There will be a high comp coaches meeting July 1, 2009 - 7 PM.
Location TBD

All high comp coaches are expected to attend this meeting.
If you are unable to attend please email Ricky Clarke.

NSCAA Coaching Courses – www.NSCAA.com
Please visit the MVU website for up to date coaching courses and coach education information. Below I’ve listed all our current courses available.
Just click on the course title below get an application flyer:

• Regional Diploma – July 11th,12th (13 Hour Course)
  Course Fee: $65 per candidate
• Parent Diploma – August 14th (2 Hour Course)
  Course Fee: $35 per candidate
• State Diploma – August 15st (5 Hour Course)
  Course Fee: $40 per candidate

Moving forward MVU will have available Coaching Magazines and Coaching DVD’s available in the office for you to check out.

Magazines

• Success In Soccer
• NSCAA Soccer Journal
• World Soccer – Sample Issue

DVD’s

• Anson Dorrance (UNC Women’s Head Coach) – Beginners Level & Advanced Coaching
• NSCAA – Individual Technical Development, Technical Development within a Tactical environment.

Jan olde Riekerink - Coaching the Passing and Possession Game - the Ajax Way!
Jan olde Riekerink is the Director of the Ajax Amsterdam, the #1 club in the world for developing youth talent. Around the world people admire the Dutch style of playing soccer. The Dutch are ranked #3 in the FIFA world ranking and achieve it by a attacking, adventurous, possession style of soccer. Many icons of modern soccer come from this small club Ajax Amsterdam: Clarence Seedorf, Edwin van der Sar, Wesley Sneider, Rafael van der Vaart, Nigel de Jong and Ryan Babel to name just a few.

COACHES COURSE - SUNDAY, JUNE 28TH
Location: Danville at the Mustang Soccer Complex
Coaches Course -Player Development Program Sessions

• 8:30am - 10:00am - Lecture with coaches
• 10:30am - 12:00 - Field Session # 1
• 2:00pm - 3:30pm - Field Sessions #2
• 4:30pm - 6:00pm - Field Session #3

NORCAL PREMIER - PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM INVITED PLAYERS - All Coaches may attend for free
94 BOYS:
Monday, June 29

• 5:00pm - 5:30pm coaches lecture
• 5:45pm - 7:30pm - field session

• 5:00pm - 5:30pm coaches lecture
• 5:45pm - 7:30pm - field session

• 5:00pm - 5:30pm coaches lecture
• 5:45pm - 7:30pm - field session

• 5:00pm - 5:30pm coaches lecture
• 5:45pm - 7:30pm - field session

These sessions/courses are FREE to NorCal PDP Invited Players and Coaches.

Fremont Youth Soccer League - Summer Camps

FYSL are pleased to announce their summer camps for 2009.

• Summer Camp 1 will be July 6th - July 10th
• Summer Camp 2 will be August 3rd - August 7th.

There are soccer camps and then there are Fremont Youth Soccer League Summer Camps for the very best in a soccer experience, nothing matches FYSL. Whether a player is a three year old beginner taking their first steps in the game, a ten year old about to play competitive soccer for the first time, or a sixteen year old with College on their mind. FYSL comprehensive coaching program is designed to lead you to your full potential

Please click here for more information

Fremont Youth Soccer Leagues is proud to announce the hiring of Bri O’Dowd. After talking with the current coaching staff and board, we realized there was a need for a Girl’s Director. Bri will also be a resource for our recreation girl’s coaches. Over the last few months we have met with Bri on several occasions about the possibility of joining FYSL. Bri will begin July 1st 2009.

Bri O’Dowd enters her second season as Director of Soccer Operations for the Santa Clara women’s program. In addition to supporting the game day operations, O’Dowd also serves as camp director. Prior to joining the Broncos in 2007, O’Dowd works as a youth club coach and trainer for 24-7 UK Soccer Academy. A 2001 graduate of Long Beach State with a bachelor’s degree in criminal psychology. She also has the NSCAA National, Advance National and Premier Diploma’s. She is currently working towards her UEFA “B” license in Scotland. Before attending Long Beach State, O’Dowd played goalkeeper collegiately for Cal State Dominguez Hills where she was a member of the 1991 NCAA National championship team. While living in Hawaii, O’Dowd was coach for the Hawaii State Olympic Development Program as well as a staff coach with the Honolulu Bulls Soccer Club where she led her girls and boys under-12 squads to National Open Cup Hawaii State Championships in 2002 and 2003. O’Dowd has just completed her fourth year serving as a staff coach for the Region IV Olympic development program. A veteran of the United States Army, O’Dowd currently resides in Alameda, Calif. Bri will combine her duties with her position at Santa Clara.

Ricky Clarke will now work alongside Bri as well as oversee the boys side and work with our coaches on coach education.

Please welcome Bri to our club.

Sar 6/13/2009 AM

Few showers today but nothing that will saturate the fields Fields are open to play.

Hopkins Jr. High - OPENED

Horner Jr. High - OPENED

Irvington High School - OPENED

Central Park, soccer fields are CLOSED

Celtic OPEN

All schools OPEN for practices.

Best bet for practices will be some of the city parks which have longer grass.

Also think about wearing tennis shoes and practicing on the black top surfaces. Small sided games on a hard surface are great for skills development.

Check this site for updates.

