Announcements – September 9, 2008

1. I.                   Fall Season Games
2. II.                Coaches Meeting
3. III.             Schedules
4. IV.              Select Coaches
5. V.                 RVYSA Schedules
6. VI.              Referee Re-certification

FALL SEASON GAMES– Due to the weather and field conditions the first game will be held on:

                        Saturday, September 27, 2008.

COACHES MEETING -   Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. at Faith Pleases God Church located at 4501 W. Expwy 83 in Harlingen (Lewis Lane Exit). Items for Discussion/Action:

1.         Uniforms – For most U5-U8 teams

2.         Pick up Season Schedules

3.         Fall Season Update

4.        Holiday Cup Tournament

5.         Coaches Network

*Join us for Pizza & Drinks – Raffle Items will be given away after the meeting.

SCHEDULES – Will be given to coaches who attend the meeting tonight and will be updated on our web site this week.

SELECT COACHES – Please write your team name on ALL deposits made to the Select Account. This will help Treasurer Elida Muniz balance the team accounts with the bank. If you have any questions regarding your account, please contact her at ex.muniz@hotmail.com.

RVYSA  – For U11+ teams: RVYSA has delayed the start of the RVYSA season until September 27, 2008.

REFEREE RECERTIFICATION  – Please view the schedules below for recertification:

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please contact us at 428-3622.

Our office hours are Monday – Thursday from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Have a great day!

Dora Vargas

AYSC Announcements for May 2008

 ’98 CELTIC TRYOUTS – Current U10 coaches: Please encourage each player on your team to attend the Tryouts for the Fall ’08, U11 Celtic teams to be held at Victor Park on the following dates:

U10 Boys:     (Mon/Wed) May 19th & 21st

U10 Girls:      (Tues/Thurs)  May 20th & 22nd

*Note: ALL U10 players received a newsletter in the mail regarding the training and tryout dates and times.

COACHES MEETING – The coaches meeting will be held Tuesday, May 20th at 7:30 p.m. at Faith Pleases God Church (Lewis Lane Exit). All coaches are encouraged to attend, if you are unable to attend please send a team representative.

Join us for our monthly raffle. Pizza & soft drinks are provided after the meeting.

*Note: Board has decided a Great incentive for coaches attending the meeting, more information will be given tomorrow night.

CELTIC TRYOUTS – All tryouts will be held at Victor Park and a schedule of the dates and times are listed below.  Ads are being placed in The Valley Morning Star and postcards are being sent to all players on your rosters regarding the tryouts, summer soccer and the summer camps available.  Carlos Laureano will be available to attend all tryout sessions for the purpose of evaluating players.

Girls from 6:00 to 7:30 pm   &   Boys from  7:30 to 9:00 pm

’97s              May 27 (Tues.)                 ‘94s    June 2 (Mon.)

‘96s              May 28 (Wed.)                  ‘93s    June 3 (Tues.)

‘95s              May 29 (Thurs.)                ‘92s    June 4 (Wed.)

                                                          ‘91s    June 5 (Thurs.)

TREASURER NOTE: Beginning on Monday, May 19, 2008 – July 31st, Elida Muniz (Club Treasurer) will be in the office on Monday evenings only. If you need a check for any tournaments, uniforms or reimbursement please fax them or bring them to the office by Friday evening. You will be notified by email when your check will be ready.

SUMMER SOCCER – Registration for Summer Soccer will be held from May 12 – 31 during regular office hours. The season will run from June 16 – July 31 (No games for the week of June 30 – July 4).

Registration fees are:  $30 for Returning players (Fall 2007/Spring 2008)

                                $40 for New Players (Birth Certificate required)

Registration  Dates & Times:                   

May 12 - 31   (Mon – Thurs.)             9:00 am – 2:00 pm

Tuesday, May 20th @ coaches mtg     7:30 pm

                             May 19, 22, 26 & 29 (Mon & Thurs.)  5:00 – 7:00 pm

                             May 24 & 31 (Saturday)                    10:00 am – 2:00 pm

TRAINING CAMPS – Carlos Laureano, Pro-trainer and National “A” Licensed coach, will be hosting several summer camps this summer. The Fee is $75.00 per summer camp for ages 4 and older and $60.00 for Goalkeeping Camp for current U8 and older players. (Registration includes a camp T-shirt. Minimum of 12 campers required).

June 2 – 5     Harlingen Summer Camp # 1         (U5-U12 from 8 am – 11 am / U13-U18 from 12–3 pm)

June 9 – 12    Los Fresnos Summer Camp            (U5-U12 from 8 am – 11 am / U13-U18 from 12–3 pm)     

June 16 – 19  Willacy County Summer Camp        (6:00 – 8:30 pm)

June 23 - 26   Goalkeeping Camp #1 in Hgn        (U8-U12 from 8 am – 10 am / U13-U18 from 10:30 – 12:30 pm)

July 14 – 17   Harlingen Summer Camp # 2        (U5-U12 from 8 am – 11 am / U13-U18 from 12–3 pm)   

July 21 – 24   Goalkeeping Camp #2 in Hgn        (U8-U12 from 8 am – 10 am / U13-U18 from 10:30 – 12:30 pm)

R.O.C. – We are still in need of a few coaches (U6G and U5B) to join the Recreational Committee. If you are interested, please email our office at arroyosoccer@sbcglobal.net and I’ll send you the information.

