Latest SYSA News
FALL CHALLENGE REGISTRATIONChallenge registration forms for Fall and Spring are available to download (see 'Latest forms' section').
END OF THE YEAR NOTE AND SUMMER CAMPS
Dear SYSA Soccer Families,
Thank you for another great soccer year! We hope that you have
a safe and relaxing summer and we look forward to seeing you on
the fields in the fall, when another fun and exciting soccer
season resumes. We’ll kick things off with the SYSA Summer Soccer
Camp, August 17th to August 21st. Mini-Kickers, K-1, Challenge and
Travel/Premier players will find an enjoyable camp experience
designed to help you start the fall season off on the right foot
(see link on 'Latest forms').
If you are a travel or premier level player, don’t forget to
check out Paul Driesen’s TSA summer camp (see link on 'Latest forms').
PFC TRY-OUTS U10-U12 SCHEDULE
The try-outs for next Fall's PFC season are scheduled
for:
Monday June 1st:
6-7pm Upcoming Boys U11 and Girls U11
Tuesday June 2nd:
5-6pm Upcoming Boys U10 and Boys U12
6-7pm Upcoming Girls U10
Click here to register
online for the try-outs.
The Boys U13, Boys U14 and Girls U13 have already had their try-outs, but interested players can contact Paul Driesen at
440-740-1464 or at driesentsa@cox.net
SHAKER DOES WELL WITH OHIO-N STATE TEAM POOL SELECTIONS A number of current and former SYSA players has been selected for the Olympic Development Program (ODP) State pool selections for their respective agegroups: Mackenzie Taylor, Alissa Poolpol, Peter Delaney, Patrick Connors, Alex Campana, Jake Girardot, Logan Flack, Anno van den Akker, Rae Conlon, Trenton Bulucea, Ryan Dyke, and Tyler Pruett. These players include players from Shaker's travel teams and from SYSA's PFC teams and former members of either. Click here for the list of State pool teams; click here to read more about the ODP program of OYSAN.
PFC TRYOUT NEWS PFC U13 & U14
Changes for the PFC Girls and Boys U13 and Boys U14 teams:
As our PFC teams move up to the U13 level and above the soccer
environment changes for them and we are therefore changing our
PFC program at these ages. For the fall and spring seasons
the older teams will continue to play in the State League and
will have six games each season in addition to fall, winter,
and spring tournaments. These teams will have two practices,
one skill session, and one game (usually Saturdays) each week,
all coached by a professional coach.
Players are not required to play for their travel teams in order
to participate in PFC. However, we welcome players from other travel
clubs who would like to continue to play for their travel teams and
PFC to meet their soccer developmental needs. These players who
continue to play for their travel teams will not be required to
attend the skill session.
The cost for the fall and spring seasons will be $650.
Click either
of these next links to register PFC U13 or PFC U14 player for tryouts (is same
as travel tryout link but mention PFC in the comments section):
PFC boys registration
or PFC girls registration
or click on the PFC try-out registration link
(either one of these links to register is fine).
Click here for more info.
TRAVEL TRY-OUTS
TRAVEL/PFC PRACTICE LOCATION CHANGE 4/16-4/17
SPRING 2009 CHALLENGE SCHEDULE
SPRING 2009 CHALLENGE SOCCER UPDATE
SPRING CHALLENGE PROGRAM
DRIESEN'S TSA SUMMER SOCCER CAMP
SYSA NEW REFEREE CLINIC
FUTSAL TOURNAMENT RESULTS
RESULTS INDOOR 1 SESSION INDOOR SOCCER - SESSION 2 PROGRAMS START SOON!
SYSA is very proud of the quality soccer programs that we offer.
Don’t get left out in the cold this winter.
Contact Brian Miller: bmillersysa@gmail.com for Challenge questions or Paul Driesen: driesentsa@aol.com
for Travel and Premier registration.
Registration forms are available for download from under the ‘latest forms’.
We hope to see you on the field this session. Have a Safe and Happy New Year!
