5 Wins - 0 Losses for the First Half !

Red Barons Update

What a great first half of the season! The boys are playing together very well and we couldn't be more proud of them! What a great group of kids and parents!

Today's Game
I thought the boys did an outstanding job in today's game. I asked them to go out and play strong defense and we ended up holding the other team to zero. The second half, I asked the boys to pick up their passing and we saw some amazing passes, which resulted in some goals. The boys are getting better with each game, which is good because we're going to have some great competition in the second half!

Season 2nd Half
I haven't heard back from the league yet on the 2nd half schedule. My guess is, we'll be moving up to one of the top two divisions and there are some good teams out there! We'll be preparing this next week by doing a scrimmage on Tuesday, after our picture session, and with our next practice on Thursday.

Pictures This Tuesday
Just a reminder - we've got team pictures coming up this Tuesday at our practice field (5:15pm). Please have the boys wear their blue jerseys. I sent out an email, that has an order form attached. Please let me know if you didn't get this email or if you couldn't print the attachment. We'll have some extra forms at the session but things go so much more smoothly when the forms are filled out ahead of time.

Team Photo Gallery Added to our Blog!
Please check our picture album on our blog and keep sending the pictures to me. You can view the pictures and download them as well, if you want any for yourself. A special thanks to the parents taking and sharing pictures. Especially Petar & Jessi Obradovic.

Our Blog
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Thanks everyone,
Ben Yung
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Our Photo Album has been posted to the blog. You can click the picture, above, to get to the Gallery or you can click on Red Baron Pics - 2014, under Important Links. Please keep the pictures coming, so we can add more to the blog. Enjoy!

Well, here's our first post of the 2014 Fall season and I've also added our first team picture. It was a great first week and I thought our practices went very well. I think this is the first year ever, where we've had more than half of our players show up to the first practice and we had 7 or 8 players (out of 9) show up to both practices. And...the boys showed up to work and play hard! I'm so excited about this season!

A couple things:

1) We will only be practicing on Tuesday this week because most of the boys will be going to "Back to School Night" on Thursday. I'll announce this again at Tuesday's practice, just to make sure everyone knows.

2) I want to thank the following for volunteering to help:

Andrea Crowe - Assistant Coach
Leslie DeShazer - Team Mom (Manager)
Jody Evers - Team Treasurer
Jessi Obradovic - Team Photographer
Jess Lowery - Team Photographer


3) As soon as we get our game schedule, we'll be sending out the snack schedule as well. Are there any allergies that we need to be aware of? If so, please reach out to me or Leslie (Harry's Mom) and let us know, as soon as possible. 

4) If anyone has something they'd like to add to our team blog, please let me know. This can include announcements, pictures, stories, accomplishments, etc.

Thanks,
Coach Ben
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Red Barons Update

Game Schedule - I've posted our game schedule under Important Links - "Game Schedule - Fall 2013" on the right hand side of this blog. Please be aware, this schedule is still subject to change. They'll still be making tweaks for the first week or two.

Snack Schedule - We'll be getting the snack schedule out this week. Any allergies we need to be aware of? Anyone want to volunteer to bring the snack/drink this Saturday?

Last weeks practice - We had a great practice on Thursday. I had one of my buddies, who coaches High School and Premier Soccer, join us to help for a day and to provide input. The boys had to work hard but it was a great practice! Kudos to the boys for stepping up and working hard, while still having a great time out there! We have a great group and this is going to be such a fun year!

Pictures & Videos - I'd like to ask everyone to take pictures and maybe some videos of the girls, throughout the season, and I'll post them on our blog. We might also have a private group on Facebook where we can post them.

Practice this week - We're only practicing on Thursday this week. Next week we'll start practicing on Wednesdays and Thursdays. So...this Thursday at 5pm at Danielson Field.

Thanks everyone,

Ben Yung

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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

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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
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 Red Barons Update

Fall Soccer Registration is already here!  Please read the email below (carefully -  there are some deadlines) and register your children at https://www.camaswashougal.korrio.com/programs/start-registration  We have two new boys that would like to join our team this Fall so please get registered quickly to ensure your child is able to play with us again this fall!

I'm also seriously considering the idea of coaching a girl's U5 team this Fall (with my daughter), so if you have or know of a 4 year old that wants to join us, please request me as a coach and let me know. If I do, we will be coordinating practices to make it easier on everyone and I'll request that we don't have conflicting game times. 

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Email from the League:

"For Fall season, returning 2012 fall players have until June 15th for return team placement.  You can request the coach from fall season, and we do our best to place players on teams requested.  If you have a certain team you wish to be on, please register early. Please remember that registration is not considered complete unless fees have been paid and a birth certificate or passport is on file. 

Washington Youth Soccer requires that all players submit either a State Issued Birth Certificate or a Passport to verify legal name and birth date in order to be assigned to a team. Hospital issued and Baptismal certificates are NOT accepted.  New for Fall 2013 - ALL Players (new and returning) must submit a copy of their birth  certificate.  Registration will not be complete until a copy of a state issued birth certificate is received.  Hospital certificates are not accepted.

For more information about our recreational program, click HERE, or go to www.camaswashougal.korrio.com, click on the About Club menu option on the left, and then Registration.

Thank you,

Michelle Beard

CWSA Registrar