Fall newsletter
Kicking Off Another Successful Year!
2008-2009 REVIEW
l Metro had another successful year!
l We had numerous league and tournament championships, and once again, we had the most teams from the Dayton Area in the top divisions of MRL and the Buckeye Premier League.
l Metro Rapids U17 Boys represented the club at the Region II Championships in Sioux Falls South Dakota.
l Metro, for the third consecutive year, was the largest youth soccer club in the Dayton area.
l Metro teams participated in some of the best tournaments in the country. Our teams played at Disney, Tampa Sun Bowl, Crossroads of America, Blue Chip, Norcross Invitational, Mead CUSA Cup, CASL Raleigh Showcase, Arsenal Challenge Cup, Hammer Cup, and many others. Most local clubs were unable to be accepted into these events.
l We were also the lowest costing Premier level club in Dayton. Other clubs may have advertised as being cheaper, but at the end of the day, they cost more because their advertised price didn’t include coaching costs, tournaments, indoor training, etc.
l There are also many cheaper clubs that do not have the ability to offer what we can to our players in terms of professional training, coaching, facilities, and league and tournament acceptances.
AWARD TIME!
l Congratulations to Metro FC’s Nina Vasiliu and Dain Stall for being selected as the MVYSA Girl’s and Boy’s 2008-2009 Coaches of the Year. This is the first time that coaches from the same club were both selected as winners of this award.
l Karl George was also named the OSYSA Boys Coach of the Year.
NEW STAFF
l Metro FC continues to have the best staff in the Dayton area and one of the best in Ohio South. We currently have the most USSF Licensed staff, NSCAA Licensed Staff, college coaches and high school coaches in the area. Our staff is second to none and the hiring of new staff for 2009 continues to show Metro’s commitment to providing the best training and coaching environment to our players.
l Greg Sheen- U11-U14 Girls Technical Director.
l Will work with various Youth Girl’s teams this Fall and Spring. He will also be the head coach for the Metro FC U15 Girl’s White team. Greg has extensive experience in youth and college soccer. Greg holds the USSF ‘B’ License and is also the Head Girl’s Coach at Miami Valley School.
l Kiki Lara- University of Dayton Men’s Assistant Coach. Kiki is a former professional player and has a great background within youth soccer in New Mexico. Kiki will be involved with the U16 Boys Rapids team this upcoming season.
l Aaron Johnson- University of Dayton Men’s Assistant. Aaron will be the head coach of the U17 Boys White team and will also be Metro FC’s Goalkeeper Coach.
l Mike Bonelli- Wright State University Men’s Assistant. Mike will be the head coach for the U15 Rapids II Boys team. Mike, previously, was the assistant men’s coach at Northwestern University in the Big Ten.
SUMMER CAMP
Metro is offering a summer camp for all u8-u14 players. Camp is at Delco Park from July 27th-30th. U8-U10 will go from 5:30-7:00pm and u11-u14 will go from 7:00-9:00pm. PLEASE pre-register on our website by July 22nd. Cost is $80 for u8-u10 and $95 for u11-u14. Staff members will be Mike Tracy, Greg Sheen, Dennis Currier, Pat May and others!
STREET SOCCER
l Metro is hosting Sunday street soccer.
l Free of Charge
l 5-6:30PM FOR BOYS
l 6:30-8PM FOR GIRLS
l Dates are July 5th,12th,19th and 26th.
l OPEN TO ALL PLAYERS IN THE DAYTON AREA.
FALL TRAINING
l Check out the schedule on the website
l Trainers will be Kevin Arcuri, David Wall, Greg Sheen and Pat May.
l Goalkeepers will be trained by Aaron Johnson, UD Assistant Men’s Coach and GK Coach.
l Training Program starts on August 3rd and will go until the week of October 5th.
l Times and locations are all on the training schedule.
METRO JUNIORS REC SOCCER
l Registration for our rec program is available on our website at www.metrofcsoccer.net
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l For registration or general questions regarding Metro Juniors, please contact Dave Kelsey at
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l PLEASE ENCOURAGE ANY YOUNGER PLAYERS THAT YOU KNOW TO SIGN UP FOR OUR METRO JUNIORS PROGRAM.
Other news
l We have switched website providers! Please make sure that all parents create an account on the new website. It is easy and will allow you to make payments online through paypal.
l We are now www.metrofcsoccer.net
PAYMENTS
l All players need to submit their deposits immediately!
l Youth Payments for the Fall Season are due by August 15th.
l High School Payments are due in full by November 30th.
l If you have any website difficulties, please contact Karl George at
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OUTLOOK
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Metro has the most youth teams from the Dayton area in the Buckeye Premier League this fall. Our u11-u14 boys and our u13 Girls Rapids teams are all participating in the BPYSL this fall.
l We will again be the largest club in Dayton and one of the largest in Ohio South. We will have 45 teams this year and over 600 kids participating from all over the Dayton area.
l We aren’t striving to be the largest club in Dayton. We are striving to be the best club at providing quality coaches, quality training, a positive learning environment, and an opportunity for our kids to play at the level that THEY wish to achieve. We are currently accomplishing these goals with dedicated coaches, trainers, players and parents. We also have some of the best volunteers a club can ask for…without Samantha Pressel, Dan Craighead, Karl George, Melissa Reynolds, Ed Watson and many others, Metro would not be able to achieve our goals!
l We look forward to another great year!
CONTACTS
l For general soccer questions regarding training, coaching, teams, etc., please contact Metro Director of Coaching Kevin Arcuri at
l For website registration and payment issues, please contact Karl George at
l For information on the Metro Juniors Rec Program, please contact Dave Kelsey at
l For uniform issues, please contact Samantha Pressel at
l For questions concerning the Metro FC Board, please contact Metro President Mike Franklin at
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