In this Issue: : Message from the Prez 1 Volunteer Spotlight 1 Club Highlights & News 2 More Highlights & News 3 Dell/Ascension Highlights 4 Marketing Update 5 Sponsorship/Fundraising 6 Education Update 7 May Birthdays 8 April-May, 2019 Message from the President Hello Texans Families! We will hold Board elections next month! We are seeking nominees for the following positions: (1) Vice-President of Operations (2) Recreation Director (3) Secretary (4) South Representative (5) Sponsorships and Fundraising Please draft a brief letter of interest and a short synopsis of your personal and professional Background and send to me at the email below. A description of the position responsibilities can be found here: https://www.austintexanssc.com/board in the By-Laws document . As always, if anything is amiss, or if you have any suggestions and/or feedback, please do not hesitate to contact me at [email protected]. GO TEXANS! Michael Connor, President Volunteer Spotlight – Ashley Diaz Ashley Diaz is the 08G Red Team Manager. This is her 2nd year as Team Manager. Ashley is a vital part of 08G Red's success. She is efficient and always there to help Coach Albert with anything he needs. Thank you for all that you do, Ashley! Ashley's daughter, Tristen plays on 08G Red. Club Highlights & News From our Girls Director | JD Cochran The 04G and 00G have advanced to the USYS South Texas State Championships held in San Marcos, Texas over Memorial Weekend (May 25-27th)! After an exciting 0-0 draw in regulation, the 04’s went to overtime. Still tied 0-0, the teams went to penalties! The Austin Texans went first and never looked back defeating Lonestar Red 4-2. The 00’s advanced through bracket play to the knockout round. They slowly wore down the Lions Red from San Antonio to end up winning the Final 4-0. ** Winner of the State Championships will advance on to the US Youth Soccer Southern Regional Championships (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) June 20-27, 2019 ** Winners of the Regional Championships will advance to the US Youth Soccer National Championships (Overland Park, Kansas) July 22-28, 2019 Congrats to all of our high school players who gained post-season hours! Special mention goes to: NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Mia Gomez, fr., McCallum (02G Black): A standout striker with great pace and a nose for the goal, Gomez helped McCallum share the District 25-5A title with state semifinalist Dripping Springs and reach the second round of the playoffs. Gomez tallied a district-high 32 goals and added 11 assists for the Knights. SHOUT OUT TO ALL OF THE 2019 CLASS!! BEST WISHES – AND….”ALWAYS A TEXAN!” Please contact me for more information at [email protected] From our Youth Development Director – Tatenda Chieza We wish David Garcia Hevia well, as he desired to explore another employment opportunity. Former Assistant Director, Tatenda Chieza (“Coach T”), takes over! Please reach out to Coach T with any inquiries relating to our Academy and Recreational Programs: [email protected] Tatenda Chieza Youth Development Director Club Highlights & News From our Boys Director | Daryuosh Yazdani . 2004 and 2000 Boys won their league and going to ENPL in Chicago . Congrats to the class of 2019! We wish you well. Most will continue playing in college at schools throughout the region. College Combine went well. Thanks to all the coaches and schools for supporting our players. Thanks to coach Samyar for all his hard work helping our players and we wish him the best. Pre-season begins August 1. From our General Manager & Goalkeeping Director | Ric Granryd I wish everyone a great summer. Hope you can get a bit of a soccer break, but stay as active as you can. Maybe take in some other sports (tennis, golf, etc, etc), and other activities. Re-charge those soccer batteries as August 1 (pre-season) comes quickly! We are hosting the Soccer ProGK Striker vs Goalkeeper Camp, featuring Austin Bold FC Goalkeeper Diego Restrepo and Bold Goalkeeper Coach Ryan Thompson. On the attacking side, Dripping Springs product Kris Tyrpak from the Bold is featured. Details at https://www.austintexanssc.com/news_article/show/1018667 We wish Coach Samyar all the best, who has accepted a position as Austin FC Development Academy Goalkeeper Coach. Congrats and good luck!! We welcome new GK Coach Mitch Mckay!!! Read through his bio here: https://www.austintexanssc.com/mckay We are fortunate to have a coach of his experience joining the staff. Welcome, Coach Mitch, to the Texans Family!! See ya’ll soon! Dell Children’s/Ascension Highlights ** The DCMC Rehab Team will be onsite doing ACL prevention also. Many other DCMC resources can be taken advantage of that day. ** The DCMC will also conduct free concussion screenings on June 8th. REGISTER HERE: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090c45acaa2fa7ff2-summer Marketing Update From Marketing Director, Justin Lawhorn Creator of GPS Soccer Assassins and now DG3 Soccer, Danny