in the National Walk of Fame. For just $125 (that's $25 off of the regular price!), you can honor your coach, teammate, club, or your family. Each 4" x 8" brick will be custom engraved to your specifications and placed in the Walk of Fame patio in front of the bursting ball sculpture at the Museum. In addition, a virtual brick will be also available at soccerhall.org for people worldwide to view. Go to www.soccerhall.org/usasa today and enter promo code: 8727. |
| Be a Veteran's Cup Sponsor |
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 The Veteran's Cup 2009 is currently seeking vendors and sponsorships to be present at the annual championship. This is a great opportunity to promote your business!
Click below to access the vendor package most convenient for you.
- Official Vendor Sponsorship
- Division & Field Naming Rights
- Cup Champion Sponsor & More
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| Nominations Being Accepted for the Recharge Team of the Year Award |
The Recharge Team of the Year Award rewards teams for their outstanding service off the field through volunteer work, service projects, fundraisers and for promoting the game of soccer throughout their community.
USASA's national office is now accepting nominations for the Team of the Year program which runs from August 1 - July 31 (November 1 - July 31 for the first year). A monthly winner will be selected from all nominations and the monthly winners will then compete with one another for the annual award. Monthly and annual winners will also be featured on USASA, Major League Soccer and Women's Professional Soccer's web sites. For application form and details, Read More.
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