New Referee Clinic Announcement; 2010 USSF Memorandum of Law Changes [2 Attachments]

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From: Jesse Rosenthal Date: Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 2:39 PM
Subject: [ccsl_teams] New Referee Clinic Announcement; 2010 USSF Memorandum of Law Changes [2 Attachments]

 

[Attachment(s) from Jesse Rosenthal included below]

All:

 

Two items:

 

I am pleased to report that CCSL and WAWSL will again be co-sponsoring a New Referee (Grade 8) clinic in Washington DC in August/September 2010.  Here are the dates:

Tuesday August 24th,

Thursday August 26th,

Tuesday August 31st and
Thursday September 2d

 

Please note that in order to complete these class requirements, you would need to attend ALL four class sessions - typically running from 6:30-9:30 PM.  Registration should be possible starting at next week via www.vadcsoccerref.com

 

This is NOT the only opportunity to certify as a referee (see the above Clinic List at www.vadcsoccerref.com), but I wanted to give everyone an early heads-up.

 

2) US Soccer has published the 2010 Memorandum of Law Changes guidance, which took effect on July 1, 2010.  I would appreciate it if the CCSL team captains could share the changes with your teammates.

 

Thank you for your consideration.

 

Best regards,

 

Jesse Rosenthal

USSF Assignor

 

 

Captain's meeting set for Aug. 16th

Each season, there is a captain's meeting. The fall season meeting will occur on Aug. 16th. If you have any concerns about the league or issues you want to raise, let me or Ally know.

Heads up on fall schedule

Fall season starts on Sunday Aug. 29th.  Please think about the following things and send me and Ally an email:

- Scheduling requests for the season.  Let me know when you're traveling or when you might want early/late games.  We might make some specific requests for the scheduler.  When is the CUA alumni game?  When is the Marine Corps marathon?

- Pre-season happy hour.  Let's get that set up.  I'm thinking Mon 8/23, Tues 8/24 or Friday 8/27.

- Pre-season scrimmage.  We will try to schedule one.  Dates under consideration are Fri 8/20, Sat. 8/21, Sun 8/22 or Friday 8/27.

New design complete

Do you like it?  Any ideas for new features or improvements?

I probably won't wait a long time to make changes and improvements.  We're going to add a photo gallery soon like we had before.  And I'm always thinking of better ways to tally the RSVPs, provided they stay on this website.  Nate had a suggestion to keep the RSVP post updated so it features first.  There's a neat google app that we can add that is like an integrated evite with maps and RSVPs.  But folks have to sign in, and I think names and/or monikers might be visible to the public.  One of the advantages of our RSVP is that no sign-in is req'd.  You can RSVP on your mobile device if you want.  Easy.

Anyway...I digress.  Let me know what you think...

Some photos from the spring

I dug up some photos of the spring season.  Enjoy.

Smash has a great attitude

Chris D. in his patented "stretch" midfield play

Bubbles' has mastered all positions

There's more after the jump.

Hot and Cold

Wow was it hot today.

And we went cold.

We lost to Buena Vista Soccer Club 4-0.  It was probably 98-100 degrees, and about 105 on the turf.  It was enjoyable game.  We never really found that competitive streak or made tactical adjustments.  I think it was fun anyway.  We had some good balls.  We had several nice attacks and a goal called back due to offside.

I actually got the chills towards the end.  That's wierd.

Let's hear it for the goalkeepers who stepped up to make it more fun for the field players.  Thanks guys.

Notes: 4-0 loss to Buena Vista Soccer Club at Ridge, 7/25/2010.  GK: Nate (1st), Adrian (2nd).

New Referee, Referee Recertification Clinics

From the league referee assignor.  Clinics are starting throughout August.  Click on the links below to explore dates and times.  Please sign up for this course!!!!

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From: Jesse Rosenthal
Date: Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 10:51 AM
Subject: [ccsl_teams] New Referee, Referee Recertification Clinics

 

All:

I wanted to let you know that New Referee and Referee Recertification clinics have begun to be scheduled for the DC/VA State Referee Program.  Enrollment isn't open yet, but if any of these clinics appeal to you, you should sign in to the referee registration link from the State Referee Program web page here: www.vadcsoccerref.com

You do NOT need to recertify to work the fall season if you have a 2010 USSF referee badge.  Please note that if you already have a 2011 USSF referee badge, you do NOT need to recertify.  CCSL will be sponsoring a New Referee clinic shortly after the fall season opens, hopefully in partnership with WAWSL.

I expect that there will be more clinics to come and will do my best to continue to publicize them.  You can also look for yourselves at

https://www.youthleaguesusa.com/mdcva/2009/cgi-bin/webclasses2.cgi

Best regards,

Jesse Rosenthal
USSF Assignor

Code Orange is going for three in a row

Let's hope we can beat Buena Vista Soccer Club this weekend and take three in a row.

I wasn't at last weekend's game, but I understand we won 1-0 on a PK won and taken by Andy. We think maybe the ball was played to him by Chris D. so we're going with that on the stat sheet unless someone sets me straight.

