SMOKE SIGNALS
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JUNE 2014
THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE OKLAHOMA SOCCER ASSOCIATION
OKLAHOMA CITY
TULSA
SUMMER CAMPS COACHING COURSES Gatorade Soccer Players of the Year Anna Beffer, Mauro Cichero
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Oklahoma Soccer Association
P.O. Box 35174, Tulsa, OK 74153-0174, 800-347-3590 • WWW.OKSOCCER.COM Tulsa Office: 9820 E. 41st Street,, Suite 115, Tulsa 74146, 918-627-2663 Oklahoma City Office: 4520 Old Farm Road, Oklahoma City, OK 73162, 405-286-0488
In this Issue Gatorade Soccer Players of Year . . . . . . 5-6
Executive Committee Chairman
William Aven Vice President – Youth Council
Tom Wedding
Vice President – Adult Council
Tek Tsegay
Governor’s and President’s Cup Finals. . . . . . . . 7-10
Secretary/Treasurer
ODP Summer Camps. . . 11
Sid Goodrich
Sean McKelvey Secretary
Summer Camps. . . . 12-14 New Referee Standards for 2015. . . . . . . . . 16-18 Tournament Scores . . . . 17 USSF/USYS Coaching Courses . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Vice President - Games, Discipline, & Appeals
Max Tilford
Vice President – Risk Management
Michael Naumann
Vice President – Adult Competitive and Tournament
Sonny Dalesandro
State Referee Administrator
Paul Scott
Youth Council Vice President
Tom Wedding
Sanctioned Tournaments . 20
Vice-President – Youth Recreational
WPSL & NPSL Schedules .22
Vice-President – Youth Competitive
Energy FC Schedule . . . 23
District 1 Vice President
Keith Ash
Marianne Ballard David Perry
District 2 Vice President
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Jim Weir
District 3 Vice President
Kathy Mead
District 4 Vice President
Janet Cooper
East Vice President Competitive
Shawn Slater
West Vice President Competitive
Mickey Weatherly
Adult Council Vice President
Tek Tsegay
Vice President – Adult Competitive & Tournament
Sonny Dalesandro 2nd Vice President --Secretary/Registrar
Jalal Daneshfar
Editor
Dale Watts Layout & Design- Sandy Bent
JUNE
Calendar
2 – Metro Tulsa, Norman, Washington County 3 – Davis 4 – Altus, Broken Arrow, Catoosa, Collinsville, NOKC 5 – Coweta, Midwest City, Northwest Oklahoma 7 - Summer AGM, Stroud Best Western 9 – Owasso 10 – Claremore, Elk City, Logan County, Mustang, Ponca City, South Lakes 11 – Durant, Mayes County 12 – Beaver River 16 – All County, Choctaw/Nicoma Park, El Reno, Shawnee, Stillwater, Westside 17 – Chickasha, Edmond, Harrah 23 – Glenpool, Yukon 24 – Tri-Lake 28 – Youth Division Meeting, Stroud Best Western 28 – 29 Youth Recreational District Meetings
JULY
1 – Davis 2 – Altus, Broken Arrow, Catoosa, Collinsville, NOKC 3 – Midwest City, Northwest Oklahoma 7 – Metro Tulsa, Norman, Washington County 8 – Claremore, Elk City, Logan County, Mustang, Ponca City, South Lakes 9 – Durant, Mayes County 10 – Beaver River 14 – Owasso 15 – Chickasha, Edmond, Harrah 21 – All County, Choctaw/Nicoma Park, El Reno, Shawnee, Stillwater, Westside 22 – Tri-Lake
AUGUST
2 – Referee Fitness & Recertification @ Stillwater 4 – Metro Tulsa, Norman, Washington County 5 – Davis 6 - Altus, Broken Arrow, Catoosa, Collinsville, NOKC 7 – Midwest City, Northwest Oklahoma 11 – Owasso 12 – Claremore, Elk City, Logan County, Muskogee, Mustang, Ponca City, South Lakes 13 – Durant, Mayes County 14 – Beaver River 18 – All County, Choctaw/Nicoma Park, El Reno, Shawnee, Stillwater, Westside 19 – Chickasha, Edmond, Harrah, Sapulpa 21 – Bixby 25 – Glenpool, Yukon 26 – Tri-Lake 27 – Bristow
Monthly Meetings
Clinton COASL - Feb. & Aug. Cordell Great Plains Hinton Lawton United NEOASA- Jan., June, Aug., & Dec. Red Carpet Tri-City Verdigris All other clubs meet “as called.”
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COMMENTARY
“On the Way To Play…Kids Take Cues From Parents”
By John O’Sullivan, founder of Changing the Game Project and author of “Changing the Game: The Parents Guide to Raising Happy, High Performing Athletes, and Giving Youth Sports Rack to Our Kids.” Many a big game has been lost, and many a performance has been ruined before a single player even steps on the field. It's called the car ride to the game! As a coach I waged many a battle against the "statistics dad." He was the guy who told the vanload of kids on the way to the game how their upcoming opponent scored 62 goals and only gave up three, had not lost in two years, and how their smallest player was bigger than him and had already committed to Stanford at age 12. Stars Dad soon realized that the kids in the van were no longer smiling but scared to death, so he closed with "Oh, but you guys will be fine: you can win.” And then he handed them off to me with a quick "Go get 'em, coach, these girls are ready!" Ready to what, puke? Your kids take cues from you, plain and simple, and when you make it clear that this moment is so huge, so important, and so impossible a task, how do you think a 12-year-old is going to react? Do you work well if you are told that if you mess up you are fired? Could you complete a task at work if you knew that your coworkers and boss were going to yell at you constantly and micromanage your work? If you have to talk before or during the game, then fill kids' tanks with belief, with confidence, and talk them through ways they can be
successful. Better yet, just leave them alone and let them figure it out. They might just surprise you. Your kids hear what you say, but they are more likely to believe what they see. While being a fan and being a coach are quite different in many regards, one aspect where they are the same is in how players perceive your reactions to certain events during competition. Next time you are at a youth sporting event, take a look at what players do after a big mistake, a strikeout, or a missed scoring opportunity. They often put their head down, then look at their coach, and then look for their parents. They are looking to see how mom and dad reacted to their error. If mom and dad are sitting there, holding their heads in shame, faces buried in their hands, they are visually telling their child that what he has done is not good. They are reinforcing all the negative thoughts that are going through his own head in that moment. They are telling him that it is OK to dwell on his mistake because that is exactly what they are doing. Ultimately, and most damaging, they are telling him that his value is tied to athletic perforCommentary continued on page 4
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COMMENTARY from page 3
mance. It is sad to hear many young athletes talk about "that look on my mom's face when I didn't do well." What if your daughter turned to you during the game and saw you clapping and mouthing "great effort" to her as she jogged by. What if she saw you smile, or wink, or give a thumbs-up, telling her it's OK, to get on with it, to play the next play and forget about the last one. What if she saw you laughing and giggling before the big game instead of looking like you were shipping her off to war? This simple little switch in your actions and reactions can play a huge role in your child's love of the game and an even bigger role in her ability to perform in competition. Coaches know there is no way to know if a player can make the game-winning shot, or perform in the close game, unless they give her that chance. As a parent, I am often amazed at what my kids can accomplish if I just give them the opportunity to figure it out. It is crucially important that we convey this to our kids through our actions and reactions.