TRAVEL/PFC SCHOLARSHIP IN MEMORY OF JACK KATZ HIGH SCHOOL INDOOR SESSION 2 TOM FOWLER PLAINDEALER HIGH SCHOOL GIRL'S COACH OF THE YEAR INDOOR SESSION 2 BRUNSWICK AND MADISON TOURNAMENT RESULTS TRAVEL FALL 2008 RESULTS PFC PREMIER FALL RESULTS INDOOR SKILLS SESSIONS SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS REACH FINAL 4 SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SEASON RECAP SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS REACH REGIONAL FINAL SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS NOW IN REGIONAL SEMI FINAL SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS MAKE IT TO DISTRICT FINAL INDOOR 1 SESSION FORMS FOOTSKILLS & GOALIE CLINICS
The travel try-out registration website is ready for registrations
(Try-outs boys
or Try-outs girls or click on either 'Boys Travel' or 'Girls Travel' and continue
to the 'Try-outs' link).
The try-out dates and time for Travel soccer for next Fall's season are posted
on the 'Latest forms' section on the right.
Due to the field closures we have decided to rent indoor space at the Metroplex for Thursday April 16 and Friday April 17.
I have attached the practice schedule (revised).
There was only limited space and time available at the Metroplex , so nobody actually practices at 6pm on Thursday.
If coaches can’t attend their assigned practice slot then they should contact me and we will cover their practice. -Paul Driesen
The schedule for the Challenge grades 2-3 and 4-6 has
been posted on the 'Latest forms' section on the right.
Dear SYSA Members,
Welcome to the Spring 09 Challenge soccer season. Thank you for joining us for what we hope will be another great spring season, filled with fun and good soccer.
Our Challenge program has experienced remarkable growth over the past year. We are both excited and humbled by such a strong response. Thank you for your continued involvement in SYSA and for sharing news of our club and your positive experiences with others in the community!
The Spring Mini-Kicker program with Thornton Park has filled both Tuesday and Thursday afternoon sessions. We are diligently working to recruit more coaches to our sessions so that the players on the wait lists will be able to participate. The Saturday, K-1 Training and Scrimmage program still has a limited number of spaces available. As with the Mini-Kicker program, we will continue to recruit additional coaches as necessary.
The Challenge Season kicks-off this week! Team practices begin as early as Monday, April 13th. The first games will be played this Saturday, April 18th. The game schedule will be emailed to each family by the coach and by the program director by the middle of the week.
Thank you again for your continued involvement and support of SYSA. We are looking forward to seeing everyone again this spring. Please contact Brian Miller: bmillersysa@gmail.com with any questions regarding the Mini-Kicker, K-1 Training and Scrimmages or Challenge soccer program.
Registration forms for the Challenge grades 2-6 program for Spring 2009 are posted
on the 'Latest forms' section. Sign-up info for the Mini-kickers and Soccer: Training
& Scrimmages K-1 program
can be found here Shaker Heights Spring Brochure (for more info: Brian Miller, bmillersysa@gmail.com )
The Total Soccer Academy (TSA) camps are set for July 27-31 and August 3-7 from 9:00-1:30pm.
Finishing camp is July 27-31 from 4:30-6:0pm (download flyer).
The clinic is targeted at our Travel players
(U-13 and above - though the occasional, mature U-12
might be ok) and of course at our high school players.
Being a referee is a great way to make money and to stay
active in the game. Coaches are welcome as well and
do not have to pay or certify if they just want to
sit in on the classes. Players have 2 options: becoming a
"recreational" referee, Grade 9, or fully certifying as a
regular regereee (Grade 8). To become a Grade 9 referee
involves just a one day clinic on March 14 (as a Grade 9
referee you cannot referee travel games, however, just
local rec games, e.g., SYSA Challenge. It's recommended
for the younger players). As a Grade 8 referee you can
referee travel games, or higher. I'd recommend it for age
14 and above. To become a Grade 8 referee, you'd have to
come back for the second day of the clinic, March 15.
Date & Location of the clinic is March 14 and March 15 (9am-5pm
both days) at John Carroll University, Room 259 of the Administration Building.
Costs: USSF has increased referee certification fees.
This year you have to pay $65 to certify. Certification can
be done online (
http://www.ohnrefs.org/registration.htm).
SYSA will not charge at clinic fee for Shaker residents.
All other have to pay a $10 clinic fee.
Please contact me if you have any questions.
