Blooming with HFC by Scott Fridley, Director of Coaching PRESIDENT: Jeff Justak VICE PRESIDENT: Kyle Schrink
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HoosierFC.com Spring 2013 Blooming with HFC By Scott Fridley, Director of Coaching PRESIDENT: Jeff Justak VICE PRESIDENT: Kyle Schrink As an enthusiast of the beautiful game, when I think of spring, I think of soccer EDITOR IN CHIEF: Da Mica L. O’Bryant and the pitch – and for me, that’s home. So, welcome home soccer family! HFC is CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS: home to nearly 400 travel soccer players. It is my personal pleasure to watch Anne Conway, Kim Kincaid each of your young athletes roll in and out of Hoosier daily; every single one with an exceptional work ethic! I am thankful to have so many great families involved CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Mario Castello, Anne Conway, Scott in our club. We added about 20 new families during the winter training season. I Fridley, Da Mica O’Bryant, Kyle Schrink hope you will find and warmly welcome them to our tight-knit community. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Laura Anderson, Jason Childers, Marlo Hayden, Jeff March 2013 marks our 10-year anniversary; keep an ear out for events marking Justak, Da Mica O’Bryant, Kyle Schrink the thrilling first decade for Hoosier FC and the beginning of many great years to DIRECTOR OF COACHING: Scott Fridley come. I am excited about what the future holds for our club. Maintaining this DIRECTOR OF TRAINING: Mario Castello small, elite image, where our players work hard, and receive top training, in a fun A HOOSIER FUTBOL CLUB PUBLICATION atmosphere, from great coaches, is our formula for continued success. The HFC Effect is published quarterly. Direct subscription inquiries and change The spring season is right around the corner and will kick-off with Turf Wars – our of address to The HFC Effect, c/o Hoosier FC, P.O. Box 605, Noblesville, IN 46061, home-grown season opener; you will find the full schedule in this edition of the or call (765) 623-6214. All rights newsletter. There is a sentiment about this season for our small elite club that’s reserved. Reproduction without permission is prohibited. been in my head and heart that I couldn’t quite articulate. Then, I ran across this quote from The Garden in Color by Louise Beebe Wilder that says it best: SPONSORS, PARTNERS, AND AFFILIATES Leafless the branches may be, but every twig, to the seeing eye, is inspired with life. We do not need the language of leaves to know that the whole tree is tingling with vitality. Often the bark has subtly changed in hue, and buds are suddenly in evidence, though tightly closed. The grass below has put off its drab winter coat and is slipping on a green one. And if we have ABOUT HOOSIER FUTBOL CLUB planted snowdrops the autumn before, we have played a good part in the Established in 2002, Hoosier Futbol Club drama of the coming of spring. is a small elite soccer club dedicated to the development of excellence in youth We have spent the year readying for the spring and all of its competitions. We’ve soccer through superior age-appropriate sown seeds of diligence and dedication during the fall and winter. All of our training and elite competitive play. teams will compete and many are seeded for the end-of-the year Indiana Youth GET CONNECTED Soccer Tournament Cup* series: Challenge Cup U11-U18, President’s Cup U11- For more information about the club, visit us on the World Wide Web at: U18, and State Cup U13-19. Indeed, in the words of Ms. Wilder, we are “tingling HoosierFC.com; like Hoosier Futbol Club with vitality.” Let “the drama of the coming of spring” begin! on Facebook; follow us on Twitter @HoosierFutbol; or check in at Hoosier * NOTE: For a brief explanation of the Indiana Youth Soccer Tournament Cup series, check out Futbol Club on Foursquare. the article “Three Tiers for Soccer” within. THE HFC EFFECT Spring 2013 | Page 1 Contents FEATURES 1 Blooming with HFC Director of Coaching Scott Fridley shares his excitement about the spring season and the evolution of the club 6 Float Like a Butterfly Shake the dust from your cleats with Training Director Mario Castello as he offers key advice on getting those feet shod with wings for spring 9 All the Buzz about E-Registration Discover tryouts in the information age with Board Vice-President Kyle Schrink 10 How Tweet It Is: Like Us! Follow Us! Check In! Editor in Chief Da Mica L. O’Bryant gets you connected to the HFC social media scene QUARTERLY CONTRIBUTIONS 2 Happenings 11 Play Hard! Play An HFC Calendar of Events Fair! Have Fun! 4 The Wolfpack A peek at soccer A look at the Wolves