Sunday, September 12, 2010

Practice this week

Players and Parents,
 
I would like to change practice a little this week. We will only train two days each, but I can focus a little more on each team. Please try and make it to each practice.
 
Tues 6-8 17's
Thurs 6-8 17's

National Cup X Regional: Atlanta, Ga - hotel & tournament info

Sorry for the length of this e-mail.  Our team has been invited to play in the US Club regional tournament in Atlanta on October 9-10.  http://www.soccerincollege.com/TTIntro3.aspx?tid=USCLUBN&tab=1&sub=0   This will take the place of the previously planned Virginia Beach tournament.

Travel arrangements are being handled by Anthony Travel of Atlanta.  They have identified four hotels near the tournament fields for this event. By clicking on this link you can see the hotels and some basic info on the Anthony Travel web page. You can book on-line or call Anthony Travel at (800) 736-6377.   This chart shows a hotel comparison as well as distances to the fields: Hotel Amenities Comparison

I wanted to get everyone at the Homewood Suites ($89, TripAdvisor Rating) but there were only three double-bed suites left.  I got a room here and blocked the other two for our team.  (They have plenty of king suites with a pull out sofa bed if that will suite your travel needs.)

The U14 team (and Joel, I think) are staying at the Courtyard ($99, TripAdvisor Rating) so I blocked the rest of our rooms over there. I suppose the Courtyard will be the "official" team hotel, but if you prefer the Homewood or another property, those are available too.  Both of these hotels are off of I-85, but at different exits.  (As another option, the Marriott Norcross for $74 (rating) looks pretty good, but it is further from the fields and is not right on the interstate; I did not check on availability.)  All hotels will have complimentary breakfast for the tournament regardless of their day-to-day policies.

These rooms are blocked only until Friday September 17.  After that that time, you can still book on-line or by phone, but your hotel of choice, or room choice, may or may not be available.

I'd recommend doing this ASAP, especially if you're interested in the Homewood.

RESERVATION NUMBER: 1177406
CUSTOMER NUMBER: 268943
REGIONAL:Atlanta    /  GENDER:Boys  / AGE GROUP:U17
TEAM NAME:Coast SA 93 Hurricanes    (note that the block name is misspelled as 'SA' instead of  'FA')

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Jacksonville tournament details

Tournament websites:
Our games:
Saturday 9/4/2010 12:30 PM  Atlantic Coast High School
Saturday 9/4/2010 5:00 PM   Atlantic Coast High School
 - 9735 R G Skinner Parkway, Jacksonville, FL 32256
Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn once in a while. Saturday's games are only 1.0 miles from the hotel!

Sunday 9:30 / 11:00 / 2:00  depending on results
 - Earl Johnson field: 5390 St Augustine Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32207;  9.5 miles from hotel
 - Patton Park field: 2850 Hodges Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32246; 10.3 miles from hotel

Hotel: 
Jacksonville 9A & Baymeadows
8127 Point Meadows Drive
Jacksonville, Florida, 32256
(904) 363-7150 Property Phone
(904) 363-7151 Property Fax

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Jacksonville schedule

The schedules are out. Our first game will be Saturday at 12:30 PM.

http://www.soccerincollege.com/TTSchedules.aspx?tid=TRN207&year=2010&stid=TRN207&syear=2010&div=U17M01

Saturday 9/4/2010 12:30 PM Game: 0207
Home Team CoastFA 93 Hurricanes
Away Team Jacksonville United 93/94 Boysre

Saturday 9/4/2010 5:00 PM Game: 0209
Home Team CoastFA 93 Hurricanes
Away Team FC United of Florida Boys Black 93-94

Sunday, August 22, 2010

SCYSA League website

Our team page on the SCYSA Challenge League (SCSCL) web page is:

http://scysa.demosphere.com/teams/28000866/29283982-28000965/TEAM.html

This is where the official schedule is maintained.

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Fall Soccer Practice Schedule

Monday 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Tuesday 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Thursday 7:30 pm to 8:45 pm (may arrive as early as 7 pm for warm-ups)

Saturday, August 14, 2010

First Coast Labor Day Shootout - Jacksonville hotel

Personalized Group Page is Ready - COAST FA HURRICANES We have a block of rooms at the Hampton Inn Jacksonville -9A & Baymeadows.  The room rate is $79/night.  (With tax, the two night amount will be $178.54) This hotel is about 9-10 miles from the fields.

