Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Shalrie Joseph and Zack Schilawski visit YTS


The New Enland Revolution of the MLS has spent the last 10 days training in the triangle area. MLS All-Star Shalrie Joseph and rookie and former CASL player Zack Schilawski took time out to visit CASL and YTS on Monday.

Friday, March 12, 2010

8 vs. 8 Pool Game, Sunday

Below is the list of two boys teams and 1 girls teams that have been selected to participate in the 8 vs. 8 games that are to be held on Sunday afternoon at 5:30.
This game is in addition to the other game that He/she will be playing on Sunday. Below is the list of players and field assignments for each team. Again, this is the first of several pool games that we will be selecting for.

Game #1-Boys Red Team
Durham Bulls (Stadium)#A
1)Gabe Meyer
2)John White
3)Tyler Downing
4)Ryan Gates
5)Ashton Crowder
6)Colton Pleasants
7)Joey Daly
8)Brighton Boshart
9)Jalen Duran
10)Jake Steinberg
11)Michael Hoff
12)Connor Hoke

Game #2-Boys Grey Team
Durham Bulls (Stadium) #B
1)Owen Perez
2)Daniel Wu
3)Elliot Guillet
4)Kishan Patel
5)Cameron Boch
6)Zach Mason
7)Colton Howell
8)Aaron Teal
9)Jackson Bronack
10)Chandler Cree
11)Thomas Petrutcione
12)Jack Trathen

Game #3-Girls Red Team
BCBS Field #5-A
1)Hannah Ziegler
2)Kaitlyn Bouck
3)Grace Wagner
4)Brianna Pendergraft
5)Kendall Augsburg
6)Lucy Krueger
7)Chloe Hasund
8)Kate Hampton
9)Carter Cooper
10)Grace Densmore
11)Ashley Skinner
12)Kendall Thompson

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

YTS Weekly Update 3/9/10

We had a beautiful weekend of soccer after a rainy week. From the reports it sounds like there was a little rust but otherwise the games were good. The reports are coming in a little slower then normal as we are all getting back into the swing of things. A couple of things for you to know...

-Training:
Tuesday, 10's: 4:30 Stadium
Wednesday, 9's: 4:30 Cedar Fork
Thursday, 10's: 4:30 Cedar Fork
Friday, 9's: 4:30 Stadium

-8 vs. 8 Games-
I will post these teams on Friday before practice. There will be two teams of boys and 1 team of girls. The coaching staff will chose these teams based on their work in training and last weekends games. The majority of the teams will be U10 players.

Have a great week.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

YTS Weekly Update 10/9/10

Parents,
It has been a tough winter for soccer and we really appreciate your patience and ability to adapt to an ever-changing schedule. I hope that soon we will be back on our normal rotation of WRAL/Cedar Fork but until then we will do everything we can to get these kids playing and training.

Our agreement with the NetSports complex was supposed to run out after last week. I have put a call in to see if we are able to get indoors again this week and will let you know ASAP about this. In the meantime, we are scheduled to practice outdoors at Cedar Fork on Wednesday (u9's) and Thursday (u10's), Tuesday and Fridays will remain at WRAL.

No decisions have been made as of 1:30 today, Tuesday regarding U10 YTS. Please check the weather hotline.

-The Champions League Schedule (http://ncchampionsleague.com/) is posted so please check out your team's schedule. Games begin on March 7th.

-The Greenville Tournament scheduled for May 7th and 8th is TBD right now and I will have an answer for you by the end of the month.

-Thank you all for your patience.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Weekly Update: 1/26/10

Parents,
Happy New Year. We are slowly getting back to our normal YTS schedule and I wanted to get a note to get you all to touch base with you and get you all some information.

Training:
-We will continue our winter training schedule for the next two weeks, the schedule is as follows:

Tuesday: U10's, 4:30-6, WRAL-Centex Turf Fields
Wednesday: U9's, 4:15-5:30, NetSports-Cary
Thursday: U10's, 4:15-5:30, NetSports-Cary
Friday: U9's, 4:30-6, WRAL-Centex Turf

North Meck Tournament
The Schedule for the North Meck Tournament is supposed to come out today. The boys play on Saturday, February 6th and the girls play on Sunday, February 7th. If you haven't gotten your head shot to your team manager, please do so. The goal and purpose of this event is to play some new competition in a different environment. There is no champion of this event, it is just two games and then we all go home.

