Latest SYSA News
SYSA PHOTO DAY POSTPONED
The Travel Soccer Photo Day on upper field at Middle School has been
canceled due to rain. Photo Day is postponed to June 1.
FALL TRAVEL REGISTRATION INFO
In anticipation of the tryout results becoming available in the coming week, here are the
registration forms and registration evening info:
Where: Shaker Heights Community Building, 3450 Lee Road
When: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 from 6:00 – 8:30 PM
Click here for:
Registration packet and
Volunteer positions info
TRY-OUTS FOR PFC PREMIER
The tryout dates for PFC premier are scheduled for
early June, click here
for the exact try-out times.
The tryouts take place at the Multiplex and are free since there is no
tryout fee. Please use the online try-out registration form to register a player for the PFC tryouts.
Note that PFC Premier attracts players from many different communities
such as Shaker, Cleveland Heights, Orange, Twinsburg, Pepper Pike,
Hunting Valley, etc.
TRY-OUTS FOR TRAVEL
The try-outs for travel soccer in the Fall has
just finished. The try-out results will be ready
in 2 weeks. If you missed try-outs, please contact
Director of Coaching to see if there is still an opening
on a roster but most rosters are full.
CHALLENGE 2-6 SPRING SCHEDULES
Challenge 2-6 Schedules are posted on the Latest forms on the right (note that
the younger travel teams are eager to have Challenge players ages 6-10 join them for the Fall, see
try-out info below)
FOOTSKILLS/GOALIE TRAINING
Starting the week of April 21st- through the week of May 23rd the Club will offer FREE clinics:
-Monday: Goalkeeper training U8-U10 Travel/Premier Players 4:30-5:30pm at Boulevard Triangle
-Friday: Goalkeeper training U11-U14 Travel/Premier Players 4:00-5:00pm at Boulevard Triangle
-Thursday: Footskills Travel/Premier Players 5:00-6:00pm at Woodbury
-Friday: Footskills Travel/Premier Players 4:00-5:00pm at Woodbury
-Friday: Footskills Challenge Players 5:00-6:00pm at Woodbury
No registration required. Please bring a ball to practice. Check Field Status window on the right for cancellations.
MINIKICKERS & K-1 SPRING SOCCER
The Club also offers soccer events for the mini-kickers (pre-K and K) and the K-1 players.
-Tuesday and/or Thursdays 4:00-5:00pm Mini Kickers at Woodbury starting April 22/24.
-Saturday: noon-1:15pm K-1 at Shaker Middle School lower field, starting April 12
(Full, registration no longer accepted).
SHHS BOOSTER MULCH SALE MAY 17th
Click here for order form.
CHALLENGE 2-6 SPRING SEASON INFO
Challenge grades 2-6 leagues (with separate leagues for boys and girls) start
this Spring with league games starting Sat April 19th, with practices beginning
Mon April 14th (Full, late registration no longer accepted) (note that interested Challenge players have the opportunity to try out in April and May
for travel soccer for the Fall season, see below for more details).
TRY-OUT REGISTRATION FOR TRAVEL
Try-out registration has started, please register online via either the Boys Travel
or Girls Travel
link (or reach the Try-outs link via the Boys Travel/Girls Travel links on the left). Try-outs are
indoor at the Multiplex, see the Latest Forms section for try-out times.
MINI-KICKERS & K-1 SPRING INFO
Mini-kickers: Tuesday or Thursday option, 4-5pm, Starts April 22 and April 24.
6 sessions (Full, registration no longer accepted)
K-1 program: Saturdays, Noon-1:15pm, Starts April 12, 6 sessions
(Full, registration no longer accepted)
GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SPRING LEAGUE INFO
Shaker Youth Soccer Association is accepting player registrations for players 8th - 12th grade for the second year of the High School Girls Spring League.
The league features a weekly practice at the Multiplex in Warrensville Hts., Sunday morning/afternoon game in Shaker and team t-shirt. The cost is $75.
