We are a community based recreational and travel youth soccer club located in Brunswick, Ohio.  We have travel boys' teams from U8 - U14 and travel girls' teams from U9 - U14.  We participate in the AASL area soccer league.  We are a proud member of OYSAN.  We also offer a youth recreational development program for both boys and girls ages 3-5 called the Little Kickers.  In addition, we offer a youth recreational program for both boys and girls ages 6-8, the Brunswick Soccer Academy, called the Junior Kickers.    

Our Mailing Address:  BSA, P.O. Box 633 Brunswick, OH 44212

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Reminder to all those who signed up for our Summer session Little Kickers soccer training program, we start Friday, June 21.  Emails will be sent out to the parents on what time to arrive for sign ins along with what you will need to bring along with what your little soccer player will need to have with him or her.  See you all Friday night 6/21.

Training will be at Hopkins Park.  Field location is Diana #3 across from the pavilion.  Sign ins will be under the pavilion.  Plan to arrive and park on the Diana side of the Park.

Check the Rainout Tab on the left side of this site to see if there are any rainouts or cancellations due to weather, field conditions, etc. for the Little Kickers' youth soccer program.

If you have any questions, concerns, comments, etc. regarding either our Brunswick Soccer Academy Little Kickers (ages 3-5) and/or Junior Kickers (ages 6-8), please contact Pam Menick at pmenick@aol.com , Kimberlee Bublik at kimba5600@yahoo.com or Jeff Petrenko at jap0711@aol.com

Brunswick Soccer welcomes Pam Menick to our organization.  Pam was the former CEO of OYSAN.  We also welcome Kimberlee Bublik.  Kim brings her marketing skills and Blue Pride involvement to our staff.  We are excited to have both these talented and energized ladies to help launch our new recreational soccer program. 

Any general questions regarding our local travel soccer program, please contact Jeff Petrenko @ jap0711@aol.com

Any questions regarding coaching, tryouts, skill developments, etc., please contact Tim Shearer @ coachtim@roadrunner.com

Brunswick Girls Youth Soccer Camp 2013

Download the registration form.

Tournament weekend is November 2 & 3, 2013.  Click on the Tournament tab (Fall Classic) on the left side of the webpage to review more information regarding our soccer tournament.  See you all in November.

Jeff Petrenko, 2013 Tournament Director jap0711@aol.com

Ohio Law 143 or the Return-To-Play Law will go into effect on April 26, 2013.  Ohio Gov. John R. Kasich signed the state’s new youth concussion rules into law after passage by legislators.  The law requires youth coaches, officials and referees to complete free, basic online training about concussions.

All coaches (including assistants) and referees are required to take the online concussion course before April 26, 2013.  At the present time only the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) certificate will be accepted by AASL until faults in the Center for Disease Control system are fixed.  NFHS online training course requires the applicant to view the entire training video before obtaining a certificate. NFHS course (found at www.nhfs.org) will give the AASL and OYSAN the ability to verify the certificate when necessary. The NFHS online training video is free and requires very little time to complete. All AASL communities and clubs shall be responsible for all coaches and parents in their organization and to confirm compliance to the AASL that all the requirements of Law 143 are completed by April 26, 2013. All organizations will be required to have either a hard or electronic copy of all coaches and assistants certificates.  A board member from the community will be required to sign a certification document before April 26th stating that all their coaches and the organization have completed the requirements of the law.   All AASL Assignors shall be responsible to confirm to the AASL that all referees assigned to AASL game have completed the online NFHS training video by April 26, 2013.  A copy of each referee’s certificate must be sent by the referees to each assignor and kept on file before being assigned any to AASL games. The AASL is committed to providing a safe environment for the players and believes this is a very important step in protecting young athletes. 

Paul R Emhoff

AASL President

Congratulations to our 3 winners:

Joseph Marincek

Justin Miller

Alexandria Shirilla

Select Training Activities Tab on the left side of this page for further information.

Activities added for U6 and U8's.

