Daphne Trojan Soccer: Trojan News

Dates Monday June 4th-Thursday June 7th

Price per Camper $50

Mail completed registration form (see handout) with insurance info and check made payable to Rick Andrew to 107 Clay Circle Daphne Alabama 36526 by June 2nd

For more info call Coach Andrew at 348-9443

What an incredible banquet! Thank you to all the parents who pitched in to help clean up last night but there a few folks who need a special extra thank you.

In the confusion of the evening and while trying not to forget anyone I [Mark] forgot to offer my sincere appreciation to Coach Andrew and Mitzi for their dedication and support for our athletes and the parents on these teams.  Unfortunately, it is after the fact that I realized my blunder.  My apologies to them.   Thank you for the awesome goodie bags.

And the list of accolades continues….

Coach Amy – for her enthusiastic support and love of the players on this team and the extra touches.

Robert and Ruth Seawell – for bleeding purple and gold and being the engine that drives the Daphne soccer booster club year after year. 

Host of Soccer moms who showed up yesterday to decorate – Lori Cummings, Janet Brown, Lora Kenny, Michelle Ahern, Carol Higginbotham, Amy Windley, Melanie Simison…I know I am missing someone!

Lori Cox – for the Daphne Trojan Cakes

Daphne Civic Center  - Jason and etal. who were so helpful throughout the long evening

A Huge Thank You to the Avalos Family and Old Mexico who prepared such an incredible feast for a troop of folks!

AND finally….to Lavonne Lane who orchestrated the entire evening. She did an outstanding job and her attention to detail made for an incredible and special evening that will be remembered for a long time. We can’t thank her enough!

Good luck to all our graduates and to our returning players.  Remember all the opportunities you have to work on your game the rest of the year. Consider attending a soccer camp and playing some type of soccer this fall. There are a tremendous amount of offerings in our area now….check out the list below! WE WILL BE BACK AT STATE NEXT YEAR! GO TROJANS!

Daphne/Fairhope/Davidson/McGill Soccer Team Camp – Boys only – June 4-7  - $50 – Practice in Mornings/Scrimmages at Night

Soccer Club Tryouts and Programs

• Daphne Strike - http://www.daphnestrikesoccer.com/ - June 1-2 – they will be offering teams for older players
• Blast Soccer Club - http://www.blastfc.net/ - @June 9-12 – Check website as there a current merger in place with Mobile right now
• Mobile Soccer Club - http://www.mobilesoccerclub.org/index.html - Check website
• Dallas Texans Florida (Pensacola Soccer Club) - http://www.dallastexansflorida.com/recreational.php%20May%2023-31
• Gulf Coast United Soccer Club - http://www.gulfcoastunited.com/  - May 19-20

Summer Soccer Camps in Alabama

·         Auburn University Soccer Camp http://www.auburnsoccercamp.com/

·         AUM- Wulf Koch Soccer Academy http://www.aumathletics.com/sport/0/4.php

·         Birmingham Southern Soccer Camp http://www.bscsports.net/camps/soccer/index

·         Jacksonville State University Soccer Elite Camp http://jsugamecocksports.com/documents/2012/2/15/2012_JSU_Soccer_Elite_Camp.pdf?id=1099

·         Samford Soccer Camp http://www.bulldogsoccercamp.com/

·         Spring Hill College http://www.shcbadgers.com/f/Camps.php

·         UAB Boy’s Camp http://www.uabsoccercamp.com/

·         UAB Girls Camp http://www.uabfutbolacademy.com/

·         University of Alabama http://www.rolltide.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/022912aaa.html

·         University of Alabama Huntsville http://www.uahchargers.com/index.aspx?path=msoc

·         University of North Alabama http://www.roarlions.com/Soccer/index.html

·         University of West Alabama http://www.uwaathletics.com/index.aspx?path=wsoc&&tab=1

·         University of South AL http://www.usajaguars.com/index.aspx?tab=soccer&path=soccr

·        Ralph Lundy http://www.ralphlundy.com/

·         West Florida http://www.westfloridasoccer.com/uwf/Elite_Camp.html

I hope you all have a terrific summer!  Look for more communication coming your way from our new president Ruth Seawell that will tell you about your volunteer opportunities.

