Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Practice and Game Cancelled

Our practice on June 29 as well as the game vs Akron for July 1 are cancelled. The contact information for Akron is incorrect so I am working with BWNYJSL to reschedule the game. MORE to come soon.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

NO game tonight. June 24. Rescheduled for July 26.

Later I will update our team calendar. However just want to verify for all of you that there is NO game tonight at Knox. Ken Ton had half their team out of town and would have to forfeit. Since we want to play games we did reschedule and the game will be played on Sunday July 26 at NOON. Hopefully this starting time will be good for those that have evening commitments like jobs.

I still have NOT heard back from Brockport on our status for that tournament. IF for some reason that does not work, perhaps we can do Lancaster-Depew. MORE to come on that.

Monday, June 22, 2009

CANCELING Practice June 22

VERY sorry about the late notice. I need to cover a meeting late today that was not on my schedule. It is with our west coast office so it is probably going to go very late. Therefore I am going to cancel tonight's Practice. I did send a text message.
We do NOT have a game this Wednesday so enjoy the week off.
Take care

Monday, June 15, 2009

Brockport Tournament and Game reschedule

Going to address the game reschedule first. Next weeks game vs. Ken Ton has been postponed. The proposed date is Sunday 7/26/09. Game would either be at 4pm or the usual 6:30pm start at Knox. Right now I believe I have 10 YES, one NO and a bunch that I either did not see a response…or I lost it. Anyone in yellow with a ? Please respond asap. OR if your status has changed. I would like to get back to the coach. IF we do not respond the game will automatically be scheduled for August 5. I know all of us would probably like the season to finish as scheduled in late July.

Secondly, the Brockport tournament is July 18 & 19. To date we have 12 yes. That is 2-3 short of what we would need to field a team. IF we get 2-3 more it would be a GO but only if we can collect the fees in time. I would like to make sure that we have the commitment and the fee covered up front. Again, please confirm your status.

With either event please respond via email OR text.

Thanks a lot.

Header info

F NAME
L NAME
7/18-19 Brockport
Game Reschedule Ken Ton to Sunday 7/26

Hillary
Baritot
N
Y

Anna
Blocho
Y
?

Crista
Botticello
Y
Y

Katherine
Bougard
Y
?

Molly
Cunningham
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
N

Allyson
Wrazen
Y
Y

Amanda
Zacchigna
?
?


ESTIMATED COST
$ 26.00

Alexander Tournament Follow up- Practice and Game reminder

First of all would like to thank Hannah Bourque (Nancy copied) and Dani Braun for helping us out at the Alexander. (Crista can you make sure to forward to Dani. I do not have her email address) I appreciate you stepping in on short notice. Good luck to both of you for the rest of the season.

The action was fast paced and as we all saw it was sometimes just a matter of inches separating goal from no goal and win from defeat. Seven players on a half field makes for some exciting soccer. Every player with a major role to play. Bottom-line is all 14 girls played extremely well and contributed to the OVERALL position of the team in the tournament. We certainly would have loved to have finished in first. I say lets take that frustration out on Wednesday in our upcoming league game.

If you have not yet paid for the event please catch up to me on Wednesday.

NO practice on Monday. Time to rest and recuperate.

Our next game is WEDNESDAY 06/17/09. The PLYSA Toros at Aurora Arsenal U19. Game is home at KNOX #3. Please be at Knox by 5:45 pm for warmup and check in. As usual, let me know if you are not able to make it. At this time I believe we will have all 17 girls.

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Alexander Tournament

Attached is our schedule for Sunday. And a link to directions to the Alexander tournament. First game is at 8am for both squads. It’s at 45 minute drive from the WRAZEN household. We will be leaving about 6:30am at the latest to get there on time. IF you need to carpool please let me know ahead of time.

When you GET there we will let you know if you are on Arsenal 1 or Arsenal 2. Bottomline is we are going to split the teams as best we can so that we have equal talent on both. We will not have any subs so you will need to be prepared to play the entire time (unless one or two of those that cant make it can now make it to the tournament) I would think that we could handle one or two more. So if you change your mind please let me know.

Bear in mind if you have NOT been to Alexander before, getting to the school seems like half the trip. You will not see the fields from the school parking lot. To the right (east) rear of the parking lot you will see a gravel road past the football field. That road will take you up to the Field of Dreams. It has to be a half mile but seems much much longer

Please be at the FIELD by 7:20 am at the latest. That way I can take role and we can warm up prior to play.

Cost is $22 per player. Please bring a check if at all possible so that I make SURE of who has paid. OR if you do bring cash please attach a slip of paper with your name.

