Folsom Lake Surf Newsletter | October 2020

Message from Fritz

Dear members,

I have always believed that youth sports organizations are well positioned to provide it’s members with personal growth opportunities, well beyond their main area of focus. Valuable lessons can be learned through travel, fundraising, volunteerism and being recognized for academic achievements. Further, good habits formed through making a commitment to others, staying healthy, being self-disciplined, balancing school with sport and making good decisions in general are important to establishing a mindset for success. While we have started to place more emphasis on delivering programs that address these areas, we are also focusing on extending growth areas in soccer.

This past month we saw many players participate in ODP tryouts and Surf Select ID Camps. Players we nominated represented us well with many being invited to continue on with these prestigious programs. Over 150 players are attending weekly skills development classes at our training center and our coaches continue to work weekly with recreation players who are looking to make the jump into competitive soccer. For our older players interested in playing soccer in college, we have developed a program around the Scouting Zone platform used across the Surf network.

Lastly, please allow me to leave you with a little teaser about something coming soon....FUTSAL!

We will continue to seek opportunities for our players to grow both on and off the field. It Is my belief that it is our job to open as many doors for our children as possible, while giving them the skills to choose which ones to walk through.

Message from the Editors

To our members, we wanted to let you know that this is your newsletter and relatedly your website. Nothing makes us more happy than to post stories and pictures of our players and teams, whether it is soccer related or not. If you have stories and pictures (or just good ideas) that you want to contribute, just let us know and we will make it happen. Our goal is to live up to the Surf motto of "Best of the Best" when it comes to our newsletter and website. We hope you enjoy it!

Juggles for Dimes

We are getting super excited for our first annual Juggles for Dimes event! A few updates:

Scheduled for Saturday Oct. 31th at Econome Family Park
Send us a picture of your player jugglining and will will send back a branded image you can use for sociliting bids!
Make sure to visit our the webpage to download the bid sheet for your player!
Let's make a difference and make comp soccer something every deserving player can take part in! #Soccer4All

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NorCal Surf Select

On September 26 & 27 players from 7 NorCal clubs met at River Islands Soccer Complex in Lathrop, CA for the first of many Surf Select Player ID Camps. Big shout to those who were selected to the teams as players and reserves. We are proud of your accomplishment and are looking forward to hearing more about your Surf Select pathway!

Aidan Harris, Mason Curtis, Reid Curtis, Evan Restrepo, Lily Finney, Lila Dance, Sophia Taliao, Taryn Graham, Ian Drury, Maddox Strate, Lucas Bidgood, Reese Gebo, Braden Wright, Isabelle Dincolo, Sarah Fonseca, Kendal Cole, Haven Calderon, Lauren Rozumowicz, Aidan Galva, Savannah Miller, Morgan Halverson, Olivia Marsh, Tahlia Smith, Shae Collie, Anna Olse Catitlyn Price, Mackenzie Wright, Avery Chimienti, Maddy Humphrey, Dani Malone, Summer Sylvestri, Luca Flores

Pre-Academy Program

The Folsom Lake Surf Pre-Academy Program, is an early entry into the competitive landscape. The Pre-Academy Program is the perfect fit for those players that are ready for more advanced training, are focused on improving both technically and tactically, and are looking for a platform to demonstrate their love for this game…even at such a young age!

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Player Spotlight - Kate Plachy

Goalie is no doubt the most difficult and most important position on the pitch and something that Kate Plachy of the 2004 Girls Premier NPL Team and the Oak Ridge High School Women's Varsity Soccer Team has excelled at. Read this excellent blog from Kate's father on her soccer path to where she is at today.

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Team Spotlight - 2006 NPL Premier Girls

The 2006 Girls NPL Premier team is ready to take it to the next level. Read all about their growth and dedication over the years in the team spotlight!

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Team Spotlight - 2007 Boys Elite Blue

The 2007 Boys Elite Blue are gearing up and ready to play! Not only that, but reading the story and looking at the pictures you can tell they are having a ton of fun together. At the end of the day, that is what it should be all about. Well done boys and coaches!

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Hands4Hope - Youth Making a Difference

Sock Drive

Folsom Lake Surf is partnering with Hands4Hope in their 2020 Warm and Fuzzy drive. This yearly collection provides much needed cold weather gear to families in need in our community. We have been asked by Hands4Hope to collect *new* socks of any size/gender.

A collection bin is in place at The Hub through October 30th. There will also be a collection bin available at the Juggles for Dimes fundraising event at Econome Park on October 31st.

Let’s fill these bins and show our support for the community!!!

San Diego Surf Sends Two To USWNT Traning Camp

Former San Diego Surf players Mia Fishel (UCLA) and Catarina Macario (Standfurd) have been selected to the USWNT Training Camp Roster! They took advantage of the same programs and benefits that are now a part of all Surf Nation clubs including right here at Folsom Lake Surf. Congratulations to Mia and Catarina! #SurfPROUD

UPCOMING SURF SOCCER CAMPS & CLINICS

November Camps & Clinics

These popular once a week/one hour skills sessions are extremely popular so keep an eye out for registration details - September & October classes filled in less than a week! For more information, please email thehub@folsomlakesurf.org

Full November camp details can be found here

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