Your BUSC CBAA Soccer Newsletter

Press from the Pitch

Hello Soccer Friends!

The end of our Spring season is upon us. We started of with some very soaking weather that included snow. It led to some trying schedule changes, but it did not dampen anyone's spirits! Thank you to everyone for your patience and understanding as we faced the challenges of Mother Nature this season. Thank you to our extraordinary schedulers in our soccer office!

A big highlight of 2017 was the thrill of opening our very own Indoor Training Center! After a seven year search, we found a solution right in Buckingham Township. The total space is 5400 square feet. It houses a conference room, an office, a waiting room with closed circuit TV and 3600 square feet of turf! We were able to give a preview to our IM Coaches during their preseason educational clinic. We were also able to offer indoor time to our travel teams at Buckingham United. Our Lil' Bucks 2-4 year old program held it's weekly sessions there all this spring.Over the summer, we hope to put on the finishing touches of adding a fresh coat of paint, organize, and search for office furniture, storage and conference room needs. We will be offering sponsorship opportunities very soon. If you have a business or know of someone interested in sponsoring, please contact soccer@cbaasports.org.

We have lots of updates and news to share in this newsletter that includes information from all of our programs! Be on the look out for the return of Pick up Soccer Nights at Herbst!

Please don't hesitate to reach out to me or anyone on our committee with ideas, feedback or concerns. Thank you for your continued support in your child's soccer program!

Sincerely,

Becky Barlow

President CBAA - Buckingham United Soccer

Upcoming Deadlines:

Summer Camp Registration(June 2 for discount) & Soccer for Soldiers (May 31)! Details are included below.

What's happening at Herbst Sports Complex?

Herbst Sports Complex is owned and operated by Central Bucks Athletic Association. It is home to Summer Basketball, CB Lightning Lacrosse as well as all of the programs within Buckingham United/CBAA Soccer.

We partnered with Shearon Turf Management over 2 years ago to help us improve our fields at the complex. Over the past year, the CBAA Executive board has been working with our partners at Shearon Sports to develop a Master Plan for a major improvement project and redesign of the complex.

One major milestone was the drilling of a well in April. This well will provide irrigation to our fields. We will be unveiling details and drawings soon! What a great way to celebrate serving our community for 45 years in 2018!

We have posted tons of pictures from the season. Our players and fans are not shy when it come to the Paparazzi Please continue to share your great team and player moments on our social media sites by tagging us! You may also send any photos you'd like to share to photos@cbaasports.org

Photojournalists - Have a story and photos to share? Send it in!

Intramural Spring Season

CBAA Intramural / Rec Program

Our CBAA IM/REC Soccer program has had a fun season once again. Our season began with our Kickoff Festival that celebrated the players in a very exciting way. The event has many soccer related activities including 1 hour sessions with professional trainers. This year, due to the wet beginning of our Spring, we improvised by having some creative sessions on the Herbst Basketball Courts! Our friends from the Union brought many giveaways as well as their inflatables for some great action with friends.Our Food trucks were a big hit once again.

Spring Kick off Festival Photos

The Spring season concludes June 11th. Fall 2017 IM/REC Registration opens June 7th! www.cbaasports.org

TOPSoccer

Our TOPSoccer program has grown in 10 short years! We are so proud to be one of only fifteen clubs offering this program in Eastern Pennsylvania. This program started at CBAA through the inspiration of a Senior Project by a CB East graduate. The program is offered free to families. The program is unique as it requires one-to-one coaching for each participant.

Last year, Josh Isaacsohn and Troy Czapor combined forces to lead this program for CBAA Soccer. Both are certified teachers and coach within our Buckingham United Travel Soccer program.

Photos and Facebook

Soccer 4 Soldiers June 10th!

Charity Street Soccer Tournament at Herbst

Soccer 4 Soldiers! Gather up your friends and create a 4v4 team at the upcoming Soccer 4 Soldiers Event! It's a community event that is fun for all ages and supports our service men and women. CBAA is proud to host this great event at our Herbst Sports Complex.

