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    SYSA & PFC PICK-UP SOCCER DAYS FEBRUARY
    During the month of February we are offering several pick-up soccer dates for all Travel and PFC players. Club-coaches will supervise the activities. NO pre-registration is required. Just bring your soccer-ball and PLAY!!
    Cost: $10 per activity. Bring check (written to SYSA) to the event. Age-group schedule below and also on 'Latest forms'.

    Boys and Girls U8-U9:
    Tuesdays February 9, 16 and 23
    Time: 4-5pm

    Boys and Girls U10-11:
    Wednesdays February 10, 17 and 24
    Time 4-5pm

    Boys and Girls U12-14:
    Thursdays February 11,18 and 25
    Time 5-6pm

    NEW REFEREE CLINIC AT JCU
    On the weekend of March 13/14, 2010 there will be a New Referee Clinic at John Carroll University. Both days from 8:30 to 5:30.
    Costs are $65 for USSF registration, and $35 clinic fee.
    Please visit http://www.gcsoa.com/ussf.html for further information on how to register.
    Grade 9 referees have the option of upgrading to Grade 8 by attending only the Sunday portion of the clinic. These referees do NOT have to pay for the clinic fee, only the annual recertification cost of $50 with USSF. Membership in GCSOA is optional and will be offered at the clinic. For further information, please contact Andreas Sobisch at sysa.ref@gmail.com

    TRAVEL TRYOUTS FOR FALL 2010 TEAMS
    The try-outs dates for the Fall 2010 travel teams are posted. Please check this link frequently as dates/times might change.

    STANDINGS INDOOR SESSION 1
    The indoor session 1 at the newly renovated Force facilities has just concluded. Congratulations to GU11 for ending in 1st place in the top division and and BU9B for ending first in their division. Congrats also to BU10A, BU11A, BU12A, GU12, GU9C, and GU9A for finishing as runner-up, and GU14 and GU9B as third place finishers! (Standings)

    2nd INDOOR SESSION
    Registration for the 2nd indoor session are available in the 'Latest forms' section on the right.

    HOLIDAY TSA/FORCE SOCCER CAMPS
    Paul Driesen's TSA and the Force are offering the following soccer camps for the December holidays:
    - World Cup/Dutch Soccer League Holiday Camp
    - Holiday SOCCER Camp

    FALL SEASON RESULTS
    The travel Fall season has concluded and the standings have been posted. Congratulations to the BU12A team for coming in 1st place in their division. Congrats also to the BU9A, GU9C, GU10A, and GU14 teams for ending in 2nd place, and the BU11A and BU11B teams for ending in third place in their division (Girls league standings and Boys league standings). Finally, congrats also to the PFC BU13 team for ending in third place in the OYSAN state league.

    ODP NEWS
    A number of current and former SYSA/PFC members have made this years first cut to make the indoor Olympic Development Pool for their respective agegroups. Congratulations to Rae Conlon, Ryder Bell, Clark Cronek, Ryan Dyke, Tyler Pruett, Trenton Bulucea, Alex Campana, Patrick Connors, Logan Flack, Jake Girardot, and Anno van den Akker
    (Click here for indoor ODP pool list).

    BRUNSWICK TOURNAMENT
    The Brunswick tournament concluded played in unusually nice Fall weather. Congrats to the following teams: BU8 2nd in their pool, GU9C 3d place, BU10 2nd place in their pool, GU11 2nd in their pool, BU12A 1st place, BU12B 2nd in their pool, GU12 2nd in their pool, PFC U14 3rd place. Overall SYSA/SHAKER/PFC had 14 teams entered in this tournament (Standings).

    INDOOR REGISTRATION FORMS AVAILABLE
    Registration forms for indoor soccer for Mini-kickers, grades K-1, Challenge, Travel, Premier, Footskills, Goalie training, and High School boys are all available on the 'Latest forms' section on the right. Click here for Indoor Practice schedule.

