June 2018 Newsletter
SURF SUMMER CAMPS
This summer, we are excited to offer both an Advanced Skills Camp AND Finishing School for players age 8-14, with 2 weeks to choose from:

June 25-29 at Woodinville Sports Fields
July 23-27 at Ballinger Playfields


SPIRIT WEEK
In honor of the huge international soccer event kicking off next week, Greater Seattle Surf is going GLOBAL by inviting our players and staff to wear the jerseys of their favorite international soccer teams to training ALL WEEK  (June 11-15), even if that team is not heading to Russia! 

#WeAreSurf
Last weekend marked the beginning of the first ever Surf Leadership Program (SLP).  Coaches, staff, players, and parents participated in a full day of workshops with Executive Director Joe Hampson, Cletus Coffey from Positive Coaching Alliance, and GSS Sport Psychology Advisor Kevin Alschuler Ph. D. 

In the coming weeks, you will hear more about the valuable work that went into defining what the #WeAreSurf hashtag actually means and what skills we will all work on to bring this vision to life.
  
 STAY TUNED FOR MORE!
PLAYER SPOTLIGHT
At the age of 12, Deniz Muhittinoglu (B05A) has already served as a referee in over 125 youth soccer matches. This year, Deniz was the youngest referee working at the Washington Youth Soccer (WYS) State Cup, including semifinal and final matches. 

READ MORE  about Deniz and his dreams of becoming a professional referee!

STATE CUP WRAP UP
Congratulations to all of our teams on their WA State Cup successes. Click
here for the full list of GSS teams that advanced in their groups.

Additional kudos to G04A, G03A, & G00A for accepting their invitations to the US Youth Soccer Far West Regionals in Honolulu later this month. We are all excited for you and look forward to cheering you on the @RoadtoTX!





COACH OF THE MONTH MAY 2018
Congratulations to  An Nuon, interim Director of Coaching, on being named Greater Seattle Surf's Coach of the Month for May.

"An is a true asset to the club and has stepped up in a big way over the last few months," says Executive Director Joe Hampson. "He really exemplifies our new focus on being enthusiastic, intentional, and together."

THANK YOU, AN!

#SURFPROUD

Julianna Barker  (G03A) won the Kingco Championships for the  Womens 4A 100m hurdles  and qualified for the District tournament in 300m hurdles.

Alexi Huffman (G02A) Placed 8th in the 3A Girls State Tennis Doubles Championships as a sophomore, after going undefeated thru her high school league and in the regular season.

Cameron Dunn (G05A) set a school record at Brier Terrace Middle School for 7th grade shot put (30'0") while placing 1st at the Sno-King League Middle School Track and Field Championships

Anirudh Rajesh (B06B) placed 5th at the  2018 Washington State Elementary Chess Championship  in the 6th grade division.

Rachel Reitz (G06A) had a successful 3-1 finish with the Washington Youth Soccer EPD team in the Portland Timbers Friendship Cup last month.

Erica Swift (G03A) took 2nd place in the Kingo Championships for the Womens 4A Triple Jump , 9th place in the WIAA State Track and Field for Womens 4A Triple Jump ,  and qualified for the District tournament in the 4x400m relay.

Julianna Barker, Kaelyn Fernandez, Natalie Hawkins, Eden Iyal, & Callaway Knutson  (G03A)
were selected to  attend the 2018 US Youth Soccer  ODP West Region Camp  at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. They were chosen by the West Region ODP Coaching staff to attend.

London Fenster, Sebastian Gomez, Caleb Hirata, Sam Jensen, & Ryan Locke (B06DA) and Eduardo Rocha & Taeus Jones (B04DA) were all invited to join the Sounders Discovery Program .

Rachel Reitz (G06A) had a successful 3-1 finish with the Washington Youth Soccer EPD team in the Portland Timbers Friendship Cup last month.

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UPCOMING EVENTS
JUNE
June 11-15- SPIRIT WEEK- Wear international soccer  jerseys to Surf trainings
June 18-24- USYS Far West Regionals (G04A, G03A, G00A)
June 21- Team Representatives Meeting, 5:45-6:45pm, Woodinville HS Cafeteria
June 25-29- SURF SUMMER CAMP at Woodinville Sports Fields
June 28-  GSS Annual Meeting, time and location TBD

JULY

July 23-27- SURF SUMMER CAMP at Ballinger Playfields

July 23-29- USYS National Championships

July 26-August 7- Surf Cup

 

AUGUST
August 14- Tema Manager Training Night/ Prep for RCL Season, 6-7pm @Surf Office
August 16- #WeAreSurf Family Night- Details TBD