Mark O. Kenny

President Daphne HS Soccer Booster Club

205-451-2911

Congratulations to the following

Boys

Will Carpenter

Levi Ehmka

Terrance Hinton

Tyler Cook

Jacob Olmsted

Josh Gurvitz

Girls

Rianna Gurvitz

Jaimie Breitweiser

McKayla Riley

Alma Avalos

Kirsten Combs

Lexi Elgin

Caida Andrew

Liz Heiss

Rachael Lane

Also congratulations to Coach Andrew for being named Boys AND Girls County Coach of the Year!

I want to thank everyone again for a great season and the outstanding support for our program. Also wanted to apologize to everyone, I really hoped we could make another run this year, however, we ran into some speed bumps we couldn’t overcome Tuesday night. I am very proud of how our teams ended their seasons in spite of the set back, your children played with so much heart and passion and never quit until the final whistle. That effort is to be commended and applauded and is due to you as parents and the positive qualities that you have instilled into your children. The final goal was not achieved but now we must look at all that was accomplished. Five players signing college scholarships, 9 children being selected to various All-Star games, and the numerous team accomplishments this year. The boys winning 19 games and the girls 17, beating both Fairhope teams in the same evening an accomplishment that hasn’t been achieved in over 6 years. Team rankings and playing for Sectional championships, our jv programs growing and playing great soccer. The boys and girls jv teams not only having winning records but convincingly showing that we are one of the top teams to be contended with. I want to thank Coach Amy and Coach (officer) Jackson for their commitment and dedication.

Please have your child bring their uniforms to school as soon as possible, we need to get them turned in and put away for next year. They can bring it to my room (133) anytime during the day.

Also, please make plans to join us for the end of the year banquet , Wednesday May 16th Daphne civic Center at 6:00 pm. All JV and Varsity players and their families are invited. We do need a head count so please RSVP your player and how many family members will be attending to rseawell@larsonmcgowin.com. It will be a very special night to honor our graduating seniors and the highlights of this year's season.

Both the girls and boys return trip to the final four got stopped short with disappointing losses in the 2nd round. Girls lost 2-1 to MGM in overtime after dominating what seemed like the entire game. Boys lost to Davidson 3-1 after falling behind early, recovering to dominate but unable to find the goal in the second half despite many excellent shots on goal. It just wasn't our night. 

Girls end the season with 12 wins, 7 losses, 1 tie

Boys end the season with 17 wins and only 4 losses

It was a great season and we will definitely miss our seniors, and the leadership and dedication they have given to Daphne High School and Daphne Soccer. Please make plans to join us as we honor them and all our other players at the end of the year banquet, Wednesday May 16th, 6:00 pm at the Daphne Civic Center.

Finally a huge thank you to the finest coaching staff around - Rick Andrew, DeJuan Jackson, Amy Windley!

So everybody pack your purple vuvuzela away in a safe spot and be ready to blast them loudly next year!

Go Trojans!

Women come away with a 4-1 win of Baker and Men top Theodore 5-1. Both teams hit the road Tuesday to play the second round. The girls play Mary G Montgomery in Semmes at 5:00 Tuesday and the boys play Davidson at University of Mobile campus north Mobile. Directions listed on Locations.

MGM is undefeated and it is always a tough venue so please come over and support the Trojans!

Boys have to play a rather late game against Davidson at University of Mobile at 8:00. Davidson doesn't have a home field so that is why we have to travel there. Don't let the late hour stop you from coming over to support the boys though. We need to help both teams pull through the 2nd round.

If we win we advance to 3rd round and hopefully those game will be played at home on Saturday May 5th.