PRESS RELEASE                                                                            DECEMBER 18, 2012

Brunswick Youth Soccer Moving in a New Direction

In recent history, the City of Brunswick has had 3 different organizations in charge of the administration of soccer in the community.   The youngest soccer participants were offered opportunities to participate in soccer via “Jump Start”, an athletic services company whose services were sub-contracted by the Brunswick Recreation Center.   The Brunswick Youth Soccer Association, “BYSA”,  is the administrator of the recreational soccer program for youths ages 5 -18 and the Brunswick Soccer Association, “BSA”, is responsible for the travel soccer program in the community which is for the more serious soccer player.    

The BYSA has offered recreational soccer programming for youth players in Brunswick for over 20 years and the “all volunteer” soccer organization will continue to offer recreational youth soccer programming hopefully for years to come, but for the youth soccer players looking for more development there will be a new opportunity available. The BSA is excited to announce that they have reached an agreement with the Brunswick Recreation Department to become the administrator of a developmental soccer program for the youth soccer players in Brunswick.   The “Jump Start” soccer program will no longer play a role in Brunswick community soccer.

Bruce Miller, the former Head Coach of the Cleveland Crunch Indoor Professional Soccer Team (1995 – 2001) and recently retired Head Boys Soccer Coach at Brunswick High School (4 seasons), has been instrumental in getting the ball rolling.

“Soccer has played a role in my life for over 50 years.  As a 16 year resident of Brunswick and the parent of a son who went through the Brunswick Soccer hierarchy, from Rec to Travel to High School, it has always disturbed me to see our programs fail to match the success of our neighbors to the north (Strongsville) and south (Medina).  As the High School Boys Soccer Coach it was particularly frustrating to try and compete with the “better” teams when the majority of our soccer participants clearly were not “technically or tactically” astute enough to vie for the level of success that they were “athletically” capable of.  Our kids have not been getting the necessary training at the youngest ages.  By the time they are joining travel, we are so far behind that we cannot catch-up.”

While serving as the High School Head Boys Soccer Coach Bruce attempted to get the Brunswick community administrative soccer bodies to come together “for the good of the game” and the “advancement of the quality of soccer we could be playing”, but was unable to achieve any real change.  Thus soccer in Brunswick has limped along at a level that Bruce perceives as “disappointing”.   Bruce Miller emphasized that there are a number of terrific soccer people in our community in both Rec and Travel, however, Bruce stated the different philosophies among the Brunswick administrative soccer bodies was the reason he was not able to achieve the change that was needed if the goal is to create a program that can and will produce players that will allow Brunswick High School to compete with the best teams in the state.   Thus, the agreement was reached between the BSA and the Brunswick Recreation Department in order to work toward that goal.

WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

The model for soccer in Brunswick that is going to be offered by the BSA is still in the planning stages. On Wed. Jan 9^th (7pm) there will be an “organizational” meeting held at Brunswick High School in the Concord Little Theatre.  Once the program details are worked out, parents will have the option to choose what organization they want to get involved with, either the BSA or the BYSA.

If you wish to attend this meeting to offer input, or would like to be placed on an e-mail list for Brunswick Soccer Association information, please e-mail Nadia Cook at NadiaCookFamily@aol.com.

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN !!!

Please go to the Little Kickers tab on the left side of this page to download the registration form and pdf information flyer files.

Also, you can use this tab for any additional information regarding the Little Kickers Soccer Program.

Interview with Grant Relic and the BHS Sports BEAT on cable access. 

Click on the link above to view the interview regarding BSA and Jump Start Youth Soccer Program.

For soccer fans, please take time to read these 15 points.

15 Things Everyone Should Remember - Please forward to all you families.  I would also like to recommend the book The Car Ride Home for all families as it discusses many of the points below. 

We all recognize that soccer is a very passionate game— for players and fans.

But when it comes to youth soccer, the soccer pitch can bring out some of the worst instincts that we have.

We all want our sons and daughters to play, to play hard, to play well, and have fun. We want them to be well coached, play on a team that is competitive in their category, and benefit in a host of ways from being involved in competitive athletics.

Yet we, as parents, sometimes undercut how much fun our kids have, and how much they will actually benefit.

This happens by and through our behavior, especially during games.

