GRANADA BOYS SOCCER

TRYOUTS
August 19, 20, 25, 26, 27
3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Every student must have an emergency card in order to participate in the tryouts.
Water and shin-guards are also required.
We will be selecting the players that will be in the soccer class. Although every players selected will be in the soccer program, we may not finalize the Varsity roster until later in the semester. Once selected students will be handed some VERY IMPORTANT PAPERWORK that must be returned in a timely manner (Eligibility packet, spirit pack order form, media guide fundraiser form, Pancake breakfast tickets, personal profile form).

PARENT MEETING
We will conduct an informational parent meeting on Friday, September 11th (Library - 5:00pm)
The parent meeting will be the best time for parents to ask questions regarding the program, and my philosophy.
I have a policy of discussing soccer issues with only the student athletes. I will only address parents on issues such as behavior, work habits, attendance, etc, (Essentially non-soccer issues).

COMMUNICATION
The vast majority of my communication is done via email; therefore each student in the class must have an email address, and is responsible for checking his emails daily. We have started a yahoo group that distributes the emails to everyone signed up in the group. This group also works as a forum where you can read all previous postings/emails and some people have also added photos to it. I will ask the Gluck family (responsible for maintenance of the yahoo group), to send an email to everyone with information on how to join the group.

WINTER BREAK & PRE-SEASON CAMP
Due to soccer being a winter sport, the vast majority of our pre-season training will happen during the winter break. We will play in 1-2 tournaments, and endure a period of training that will include double days.
The team may also go away to a pre-season retreat TO BE CONFIRMED the cost of the retreat will be discussed at the parent meeting.

UNIFORMS AND SPIRIT PACK
The team will get new uniforms (home and away) that will be provided by and belong to the school, along with a backpack that also belongs to the school. The training gear (spirit pack) will be the responsibility of the players (players will get to keep it.
The spirit packs have a 2 year life span. We will be in the 1st year of the spirit pack and everyone is required to buy one.
Orders will be due on September 11th (at the parent meeting or in practice). Students will receive order sheets as they are selected to the team (During tryouts).

FUNDRAISERS
As we work to build a successful and professional program, there are many costs associated with gear, retreats, tournaments, staffing, etc. In order to off-set/minimize the financial burden on the families, we will be conducting some fundraisers. The following are some of the fundraising events we have participated in, in the past and may participate in this year:

1. Summer ID Camp
2. Media Guide
3. Pancake breakfast
4. TV Tapings

Good luck to everyone during the tryouts.

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