Than you for making Summer Games a big success. Our team played Premiere and D1 state teams. This type of competition makes us stronger and helps us grow considerably.
As we turn to the summer months, and the coming year, there is obviously a bigger commitment belonging to a state team. Part of this commitment involves extra work. We need to build strength and endurance as players and as a team.
Your player needs to complete multiple, multiple homework sheets in-between practices.
Your player needs to run at least 5 miles per week, at this point,on their own. By Summer’s end we will increase this requirement. Find some way to make it fun(reward them, kisses, music, whatever it takes). Do it with your player.
I know there are scout camps, family vacations, and other time consuming activities but please help them establish a routine to follow. They will probably not accomplish their homework without your help, planning, and tracking.
Practices will now be 2 hours and involve strength drills. Many club teams work with outside training facilities to help in their players conditioning. We will not chose this route at this time. I recently spoke with a coach who stated he sub’d players now to give playing time to other players, not because players were tired or winded. This level of play is where we should aspire to achieve.
Here are three links to help break up individual training and homework sessions. Your player can incorporated the Wolverine Homework with these videos.
Please let me know if you have questions regarding this new expectation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0MevSrNlF8&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dam94vmAY8k&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhjTYyAIBOs&feature=related
Go Wolverines
Jon

P.S Homework sheets can be found under documents at team pages.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.
The Wolverine season has been successful in every aspect. We ended up 10-2-1 counting the scrimmages. We made 39/168 (23%) shots. We lead the league in least amount of goals scored at 7. We had 3 shutouts to lead the league. We have only been scored on 11 times in well over 20 games that span two seasons. Wow!!!!
The future is bright for the Wolverines. There will now be two Wolverine U13 teams going forward. We will double the fun and success. I want to let every player know how proud I am of them. They work hard throughout the season. Please review your player goals with them. A goal not evaluated is a waste.
Now is the time to give feedback if you would like. Please email a coach with constructive input.
Thank you for all that you do.
Go Wolverines
Jon

U13 Wolverine State Tryouts will be May 26th and 27th at 5:00-7:00pm at the College Ward Field. Players must attend both nights. Please read the state team document for expectations and commitment. Please contact Jon Kelly for any questions at 435-757-5776

U13 Wolverine District Tryouts will be June 4th at 9:30am-11:30am at the College Ward Field. This team will compete locally. Contact Tex Keen for any questions at 435-770-0790.

Go Wolverines
Jon Kelly

The team has set their goals for this spring season:

1. Possession with a purpose.
2. Communication
3. Team shape

Please ask your player what these goals mean, and how they will help the team succeed in accomplishing these goals.
Go Wolverines
Jon

Heads Up! US Youth Soccer and CDC Team Up to Help Keep Young Athletes Safe from Concussion
USYouthSoccer.org Health and Safety Resource Center – Concussion Information

FRISCO, Texas (March 31, 2011) – US Youth Soccer and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are proud to be teaming up to help protect participants of all youth sports who may be at risk of concussion. The campaign, is an expansion of the “Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports,” and will help get concussion information into the hands of coaches, parents, and school and health care professionals who are on the front-line to help identify and respond appropriately to concussions among young athletes.

A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head or by a hit to the body that causes the head and brain to move rapidly back and forth. Concussions can have long-term impacts on young athletes, such as on their health, memory, and learning.

“Education is a core element to the goals of US Youth Soccer and furthering the awareness and steps to minimize potential serious injuries to our youth athletes is paramount,” said John Sutter, president of US Youth Soccer. “Concussions are serious and materials that are now available will get the right information about how to identify and manage a concussion directly into the hands of the people that need it the most – our youth sports coaches, parents and the athletes themselves.”

“Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports,” is designed to help coaches, parents, and fellow athletes recognize the symptoms of a concussion and provides actions that need to be taken when an athlete is showing signs of a concussion. Campaign materials are available at no cost and include:

• An online training for coaches;
• A fact sheet for coaches;
• A fact sheet for athletes;
• A fact sheet for parents;
• A magnet with concussion facts for coaches and parents;
• A poster with concussion facts for coaches and sports administrators; and
• A quiz for coaches, athletes, and parents.

Since youth sports administrators play a vital role in sharing educational materials with their coaches, the campaign encourages youth sports program administrators to order and distribute the materials to the coaches in their programs at the beginning of the sports season.

Youth sport administrators and coaches are encouraged to order as many materials as needed and/or download extra copies of the concussion fact sheets. CDC’s aim is to get the information into the hands – and heads – of all coaches, parents and athletes. Take the online training or order or download the “Heads Up” materials free-of-charge at www.cdc.gov/Concussion.

Additional copies of the fact sheets for athletes and parents can be downloaded or ordered, in English or Spanish, at: www.cdc.gov/ConcussionInYouthSports.

For more information about concussions, traumatic brain injury, or injury in general, visit USYouthSoccer.org Health and Safety Resource Center or the CDC Injury Center’s website at www.cdc.gov/Concussion.