Mentor Program / Junior Coaches

Mentor Program- Junior Coaches

Our Junior Coach/Mentoring Program began only 4 years ago with three 9th grade soccer players who simply wanted to give back to our younger players. We now boast over 25 Junior Coaches in our program.

You will find our Junior Coaches at all three of our main programs- TOPSoccer, Intramural and Buckingham United. Many have also taken the certification course to become a licensed professional referee. All of our Junior Coaches receive volunteer hours and recognition for their service. They are an amazing group of individuals making a HUGE difference at their club.

Graduation is nearing for our several of our Junior Coaches. Recently, three of our seniors were recognized at CB East HS for their service. Barney Armor, Erik Barlow and Halle Brennan all received awards for their service and dedication as Junior Coaches who made a difference in many lives on and off the soccer fields.

We wish them all the best of luck in college and hope they come back to visit us soon.

Interested in becoming a Junior Coach? Read more about the Mentoring Program.

Phila Union

Club Night at the Phila Union with 145 friends!

Our Annual Club night at the Phila Union was held on May 20th. Eleven players from TOPSoccer, CBAA IM and Buckingham United were chosen to represent our club as Player Escorts for the Colorado Rapids. Special thanks to Faye Delorenzo for organizing our awesome tailgate and player experience. A huge shout-out also goes to April Masterson and Craig Paterno who were our chaperones as well as photo-journalists!

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Guest Journalist April Masterson

Our annual Club Night at the Union was a success! The weather cooperated and everyone enjoyed a great game with the Union beating the Colorado Rapids 2-1! Thanks to all who came out!

Our escorts did us proud – from the excitement of the crowd, to walking on to the field with the players and experiencing the flags and national anthem on Military Appreciation Night – they soaked it all in and enjoyed every minute! One of our players was even paired up with Tim Howard!! It was a very cool experience - A big thank you to the Union and CBAA/BUSC for the opportunity!

Be sure to share your photos on our social media pages or send to photos@cbaasports.org Check out our photos of this event!

Team of the Week

Phila Union 90th Minute Radio Show

What a really cool experience for the Buckingham United 2006 Blue Team! The team represented Buckingham United at the Philadelphia Union Radio Show at Dave and Buster's in May. They all received Union t-shirts, autographs from Keegan Rosenberry, food and game cards to play in the arcade after the show.
Check out some great photos

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Our programs continue to grow, as does our volunteer needs. Would you like to get more involved in your child's soccer program? Do you have a talent to share? We can always use help!

Intramural

Intramural Junior Division Coordinator - Assist the committee and office staff with the U05-U10 age groups.

Intramural Senior Division Coordinator- Assist the committee and office staff with the U12-U19 age groups.

Buckingham United

League Delegate Committee- Attend various meetings on behalf of the club as the liaison to our club.

Our Youngest Players

Lil' Bucks, Our 2-4 year old program

Our Lil' Bucks program is bursting at the seams with aspiring young players full of energy. Bree Benedict heads up this program in the Fall, Winter and Spring.Shae McCarty was added as a trainer this past Spring.

See some photos from recent sessions

Our Buckingham United Annual Fundraiser

Bimbo B-Active March into Cups 2017

Thank you to EVERYONE for another successful tournament! It was truly an "all hands on deck" event.

Mexico - Did you know that our tournament sends the U12 Top Bracket winners to play Mexico at the Talen Energy Stadium? Bimbo arranges for the teams enjoy an overnight stay in Philly that includes meals and a friendly game.

Sponsors - A huge shoutout goes to our Lead Sponsor @Bimbo, Gold and Sliver Sponsors whose signs and banners are proudly hung at our Herbst Sports Complex. Thank you to all of our local advertisers who contributed to our Tournament AdBook!

Check out some great pictures!