It's been a good season so far.

Notes: 1-0 win vs ??? on 7/18/10. Goal: Andy (PK, ball played to him by Chris D.). GK: Galen.

Spring 2010

What a season!

Spring 2010 was one of the best on record. We made it all the way to the championship game, and until the last 20 minutes of the match, looked in decent position to win the division. We were just a few plays short. That's the nature of competition. As I said in some blog post or email, there 8 other teams in the division - some 200 players - who didn't make it as far as we did. We were good. Yes, we had 3 losses, but we rebounded and put together a great end-of-season run and playoff campaign.

Our quality was impressive. We had a flow in our attack that was new. Sure, we're not great at lateral movement yet - switching fields and moving up the wings - but we can move the ball effectively. The pinnacle in quality was the kickoff of the second half in the quarterfinals versus Taz Devils. We linked about 6 efficient passes together and scored directly off the kickoff. The other team never touched the ball. Read about it here.

Here are some facts about spring season:

• We were 4-3-1, a .571 record. Given that we were 2-3 in Week 5, this is excellent. We accelerated out of the relegation zone all the way to the championship game. I don't put much stock in the forfeit win affecting our season. I think we would have shown well against Lost Tourists.

• We scored the most goals of any team (22 regular season, 31 overall). I think it's a club record for us to finish first in this category. I'm not sure what our highest goal total is in a single season. In the Montgomery County league, circa 2004, when Chris and Justin lit it up, we probably exceeded 22 goals by a substantial margin. Of course, that league wasn't as competitive as CCSL.

• Our GD this season was +6 in the regular season, which is solid. In our last five games, we outscored opponents 19-10. Take away our 3-1 loss in the last game and that looks crazy (18-7). Since we are not traditionally a big scoring team, be happy. We also did it on the strength many players, both men and women, instead of one dominant goal scorer like many of the 1st Division and Premier teams have.

• Due to our playoff run, we beat most of the teams in the division. The only teams that we didn't beat were Tsunami (Game 1), DC Thunder (tie in Game 8, although we were headed for victory before our game was scratched by lightning), and Little Urban Achievers (championship game). We avenged our regular season losses to Taz Devils and Itchy & Scratchy in the playoffs.

• We played in our 3rd league championship game, and our 5th overall if you count tournaments. We are 0-5 in those matches. That's got to change! Spring has been our season in CCSL. We had a chance for the playoff title in Spring 2007, Spring 2008, and Spring 2010.

• We scored three times off set pieces. Adrian's dominant free kick and Chris' once-in-a-lifetime score directly off a corner in the semis were highlights.

• No game got beyond our control. That has been a problem in past seasons. At one game, we'll just not show up and end up losing by 4-5 goals.

Here are the results for the season:

SPRING 2010 (4-3-1, .571)




2nd Place in Division Playoffs




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2-1 loss to Tsunami on 3/28




4-1 win vs Celtic on 4/18




3-0 win vs Lost Tourists on 4/25 (forfeit decision)




3-2 loss vs Itchy & Scratchy on 5/2




5-2 shorthanded loss to Taz Devils on 5/9




5-3 win vs Diplomats on 5/16




4-1 win vs DC Divided on 5/23




1-1 tie vs DC Thunder on 6/9




PLAYOFFS




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QUARTERS - 4-1 win vs Taz Devils on 6/13




SEMIS - 4-1 win vs Itchy & Scratchy on 6/20




FINALS - 3-1 loss to Little Urban Achievers on 6/27

Read the game reports for each game here.

Not pictured in the team photo: Alec, Carlos, Anna, Andrea, Katya, Liam, Jackie, Tracy, Mike, Ermy.

Leaders

Let's congratulate our points leaders for Spring 2010. Each wins the customary $1 off of next season's dues. What's really interesting is that Mike was able to cobble together 13 points. He missed several games and played almost all his minutes on the back line. He made great runs and converted three penalty kicks. Elyse earned at least two of those penalties, maybe a third too, but I never got any clarity on that.

Another interesting fact: we scored on three set pieces this season.

Here is the points spread:

Chris N. - 6 goals, 1 assist, 13 points

Mike - 5 goals, 3 assists, 13 points

Adrian - 4 goals, 1 assist, 9 points

Nate - 3 goals, 6 points

Jon - 1 goal, 2 assists, 1 marriage, 5 points

Ermy - 2 goals, 4 points

Elyse - 2 goals, strangely no assists but it doesn't feel that way, 4 points

Suzie - 1 goal, 1 assist, 3 points

Ashley - 1 goal, 2 points

Chip - 2 assists, 2 points

Pete - 2 assists, 2 points

Deanna - 1 assist, 1 point

Jer - 1 assist, 1 point

Anna - 1 assist, 1 point

Ally - 1 assist, 1 point

There were 2 goals unclaimed and a few assists. A total of 15 players tallied points, including 6 women. That's about the same as last season - then, we had 16 total players on the score sheet, including 5 women. Read about it here. It shows really balanced talent and contributions. That's much better and more fun than a few strikers who are depended upon to carry the team.

