U7 and U8 coaches/teams,

I wanted to follow up on the mass email that was sent yesterday as it relates to games this weekend for U7 and U8 recreation.  Because we have had such bad luck with the weather over the past 2 weeks, the CASL administration worked to come up with a solution that hopefully will be of benefit to a majority of our membership. 

All U7 and U8 games are cancelled for this weekend, so no official games will be played.  If you had a game scheduled for this weekend, it is your choice to show up during your game time and use the game field for training or scrimmage.  Please recognize that 2 teams are slotted for each field, so you will have to work together to come up with your plan for Saturday.  If for some reason you are on a field and the other team elecs not to show, you then have full use of the entire space.

If you happen to coach an older team or have a child that participates on an older team, everything will proceed as normal with those ages. 

Only use the field and time that you are assigned to for your specific match.

This decision will allow teams the opportunity to train on a game field on Saturday and also get their normal training in next week, so that these teams may have 2 training sessions before a first official game.

Please recognoze that all training field closures will be handled in the same manner as always, via the weather hotline.  

Summary:

• All U7 and U8 games are cancelled this weekend and only U7 and U8 games.
• It is your choice to show up and use your scheduled game time as training/scrimmage time.  Do not contact CASL, just simply have your team show up as usual and take advantage of the allocated space
• This decision has zero impact on training days and times.  This will be handled as usual via the weather hotline. 
• Please work together with the opposing team to share the field space and be respectful to be off prior to the next set of teams to arrive.

Bryan Farnsworth

Director of Recreation

Hello Coaches,

With the new season upon us, I wanted to reach out to everyone to pass along some important information and reminders.

IMPORTANT :  Recreation Team Packet distribution and Coaches Meeting

What:  New Player Uniforms (U5-U12 New Players) and Packet (U5-U18) Distribution

When:  This Saturday February, 23

Location:  WRAL Soccer Center Radford Building

Time:  Coaches meeting to be held 11:30-12:30 with distribution from 12:30-2:30 

Team Packets will not be distributed during the coach meeting

Additional Information

·         Be sure and check the CASL weather hotline before heading to your particular training or games.  On occasion, even if it is sunny out on a particular day, the fields could be in poor condition from rain on the previous day.   To save yourself and your families a trip, please call in advance.  919-248-9516.

·         I also want to stress the importance of only training on your particular training day, time, and location.  Because of the limited space and the number of teams in the CASL system, training schedules are set to accommodate all teams.  If you are not training on your particular training time and location, you MUST notify me and Mike Walters (field scheduler). 

·         DO NOT WAIT until the start of the games to know your team’s playing rules.  Become familiar with them now.

·         KNOW the code of conduct and adhere to it always. 

Last season I made myself available to coaches and teams to come out and run a training session, and I will be doing the same this season as well.  If you would like me to come out to run a session, please contact me so that I can get you on my schedule.

Bryan Farnsworth

Director of Recreation

Coaches,

I wanted to reach to everyone that made an effort to attend the coaches education clinic at WRAL on Saturday at 1pm.  I ran a coaching education clinic in Garner that morning from 10-12 and once completed I got workd that my father was in the hospital.  The timing of everything was poor to be able to get word out that the sessions were cancelled.

Again I do apologize for the inconvenience. 

I do have another session planned for this weekend on Saturday from 1-4.  Please plan to meet in the training room for the first hour, which is on the lower level of the radford building.

Bryan Farnsworth
Director of Recreation

Coaches,

Reminder that the first coaching education session will be held this Saturday February 9, 2013 at WRAL soccer center from 1-4.  The first hour will be held in the classroom with the final two hours out on Fairway field.  I hope to see many of you out there.

Bryan Farnsworth
Director of Recreation