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Youth Recreational District Meetings Set June 28 & 29 The Youth Recreational Districts of Oklahoma Soccer Association will hold their summer meetings on June 28 & 29 . Districts 1 & 2 will meet in the Tulsa OSA office on June 28; Districts 3 & 4 will meet in the Oklahoma City office on June 29, The all-day meeting will cover recreational and league policies in the morning and in the afternoon training will be provided by Got Soccer on registration and other club related needs for the coming fall season. More information will be forthcoming and distributed to you and your club administrators.
Summer Annual General Meeting - June 7 The presidents of both Adult and Youth clubs/leagues will attend the Summer Annual General Meeting June 7 at 10:30am at the Best Western in Stroud. The business meeting will cover a range of topics including budget approval. All clubs need to attend or vote by proxy.
In my coaching I have always adhered to the famous Henry Ford quote: "Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right." Let's make sure that when our kids look at us, they know that we believe in them, and that we think they can succeed! Reprinted from Southern Soccer Scene March 2014
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Anna Beffer of Union High School Named Gatorade State Girls Soccer Player of the Year Anna Beffer of Union High School has been named Gatorade state girls soccer player of the year, it was announced Tuesday. The 5-foot-4 senior midfielder had nine goals and seven assists this season, leading the Redskins (15-1) to the Class 6A semifinals. Beffer is a three-time allconference and all-district selection and was voted MVP of the Heart of America Classic. She has signed to play soccer at Oklahoma State University. Beffer’s playmaking ability impressed rival coach David Cosby of Broken Arrow. “I think what makes her so dangerous is her ability to read the game and her vision to find the player who needs the ball,” he said.
Union senior Anna Beffer (left) kicks the ball away from Bishop Kelley’s Morgan Strickland during a game in March. Beffer was named Gatorade state girls soccer player of the year on Tuesday. JAMES GIBBARD/Tulsa World File
“She commands the middle and distributes the ball extremely well.” The award recognizes not only athletic ability but also high standards of academic
achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the field. Beffer maintains a 3.95 grade-point average. She is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and has volunteered on behalf of her church youth group and with children’s soccer programs. She is the first Union athlete chosen for the Gatorade award in girls soccer. Other recent Tulsa-area honorees were Liz Keester, Jenks (2012-13 & 2010-11); Kaela Little, Bishop Kelley (2011-12); and Katie Bykowski (2008-09). Bishop Kelley. Tulsa-area girls soccer players have won the Gatorade state award 12 of the 16 years it has been presented.
Gatorade state high school girls soccer players of the year: 2013-14: Anna Beffer, Union 2012-13: Liz Keester, Jenks 2011-12: Kaela Little, Bishop Kelley 2010-11: Liz Keester, Jenks 2009-10: Hayley Harryman, Edmond North
2008-09: Caitlin Mooney, Edmond Santa Fe 2007-08: Katie Bykowski, Bishop Kelley 2006-07: Rebecca Allen, Jenks 2005-06: Rebecca Allen, Jenks 2004-05: Emily Peterson, Jenks 2003-04: Emily Peterson, Jenks
2002-03: Elizabeth Remy, Norman 2001-02: Nikki Baker, Bixby 2000-01: Camie Bybee, Putnam North 1999-00: Vonda Matthews, Broken Arrow 1998-99: Vonda Matthews, Broken Arrow 1997-98: Anne Remy, Norman
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Mauro Cichero Norman North High School Standout Gatorade Oklahoma Boys Soccer Player Of The Year In its 29th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with USA TODAY High School Sports, today announced Mauro Cichero of Norman North High School as its 2013-14 Gatorade Oklahoma Boys Soccer Player of the Year. Cichero is the fourth Gatorade Oklahoma Boys Soccer Player of the Year to be chosen from Norman North High School. The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the field, distinguishes Cichero as Oklahoma’s best high school boys soccer player. Now a finalist for the prestigious Gatorade National Boys Soccer Player of the Year award to be announced in May, Cichero joins an elite alumni association of past state award-winners in 12 sports, including Abby Wambach (1997-98, Our Lady of Mercy, N.Y.), Derek Jeter (1991-92, Kalamazoo HS, Mich.), Candace Parker (2001-02, Naperville Central HS, Ill.), Alexi Lalas (198788, Cranbrook HS, Mich.), Heather O’Reilly (2001-02, East Brunswick HS, N.J.) and Mark Sanchez (200405, Mission Viejo HS, Calif.). The 6-foot-3, 165-pound senior midfielder has led the Timberwolves to a 15-0 record and a berth in the Class 6A semifinals against Broken
Arrow, scheduled for May 13. The state’s returning Gatorade Boys Soccer Player of the Year, Cichero scored 16 goals and passed for 10 assists through 15 games. The Oklahoman Player of the Year as a junior, he is a three-time All-Conference and three-time AllDistrict selection. Cichero has maintained a 3.26 GPA in the classroom. A mentor for students learning English as a second language, he has volunteered on behalf of Students Performing Unselfish Deeds, which sponsors underprivileged local families. “Cichero possesses vision and an ability to read the game that makes him stand out from other players his age,” said Gordon Drummond, head coach at rival Norman High. “He’s a complete soccer player.”
Cichero has signed a National Letter of Intent to play soccer on scholarship at Southern Methodist University this fall. The Gatorade Player of the Year program annually recognizes one winner in the District of Columbia and each of the 50 states that sanction high school football, girls volleyball, boys and girls cross country, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer, baseball, softball, and boys and girls track & field, and awards one National Player of the Year in each sport. The selection process is administered by the Gatorade high school sports leadership team in partnership with USA TODAY High School Sports, which work with top sport-specific experts and a media advisory board of accomplished, veteran prep sports journalists to determine the state winners in each sport. Cichero joins Gatorade Oklahoma Boys Soccer Players of the Year: Cristian Mata (2011-12, Union High School), Will Smith (2010 – 11, Norman North High School), Omar Mata (2009-10, Union), Jack Coleman (2008–09 Norman North High School), Thomas Shannon (2007-08, Broken Arrow Senior), and Jonathan Gann (2006-2007, Union) among the state’s list of former award winners.
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President’s Cup Finals Completed The President’s Cup began play on May 3-4 with semi-finals and concluded on May 10 with a few semifinals and the final matches for other teams. Below are the finals for the President’s Cup. President Cup winners will advance to the Regional President’s Cup in Decatur, Alabama on June 1215 at the Jack Allen Complex. The US Youth Soccer National Presidents Cup for those teams advancing from the Regional competition will be held at Greenville, South Carolina July 10-13 at the MESA Soccer Complex. Congratulations to all the teams who participated in this year’s tournaments and to those advancing, OSA wishes you the best of luck.
To view photos from the first weekend of President’s Cup, use the following link: President’s Cup Preliminary Weekend
To view photos from the finals of President’s Cup, visit the OSA website or use the link below: President’s Cup photos
PRESIDENTS CUP 2014 - Finals May 10, 2014 Boys Finals
U17 U16 U15 U14 U13 U12 U11
Northwest Optimist 97 WSA 98 Red OFC 99 White Tulsa Nationals 00 Red TSC Hurricane 01 Melton OFC 02 White TUSC Blitz United 03 Black
Girls Finals
2 1 2 1 3 3 1
U18 U17 U16 U15 U14 U13 U12 U11
WSA 96 SLSC 97 Blue NYSA Fury 98 Green BA Poison Harding OFC 00 White OFC 01 White TSC Hurricane 02 Arundell OFC 03 Black
2 6 1 2 4 2 1 4
OFC 97 White TSC Hurricane 98 Blackwell SLSC 99 Blue OFC 2000 White TUSC Blitz United 01 White TUSC Blitz United 02 Red Stillwater Apex 03
0 0 1 0 2 0 0
Bixby Highlanders 96 Bixby Sheffield 97 OFC 98 White WCSC Bartlesville 99 Bixby Sheffield 00 Black TUSC Blitz United 01 Black TUSC Blitz United 02 WCSC Bartlesville 03
1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
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Governor’s and President’s Cup Tournaments Completed
With the completion of the finals on May 10 at Broken Arrow’s complex, the recreational state championships and President’s Cup championships have been determined. The Kohl’s American Cup and Governor’s Cup drew larger numbers of teams for 2014 than in previous years due primarily to adding two locations for the event. Lawton and Tulsa United Soccer Club hosted the two venues. The Governor’s Cup semi-finals were held April 5-6 and the finals were held at Broken Arrow on May 10. Below are the finals for the Governor’s Cup. To view photos from the Governor’s Cup venues at Tulsa United and Lawton, use the following link: Governor’s Cup photos
Teams at Lawton enjoyed the Kohl’s American Cup Festival.
