Happy Tuesday

Reminder about this weekend:
Join us at Wake Med Soccer Park on Saturday, May 11th for some food, fun, and futbol.   This will be our last official function of the season.


First, at 4.30PM, the boys’ and girls’ teams will play 4v4 in a round-robin format on fields 4 and 5. Afterward, you can eat, play, and get ready for the RailHawks to take on the San Antonio Scorpions.

9 boys and Girls Field 4 (4.30-6.00pm)
10 boys and Girls Field 5 (4.30-6.00pm)

* Please understand you will be charged for parking if you arrive late.  Please plan on arriving no later than 4.15pm.

For $20 a player, (Each team coach and team manager will receive a free match ticket) this end of season package includes a game ticket and a tailgate voucher for food and drinks by the fields. Kick-off is at 7:00pm and the view from the CASL Tower is unbeatable.

To reserve your tickets, please go to www.carolinarailhawks.com/casl and follow the instructions or call the St. Lawrence Homes Box Office at (919) 459-8144.  If you are still interested in purchasing tickets please call the Box Office.

*Lindsay Vera has worked behind the scenes to set up this special night for the players and families in our program. Should you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Lindsay @ Lindsay.vera@caslnc.com.

**This will replace the Sunday May 12th TBA that is currently listed in our schedules. This should allow all families to spend Mother’s Day together!

Should be a great night for all that attend!

Player Evaluations

Evaluations should be distributed this week to all players in the program.  Should you have any questions about your child's evaluation please do not hesitate to contact your team coach or your age group coordinator.  I know we discussed making a tryout recommendation as part of the evaluation.  We have elected to not do this and allow families to make the decision they feel most comfortable.  If you feel you need some guidance on this again please feel free to contact your coach or your age group coordinator.

U9 Girls- Mike Walters
U9 Boys-Bryan Farnsworth
U10 Girls- Steve Castro
U10 Boys- Tim Evans

Tryouts

With tryouts right around the corner this will be my last reminder about registering early.  The deadline is Thursday 9th.   To avoid the late fee please go ahead and register by Friday.   An email will be sent out on Friday with some reminders about CAYA Tryouts. 


Have a great day!

Happy Monday

Town Hall Meeting Summary


CASL U11’s

Registration

When registering you must select a region (North or South) based on where you live. As a staff we will review all registrations to insure families have selected the correct region. We understand that there can be extenuating circumstances. We consider North to be Raleigh, Wake Forest and Durham addresses and for the South we are looking at Apex, Cary, Holly Springs Morrisville and Fuquay-Varina. In order to play outside of the region you reside in the staff must approve.


Tryouts

Players will tryout with fellow players in their region. All tryouts will take place at WRAL. Please make sure you register early to avoid the late fee. Specific information can be found on our website at www.caslnc.com. We will host parent meetings during the tryouts and will share this information with all families once we finalize a date and time.


Staff

The coaching staff for our U11 has been released and is available on our website at www.caslnc.com
Team Selection

This will be determined at tryouts.

Training

Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 4.45pm-6.15pm

North teams will train at WRAL

We are still working on finalizing details on training location for South families. Our plan is to release this information prior to tryouts.

Tournaments

We will determine which events our teams will participate in and create a calender for the year. We hope to have this information finalized closer to tryouts.

Uniforms

Will be ordered from Eurosport by each family. More information will be provided at the meeting during tryouts.

CASL Juniors Program


CASL is in the process of creating a new program to identify top players in our younger programs which includes our U11’s. There will be no additional cost for this program and more information will be released in the coming weeks.

Facility Development

CASL is working diligently on securing a home training base in the Cary area. In conjunction with FC Cary and NLA we hope to be able to release more information on this in the coming months.



Should you have any questions or concerns please contact paul.forster@caslnc.com



Thanks very much.

Happy Friday

Town Hall Meeting Summary
CAYA (U9-U10)

Registration

When registering you must select a region (North or South) based on where you live.   As a staff we will review all registrations to insure families have selected the correct region.   We understand that there can be extenuating circumstances.  We consider North to be Raleigh, Wake Forest and Durham addresses and for the South we are looking at Apex, Cary, Holly Springs Morrisville and Fuquay Varina.  In order to play outside of the region you reside in the staff must approve.

Tryouts

Players will tryout with fellow players in their region.  All tryouts will take place at WRAL.  Please make sure you register early to avoid the late fee.  Specific information can be found on our website at www.caslnc.com.  We will host parent meetings during the tryouts and will share this information with all families once we finalize a date and time. 