North American Academy pluck, protocol, MARK YOUR CALENDARS! and play community MARCH 7 Athletes of the Quarter 11 Hit the Turf Director of Training Mario Castello names the female and Coaching Director 8 HFC Annual Fundraiser Dinner male Athletes of the Quarter Fridley shares 15-17 HFC Turf Wars (U13 and ) some “best 22-24 HFC Turf Wars (U12 and ) 7 Applause! practices” for A spotlight on soccer success for members of our HFC preparing to play APRIL community soccer in college 1-5 HFC Closed for Spring Break OTHER OFFERINGS MAY 8 Three Tiers for Soccer 17-19 IYSA Cup Quarterfinals A review of the Indiana Youth Soccer Tournament Cup series JUNE 1-2 IYSA Cup Finals Happenings 4 HFC Academy Tryouts By Anne Conway, Webmaster 10 HFC Awards Night 11 HFC U11-U18 Tryouts A Night to Remember 13 HFC Parent Meeting The Hoosier Futbol Club hosted its House. The menu included heavy 17-20 Wolves Academy Camp 3rd Annual Fundraising Banquet on hors d'oeuvres, carving stations, 24-28 Mario Camp Friday, March 8th at The Lodge at accompaniments, and an array of JULY Forest Park in Noblesville. The desserts. Doors opened at 6:00 7-11 Anderson University Camp elegant event included dinner and PM. The silent auction began 22-26 Mario Camp both silent and live auctions. promptly, with the live auction 28 HFC 10-Year Celebration Event fare was provided by scheduled for 7:15 PM. Director & 4v4 Tournament renowned Executive Chef Rolf of Coaching Scott Fridley again Meisterhan of Ruth’s Chris Steak served as the live auctioneer. THE HFC EFFECT Spring 2013 | Page 2 Below is a sampling of the items Autographed Cody Zeller This year the event raised more auctioned off: basketball; than $15,000 for the club. The Autographed Andrew Luck Autographed Abby proceeds are used for scholarships Indianapolis Colts football Wambach photograph; and on maintenance and helmet; Autographed Hope Solo administration of the club. Thank Autographed Drew Brees photograph; and, you for your continued support. Purdue University football Autographed Alex Morgan helmet; photograph. TIME TEAM LOCATION FIELD TIME TEAM LOCATION FIELD FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2013 FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2013 6:30 PM U13 Boy s Elite (Kalua) Anderson 1 5:45 PM U12 Boy s Wolv es (F.Yau) Anderson 1 The Art of Turf War 8:00 PM U18 Boy s Elite (Kalua) Anderson 1 6:45 PM U12 Girls Elite (My hre) Anderson 1 Turf Wars is HFC’s full-sided 8:00 PM U15 Girls Elite (Tillet) Anderson 1 spring season kick-off SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 2013 8:30 AM U13 Boy s Wolv es (Smalley ) Anderson 1 SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2013 invitational tournament. Traditionally, each Hoosier 9:00 AM TBD Chatard 1 U9 Girls Elite (Miranda) Anderson 1 9:15 AM FC team invites two top- 9:45 AM Waukesha FC U13 Girls FC Anderson 1 U9 Girls Wolv es (Langford) Anderson 2 10:30 AM U14 Girls Elite (Keenan) Chatard 1 U9 Girls Wolv es (Miranda) Anderson 1 rated opponents with whom 10:45 AM 11:00 AM U13 Girls Elite (Simpson) Anderson 1 U9 Girls Wolv es (Langford) Anderson 2 they will face-off on the turf 12:00 PM U16 Boy s Wolv es (Pritchard) Chatard 1 U10 Boy s Elite (Trimbur) Anderson 1 at Macholtz Stadium at 12:00 PM 12:15 PM U13 Boy s Wolv es (Smalley ) Anderson 1 U10 Boy s Elite (Trimbur) Anderson 2 Anderson University. 1:30 PM Waukesha FC U13 Girls FC Anderson 1 U10 Boy s Elite (Trimbur) Anderson 1 12:40 PM Typically, the two-day event 1:45 PM U14 Girls Elite (Keenan) Chatard 1 U10 Boy s Elite (Trimbur) Anderson 2 is staged in mid-March. 2:45 PM U13 Girls Elite (Simpson) Anderson 1 U10 Boy s Elite (Trimbur) Anderson 1 1:15 PM However, this year the 3:15 PM U17 Boy s Wolv es (Pritchard) Chatard 1 U10 Boy s Elite (Trimbur) Anderson 2 4:00 PM U17 Girls Elite (Kempson) Anderson 1 U10 Boy s Elite (Trimbur) Anderson 1 tournament will be played 2:00 PM over the course of two 5:30 PM U18 Girls Elite (Ogden) Anderson 1 U10 Boy s Elite (Trimbur) Anderson 2 7:00 PM U17 Girls Elite (Kempson) Anderson 1 U12 Boy s Wolv es (S.Yau) Anderson 1 weekends with some of the 2:40 PM 8:30 PM U18 Girls Elite (Ogden) Anderson 1 U8 Boy s Wolv es (Craig) Anderson 2 matches to be held at Bishop U12 Boy s Wolv es (S.Yau) Anderson 1 4:00 PM Chatard High School on the SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 2013 U9 Boy s Wolv es (Keenan) Anderson 2 8:30 AM U15 Boy s Wolv es (Abubakr) Anderson 1 5:00 PM U8 Boy s Wolv es (Craig) Anderson 1 North side of Indy. Loosely, teams classified as U13 and 9:45 AM U15 Boy s Wolv es (Abubakr) Anderson 1 5:15 PM U9 Boy s Wolv es (Keenan) Anderson 2 11:15 AM U13 Girls Elite (Simpson) Anderson 1 up will play March 15-17.