Governor’s Cup Finals May 10, 2014 Score
Boys
Champion
U19
Broken Arrow Arsenal 96
4
Ardmore GOALS United Red Devils
2
U16
Newcastle Extreme
1
Metro Tulsa Force
0
U14
BA Havoc Express
6
SLSC Pumas
0
U14 Rec +
Unity Deportivo Alemania
6
Miami Red Dogs
0
U12
TUSC United Terminators
5
SLSC Rattlers
2
U12 Rec +
Collinsville Elite Strikers
4
McAlester Sonic Boom
1
U10
Northwest Optimist Da Heat
9
McAlester Ambush
2
U10 Rec +
BA Manchester United Torres
4
BA Ruffians Wood
2
Girls
U19
BA Fury
1
BA Lady Scorpians
0
U16
BA Rebels
2
BA Rage
0
U14
Clinton Fusion
3
Porter Second Wave
2
U14 Rec +
BA Rage
1
Metro Tulsa Matrix
0
U12
Lawton MacArthur Lady Scots
2
South Lakes Divas
1
U12 Rec +
Unity 02
5
BA Eagles Black
1
U10
BA Storm Houston
4
Oologah-Talala Storm
0
Finalist
Score
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Governors Cup Action Action at the Tulsa United fields was exciting.
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ODP Camps Offer Summer Training While most of the Training Center Sessions for the year are completed, the summer camps are just getting underway for Olympic Development Program participants. Attendees to the camps will have been invited from the Training Center Sessions and will participate in one of the sub-regional camps offered in Oklahoma or Arkansas. For the girls invited from the Training Centers born in 2001 or 2002, their sub-regional camp will be on the University of Oklahoma campus in Norman from June 11-15. During the week they will have field training and classroom sessions during the day and play matches each evening with an All-Star match played at the end of the camp. The
game will be played at the OU soccer stadium. The top 2001 team will be invited to the Region III ODP camp in Montevallo, Alabama June 28-July 2. For the boys invited from their Training Centers born in 2002, their sub-regional camp will be at Clarksville, Arkansas. Dates of that camp: June 22-25. The boys will also have field and classroom sessions as well as evening matches during the camp. North Texas will host a sub-regional event for the 1999 through 1997 birth year players June 7-8. The camp is a small event but a good way to allow the ODP staff to make additions to the Region III camp squad as well as allow the boys to
play as a team before the camp. Region III ODP Trials will be in Tuscaloosa, Alabama for the boys teams of 1998 to 2000 birth years. They will meet July 10-14 with holdovers who make the Region III player pool continuing through to July 16. For boys born 1997 to 2001, July 15-19 will be their Region III ODP Trials at Tuscaloosa. There will be no holdovers from this group. Girls born in 2001 will have their Region III ODP Trials in Montevallo Alabama from June 28-July 2. Those girls born between 1997 to 2000 will meet July 5-9. Girls born between 1998 and 1999 will meet July 11-15.
Visit Oklahoma Soccer Association website for more information, forms and updates.
www.oksoccer.com
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SUMMER CAMPS 2014
Organization Dates British Challenger Summer Soccer - Ardmore GOALS. . . . . 6/2-7. . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Ardmore GOALS. . . . . 6/2-7 . . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Ardmore GOALS. . . . . 6/7. . . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Ardmore GOALS. . . . . 6/2-7. . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Atoka . . . . . . . . . . 7/28-8/1 . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Atoka . . . . . . . . . . 7/28-8/1 . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Atoka . . . . . . . . . . 7/28-8/1 . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Bartlesville. . . . . . . . 7/28-8/1 . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Bartlesville. . . . . . . . 7/28-8/1 . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Bartlesville. . . . . . . . 7/28-31 . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Bartlesville. . . . . . . . 7/28-8/1 . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Bethany . . . . . . . . . 6/9-13. . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Bethany . . . . . . . . . 6/9-13. . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Bethany . . . . . . . . . 6/9-12. . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Bixby. . . . . . . . . . 6/9-13. . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Bixby. . . . . . . . . . 6/9-13. . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Bixby. . . . . . . . . . 6/9-13. . . British Challenger Summer Soccer- Bixby. . . . . . . . . . 6/9-13. . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Bixby. . . . . . . . . . 6/9-13. . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Bixby. . . . . . . . . . 6/9-13. . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Bixby. . . . . . . . . . 6/9-13. . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Bixby. . . . . . . . . . 6/9-13. . . Brian Harvey’s Camps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/27-30 . . . Brian Harvey’s Camps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/2-6. . . . Brian Harvey’s Camps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/4-8. . . . Brian Harvey’s Camps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/9-11 . . . Brian Harvey’s Camps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/15-19 . . . Brian Harvey’s Camps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/15-19 . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Canton Public School . . 5/26-30 . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Canton Public School . . 5/26-30 . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Canton Public School . . 5/26-30 . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Canton Public School . . 5/26-30 . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Collinsville Soccer Club. 6/2-7. . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Collinsville Soccer Club. 6/2-7. . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Collinsville Soccer Club. 6/2-7. . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Collinsville Soccer Club. 6/2-7. . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Duncan . . . . . . . . . 6/16-20 . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Duncan . . . . . . . . . 6/16-20 . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Duncan . . . . . . . . . 6/16-20 . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Duncan . . . . . . . . . 6/16-19 . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Edmond YMCA . . . . . 6/2-6. . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Edmond YMCA . . . . . 6/2-6. . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Edmond YMCA . . . . . 6/2-6. . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Edmond YMCA . . . . . 6/2-6. . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Edmond YMCA . . . . . 8/4-8/8. . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Edmond YMCA . . . . . 8/4-8/8. . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Edmond YMCA . . . . . 8/4-8/8. . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Edmond YMCA . . . . . 8/4-8/8. . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Guthrie. . . . . . . . . . 6/9-13. . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Guthrie. . . . . . . . . . 6/9-13. . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Guthrie. . . . . . . . . . 6/9-13. . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Guthrie. . . . . . . . . . 6/9-13. . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Guymon. . . . . . . . . 6/9-13. . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Guymon. . . . . . . . . 6/9-13. . .