Team Selection

We will tier our teams in both the U9 and U10 teams.  No decision has been made yet exactly how the teams will be tiered but please understand our teams will be tiered.  Players are consistently being evaluated in the program and at the conclusion of the fall season we will determine if changes need to be made in terms of how the teams are tiered and the potential for player movement.

Training

North Location will train at WRAL both sessions.

Training nights are Mondays and Thursdays.

South Location will train at Green Hope Elementary School (Mon) and Thomas Brooks Park (Thurs)

9's will train 5.00-6.30pm

10's will train 6.30-8.00pm

Tournaments

We will determine which events our teams will participate in and create a calender for the year.  We hope to have this information finalized closer to tryouts.

Uniforms

Will be ordered from Eurosport by each family.  More information will be provided at the meeting during tryouts.  The cost for the mandatory uniform pieces will be close to $75.00. 

NLA Involvement

NLA staff will conduct pre-season camps prior to the fall and spring seasons.  NLA will also run our winter Fustal Program.  More information will be provided during the tryout meeting we hold during the CAYA Tryouts.  We are hoping that families located in the South can train in the South (Netsports) and that families located in the North can train at (the Factory).  This is all still to be finalized.  The indoor futsal play will take place on Saturdays.  Again we hope to release final dates about the winter training program at the CAYA Tryout Meeting which will take place during the CAYA tryouts at WRAL.

Facility Development

CASL is working diligently on securing a home training base in the Cary area.  In conjunction with FC Cary and NLA we hope to be able to release more information on this in the coming months.

Should you have any questions or concerns please contact paul.forster@caslnc.com

Thanks very much.

Informational Meeting

Please remember we have our informational meeting this week.  Information is below.  We encourage all families to attend this meeting.

Informational Meeting


CASL will be hosting an information meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the changes we are making to our U9-U11 programs. Naturally I have received many questions about the changes we are making and we feel a meeting to discuss the changes is very important. We are very excited about these changes and look forward to discussing them on:

Wednesday April 17th

6.30-7.40pm U9 and U10's CAYA

7.50-9.00pm U11's CASL

Location
Hyatt Place West
710 Corporate Center Drive
Raleigh, NC 27607

(This is a new hotel near PNC Arena)

Happy Wednesday

YTS Families,

I hope you all enjoyed the Easter Weekend.  Some general reminders below:


Games

Please remember we have games this coming weekend (Sunday April 7th).  Always remember to let your coach know if your son/daughter cannot play.  If the staff is given enough time we will find additional players from other teams to make sure each team has enough players for the weekend.


Tryouts

Please remember to register your son/daughter for our upcoming tryouts.   Below is a link to more information about the upcoming tryouts.

http://www.caslnc.com/Default.aspx?tabid=267483


Please do all you can to get registered early.

Online registration ends on Friday May 3rd for CAYA tryouts  (U9-U10s)

Online registration ends on Thursday May 9th for CASL tryouts (U11 and above)

If your register prior the deadline the cost is $25. If you register after the deadlines above the cost jumps to $45.

All information about our tryouts can be found at our website at www.caslnc.com


Informational Meeting

CASL will be hosting an information meeting.  The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the changes we are making to our U9-U11 programs.  Naturally I have received many questions about the changes we are making and we feel a meeting to discuss the changes is very important.  We are very excited about these changes and look forward to discussing them on:

Wednesday April 17th

6.30-7.40pm   U9 and U10's   CAYA

7.50-9.00pm   U11's                CASL

Location

Hyatt Place West
710 Corporate Center Drive
Raleigh, NC 27607

(This is a new hotel near PNC Arena)

Should you have any questions or concerns please don't hesitate to contact me directly at paul.forster@caslnc.com.

U11 Information for 2013-2014

CASL U11’s 2013-2014

As many of you are now aware we have moved in the direction of creating a true regional program for our U11’s for the 2013-2014 season. This is an extension of what will occur with the newly formed Capital Area Youth Academy (CAYA). For information on CAYA please go to www.caslnc.com. We are continually evaluating our programs and in doing so felt it was important to create a North and South Division for our rising U11’s for the 2013-2014 season. So the question most families are asking is “What does this actually mean?” Please see the list of bullet points below that will serve to answer many of the questions you may have.

• When registering for tryouts you must select a region (North or South). Choosing your region is based on where you live. Any instance of a family registering outside of their region will be assessed by the staff. The staff will determine on a case by case basis if playing outside of your region is something that will be permitted.

• Tryouts will take place at WRAL. Please go to www.caslnc.com for dates and times.

• We do anticipate 3 teams being formed in each region for a total of 6 boys’ teams and 6 girls’ teams. A decision on the exact number of teams will made during tryout phase based on the evaluation process and the quality of the overall player pool.

