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OREGON YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION’S MONTHLY MAGAZINE

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We all consider ourselves fans of the global game. This month, in France, Europe’s biggest compe<<on kicks off, as the European Championships begin on June 10th!

Do you think you have what it takes to predict the winners of the Euros?

If you do then you could be going to see the hoIest MLS soccer <cket in North America.

On August 28th, Portland host SeaIle in what has become the MLS’ greatest rivalry…and we’re giving you <ckets to go and see the game with three of your friends, and if you don’t have any friends, give us a call and we’ll come with you. This is going to be a fantas<c game as it always is! Last year’s encounter at Providence Park saw the Timbers win out 4-1 on their way to the MLS Cup Final victory.

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WHAT WAS NEW IN GOAL LINES? Simply put, EVERYTHING!

We completely redesigned Goal Lines from the ground up to ensure that you’re getting the most out of each issue.

Starting with the delivery method itself, Goal Lines has become completely interactive and contains up-to-the minute news about what’s going on in Oregon’s soccer communities.

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WE’RE GUESSING YOU LIKE THE NEW FORMAT! The response to last month’s magazine was incredible and we pulled some pretty cool stats out of the publication. We thought we’d share some!

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EPISODE EASTER EGG WINNER! Last month we hid a few easter eggs in the magazine. We sent out a reminder halfway through the month, too, and Matt Mayer from Beaverton, OR was the lucky winner. He clicked on it, entered, and won some gear from OYSA

All he did was read the magazine, found something that looked out of place, and clicked it. Now it’s your turn!

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CORNER SEE WHAT’S GOING ON WITH THE TIMBERS THIS MONTH May was a rough month for the Timbers, and one they will be glad to put behind them.

The results simply weren’t what they were hoping for and injuries have unfortunately hampered what was a decent start to the season. With the joint second highest scorer in the league, Fanendo Adi, missing a chunk of the month the Timbers are without one of the league’s most feared strikers. With that said, Jack Mac has stepped into the role

BY THE NUMBERS: 4-6-4 record

22 goals for

25 goals against

display against Cascadia rivals, Vancouver, and with 10 men against San Jose.

11,102 miles travelled this season so far for away games (round trip)

With only 4 games this month, let’s hope we stay healthy and ready to roll!

Top scorer - Adi (8 goals)

nicely picking up the slack, and four different scorers helping cement a fantastic

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Check out our favorite Timbers videos this month that you may not have seen

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

NEXT OPPONENT

Here are the most recent match highlights from our favorite team

Wednesday June 14th

Providence Park

7:30pm PST (US Open Cup)

GRASSROOTS COORDINATOR: JOHN GALAS All of our Grassroots Coordinators have extensive coaching background around the state of Oregon, and elsewhere so they bring unique experiences to their particular region.

John covers the central portion of the state from his base in Eugene, extending out to the coast and east to Bend. John is also the head coach for Lane United FC, and holds the USSF A license.

John was also the assistant coach with the Portland Thorns in their first championship season.

THE ACADEMY SYSTEM IN SPAIN

Over the course of the last two years, I have had the privilege of traveling to Spain to scout players for Lane United, and coach in the Mediterranean International Cup. I have been fortunate enough to meet with some very prominent club directors, agents and players. I have been afforded access to training sessions at FC Barcelona, Villarreal CF, U.D Levante, and Valencia C.F.

I have become an even bigger fan of La Liga, and profoundly interested in their respective club

methodology. In comes Jose Luis Campos, a dear friend studying in the MBA program in the University of Oregon’s Warsaw Sports Marketing program. Jose has worked in sports marketing and coached soccer in Spain, the UK, and in the US on the East Coast and now is based in Eugene bringing his knowledge to the University of Oregon. Jose and I have spent hours discussing Spanish club methodologies, philosophies and player development. One particular club that stands out, is Sevilla Futbol Club.

Sevilla Fútbol Club, S.A.D is one of the most successful teams in La Liga and in Europe in general winning a national league title in 1945-46, five Spanish Cups (1935, 1939, 1948, 2007 and 2010), one Spanish Super Cup (2007), a record four UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cups (2006, 2007, 2014 and 2015) and the 2006 UEFA Super Cup. Sevilla FC is based in Seville, capital and largest city of south Spain. The club was formed on 25 January 1890, with Scotsman Edward Farquharson Johnston being their first president.