Banquet notice - Remember it scheduled for Wednesday May 16th at the Daphne Civic Center. The decorating committee is looking for Mexican hats/somberos and blankets to use in decorations. (Can you guess the theme?) Please let Ruth Seawell know if you have any, rseawell@larsonmcgowin.com. Thank you to those who have volunteered to help. We could use some more so please let Ruth know if you would like to help if you haven't done so already.

Remember there is a Wharf concert event this Friday, May 4th if you would like to work. You can do this even if you don't have TIPS training as along as you train by the end of May. Look for training dates in May soon to be announced. Let Michelle Ahern know if you are interested. This is a great opportunity for folks to work on their player fees for next year, $25 per person per event.

Thank you to Monica Sainz and Carmen Brisolara for taking pictures during our playoff game Saturday. We still need photos for the banquet so if you take pictures consider attending game 2 and snapping some for us. The more the better!

Both Daphne Women and Men’s Soccer Teams in Playoffs!

Although Daphne’s two teams failed to win the Section 2 Championship after losing tough games last week to McGill, coming in #2 might turn out to be our best ride to the Final Four anyway! Auburn, a favored winner in lots of polls for both men’s and women’s is in the bracket that McGill has to play out of.  But we can take anything for granted because to get back this year, each team has to advance through three single elimination games over the next two weeks. This week our Trojan Soccer players will be practicing hard to be ready for the first game Saturday April 28^th against the #3 teams from Section 1. Girls take on Baker at 3:00 and Boys take on Theodore at 5:00. Both games are at home. The second round playoffs will be Tuesday May 1^st with times and location TBA.

Baker has an overall 11-6 record and is 6-4 in the section. Theodore is 10-9-1 overall and 5-5 in the section. They are also a relative newcomer to the playoffs. Please come out and support the Trojans as they take on their first opponents. Remember a loss means the season is over and we don’t want that!

For those wanting to follow the state playoff action Grissom High School has a great link which is updated automatically. Check it out! It has boys and girls as well as the other 5a, etc. brackets

http://grissomsoccer.com/mens/state.php

JV Season Summary

? I have asked for some stats for don’t have the final yet.

Practice this week

Girls will practice after school with boys starting around 5:00-5:30.

Help with playoff games needed

We need volunteers for concessions and stadium prep/clean up Saturday morning. Contact either Mark Kenny Mokenny@southernco.com or Robert Seawell rober@e-cota.org if you can help out. We have the pre-game meal handled for this week but if we advance we will be needing a meal next Tuesday as well. Please let rseawell@larsonmcgowin know if you can help.

Soccer Banquet

Remember the banquet has been moved to Wednesday May 16^th at the Daphne Civic Center. Look for more info to follow soon and thanks to all who have offered to help.

Wharf Concession Sales

The Booster club is looking for more volunteers and will be offering another training session if we get enough. Also the board will be discussing the approval of player credit for hours worked. Please reach out to your friends in the soccer program or anyone that loves Daphne soccer and wants to help us raise money and let Mark Kenny know if someone is interested. mokenny@southernco.com

Soccer Booster Club Board of Directors for 2012/2013

Please let us know if you are interested or willing to serve next year. There are lots of opportunities and the team really benefits from the parents coming alongside the coaches and players!

I wanted to let everyone know that Will Carpenter, Levi Ehmke, and Lexi Elgin have all been selected to be in the North/South All Star Game. The game will be played in Montgomery Alabama in July. It is a junior soccer showcase game.

Terence Hinton, Jacob Olmsted, Rianna Gurvitz and Jaimie Breitweiser have all been selected to play in the 11^th annual Alabama/Florida all star game. It will be held on May 19^th, the top 16 players representing the aforementioned states will compete in Orange Beach at the Orange Beach Sports Complex. It is presented by Brine and it is a Senior Soccer Showcase.

On May 16^th we will have a signing day for our seniors who have chosen and committed to schools. Jaimie Breitweiser and Terence Hinton have selected to play at Springhill University and Rianna Gurvitz has selected to play at West Alabama. Also Brandon Roberts will sign to play football at Delta State and Jacob Olmsted will sign to play football at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee.

