Tryout Info Correction

Here is a BIG correction. I misread Austin's email... Tryout CAMP, not the actual tryouts, are June 8-11th. The actual tryout dates have yet to be determined. Please keep that in mind while planning your vacations.

Sorry for the confusion. I will show this correction on my next release of the calendar after our league dates have been released.

Brian Hancock

Fees Due and Schedule for Week of 2/23

Dear All,

Fees are due tomorrow at our indoor game. Everyone owes $65.35 (Except the Halls who overpaid a lot last month). Please make checks out to ESC 98' White.

The schedule for the week is as follows:

Tuesday - Indoor Game at 5:30 on field 3, wear black. This game was originally against the 99 black team, but Austin has arranged for us to play his 97's instead.

Wednesday - Indoor Game at 5:30 on field 1, wear red. We will play the 99's at this game.

Thursday - Outdoor practice from 5:30 - 7:00 on field 2. Austin added this to our week’s schedule.

Attached you will find a revised calendar. The additions to the calendar are in red. Most notably are the changes to the tournaments and a canceled practice on March 9th. Our outdoor schedule has not yet been released; I will update our schedule when it is available.

Brian Hancock

No Scrimmage Sunday

We will NOT have a scrimmage this Sunday as previously scheduled.

In lue of a practice/scrimmage this weekend Austin would like to encourage the girls to spend some time "on the ball" this weekend. So please have them get out and do some self drills and skills practice.

Enjoy your weekend. We have two indoor games next week on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Brian Hancock

NEW Try Out and USAO Camp dates

Try Outs : June 8th-11th
98s - 8-930
97s/96s - 10-1130

USAO Camp: July12th-15th

New Tournament

Right now Austin and I are looking at a tournament in Sand Springs, OK, which is near Tulsa. The tournament is the WSA Cup. The dates are April 3-5. Their website is http://www.wsasoccer.org/cup/wsa_cup2009.htm. Check it out if you like.

I need to know if any of you have a major conflict with this date. We are kind of limited with the tournaments we have to choose from and this is the one Austin and I felt best suited our skill level and the limited dates we have available to play.

Brian Hancock

Cancel Hotel Rooms

After reviewing our options at Springfield we've decided to go ahead and
withdraw from the tournament. Our options were to play in the boys division
they signed us up in, the U12 11v11 division, or the U10 8v8 division. Austin
spoke with some of the other coaches and they didn't feel that we would be
getting our moneys worth traveling to Springfield to play in any of those
groups.

With that said, please go ahead and cancel your hotel reservations ASAP. Please
inform the hotel that we were not accepted into the tournament. The hotel is
the University Plaza in Springfield. Call them at 417-864-7333 and ask for the
reservations desk. I have already spoke with them and there is no penalty for
canceling the reservation.

Austin and I are looking at some different tournaments to go to and I will let
you know what we come up with as soon as I can. If any of you have any
suggestions please let me know what they are. Many of you had mentioned the
Wichita tournament, but Austin is not available that weekend, sorry.

Sorry about the logistic problems this has caused some of you.

Brian Hancock

Additional Practice

In addition to today’s indoor practice we will also have an outdoor practice on Wednesday from 6 to 7:30pm . We do not have a game this week.

For those of you who have looked at the Springfield tournament website, they have us listed as a boys team, I have emailed the director to correct the problem and hope to hear back from them today. I’ll let you know what he says.

Brian Hancock

Practice on Monday

Austin got a free field indoors tomorrow, so we are going to have an indoors practice. It will be from 4:30 – 5:30 on field 1. If you have any conflicts or questions please let me know.

Practice Canceled

The chance of severe weather looks pretty good for this afternoon so Austin has gone ahead and canceled practice. Tentatively we will reschedule the practice for next week. I'll let you know for sure once Austin has had a chance to review his weeks schedule.

Brian Hancock

Schedule Week of 2/9

Here is the schedule for this week;

Tuesday (2/10) - Outdoor Practice - 5:30 - 7:00 - Field 3
Wednesday (2/11) - Indoor Game - 6:30 - Field 2 - Wear Red
Sunday (2/15) - Outdoor Scrimmage (11 v. 11) - 2:00 - Field 12 - Wear Black

Any Questions, give me a shout.

Brian Hancock

Week 2/2 Schedule

Happy Groundhogs Day.

The schedule for the week is as follows;

Wednesday. 2/4, indoor game at Hat Trick at 5:30, field 2, wear black (bring gray)

Thursday, 2/5, outdoor practice at the ESC facility from 6:00 7:30 . More than likely we will practice back on field 3 like last year. (NOTE: this changed from Tuesday to Thursday)

See you this week.

Brian Hancock