Practice times are 5:30pm-7:00pm beginning Friday, Aril 11th. Games begin Sunday, April 20th
For more info, contact Brian Miller: b.millersysa@hotmail.com
Registration and waiver forms are in the Latest Forms section
on the right. Thank you, Tom Fowler, Shaker Hts. Girls Soccer &
Brian Miller, SYSA
TRY-OUT DATES FOR TRAVEL AND PFC
Try-out dates for PFC premier and Travel are posted on the
Latest Forms section on the right (Please check back often as try-out times might change).
SUMMER CAMP FOR SYSA CHALLENGE AND TRAVEL INFO
The date for the SYSA's Challenge and Travel camp has been set: August 18-22. Details will follow.
BOYS HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER CAMP
Details regarding the Shaker High School Boys pre-season summer camp can be found in the
Latest Forms section on the right including Registration and waiver forms.
GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL PRE-SEASON SUMMER CAMP
Registration forms are available in the Latest Forms section
for the Girls High School
pre-season summer camp run by Paul Driesen's Total Soccer Academy (TSA).
BOYS HIGH SCHOOL COACH WILL COACH BOYS U12B TEAM
SYSA is proud to announce that Shaker HS Boys Head Coach Nader Soliman will coach the Boys Travel U12 B-team this Spring
season. Soliman had a tremendous successful year as head coach of the boys HS team and we are excited to have a
close relationship with the HS and having Nader in our program is a huge boost for the relationship between the two programs.
BOYS HIGH SCHOOL TEAM UPDATE
Click the HS RAIDERS link on the left and
continue to the Boys HS Raiders page to read more about their recent accomplishments.
TOTAL SOCCER ACADEMY SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION
Paul Driesen's very popular Total Soccer Academy (TSA) Summer camps are now set:
July 28-Aug 1, and a second camp runs from Aug 4-Aug 8 (times for
both are 9:00am-1:30pm). Like last year, there will also be a finishing clinic
on Jul 28-Aug 1 from 4:30-6:00pm. Click here
for the registration form.
INDOOR SEASON 1 RESULTS
The indoor season 1 has just concluded, Championship T-shirts
are won by: the boys U12A team, for finishing first in the U13 (!) division, the girls U11A team, and
the girls U8/9 team for their 3-way tie for first place in the U9 division.
Congratulations also to the Girls U10A, Boys U12B, and Boys U13A teams for finishing 2nd and
Boys U11A and Boys U13B teams for their third place finish (additional SYSA results are
still expected). Good luck in indoor session 2!
PFC FALL/WINTER UPDATE
OYSAN has been slow in finalizing the Fall Standings but here are the,
not yet official, State Leaque results for our PFC teams which finished in the top 3:
PFC boys U11 silver for finishing 1st (Concordia has played 1 game less),
PFC boys U12 silver for finishing 2nd, PFC boys
U10 silver and girls PFC U11 for finishing 3rd, and PFC boys U14 for tying for 3rd place.
The indoor 1 session played at the Pinnacle has also concluded: congrats to the Boys U10 silver team
for being runner-up and the Boys U11 silver team for finishing third (both teams were playing up a year).
2008 HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE POSTED
The preliminary 2008 schedule for the Shaker girls high school
can be accessed via the 'HS Raiders' link on the left.
INDOOR SESSION 2 REGISTRATION STARTS
The Indoor Session 2 registration forms for the
challenge programs Minikickers, K-1, and Challenge 2-6
are posted on the Latest Forms section on the
right (Note also footskills session for Challenge 2-6). Session 2 starts
in January but late registrations will be accepted.
Session 2 forms for travel Footskills, Finishing, and Goalkeeper sessions
are posted now as well.
COUPLE OF NEW TOURNAMENT OPPORTUNITIES POSTED
Two new tournament opportunities for interested travel or PFC teams are posted.
See the Tournaments link on the left for a
1-day indoor tournament in late December (North Coast Championship Soccer Tournament; Sports Dome)
and also a pre-season Spring tournament for Girls teams in March (NOGSL's Spring Shoutout Tournament)
(and don't forget the President's Day 3v3 tournament on Monday Feb 18).
ODP SELECTION NEWS
SYSA/PFC are pleased to announce that SYSA's own Peter Delaney, Devon
Amoo-Mensah, and Alissa Poolpol are selected by OYSAN
to represent the top 18 Olympic Development Program (ODP) Ohio-North players for their respective agegroups for a trip to Europe.