You can call the hotel directly at (904) 363-7150 and specifically ask for the Coast FA Hurricanes Rate, or you can use the web page they set-up for our block. E-mail me for the special reservation link.

Hotel webpage:  http://hamptoninn.hilton.com/en/hp/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=JAXBYHX
19 reviews on Trip Advisor give it either 4 or 5 stars, and 100% of the reviewers recommend this hotel:
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g60805-d656530-Reviews-Hampton_Inn_Jacksonville_9A_Baymeadows-Jacksonville_Florida.html

Reservations are available until Aug 27 or until the block is filled up. If you have any questions, please let me know.

Sunday, August 08, 2010

U17 CoastFA 93 Hurricanes Fall Schedule

Here is the basic information on the fall schedule. 

8/21:  OFF (League Regular Season begins today)
8/28:  OFF

9/4:   First Coast Labor Day Shootout - Jacksonville, Fl (Sat/Sun)
9/11:  1PM SCUFC Palmetto I (@Columbia)
       5PM SCUFC Palmetto II (@Columbia)

9/18:  OFF
9/25:  OFF

10/2:  1PM SCUFC MP '93 Elite (Home)
       5PM DISA Sting (Home)

10/9:  Virginia Beach Columbus Day Tournament, Virginia Beach, VA (Sat/Sun) [SAT test date]
10/16: 11AM DSC 93 Green (@Rock Hill)
       3PM CFC 93 (@Rock Hill)
       Sunday 10/17: 3PM Summerville Soccer Club (Home)

10/23: 3PM SCUFC 93 Boys Elite (@Mt. Pleasant)
       Sunday 10/24:  3PM FSA Force  (field location TBD)

10/30: 1PM CESA 93 B Challenge (@Columbia)
       5PM CASA 93 Orange (@Lexington)

11/6:  Peachbelt Tournament College Showcase, Aiken, SC (Sat/Sun) [SAT test date]
11/13: OFF (League Regular Season ends)
11/20: OFF
11/27: OFF (Thanksgiving weekend)

12/4:  SCSCL play-in weekend / [SAT test date]
12/11: SCSCL State Championships / Manchester Meadows in Rock Hill.


In about a week, the league games will be added to our team page on the SCYSA website. I'll pass that link along then. The league page will not include our tournament details.

Opponent team info:
SCUFC - South Carolina United Football Club
SCUFC-MP 93 Elite - Mt. Pleasant team
SCUFC 93 Boys Elite - the Columbia United (former) Premier team
SCUFC 93 Boys Palmetto I - old Columbia United Palmetto I
SCUFC 93 Boys Palmetto II - old Columbia United Palmetto I

CASA 93 Orange - Clemson Area Soccer Association
CESA 93 Challenge - Carolina Elite Soccer Academy - Greenville, SC
CFC 93 - Carolina Football Club - Spartanburg, SC
DISA Sting - Daniel Island Soccer Association - Daniel Island (Charleston), SC
DSC 93 Green - Discoveries Soccer Club - Rock Hill/Ft. Mill, SC
FSA Force - Florence Soccer Association



Sunday, August 01, 2010

U17 Hurricane tournament update

Below find some updated season/tournament info from Joel, along with updated ranking status for our team.

-------- Original Message --------
From: joelbanta@aol.com

Parents and Players,
 
These are the current tournaments that the U17 players will be attending. Gregg will be attaching some information that you may want to follow through with. This is the season where coaches really view players at these events(junior/senior year's) and that is why we are taking this team to better events than last year. In the event that college coaches watch us play, it would be an excellent opportunity to give them information on your son. Please take the time to do this it is important to have(resume).Formal training will start on August 16th at 7pm. For that week and the next we will train four nights in a row (Mon-Thurs). We will also be scrimmaging the U18's every week. During those first two weeks, we will scrimmage them on a Saturday mornings (TBA). When school starts we will be going back to Mon, Wed and Thursday nights (7-8:30). Also remember I am running a fitness and technique camp for the next two weeks(mon-thurs 6pm-7:30) cost is 5 dollars each night. See you soon.
 