-Andreas Sobisch (email: sysa_ref@yahoo.com)
Five of our PFC teams played the indoor Futsal tournament hosted by
the Internationals at the Multiplex on Saturday Jan 31th. Most of the
players had never played futsal before. Nevertheless, both the
Boys PFC U12 and PFC U13 managed to remain unbeaten at the group stage
and advance to the Finals where they unfornatelely both lost to the
Internationals teams that they had beaten earlier that day
(Futsal info).
Indoor session 1 has just concluded. Congratulations to the BU11A team for
winning their division. Congrats also to the BU8, BU9A, and BU10A teams for being runner-up,
and the BU12A and GU9A teams for finishing third in their division. Good luck with the 2nd session!
Registration is still open for all of our Challenge and Travel/Premier skill clinics.
SYSA offers the Mini-Kicker soccer program for 4-5 year olds, K-1 soccer for 6-7 year olds
and Challenge soccer games and footskills for 2nd-6th grade players. In addition to these
Challenge (rec) programs, SYSA provides Travel and Premier player skill clinics for
Goalkeeping, Footskills and Finshing-Goalscoring instruction. These clinics are
excellent supplements to team practices and games.
Please see the letter below from Tom Fowler regarding the passing of
Jack Katz (letter).
Forms for HS Boys and Girls are available on the 'Latest forms' section.
On November 21st the Shaker High School Girl's Coach Tom Fowler was
chosen as the Girls High School Coach of the Year by the PlainDealer.
All the members of the Shaker Youth Soccer Association (SYSA) and the
Premier Football Club (PFC) would like to congratulate Tom with this
wonderful and well deserved honor.
Tom has been involved in youth soccer in Shaker for many years, not only
in our Club, but also at the High School level. During the fall season
Tom isn't only on the soccer field 5-6 days a week coaching the High
School girls, but he also coaches another 5 sessions each week with
three SYSA and PFC teams. His dedication to the game can't be matched by
anyone.
Tom guided his High School team through the play-offs this fall into the
Final Four of Ohio. Each play-off game the HS Team won the smile on
Tom's face got bigger and bigger. Game after game his team come out on
top beating better known "soccer-schools" like Mentor and
Massillon-Jackson. Ultimately the team was stopped in overtime by
powerhouse Strongsville in a wonderful game (2-1 loss for Shaker).
Tom's level headed approach to the game is amazing and this great series
of games has shown how a different approach to the game is very
refreshing. Along the side-line Tom is more of an observer then a
screamer and is a master in analyzing the game that unfolds in front of
him. If any feedback is needed he will give that to his players during
half-time in a point-by-point approach.
Tom, congratulations from all of us at SYSA and PFC. We are proud to
have you in our middle.
Paul Driesen,
Director of Coaching
SYSA/PFC
The forms for Travel/PFC and Challenge indoor session 2
are posted on the 'Latest forms' section on the right
(footskills/finishing/goalie).
A lot of our SYSA travel teams played in either the Brunswick
or Madison Fall tournament. Four of our teams were
placed in the top division including BU10A and BU11A with the BU13A winning the top division
and the GU9A team being runner-up in their bracket. Congrats
also to BU9 team for finishing 1st and BU14 team finishing 2nd in their division,
and the GU11 and GU12 teams for finishing 2nd in their group.
Click here for the
Madison and
Brunswick standings.
The Fall season has finished and the results are in. Congratulations
to the BU13A team for winning the top Div in the AASL league
and BU11A for winning the top OASL Div, and GU12A for being
runner up. Congrats also to GU9A for being the runner-up and BU11B for
finishing 3rd in their division (OASL boys league standing,
NOGSL girls league standing, and
BU13A AASL standings).
The outdoor Fall season has concluded. Congratulations to the
PFC BU11 team for finishing 3rd in their division and the BU13
team for their 3-way tie for 2nd place. Click
here
for the standings.
Click here for a description of the
indoor footskills and finishing clinics SYSA is offering.