Sevilla FC were also designated by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics as the world's best club in 2006 and 2007, thus being the first club to achieve this distinction in two consecutive years. Sevilla's main rivalry is with their cross-city club Real Betis, whom they compete against in the “Sevilla Derby”.

Sevilla are notorious for players development, exemplified, by current academy players in the first team. These players include, goalkeepers Sergio Rico and David Soria, Midfielders Antonio Cotán and Luismi, and striker Carlos Fernandez and Juan Munoz.

The club operates out of

their own facilities called “ciudad deportiva”, which serves as the first team training

center as well as all youth teams. These facilities became operational in 1974 and are located just outside of Sevilla. The complex is housed with four grass fields, three turfs fields to house the 7-a-side soccer and an additional turf field for the Antonio Puerta Soccer School. The “Ciudad Deportiva” also includes locker rooms, weight room and gym, media room, cafe, medical center, and regeneration room.

The academy structure The club structure is as follows: Sevilla “Atlético” is the most senior reserve team of Sevilla FC. It was founded in 1958 and currently plays in Second Division B. The team objective is to continue to develop senior level players who can eventually join the first team. Sevilla has a rich history of promoting players from the reserve team. Such players that have been promoted to the first team include Manolo Jimenez (14 seasons with Sevilla FC first team), Jose Antonio Reyes (Played for Sevilla FC, Arsenal, Benfica, At. Madrid and Real Madrid), Carlos Marchena (Played for Sevilla FC, Benfica, Valencia and Deportivo), Antonio Puerta (Played 3 seasons for Sevilla FC before he tragically passed away), Alberto Moreno (Sevilla FC and Liverpool FC), Diego Capel (Sevilla FC, Sporting Lisbon and Genoa), Sergio Ramos (Sevilla FC, Real Madrid), and Jesus Navas (Sevilla FC and Man City). Ramos and Navas were both part of Spain’s 2010 World Cup team and 2012 European Cup Champion.

The Sevilla FC "C" is the 3rd team in the hierarchy of Sevilla FC. Founded in 2003, Sevilla C got promoted to the Third Division X Group in 2007 after 4 consecutive promotions from the regional and provincial categories.

The objective of this team is to train players who can play in higher categories and, if there is no place in the first team, can be transferred to other Spanish teams and bring in additional revenue to the club to continue to support player development.

The U19 Age Category main goal is to develop and promote players from the Academy to either the C team, the reserve team or the first team. The Club develops and promotes football among educational institutions through soccer schools. Most prominent children and whose family accepts it, become part of the various federated teams on the academy participating in different competitions. There are two teams in the U16s category two U14s, four U12s and finally four teams of U10s.

What makes Sevilla’s academy so particularly special and successful?

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Spanish soccer culture.

Sevilla FC has an outstanding academy with qualified coaches, trainers and staff. Soccer is the main sport of the country and is played by a total of 874,093 players of which 829,220 are men and 44,873 women. Compared to the 4 million players registered in the US doesn’t seems that much but Spain has a population of 46 million people while the US has 360 million. ●

The latest sports surveys out of Spain suggest that 900,000 supporters, over 2% of the general population attend live matches of 1st and 2nd division teams.

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That said, television has a major impact on viewing numbers in Spain. 15% of the population watches soccer matches on TV each week, rising to 20% for Champions League, and when the Spanish National Team played during the 2010 FIFA World Cup, roughly 50% of the nation tuned in.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING NEAR YOU? Looking to improve your coaching knowledge base? Thinking of moving onto the next level, or maybe just a refresher course before the season? What about other soccer-related events?

Check out the schedule of events near you. Coaching and referee courses are asterisked in red!