So with the 2011 soccer season around the corner, here is a primer, a reminder, of little things that we can do on the sidelines this spring and summer to make this soccer season more pleasant for all concerned — most importantly, for the kids.

15 things to keep in mind while watching from the sidelines this summer:

1. Let the coaches’ coach. If you are telling your son or daughter — or any other player for that matter — to do something different from what their coach is telling them, you create distraction and confusion.

2. It is very unnerving for many young players to try and perform difficult tasks on the field on the spur of the moment when parents are yelling at them from the sidelines. Let the kids play. If they have been well coached, they should know what to do on the field. If they make a mistake, chances are they will learn from it.

3. Do not discuss the play of specific young players in front of other parents. How many times do you hear comments such as, “I don’t know how that boy made this team….” or “she’s just not fast enough…”. Too many parents act as though their child is a ‘star’, and the problem is someone else’s kid. Negative comments and attitudes are hurtful and totally unnecessary and kill parent harmony, which is often essential to youth team success.

4. Discourage such toxic behavior by listening patiently to any negative comments that might be made, then address issues in a positive way. Speak to the positive qualities of a player, family or coach.

5. Do your level best not to complain about your son or daughter’s coaches to other parents. Once that starts, it is like a disease that spreads. Before you know it, parents are talking constantly in a negative way behind a coach’s back. (As an aside, if you have what you truly feel is a legitimate beef with your child’s coach — either regarding game strategy or playing time, arrange an appointment to meet privately, away from a soccer field.)

6. Make positive comments from the sideline. Be encouraging. Young athletes do not need to be reminded constantly about their perceived errors or mistakes. Their coaches will instruct them, either during the game or at half-time, and during practices. You can often see a young player make that extra effort when they hear encouraging words from the sideline about their hustle.

7. Avoid making any negative comments about players on the other team. This should be simple: we are talking about youngsters, not adults who are being paid to play professionally. I recall being at a rep baseball game some years ago, when parent on one team loudly made comments about errors made by a particular young player on the other team. People on the other side of the diamond were stunned— and angry. Besides being tasteless and classless, these kinds of comments can be hurtful to the young person involved and to their family as well

8. Try to keep interaction with parents on the other team as healthy and positive as possible. Who’s kidding whom? You want your child’s team to win. So do they. But that should not make us take leave of our senses, especially our common sense. Be courteous ‘till it hurts; avoid the ‘it for tat’ syndrome.

9. Parents on the ‘other’ team are not the enemy. Neither are the boys or girls on the other team. We should work to check any negative feelings at the door before we hit the pitch.

10. What is the easiest thing to do in the youth sports world? Criticize the referees. Oh, there are times when calls are missed, absolutely. And that can, unfortunately, directly affect the outcome of a contest. That said, by and large those who officiate at youth soccer games are hardly over-compensated, and give it an honest — and often quite competent — effort. At worst, they at least try to be fair and objective.

11. On that note, outbursts from parents on the sideline made toward the referees only signal to our on children on the field that they can blame the refs for anything that goes wrong. Blaming others is not a formula for success in sports.

12. Yelling out comments such as “Good call, ref” or “Thanks ref” may only serve to alienate an official. The ref always assumes they made the proper call, that’s why they made it. Trying to show superficial support because the call went ‘your’ way is simply annoying to the officials, and to anyone within earshot.

13. Walking up and down all game long along the sidelines, following the play, is unnerving to players and totally unnecessary— particularly so if you are trying to yell out instructions to various players, including your own son or daughter. It is likely embarrassing to the player/players involved and simply counterproductive. If you want to coach, obtain your coaching certification and then apply for a job.

14. We all feel things and are apt to be tempted to say things in the ‘heat of the moment’. But we don’t excuse athletes for doing inappropriate things in the ‘heat of the moment’ (there are penalties, suspensions, etc.) so we should apply similar standards to our own sideline behavior. Quickly check yourself and ask: Will I be proud of what I am about to say or do when I reflect on it tomorrow?

