Introduction / Welcome

I would like to take this opportunity to formally welcome you all to the Addison United Soccer Club.  We have many returning members and a few new members so I am very excited for this season.  We have a very experienced team this year and I am looking forward to a very successful season. 

 

We are a division II team this year.  We have an experienced team and we could probably compete well in division I, however we will get more matches over the season in division II and I feel that we would benefit from a strong season in the middle division.    

 

I am anticipating our competition to be very well coached and their players will have had a couple of seasons of playing together as a team.  This will give them an advantage early on.  I have organized a couple of events to help us prepare for the upcoming season as a team.  We will start the season with session III at the field house.  The session starts March 4^th (approx.) and games will be on Wednesdays starting at 4, 5 or 6 PM.  I will also look into getting us some gym time to practice on Saturdays.  Our first practice would be on Saturday March 1^st.  More details to follow as we get closer to the start of the season.     

 

For those of you who don’t know me I will give you a bit of my background.  I started playing soccer in Kindergarten.  I proceeded to play soccer whenever it was offered through high school.  I played some intramural soccer during college and then I stopped playing for a number of years.  6 years ago when my daughter showed an interest in playing Kindergarten soccer I decided to start coaching.  I also discovered that I still enjoyed playing so I joined in pick-up soccer in Vergennes and Middlebury.  I have been playing league soccer in Shelburne and I have been coaching at every opportunity since.  I play forward and I am a strong advocate for attacking soccer.  I am now the Director for the New Haven Soccer Club, the captain of the Goodrich Soccer Club and I coach for Addison United U12 girl’s soccer, both indoor and outdoor soccer.  I have a great love for the sport and I want to share my love for soccer with you and your children. 

 

I will be assisted this season by Kim Callahan and Kyra Wilson.  Kim will be the assistant coach.  Kim will help me with running practices, organizing matches and general coordination.  Kyra will be working with our team as the personal trainer.  Kyra will be helping the team with warm-ups, cool-downs, stretches and physical fitness drills.

 

Roster

I would like to take this opportunity to share our unofficial team roster with you.  This is our first step to getting to know each other.  We have a total of 16 very talented players. 

 

Name	Town	PhoneNumber	email
Christopher Wilson	New Haven	8025452742	coachchrisvt@gmail.com
Kim Callahan	New Haven	8024535695	kimc@gmavt.net
Hazel Chorney	Lincoln	8024533246	kit_dorsey24@yahoo.com
Samantha Kepes	Addison	8027592979	jakepes@yahoo.com
Tea Kiefer	Addison	8027596801	kiefercrew4@gmail.com
Harlie Vincent	New Haven	8024533695	janelle_vincent24@yahoo.com
Tia Hunt	Addison	8027592618	huntfarm@gmavt.net
Morgan Pratt	New Haven	8024535695	kimc@gmavt.net
Kiley Pratt	New Haven	8024535695	kimc@gmavt.net
Arianne Wilson	New Haven	8025452742	cwilson@gmavt.net
Iris Dupont	Starksboro	8024535538	espring@gmavt.net
Paige Coyle	Vergennes	8028772765	acoyle@achhh.org
Amy Nault	Lincoln	8024535259	jennifer@parentingon
Hannah Funk	Bristol	8024536119	emaher@anesu.org
Grace Hattler	Vergennes	8028771011	dhdamon@verizon.net
Megan Hill	New Haven	8024535665	kids5@gmavt.net
Nesta McIntosh	Lincoln	8024534672	wendymc@gmavt.net
Olivia Fournier	Ferrisburgh	8028779268	kellan91@myfairpoint.net

Practice Schedule

As I mentioned previously, practices will start February 22nd, in the New Haven Gym.  Practices will be on Sundays (3-5 on the 22nd, 2-4 March 1st through the end of April). 

 

As soon as the weather clears up we will move to outdoor practices.  We will practice on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 4:30 – 6:00.  We will spend the first hour practicing techniques and we will close every session with a scrimmage to help us put into practice our new and improved skills.  We will practice at Ferrisburgh Elementary School.   A team calendar will be set up again to help keep track our season organized.

 

Game Schedule

I have not yet received an official schedule, however I was able to get the below dates from the Vermont Soccer League website.  I believe that this is fairly close to final, but please don’t carve it into stone.  I will send out an “official” schedule as soon as I receive it.  In the mean time feel free to pencil these dates and times into your calendar.   

 

 

Tournament Details

I am very excited to have our team participate in the Essex United Soccer Tournament for the third year in a row.  Again this is preliminary information and I will provide an update when I have additional details.

 

 

Player Passes

This season player passes are required for participation in matches and tournaments.  I will retain the passes and hand them to each player prior to the start of each match and I will collect the passes after the referee has verified each player.  These are photo passes so we will take photos of everybody during our first practice. 

 

Forms

Below are the forms necessary for participation in Addison United Soccer Club.  I will send out a like shortly, or you can download them from the attachments below.

  q       Medical Release (all players)

q       Registration (new players only)

q       Copy of Birth Certificate (new players only)

 

Financials

Total fees for this season will be $160 per player.  A deposit of $50 is due by December 24^th.  Players that can submit the deposit prior to the 24^th will be guaranteed a spot on the squad.  Late payment can be accepted up until January 30^th.  Please make chacks payable to Addison United Soccer Club and mail them to my attention at:

 

767 Field Days Rd.

New Haven, VT 05491

 

A second $70 deposit is needed by February 27^th and the final payment of $40 is due by March 27^th. 

 

Your fees cover the following:

 

Qty	Cost	Description	Due
1	$275.00	VSL Team Fee	$275.00
2	$10.00	Background Check	$20.00
15	$15.00	VSA Player Fee	$225.00
15	$20.00	AUSC Player Fee	$300.00
1	$200.00	Coaching Stipend	$200.00
0	$0.00	Uniform Cost*	$0.00
1	$177.79	Equipment Fee	$177.79
1	$866.00	Field House Session III	$866.00
1	$325.00	Tounament Fees	$325.00
		Total	$2,388.79
15		Players	$159.25

 

*Uniform fees are assessed on an individual basis. 

 

The equipment fee will cover: 

 

Equipment Plan	Unit Cost	Qty	Cost
Game Ball	26.95	1	26.95
Pop-up Goals	21.95	4	87.8
Paint - Field	33.95	1	33.95
Shipping	29.09	1	29.09
Total			$177.79