Type Gender Ages Cost Contact 1/2 day. . . . . . . . B&G. . . . 5 to 10 . . . $120 Golden Goal. . . . . B&G. . . . 7 to 10 . . . $45 Golden Goal. . . . . B&G. . . . 7 to 16 . . . $20 1/2 Day. . . . . . . . B&G. . . .10 to 16 . . . $120 1/2 day AM. . . . . . B&G. . . . 6 to 9 . . . . $119 BRITTISH CHALLENGER 1/2 day PM. . . . . . B&G. . . .10 to 16 . . . $119 SUMMER SOCCER Goalkeeper/Scorer . B&G. . . . 7 to 16. . . . $20 CAMPS First Kicks . . . . . . B&G. . . . 3 to 5. . . . $85 http://challenger.mycu1/2 day AM. . . . . . B&G. . . . 6 to 15. . . $123 stomevent.com/shoppingGolden Goal. . . . . B&G. . . . 8 to 15. . . . $45 cart.aspx?com=productlis Goalkeeper/Scorer . . B&G. . . . 8 to 15. . . . $25 t&m=0&cid=321&stateco First Kicks . . . . . . B&G. . . . 3 to 4. . . . $76 de=OK 1/2 day AM. . . . . . B&G. . . . 5 to 12. . . $121 Golden Goal. . . . . B&G. . . . 7 to 12. . . . $45 First kicks. . . . . . .B&G. . . . 3 to 4. . . . $91 Mini Camp . . . . . . B&G. . . . 5 to 6. . . .$101 1/2 day AM. . . . . . B&G. . . . 7 to 10. . . $133 1/2 day PM. . . . . . B&G. . . .11 to 16 . . . $133 Full Day . . . . . . . B&G. . . .8 to 16. . . .$188 Full Day Competitive B&G . . . 8 to 16. . . .$188 1/2 Day Competitive AM B&G . . 8 to 11. . . .$133 1/2 Day Competitive PM B&G. . 12 to 16 . . . $133 Day Camp . . . . . . B&G. . . .5 to 12. . . . $85 . . brianharveysoccercamps@gmail.com Day Camp . . . . . . B&G. . . .5 to 12. . . .$100. . . brianharveysoccercamps@gmail.com Day Camp . . . . . . B&G. . . .5 to 12. . . .$100. . . brianharveysoccercamps@gmail.com Goalkeeper/Striker . . B&G. . . .12 to 18 . . . $175. . . brianharveysoccercamps@gmail.com Residential. . . . . . B&G. . . .10 to 17 . . . $400. . . brianharveysoccercamps@gmail.com Residential. . . . . . B&G. . . .10 to 17 . . . $300. . . brianharveysoccercamps@gmail.com 1/2 day. . . . . . . . B&G. . . .6 to 8. . . . . $89 Mini Camp . . . . . . B&G. . . .3 to 5. . . . . $89 1/2 day. . . . . . . . B&G. . . .6 to 8. . . . . $89 1/2 day. . . . . . . . B&G. . . .9 to 16. . . .$121 First Kicks . . . . . . B&G. . . .3 to 4. . . . . $76 Mini Camp . . . . . . B&G. . . .5 to 6. . . . . $92 1/2 day. . . . . . . . B&G. . . .6 to 9. . . . . $118 1/2 day. . . . . . . . B&G. . . .9 to 16. . . . $118 Mini Camp . . . . . . B&G. . . .4 to 6. . . . . $90 BRITTISH CHALLENGER 1/2 day AM. . . . . . B&G. . . .7 to 9. . . . .$123 SUMMER SOCCER 1/2 day PM. . . . . . B&G. . . .9 to 14. . . .$123 CAMPS Golden Goal. . . . . B&G. . . .7 to 9. . . . . $45 http://challenger.mycuFirst Kicks . . . . . . B&G. . . .3 to 4. . . . . $84 stomevent.com/shoppingMini Camp . . . . . . B&G. . . .5 to 6. . . . .$106 cart.aspx?com=productlis 1/2 day. . . . . . . . B&G. . . .5 to 8. . . . .$132 t&m=0&cid=321&stateco 1/2 day. . . . . . . . B&G. . . .9 to 16. . . .$132 de=OK First Kicks . . . . . . B&G. . . .3 to 4. . . . . $84 Mini Camp . . . . . . B&G. . . .5 to 6. . . . .$106 1/2 day AM. . . . . . B&G. . . .5 to 8. . . . .$132 1/2 day PM. . . . . . B&G. . . .9 to 16. . . .$132 First Kicks . . . . . . B&G. . . .3 to 4. . . . . $84 Mini Camp . . . . . . B&G. . . .5 to 6. . . . . $98 1/2 day AM. . . . . . B&G. . . .6 to 11. . . .$132 1/2 day PM. . . . . . B&G. . . .11 to 18 . . . $132 First Kicks . . . . . . B&G. . . .3 to 4. . . . .$100 Mini Camp . . . . . . B&G. . . .5 to 6. . . . .$125
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SUMMER CAMPS 2014
Organization Dates British Challenger Summer Soccer - Guymon. . . . . . . . . 6/9-13. . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Guymon. . . . . . . . . 6/9-12. . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Heritage Hall. . . . . . . 6/23-27 . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Heritage Hall. . . . . . . 6/23-27 . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Lawton. . . . . . . . . . 6/2-6. . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Lawton. . . . . . . . . . 6/2-6. . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Lawton. . . . . . . . . . 6/2-6. . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Lawton. . . . . . . . . . 6/2-6. . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Lawton. . . . . . . . . . 6/2-6. . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Lawton. . . . . . . . . . 6/2-6. . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Lawton. . . . . . . . . . 8/4-8/8. . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Lawton. . . . . . . . . . 8/4-8/8. . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Lawton. . . . . . . . . . 8/4-8/8. . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Lawton. . . . . . . . . . 8/4-8/8. . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Lawton. . . . . . . . . . 8/4-8/8. . . Mac’s National Soccer School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/16-20 . . . Mac’s National Soccer School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/16-20 . . . Mac’s National Soccer School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/20-24 . . . Mac’s National Soccer School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/20-24 . . . Mac’s National Soccer School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/20-24 . . . Mac’s National Soccer School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/20-24 . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - McAlester . . . . . . . . 6/2-6. . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - McAlester . . . . . . . . 6/2-6. . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - McAlester . . . . . . . . 6/2-6. . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - McAlester . . . . . . . . 6/2-6. . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Miami . . . . . . . . . . 6/2-6. . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Miami . . . . . . . . . . 6/2-6. . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Miami . . . . . . . . . . 6/2-5. . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Midwest City. . . . . . . 6/2-6. . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Midwest City. . . . . . . 6/2-6. . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Midwest City. . . . . . . 6/2-6. . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Midwest City. . . . . . . 6/2-6. . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Midwest City. . . . . . . 6/2-5. . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Moore . . . . . . . . . . 6/23-27 . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Moore . . . . . . . . . . 6/23-27 . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Moore . . . . . . . . . . 6/23-27 . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Moore . . . . . . . . . . 6/23-27 . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Moore . . . . . . . . . . 6/23-27 . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Mustang. . . . . . . . . 6/9-13. . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Mustang. . . . . . . . . 6/9-13. . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Mustang. . . . . . . . . 6/9-13. . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Mustang. . . . . . . . . 6/9-13. . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Mustang. . . . . . . . . 6/9-13. . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Mustang. . . . . . . . . 6/9-13. . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Noble . . . . . . . . . . 6/2-6. . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Noble . . . . . . . . . . 6/2-6. . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Noble . . . . . . . . . . 6/2-6. . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - North OKC YMCA. . . . 7/21-25 . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - North OKC YMCA. . . . 7/21-25 . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - North OKC YMCA. . . . 7/21-25 . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - North OKC YMCA. . . . 7/21-25 . . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - North OKC YMCA. . . . 7/28-8/1 . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - North OKC YMCA. . . . 7/28-8/1 . . British Challenger Summer Soccer - North OKC YMCA. . . . 7/28-8/1 . .