Make sure to bring plenty of water or Gatorade, sunscreen and something to sit or lie on for between games. I will try to remember to bring my canopy. If someone else has one please bring that as well. ONE other thing to bring are baby wipes for cleanup. I honestly cant remember any running water at the field. They do have very reasonably priced concessions at the field but bringing something lite to eat is a good idea as well.

Schedule:
Time
Field
Team1
vs
Team2
Game

8:00
1
TFN
v
Arsenal 1

8:00
2
United 86
v
Arsenal 2

9:30
1
Arsenal 1
v
United 86

10:30
1
Arsenal 2
v
Lancers

11:30
2
Arsenal 1
v
Lancers

11:30
3
TFN
v
Arsenal 2

12:30
2
Arsenal 1
v
Arsenal 2


Final destination:

Alexander Middle School-High School
3314 Buffalo St
Alexander, NY 14005
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=18+Highland+Drive,+East+Aurora,+New+York&daddr=42.83771,-78.604431+to:3314+Buffalo+St,+Alexander,+NY+14005+(Alexander+Middle+School-High+School)&geocode=%3B%3BFSOijgIdNdVV-yHctdDQxVJxjQ&hl=en&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=11&via=1&sll=42.842744,-78.514481&sspn=0.282442,0.438766&ie=UTF8&z=11&layer=c&pw=2

Suggestions for what to eat before competitions!
• 3-4 Hours Before Competition
o Fresh fruit
o Whole wheat breads & Pasta
o Baked potatoes
o Cereal w/ low-fat milk
o Toast and peanut butter

• 2-3 Hours Before Competition
o Fresh fruit
o Fruit or vegetable juices (100%)
o Whole grain breads or bagels
o Low fat yogurt
o Sports drinks

• 1 Hour Before Competition
o Fruit or vegetable juices
o Fresh fruits such as apples, watermelon, peaches, grapes, oranges, banana
o Energy gels
o Sports drinks and water (mixed)

Sunday, June 7, 2009

U19 Girls Practice Monday June 8 and Game at N. Pioneer Wednesday June 10

Practice this week will be on Monday June 8 from 6:30 pm to 8 pm at Knox. We may change and or add a couple to Sunday but for now our practice date is a Monday.

Bear in mind I do post most information to our U19 Aurora Arsenal Girls website. You can access it at http://auroraarsenalu19girls.blogspot.com/

Game this week is vs Niagara Pioneer at Old Fort Niagara. WE need to leave East Aurora pretty early to get to the Fort on time to warmup and check in.

Below are directions to the Fort from the Wrazen household. Takes about an hour to get there. Meeting at our house to car pool is a great idea since we are only a couple of miles from the 400. We live at 18 Highland which is the second right at the top of the hill coming up Maple to the 400. IF you need a ride please email or TEXT me so we can figure out space requirements. We will leave approximately 4:55pm.

The park charges parking thus we probably will wait until 6pm to enter the park. Do me a favor and make sure to have your shingards and spikes on when we get there so we can start warming up immediately.

Currently I anticipate having 16 players for the game. To the best of my knowledge only Faith has a conflict. If that is not correct, please let me know.

Details on Alexander will be in a separate email this evening.

Driving directions to Old Fort Niagara

51.6 mi – about 1 hour 2 mins

FROM

18 Highland Dr
East Aurora, NY 14052

TO

Old Fort Niagara
2 Scott Ave
Youngstown, NY 14174

1.
Head west on Highland Dr toward Maple Rd
0.1 mi
2.
Turn right at Maple Rd
1.2 mi
3.
Merge onto NY-400 N via the ramp to Buffalo
9.9 mi
4.
Take the exit onto I-90 E toward Buffalo
Partial toll road
1.5 mi
5.
Take exit 53 to merge onto I-190 N toward Niagara Falls/Downtown Buffalo
Partial toll road
28.0 mi
6.
Take exit 25B toward R. Moses Pkwy/NY-104
0.3 mi
7.
Merge onto Upper Mountain Rd
0.3 mi
8.
Exit onto Lewiston Rd/NY-104 toward Lewiston
1.5 mi
9.
Take the State Pkwy 957A/Robert Moses Pkwy ramp
0.6 mi
10.
Merge onto Robert Moses Pkwy
5.7 mi
11.
Slight left at Robert Moses State Pkwy Spur (signs for NY-18F)
1.3 mi
12.
At the traffic circle, take the 3rd exit onto Porter Ave
0.7 mi
13.
Turn right at Scott Ave
0.4 mi
Old Fort Niagara
2 Scott Ave
Youngstown, NY 14174

Sunday, May 31, 2009

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.

Thursday, May 28, 2009

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.

Monday, May 25, 2009

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.