15. The parking lot is not the time to ‘fan the flames’. Whether it is a coach’s decision, a referee’s call, a comment that was made, let it go. Don’t harass the coach, or an official, or a parent on the other team after the game is over. Go home, relax, and unwind. Talk positively with your child. The ride home is sometimes as important as the game itself. Make that time a good memory for your son or daughter by discussing as many positives as you can about him/her, her coach, her teammates, etc.

Please read this article.  It points out why you should suspend a game (or
practice) whenever you see severe weather anywhere near you.   Note the last
paragraph where "officials" said it was "clear" yet they saw the severe weather
a couple of miles away.  ALWAYS ERR ON THE SIDE OF SAFETY!

Lighting strike leaves four injured at Indiana softball field
 
A lightning strike at a softball practice has left the town of Seymour, Ind.,
reeling after four girls on the Seymour (Ind.) High team were taken to the
hospital when a bolt of lightning struck one girl directly and injured three
others.
 
As local CBS affiliate WISH-TV in Indiana and the Seymour Tribune reported, the
Seymour team was preparing for practice when they noticed a storm a couple miles
off in the distance. With the severe weather not posing a threat to the
practice, the team continued warming up.
 
But just moments before they were about to take the field, a bolt of lighting
came out of nowhere and struck Seymour freshman Emily Bobb; three others --
Kristin George, a sophomore, Kelsey Nolting, a junior, and Carlee Westfall, a
senior -- were also injured during the strike, but all three were reportedly
nowhere near Bobb at the time.
 
"Only Emily was struck by lightning, and the other three girls were taken to the
hospital after it was determined they were complaining of headaches or similar
issues," Seymour Community Schools Superintendent Teran Armstrong told the
Seymour Tribune. "They were not struck by lightning and were really nowhere near
Emily."
 
Bobb was rushed to Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health in critical
condition, while the three others players were taken to Shenck Medical Center in
Seymour with non-life-threatening injuries. They were later released on Thursday
evening. Riley Hospital confirmed with the Seymour Tribune that Bobb was in
critical but stable condition on Thursday night.
 
While some might question what the team was even doing on the field in the first
place, officials were quick to point out that the skies were clear prior to the
accident. It would appear this really was a freak lightning strike. You just
hope the freshman player in critical condition pulls through and is able to get
back on the field in the future.

What will happen:

Frontline will be on hand with uniforms you can use to determine the size you need.  You will leave with a card with your uniform sizes.  If you are placed on a team you will be notified by BSA and given a web site to visit where you can place your order.

Where:

Brunswick High School  Soccer Fields located behind the soccer/football stadium

Time: 5:15pm to 6:00pm

 When:

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Thrusday, May 30, 2013

Monday, June 3, 2013

Micah Wolf

Brunswick Soccer Association

Equipment Manager

mcbawolf@yahoo.com

Brunswick Soccer Association 2013 Tryouts

Brunswick Soccer Association is a non-profit travel soccer association dedicated to developing players ages 7 through 14.  Travel Soccer is for all players that love the game and have a desire to improve their skills. 

What is Travel Soccer:

Travel Soccer is simply a higher level of soccer where you play teams from surrounding communities.  Practices are 2 times per week with games generally on Sunday.  Half of the games are played in Brunswick while half are played in the surrounding communities.

Where:

• Brunswick High School
  • Soccer Fields located behind the soccer/football stadium

• Registration will begin at 5:15pm with evaluations beginning promptly at 6:00pm and ending at 8:00pm

Forms:

You will need to fill out the following forms and bring them to your Evaluation.  These forms must be completed prior to Evaluations. 

These forms are available on our website at http://www.eteamz.com/Brunswicksoccerasc/handouts/index.cfm?cat=166209

• Please have your children bring a soccer ball, shin guards, and plenty of water
• Email your child's photo to juliusf70@msn.com

• U8 though U10 the goal is to teach kids advanced soccer and further their enjoyment of the game; therefore all kid’s in these age groups will be placed in the program regardless of skill level.
• U11 and higher there are no guarantees of placement; however BSA will make every effort to place as many players as possible on teams.

Tim Shearer

Brunswick Soccer Association

Director of Coaching

440-725-7313

coachtim@roadrunner.com