Highlands Soccer Club, Inc.: Welcome
Spring 2010 Registration
Open now. $25 registration fee. $20 uniform fee.
If you have a red and a white jersey from a previous season you do NOT need a new uniform (see image below.)
Click Here to Register and Check Your Roster (players and coaches).
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The team coach provides the practice schedule. Check your roster to view the team information, including the coach contact information.
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| ATTENTION: Keeping your information current is your responsibility. Click Here to View your TEAM ROSTER Information and Update your account (add or correct e-mail, phone number, etc.) |
| Preschool Soccer |
Michael Swan
Head Coach - King College Women
3rd season
mdswan@king.edu
Swan just completed his third season at the helm of the King College women's soccer program. Overall, he has a 41-17-3 record in his three years with the Lady Tornado. He is now looking forward to the 2010 season.
"We have a core of student athletes here in the women's soccer program that are all ready to go for 2010. I feel that we have successfully transitioned from NAIA to NCAA and feel that in a few months time we will be challenging again." Swan commented. He will turn the attention to the recruiting scene where he has in past years brought in some extremely talented individuals.
Swan was born in Newcastle, England now resides in Bristol, Va., and has spent several years working in the college game; posting a coaching record of 92-41-10. He has shown his ability to produce championship winning teams and has had the honor of coaching All American players.
Coach Swan attended Bluefield (Va.) College for four years and was a member of the Rams' soccer program. In 1996, he led the Rams to a TVAC Championship and was named to the All-Conference team. Swan had continued success on the field and was named two more times to TVAC All-Conference teams. He was also named the Bluefield College MVP in 1997.
After his playing days were over, Swan took up the position of Assistant Soccer Coach at Flagler (Fla.) College, where he primarily worked the women's soccer program.
In 2002, and after spending two successful seasons at Flagler , Swan accepted the position of head women's soccer coach at nearby Virginia Intermont College. In the four years at Virginia Intermont, Swan gained the experience and knowledge to become a successful head coach of an up and coming college program here at King. During his time at King , Coach Swan has led the Tornado to two consecutive AAC titles, two NAIA Women's Soccer National Championship appearances and compiled a coaching record of 30-11-2. Swan will be looking to continue his success in the NCAA by leading King College out in its inaugural year.
Preschool players should have:
- Shin guards.
- Size 3 soccer ball.
- Water bottle.
- Cleats are optional at this age.
The 3-year-olds AND the 4-year-olds from each team will meet at 9:00 AM beginning April 17.
| Referees |
HSC pays up to $25/hr. for certified referees. For more information click the Referees link.
The new referee classes will be posted on the www.vadcsoccerref.com website. Anyone wanting to take a class needs to register thru this website.
Referee Online Assigning Program: http://www.arbitersports.com/.
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Did You Know?
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The old saying goes "IGNORANCE is always LOUDER than KNOWLEDGE." This is often the case out on the soccer field. The United States Soccer Federation (USSF) has gone so far as to develop a video entitled "The Myths Of The Game." This instructional video was sparked by a recognition that, over the years and particularly in youth play, there were many participants and spectators who had developed incorrect ideas about certain elements of play and the rules which govern it.
If you have ever yelled "watch the pushing ref," "handball," "high kick," "they can't play it on the ground," "obstruction," "bad throw" or "that's gotta be offsides" then you can count yourself as one of the many potentially misinformed spectators who decide to announce their lack of knowledge loudly to the world and more typically to a youth referee.
To test your knowledge versus ignorance ratio read through the following "Did You Knows" and see how many you can truthfully say you got correct. ENJOY & let the kids play! 1) Did You Know - that soccer is a tough, combative, contact sport and the lawmakers wrote "The Laws of the Game are intended to provide that the games should be played with as little interference as possible, and in this view it is the duty of the referees to penalize only deliberate breaches of the Law. Constant whistling for trifling and doubtful breaches often produces bad feeling and loss of temper on the part of players and spoils the pleasure of the spectators"? When you as a parent or coach yell "watch the pushing ref," the referee may very well be watching the pushing and deciding it is trifling/doubtful or not affecting the play (you want him to whistle the pushing!). 2) Did You Know - there is no such thing in the Laws as a "handball," "high kick," "playing the ball on the ground," or "obstruction"? The proper terms are "deliberate handling," "playing in a dangerous manner," "and impeding the progress of an opponent" and are subject to "in the opinion of the referee." NOTE - Gaining an advantage has NOTHING to do with determining deliberate handling. Also, it is LEGAL to impede the progress of an opponent (i.e. shielding) if the ball is within playing distance and capable of being legally played. 3) Did You Know - that it is NOT illegal for a throw-in to "spin" and the most important thing on a throw-in is to get the game restarted? USSF Advice To Referees states "Referees are reminded that the primary function of a throw-in is to put the ball back into play as quickly as possible. Therefore, apparent technical infringements should often be deemed trifling or doubtful so long as an advantage is not obtained by the team performing the throw-in and the restart occurs with little or no delay." 4) Did You Know - there is no such thing as "offsides" in the Laws? The proper term is offside (the plural form applies to the pointy football game). Did you know a player may remain in an offside position the whole game and NEVER be called for an offside offence? The first sentence in Law 11 Offside states "It is not an offence in itself to be in an offside position." The offence of offside requires TWO things to occur - the player must be in an offside position at the moment the ball is touched or played by a teammate AND in the opinion of the referee become involved in active play. 5) Did You Know - the wording in the Laws does NOT require two "defenders" when determining offside position? The Law first looks at the position of the ball (player must be ahead of it) and then the position of the second to last OPPONENT (one of whom is typically, but not required to be, the goalkeeper) in relation to the player at the moment the ball is touched or played by a TEAMMATE. NOTE - a deflection off a defender or a shot at goal does not "reset" the player's offside position and if they get involved in active play (i.e. off a rebound of a shot) must be judged offside. |
| "Did You Know" is from the Snohomish County News - Written by Dan Anderson, USSF |
| Coaches |
| Web Sites: All teams now have their own web site. Schedules are posted. Click on your team then go to the calendar and you will only see the games for your team. |
Practice Locations: T-Ball has the School Board fields on Mondays and Thursdays from 6:30 - 7:30 PM beginning end of April. |
| Coaches: If you have a parent willing to maintain your team page let me know and I'll give them "Admin" access. |
Coach Roster User Guide: Helps with roster access and printing. |
| MessageCast: Coaches, type in a text message and have it delivered as a telephone call to your team. |