Type Gender Ages Cost 1/2 day AM. . . . . . B&G. . . .7 to 12. . . .$150 Golden Goal. . . . . B&G. . . .7 to 12. . . . $45 1/2 day AM. . . . . . B&G. . . .6 to 8. . . . .$160 1/2 day AM. . . . . . B&G. . . .9 to 12. . . .$160 First Kicks . . . . . . B&G. . . .3 to 4. . . . . $91 Mini Camp . . . . . . B&G. . . .5 to 6. . . . .$101 1/2 day AM. . . . . . B&G. . . .6 to 14. . . .$130 1/2 day PM. . . . . . B&G. . . .6 to 14. . . .$130 Golden Goal. . . . . B&G. . . .8 to 14. . . . $55 Goalkeeper. . . . . . B&G. . . .8 to 14. . . . $55 First Kicks . . . . . . B&G. . . .3 to 4. . . . . $91 Mini Camp . . . . . . B&G. . . .4 to 6. . . . .$101 1/2 day AM. . . . . . B&G. . . .6 to 14. . . .$130 1/2 day PM. . . . . . B&G. . . .6 to 14. . . .$130 Goalkeeper/Scorer . B&G. . . .8 to 14 . . . . $25 1/2 Day. . . . . . . . B&G. . . .6 to 13. . . . . . . . Day Camp . . . . . . B&G. . . .6 to 13. . . . . . . . Advanced. . . . . . . Girls. . . .9 to 13. . . . . . . . Advanced. . . . . . . Boys . . . 9 to 13. . . . . . . . High School Elite. . . Girls. . . .9th to 12th grade. . . High School Elite. . . Boys . . . 9th to 12th grade. . . First kicks. . . . . . .B&G. . . .3 to 4 . . . . . $83 Mini Camp . . . . . . B&G. . . .5 to 6. . . . . $97 1/2 day AM. . . . . . B&G. . . .6 to 9. . . . .$130 1/2 day PM. . . . . . B&G. . . .10 to 14 . . . $130 Mini Camp . . . . . . B&G. . . .4 to 6. . . . .$102 1/2 day AM. . . . . . B&G. . . .7 to 15. . . .$123 Golden Goal. . . . . B&G. . . .7 to 15. . . . $45 First Kicks . . . . . . B&G. . . .3 to 4. . . . . $89 Mini Camp . . . . . . B&G. . . .5 to 6. . . . .$104 1/2 day AM. . . . . . B&G. . . .7 to 9. . . . .$137 1/2 day PM. . . . . . B&G. . . .10 to 16 . . . $137 Golden Goal. . . . . B&G. . . .7 to 9. . . . . $45 First kicks. . . . . . .B&G. . . .3 to 4. . . . . $87 Mini Camp . . . . . . B&G. . . .5 to 6. . . . .$109 1/2 day AM. . . . . . B&G. . . .7 to 9. . . . .$134 1/2 day PM. . . . . . B&G. . . .10 to 14 . . . $134 Golden Goal. . . . . B&G. . . .7 to 9. . . . . $50 First kicks. . . . . . .B&G. . . .3 to 4. . . . . $76 Mini Camp . . . . . . B&G. . . .4 to 6. . . . .$107 Mini Camp . . . . . . B&G. . . .7 to 16. . . .$107 1/2 day AM. . . . . . B&G. . . .7 to 16. . . .$133 1/2 day PM. . . . . . B&G. . . .7 to 16. . . .$133 Full Day . . . . . . . B&G. . . .8 to 16. . . .$187 First kicks. . . . . . .B&G. . . .3 to 4. . . . . $80 Mini Camp . . . . . . B&G. . . .4 to 6. . . . . $95 1/2 day PM. . . . . . B&G. . . .6 to 14. . . .$122 First kicks. . . . . . .B&G. . . .3 to 4. . . . . $85 Mini Camp . . . . . . B&G. . . .5 to 6. . . . .$105 1/2 day AM. . . . . . B&G. . . .5 to 8. . . . .$132 1/2 day PM. . . . . . B&G. . . .9 to 14. . . .$132 First kicks. . . . . . .B&G. . . .3 to 4. . . . . $85 Mini Camp . . . . . . B&G. . . .5 to 6. . . . .$105 1/2 day AM. . . . . . B&G. . . .5 to 8. . . . .$132
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Organization
SUMMER CAMPS 2014 Dates
Type
Gender
Ages
Cost
Contact
British Challenger Summer Soccer - North OKC YMCA. . . . 7/28-8/1 . . 1/2 day PM. . . . . . B&G. . . .9 to 14. . . .$132 British Challenger Summer Soccer - Okmulgee . . . . . . . .6/9-13 . . . . First kicks. . . . . . B&G. . . .3 to 5. . . . . $85 British Challenger Summer Soccer - Okmulgee . . . . . . . .6/9-13 . . . . 1/2 day AM. . . . . B&G. . . .6 to 9. . . . . $114 British Challenger Summer Soccer - Okmulgee . . . . . . . .6/9-13 . . . . 1/2 day PM. . . . . B&G. . . .10 to 16 . . . $114 OSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6/15-19 . . . . Advanced. . . . . . B&G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cowgirl.soccer@okstate.edu OSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7/13-17 . . . . Advanced. . . . . . B&G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cowgirl.soccer@okstate.edu OSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7/21-23 . . . . Elite College ID. . . B&G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cowgirl.soccer@okstate.edu OSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7/23-25 . . . . Day Camp . . . . . B&G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cowgirl.soccer@okstate.edu OU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6/2-5. . . . . Day Camp . . . . . B&G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ousoccer@ou.edu OU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6/2-5. . . . . 1/2 Day. . . . . . . Boys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ousoccer@ou.edu OU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7/21-14 . . . . Day Camp . . . . . B&G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ousoccer@ou.edu OU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7/24-27 . . . . Residential & Elite. B&G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ousoccer@ou.edu Ponca City Soccer Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5/26-30 . . . . 1/2 day. . . . . . . B&G. . . .5 to 8. . . . .$126 British Challenger Summer Soccer - Ponca City Soccer Club. 5/26-30 . . . . 1/2 day. . . . . . . B&G. . . .9 to 16. . . .$126. . British Challenger Summer Soccer - Pryor. . . . . . . . . . .6/16-20 . . . . First kicks. . . . . . B&G. . . .3 to 4. . . . . $83 British Challenger Summer Soccer - Pryor. . . . . . . . . . .6/16-20 . . . . Mini Camp. . . . . B&G. . . .5 to 6. . . . . $97 British Challenger Summer Soccer - Pryor. . . . . . . . . . .6/16-20 . . . . 1/2 day AM. . . . . B&G. . . .6 to 9. . . . .$130 BRITTISH CHALLENGER British Challenger Summer Soccer - Pryor. . . . . . . . . . .6/16-20 . . . . 1/2 day PM. . . . . B&G. . . .10 to 15 . . . $130 SUMMER SOCCER British Challenger Summer Soccer - Pryor. . . . . . . . . . .6/20. . . . . . Goalkeeper AM. . . B&G. . . .7 to 15. . . . $20 CAMPS British Challenger Summer Soccer - Shawnee. . . . . . . . 6/9-13 . . . . First kicks. . . . . . B&G. . . .3 to 4. . . . . $89 http://challenger.mycuBritish Challenger Summer Soccer - Shawnee. . . . . . . . 6/9-13 . . . . Mini Camp. . . . . B&G. . . .5 to 6. . . . .$103 stomevent.com/shoppingBritish Challenger Summer Soccer - Shawnee. . . . . . . . 6/9-13 . . . . 1/2 day AM. . . . . B&G. . . .6 to 9. . . . .$136 cart.aspx?com=productlis British Challenger Summer Soccer - Shawnee. . . . . . . . 6/9-13 . . . . 1/2 day PM. . . . . B&G. . . .9 to 16. . . .$136 t&m=0&cid=321&stateco British Challenger Summer Soccer - Shawnee. . . . . . . . 6/9-12 . . . . Golden Goal . . . . B&G. . . .7 to 9. . . . . $45 de=OK British Challenger Summer Soccer - Skiatook. . . . . . . . .7/21-25 . . . . First kicks. . . . . . B&G. . . .3 to 4. . . . . $85 British Challenger Summer Soccer - Skiatook. . . . . . . . .7/21-25 . . . . Mini Camp. . . . . B&G. . . .5 to 6. . . . .$100 British Challenger Summer Soccer - Skiatook. . . . . . . . .7/21-25 . . . . 1/2 day AM. . . . . B&G. . . .7 to 10. . . .$135 British Challenger Summer Soccer - Skiatook. . . . . . . . .7/21-25 . . . . 1/2 day PM. . . . . B&G. . . .11 to 16 . . . $135 British Challenger Summer Soccer - Skiatook. . . . . . . . .7/21-25 . . . . Goalkeeper/Scorer B&G. . . .7 to 16. . . . $25 British Challenger Summer Soccer - Stillwater. . . . . . . . .6/16-20 . . . . First kicks. . . . . . B&G. . . .3 to 5. . . . . $88 British Challenger Summer Soccer - Stillwater. . . . . . . . .6/16-20 . . . . 1/2 day AM. . . . . B&G. . . .6 to 12. . . .$131 British Challenger Summer Soccer - Stillwater. . . . . . . . .6/16-19 . . . . Golden Goal . . . . B&G. . . .7 to 12. . . . $50 British Challenger Summer Soccer - Tulsa Athletics. . . . . .6/2-6 . . Field player day camp. . B&G. . . .10 to 18 . . . $319 One Soccer Schools - Tulsa Athletics. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/2-6 . . Goalkeeper day camp. . 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Watts’ What By Dale Watts, Editor