THREE PFC TEAMS RANKED IN TOP 5 OF OHIO NORTH
The Nov 24, 2007 National Soccer Ranking website
has the girls PFC U11 team ranked 5th, the boys PFC U11 team
ranked 3rd, and the boys PFC U12 team ranked 2nd in Ohio North
(Boys ranking &
Girls ranking)
NEW MULTIPLEX WEBSITE
Click here to visit
new Multiplex website for indoor soccer.
BOB SLONIN WINS ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD
SYSA's Boys U12B team head coach Bob Slonin was chosen as the
Greater Cleveland Div 3 Boys High School Assistant Coach of the Year. Bob
received this award for his superb efforts as Assistant Coach for Hawken High School
which made it to the State Finals this year.
SYSA's DOC AND GOALKEEPER COACH ARE BOTH GIVING COACHING WORKSHOPS AT OYSAN ANNUAL MEETING
SYSA's Director of Coaching (DOC) Paul Driesen has been invited to
give a coaching workshop and be on a forum at the OYSAN annual meeting in November.
Coaching topics covered by Paul will be on 'Planning Training Sessions' and
the forum will discuss 'Explaining Play Days and Academy Programs'. Humberto Riselli,
SYSA's and PFC's goalkeeper coach, will also be giving one of the soccer workshops at this
meeting.
(More info).
FALL TRAVEL RESULTS
The Fall season has just concluded and the results are in:
Congratulations to the Boys U10A, U12A, and U12C teams for
winning their divisions. Also congrats to the Girls U8/9 team
for finishing as runner-up in their division and the following
teams for finishing 3rd in their division: Boys U10B, boys U11A, and boys U12B!
(Standings boys leagues and
standings girls leagues)
Good luck with the indoor season!
MADISON TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Unlike last year, this year's weather cooperated at the
Madison tournament which is the main Fall tournament for SYSA in which 9 of its travel teams
entered. Congratulations to the girls U10A team (pictured) for winning their division and
also congrats to the girls U8/9 team for being runner-up in their U9 division. Complete results
can be found here.
TOM FOWLER WINS VARSITY GIRLS COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD
Tom Fowler, SYSA President and Shaker Heights High School Varsity Girls Coach, has been awarded the 2007
Varsity Girls Soccer Coach of the Year Award. The award is for Public School Division 1 coaches in the Greater Cleveland area.
The reasons given for Tom's nomination were cited as both his competence and style of coaching, and his leadership in
promoting girls varsity soccer across in all geographic areas, not merely the Shaker Heights area. Tom has recently introduced a
Spring Girls Varsity league that included over 100 players from Oberlin to Mentor in it's inaugural year. In addition to the Shaker
Girls Varsity team, Tom also coaches the SYSA Girls U11A and U14 Travel teams and the Girls U10 PFC team.
Congratulations to Tom. It is certainly well deserved.
-Paul Driesen, SYSA and PFC Director of Coaching
INTERNATIONALS' SEASON FINAL TOURNAMENT NEWS
Paul Driesen's update on this top tournament: "Great competition.
PFC U14 lost all three games, including a game against the State Cup finalist from Ohio South (Columbus Blast), OSFC and Pacesetters.
PFC U12 played very well in the first game, but lost 0-1 to Pacesetters. After that they had an easy game vs Summit. Last game vs NEO was lost 4-3, after our team was up a few goals.
PFC U11 was on a rollercoaster weekend. First a tie vs a Columbus Blast team, then a win vs Pacesetters. On Sunday an incredible turn of events took place. Our team won 6-1 vs another Blast team,
which meant that both teams would meet again 1 hour later in the semis. The Blast team turned around and beat the PFC team 6-0 in the semis."
(Click here for complete results)
BOTHWELL CUP NEWS
OYSAN's BOTHWELL CUP just finished. Congratulations to the PFC U10 Boys premier team (pictured)
and Shaker Boys U12 travel team for winning the Bothwell cup tournament for their
age groups. The PFC U10 girls, PFC U11 girls, and the boys PFC U12 black teams
finished 2nd in their division/pool. The complete Bothwell Cup results can be found
here.