Meet at High Noon

Summer league is working out great. Two games down, five to go. Note that all remaining games will be played at noon. They are at different fields, however.

Here's the remainder of the schedule:


Sun. 7/25 - 12:00 pm vs Buena Vista Soccer Club at Ridge (DC)

Sun. 8/1 - 12:00 pm vs Funky Prism at Wakefield HS (Arlington)

Sun. 8/8 - 12:00 pm vs DC Chillin' at Ridge (DC)

Sun. 8/15 - 12:00 pm vs Our Kicks Don't Lie at Wakefield (Arlington)

Sun. 8/22 - 12:00 pm vs Opower United at Ridge (DC)

Happy hour set

If you're on the summer league email, you probably saw the boss' email. Alyssa wants you to attend happy hour at Cantina Marina on Wednesday, July 28, 5:30-6ish. So you don't have a choice in the matter. Come and have a marg. It's going to be fun.

Everyone is welcome. You don't have to be on our awesome 2-0 summer league team to come. Average joes are also welcome.

Come support our sponsor!

Quiet offseason

Hopefully, this will be one of the more quiet offseasons in recent memory.

We finished spring really strong. We want to try to pick up where we left off. I think a run for the 2nd division title is going to be the goal.

I don't foresee many changes in the roster or approach. Do you? We are full for men. We are mostly full for women as well. But that will depend upon schedules. Talk to me and Ally about any ideas you have.

Players should communicate closely with Ally and me if you have any notion of leaving the team or if your fall schedule looks jammed. We really do need to know about this stuff, because we can't replace all of our sweet players on a dime. We can't afford to be left looking when the season begins.

Can you train like this fellow?

Listen up, Goleros.

Fall season is just around the corner. How hard are you training for it? We'll need your best if we are going to make another run for the title.

Take it from Johnny, a frequent presence on the sidelines and Anna's boyfriend. He's a rising amateur cyclist with an impressive category rating in the sport.

If you can match this training regimen, you can break into the starting lineup. His eating habits aren't necessarily the best for soccer (no offense to Ray's Hellburger, best burger place around), but the cardio and muscular training will work! Here's what Johnny told me about his pre-race routine:

First I hit Northside social for a bacon and egg biscuit with coffee and scone. I hit Ray's hellburger for lunch, Pollo Rico for dinner and Buzz cupcakes for dessert...LOL only wish I could.

My training basically consist of doing hill repeats, sprints and endurance rides. I ride anywhere from 140 to 170 miles a week depending on the upcoming races. This year I'm racing both road and mountain. Below is my schedule each week.

Monday: hill repeats for 90 minutes

Tuesday: 2.5 hr endurance ride

Wednesday: hill repeats for 90 minutes, if not racing

Thursday: Interval/sprints for 2 to 3 hours

Friday: off

Saturday: off, if I'm not racing

Sunday: Racing or 3 hour endurance ride

Check out this sweet photo of Johnny in the Peloton!

No go for the coed classic

Our streak of appearances in the Columbia Coed Classic will end. We can't field a team for next weekend without majorly pulling teeth or decimating our summer league team. Unfortunately, we're out.

We'll try again next year and look for a late summer or fall tournament possibility.

Much anticipated game ends in 1-0 win (corrected)

It was a much anticipated game. Two teams played before spectators and favored team took home a 1-0 victory.

No, I'm not talking about Spain's victory versus Holland in the World Cup Final. I'm talking about Code Orange's win versus Armory Divided in the first game of summer league.

We coasted to victory on the strength of Andy's late first-half strike. The rest of the game was somewhat uneventful. Only a few shots. Overall, we had the better opportunities and deserved the win. Andy's goal came at about the 35' mark. He made a move from the right wing and sent a hard and low shot to the near post. The keeper mishandled it and it dribbled into the net. That can happen when you test the keeper.

Did you enjoy the game?

I would say the story of the game was Mike B's comeback. The Tsunami captain has been sidelined for 18 months with some recurring knee injuries. He took a big step towards shaking those off. He looked good.

Notes: 1-0 win vs Armory Divided, 7/11/2010, W&L HS. Goal: Andy (Carlos). GK: Galen.

Summer sked released

Here's the schedule for Code Orange, our summer team:




Sun. 7/11 - 9:00 am vs Armory Divided at Washington & Lee HS (Arlington)

Sun. 7/18 - 5:00 pm vs Two Left Feet at George Mason HS (Falls Church)

Sun. 7/25 - 12:00 pm vs TBD at Ridge (DC)

Sun. 8/1 - 12:00 pm vs Funky Prism at Wakefield HS (Arlington)

Sun. 8/8 - 12:00 pm vs DC Chillin' at Ridge (DC)

Sun. 8/15 - 12:00 pm vs Our Kicks Don't Lie at Wakefield (Arlington)

Sun. 8/22 - 12:00 pm vs Opower United at Ridge (DC)

Check this blog and the CCSL website for updates.