Words have such power. I’ve learned that is especially true with young ones such as my grandchildren. Just recently they confronted their mother with a four letter word describing a bodily function that rhymes with quit. They had become aware of it through an online game and thought it was hilarious. As with many youngsters, they had an idea of the effect of throwing out such a word on the parental units but argued as to why it was not acceptable. As my daughter related the story I was thinking of all the times she and her siblings would do something similar. I also told her I hoped she was better at keeping a straight face when she informed her two offspring that such words can’t be used in public. My experience with such a situation often led me to ask my questioner for a short break and I would dash to the bathroom and get my laughter under control before returning with my game face on and
a stern look indicating that such behavior would not be tolerated. Words at soccer games seem to be thrown out for someone’s benefit (perhaps the referee or the players or even an opponent), but I’m not sure the effect is accomplished. Instead, the words get mixed in with all the other words coming from players on the field, nearby matches being played, and parent conversations near the touchline. I really wish I had a dime for every time I hear the word “handball” at a soccer match. It has become truly amusing to me to see how many times I hear the word while I pause to take a photo of a match. And it’s not limited to youth matches, either. Adult players seem to be able to determine a “handball” from forty yards away and then voice that word with great gusto to provide the referee with the information. For the young players, I enjoy how they interpret their coach’s words to them during the match. While viewing the player through my camera, I can often catch an expression of the player as his/her coach throws out a string of words that cause puzzlement on the player’s face and sometimes outright eye rolls. Eye rolls by a young one
carry huge implications. The literal interpretation of words can be really amusing when the young ones are around age 6 or so. Years ago a referee in Tulsa told his young opponents who were standing in front of him at the coin toss, to shake hands. He then nearly lost it when all four boys began literally shaking their hands beside their bodies and looking at him with those wonderful eye rolls. At my grandson’s T-ball game a few weeks ago, a coach learned how literal young ones take your words. He stood in front of the 5 year old as she faced the baseball on the stand. Coach leaned toward her and said, “Choke up on the bat, Sally.” To which she promptly ducked her head and attempted to cough up something from her mouth onto the bat. Coach, to his benefit, managed to keep a straight face and rephrased his instruction. As we finish this spring’s tournaments and season, perhaps we could all make better word choices around our young ones and each other. And, yes, that includes me. I recall many time in the past when my word choices affected people and as we all know, you can’t take them back.
New Referee Standards For 2015 United States Soccer Federation has released its new policies regarding the requirements for referees as to grade levels and upgrading to advanced levels. The new policies are designed to standardize the movement of referees from entry
level at the 09 Recreational grade to the State Referee Grade 06 level 09 and 08 grades No changes in entry courses or recertification. New 09 classes will require online viewing of material
prior to attendance at the course which consists of two sessions of three hours of classes. New 08 classes also require online viewing of material prior to attendance at the course which consists of three sesRef Standards on page 17
Tournament Scores
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The scores below are those submitted through the Tournament Evaluation Form. If a tournament is not shown, the evaluation form may not have been received at the deadline date for publication of this issue. Broken Arrow 10th Annual Spring Recreational Tournament April 25-27
BOYS - GOLD U14 1st – BA Havoc Xpress – Ash – 1 2nd – Metro Tulsa SC Orange Crush – 0 U12 1st – McAlester Sonic Boom – 3 2nd – BA Force – Dodd – 2 U10 1st – BA Bulls Medina – 6 2nd – Ponca City Chelsea – 2 U9 1st – BA Thunder Adair – 4 2nd – Vinland Valley FC Academics – 3 U8 1st – BA Lightning Heatherman – 6 2nd – Wagoner D-Feeters – 2 U7 1st – MTSC Galaxy – 8 2nd – BA Sharks Lenz – 0 SILVER U14 1st – BA Spirit – 3 2nd – Metro Tulsa Eagle – 0 U12 1st - Vinland Valley FC Academics – 3 2nd – Bixby United – 2 U10 1st – BA Ruffians Wood- 3 2nd – Union Dragons – 1 U8 1st – BA Kryptonite Schauer – 2 2nd – BA Eagles Almeida – 1 U7 1st – BA Fire Dragons Hinkle – 5 2nd – BA Express Lewis - 1
BRONZE U12 1st – BA Tigers Bonner – 1 2nd – Skiatook Strikers – 0 U10 1st – All County Atoka Crusade – 1 2nd – Coweta Eagles - 0 GIRLS - GOLD U16 1st – NOKC Elite – 1 2nd – BA Ambush Torres – 0 U14 1st – Metro Tulsa Matrix – 1 2nd – MTSC Hurricane United – 0 U12 1st – Union Funky Monkeys Rosenthal – 4 2nd – BA Avengers Forsythe – 0 U11 1st – BA Attack Mead – 2 2nd – Metro Tulsa Hot Shots – 1 U10 1st – Stilwell Hurricanes – 6 2nd – McAlester Leopards – 1 U9 1st – Union Superstars Minden – 7 2nd – BA Chaos – 1 U8 1st – BA Stingers Houston – 6 2nd – Coweta Mustangs – 2 U7 1st – Coweta Thunder – 2 2nd – BA Cherry Bombs Brown – 1 SILVER U12 1st – Metro Tulsa Pumas – 1 2nd – MTSC Redwings – 0
U10 1st – BA Sky 04 Conaway – 1 2nd – Coweta Strikers – 0 U8 1st – BA Rainbow Tigers – 4 2nd – McAlester Panthers – 0 BRONZE U12 1st – MTSC Dirt Divas – 2 2nd – Vinland Valley FC Academics – 1 U10 1st – BA Storm McCormick – 4 2nd – McAlester Roar – 0
2014 Spring Fling Lawton Soccer Club May 3-4
Boys U14 1st – Lawton MacArthur Scotts – 4 2nd – Adrmore Sharks – 0 U12 1st – Hot Shots – Cleburn, Texas – 6 2nd – Lawton MacArthur Scotts – 0 U10 1st – Manchester United – 3 2nd – Lawton Galactos – 0 Girls U12 1st – Lawton Predators OSU 2 – 5 2nd – Lawton MacArthur Scotts – 1 U10 1st – Yukon Geckos – 4 2nd – Lawton Predators Wild Cats - 1
Referee Standards, continued from page 16 sions of three hours. Recertification for 09 and 08 referees is held during a three hour course and the two grades of referees take the same recertification course and exam of 50 questions. 07 grade For the 2015 registration year, Oklahoma will offer two levels of the 07 grade. Grade 07 entry requires attendance at the upgrade clinic held annually in January, a
game log count of 100 games (75 as a center referee), and successful passing of the 07 exam. Referees at this grade will be eligible to referee adult matches and youth matches. Grade 07 plus requires attendance at the upgrade clinic held annually in January, a game log count of 100 games (75 as a center referee), and successful passing of the 07 exam. In addition, these referees must also pass a fitness exam and pass a field assessment. Referees at