The Shaker High School Girls team won the Regional Finals (see Plain Dealer story) and are now in the State Semi final against Strongsville (Game Wed Nov 5, 7pm, Rocky River High School Stadium,
20951 Detroit Road, Rocky River).
Another improved season for the boys high school team this season. Finishing with 11-5-2 overall record. All losses came to top ten ranked teams in the state. For the first time since 2002 our boys won the Lake Erie League undefeated 5-0-1 with only tie 0-0 against Mentor to share the title with Mentor as Co-Champions. The team was constantly ranked in the Top Ten Greater Cleveland Coaches Association weekly poll. Also ranked by The Plain Dealer CleHSSports.com as one of the top twenty programs overall in the papers coverage area. In the University district Shaker was ranked 4th overall by the coaches of the district only to follow 1-St. Ignatuis,2-St. Eds,3-Solon. Which gave Shaker a bye first round of the state playoffs. Leading to a Sectional Final against Normandy ranked 6th in the district a game in which Shaker won 5-2. Shaker was then eliminated in the District Semi-Final to St. Ignatuis (Ranked 1st in the state).
At the player level awards Eian Katz was selected by the Greater Cleveland Coaches First Team All-Cleve. Robin Steiner 2nd Team. Four Honorable Mentions Lawrence Neal,Patrick Pohlman,Sam Thompson,Patrick Martahus.
At the Lake Erie League 4 players made the LEL First Team Eian Katz,Robin Steiner,Matt Anderson,Sam Thompson.Coach Nader was also named Lake Erie League Coach Of The Year,with Brady Dean from Mentor.
Coach Nader credit's this season success to the players efforts and dedication to improving the team and program led by
tri-captains Eian Katz,Lawrence Neal,and Ryan Cristal and looking forward to more success next season with the majority of the players next season playing at the Premier and top Club level.
For players looking at joining the high school program next season to contact coach
Nader at naderchristina@att.net for any questions and clarifications.
Game time regional final: Saturday 11/1 Noon, Rocky River High School Stadium,
20951 Detroit Road, Rocky River. Once again the HS girls need 3 ball girls for the Regional Finals tomorrow.
The ball girls could go on the team bus which leaves 10am from the Shaker High School North Gym (contact tfowlerg@earthlink.net)
.
Another milestone in Shaker Girls Varsity Soccer history. Shaker Girls
won the District Championship Game 4-0 against NDCL and advance to
Division 1 Regional Playoffs. The Shaker Team is currently composed of
100% one time SYSA players including Kaley Shlaes who has scored 6 goals
during playoffs and Lizzie Goldsmith, Anne Marie Kelly and Mary Clair
who scored the 4 goals leading to yesterday's District Final win. Solid
Defending by Mackenzie Taylor, Norah Sweeney, Danielle Swales and Sarah
Cook contributed to the two district shut outs complemented by Kelly
Sommers and Ellie Seitz in goal. Caitlin Cheverine and Maeve Willis have
done a spectacular job in their roles as holding mids.
Regional Semi Final against Howland will be held on Wed Oct 29, 7pm at
Twinsburg High School Stadium (see also Plain Dealer story, their season results, and their
bracket).
The Shaker Varsity Girls beat Mentor 6-0
in District semi finals last night (10/20) and will go on to play Notre Dame Cathedral Latin in
the District finals on Thursday (7pm 10/23 in Brush Stadium).
FYI this is the first time in school history that the Shaker Girls Varsity team has
beaten Mentor (in about 19-20 years) and the
2nd time in 3 years Shaker has gone to district finals.
Click here for the season results.
Registration forms for Indoor 1 sessions for travel/premier/challenge/miniK-K-1
are posted on the 'Latest forms' section.
Goalkeeper training:
-Travel/Premier U8-U10 on Tuesdays from 4:30-5:30pm at Boulevard Triangle. Start on September 16 through October 21.
-Travel/Premier U11-U14 on Wednesdays from 4:30-5:30pm at Boulevard Triangle. Start on September 17 through October 22
Footskills:
-Travel/Premier all ages on Thursdays from 5:00-6:00pm at Ludlow. Start on September 18 through October 23
-Travel/Premier all ages on Fridays from 4:00-5:00pm at Ludlow. Start on September 19 through October 24
There is no registration needed for these clinics. No fee to the players.
-
Challenge Footskills
FALL CHALLENGE LATEST SOCCER UPDATE
Updated 2nd-3rd grade Challenge schedules are out and can
be found on the 'Latest forms' section on the right.
FALL CHALLENGE SOCCER UPDATE
The SYSA Fall Challenge Soccer Season will begin Saturday, Sept. 13th.