Monday, May 18, 2009

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.

Saturday, May 16, 2009

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.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

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.

Thursday, May 7, 2009

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

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

U19 Aurora Arsenal Girls Outdoor GAME Schedule

Below is the released outdoor schedule. Please review the schedule and let me know of any conflicts such as spring sports, camps and vacations.

G19 B 2009 Schedule 21-Apr-09
1
WED 06/03 6:30 PM West Seneca Avalanche at Aurora Arsenal U19 KNOX #3
2
WED 06/10 6:30 PM Aurora Arsenal U19 at Niagara Pioneer Patriots FT NIAGARA #17
3
WED 06/17 6:30 PM PLYSA Toros at Aurora Arsenal U19 KNOX #3
4
WED 06/24 6:30 PM KenTon Fury at Aurora Arsenal U19 HAMLIN PARK (Game is on hold will be rescheduled)
5
WED 07/01 6:30 PM Aurora Arsenal U19 at Akron Thunder NEWSTEAD PK #3
6
WED 07/08 6:30 PM Aurora Arsenal U19 at West Seneca Avalanche WS SC D
7
MON 07/13 6:30 PM Niagara Pioneer Patriots at Aurora Arsenal U19 KNOX #3
8
WED 07/15 6:30 PM Aurora Arsenal U19 at PLYSA Toros WENDELVILLE
9
WED 07/22 6:30 PM Aurora Arsenal U19 at KenTon Fury KENNEY #3
10
WED 07/29 6:30 PM Akron Thunder at Aurora Arsenal U19 KNOX #3

Sahlens Update and Reminder

Note that we have TWO games this weekend

Date Time Home Away
4/24/2009 9:00 PM Twisters vs Arsenal (FRIDAY)
4/25/2009 10:00 PM Arsenal vs Newfane (Saturday)

As far as I know we have one missing for Friday and two missing for Saturday. I believe that for some of you the plan is to leave Spring Fling early and come to the game on Saturday. If there are others who cannot attend either day, please let me know.

IF you cannot attend, please let me know via email or Text (949-9953). Text reminder is going out as well.

Please make sure to get to Sahlens a least 20 minutes ahead of game time. Sahlens clocks run 7 to 10 minutes early.Also please make sure to bring soccer flats or sneakers. There are a few referees that enforce the NO SPIKES rule religiously. You may be asked to leave the field if your wearing outdoor shoes.

No word from Sahlens on a reschedule date for last weeks game vs Alden. It may be scheduled for May 2. Stay tuned.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Updated Sahlens APRIL 25 Game Reschedule

There is another change in schedule. Our final game of the season has a time change.

Game vs Newfane is now Saturday April 25 at 10 pm. See schedule updated below.

IF for this game or any other if you cannot attend please let me know via email or via text at (949-9953)

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Winter C Schedule

Below is the Winter C schedule. All games are at Sahlens field # 1. Please make sure to get to Sahlens 30 minutes ahead of game time. Sahlens clocks run 7 to 10 minutes early.

Also please make sure to bring soccer flats or sneakers. There are a few referees that enforce the NO SPIKES rule religiously. You may be asked to leave the field if your wearing outdoor shoes. Since we have elected to go with fewer players this session to give more playing time we could end up short of players.

Date Time Home Away

3/7/2009 9:00 PM Newfane vs Arsenal (Lost 4-0)

3/14/2009 9:00 PM Arsenal vs Eden (Won 1-0)

3/21/2009 6:00 PM Arsenal vs Crusaders (Won 11-1)

3/28/2009 GAME RESCHEDULED TO 4/24/09

4/4/2009 9:00 PM Arsenal vs Vipers (Won 3-0)
10:00PM Arsenal vs Twisters (Tie 1-1)

4/24/2009 7:00 PM Alden vs Arsenal (Won 2-1)

4/18/2009 9:00 PM Arsenal vs North Collins (Won 5-1)

4/24/2009 9:00 PM Twisters vs Arsenal (Tied 2-2)

4/25/2009 10:00 PM Arsenal vs Newfane (Won 3-1)

Saturday, February 28, 2009

Team roster

# Name
9 Hillary Baritot
2 Ana Blocho
16 Crista Botticello
17 Katherine Bougard
8 Molly Cunningham
33 Alaina Doll
4 Emily Kowalski
14 Marisa Martinez
12 Nicole Mason
20 Faith Moore
6 Jessica Reichart
13 Rachel Reichart
34 Sara Rejman
10 Faith Robinson
19 Ashley Spanitz
3 Elizabeth Vail
18 Allyson Wrazen
15 Amanda Zacchigna

Coaches

Randy Bougard
Rick Rejman
Raymond Wrazen