this grade are eligible to advance to the State Grade 06. Referees at this grade will be eligible to officiate OPL matches, adult matches, and state tournament matches on a priority basis. 06 grade The only change in acquiring the State 06 badge concerns the fitness exam which will be based on the FIFA Women’s referee fitRef Standards on page 18
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Referee Standards, continued from page 17 ness exam. All other requirements of attending the upgrade clinic, assessments, and recertification are unchanged. BADGES For the 09, 08, and 07 referees, the badges for 2015 will be of the same color. NEW REFEREE CLASSES & RECERTIFICATION Every club should attempt to hold an entry level course for new
referees by communicating with your club’s coaches and parents to find candidates to attend. Once you have at least 6 willing to attend, use the OSA web site to complete a Course Contract with OSA. There is no charge to host the course, but a minimum of 6 is required to conduct the courses. Candidates register to attend the course online and no money is collected at the course. Recertification courses are requested in the same manner as a new course. The contract must be
completed with date and time and location. Again, no charge to host as the referees all pay online prior to attending. BACKGROUND CHECKS Every referee 18 and older must complete a background check before he/she can be registered. Clubs should remind any referee candidate of this prior to their attendance at a new clinic or recertification clinic.
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Coaching Courses Continue Through Summer “Just because the spring season is over,” says Director of Player Development and Coaching Education Kurt Luitwieler, “doesn’t mean coaching courses have ended.” Beginning June 6 -8, Oklahoma Soccer and USSF will host a National D license in Oklahoma City. The June dates are for the instructional portion of the USSF National D and the performance weekend will be held August 8-10. Coaches must attend both weekends. This will be the ONLY dates for the USSF National D license in 2014. For upcoming USSF E courses and Youth Modules, coaches should be aware that Energy FC provides free coaching courses for clubs who wish to host Youth Modules and E courses at their club. A link for that application is available on the OSA website under COACHES and then to General Information. The appli-
cation is also available by clicking on this link: APPLICATION The USSF/US Youth National Youth License will be offered in Tulsa July 25-27 and completing on August 1-3 (the course runs two weekends). The cost is $495 and the application for that course is also on the Coaches page of the OSA website or you may use the following link: YOUTH Oklahoma is not hosting the USSF National C course this summer. We will host the course in the summer of 2015. For USSF C course dates and locations throughout the country, use the following link: USSF C: This is the highest level US Soccer/FIFA coaching license that is hosted at the state level. It is an 8 day course. The curriculum is focused on how to connect the lines within the team. It is assumed the
coach has been through the USSF E and D where the concepts of modern teaching and learning methods are explored. These will be expanded upon and put into the context of more complex scenarios and high expectations. **Coaches looking to coach in the Top Tier (when there are two tiers) of SoccerCity Oklahoma Premier League must have a USSF National C License for 2014-2015 season.** USSF/USYS NATIONAL YOUTH LICENSE -click here for information
Why can’t we all be like Grandma? ers?
What is it about Grandmoth-
They have the innate ability to see the best in their grandchildren and lavish all kinds of praise on them. Even when those children are not perfect. A lot of times, we, as parents, see it as "spoiling" them or not dealing in reality and then we have to then clean up the mess after Grandma leaves. Why is it that the kids always want to be around their grandmother? I mean, she can't really run around with them and play tag. She isn't able to throw the ball with him, or doesn't have the artistic ability to help her draw better or the training
to help the other one with her science project. Why do they respond so positively to her and seem to always be more confident and competent after being around her? Simple. The Grandmother Method of learning. Before you scoff, watch the video at this link: https://www.ted.com/talks/sugata_mitra_the_child_driven_education The video above is about 20 minutes and very good. Here is what we in the Youth Soccer World must take away from his research and subsequent findings: The Grandmother Method. He used volunteers (many
times actual grandmothers) to "work" with these children. He gave the groups of children a computer and a very difficult task that they were not trained ahead of time to do. The "Grandmother" was not trained on how to do the task either. They were just told to "admire them and get them to Show and Tell you and each other things they find interesting and cool." The findings were startling. One scientific reviewer of the work said, "it was too good to be true." In fact, it rocks the foundation of how we traditionally think children have to learn. We tend to put kids into Like Grandma on page 21
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SANCTIONED TOURNAMENTS 2014 Not a final listing – some applications are still pending
June 7-8, 2014
September 19-21, 2014
November 7-9, 2014
Host: NEOASA All national Adult State Associations Fields: Torcia-Oliver Soccerplex Jenks, OK Web site: www.neoasa.org Contact: Shae Roggendorff Email:info@neoasa.org Phone: 918-629-2150 Coed teams U21, Open, & Over 30
Host: Southlakes SC All US Soccer affiliated teams Oklahoma City, OK Fields: South Lakes Soccer Complex Web site: www.southlakessoccer.com Contact: Brent Gatewood Phone: 405-919-5263 Email: bslsccosmos@yahoo.com U11-U18 Competitive Boys & Girls U8-U10 Academy Boys & Girls Referee Assignor: Bill Pevarnik Email: wpevarnik@att.net
Host: Edmond Soccer Club All US Soccer affiliated teams Edmond, OK Fields: Edmond Soccer complex Web site: www.edmondsoccer.com/ tourn_ts.php Contact: James L. Soesbee Phone: 405-409-2324 Email: soccer999999@sbcglobal.net U7-U10 Academy Boys & Girls U6-U19 Recreational Boys & Girls Referee Assignor: Brandon Story Email: bstory4@gmail.com
Tulsa Challenge
June 21-22, 2014
Woodridge Cup
Host: Ponca City Soccer Inc. All national Adult State Associations Fields: Woodridge Soccer complex Ponca City, OK Web site: http://www.poncasoccer.com/ club/adult-soccer Contact: JB Bohon Phone: 580-761-6845 Men’s Open, Men’s Over 30, and Women’s Open
August 15-17, 2014
Beat the Heat
Host: Edmond Soccer Club All US Soccer affiliated teams Edmond, OK Fields: Edmond Soccer Complex Web site: www.edmondsoccer.com/ tourn_ts_php Contact: James L. Soesbee Phone: 405-409-2324 Email: soccer999999@sbcglobal.net Referee Assignor: Brandon Story Email: bstory4@gmail.com
August 29-31, 2014
BASC Labor Day Tournament
Host: Broken Arrow SC All US Soccer affiliated teams Broken Arrow, OK Fields: Indian Springs Sports Complex Web site: www.bascok.com Contact: Scott Hamilton Phone: 918-258-5770 Email: basc@hamiltoncorner.net U8-U10 Academy Boys & Girls U6-U19 Recreational Boys & Girls U11-U19 Competitive Boys & Girls Referee Assignor: Mike Naumann Email: bassignor@hotmail.com