Joel
 
1) First Coast Labor Day Shootout
9/4/2010 - 9/6/2010
Jacksonville, Florida
 
2) Virginia Beach Columbus Day Tournament
October 9-10, 2010 (Sat & Sun)

3) Peachbelt Tournament - November 6-7

This event is U17 and 18 only and is held during the Peach-Belt Conference tournament. There will be many college coaches on hand and we will get an oppurtunity to view college soccer this weekend.
Below is a link to the soccer team's in the peach belt.
 
We are now ranked higher than we have every been ranked before!! (link)
http://www.soccerincollege.com/sicteam.aspx?id=SCM94032&club=SC005
Coast Futbol Alliance

National Competition
USYS 2010 South Carolina State Finalist
Silver Level Team

sincRank Expand
National  #38
Region III  #28
South Carolina  #3

Player Resume Info

It has been suggested to have these available at tournaments for college coaches  for any player wishing to provide one.  We can have one parent volunteer to coordinate this (collect resumes, make copies, distribute), or we can simply to the "do it yourself" approach. 
Do-it-yourself method:  complete a resume for your son.   Provide me with multiple copies prior to each tournament. I'll group them together and have them available for tournament officials/college coaches, etc.  (We don't really have club funds to pay for the copies, printouts, etc. so this method spreads the work and expense among the parents/players who are interested.)  No obligation, no deadline. Opt-in or opt-out throughout the season as desired.
Contact me if you need a copy of the resume template.


Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Fall 2010 League info for 93 Hurricanes

The CoastFA staff have selected tournaments for the fall, and I have just completed the on-line application process for our team.  The fall schedule will be determined at the August 8 scheduling meeting.  I can pass along the following information at this time.

League games may start as early as August 21 and will be completed by November 13.  We have blocked the following dates and planned the following tournaments:
Aug 21:  BYE#1  (to delay the start of league play)
Sept 4/5 Labor Day weekend:  planning a major tournament in either Atlanta (Atlanta Cup, if accepted) or Greensboro Adidas Labor Day Shootout.
Oct 9/10: BYE#2 - to allow us to attend the Virginia Beach Columbus Day tournament
Nov 6/7: BYE#3 - to allow us to attend the Peachbelt Tournament in Aiken (College Showcase)

As you know, we had a very good finish in State Cup last fall. This has improved our national ranking and given us opportunity for some of the higher level tournaments.  We were actually ranked a little higher last week, but currently we are 4th in SC, 30th in Region III, and 40th Nationally.
http://www.soccerincollege.com/sicteam.aspx?id=SCM94032&club=SC005

Additional planning info:  If planning to take the SAT this fall, there is an available date in December (Dec 4).
http://sat.collegeboard.com/register/sat-dates

Once the fall schedule is determined, complete travel and tournament expenses will be determined (as we did last year), and this money will be collected in advance to fund the team checking account.  This account will be used for tournament application fees, mileage reimbursement, per diem, etc.

As always, this e-mail  -- as well as other important e-mails -- will be posted to our team blog at http://soccer.turbeville.org/  Bookmark that page and refer to it as needed during the season.

Wednesday, December 09, 2009

State Cup weekend info

Here is the various info you may need for this weekend:

U16 State Cup schedule and results:
http://scysa.demosphere.com/schedules/Fall2009/19104120.html

Game times:  Saturday 12:45 PM  Field #4;     Sunday 11:15 AM

Field location: 
Manchester Meadows
337 E. Mount Gallant Road,   Rock Hill, SC
View Google™ Map

Hotel info:
Holiday Inn Rock Hill  ( http://www.holidayinn.com/rockhillsc )
803.323.1900
503 Galleria Boulevard
Rock Hill, South Carolina 29730
Google Map

Map of Field to Hotel  - 1.5 miles

Friday, October 23, 2009

Fall Schedule

Fall Season:


Aug 29-30 Aiken SC tournament

Sep 12 1 pm Florence (at Myrtle Beach)
Oct 3 11 am Summerville (at Charleston)
       5 pm Mt. