Red Barons Update

Practices this week are on Tuesday & Wednesday at 6pm, at Harvest Community Church, and this should pretty much be our practice schedule for the rest of the season. I'd also like to have a quick 10 minute coach/parent meeting on Tuesday (August 28th), at the beginning of practice. We were going to do this last Tuesday but we only had two parents who were able to stick around.

Just a reminder, our practices will go until 7:15pm, at least until we start running out of daylight. If we ever wrap practice up early or if any of the boy's ride hasn't arrived, we will NOT leave without making sure all of the boys have been picked up. Please give me a heads up if someone else, out of the ordinary, will be picking your son up. If anything seems fishy, I probably won't let your child go, which could cause an inconvenience for you, me and the person is picking up your child. :-)

Last Thursday, there was concern of conflicts with Back to School Nights. Our team is spread out over two or more schools and, as far as I know, we only have a conflict on Wednesday with Shiven & Tommy's school. Dorothy Fox has their Back to School Night on Thursday so we're good there.

We were going to cancel Wednesday's practice but if we're still going to have 4 boys, I'd like to practice. Minwoo will be joining us for his first practice of the year and this would be a great opportunity to work with him and our two newest players to get them up to speed. Please let me know, ASAP, if there are any other boys who can't make Wednesday's practice. 

On another note, games will be starting on September 8th and I have posted the schedule on our blog, on the top right hand side (under the links section). Please be aware, they are still working on these schedules and they might change. It would be a good idea to check back, from time to time, especially before an upcoming game.

I have also posted the snack schedule, right under the game schedule link.

Thanks Everyone!
Ben Yung
360-904-6380

Red Barons Update

The Fall soccer season is upon us! The Mini-Camp is in session (Monday-Thursday from 6-7:30pm) and there is only one week left (August 13^th -16^th). I would strongly encourage all of the boys to participate in this camp. As I've mentioned before, it's a great kickoff to the season and gets the kids warmed up and ready to go.

There is a tournament coming up, next Saturday, on the 18^th. Please let me know, ASAP, if your son would be interested in playing and if you're going to be in town. If we have enough interest, we'll get signed up. This tournament is a great opportunity for me to see where our strengths and weaknesses are so we know what to work on, over the next two or three weeks, before our first officeial game. The cost is typicaly around $25 per kid, depending on how many we have participating. Here's some information:  http://www.vusatimbers.com/kohlscup/index_E.html

Our roster is now complete and we'd like to welcome our two newest players – Owen Liss & Konan Figueroa. We're so excited to have you guys playing with us this Fall! Please see our full roster below:

Tommy Martinez
Shivon Friedeman
Evan Yung
Konan Figueroa
Minwoo Dang
Owen Liss

At this point, everyone should be working on the following items, if you haven't taken care of them already:

1) Each child needs a uniform. If you don't have one yet, it can be purchased at Glory Days Sports in Camas. Glory Days also carries shorts, shin-guards, sweatshirts, caps, etc. The uniforms must be the CW Mini uniforms with the blue/white reversible shirt.

2) The boys will need shin-guards and I would strongly suggest that they have their own (size 3) ball so they have one to practice with, warm up with before games and for practicing at home. There have also been some used uniforms available at 360 Threads (formally ClothsTime) in Camas, in the past. It might be worth calling and checking with them first if you're interested in saving a few bucks. You might also check with your Camas-Washougal friends or do a quick post on facebook to see if anyone has one laying around. You'd be surprised how many are floating around out there, not being used.

Practices - I'm planning on starting out with two practices per week at Harvest Community Church (behind Dorothy Fox Elementary). Practices will last about an hour - maybe a little longer if we're working on something and we need a few minutes to finish up. So...I think we're going to try for Tuesday & Thursday evenings at 6pm and we'll probably start on Tuesday, August 21st, after the Mini-Camp. If we're going to participate in the upcoming tournament, we'll start earlier and skip the last day of Mini-camp.

Volunteers - to ensure the best experience for our children, I would like parents to help out in any way they can. Obviously, some of you will be more available than others but I need someone who can take pictures of the boys at games and practices, someone to line fields when necessary, someone who can organize a snack and drink schedule and someone who can organize the end of year party, trophies, etc. Also, I always appreciate it when parents are willing to get out on the field with us at practice time. It helps the kids learn and also gives me the opportunity to get to know you better. Please let me know how you would like to help, preferably before our first practice, so I can announce any additional needs for help.

I'm sure there is much more to tell you so please be on the look-out for more emails. At our first practice, we'll start out with a quick meeting with the kids, parents & coaches to get things organized.
Thank you in advance for your help and support. It's going to be an amazingly fun Fall season for all of us!

Ben Yung
360-904-6380