SAA Club Soccer News
Vol. 1, No. 4, Nov 25, 2021
What's inside
  • DOC View
  • Club Goals Status
  • Questionnaire
  • FMSC Event
  • Jr Academy is here!
  • Get Your Spiritwear
  • Picture of the Week

Next Issue:
  • Indoor League info
  • Indoor training update
  • High School Boys Showcase
DOC View

The holidays are here and life just gets more hectic. Soccer has not slowed down after the Fall Season. We continue to keep the players active as they prepare for the Spring Season.

This issue of Turf Times has a little bit of something for everyone. Be sure to check out the Spiritwear we just released. There is something for everyone with two new designs, described below, on pieces that we all wear.

Its nice to receive but twice as nice to give. We have our first club community event of the year coming up. We will be visiting the Feed My Starving Children organization to help pack food for the cause. I hope the season brings us in numbers.

You should have received a mid year player assessment for your child. Please take time to review with your player. You can respond to the review to ask questions and your coach and/or I will provide more information.

Along with the goals we set for players and teams, we continue to focus on our Club goals. Please be sure to help build our club by providing feedback in the Post-Fall Questionnaire.

I hope you are able to get a few days of downtime with the people that matter most to you. Happy Thanksgiving!!
Important Dates
  • 11/22-25 No training for Thanksgiving
  • 11/29 Indoor Training Resumes
  • 12/3-5 HS Boys Showcase Tournament
  • 12/20-1/6 No training for Holidays
  • 1/6 FMSC Event
  • 1/10 Indoor Training Resumes
  • 1/17 MLK Day Camp (more to come)
  • 2/21 Presidents Day Camp (more to come)
  • 2/28-3/3 No Training
  • 3/13 Spring Match Scheduling begins
  • 3/24 Indoor Training Ends
  • 3/28 Spring Outdoor Training begins
  • 4/9 Spring Season Begins
  • Tryouts for 2022-23 Season
  • 3/30 Memorial Day Tourney - All Teams
  • 6/13 Spring Season Ends
Links
Club Goals Status

Questionnaire: At the end of last season, we provided club members a questionnaire. We learned a lot from those that provided great feedback. A lot was accomplished in half a season. I would like to confirm we are on the right path and concerns or suggestions for improvement are always heard. I will continue to use the questionnaire to gather this information.

For this mid season questionnaire, I promise it is brief. There are a a couple questions and a few optional open spots for you to provide your thoughts. I read and value every response we get. Please take a moment to provide information in this SURVEY
When you get a chance to look at the spiritwear, one of the designs include our club shield supported by words that give us the foundation of our purpose at the club. Words like Community, One Club, Character, Pride and Growth are among many words that we want our players to value. To make them worth something we have to provide examples.

In January, the club will send volunteers to hand-pack meals in support of Feed My Starving Children. I hope to see you at the event. Please signup below. We will contact everyone with more information once we know what numbers we have. Read the signup sheet for any restrictions.

Day: Thursday, January 6
Time: 7:00-8:45

JUNIOR ACADEMY HAS LAUNCHED
We have started a new chapter in Sports Club United with the launch of Junior Academy. Our soccer community in Schaumburg has many needs that I believe will be suppoted by our Junior Academy. From 4 year old players to 14 year old 8 graders, we will provide the basic technical development required for a give age group and player ability.

I have to begin by explaining benefits to our club. This year, we were not able to add over 40 candidates to our club because they did not meet minimal standards. Our program will help players, that have asperations to play club, gain the technique needed to play in a competitive environement.

We have hundreds of players in SAA Recreational soccer. Every soccer players aspirations do not include playing club soccer. This does not mean they do not want to be the best soccer player they can be. Junior Academy will train the technique similar to that taught with the club environment. Rec players in the 7 and 8 grade want to play high school ball. Junior Academy will help prepare them for the fast paced, competitive play that comes with the pressure of playing for your high school. Our hope is that Junior Academy will help make thier play in high school more enjoyable and the high schools will benefit from a higher standard of play.

Special thank you to the Board members who worked with the SAA Executive Board and SAA Recreational Board members to get this approved for our club. You can learn more about Junior Academy on our web site at https://www.saa-online.com/jracademy Please be an ambasador for our club and share this information. Feel free to email me with any questions not answered by the site. Jose@SCUsoccer.com
GET YOUR SPIRITWEAR
HERE BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS! Get your spiritwear for fun, get it for gifts. You have to order in the next week, before November 30, so a consolidated club order can be placed and delivered by December 17.
All Spiritwear can be viewed and purchased directly through European Sports at https://www.europeansports.com/#/clubs/scusaa
Who We Are: This design has many of the words and sayings that represent what our club is all about: One Club, Character, Community, Leave a Legacy, Pride, Schaumburg Athletic Association, Respect, Encouragement, Effort, Hard Work, Pride, Commitment, Growth, Consistency, and Vision. The club shield is proudly displayed supported by all of these words.
This modern looking design is simple and trendy. Accented by the name "UNITED", the design will look great on everyone.
UNITED PARENTS: Help Needed

We started the year emphasizing communications within the club. Our ability to communicate effectively involves a lot of effort by a few. To help us with the effort, we heavily depend on the role of a UNITED PARENT from every team. We have a few teams that still require a UP representative. Please contact Sarah.Grossman@SAA-Online.com.

The role is an important one for coaches and the Board. A United Parent helps relay inquires the parents have. Many inquires go unaddressed timely without this interaction. The team rep is also a great help in communicating the specifics of our weekly matches.

U10 Boys Red, U12, and U13 Boys still require a representative. Also, all new high school boy teams also require a United Parent. Please let Sarah or Jose know if you have more questions on the responsibilities of the role.
Picture of the Week
This weeks picture comes from the U16 girls. The U16 girls went on a weekend trip tournament in Wisconson last month. The work put into coordinating an away tournament can include many hours worth of gathering info from parents, giving the tourney the info they need and other logistical tasks like hotels. This work usually falls on parent volunteers. The parents from the U16 girls get picture of the week. All the work pays off for the players and the parents in the end.

Thanks to Chrisy and all the parents of the U16 girls that helped with the weekend event!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!
#WeAreUNITED
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