• Once teams are formed, CASL will determine which divisions within NCYSA teams will play.

• At this point no decision has been made as to whether CASL will have U11 teams play up at U12.

• Teams will train 3x per week. The assigned training nights for our U11 Program will be Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday in their respective regions.

• All training sessions will take place from 4.30-6.00pm.

• CASL North teams will train at WRAL and CASL South teams will train at location that is currently TBA. We are looking at various options in the Cary Area.

• If training is canceled for CASL South due to field conditions, CASL South teams will be invited to join CASL North training session (assuming North session is not canceled also).

• Teams will train in their region twice a week and the third day all players will train together alternating weekly between the north and south. A calendar will be created so families will know when they are training outside of their region. Players will train outside of their region essentially twice a month.

• Per the above scenario players in our U11 program will train together 4x per month. This is important for a variety of different reasons as it will bring our staff and players together. This training session will be tiered.

• Home games for CASL teams will be WRAL.

Should you have additional questions please don’t hesitate to contact me directly at paul.forster@caslnc.com

Happy Sunny Tuesday

YTS Families,

As you are all aware there is a great deal going with to the future.   Below is the current list of FAQ's we have put together.  This list is also available on our website and will be updated as needed.  Naturally there are a great deal of questions being asked and our hope is to answer as many of them as possble in our FAQ's.   If you have a questions please feel free to email me directly at paulf@caslemail.com.  I will do my best to get an answer to your question.

CAPITAL AREA YOUTH ACADEMY (CAYA) FAQs

Q: What is the Capital Area Youth Academy(CAYA)?
A: CAYA is a partnership between CASL, FC Cary, and Next Level Academy (NLA) forming a youth development program for the U09&U10 age groups. It is a ten month program designed to enhance development by providing professional coaching to young soccer players who have already shown signs of becoming “Elite” level players.

Q: What programs does CAYA take the place of?
A: Beginning Fall 2013, CAYA will take the place of FC Cary’s ASP and CASL’s YTS programs

Q: What is NLA’s role?
A: NLA will specifically provide a pre-season training camp and winter training to CAYA players. Costs for these activities are included in CAYA fees.
Q: When are tryouts?
A: Tryouts will be May 13, 14, 15, and 16 (rain makeup day) to form U9 and U10 CAYA teams for the Fall 13-Spring 14 season. Tryout registration can be completed at http://www.caslnc.com/Default.aspx?tabid=270611. Please make sure your register before the deadline.

Q: Where will tryouts be held?
A: For this year, tryouts for both regions will be held at WRAL due to available field space (Players will tryout with players only from their region). In future years, tryouts will alternate between regions or a central location will be identified.

Q: If my child makes a U9 CAYA team, are they required to tryout the following year for the U10 CAYA teams?
A: Yes, players must tryout each year for the CAYA program.

Q: How much does CAYA cost?
A: CAYA training fees are posted at http://www.caslnc.com/Default.aspx?tabid=270778.

Q: What additional costs are not included in the fees paid to CAYA?
A: Each player will be required to purchase their CAYA uniform through Eurosport (approximate cost $70). Players are not required to purchase uniforms in their second year if their current uniform still fits and is in good condition. Players will also be asked to purchase CAYA training shirts for $9 each. These training shirts should be worn at ALL CAYA training sessions and CAYA functions. Tournaments are not included in CAYA training fees.

Q: Whose coaching staffs will coach the teams in CAYA?
A: CAYA teams will be coached by FC Cary and CASL staff coaches.

Q: Will there be a curriculum that both North and South Divisions follow?
A: Yes. Both divisions will follow the same curriculum, with oversight from our regional directors.

Q: Which geographic division (region) should my child tryout for?
A: A player’s geographic division will be determined by their home address. Players living in Raleigh, Wake Forest, and Durham will play in the North region. Players living in Cary, Morrisville, and Apex will play in the South Region. Players living in areas not listed above should select the region closest to their home address. Players selecting a region not based on their home address will be asked to provide justification through the CAYA regional directors.
Q: Where will the CAYA teams train?
A: CAYA North teams will train in Raleigh at WRAL and CAYA South teams will train in Cary. Final field locations will be determined over the next month and once finalized will be released to CAYA families. CAYA South fields will be announced once they are finalized.

Q: Will CAYA players be able to play in another league or guest play?

A: No. We feel our 10 month program (along with players being encouraged to participate with NLA) will provide enough direction and time for player development.

Q: Where will the local games be played and how far will we travel?
A: Teams will participate in the NC Champions League (www.ncchampionsleague.com). Home games will be played in the team’s regional area. Away games are primarily played in the triangle area.