These young people need to be recognized and congratulated on their hard work and dedication to their respective sport as well as recognition to their family for the many hours of sacrifices they made to enhance their child’s abilities.

Thanks to everyone for keeping our program running smoothly and be loud and proud tonight. Go Trojans!!!

Coach Andrew 

With the Boys Varsity win over McGill last Friday that officially makes them tied for first place in Section 2 with Fairhope behind them only bc they haven’t played as many games. Unfortunately the girls close loss to McGill on Thursday night placed them 1 game behind McGill in Section 2 but they are 2 up from Fairhope, the next in line. It will be interesting to see how the state rankings treat the Trojans this week!?!

The JV Teams didn’t fare as well this week losing to McGill and Spanish Fort. (I hope I got those right as I wasn’t at the games but that is what someone told me. FYI Amy you need to start texting me the scores. J RS)

·       Please mark on your calendar April 3^rd  - Senior Night!

·       The purple VUVUZELAS are here and on sale for $5 in the concession stand! Get yours and lets start making some noise for our players.

·       Also thank you to all the parents who are showing up for their concession shifts…this is turning out to be our BEST group of soccer parents ever!!!

This weeks Concession Schedule

Tuesday – Varsity Girls Game – Janet Lieb

Tuesday – Varsity Boys Game – Melanie/Merrill Simison

Friday – Varsity Girls Game –  Teresa Bryant/Michelle or Sean Ahern

Friday – Varsity Boys Game –  Brent or Karla Heiss

Home Game Pass Available

·         The board has decided that we will offer a season home game pass.  We would like to get an idea how many passes we would need to print so I am asking you so respond if you are interested in purchasing one or more of these passes.

·         The printing of passes is viewed as a convenience.  Discounts will not be given as the gate receipts go to the school, not the booster club.

·         Pass cost is $40.00. There are 10 home games at $4.00 per game.  You may purchase as many passes as you wish.  There will not be a family pass.

·         Passes will be available for purchase at the gate for the first home games this season, JV and Varsity.  You will be able to purchase a pass at subsequent games if we have them available.  See second line from the top.

·         Pass will have 10 spots representing 1 home game each.  Pass will be punched  for each entry.  You can use 1 pass to provide entry to as many people as there are spots available on your pass.   They are not individual specific.

·         Passes are good for JV and Varsity games.  If there are two games the same night, one punch mark on your pass will get you into both games.

·         Pass may be used at any home game except for playoffs.  Gate for these games belongs to the state.

·         Student tickets are $2.00 but passes can be used for admittance for a student or two students for one punch mark if desired. 

Stadium Cleanup / Pictures Set for this Saturday 2/11 1:00 pm

·         We will have a stadium cleanup day this Saturday 2/11 at 1:PM after ACT testing is completed.  Pictures will be taken on this day as well.

·         If you miss this picture opportunity, there will not be a makeup day.   Too many problems making this work.

·         Pictures will be taken on the field weather permitting.  It the weather does not cooperate we will go indoor.

·         Student/players can earn community service hours for your time spent at the field Saturday.  Coach Andrew will sign off on these hours.

Water Donations Needed - Bring a case Sat 2/11 to Stadium

·         We are asking each player to bring a case of water to the stadium cleanup this Saturday. These will be used during our tournaments.

Banner Renewals Still Available

·         There are still banner renewal opportunities if you want to get credit toward your player fees.  Let me know if you are interested.

·         We need to make sure you are not contacting the same sponsor more than once so check with me before you go out soliciting.  We have a list and we will let you know whom has not been contacted.

Programs Ad No Later than Thursday 2/9

·         Programs will not be ready for our first game.  Could be a week to ten days before they are available.

·         Programs ads can still be submitted but no later than Thursday.  And you must be ready to pay on the day it is submitted.