Cosmos Cup
October 3-4, 2014
Festival de Futball
Host: NOKC Soccer Club All US Soccer affiliated teams Oklahoma City, OK Fields: NOKC fields Contact: Gary Boreham Phone: 405-701-5353 Email: borehamsoccer@cox.net U6 - U19 Recreational Boys & Girls U8-U10 Academy Boys & Girls Referee Assignor: Brett Dobie Email: referee@NOKCSoccer.com
October 17-19, 2014
Soktoberfest
Host: NEOASA All national Adult State Associations Fields: Metro Tulsa Soccer Complex Contact: Shae Roggendorff Phone: 918-622-8948 Email: info@neoasa.org Website: www.neoas.org U19 Boys & Girls Adult Men’s and Women’s Competitive and Recreational Referee Assignor: Larry Morgan Email: bokconstr@aol.com
November 8-9, 2014
Frost Ya Fanny
Host: Lawton Soccer Club US Youth Soccer teams only Lawton, OK Fields: Big Green Soccer Complex Web site: www.lawtonsoccerclub.org Contact: Gene Minietta Phone: 580-429-0896 Email: miniettag@aol.com U6 – U14 Recreational Boys & Girls Referee Assignor: Brandon Neris Email: brandon@lawtonsoccerclub.org
Turkey Shootout
November 14-16, 2014
BASC 33rd Annual Recreational Tournament
All US Soccer affiliated teams Broken Arrow, OK Fields: Indian Springs Sports Complex Web site: www.bascok.com Contact: Scott Hamilton Phone: 918-258-5770 Email: bascsw@cox.net U6-U19 Recreational Boys & Girls U8-U10 Academy Boys & Girls Referee Assignor: Mike Naumann Email: bassignor@hotmail.com
November 22-23, 2014
adidas Sam Shannon Showcase
Host: TSC Hurricane Soccer Club All US Soccer affiliated teams Jenks, OK Fields: Metro Tulsa and Indian Springs Soccer Complex Web site: www.tschurricane.com Contact: Jim Tindell 918-688-9071 Email: jimtindell@me.com U8 – U10 Academy Boys & Girls U11 – U19 Competitive Boys & Girls Referee Assignor: Michael Naumann Email: bassignor@hotmail.com
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Like Grandma, continued from page 19 a "system", like a factory and churn them out in age group batches and in order for them to progress from one industrialized stage to the next there must be a professionally trained expert in the room to monitor and correct and instruct every step of the way. The kids, with no trained expert, learned much and could explain and teach others what they learned. They were in small groups and had a computer as a resource. But the kids were the drivers of the environment. The Grandmother Model is best suited for the u12 and under Grassroots or Recreational Model. What is it? Think about the typical grandmother. What I laid out in my intro about my kids and their grandmother is true in general and with this model. They are generally not experts in Pokemon or Soccer or Charcoal Art techniques, but kids love to work and play with and around Grandma. Why is this? The Grandmother Method: They are given one simple task. To grandmothers this is easy and natural. Admire them enthusiastically and genuinely. When my 7 year old son was sharing his Pokemon game with Grandma, she took some of her cues from him. She had no idea about the game, how it worked or what Pokemon were the best ones or the rules, etc. However, when he got excited about something, so did she. He would say, "Did you see that? That was awesome." She would respond, "It sure was. Which one was that? Oh, Dialga. OK. Why did you choose that move? It worked really well, that was pretty amazing." When my older daughter was sharing her art and working on new ones, she would say, "Your work is remarkable. I love the detail in the eyes. How did you do that shading?" So she would show
her. When the middle daughter would want to throw or kick the ball outside, she would have her do it against the wall or with a sibling. "That was a great kick. How did you get it in the air all the way there? Can you do it again?" So, the 10 year old girl would go and try it again and show her. (Incidentally, the 7 year old boy would try to then do what she did because he knew that would earn him similar praise.) In this way, she coaxed great attention and effort and enjoyment from these three extremely different children in different arenas of challenge. They all came away with a sense of confidence and pleasure. As volunteer coaches who perhaps have little to no experience with the game, we can accomplish the same outcomes with our 5-10 year olds. All we have to do is set up little games in our practices where they are playing. Not drills. Just little games. 1v1, 2v2, etc. Then watch. You don't need a ton of professional training. Grandma doesn't. Just watch. If they do something you think is amazing, praise it and ask them about it. Get them to show you again. Or tell you what they did and why. If THEY get excited about something, take their cues and celebrate it with them and get them
to try it again or tell you why that was so fabulous. Be curious. Be interested. Get them to talk about what they find interesting and fun about the game and each other. Then send them home to their parents after you've "spoiled" them for an hour. Just like Grandma. Then, just like my kids, they will want to go to Grandma's all the time. (Too bad they live in Florida...)
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KIDS’ PAGE 24 OKLAHOMA SOCCER ASSOCIATION
Knock Knock Jokes Q: Knock, knock--Who’s There?--Ashe--Ashe who? A: Bless you! Q: Knock, knock--Who’s there?--Nobel--Nobel who? A: No bell, that’s why I knocked! Q: Knock, knock--Who’s there?--Leaf--Leaf who? A: Leaf me alone! Q: Knock, knock--Who’s There?--lettuce--lettuce who? A: Lettuce in and you’ll find out!
JOKES
Q: What goes up and down but does not move? A: Stairs Q: Where should a 500 pound alien go? A: On a diet Q: What did one toilet say to the other? A: You look a bit flushed. Q: Why did the picture go to jail? A: Because it was framed. Q: What did the paper say to the pencil? A: Write on!
June Puzzle
Tongue Twisters Check out this list of hard to say tongue twisters. Try saying them as fast as you can three times in a row. Pronounce them clearly. If you can say all of them, then you’re better than most of us. Some of these tongue twisters are tough!!!! A skunk sat on a stump and thunk the stump stunk, but the stump thunk the skunk stunk. One-one was a race horse. Two-two was one too. One-one won one race. Two-two won one too. Smelly shoes and socks shock sisters. Each Easter Eddie eats eighty Easter eggs.
This issue of the Smoke Signals will feature questions from Isaac Asimov’s Super Quiz. Answer the three questions and email your answers! Answer the questions, and then email your three answers to OSA, at oksoccer@oksoccer.com It’s perfectly fine to get help from your parents and siblings. Good luck and we’ll have a drawing of the entries to determine who wins the contest for June. The winner will receive a free t-shirt from OSA. We will contact the winner for a shirt size. TOPIC: World Cup Soccer Sample question: What does FIFA stand for: Answer: Federation of Internationale de Football Association Here are your three questions to answer: 1. How many players on a soccer team? 2. Which country gave us the modern game of soccer as we know it today? 3. Brazil will host the World Cup this year. How many years will it be before the next World Cup?
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