April 2013 Volume 1, Issue 2 Greater Northwest Soccer Association PMB 141 1224 N. Hwy 377, Suite 303 Roanoke, TX 76262

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Looking Ahead to Summer 2013  May 11—GNWSA Night at Chili’s in Roanoke As we wrap up the second For our logical and social. Players half of the Spring 2013 coaches, will participate in a 70:30  May 12—Targeted End of soccer season, GNWSA G N W S A training to competition Season would like to invite you to will host a ratio so that they can in- participate in some of our Level VI stantly apply new tech-  May 16—Registration for Fall upcoming opportunities N S C A A niques in game related 2013 Begins this summer. Coaching Course on June exercises. YES under- 28—30. This is an 18 hour stands that players pro- GNWSA is  May 16-19—GSSA preparatory course for gress at various rates. proud to SoccerFest Tournament those coaches who wish to be part- move on to their National n e r i n g  May 17—Last Day to Sub- Diploma. For more infor- mit Name for Board Position with the mation on this course, or Grapevine to register, visit our web- Southlake  June 9—GNWSA Annual site at www.gnwsa.com. The coaching staff will use General Meeting and Board S o c c e r a variety of coaching tech- Member Elections Association in hosting Lastly, GNWSA will host niques to identify the games for the upcoming two Youth Elite Camps this player's level of ability and  June 28-30—Level VI 2013 SoccerFest Tourna- summer. Youth Elite Soc- maturity, and then chal- Coaching Clinic ment. The tournament will cer (YES) offers coaching lenge and equip them to be held May 16-19. If you to players of all ages and advance to the next level.  July 8-12—Youth Elite are a coach and are inter- abilities. YES camps build Each camp will be divided Soccer Camp ested in registering your on fundamental movement into two sessions, one for team for the tournament, skills while educating play- U5-U8 players, and one for  August 5-9—Youth Elite visit the GSSA website at ers in the five pillars of the U9 and above players. For Soccer Camp www.gssa.org. game of soccer: technical, more information, go to tactical, physical, psycho- www.gnwsa.com.

GNWSA Annual General Meeting: Board of Rainout Lines by Field Director Elections and Bylaw Revisions Location:

The Greater Northwest Soccer Association will hold its Annual General City of Justin— 940-465-4056 Meeting (AGM) on Sunday, June 9th at 5:30 PM at the Roanoke Fire Justin Fields Station. Board of Director elections and bylaw revision votes will take place at the AGM. The following Board of Director positions are up for City of Roanoke— 817-430-8770 election for the 2013-2014 soccer year: Roanoke Soccer Complex Vice President, Registrar, Secretary, U6 Commissioner, U9 and Up

Commissioner, Field Director, Director of Referees, and Webmaster. Town of Trophy 682-831-4640 Club—Harmony For a complete list of candidates and proposed bylaw revisions, visit Park the Election page on the GNWSA website at www.gnwsa.com.

Test Your FIFA World Cup Soccer Knowledge

The 2014 World Cup in Brazil is just over a year away, but qualifying matches have already begun. Test your World Cup knowledge by taking this short Quiz. Answers are on page 3.

1. What does FIFA stand for? A) First International Football Association, B) Futbol is for All, C) Federation Interna- tionale de Football Association 2. How often is the World Cup held? A) Every year, B) Every other year, C) Every four years 3. When was the first World Cup? A) 1985, B) 1956, C) 1930 4. True or False: More people watch the Olympics on TV than the World Cup? 5. Up until 1982, all official World Cup balls were made of what material? A) Canvas, B) Leather, C) Foam 6. What is one of the most common World Cup final scores? A) 3-2, B) 0-0, C) 1-0 7. At which World Cup did goalkeepers first wear gloves? A) 1930, B) 1954, C) 1980 8. True of False: There has been a World Cup match where each team scored a goal for the other side. 9. True or False: David Beckham is the first Englishman to score in three separate World Cup tournaments. 10. What was the winning World Cup trophy called from 1930-1970? A) Football Cham- pion Trophy, B) Jules Rimet Trophy, C) World Cup Grand Prize. 11. True or False: Soccer star Pele has scored the most World Cup goals.