Senior Bio’s needed by Thursday 2/9

·         Senior bio’s need to be submitted no later than this Thursday 2/9 to Carmen Brisolara (carmen@conceptpromotionsinc.com).  There are 7 senior girls and 6 boys.  Please send Carmen something so we can include in the program!

Player Fee Balances Status

·         The payment of players fees has picked up since last week.  Thank you for your help in this matter.  We still have a long way to go.  Please take care of this!!!!

Concession Shift Assignments Made and In Handout Section

·     It is your responsibility to find a replacement if you cannot make your shift. Also attached is a master contact list of player and parent contact info. Please use this to email or call if you need to make a change.

Master Contact List In Handout Section

·         We know many people are not getting these e-mails and that is because we do not have their contact information.  If you know someone who may not be getting them, tell them to get a contact form from Lora Kenny or Janet Brown at practices during the week.  We are trying to get this database updated.  We need your help.  Contact forms can also be printed from the Daphne web site. www.eteamz.com/daphnetrojansoccer in the handouts section on the left of the front page.

Game Day Shirts Order Needed by Monday 2/12

·         Game day shirts will be order Monday 12^th. They must be prepaid - $42 for parents $32 for players. We will be collecting money and sizes between practices this week as well as at the stadium clean up. Contact Janet Brown jbrown@collegiatehousing.org for more info.

Final Game Schedule and Pre-Game Meals In Handout Section

·        Each team’s liaison will be contacting you regarding a pre-game meal. These will be posted on the website as well.

Best Regards,

Mark O. Kenny

Daphne HS Soccer Booster Club President

JV and Varsity Girls and Boys won all their regular season games last week and Varsity Boys came away their second Southern Shootout championship this weekend.

·       Thank you to all who pitched in during the tournament when we had the last minute switch to Trojan Stadium especially Robert Seawell, Brent Heiss, Betsy Berrios, Susan and Aldo Aglietti and David Cook for manning the concessions! And of course to Pam Christokas for faithfully manning the gate all four games and Dan Dealy, the voice of Daphne soccer for manning the press box!

·       If you still haven’t brought in your case of water, please do so at any practice. We have two more tournaments coming up that we need the water for.

·       Also, look for programs and vuvuzelas to go on sale any day now! Game day shirts have been ordered and hopefully will be in shortly. 

·       Remember practice during Mardi Gras is Monday and Tuesday morning 8:00 (? Right, coach?)

For those who like to follow the soccer news around the state or participate in soccer blogs please check out the following links

http://www.al.com/forums/hssoccer/index.ssf?initial=true – Al.com High School Soccer Blog/Forum

 http://highschoolsports.al.com/boyssoccer/ - Al.com High School Soccer News Reports - Boys

http://highschoolsports.al.com/girlssoccer/- Al.com High School Soccer News Reports – Girls

http://www.eurosportscoreboard.com/page_nation.php - National Soccer Score Board

http://www.sinclairsportsnetwork.com/  - Talking Soccer TV – local soccer talk show Wednesday Nights starting in February 2012

This week games

Thursday – JV vs Spanish Fort – Away

Thursday – Varsity vs Satsuma – Away

Friday – Varsity – Island Cup – Boys 4:00 vs Edmond North and 7:30 vs Hartselle, Girls 5:30 vs Grissom and 9:00 vs Hewitt – All games at Orange Beach Sportsplex

Saturday – Varsity – Island Cup – Semi-finals start at 8:00 am and 9:00 TBA – Orange Beach Sportsplex or Gulf Shores Sportsplex

Check tournament website for more up to date times and locations - http://www.islandcup.net/

NOTE: Sinclair Sports Network will be streaming live the 5:30 game against Grissom if you want to let family, friends, etc. know!

Also the Fairhope Varsity Game has been changed from Friday March 2^nd to Thursday March 1^st - AWAY

This weeks PRE-GAME meals

Thursday – JV Girls –Stewart JV Boys – Murphy

Thursday – V Girls – Cornelius V Boys – Ehmka

Friday – V Girls – Combs V Boys – Brown 

This weeks Concession Schedule