To register for a coaching course, simply click the course listing to be taken to the registration page

PORTLAND METRO AREA

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CENTRAL OREGON

Oregon City, 6/10 6 ^/12 USSF ‘E’ License

South Medford HS 6/18 Coaching the Rec Player - FREE

Providence Park 6/22 Thorns vs. Chicago Red Stars

Medford 7/15 - 7/16 NSCAA National Diploma Part one**

Beaverton, OR 6/24 - 6/26 NSCAA Director of Coaching Diploma

Providence Park 6/26 Timbers vs. Houston Dynamo

Providence Park 7/2 Thorns vs. Sky Blue FC

Autzen Stadium 7/24 Inter Milan vs. PSG

Medford 7/22 - 7/24 NSCAA National Diploma Part two**

** Spread over two weekends. The candidate must attend both weekends for credit.

Providence Park 7/9 Thorns vs. FC Kansas City

Providence Park 7/13 Timbers vs. Montreal Impact

Providence Park 7/17 Timbers vs. Seattle Sounders

Providence Park 7/23 Timbers vs. LA Galaxy

Portland, 12/4 USSF ‘C’ License

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW GOING INTO FALL 2016 On May 26th, the Oregon Youth Soccer Association held an online webinar to discuss the upcoming changes for the Fall 2016 season.

This webinar was targeted toward the Recreational Clubs as it was information that would affect 99% of them and they way they play soccer this coming season.

Competitive clubs were also invited, as were the state referees because there were rule changes, and protocol updates that would affect them, too, although not to the same extent as the recreational clubs.

Topics covered were: • Birth Year Registration • Small Sided Games • Recognize to Recover (concussion protocol) • New Heading rules for the younger age groups • Head Exposure Recommendations • Cardiac Safety Guidelines To see a version of the webinar below simply download the PDF of the presentation by clicking on the icon.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW GOING INTO FALL 2016

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW GOING INTO FALL 2016

CORNER SEE WHAT’S GOING ON WITH THE THORNS THIS MONTH

BY THE NUMBERS:

The Thorns are enjoying a long unbeaten streak to start the NWSL season. In fact, they’re the only undefeated team. 4 ties and 2 wins are the kind of confidence building

4-0-4 record

results that Coach Mark Parsons will be looking for as the season goes on.

They’ve not been easy, either. Tough road results against FC Kansas City, the Boston Breakers and the Washington Spirit have each time tested the young and rebuilt Thorns team as they bounce back from a disappointing 2015 campaign.

9 goals for

4 goals against

15,754 miles travelled (r/t)

Next up, the ladies head to Chicago to take on the Red Stars in a top-of-the-table clash that you can catch online!

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Check out our favorite Thorns videos this month that you may not have seen

NEXT OPPONENT MATCH HIGHLIGHTS Here is the most recent match highlights from the Thorns, and other videos.

NOTE: The Thorns vs. OSU game was being played the night of the publication.

Sunday, June 12

Toyota Park

3pm PST

TO REFEREE IS HUMAN. TO GO TO THE REPLAY, DIVINE. Every now and again we come across an article that really is thought provoking. This is one and we’d like to share it with you. Written

by Sam Borden, and taken from the The New York Times on April 22nd. Credited below, and continued after the jump.

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Referees, the saying goes, do not want to be seen or heard. It is not ideal, then, when referees are so much in focus that they are seen, heard, talked about, pilloried and — in at least one instance — criticized for how they left the stadium after a game (before enduring, oddly, a public discussion about their taste in music).

This is the state of things, however, in England’s Premier League. As Leicester City motors toward perhaps the most unlikely championship in high-level soccer history, the spotlight seems to be as much on the officials as it is on the Foxes, who are 5 points ahead with four games to play, close to clinching a magical turnaround from nearrelegation in 2015 to title winners this spring.

In all likelihood, Leicester will finish the job. But the question of whether the Premier League — and the sport as a whole — is doing enough to help referees will linger. If nothing else, the events of the past week served as the latest call for soccer to integrate video replay as soon as possible.

Some problems are unavoidable. Jon Moss, the referee blistered publicly after sending off Leicester’s Jamie Vardy during a game against West Ham United last week, is a solid-enough official but not one of the Premier League’s elite. Unfortunately, Moss was almost surely working that match because the highest-ranked English referees were at a workshop for officials who will be involved in this summer’s European Championships.

Scheduling is always an element of the game, of course, and even if Mark Clattenburg or Martin Atkinson, two of England’s best, were available, there is no guarantee they would not have come under fire as Moss did. Nothing can account for an official having a bad day.

