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The Board of Directors meet on the second Monday of each month at the Sandpoint Library. Meetings are open to the public. Meeting Minutes:
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Kick Start
KICK START SOCCER
Fun Soccer Skills Camp for 2-4 Year Olds
SANDPOINT SOCCER ASSOCIATION
2012 Spring Season Registration
- Registration Deadline: April 15, 2012
- For all Registrations received after APril 15, 2012, please add a $10 late fee
- No refunds will be issued
| Season: | Every Friday 3:30-4:30 | Registration Fee: | ONE PLAYER: .........$35.00 each |
| Starting: April 20, 2012 | TWO PLAYERS: $30.00 | ||
| Through: May 25, 2012 | (Discounts apply only to Kick Start | ||
| Stidwell Elementary | Soccer, not to other SSA programs.) | ||
| Ages 2-4 |
The Sandpoint Strikers FC Presents
Pend Oreille Cup
Sandpoint, Idaho
September 9-11, 2011
The Sandpoint Strikers FC proudly presents the 30th Annual Pend Oreille Cup on September 9–11, 2011. We would like to invite all teams U9 – U15 to this exciting soccer tournament located in beautiful Sandpoint, Idaho. We are the outdoor recreation mecca of the northwest, with hiking, mountain biking in famous Schweitzer mountain, fishing, boating or just sunbathing at Sandpoint’s City Beach on Lake Pend Oreille. Come for the great Indian summer weather and fantastic competitive soccer. Each team is guaranteed at least three games during the tournament.
The registration deadline is August 15, 2011. The tournament size is limited to 80 teams, so hurry and register soon!
Tournament Information
General Information:
Please join us for our 30th annual tournament on September 9-11, 2011! Only teams from northern Idaho and eastern Washington will be expected to be available to play Friday evening games (starting at 5:00 pm).
Tournament schedules will be posted online at www.sandpointsoccer.com by Friday, September 2nd.
Tournament Registration:
Download registration form here (Tournament Registration).
Referees Needed:
For more information click here (Pend Oreille Cup Referees Needed)
Application To Host:
View application to host form here (Application To Host).
Tournament applications will be accepted from U9-15 teams that are currently registered with their state or provincial association. Newly formed teams will be eligible to participate. All teams not based in Idaho must have valid travel papers from their state or provincial association.
U9 teams may roster up to 10 players. U10-12 teams may roster up to 15 players. U13-15 teams may roster up to 18 players. No player will be permitted to play for more than one team during the tournament.
Teams should register for the age group they will play in for the fall 2011 season. Canadian teams: please note that our birth date ranges run from August 1 – July 31.
The registration deadline for the tournament is August 15, 2011. The tournament entry fee for U9 teams is $275 (US) and for U10-15 teams the entry fee is $450 (US). Teams must add $50 to the registration fee is they register after the deadline. The entry fee must be submitted with the tournament entry form.
Teams will be notified that they have been accepted to the tournament by mail. Accepted teams will also receive instructions regarding tournament check-in, rules, and t-shirt orders by mail.
The tournament committee reserves the right to accept or reject any team at its discretion. Teams that are not accepted will receive a full refund of their registration fee. Teams that withdraw after they have been accepted will not receive a refund of their registration fee.
Tournament Lodging:
Please reserve your hotel rooms early, as availability is limited.
We have several tournament sponsors and we would encourage you to support our sponsors. Click here for information (Tournament Lodging).
Tournament Games:
All teams will be guaranteed three games during the tournament. Halves will be as follows: U9 - 20 minutes, U10-12 games will be 25 minutes, and halves for U13-15 games will be 30 minutes. U9 will 6v6, U10 will play 7v7, U11-12 teams will play 9 vs. 9, and U13-15 teams will play 11 vs. 11. Tournament games will be played at Travers/Centennial Park, Memorial Field, and school district fields. The City of Sandpoint does not allow dogs at city parks or fields.
Our goal is to provide a competitive environment while promoting the spirit of the game!
Evan is Back Sandpoint Strikers Technical Director, Evan McNeley, has returned to Sandpoint from his professional indoor soccer career with the Milwaukee Wave of the MISL. The Wave captured the league championship this season defeating rival Baltimore in the league final. This championship marks Evan’s second MISL title in two years. He won his first in 2010 with the Razz of Monteray Mexico. Congratulations Evan! Evan will be working weekly with seven different Strikers teams throughout the spring. He will also be running goalkeeper training sessions, Next Generation Strikers, summer soccer camps and playing throughout the summer for the world famous Green Monarch Football Club. Adam Tajan SSA Director The Sandpoint Soccer Association (SSA) has named Adam Tajan as the Sandpoint Strikers Director of Coaching. Adam accepted the position last week, and has already begun working in this new role. He will be overseeing coaches in Sandpoint Strikers—the club soccer branch of the SSA.
“We are thrilled to work with Adam to build a stronger soccer program for Sandpoint,” said Chuck Mione, SSA President. “He knows the soccer culture in Sandpoint better than just about anyone, and the fact that he’s home-grown is huge. There is a strong sense that we’re in a good position to really make some progress as a club.”
A native of Sandpoint, Adam grew up playing soccer in the Northwest. During his youth, he played club soccer for the Sandpoint Strikers and was a member of the highly successful high school soccer program at SHS under Coach Ed Bock from 1993 through 1995.
After high school, Adam went on to play college soccer for the Community Colleges of Spokane and then to Colorado State University at Pueblo. While at CCS he was an All-Conference midfielder and he still ranks among the leaders at CSU for goals and points. After completing his collegiate playing career in Colorado, he spent one year as an assistant coach at CSU while completing his undergraduate degree and playing for the Colorado Springs Ascent of the PDL.
Adam returned home to Sandpoint in 2000 and served as an assistant coach under former SHS head boys coach Randy Thoreson. During this time, he helped the boys program win its first of many state titles. In 2001, he took the reins of the SHS girls program and remained there through the 2009 season. Under his leadership, the girls program at SHS won four state titles and a host of league and district championships. He is currently a teacher at Sandpoint High School and the head boys soccer coach at SHS.
Over the past ten years, Adam has personally coached the older boys age group and served as a club trainer for the Sandpoint Strikers. He also spent one year on the island of Oahu coaching for the Hawaii Rush Soccer Club while attending graduate school at the University of Hawaii. Throughout college, Adam served as a club coach every Spring for the Pueblo Rangers Soccer Club and was a summer camp coach at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. Adam holds his NSCAA National Diploma and his NSCAA Level 1 Goalkeeping Diploma. He earned his BS in Exercise Science and Health Promotion from Colorado State University. Adam resides in Sandpoint with his wife Jessica.
Evan McNeley, who served as the Strikers Director during the Fall 2010 season, will stay on as the Strikers Technical Director and will work directly with Adam to provide the Strikers with quality coaching and player development at all levels. Evan is currently in the middle of his MISL (Major Indoor Soccer League) season playing defender for the Milwaukee Wave. Evan plans to return to Sandpoint in early April.
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