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February
8, 2008 | |
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| ASA
Families,
 Greetings
from the Arlington Soccer Association. We hope this
finds you doing well and looking forward to the spring soccer
season.
The ASA has some special events coming up for
players, coaches and
parents. Check out the information below
on these exciting opportunities.
The Spring Soccer Season starts April 12 for the U8 and
above and April 19 for U6 and U7. See details
below.
For the latest
happenings and all the Arlington Soccer news, visit the ASA
website (www.arlingtonsoccer.com). | |
 FOR PLAYERS:
- Girls Only! Indoor Soccer
Camp
Female players in the 2nd - 7th
Grades
Monday,
Feb. 18 at the Gunston
Bubble
- School's Out Soccer
Camp
Boys & Girls in the 2nd - 5th
Grades
Thursday & Friday, March 6 & 7 at Va.
Highlands Field
- Spring Break Soccer
Camp
Boys & Girls in the 2nd - 5th
Grades
Monday - Friday, March 17 - 21 at Gunston
MS
See www.arlingtonsoccer.com for
more information and to register for these events.
Also - Check out the ASA Summer
Soccer Camp
Program! |
FOR PARENTS:
The
ASA is offering an informal course for all parents of
youth soccer players.
 Everything
You Always Wanted to Know
About Soccer . . . but were afraid to
ask!
Come learn the rules of the game, the skills and
strategies player's need and other interesting facts about the
world's greatest game.
 Wednesday, April
16th
6:30pm at the Langston Brown Community
Center
- Tuesday, April 22nd
6:30pm at the Walter
Reed Community Center
Sessions will contain the same
information.
All parents are welcome to
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FOR COACHES:
 Are you a coach now or do you
want to coach?
ASA's Coaching Education Program
offers classes, clinics and help at practices for all levels
of coaches, from novices to advanced.
ASA Technical Director Bob Bigney
works with ASA coaches in Arlington and Falls
Church. Coaching clinics are free, open to all, and
designed for all ASA coaching levels.
Topics for the spring coaching
clinics include:
- 10 Great
Soccer Activities to do in a Small Space
- Teaching your Players to
Defend
- Using a Scrimmage to Teach Soccer
Skills and Tactics
- Running a Practice your Players will
Love!
Look for more
information, dates and locations on these coaching clinics
coming soon.
The ASA and the Virginia Youth
Soccer Association are also offering three coaching classes in
Arlington this Spring:
Sign-up to receive Coaches
Corner, coach Bob Bigney's newsletter, to receive the
latest news.
If you're not receiving the Coaches Corner, enter your
email address below. Make sure to check "Team coach or
co-coach" on the sign-up form.
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SPRING SCHEDULE
- U8 and Above -- First
games: April 12, Saturday
U8 and above will play on 8
Saturdays - April 12 - June 7.
No games on Memorial
Day Weekend.
June 14 is rain date.
 U6
and U7 -- First games: April 19,
Saturday
U6 and U7 will play on 7
Saturdays - April 19 - June 7- with one game on a
Sunday..
No games on Memorial Day Weekend.
June 14 is rain date.
Registration is open for the
following neighborhood clubs:
Registration will open soon for all
clubs.
Go to On-Line Registration - ASA
Soccer Clubs
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OTHER NEWS
 Arlington Spring Invitational
Tournament (ASIST)
Hosted by the Arlington Travel
Soccer Club over two weekends this March.
Top boys
teams from around the country will be playing on the weekend
of March 1-2, while girls play the following weekend, March
7-9.
Check out the ASIST
website.
Winter
Soccer
 Free, open soccer at W & L High
School
Three more Sundays - Feb 9, 16 & 23
· 12:30 - 2:00
u9 - u10 players
· 2:00 -
3:30 u11 - u12
players
· 3:30 -
4:30 u13 - u15
players
· 4:30 -
6:00 u16 - u19 players
Check
out Winter Soccer
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