Video, however, can help avoid some of the situations that led Moss into a fire pit: several appeals for penalties that were not assessed; a second yellow and subsequent red card to Vardy for… to continue reading this article click the logo here:

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SAVE THE DATE 2017 OYSA Annual General Mtg Friday January, 20

Saturday January, 21

Sunday January, 22

President’s Meeting (am)

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Technical Directors Meeting (pm)

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TAKE THE C-LICENSE The Oregon Youth Soccer Association is excited to be hosting a US Soccer National "C" License beginning in December of 2016. This course will focus on the development of players between the ages of U15 and U18.

Overview The U.S. Soccer Coaching Department is committed to providing soccer coaches, from beginner to advanced, with up-to-date theoretical and practical knowledge so that coaches across the United States can ensure that players develop to their full potential.

Course Structure The C course will adapt a similar structure to the D course. The C course will consist of two face-to-face meetings, over the span of roughly three months. Meeting 1 will take place over 8 days, similar to the educational phase from the previous course structure. After the educational phase, candidates will depart the meeting and return to a future evaluation center.

The C course will also have initial assignments, that will be due before the first face-to-face meeting takes place. After the completion of Meeting 1, candidates will also have assignments or tasks to complete during the Development Period, which takes place in a candidates’ home environment.

The final meeting will take place roughly three months after Meeting 1. This Final Meeting will include candidates’ evaluation. All candidates must attend both meetings to be eligible to earn their C license.

When Sunday December, 4, 2016 at 3pm through March 19th, 2017 at 6pm.

We want to see you!

What are you doing around the state? What does your team look like? Got a crazy picture for us? Want everyone to see what it’s like playing at your club? Well, now’s your chance! Click the submit button and send us your pics.

This month’s winners will get 10 tickets to an upcoming T2 game.

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GET YOUR TIMBERS EMOJI! The Portland Timbers are excited to launch the first official MLS team-branded emoji pack.

The FREE app, "Two-SDck: Timbers Messenger", celebrates the iconic imagery of the club and is available in both the Apple and Google Play App Stores. The emoji pack features 40 custom icons, including Timber Joey’s chainsaw, the axe, a “flounder” skeleton and a number of Portland Thorns FC specific images.

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-The creation of the technical department.

Sevilla FC and other top clubs such as FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Valencia CF, Villarreal CF and Atletico Madrid have created a separate technical department. The main goal of this department is to improve individual technical proficiency. This department works with each team within the club’s system throughout the course of the year to improve each player’s development. The main areas of focus are: ●

To improve technical offensive skills and cognitive aspects of the game.

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To improve decision making on the field through use of video, small sided games, numbers up activities

In addition to the above mentioned areas of focus, the Technical Department is also responsible for supporting players regarding: ● Player nutrition education ● Academic support ● Respecting the game, the opponent and referees at all times

What I find most intriguing about this structure and the Technical Department is the fact that it is like having full time soccer consultants evaluating and working with your players. This department has no personal agenda, does not get involved in tactics, team training or player selection. Their sole objective is to train each player within each age category to improve technically. In addition this department reports directly to the first team coach in regard to where each age group lies technically and which individual players they see progressing through the club in each specific age category. As most of us are finalizing our teams through the tryouts process and looking to start new teams and a new cycle, I would encourage all DOC’s and Technical Directors to really look at a model within your club that encourages player development rather than results, to look at model that works holistically within your club and to create a club, not just a collection of teams under a name. Sevilla FC have a proven track record of player development and like all clubs in Spain, results do not matter until the players are U16/U18. Player development, and specifically technical development has been a major priority.

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Spain National team has been the only European team in winning Euro Cup, World Cup (2010) and Euro Cup again (2008 & 2012) in an extraordinary 8 years period. Spanish possession style of playing soccer is worldwide known as “Tiki taka”.

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Since 2000, a Spanish club has been involved in the Champions League Final. During the last 6 years at least 2 Spanish clubs have played the Champions League semifinals.

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May 28th will be the the second Spanish Champions League Final in the last 3 years.

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Since 2000, a Spanish club has won the Champions league 7 times; FC Barcelona (4), Real Madrid (3). In this upcoming final either Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid will win the 8th Champions League since 2000.

