Eaton Rapids 4v4

Eaton Rapids hosts a 4v4 tournament
The application for the tournament is here.

For more information:
Contact Tony Nault (tnault@erpsk12.org)or Bill Zimmer(zimmer@ceicmh.org)

Bowl for kid's sake

What is Bowl for Kids’ Sake?
Bowl for Kids' Sake is about having fun to help kids. It is a fundraising event. Funds raised go directly toward matching children with carefully-screened, caring Big Brother and Big Sister volunteers.

You can be a sponsor, a bowler, or both!
If you are a donor, know that your support is helping put Big Brothers and Big Sisters in children's lives, right here in your community. If you are a bowler, enjoy a fun outing with friends — as well as the satisfaction of knowing you're making a big difference to kids right here in your community.

For more information
If you want to learn more about becoming a Big Brother or Big Sister, visit their website

Lansing to host the National Youth License.

The National Youth License, a U.S. Soccer course, focuses upon the nature of children and the adjustments adults must make to coach them. The course curriculum covers the ages of 4-12 years old. Each day of the course, the focus is upon one of the traditional soccer age groups of U6, U8, U10 or U12. Each day, children of the appropriate age group are brought to the course site for the candidates to work with them in a practice training session. The candidates are videotaped while coaching the kids and the video is reviewed with each candidate to aid in the education of the coach. The course combines both classroom (theory) and field (practical) sessions. The course concludes with written, oral and practical examinations. The National Youth License course is six days in length, sometimes being held over two weekends rather than 6 days in a row. It is ideal for anyone hoping to become a better and more effective coach.

Please visit http://www.msysa.net/coaching to register for the course.

 What ever happen to "street soccer"?

In the United States, kids do not play "street soccer" as often as they do in South America, Europe, or Africa. I grew up playing on the street. What does that mean for our kids now days? Read a piece on the subject. It was published in http://ussoccerplayers.com . Hope you find it interesting.

Oscar

This is the original piece

This is a copy (in Microsoft Word format)

 Chris Colligan Memorial Golf Outing

A Golf Outing will be held at Eldorado Golf Course in Mason on October 15, 2006, as a Memorial for Chris Colligan, with the purpose of raising money for his wife and daughters..

As you are most likely all aware, Chris was killed in an accident when he stopped to help someone. Those of us who knew Chris have no problem picturing him stopping to help someone without even giving it a second thought. He was a great guy and leaves behind a wife and four daughters.

Many of you in the soccer community have encountered Chris as either a player in the Indoor Men's League at Soccer Zone and/or as an Assistant Coach to the U-13 Girls' Mason Blast Team as well as coaching Indoor Teams for U-10 through U-13 Girls and 4 v 4 tournaments in the summer.

If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Dippel at Midippers@aol.com.

More details

Registration form (in Microsoft Word format)

 CAYT

CA United, along with the Capital Area Soccer League, is pleased to announce the details of the winter session of the Capital Area Youth Training (CAYT) program. The CAYT program is offered to boys and girls in the U9 through U12 age groups. The purpose of the program is to allow CASL players to further develop their soccer skills under the direction of premier coaches, without having to leave their community CASL teams.

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