Daphne Trojan Soccer: Welcome

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