Practice May 31 and First Game is Wednesday June 3

Practice this week is set for Sunday May 31 from 4 pm to 5:30 pm. We will hand our uniforms, practice our warmup and scrimmage the U16 girls.

First Game is Wednesday June 3 at Knox. PLEASE be at the field by 5:45 pm to have adequet time to warm up and go through check in. If you will NOT be there I need you to contact me as soon as possible. Right now only Emily looks to have a conflict.

Practice CANCELLED for Thursday May 28 due to Thunderstorms

Practice for Thursday May 28 has been cancelled due to severe thunderstorm warnings.

PLEASE make sure to attend our session on Sunday. We will be walking thru some things in preparation for Wednesdays game.

Game is Wednesday June 3 at Knox vs West Seneca. Right now I only know of Emily not being able to play because of a school concert. IF that is not correct then you must let me know.

Updated Practice schedule

Hope your enjoying your Memorial Holiday Weekend.

Due to a projected HIGH absentee level on Wednesday due to LAX playoffs I am moving our practice session to Thursday May 28. At that session I will hand out our new uniforms. I hesitate to use the term mandatory but please make every reasonable attempt to be there for the practice. It will be light duty and some walk troughs so even if your team is continuing into the playoffs it will not put you at risk for injury.

Sunday May 31 is our final session before the start of the season on Wednesday June 3. (BTW, I believe that we only have one projected absentee for that game, thus I am expecting 16 players that date. IF you are not available please let me know ASAP) I would like to finalize our plans for the Alexander and Brockport tournaments by that time. Below is a summary of interest in the tournaments. IF I have incorrect information, please let me know ASAP. Right now it looks like we would have enough players for two teams at Alexander (7v7) and strong interest in Brockport. Costs are estimated based on 14 at each tournament.

Wednesday May 27- Practice- Knox- 6:30 to 8 pm Cancelled

Thursday May 28- RESCHEDULE Practice- Knox- 6:30 to 8 pm
UNIFORM HANDOUT

Sunday May 31 Practice- Knox- 4 to 5:30 pm- FINALIZE Tournament plans

Summary:
F NAME
L NAME
6/14 Alexander
7/18-19 Brockport

Hillary
Baritot
Y
?


Ana
Blocho
Y
Y

Crista
Botticello
Y
Y

Katherine
Bougard
Y
Y

Molly
Cunningham
Y
Y

Alaina
Doll
?
?

Emily
Kowalski
Y
Y

Marisa
Martinez
Y
Y

Nicole
Mason
Y
?

Jessica
Reichart
Y
Y

Rachel
Reichart
Y
Y

Sara
Rejman
Y
Y

Faith
Robinson
?
?

Ashley
Spanitz
Y
Y

Elizabeth
Vail
Y
Y

Allyson
Wrazen
Y
Y

Amanda
Zacchigna
?
?

Total
Alexander- 14
Brockport-12

ESTIMATED COST
Alexander- $ 22.00
Brockport- $ 26.00

Brockport- Dorm rooms available $17 per person per nite.

CANCELING Wednesday May 20 Practice

Due to an extraordinary number of conflicts I am going to cancel practice Wednesday May 20. At BEST we will have 5-6 girls. Please keep your eye open for a follow up email from me. We do not have practice this upcoming weekend due to the holiday so I may try to add in a session next week. There are still a few things to cover prior to the start of the season on June 3.

Next outdoor practice is Sunday May 17 at 4pm

Reminder that the next outdoor practice is Sunday May 17. Our session on Sunday will be a combined one with the U16 Girls. We will meet at KNOX road and practice will begin sharply at 4:00pm. I have also sent out a mass text reminder. Will continue to do so with each practice and game.
IF you cannot make it please let me know via email or text. I have already heard back from a number of you. You know who you are, so thanks a lot. It really helps to have your feedback. Those that have not responded, please do so.

Outdoor Practice starts Wednesday May 13

Reminder that outdoor practice starts Wednesday May 13. We will meet at KNOX road and practice will begin sharply at 6:30pm. I have also sent out a mass text reminder. Will continue to do so with each practice and game.

IF you cannot make it please let me know via email or text. I have already heard back from a number of you. You know who you are, so thanks a lot. It really helps to have your feedback. Those that have not responded, please do so.

Playing time BTW will be based on three things.

Attitude
Attendance
Ability

You can earn MORE playing time by having a great attitude, getting to practice (on time and prepared) and of course that will make you a better player.

Initial U19 Girls Team Calendar

I emailed the Initial U19 Girls Team Calendar on Wednesday May 6, 2009. This calendar covers all practices and tournaments in addition to the league schedule in the next post. PLEASE print, read, review and respond as soon as you can. There are some of you who respond fully and in a timely manner. Thank you very much. However I also need responses from everyone else.

Please review the practices and games and let me know if you will not be able to attend. I have some time to reschedule if there are a lot of girls with conflicts.

Practice starts NEXT Wednesday at Knox. We do not start games until June 3. (correction)

Please review the June 14 Alexander and July 18-19 Brockport tournaments. These are two tournaments that based on the initial responses might work well for our team. The Wilson tournament does NOT. If you have not already responded please let me know if you would like to participate. With the Alexander 7v7 we could support TWO teams. One potentially at U17 and another at U19. Brockport is about an hour and a half away. People could either commute or we can look into an overnight in the area. Key would be in locking in the tournament.

NOTE that we have the June 24 home game scheduled for Hamlin Park. At Knox June 24 to 29 will be a replica of the Viet Nam wall. The projection is there will be up to 100,000 people attending over the 5 days. Thus parking at the soccer lot will be an issue if projections are accurate. Also we have one Monday night game on July 13. The league took this step to finish the season by the end of July rather than going into August. Should give many the opportunity to have a couple of weeks off of soccer.

Any questions or issues, please let me know.

Raymond M. Wrazen
President and Travel Coordinator
Aurora Arsenal Soccer Club
Work Phone: 716-687-3687
Home Phone: 716-652-4573
Cell Phone: 716-949-9953