Turf Times, October 20, 2022

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Fall may be coming to a close but we are not finished with soccer in 2022.

We have two more weekends left in the Fall Season. Each match is an opportunity to get better and showcase what is being learned. Make the most of them.

Coaches are going to be making themselves available over the next week to discuss your child's progress in the program. Please be sure to schedule a time with your coach. It is important to understand what the coaches expectation are and any advice he has to offer. The feedback will help parents better observe their player during the match. One can see from a coaches lens what we look for during play. In most cases, goals in the back of the net will not be the advice you will receive. Goals are just the bi-product of good play.

After the Fall Season, we have reserved time at a local school to begin indoor play in November and December the style of play is called futsal. More information below.

We are going to see some chilly training sessions over the next couple weeks. Let's come prepared and dressed appropriately so we can focus on finishing the season strong!

Indoor Training Schedule

You can find our schedule for 2023 Winter Indoor Training below. The schedule is also posted online on our website, https://www.saa-online.com/training. Working with the available times at the Sports Center we tried to keep times as consistent as possible. The schedule begins January 9.

No training on:

January 16 - MLK Day

February 20 - President’s Day

February 27-March 2 - Schaumburg High School Tryouts (Late HS Boys training is on)

We will load the schedule to TeamSnap, however, training occurs twice a week. The purpose is to keep the kids sharp in their skills during the winter. The hour sessions go very quick so it is important for the kids to jump on and off the field. Please arrive in time for the session ready to play. This means players are in their soccer boots with a ball at their feet.

In case you are new to the facility, the Schaumburg Sports Center has a turf field like the fields we play on at Olympic Park. Players can bring water to drink on the field. Gatorade and other non-water drinks are not good for the turf if they are spilled. Since we only train for one hour, water is adequate. We will follow up if there are any other facility rules we have to follow.

The facility address is 1141 W Irving Park Rd, Schaumburg, IL 60193

Club Winter Futsal

Last month, I sent out a survey on what the families would like to do for winter play. 95% of you chose indoor futsal as a preferred option. The other 5% stated they would most likely not be participating due to other sports.

We have dates and times reserved for November and December. This time will be used to familiarize the players with the game. The sessions will be a mix of skill training and game play. The November and December sessions will be covered by club funds. The dates and times we have reserved are as follows:

Times: 7-9PM

November 9, 15, 16, 29, 30

December 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21

The indoor facility is John Muir Literacy Academy located at 1973 Kensington Ln, Hoffman Estates

IMPORTANT: To participate in the November and December sessions, you have to sign up. Please enter your information and we will use this to assign your player to a time and dates. Each session will be 60 minutes long.

In January, we will receive our days and times from the school district. These sessions will be made up of intra club games. You do not have to participate in Nov/Dec sessions to be a part of the games we start in January, however, we strongly encourage you participate in Nov/Dec. There will be a fee for the club league. More information to come on the January league once we have a location and can put a budget together.

Lost and found

There are many things that the players leave behind after training or matches. Most of it gets picked up by the park district and put into a lost and found. If you lose something and your coach or teammates did not pick up, you can check with the park district. Go to each of the concession stands at the park and see if they have your lost item behind the counter.

We have several pieces that are in the equipment lockbox. Click the link below to see if any of these items belong to you. If items are not claimed by October 29, we will be donating the garments. Let your coach know if an item belongs to you and you can get it next training session. LOST AND FOUND ITEMS

Players Needed

We are always working to grown the club. Our club members make the best advertisers for our club. We are a couple players short of creating a U12 Girls team and a U13 Boys team. Please encourage any players that you think can play at the club level to come and see what our club is about. Any interested players will be invited to a training session where they can run with our teams and parents can ask questions.

Please have any interested families contact me via email at Jose@SCUsoccer.com

Picture of the Month

We have two U10 Boys teams in the club. This Fall season they played in the same division so they had to play against one another. The match was a very good back and forth contest. Having multiple teams at an age group is great for future team growth to 9v9 and 11v11. The future looks good for these boys. In the end, the club won. This group of boys look great in their pink Breast Cancer Awareness shirts!

Great Job Boys!!!

#WeAreUNITED

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