There are still open roster spots available in our 2nd-3rd grade and 4th-6th
grade boys and girls programs. While the August 25th deadline has passed,
there is no absolute cutoff deadline on Fall registration (for forms see 'Latest Forms'). Please contact Brian Miller for
additional information or for answers to any questions or concerns: bmillersysa@gmail.com
On Saturday, September 6th, there will be Season Kick Off event. More information will be posted on the website.
K-1 AND MINI-KICKERS
For grades K-1, SYSA is proud to again offer this Fall
"Soccer: Training & Scrimmages" (boys and girls separate). For the 4.5-5 year olds, SYSA
offers the Fall program "Mini-kickers". See links on the left for more info and
click
Shaker Fall Brochure
for sign-up information (sign-up is at Thornton Park).
SYSA PRE-SEASON SUMMER CAMP
SYSA's annual pre-season summer camp is scheduled for
Aug 18-22: Travel and premier players: 8-10am,
K-1 players: 10-11am, and 2-6th Grade Challenge players
are from 10:00-11:30am. Click here for registration form or see Latest Forms
on the right. There might also be still some openings
for either of the two weeks of the Paul Driesen TSA camp, please
email Paul for inquiries (driesentsa@cox.net).
SPRING 2008 TRAVEL RESULTS
The Spring season has concluded and the results
and standings are in. Congratulations to the girls U8/9
team for winning their division and congrats
also to the girls U12, boys U10B, U13, and U12A
(AASL div 12A) teams for finishing as runner-up, and the
boys U8 and girls U13 and U14 teams for finishing in
third place in their division. Complete results/standings can
be found here: Girls NOGSL league, and Boys OASL league (Boys AASL league U12A div).
SPRING 2008 PFC PREMIER RESULTS
The OYSAN Spring State League has wrapped up and congrats to
the girls U10 and boys U12 silver and U12 black teams for
finishing as runner-up in their division, and congrats also
to the boys U10 silver and U11 teams for ending in third place
(State league results).
PICK-UP SOCCER GAMES FOR COACHES & PARENTS
The Shaker coaches and parents can join
an informal pick-up scrimmage
at the Shaker Middle School field at 7pm on Wednesday evenings. Please
contact Pete O'Neill for more details (Oneillp2@ccf.org).
EURO SOCCER 2008 TOURNAMENT HAS STARTED
The Euro cup 2008 soccer tournament has started, watch
it for free on espn360.com.
ANNUAL SYSA/PFC PICNIC
Join us for the annual SYSA year end picnic at Thornton Park.
This is for Travel, PFC, Challenge, and Mini-kickers. The picnic
will be on Wednesday, June 11th from 4:30-7:30. Everyone is asked to bring a
dish to share that will serve 8. Names beginning with A-N should bring a main
dish or side dish and names beginning with O-Z should bring a dessert.
Unless you have a pass, those wishing to use the pool will have to pay an
entrance fee. There is no charge for being in the picnic area without use of the pool.
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.
WESTLAKE MEMORIAL DAY TOURNAMENT
Congratulations to SYSA's Boys U10A, Girls U11A & U14 travel
teams for all being runner-up and making it to the final
in the White divisions of their
agegroups. The Girls U8/9 team was the only SYSA team to earn to be seeded
in the top (Green) division of their
agegroup, yet were handed their first losses
since December.
STATE CUP NEWS
Congrats to the PFC boys U11 team for advancing to the semi-finals with their 6-2 win
over NEO Soccer in the quarter finals of the State Cup
(Results)
MEMORIAL DAY PARADE
The weather cooperated and the Memorial Day parade was a great
success and thanks to the organizational skills of Brian and Tom,
SYSA had a strong presence at this year's Memorial Day parade.
RESCHEDULED SYSA PHOTO DAY
The Travel Soccer Photo Day is rescheduled for Sunday June 1,
on the upper field at Middle School. Wear uniform, bring ball for ind. shot. Time slots for each team.
GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER LEAGUE
Click
here for the Registration and Medical Info form.
SOCCER QUIZ
Players: take the challenge with this outstanding tactical soccer quiz (highly recommended for all State Cup
players as well as any SYSA travel player).
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.