Kid’s Corner: Soccer Word Search

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GNWSA Rules of the Game Summary Calling All Referees The various soccer age groups have different game and playing rules. Below is a summary of the basics for equipment, players on the field, free kicks, and game duration. Interested in becoming a referee? U4—Size 3 ball, 4 v 4, no goalkeepers, all free kicks are indirect, GNWSA would love to have you join four 8 minute quarters. our crew. Referees must be a mini- U5-U6—Size 3 ball, 4 v 4, no goalkeepers, all free kicks are mum of 12 years of age and they indirect, four 10 minute quarters. must successfully complete a referee U7—Size 3 ball, 5 v 5, goalkeepers allowed, all free kicks are training course. Courses are offered indirect, four 12 minute quarters. throughout the year by the North U8—Size 3 ball, 6 v 6, goalkeepers allowed, all free kicks are Texas State Soccer Association. indirect, four 12 minute quarters. Anyone 12 years of age or up is eli- U9-U10—Size 4 ball, 8 v 8, goalkeepers allowed, direct or gible to take the Grade 9 course, indirect free kicks, two 25 minute halves. which is the recreational entry level U11-U12—Size 4 ball, 11 v 11, goalkeepers allowed, direct or certification. Anyone 14 years and indirect free kicks, two 30 minute halves. up is eligible for the Grade 8 Basic U13-U14—Size 5 ball, 11 v 11, goalkeepers allowed, direct or course, which is the next level of indirect free kicks, two 35 minute halves. certification. To learn more about U15-U16—Size 5 ball, 11 v 11, goalkeepers allowed, direct or becoming a referee, visit the NTSSA indirect kicks, two 40 minute halves. website at www.ntxsoccer.org or the U17-U19—Size 5 ball, 11 v 11, goalkeepers allowed, direct or GNWSA website at www.gnwsa.com. indirect kicks, two 45 minute halves. Registration Reminder

Registration for the Fall 2013 Season will begin May 16th.

Remember, returning players must register by the regular registration deadline in order to return to their previous team. Players registering during late registration will be placed in the draw.

Teams fill up quickly so register early.

Discounts are available for siblings.

World Cup Quiz Answers:

1. C) Federation Internationale de Football Association, the organization that governs the World Cup. 2. C) Every four years. 3. C) 1930. The first FIFA Women’s World Cup was in 1991. 4. False. The World Cup is television’s biggest sporting event. 5. B) Leather. In the 1982 finals in Spain, a leather and synthetic mix was introduced. 6. C) 1-0 is the most common score for a World Cup Finals match. Every third World Cup game is won ei- ther 1-0 or 2-1. 7. B) 1954 in Switzerland. 8. True. In 2002, in the USA v Portugal match each team own goaled. 9. True. He’s not the leading scorer in a single tournament. Frenchman Just Fontaine scored 13 goals in the 1958 tournament alone. 10. Jules Rimet Trophy to honor the former President of FIFA. The current trophy, which was made with solid 18-carat gold in 1974, is simply known as the FIFA World Cup Trophy. Winning teams are given a gold plated trophy and the solid gold trophy remains in the permanent possession of FIFA. 11. False. Ronaldo, another Brazilian player, has scored 15 while Pele only scored 12 in his 22 year career. Ask the Referee: The Offside Rule is one of the most widely mis- understood Laws of the Game. According to Law Thank You! 11, an attacker is in an offside position if, when a teammate touches or plays the ball, the at- A huge ―Thank You‖ to tacker is 1) closer to the other team’s goal than the following GNWSA the ball, AND 2) closer to the other team’s goal What does it Board Members and vol- than the second to last defender (the goalkeeper unteers who made mean when a usually being the last defender) AND 3) in the GNWSA Spring Fun Fest player is in an other team’s end of the field. Offside cannot occur in an attacking team’s own half of the a success: offside position field. Most importantly, it is NOT illegal for a and when is it player to be in an offside position. What is ille- Michelle Mijares an offside gal is when an attacker who is in an offside posi- Steve Cummings tion becomes actively involved in play by 1) in- Casey Elliot offense? terfering with play (having the ball passed to Shawn Brown him/her or running toward the ball), OR 2) inter- fering with an opponent (getting in the way of a Noel Najera player on the other team, including the goal- Craig Schmucker keeper) OR 3) gaining an advantage (receiving Robert Moss or running to a ball which has bounced off a goal Natalie Henry post or crossbar, or that has been deflected by Margaret Anderson the goalkeeper or another defender). In addi- tion, there is no offside when a ball is received BNHS National Honor directly from a throw-in, goal kick, or corner Society kick. Remember, if an attacker is in an offside position, it is not necessarily an offense. All three of the first conditions above must be met and at least one of the second set of conditions must be met for the referee to call offside. Please keep all of this in mind during a game.

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