Q: What nights/times will CAYA players train?
A: U9’s will train on Monday and Thursday nights 4.30-6.00pm
    U10’s will train on Monday and Thursday nights 6.00-7.30pm

Q: What is the typical week for a CAYA player?
A: A Typical training week for a CAYA player will be two team trainings during the week and a game on Sunday. Also, players will be encouraged to participate in the NLA academy program (additional fee, tryout, and registration process through NLA - www.nextlevelacademy.com) which will provide one additional day of individual skills training during the week. There is no conflict between the CAYA team training nights and NLA academy training night.

Q: Who is this program targeting and what are the goals?
A: CAYA is focused on individual player development in preparation for playing classic soccer (highest level of competitive soccer in North Carolina). CAYA is a more competitive and focused program than recreational and challenge soccer and the expectation is that players that tryout for this program have that same level of commitment.

Q: Should I register my child for rec through CASL or FC Cary in case my child does not make a CAYA team?
A: Only if your back-up plan is to play rec… If your child does not make a CAYA team, then he or she would have a rec league spot. If your child makes a CAYA team, your rec fee would be transferred to your CAYA team (if you have registered for CASL rec) or refunded (if you have registered for FC Cary rec).

Q: How will teams be formed?
A: CAYA teams will be tiered within each region based upon player skill level. There will be no cross over teams. Any other decisions about how teams are formed will be decided at tryouts.
Q: Will U10 CAYA teams play U11 classic at NCYSA?
A: This will be determined at the conclusion of the fall season for our U10 teams. Based on the pool of players in each region we will evaluate and determine if playing U11 Classic under NCYSA is a good option developmentally for the players.

Happy Tuesday

YTS Families,

Several updates below:

1.  Weather

Obviously now that our indoor sessions have ended it has rained non-stop.  I know it is frustrating when sessions get canceled however there is nothing we can do to control the weather.  Please always make sure you check the CASL Weather Hotline 919-248-9516 or your email as we typically try to email our team managers if there are any cancellations. 

2.  Game Schedules

The season is scheduled to start this coming Sunday with games.  Please check your game schedule one last time to make sure there have been no changes with kick-off times and or locations.   I would recommend checking your email before you leave home for your games in case there has been a cancellation/change.  Never assume your game is on/off based on what you see out of your window. 

3.  Game Information

Please make sure your son/daughter is prepared for the games.  Make sure they dress appropriately and bring both jerseys to the games.    Especially at the start of the spring season it can be very cold at games.  Please arrive 45mins prior to your kick-off.  This allows plenty of time for the kids to get set, warm-up and be ready to play.

If for some reason your son/daughter cannot attend your game please give your coach as much advance notice as possible.  He/she can then look into finding extra players so the team has enough players for the game.  We typically have smaller roster sizes so that on game days the kids get to play.  Of course we understand emergencies happen that we cannot be prepare for.

4.  Training Schedule

Next week we start out at Prestonwood Fields  (Week of March 4th)

10's 

Tuesday         WRAL (Durham Bulls)   4.30-6.00pm
Thursday        Prestonwood (Field 2)   4.45-6.15pm

9's

Wednesday   Prestonwood (Girls Field 1, Boys Field 2)  4.45-6.15pm
Friday           WRAL (Durham Bulls)    4.30-6.00pm

** Please note the later start/end time for the Prestonwood sessions.

As always should you have questions or concerns please don't hesitate to contact me.

We look forward to an enjoyable spring season. 

Happy Thursday

YTS Families,

I hope you are all well.  There is a great deal of information in this post so please read it closely.

Rosters

For the most part rosters have been updated.  Please understand at anytime we can move a player from one team to another.  We will continue to track the progress of all players during the course of our spring season.  Please don't feel the need to contact our staff with regards to this process as we will contact you if we feel the need.  We certainly appreciate your cooperation with this.

Spring Game Schedules

Game schedules can be found by clicking on this link http://www.ncchampionsleague.com/

Once on the NCCL homepage on the left you will see the tab for your age group.  Once you have clicked this you will see your team schedule.

We do our best with the schedules to try and split home and away games.  It doesn't always work out perfectly but that is always the goal. 

