First Practice & Parent/Coach Meeting

First off, I want to apologize for the confusion on our practice times/days. We had at least one parent and child show up at the field on Wednesday for practice. 

Here is what we decided on, collectively, last Tuesday when we met at the practice:

• We will try practicing twice a week instead of once (Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 5:30pm)
• Shawn Cahill has volunteered to be our assistant coach (I'll gladly accept help from anyone else who is interested in helping out with the girls)
• Nichole Parman has volunteered to organize our snack & drink list and remind us of our upcoming duties
• Angela Cahill has volunteered to organize an end of the year party 
• Everyone offered to chip in on taking pictures for our team blog ( http://triumphsoccer.blogspot.com/ ) and sending them to me at triumphsoccer@gmail.com
• I will manage the blog by adding announcements & pictures as they come in
• We have a full roster this year so the girls won't be so tired. :-)  Please have your daughter at as many practices as possible and let me know if she's going to miss a game.

Two things I forgot to mention:

• We have two mandatory forms, attached to this email, that I need everyone to print, sign and bring to our next practice. 
• I talked about uniforms in one of my previous emails but I didn't mention the rest of the uniform which is shinguards, blue shorts and socks, and cleats. It's not the end of the world if they have white socks. :-)
• We will practice rain or shine. We had a few practices, last year, where only a few girls showed up. THESE PRACTICES ARE FUN FOR THE KIDS! Really, as long as it's warm out, they love it!

Please let me know if you have any questions. 

Thanks,

Ben Yung

Fall Soccer 2010

Dear Parents, 

We're about to start fall soccer and I'm excited for the opportunity to coach the girls again this year! First, I want to make sure everyone has been receiving emails from CW Soccer. If you haven't, please let me know. At this point, everyone should be working on the following items if you haven't taken care of them already: 

1) Each child needs a uniform. If you don't have one yet, it can be purchased at Glory Days Sports in Camas. Glory Days also carries shorts, shinguards, sweatshirts, etc. 

2) The girls will need shinguards and I would strongly suggest that they have their own ball so they have one to practice with, both at the practices and at home. 

I guess there may also be some used uniforms available at 360 Threads (formally ClothsTime) in Camas. The uniforms must be the CW Mini uniforms with the blue/white reversable shirt. 

As far as practices go - it is suggested, by the league, to have one practice per week. So...I think we're going to try for Tuesdays at 5:30pm to start. As we lose daylight, we'll have to make adjustments to the time. 

Practices will last between 45 minutes to an hour, depending on how things are going. Please let me know if this time is a problem for any of you. I know it's difficult to find a time that is perfect for everyone but I'll do my best to find a time that works for everyone. 

Volunteers - to ensure the best experience for your child, I would like parents to help out in any way they can. Obviously some will be more available than others but I need someone who can take pictures of the girls at games and practices, someone who can organize snacks and drinks, someone who can organize the end of year party, etc. I always appreciate it when parents are willing to get out on the field with us at practice time as well. It helps the kids to learn and also gives me the opportunity to get to know you better. I'm a people person and I'll likely talk your leg off! :-) Please let me know how you would like to help, preferably before next Tuesday so I can announce any remaining needs for help. 

I'm sure there is much more to tell you so please be on the look-out for more emails. We'll start practices this Tuesday, August 17th, and games start on September 11th. This Tuesday, we'll start out with a quick meeting with the kids, parents & coaches. 

Thank you in advance for your help and support. It's going to be an amazingly fun year for all of us! 

Ben Yung 
360-904-6380