ODP NEWS
The Fall Olympic Development Program (ODP) 1994/1995 players were recently
selected and amongst them are SYSA's Peter Delaney and Alissa Poolpol, congrats to
both! Peter plays for both Shaker's boys U12A travel and PFC U12 Silver team;
Alissa plays for the girls U14 travel and PFC U14 teams.
More information can be read here.
INDOOR SEASON INFO
The indoor mini-kickers & K-1 registration packet as well as the
indoor Challenge 2-6 grade packet are now posted on the 'Latest Forms' section.
Challenge 2-6 players can also sign up for a Challenge footskill session (see 'Latest Forms'
section for more details).
SYSA is proud to also provide the following additional indoor training opportunities for
travel and PFC premier players (see 'Latest Forms' section):
-Indoor footskills
-Indoor finishing & Fitness
-Indoor goalkeeper training
The indoor travel registration packet and indoor PFC registration packet can both be found on the 'Latest Forms' section on the right.
FALL SEASON INFO
Fall season information for the different soccer programs
follows next and additional information can be found via their links on the left.
Challenge grades 2-6
-Challenge forms/game
schedules can be found on the 'Latest Forms' section on the right.
Mini-kickers & K-1 program
-K-1: Saturdays from noon-1:15pm at Middle School lower.
Register at Thornton Park or use form on the right. Starts Sep 8 through Oct 20.
-Mini-kickers: pre_K. Player must be at least 4.5 years old.
Pick from Tuesday or Thursday session at Courtland from 4-5pm. Starts Sep 11/13 until Oct 16/18.
Register at Thornton Park or use form on the right.
(note, we still accept late registrations for K-1 and Mini-kickers).
For additional details on these programs click on their links on the left.
The following sessions are offered free for our SYSA members:
For Travel and Premier Players:
-Goalkeeper training: Tuesdays Sep 11-Oct 16 from 5-6pm at Courtland.
-Footskills: Thursdays and Fridays from Sep 13/14 through Oct 18/19 at Courtland. Thursdays sessions are 5-6pm and Fridays 4-5pm.
For Challenge Players:
-Footskills:Fridays 5-6pm at Courtland. From Sep 14 through Oct 19.
TOTAL SOCCER ACADEMY SUMMER CAMP EXPANDS ITS REACH
Info on this summer soccer camp can be found
here.
This TSA camp is run by Paul Driesen and other Dutch coaches and has a long history
starting originally in Colorado but has now found its home in the Cleveland area in Ohio (Shaker Heights)
and has recently also expanded to Mentor and the High School power-house
St. Ignatius.
POOL/PICNIC PARTY
The June 13th end-of-the-year Pool/Picnic party for SYSA and PFC at the newly renovated
Thornton Park
was a great success. Many thanks to all who helped in organizing this inaugual event.
SPRING TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS
Congratulations to the following travel teams that won their division in the spring:
Boys U8A, U8B, U11A, and U12 ; as well as congrats to the following
runners-up: Boys U10A and U10B, and the girls U9 and U10 teams.
SPRING PREMIER HIGHLIGHTS
The PFC expanded from 4 teams in the Fall, to 8 teams in the Spring all participating in the OYSAN State league.
Congrats to the following PFC premier teams for winning their OYSAN State League Division this Spring:
Boys PFC U10 silver and Girls PFC U10
and the following team for being runner-up: Boys U11 Black.
STATE CUP HIGHLIGHTS
Two PFC teams entered the state cup playing in Toledo and both advanced to the semi-finals played near Akron:
The boys PFC U11 silver team reached the finals finishing 2nd and the PFC U10 silver team, defeating the
eventual winners in the pre-rounds, reached the semi-finals. The great efforts of the PFC U11 boys team resulted
in being now ranked 44th in Region II (Mid West) as listed on the
National Soccer Ranking website. The PFC U10 team recently won the inaugural Fever 5v5
tournament that was organized by Premier Soccer Academies (PSA).
SYSA is a travel/premier/challenge soccer club in Ohio-North.