You will notice on Sunday March the 10th there are no CASL YTS teams that have a game scheduled.   We will do something a bit different March 10th.  The details are below:

U9 Girls 2.15-4.00pm  Baker Roofing
U9 Boys 2.15-4.00pm Fairway A  (Will move to Baker if grass is closed)

U10 Girls 4.00-5.45pm Baker Roofing
U10 Boys 4.00-5.45pm Fairway B (Will move to Baker if grass is closed)

Players able to attend should wear a soccer jersey of their choice with black shorts and socks. 
For the assigned times above on the field locations listed above the AGC's will run a technical warm-up and will run a 4v4 tournament.  This is something a bit different for the players and should be a fun day.  Again there are no scheduled NCCL games for Sunday March 10th.

You will notice on Sunday May 12th there are no CASL YTS teams that have games scheduled.  We are planning an event for the afternoon of May 12th.  I will send something out about this in the near future.


Training Schedule

I know we have communicated on several occasions about the spring training schedule.  Below is the schedule for the remainder of the spring season. 

Feb 4th- Last week of indoor training sessions.  I hope the players have enjoyed the training sessions even if parents have not enjoyed driving over to Netsports twice a week.  

Here we go.....

Week of February 11th- February 25th

10's Tuesday 4.30-6.00pm    Stadium (WRAL)
       Thursday 4.30-6.00pm   Eurosport  (WRAL)

9's  Wednesday 4.30-6.00pm   Eurosport (WRAL)
       Friday 4.30-6.00pm          Stadium  (WRAL)

Week of March 4th- May 6th 

10's  Tuesday 4.30-6.00pm  Stadium (WRAL)
        Thursday 4.45-6.15pm  Prestonwood  (High house Road, Cary)

9's   Wednesday 4.45pm-6.15pm   Prestonwood (High house Road, Cary)
        Friday 4.30-6.00pm   Stadium (WRAL)

** Please note training time at Prestonwood starts at 4.45pm.  Please do all you can to get out to Prestonwood for the delayed 4.45pm start time.

Tryouts

We are finalizing the details of tryouts for for the 2013-2014 season and once finalized I will get this information out.


Shoould you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me.

Paul

Happy Thursday

YTS Families,

As you are all aware we will no longer be training at Cedar Fork for the Spring season. Our new training location is Preston Wood. After further discussions we have made a decision to continue with the current plan with regards to using Preston Wood as our Cary based training location. We realize a major concern is getting to Preston Wood for a 4.30 start time. As a result we have elected to delay the start time for the sessions that will take place at Preston Wood. All Preston Wood sessions will start at 4.45pm and end at 6.15pm. Our hope is that this change in start time helps with the change in location. Of course we understand it is not perfect and will not satisfy everyone but it will make arriving on time for the start of the training session more realistic for more families.

We are looking to make changes to our program for the 2013-2014 season that we feel will eliminate such problems. We certainly hope you support this change and that we can all enjoy a productive spring season.

Thanks

Happy Wednesday

YTS Families,

Happy New Year.  I hope you all had a wonderful and safe holiday.  Below you will see some reminders and information about the upcoming Spring season.

Training Calender

Indoor Phase

Please remember our indoor training continues the week of Jan 14th.   These sessions are at Netsports. 

U9s – Wednesday 4.25-5.30pm and Friday 4.25-5.25pm

Wednesday session is all technical work Friday session is Futsal
U10s- Thursday 4.25-5.30pm and Friday 5.25-6.30pm
Thursday session is all technical work Friday session is Futsal

We are indoors the following weeks:

Jan 14th, 21st, 28th and Feb 4th.

Outdoor Phase 1

The week of February 11th we start outdoor training.  All of these sessions will be at WRAL and we will follow the schedule below:

U9's - Wednesday 4.30-6.00pm  (Field @ WRAL TBA)
            Friday 4.30-6.00pm (Durham Bulls/Stadium Field)

U10's-  Tuesday 4.30-6.00pm  (Durham Bulls/Stadium Field)
             Thursday 4.30-6.00pm (Field @ WRAL TBA)

Outdoor Phase 2

This is the stage that we are still finalizing.  We are still looking at alternatives to training at Preston Wood Fields (which are located in Cary).  I am hopeful we will be able to send out some further communication via team managers about the updated plan for this phase of training in terms of the specifics about location by the end of the week.  The times and days of these sessions will remain the same as the fall.   I certainly appreciate your patience as we work to create the best possible plan.

Game Dates

The current play date weekends for our spring season are listed below:

Sunday March 3rd
Sunday March 10th
Sunday March 17th
Sunday March 24th
Sunday April 7th
Sunday April 14th
Sunday April 21st
Sunday April 28th
Sunday May 5th

Time range for games on Sunday's is typically 1.00pm-6.00pm.As soon as schedules are released I will forward them to our team managers and coaches.  

I hope the informatiom above helps with your planning.

Should you have any questions or concerns please don't hesitate to contact me.

Paul