    FALL CHALLENGE SOCCER PROGRAMS
    Dear Shaker Families,
    The Fall soccer season will begin after Labor Day weekend. If your child is at all interested in soccer you should consider participation in one of Shaker Youth Soccer Association's (SYSA) programs.
    Mini-Kickers The Mini-Kickers soccer program is geared towards 4.5-5 year olds (pre-K - K). Shaker Youth Soccer Association offers a soccer program where all games and activities are taught through the world of the child. The focus is to create a fun and energetic environment where each player is constantly engaged in activity. Inclusive, simplified small and large group games are aimed at developing a comfort level with the soccer ball.
    Registration for this program is held at Thornton Park. Season begins September 8th and runs through October 17th. Classes meet Tuesday or Thursday at Woodbury from 4-5pm. Registration information can be found on page 14 of the Fall Recreation Brochure.
    K-1: Training and Scrimmages The Challenge K&1 program is a low-stress, fun filled environment where players will encounter a games-based program to develop basic soccer skills. These include maze and target games; juggling and balancing the ball; dribbling, passing, receiving, shooting; and tackling the ball. Players are exposed to simplified competitions and a variety of fun games culminating in small-sided 3v3 and 4v4 soccer games in a Festival format. Through these activities, each player will have many opportunities to practice and discover basic soccer skills. Registration for this program is held at Thornton Park. Season begins Saturday, September 12th and runs through October 24th. Classes meet Saturdays at the Shaker Middle School from 12 noon to 1:15pm. Registration information can be found on page 14 of the Fall Recreation Brochure.
    Challenge League Challenge program provides players in 2nd-6th grade with a practice and game environment where fundamental ball skills, basic positional awareness and simplified tactical concepts are developed. Boys and girls have separate leagues within our Challenge program. The Challenge program provides each player with the opportunity to further develop their soccer skills and awareness through a weekly team practice, individual foot skills session, and competitive weekly games. There are no tryouts and we are committed to provide every player with equal playing time.
    Beginning this Fall season, the 4th-6th grade Challenge teams will play other Rec teams from Orange, Chagrin and other near-bye communities on the east side. All Challenge 4-6th grade teams will play 8v8, which represents the next step in soccer training and competition. There will be home and away games mostly played in the late morning and early and mid afternoon on Saturdays. Please contact Brian Miller: bmillersysa@gmail.com or 216-394-8128 for more information.
    Registration packets for Challenge soccer are available at Thornton Park, and on the SYSA Website on the 'Latest forms' section on the right.

    ODP SUCCESS FOR PFC
    PFC/SYSA is proud to announce that a number of its players had been selected and attended the Olympic Development Program camp in Illinois for their respective age groups (see below for list of players) with one player, Alex Campana, managing to make the Region 2 team. Click here for this news.

    FALL CHALLENGE REGISTRATION
    Challenge 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').

    SPRING SEASON RESULTS
    The Spring season has concluded a little while ago. Congrats to the travel GU10 and GU11A teams for winning their division. Also congrats to the GU12A and GU13 teams for finishing as runner-up, the GU14 team for finishing third, and the GU9A team for tying for third in their division (click here for NOGSL standings). The BU13 boys team ended in 2nd place in the top AASL U13 division. The standings for the other boys teams in the OASL leaque are not yet posted. Also congrats to the PFC BU11 and GU10 teams for finishing as runners-up in the OYSAN State League, and the BU12 and BU13 teams for tying for third place (click here for standings).

    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
    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.

    TRAVEL/PFC PRACTICE LOCATION CHANGE 4/16-4/17
    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

    SPRING 2009 CHALLENGE SCHEDULE
    The schedule for the Challenge grades 2-3 and 4-6 has been posted on the 'Latest forms' section on the right.

    SPRING 2009 CHALLENGE SOCCER UPDATE
    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.

    SPRING CHALLENGE 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 )

    DRIESEN'S TSA SUMMER SOCCER CAMP
    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).

    SYSA NEW REFEREE CLINIC
    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)

    FUTSAL TOURNAMENT RESULTS
    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).

    RESULTS INDOOR 1 SESSION
    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!

    INDOOR SOCCER - SESSION 2 PROGRAMS START SOON!
    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.

    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
    Please see the letter below from Tom Fowler regarding the passing of Jack Katz (letter).

    HIGH SCHOOL INDOOR SESSION 2
    Forms for HS Boys and Girls are available on the 'Latest forms' section.

    TOM FOWLER PLAINDEALER HIGH SCHOOL GIRL'S COACH OF THE YEAR
    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

    INDOOR SESSION 2
    The forms for Travel/PFC and Challenge indoor session 2 are posted on the 'Latest forms' section on the right (footskills/finishing/goalie).

    BRUNSWICK AND MADISON TOURNAMENT RESULTS
    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.

    TRAVEL FALL 2008 RESULTS
    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).

    PFC PREMIER FALL RESULTS
    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.

    INDOOR SKILLS SESSIONS
    Click here for a description of the indoor footskills and finishing clinics SYSA is offering.

    SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS REACH FINAL 4
    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).

    SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SEASON RECAP
    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.

    SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS REACH REGIONAL FINAL
    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) .

    SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS NOW IN REGIONAL SEMI FINAL
    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).

    SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS MAKE IT TO DISTRICT FINAL
    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.

    INDOOR 1 SESSION FORMS
    Registration forms for Indoor 1 sessions for travel/premier/challenge/miniK-K-1 are posted on the 'Latest forms' section.

    FOOTSKILLS & GOALIE CLINICS
    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 on Friday afternoons 5:00-6:00pm at Ludlow Elementary. Friday, Sept. 19th through Friday, Oct. 24th

    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.