Here are some guidelines for FC Fremont teams on rain days:

• For the U10 and older games, the referee is the only person who can cancel the game due to safety reasons.
• Games at ICP are NEVER cancelled due to weather unless there becomes a safety issue.
• In general, there will be no make up games scheduled.
• For grass fields - unless it has been raining for 24 hours continuously or there is 8 hours of really heavy rain the fields should be OK for play.
• Check this website 1 hour before game time for the latest field status.

This site is updated as needed and should be checked several hours before game time if there is some doubt about the weather,

There is no city phone line for the status of the Central Park soccer fields. There is a number for the status of the softball fields but just because they are closed does not mean the soccer fields are closed.

Fremont Youth Soccer was pleased to provide our coaches and players with an invaluable learning experience. Theory and practical educational sessions for coaches were provided over the weekend. An insight into the philosophies and practices were shared amongst coaches who assist Fremont Youth Soccer in both their recreation and competitive programs. Executive Director, Andrew Donnery believes that a consistent in-service development program for coaches is one of the initiatives he would like to introduce. The coaches can only benefit from an increased awareness of best practice in youth programs in Europe. Paul shares the strategies Fremont Youth Soccer have newly implemented, one of these is the need to work technically with the younger players from U4-U12. The joint belief by taking advantage of these golden ages of learning with effective and efficient coaching practice will eventually lead to a more successful program. Paul recognized that several of the players that attended the younger age session that came through the U8 Academy would not be out of place at the Portsmouth Academy. Paul has asked the coaching staff to keep him updated on their progress.

Please click here for more information and pictures

The new relationship with Portsmouth FC will greatly enhance the benefits we can offer our current coaches, athletes & players. We are constantly striving to raise the standards throughout Fremont Youth Soccer Leagues

The coach development weekend June 6th & June 7th will consist of:

English academy coaching Coaching values Coaching integrities Academy specific age group development U4-U8, U9-U11, U12-U14, U15-U17, U18-U21 What will the coach look like in the future?

We know the weekend will provide you with an invaluable learning experience. Space is limited; please reserve your seat to avoid disappointment.

Available to all current coaches within Fremont Youth Soccer League.

Please email Ricky Clarke to reserve your place at rclarke@fysl.org.

Attendance of coach education workshops and clinics will be taken into account when assigning coaches.

Evidently the word is not getting to the coaches and referees. If you have the evening games at ICP and you need the lights turned on simply go to the Community Center and ask the attendant to turn them on.

The Community Center is the building on the corner, where the gym is.

Player registration for Fall Recreation U4-U19 for the Fall 2009 season is now open. Fremont Youth Soccer Leagues is happy to provide a comprehensive online registration system to simplify and expedite the registration process for all club related programs offered throughout the year.

The easy-to-use online tool will help automate and streamline the collection of Fremont Youth Soccer Leagues registration fees.

Please click here to register for Fremont Youth Soccer - you will now be redirected to the MVU Website

The Fremont Soccer Office will be closed for registration the week of April 13th - 17th

"Women’s Professional Soccer is back in the Bay Area. FC Gold Pride, which plays at Buck Shaw Stadium, would like to announce the partnership with Fremont Youth Soccer. All members of FYSL can come out and watch the best women’s soccer the world has to offer. Come see Brandi Chastain, Marta, Kristine Lilly, Hope Solo, Heather Mitts and Amy Rodriguez." FYSL members can purchase tickets at $22 per person, normally $25.

Tickets for this game are available online.

Please click here to go to the MVU Web Site to purchase FC Gold Pride Tickets

Are you a House team and confused which color to wear to games?

Very Simple.... The online schedules in the GAMES section list games in the following format:
Team AAA "at" Team HHH
Team AAA (or listed first) is AWAY team and wears WHITE.
Team HHH (or listed second) is HOME team and wears BLUE.

So.... Away Team = WHITE, HOME Team = BLUE.

Executive Director of Fremont Youth Soccer Leagues, Andrew Donnery, is proud and excited to announce a working relationship with Youth Academy at English Premier League Club Portsmouth .

This relationship, in conjunction with Adidas, offers the opportunity to link with one of the most highly regarded, respected and professional youth academy in the United Kingdom.

The working relationship and link will provide both administrators, players and coaches the opportunity to fulfill their ambitions and dreams.

Enhanced global opportunities at the highest levels for all within Soccer.

Fantastic learning benefits and potentials will exist as the global game becomes closer for all associated with Fremont Youth Soccer Leagues.

Exchanging experiences & ideas with some of the best practitioners’ in the modern game for the benefit of all at Fremont.

To read further, click the link below: www.missionvalleyunited.com

This weekend Fremont Youth Soccer League hosted several National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) coaching courses. These courses are another step in our club development plan for our league, this plan aims to provide overall strategic framework for the development of our players, parents, coaches & club. With 20 participants attending at such short notice, the course was a complete success. FYSL Director of Coaching Ricky Clarke was part of the NSCAA Academy staff for this course, he states:

“Fremont Youth Soccer League is proud to present NSCAA as their Soccer Education partner. The National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) helps its members excel in their coaching careers as well as advances the coaching of soccer, thereby improving players, through a commitment to provide the best coaching education, conventions, and member services and benefits to the soccer community. FYSL feel NSCAA core valves and goals reflect that of our long term player, coach and club vision. FYSL would like to thank all our coaches that attended this course and extend our thanks to Chris Behler for such an enjoyable course this weekend.”