LABOR DAY TOURNAMENT – We are hosting a Labor Day Tournament on August 29-31, 2008 at the NEW Harlingen Soccer Complex. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact us at the office.

NEW OFFICE LOCATION – We’re now located at 3613 E. Harrison, H-10, on the corner of Faculty Drive & Harrison before the Valley Baptist Academy.  

SUMMER OFFICE HOURS – Our office will be open from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. on Monday and Wednesday only from June 2 – July 31, 2008.

NAT’L YOUTH LICENSE – STYSA will be hosting the National Youth License Course in Houston from June 17-22, 2008. The course is limited to 36 candidates and enrollment is first come first serve. Please contact Lupe in the STYSA state office to get more information, (512) 272-4553.

Check www.stxsoccer.org for Coaching Education Courses.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please contact us at 428-3622. Our office hours are Monday – Thursday from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

 Have a great day!

J - Dora Vargas

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May 14, 2007

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GoalKeeper Camp

Our Goal keeper Camp was a great success.. We look forward to the next one..

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May 1, 2007

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Special Note to the Membership 

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We just concluded one of the best seasons we have enjoyed in the Club in many years, with over 1,200 children that had a lot of fun playing this great game of soccer. None of this would be possible without our dedicated volunteer coaches, Board members, and support staff that put in countless hours each and every week for children’s sake. This is your Club, and you elect the Board Members who operate the Club on your behalf. All coaches are highly encouraged to attend the monthly coaches’ meetings.  If you have any questions regarding any aspect of the operation of the Club, the coaches meetings are the venue to ask those questions.  The Board does our very best to make fair and unbiased decisions on any Club matters that require our attention.  AYSC is no different than any other organization; sometimes we have differences of opinion as to what needs to be done.  We all voice our opinions, we have debate, and in the end majority decisions rule and we move forward. 

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Communication of Club Information

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In addition to the Club’s web site we have begun to utilize e-mail to communicate Club announcements and information to coaches, and we often receive e-mails from individuals with various questions.  E-mail communication has proven to be an excellent and effective tool for this purpose. Unfortunately in the past few days our e-mail network was improperly used as a debate forum and several e-mails were exchanged.  We regret that this happened and it will not happen again.  In the future the Board will respond only to the individual making the inquiry (not to any others copied on the e-mails) regardless of the nature of the subject matter.

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  Tony Gorman
AYSC President

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April 25, 2007

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December 20, 2006

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"Youth soccer recently lost a dear friend and champion of the game with the untimely passing of Pete Mariscal.  Mr. Mariscal was one of the founding fathers of AYSC in Harlingen and helped many children enjoy the game of soccer who may not have had the opportunity to do so without his vision and dedication.   The AYSC Executive Committee is pleased to announce that AYSC's annual scholarship funding program for underprivileged children has been officially named as the Pete Mariscal Scholarship Fund in his honor.  While it is indeed unfortunate that Mr. Mariscal is no longer with us, his legacy will live on in the future providing children with an opportunity to play this great game." 

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September 6, 2006

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To All AYSC Parents & Players:

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In the summer of 2004 AYSC's Executive Committee met on several occasions with the City of Combes Administration in regards to the potential use of the Combes Complex for AYSC's game site.  The parties subsequently agreed it would be mutually beneficial, and AYSC made preparation to move the Club's game site to the City of Combes Complex .  In an effort to get the fields ready for play in the fall, AYSC purchased $4,000 of premium Panama Bermuda grass seed.  Over the course of several days AYSC volunteers brought their equipment and tilled and leveled the fields, and planted and fertilized the grass seed.  We purchased pipe and materials for soccer goals and constructed and painted them.  We striped the fields with our own materials and equipment.  We purchased new soccer nets for the goals and stored them in the Combes Complex storeroom.  AYSC played the fall 2005 and spring 2006 seasons at Combes Complex.  Playing at Combes did not work out to our expectations, and we made the decision earlier this summer to return to Harlingen for play effective this fall as we felt this was the prudent thing to do for our kids.  Combes City Administration was not pleased with our decision.  

Earlier this summer we contacted Combes' City Administration to make arrangements to pick up our goals and nets from the Combes Complex, but Combes City Administration refused to let us have our goals.   We then attempted to make arrangements with Combes City Administration to pick up our nets.  Initially, they refused to return our nets to us, and then a few days later told us that our nets "could not be located".     

AYSC has thus been forced to purchase new nets this fall for the soccer fields for the upcoming fall season.  This is an unnecessary expense that we should not have had to incur.  We have precious little financial resources and it is indeed unfortunate that this situation has occurred.

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June 2, 2006

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  New Harlingen Soccer Complex!

Great news for all Club soccer players!  The Harlingen City Commissioners have approved five million dollars towards the construction of a new state-of-the-art soccer complex in Harlingen, located on an 80-acre site in East Harlingen.  The complex will hopefully be ready for play by the fall season in 2007.  Below are the architect’s renderings of the preferred layout.  Please take a moment to express your appreciation to Mayor Rick Rodriguez and all of the City Commissioners for their support of soccer in our community and our children.  We will keep you posted as the project moves forward.

Check back here for more updates on the new complex.

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