Picture Gallery - Spring 2012

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I've added a bunch of pictures to our blog (above). A special thank you to Erick Creech for taking these pictures and sharing them with us! Please feel free to send me any additional pictures you'd like to see on here and I'll get them added ASAP.

 Red Barons Update

WOW, another fun and amazing game last Saturday! The VUSA Tigers came out strong and scored three quick goals on us but once we got our defense clicking, we dominated the rest of the game. Great job guys for playing so hard, not giving up, and remembering the things we've been working on in practice! We were even down two players, with only one sub.

Games this Saturday - We were scheduled for a double-header but it looks like the VUSA Dynamite will have too many kids out to field a team and had to cancel.  This is the game that was scheduled for 10:30am this Saturday morning. We're trying to get this game rescheduled for another day but that might not happen. I'll keep you posted!

We are still scheduled to play the CW Explosion at 1:30pm on Saturday, at Helen Baller, and we'll be the Home Team (white jerseys). We'll need a parent volunteer to ref the game. Any volunteers?

Memorial Day Tournament - There is a tournament coming up on Memorial Day Weekend. I talked with a couple of the parents about this at the Practice on Tuesday and they were interested. I'm working on getting more details and will give you more information, as I get it, but please let me know if you're interested and available that weekend.

Skills - We've been working pretty hard on defense, basic dribbling skills and protecting the ball at practice. At this age (5 & 6 years old) developing personal dribbling skills is the number 1 priority. I do introduce more of the game to them (positioning, passing, etc.) in small doses but try to keep the focus on ball handling. This is what's recommended by the league and it's associated curriculum. Also, I've talked to professional coaches and they all seem to say the same thing, "Have them dribble, dribble, dribble! Give me a player who knows the basics and has great ball handling skills and I can teach them the rest of the game. Give me a player who knows the game but can't dribble and I can't do much with them."

On that note - I'd like to suggest that the kids practice their dribbling and ball handling skills at home, whenever possible. A few minutes each day can make a HUGE difference and the kids will love it! Especially if a parent or sibling is willing to play with them!

Coaching - As you may have heard, I'm planning on coaching again in the Fall. I think we've got 4 boys comitted so far but if your son would like to play with us again in the Fall and hasn't notified me, please let me know ASAP. I need to know how many slots we'll have open because I have two kids wanting to play with us, who haven't played with us before.

Thanks everyone,
Ben Yung
360-904-6380

Red Barons Update

Welcome to our new CW Red Barons blog. I will be posting announcements, updates, important links and photos to this blog and it will become a main source of cummunication for our team. Please take a few minutes to explore and poke around. Most importantly, take a look at the "Important Links" section, where you'll find our game schedule, field locations, our snack schedule and other links that are of importance.

Before your first visit is complete, please click on either the "Red Baron Followers" or "Follow by Email" tab, on the hand right side of the blog, and sign up to ensure you get any new updates or posts. Please also shoot me an email or make a comment on this post to let me know you're your setup as a follower. I want to make sure everyone is receiving the updates.

I apologize for the delay in getting this blog setup. I meant to get it up and running a lot sooner.  I think I took on a little too much, with my busy schedule, and was a little overwhelmed at first, but I think I've got things better under control now. I appreciate your patience and I should be more on top of things from here on out. A special thanks to Matt for helping me out and filling the gaps! I've also had great support from all of you parents. I really appreciate it and I'm sure the boys do too! We're all having a blast so far!

My hope is that everyone will participate and help this blog to grow. Please send me items to post which can include but are not limited to pictures of our games & practices , announcements, achievements that your Son may want to announce, etc., and I will do my best to get them on the blog. Please also share the blog address (cwredbarons.blogspot.com) with your close friends & relatives, the kid's grandparents, etc.. They will enjoy looking at pictures of the boys and hearing of their progress and achievements. We also might get them to join us for a game or two.

Let's have fun!

Thanks,
Ben Yung
360-904-6380