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Money does not always buy championships… Besides the considerable difference in revenue between the Premier League and La Liga, Spanish clubs have beaten English clubs 16 of the last 18 times that they have faced each other in European competitions. Liverpool FC just beat Villarreal CF in the UEFA Europa League semi final and in 2012 Chelsea FC played the Champions League final after defeating FC Barcelona in Semifinals.

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Spanish clubs have won 47 of the last 50 playoff games against European teams.

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In the UEFA Europa League the Spanish hegemony is even more evident. Between Sevilla FC (4) and Atletico Madrid (2) they have won 6 of the last 10 finals. Sevilla FC is also playing the UEFA Champions League final this year against Liverpool FC.

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Real Madrid is the team with most Champions League trophies with 10 and Sevilla FC is the team with most UEFA Europa League with 4 so far.

By following the correct development pathway at the academy level, the Spanish clubs have guaranteed a sustainable competitive advantage against the rest of the European teams. Besides the economic crisis that hit Spain over the last 7 years, , La Liga teams have proven that with the right coaches, facilities and methodology clubs do not need more than the current population of California and Oregon together (45 million, same as Spain) to develop a generation of World Class soccer players.

US Youth Soccer TOPSoccer (The Outreach Program for Soccer) is a community-based training and team placement program for young athletes with disabilities, organized by youth soccer association volunteers.

The program is designed to bring the opportunity of learning and playing soccer to any boy or girl, who has a mental or physical disability. Our goal is to enable the thousands of young athletes with disabilities to become valued and successful members of the US Youth Soccer family.

How do you participate?

Check out the list below of areas where clubs already have a TOPSoccer program running or contact your club about starting one. We can help you, too, to set up and run a program within your club, and ALL FEES ARE WAIVED for the TOPSoccer program by the Oregon Youth Soccer Association.

EXISTING PROGRAMS Click on any name to email the director of that program.

Albany

Beaverton

Clackamas

Eugene

Gresham

Medford

Milton Freewater

State Chair (OYSA)

COMING IN 2016 St Helens/Warren/Scappoose

CLUBS CAN BENEFIT, TOO! The more coaches your club has registered for CoachNet, the more gear your club will receive.

You could receive free Bazooka goals, free Silver, Gold, or Platinum memberships, and even free admission to the 2017 NSCAA Convention in Los Angeles, CA.

Details are outlined on our website, by clicking the CoachNet logo.

The Oregon Youth Soccer Association’s new CoachNet program has been created so that coaches can receive enhanced benefits above and beyond those offered by their club as well as be a part of a network of other coaches brought together to receive enhanced coaching.

Being a member of CoachNet enables, among other things, coaches to receive free items, discounts, free training, access to special events, Timbers & Thorns game tickets, apparel, and invite-only participation in development discussions for further enhancement of the program.

We’ve tiered the program, outlined below, to enable coaches to select a membership that suits their individual needs.

SILVER LEVEL - $95

GOLD LEVEL - $125

PLATINUM LEVEL - $175

✓ Full NSCAA membership for one year, which includes:

✓ All of the benefits listed in the Silver level

✓ All of the benefits listed in the Silver & Gold level

✓ Subscription to Soccer Journal

Gold Level coaches also get:

Platinum Level coaches also get:

✓ Access to NSCAA online resource library

✓ Access to special, invite-only events hosted by the Oregon Youth Soccer Association

✓ Additional 10% on any OYSA offered coaching course (total of 20% off)

✓ Two tickets to a T2 game that OYSA selects

✓ A pair of tickets to the October 6th Portland Timbers game vs.

Colorado Rapids

✓ Discounts on courses

✓ Discounts on the National Convention

✓ $1M in General Liability insurance

✓ Member t-shirt

✓ 10% discount on an OYSA offered coaching course

WHISTLE STOP Times are changing in Oregon’s soccer landscape.

Our members reached out to us and asked us to review how referees are trained, retained, mentored, assigned and recruited.

So we’ve done just that!

This page lets all referees, from the rookies to the most experienced, know what is going on specifically for them in their corner of the game.

FAR WEST REGIONAL REFS SELECTED! Far West Regional Championships are just around the corner and as teams from across the state prepare to compete for the regional crown, so too are the referees. David Grbavac, Oregon's State Youth Referee Administrator, has selected the top 13 officials from around the state to represent the Oregon delegation in Boise, Idaho from June 19 - 26th.

