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Girls excited about new season at team camp ISSUE 02 : OCTOBER 2013 Welcome to all Campton United Soccer Club Families! By Roger Albrecht, Club President, Campton United SC I hope the upcoming season will be an enjoyable experience for you and your children. It is shaping up to be another great soccer season for Campton Mark Your teams for 2013-14. We are fielding 42 teams in all for U8-U18 boys and girls Calendars this season and our youth academy has never been bigger. We are lucky to have such a great group of players and families as a part of Campton Nation! Oct 14: High School Boys Try-outs The club continues to make great strides forward. We are fulfilling our strategic plan to be a leader in soccer development and achievement. Over Oct 19-20: Silent Soccer Weekend the last few years, we have made it a priority of the board to secure great practice and game facilities and build a top caliber staff that will be utilizing a Oct 22: Boys’ Night at NIU soccer curriculum that can maximize the potential for all our players and teams. Oct 25: Girls’ Night at NIU Last season’s achievements on the field were exceptional. Along with Oct 30: Board Meeting numerous strong finishes across all age groups in league and tournament play, we had an Illinois State-Cup Champion, a State-Cup Finalist, two President’s Oct 31: No Training U8-14 Cup State Champions and a US Club Regional Champion. Due to Halloween Another exciting accomplishment for the Club was for our boys program to be accepted into the US Club Soccer National Premier League – Midwest Developmental League (MDL). To qualify for such inclusion has required the [ continues on page 3 ] 1 U10 Boys after achieving personal bests in juggling Building Players One Pass At A Time By Michael Arango, Boys Director of Coaching I am excited to welcome back our families to another year with Campton United. My first year with the club was a great experience because of the wonderful players and families I met. I look forward to year two and collaborating with our dedicated staff to help Campton United thrive. The focus on development for younger players will be the technical aspects of playing. Can we be the bravest players 1v1? Are we able to receive a ball, check shoulders and get our heads up to play quickly? The coaching staff wants our training environment to be as competitive as possible. We encourage players to fight for every play and every ball. Along the way, someone might get a knock or shed a tear. Hugs and high fives and we will bring them back together. It’s never personal. We are Campton United and we need to compete at the highest level we can, all the time. Can we bring match intensity to the training environment? There has been a positive evolution on the boys’ side with our senior teams moving into the Midwest Developmental League (MDL). This league is considered the second best league in the country, just below the United States Soccer Developmental Academy (USSDA). We are focusing on training more and playing less. Who would send their child to a school that had four tests a week and one day of learning? We want each game to be meaningful; a philosophy that falls directly in line with US Soccer Federation. " I am proud and excited about the strides our players have already made, and will continue to make over the next 10 months. I am fortunate to work with a professional coaching staff that strives to be better on a daily basis. I look forward to another year with the BEST parent groups I have ever experienced in my 20 years of coaching. 2 [ continued from front page ] club to put numerous pieces in place over the last few the tools necessary for our coaching staff to succeed with years in terms of staff, facilities, technology, finances and the development of your children’s soccer skills. For our curriculum. The benefits to such progress will be felt anyone interested in getting more involved with the club, across all our gender and age groups for many years to we are always looking for volunteers, particularly to help come. with planning aspects of our Memorial Day Tournament Campton United will continue providing children an and upcoming Casino Night. Look within this newsletter opportunity to enjoy a higher level of soccer, while still for a list of volunteer opportunities. We also are still benefiting from team experiences in the same manner as looking to fill a board position to help with our in the past. The club continues to foster this family Sponsorship Program and to help with other fundraising atmosphere while providing a soccer experience at the activities. highest level of play available. Our full-time Directors of At any time, please feel free to contact any of the Coaching, part-time coaching staff and Technical Director Campton Board members with feedback or to express an provide a professional soccer atmosphere and a level of interest in volunteering. experience unsurpassed in the Chicago region. Best wishes to all for a fun, developmentally productive At the board level we are constantly looking for ways to season on the pitch! improve how we run our organization, communicate more as a club, be more efficient for our parents and provide Become a CUSC Volunteer CLUB EVENTS CLUB RELATED Help Staff/Board of Directors By Karen Cooney, Director of Club and Community Affairs VOLUNTEERS organize, plan and coordinate the Help Staff/Board of Directors Campton United is growing and needs YOU! We following events: organize, plan and coordinate the encourage you to become involved in the many volunteer • Welcome Back Ice Cream following: opportunities available at Campton United. By Social or Picnic Spirit Wear volunteering, you become well acquainted with our staff, • Professional or Collegiate Field/Yard Maintenance get an inside glimpse into your child’s soccer club, and Soccer Match Events meet many new friends. • College Showcase Event Social Media Coordinator (i.e., Facebook, Instagram, Your active participation with Campton United helps result • Open House for non- members Twitter, Vine, Pinterest, etc.) in a successful club for all our players. If every family can participate in some manner, then Campton United will • Club Overnight “Lock-In” Advisory Committee thrive as the BEST soccer club in the western suburbs. • Community Service Projects • Governance (i.e., Community Food Any level of participation is appreciated, whether it’s just Drive) • Sponsorship a couple of hours throughout the year, making a few • Marketing phone calls, or serving on a committee. Every little bit Casino Night - Press Release helps tremendously! • Sponsorships Coordinator Below is a list of volunteer opportunities available. Look • Merchant Donations and see where you can lend your time and talents. • Silent Auction Please email your preferences to Karen@camptonunited. • Raffles com. As the 2013-2014 season has just started, we’d love • Decorations your input by October 14 so the year’s master plan can • Volunteers be finalized. Midwest Cup Tournament Assistant Director Positions • Field Marshall • Parking • Concessions • Sponsorships 3 #CamptonNation By Chris Brown, Girls Director of Coaching/College Advisor As we turn the calendar over to start the 2013-2014 Club soccer season, I would like to welcome back all Introducing Our the new and returning families to #CamptonNation. What I have observed over the last few weeks with Newest Staff Additions Team Camp and now team trainings, I couldn't be more excited. I'm enthused about the development of the Please help us in welcoming our new additions to our players and the upcoming season for Campton United. coaching staff, who joined Campton United this fall. I look out on the fields at night watching our coaches train our players with a passion, energy and an enthusiasm that is hard to find elsewhere. The players JJ Ruane - JJ joins us as our Director of are responding, working Youth Development. He brings a wealth hard to craft their skills, of experience to the club as a former build team unity and Director of Coaching at various clubs in camaraderie, all while the Chicagoland area. JJ will be developing a passion coaching the U9 Girls’ teams and the for the game. The U11 Navy Boys, while overseeing the environment is Academy Program and the U8-U9 changing; I believe teams. We’re excited to welcome JJ to Campton Campton United is Nation. starting to separate itself from other clubs, Brian Visser - Brian joins our especially in the Fox Goalkeeper staff after a great playing Valley area. career at DePaul University, where he I look at the depth of coaches, depth of players across was an All Big East Selection. After our younger ages and the reemergence of our High college, Brian played professionally with School Girls program. In my eyes, there is no better the Portland Timbers and the Dayton time to be part of #CamptonNation, than right now. Our Lions. Welcome Brian to the Campton younger girls program (U8-U12) is developing at the Nation family. right pace, while also performing at very high levels in state events. Our U13-U14 girls groups are taking big leaps and really performing high at a State level as well Jason Seger - Jason joins Campton United from as on a regional level. The reemergence of our High Matrix FC where he was both a founder and a coach. School girls program has been the key to helping Jason has over 20 years playing and coaching restructure the powers in the Fox Valley area across experience in Chicago as an elite Goalkeeper.

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