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• Youth Soccer Month
• District Select News
• MYSA Annual Awards
• NEW MYSA Meeting Dates/Times
• ODP News
• U.S. Soccer Foundation News
• Referee Week in Review
• National Team News

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MYSA will again celebrate Youth Soccer Month throughout the month of September. We encourage your participation by helping spread the message of fun, family, friendship and fitness. Here is how you can help:

• Check out MYSA’s Youth Soccer Month webpage where you can find information about all of the events and activities that are part of our celebration.
• Promote Youth Soccer Month to your membership by linking to this webpage.
• Send an e-mail to your members to join in the fun!!!
• Attend an event or two yourself along with your family.

We hope to see as many people as possible join us on Mexican Independence Day, at MYSA Sundays at Gopher Women’s Soccer and the TC Marathon.

The District Select program registration remains open for all players interested in participating in the fall training program and Fall Festival. District Select is for girls and boys born in 1997, 1998 and 1999. Players participate in four weekly training sessions with MYSA’s District Select staff coaches and the Fall Festival on Saturday, October 2. The District Select program feeds into the spring/summer Olympic Development Program.

For more information and to register please visit: www.mnyouthsoccer.org/preregistrationds.cfm.

MYSA would like to recognize and thank key leaders and volunteers within your club. Please nominate members of your club and recognize those who have made a difference in your community. All nominees will be honored at the Annual Recognition Banquet on Saturday, November 6, 2010. Nominations are due Friday, October 1 and forms can be found at: www.mnyouthsoccer.org/programs/awards.cfm.

Starting with the 2010-2011 soccer year:

• The MYSA Board of Directors’ Meetings will continue to take place the second Saturdays of the month, but with a start time of 9:00 a.m. rather than 1:30 p.m.
  Exception: Due to the high school season, during the months of September and October, the Board will meet the second Sunday at 9:00 a.m. rather than the second Saturday.

• The MYSA Competitive Committee Meetings have moved from the second Saturday of the month to the first Saturday, and the start time of 9:00 a.m. remains the same.
  Exception: Due to Labor Day, in September, the Committee will meet on Sunday, September 12 at 12:30 p.m. and due to the high school season, in October, the Committee will meet on Sunday, October 3 at 9:00 a.m.

Minnesota Youth Soccer ODP sent six players to the U.S. U-14 Girls’ and Boys’ National Development Program ID Camps that were held the first week of August. The camp features 100 of the top young male and female players in the country born in 1996 and 1997. The training camp generally consists of training in the morning and matches in the afternoon. The programming is designed to introduce the athletes to the National Team environment and how to prepare themselves for potential call-ups to national teams in the future.

Congratulations to Sophie Babo of Maple Grove, Amber Greely of St. Michael, Mukwalle Akale of Minneapolis, Matthew Gandier of Hastings, Andrew Hill of Elko, Maximiliano Steigwardt of Maple Grove and Jackson Yueill of Bloomington. Other MYSA players that were selected to the 2010/2011 US Youth Soccer ODP Region II Pool can be found at: www.mnyouthsoccer.org/programs/odp.cfm.

Reminder: The U.S. Soccer Foundation Grant Application opens Friday, October 1 and will be here before you know it! CLICK HERE for more information regarding their application process and the types of grants available.

U.S. Soccer Foundation Joins National Effort to Fight Childhood Obesity: U.S. Soccer Foundation will host 10 events in September focused on using soccer as a tool in the fight against childhood obesity. CLICK HERE to read more about their efforts.

The usssoccer.com Referee Week in Review is designed to address the issues facing referees at all levels by using video highlights from professional games as well as the U.S. National Teams. Written by U.S. Soccer Director of Referee Development Paul Tamberino and U.S. Soccer Manager of Assessment and Training Brian Hall, the Referee Week in Review will highlight specific areas of focus and current U.S. Soccer initiatives designed to improve performance and aid in the development of officials across the country.

• Week 20 – Ending August 15, 2010
• Week 21 – Ending August 22, 2010

U.S. U-20 MNT SET FOR FOUR INTERNATIONAL GAMES IN PERU: The U.S. U-20 Men’s National Team will travel to Peru for a four-team international tournament from Sept. 1-13 in Arequipa. Head Coach Thomas Rongen will bring 20 players, all professionals,to play against Paraguay on Sept. 6, Colombia on Sept. 8 and Peru on Sept. 10. There will also be a placement match on Sept. 12.

U.S. MNT TO FACE POLAND AT CHICAGO’S SOLDIER FIELD ON OCT. 9: The U.S. Men’s National Team will face Poland on Oct. 9 in Chicago, the home of the U.S. Soccer Federation. Kickoff at Soldier Field is set for 7 p.m. CT, and the match will be broadcast live on Fox Soccer Channel and Galavision.

U.S. MNT TO PLAY HOST TO COLOMBIA ON OCT. 12 AT PPL PARK IN CHESTER, PA.: The U.S. Men’s National Team will host South American rivals Colombia on Oct. 12 at PPL Park in Chester, Pa. Kickoff for the USA’s first match on the Chester waterfront is set for 8 p.m. ET, and the match will be broadcast live on ESPN2 and Galavision. 

U.S. SOCCER COACHESNET ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR TWO EDUCATIONAL TRIPS IN 2011: In an effort to continue providing unique coaching opportunities to its membership, U.S. Soccer’s CoachesNet announces plans to offer educational trips to Brazil and Germany in 2011. Entering its third year, the aim of U.S. Soccer’s international coaching education program is to expose U.S. coaches to other federations and clubs to learn the steps they take to develop their coaches and players. Attendees interact directly with top-level coaches, administrators and players from some of the best clubs and countries in the world.

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