Expectations for the Oregon delegation are extremely high, as Oregon referees have experienced great success with individuals having been selected from regionals to attend the USYS National Championships in each of the past four years. Under the guidance of David this year’s group of officials is more talented and diverse than ever. Joining the group for their first regional championship experience are the current Youth Referees of the Year in Christena Rogers of Lake Oswego and Riley Hooper of Salem.

The group of young men and women are preparing both physically and mentally for regionals with programs devised by FIFA and UEFA, being implemented by Grbavac. The officials will be prepared to officiate three games per day during group play. Based on performance the officials will then be eligible for selection for quarterfinal, semifinal, and final assignments. Oregon routinely has 5-10 individuals that receive championship assignments, which ranks in the top 5 within the states in the region.

Referee coach Andy Deuker, who was selected to three consecutive USYS National Championships, will accompany Grbavac, who is one of only five Oregon referees ever selected to attend the USYS National Championships based on performance at regionals. These two individuals will lead a strong delegation of Oregon officials.

Congrats to Being Selected: Andrew Marihart, Portland Ryan Jung, Beaverton Ian Miller, Portland Billy Baldwin, Aloha Ian Brennan, Portland Paul Woodhead, Eugene Scott McDowell, Portland Eric Krueger, Portland Chris Bolton, Junction City Marcelo Trindade, Beaverton William Kerney, Portland Christena Rogers, Lake Oswego Riley Hooper, Salem

MEET THE CLUBS AROUND OREGON

FC Columbia County is one of the youngest clubs in the state. Formed in 2014 they were created to provide kids in Columbia County an alternative to traveling 25 miles into Portland in order to find quality competitive soccer.

Located in Scappoose and St Helens, they have competitive teams from U10 through U14.

In Fall 2015 they absorbed the recreational arm of St Helens Youth Soccer and swelled their numbers from 95 kids, to over 500 in a short few months. With an active Board, overseeing nearly 50 teams from U5 - U14, FCCC is pushing boundaries in all aspects of running a club. They can boast 100% licensing of all head coaches, even in the recreational division, for Fall 2015. Each year they offer free soccer for kids if their parents take and pass a locally provided coaching course. This was capped off just last year by helping initiate a new turf field at St Helens High School which they now train their teams on.

Want to be featured next month? Just email and tell us about yourself.

AT A GLANCE ✓ Formed ‘officially’ in 2014, but had their first team in 2012.

✓ Offer soccer to kids aged 5 through 14 in the Fall and Spring seasons each year.

✓ Located in St Helens, OR

✓ Play in the Portland Timbers/ Thorns Leagues

✓ Host low-cost Academy sessions for kids aged 5-9

✓ Have 7 paid coaches on staff at the competitive level

PRESIDENT: ALI HASENKAMP Ali Hasenkamp took over from Stuart Katz as President when the FC Columbia County merged with St Helens Youth Soccer in the Spring of 2015. Overseeing the merger, and ensuring that the process went smoothly was largely down to Ali’s previous knowledge of the club where she was Vice President.

Consistency was the key and the transition was very smooth. Now, FCCC has over 500 kids at all ages and are proud to be playing in the Portland Timbers & Thorns Leagues.

Ali has two of her own children in the club, one of whom has just finished with the club as she enters high school, and another who is just starting with the U10 Girls.

MONTHLY LESSON PLAN FROM THE OREGON YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION Each month we will feature a new lesson plan for you. Simply click on the image below to go to a downloadable PDF.

WHERE’S VINNY? FOLLOW VINNY ON TWITTER

WHAT’S VINNY BEEN UP TO THIS MONTH? Vinny, the OYSA van, has been all over the state recently! He’s been down to Medford, stopped in Eugene, all over the place in Portland, and chances are he’s been at a game near you. Oh, and occasionally we even do interviews

INSIDE VINNY!

inside him.

Simon has Nick Carlin-Voigt inside Vinny this month. Nick is the new coach of the University of Portland’s Men’s soccer program.

We chat about recruiting, his views on the program at UofP, adjusting to life in Portland, and how he wants to make the program more integrated with the clubs in Oregon.

WHAT’S IN VINNY’S GLOVE BOX! Like we said, Vinny gets around. A lot.

