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Mark Your Calendar
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Stay current by following the SSC Shadow calendar! ( view calendar)
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On & Off the Field
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Brian Butler Joins Board of Directors
During the September Annual General Meeting, SSC Shadow Board of Directors ratified the election of Brian Butler and the updated club Articles and Bylaws.
Thank you to our members who cast their votes and thank you to our devoted Board of Directors members for their guidance and professionalism in support of our 1,100 players!
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Can You Juggle It? 
Cole's juggling record is 170 in a row! What's yours? Get out there and see how many juggles in a row you can get (parent's welcome to try, too!) We'll add your record to the club website! ________________
Cutest New Coug!
Coach Kara Sharpe and husband Kevin welcomed a baby boy to their family in late September. Congratulations! 
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Google Apps Transition!
Thanks to the generosity of Becky Templin and Simon Thompson, IT Consultant Mike Miller has helped our growing club coordinate emails, document sharing and calendars through our new nonprofit Google Apps account. SSC Shadow coaches, staff, Board members, team managers and team treasurers have launched their new email addresses, which end in "@spokanesc.org." As you receive emails from these new accounts, please note them in your address book!
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Get Your SSC Shadow Bella Bandz!
Show your club spirit with a SSC Shadow Bella Bandz today!  Order yours at www.bellabandz.com. $10 per band, with $4.50 going back to SSC Shadow's financial assistance program!
Questions? Contact info@bellabandz.com or call Tara at (509) 998-3290.
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SSC Shadow Review
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Sean's Spiel
The game of soccer is meant to be enjoyed. It is just a game and I hope that you find yourself enjoying the opportunity to watch young  children play. When you think of the word "play" what comes to mind? For me, it is kids excitedly playing on a playground, whether it be flag football, four square, basketball...or my favorite, soccer. Playing is a time to be free. Free from having to clean your room, do your homework or raking up pine needles. Watching kids play is a time to be thankful. Thankful for having kids, thankful for health, thankful for others. Watching kids play is a time to take a break from the road traffic of life and to sit back and soak it up. It is great to be a kid; as adults, we are called to help to ensure it is so. The results of a game, a poor performance (even Ronaldo  doesn't play well all the time) or a decision made by a referee should not overwhelm the joy that should come from playing. Now certainly, sport helps to teach the lessons of life. I highlight that with my own kids and with my teams. However, sport is not life altogether. It is just a part of it, and we should choose, and we do have the ability to choose, to make this part something that ultimately brings a smile to a child's face. The note below recently came to my Whitworth desk. It serves as a great reminder that there are bigger things than a loss of a game. Please take a moment to reflect upon and embrace your children. Do this often. I love this great game. Even more, I love seeing kids enjoying playing soccer. Even more, I love my kids. In the Spirit of the Game,  Sean Bushéy Technical Director, SSC Shadow Dear Coaches,
A member of our men's soccer team has been diagnosed with aplastic anemia. This condition prevents his body from making red and white blood cells as well as platelets. Thus it is life threatening condition. Initial treatments have proven ineffective and recently his doctors have decided that he will need a bone marrow transplant in order to survive. Last week, a search of the 20+ million people on the national registry was conducted. No matches were found and he does not have any siblings to provide the bone marrow for him.
I have learned a lot about the process as a result and it is simple to get tested. It entails going to a marrow drive and getting your check swabbed. Actually donating marrow if you are a match has also become easier. It now is similar to giving blood and is done thru the arm in most cases. Like many, I was not aware of this.
I urge you to consider become a donor if you are not already and to spread the word to everyone you know. You could really make a difference in someone's life. We are hopeful that someone somewhere will be a match for him or be able to help one of the many people like him in need of a transplant.
Marrow drives are commonly run in conjunction with blood drives. More information may be obtained by contacting me, going to the  website http://marrow.org/Home.aspx for BE THE MATCH or contacting your local RED CROSS. For information regarding our player in need of a transplant http://nutmeg.easternct.edu/mt-static/athletics/2012/10/bone-marrow-drive-set-for-tues-oct-23.html
All the best,
Greg DeVito
Eastern Connecticut State University
Men's Soccer
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Abbas Addresses...Parents Behaving Badly
We are so fortunate to have the wonderful support of club parents on and off the field. Without you, SSC Shadow would not exist and would not be the competitive club it has become - THE club for the competitive player in greater Spokane! But it is hard and heartbreaking to hear about our parents ranting at others and referees. Hard to watch a home game and see other parents drive a couple hundred miles to berate the referee all game.
Sadly, parent sideline behavior can sometimes be a lesson in how NOT to behave. We all want our child to find success, but we need  to be calm and patient. That moment you might feel the wrong call, not the right pass, my child is wide open! Those moments can be tough to not make a remark or chime in, but those are the moments we have to teach our children how to remain calm, how to handle a situation the right way when certain items do not go our way.
No one is perfect. Not every child can play their best game all the time. Not every ref is going to make 100% of the right calls. Not every coach will make the correct adjustments in a game. At those moments how do we handle ourselves? I can be just a guilty as the next person at certain moments, but to recognize it and try to improve those moments and eliminate those times. Ah, can we all try to continue to represent the great club we are a part of?
Let's talk about 27 players from our club, SSC Shadow, competing in the 4A District title match! Wow! Now that is something to be said!
In the Spirit of Soccer,
Abbas Faridnia
Director of Coaching, SSC Shadow
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Brrrrr - It's Cold Outside!
Many of our parents and players have questions about base layers under SSC Shadow uniforms. A couple of clarifications:
1. We would like long-sleeved shirts and tights to match the uniform, but this is NOT a rule or requirement. A referee could make matching an issue (we've never heard of this happening, but you never know). Navy, red, black and white long sleeved shirts are acceptable. Tights should be black or navy.
2. Base layers do NOT need to be Nike brand. You can save  40-45% at Spokane Athletic on any Nike gear because of your SSC Shadow membership, so it's a great option, but not a requirement. 3. Spokane Athletic has a good selection of Nike Dry Fit and they are happy to order what you need. Orders take 7-10 days, but may expedited. We are grateful to Jeff Sweatt and Brian Dreves for their service to our club!
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Wellness: Overuse by Neal Blakely, APEX Physical Therapy
Reprinted from 2011 In our physical therapy practice, parents of athletes often ask: why  did this happen? Could we have prevented it?
The answer isn't always easy.
Of the more than 40 million children under the age of 18 participating in youth sports, about 3.5 million will suffer injuries. Normally, a body recovers from tissue damage and in doing so, can often create stronger tissue. Read more
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Diabetes a game-changer
CV's Casey, Grozdanich balance sports and disease
By Jim Allen, The Spokesman-Review, Sept. 13, 2012
For a soccer player with diabetes, the game plays a little differently. Your adrenaline flows, but not too much. You listen to coaches and teammates, but mostly to your body. You push forward, then reluctantly pull yourself out of the game because you're not feeling quite right.
That's the tough part, said Erica Casey, one of two players on the Central Valley girls soccer team who live with Type 1 diabetes.
 
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