Spring Schedule:
The spring schedule will likely be out by the end of next week. What I can tell you are the dates. The schedule is 90% done but we need a little time to make sure it all works.

The dates are as follows:
March 7th: Start of Season
March 14th, 21st, 28th: Games
April 11th, 18th, 25th: Games
May 2nd, 9th: Games
May 16th: Last games of the year

Look forward to seeing everyone out on the field.

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

YTS Weekly Update 12/22/09


This will be the final entry in what has been a very successful YTS year. Watching the players over the past few weeks I see big improvements in each player that has participated and I hope that this continues in 2010.

There are a few final things to discuss before the end of the year...

-The first is sad news that Coach Elizabeth McNally will be leaving the YTS program and entering into the police academy. Liz was wonderful throughout the season and we thank her for her work with the entire YTS group. There will be a new coach in place before we begin practice in January.

-I have looked into an opportunity to play pre-season games this winter and am excited to announce that each YTS team will be participating in the North Meck Soccer Festival.

(http://www.northmecksoccer.org/home/default.asp?menu_category=Tournaments)

This tournament is a one day event that will have each of our YTS teams playing 2 games. The boys play on Saturday, February 6th and the girls play on Sunday February 7th. This gives us all a chance to play games against unfamiliar opponents and it also is a one day tournament that cuts down on costs of hotels and food. I will be in touch with the managers who I will ask to register each team and collect the $260.00 fee (appx. $16.00 a player). Email to managers will follow.

-In cooperation with FC Cary, we are introducing a new program this spring to the league and YTS. There will be 3 or 4 weekends (decided at a later date) where, in addition to each YTS team playing their scheduled games, we will select 4 teams (2 boys and 2 girls) to play 8v8 games vs. FC Cary.

This is how it will work...

The Monday before the 8 vs. 8 weekends I will post a list with 4 teams (2boys, 2girls) composed of 10/11 players on each. The 8v8 games will be played at the end of the Sunday games. The players selected will play in both their team game and the 8 vs. 8 game. Coaches will obviously be aware of the players that will play two games in a day and substitute accordingly. These 8v8 teams will change each week, and no player is guaranteed a spot. This allows the coaching staff to bring in different players based on their development and their performances leading up to the selections. Some players may play in all of the 8 vs. 8 games, many will not.
This is another healthy competitive addition to YTS. My main concerns whenever introducing a new initiative are always based on the entire group. This 8v8 program is in-addition to YTS, and nothing will be taken away from any of the players that will not participate in these 8v8 games. My favorite part of this initiative is that we will be able to reward players each week, creating a healthy competition within our group. Lastly, every player in YTS will be eligible for these games. I will be including a select few U9's on these teams. These games will be included in the schedule when it is released.

I hope everyone has a great holiday season and wish everyone a Happy New Year. I will be in and out of the office and my computer so if there are issues that come up, be patient and I will get back to you as soon as I can. Thanks for all of your support and help in making this YTS program such a success.

Monday, December 7, 2009

YTS Weekly Update 12/7/09

Parents we have some important news about this week so please read carefully:
I sent an email out last week concerning YTS participation in the opening ceremony of the NCAA National Final this coming Sunday. Many of you had questions about tickets. Here's what you need to know:

-Your YTS player will get in FREE to a NCAA National Final and be on the field before the game. This is a great opportunity for them and I hope that you do everything you can as a family to get here.
-I have reserved 100 tickets for Sunday's game at the Will Call Office. They will be under "CASL YOUTH PLAYERS". Because your child needs to be at the field at 11:00am, which means you will be at the field at 11am, these tickets will be released for sale to the general public at 12 Noon. As soon as you get to the stadium go to Will Call to purchase your tickets.
-I have been assured that there will be tickets in addition to the 100 that we have allocated for us, so everyone who would like to be at the final will be able to get in.
-Tickets are $18.00 and will be CASH ONLY
-I will be at the entrance at 11am with the NCAA representative to get the kids their ticket and T-shirt. They will be given instructions from there.

YTS WINTER TRAINING STARTS BACK UP THIS WEEK!
Please remember note regarding practices at NetSports on Wednesday and Thursday. These sessions will begin at 4:15 and end at 5:30, get there as soon as you can.