This month, Nick Carlin-Voigt is in there, and it’s all UofP all the time! We had a great time chatting about his past experiences and the upcoming season with the Pilots.

Click the badge to the right to enter to win a signed Pilots shirt from the University of Portland’s Mens soccer program.

The winner will be drawn from all the people who entered, and will receive 10 tickets to the Timbers 2 game vs. Colorado Springs FC at Portland Merlo Field on July 7th!

ROAD LOG So far this month Vinny has logged 873 miles visiting different clubs around the state this month.

CLUBS/PLACES VISITED:

Seattle, Providence Park, Bellvue, Westside Timbers,

Rogue Valley Timbers, St Helens, Scappoose,

Eastside Timbers, Eugene, Thelo, and CUSC

It’s Simple.

Enter for free and win our mini-league, and you could be going to Providence Park with 3 of your friends on August 28th for MLS’ biggest rivalry, to

watch the Timbers take on the Sounders.

The Fine Print: You can enter anyDme during the compeDDon. The possibility for geUng points for each round ends when that round starts.

To win the Sounders Dckets you have to finish in first place in the mini-league hosted by TalkSport online. You fill out your predicDons for each round of games, the knockout phase and the finals. The person with the most points at the end of the tournament is deemed the winner, and will be mailed their Dckets. Free account must be setup to enter the compeDDon. Team name must be deemed appropriate. All rules established on TalkSport’s website (at the link below) will be adhered to and referred to in the event of a dispute.

Please read them, and especially how to get more points, (or lose them!) as the tournament goes on. Good luck, and Go Timbers!

MEMBER CLUB LIST The following clubs are officially recognized as members of the Oregon Youth Soccer Association for 2016/2017.

Applications were submitted and confirmed by April 15th, 2016 deadline.

Academia Leon Futbol Club Aloha United Soccer Club Ashland Soccer Club Azul Futbol Club Banks Youth Soccer Associa<on Basin United Soccer Club Bay Area Soccer Bend FC Timbers Bridlemile Soccer Club Brookings Harbor Soccer League Brookings United Canby United Soccer Associa<on Capital Futbol Club Timbers Central Coast Soccer Associa<on Clackamas United Soccer Club Columbia Youth Soccer Club Corvallis Soccer Club CrossďŹ re Oregon Dallas United Soccer Club David Douglas Soccer Club, Inc Eastside Timbers Eastwind Soccer Club Estacada Youth Soccer Associa<on Eugene Timbers Football Club Futbol Club Columbia County Soccer Futbol Club Portland Soccer Academy FC West Soccer Foothills Soccer Club Gladstone Soccer Associa<on Gold Beach Youth Soccer Associa<on Grants Pass Youth Soccer Club Hermiston United Hillsboro Soccer Club Illinois Valley Youth Soccer Club Keizer Soccer Club Kidsports Klassic Soccer La Amistad Soccer Club Lake Oswego soccer Club Lower Columbia Youth Soccer Associa<on

McMinnville Youth Soccer Associa<on Milltown United Soccer Club Milwaukie Soccer Club, Inc. Molalla Youth Soccer North Clackamas Soccer Club North Marion Youth Athle<cs Northeast United Soccer Club Oak Hills Soccer Club Oregon City Soccer Club, Inc. Oregon Coast Futbol Club Pelada Football Academy Pendleton Youth Soccer Associa<on Portland City United Soccer Club Portland Youth Soccer Associa<on Rainier Clatskanie Youth Soccer Club Reynolds Youth Soccer Club Rogue Valley Timbers Santos Football Club, Inc Scappoose Soccer Club Seaside Soccer Sherwood Youth Soccer Club Silver Falls Soccer Club Siuslaw Youth Soccer Associa<on Somerset West Soccer Southeast Soccer Club Southside Soccer Club Table Rock Soccer Club TFA WillameIe (Albany Futbol Club) The Dalles Futbol Club Three Rivers Soccer Club Tuala<n Hills United Soccer Club Tuala<n Soccer Club Umpqua United Soccer Club Union County Youth Soccer Associa<on Woodburn Athle<c Futbol Club Westside Soccer Club Westside Timbers Soccer Club WillameIe United Soccer Yamhill Carlton Soccer Club