Red Barons Update

We're all signed up and ready to go for this Saturday's Jamboree/Tournament. I don't have details or a schedule yet but it's going to be a lot of fun! As soon as I get information, I'll forward it on to you.

Practice this Friday (August 30th) - As you probably already know, our Thursday practice is cancelled this week because many of the kids have "back to school night". So...I am going hold a light practice on Friday evening, mainly to go over the new rules for U8, we need to make sure a the boys are ready to play the goalie position (which we've never played before) and I want to do a quick refresher and get ready for Saturday's tournament. The other teams will be ready to go and we've only had one good practice. Yikes!

I realize Friday is a tough day for some of you but we really need this practice. Please do your best to make sure your son is there and, if you've tried and it can't be arranged, I totally understand.

Future Practices - I keep getting asked if we're going to keep practicing on Thursday evenings at Danielson Field, at 5pm. This practice is set in stone and will not likely change. We will also be picking up a Wednesday evening practice starting on September 11th. This practice will be at the fields behind the Doc Harris Stadium, in Camas, (where we practiced last year) and will be held at 5:30pm. Here's our regular practice schedule going forward:

• Wednesdays 5:30 to 6:30pm - Doc Harris fields in Camas (beginning September 11th)
• Thursdays 5 to 6:10pm at Danielson Field (Washougal)

Please confirm that you've received this email and that your son can make our practice on Friday and will be available for our tournament on Saturday. I'm looking forward to this tournament. I don't think the boys have played in any of these yet, so it should be a great experience!

Thanks so much for your support and for allowing me the pleasure of coaching your son!

Ben Yung

360-904-6380

Red Barons Update

Parents,

I talked with Jeff, CW Director or Coaching, and he said the Kohl's Cup is a "one day only" tournament. All games are played on Saturday, August 31st. It's going to be a really fun day for everyone. If you haven't looked at the flyer yet, I've attached it again.

So far we have 5 boys committed. That's enough to play but, with at least 3 games in one day, the boys are going to get tired with only one sub. I'd like to have all of the boys playing with us, if possible. If you haven't reached out to me about this yet, please let me know if your son can join us. If it's a busy day for your family, we can probably figure something out, so your son can participate.

Practices - we will have our regular Thursday practice this week at 5pm (at Danielson Field in Washougal). I am also considering a practice for next Saturday, especially if we're playing in the tournament and we need to learn how to play with goalies. We had some Saturday practices last year and it seemed to work out really well for everyone. Perhaps even better than practicing during the week, in the evening.

Beginning September 11th, we'll start practicing on Wednesdays, in addition to our Thursday practices. I've got Danielson Field reserved for that day as well but I'm hoping to find an available field in Camas to practice at, for those that live on the West side. No guarantees, but that's what I'm shooting for. FYI...we're not practicing on Wednesdays until the 11th because I'm working on my Coaching Certification. I figured it's about time I got that, since I've been coaching for 6 years now. :-)

Fall Prep Camp - If you haven't signed up for the Fall Prep Camp, it starts tomorrow morning at 9am. If you still need to register, please do so ASAP. Here's a link to the flyer:  https://camaswashougal.korrio.com/files/2013/08/Fall-Season-Rec-Prep-Camp-2.pdf

By the way, our first regular season game will be on September 7th. I'll get the schedule posted as soon as I receive it.

Thanks Everyone,

Ben Yung
360-904-6380