Gildea is a technical skill specialist that focuses on providing high level camps, small group and individual training to help maximize individual development. Registration information can be found at https://www.gotsport.com/asp/application/reg/?ProgramID=80289 Online he has a large following that gives players ideas, inspiration and motivation to own their development by doing extra training away from regular team sessions. DG3 Soccer has experience working with International players, professional (MLS & NWSL), D1 college athletes and some of the best youth players in the country. Please contact me at [email protected] if you have any club marketing ideas or thoughts! Thank you! Sponsorship/Fundraising Update From Sponsorship/Fundraising Director, Rob Gillinder Hi. I hope everyone is well. As we have just finished Tryouts, there are a lot of new or revamped teams getting set for the new season this fall. We hope that everyone has a great summer of rest and recovery. There are a number of items the club is working on to help the player experience for the fall season. As part of that, we would love to increase our partnerships with local businesses. Please let us know if you know of any businesses that may be interested in becoming sponsors for next season. You (or they) can email: [email protected] with the contact information. Also, the food truck that was out at the Tryouts will be out most nights this fall during practices at TFP as an additional resource for our players and parents. My contact information is [email protected] or 843-757-5430. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We would like to sincerely thank Austin FC for their generous donation of $4600 to our financial aid program! “We are happy to provide support to these players so that more soccer players get to enjoy the game,” said Tyson Wahl, of Austin FC. Education Update HILL COUNTRY BIBLE CHURCH XtremeAdventure: Day camp for pre-teens (Finishing 4th, 5th and 6th grade) June 24-27, at Hill Country, 9:30am-12:00pm (Register by June 14 to receive a free t-shirt!) http://hcbcpf.com/xtreme-adventure Bible Clubs for kids Kinder – 3rd grade. June 24-27, hosted at local homes throughout Pflugerville, Round Rock and Hutto at 10am, 5:45pm and 7:30pm. 75 minutes. Host address list will be available in June. No registration, just attend at a home near you. Summerfest: Free Community Block Party! Friday June 28, 6:30-9:00pm at Hill Country Bible Church. All games, popcorn, cotton candy, activities and bounce houses are FREE! Hot dogs, sausage wraps and drinks are fifty cents. Live music! Free door prizes! Everyone is welcome! (For folks in Hutto, check out Hutto Bible Church as they have similar summer events.) Austin Texans - Successful On And Off The Field This year, we would like to implement a new Tutorial Program for our players. The idea is provide academic support for our players who may be struggling or may just want to boost their GPA. Thanks to the generosity and support of Hill Country Bible Church, tutorials will be held inside the church building. Tutorials are scheduled to take place on Thursdays. The exact time is yet to be determined. We will need to look at our players and their schedules. To make this program successful, we need your help! We will be looking for volunteers throughout the year to help tutor. Volunteers can be adults or high school students. It is a great way for adults to earn club volunteer hours and for teens to earn volunteer credit for school or church. Again, the exact schedule has not been determined and may change week to week depending on the players and their needs. Players would like academic assistance please contact your coach or email [email protected]. Potential tutors please email [email protected]. We are looking forward to a great year and to making all Texans successful on and off the field! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Are you interested in improving your English? There are many free classes offered throughout the community. We would be happy to help you find a class. Email us at [email protected]. Texans’ May Birthdays HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL!! A Alaffa I Foerster K Paredes M Alvarez JR O Freeland C Paz T Andrada T Gillis G Perez B Angell S Griffith N Petrik J Anspaugh T Gurnett A Prewitt L Arellano J Harris B Rahm V Bartole C Hemphill S Riedel C Battles K Hernandez A Riggan I Baysah T Hutson B Rogers S Bennett H Johnson V Ruvalcaba K Bielfeldt Y Kakkad L Rzepniewski C Bonds K Kriczky T Scarlett J Bentello M Kriczky I Serrano I Castro Y Layman H Smith L Cech A Longoria M Solis J Cowan A Macias A Stansbury T Cowan F Marquez E Stepp F Cruz F Marquez A Taylor N Davila T Mendelsohn A Torres J Davila Jr E Millard R Torres D Djordjevic B Morales B Turner Z Ellis D Morris J Varner E Embry E Myers D Velasquez A Escamilla E Nilson K Venson S Escobar W Norwood P Wagner U Escobar A Nunez A Webb M Figueroa Landeros J Ortiz A Webb M Williams K Wolfhope.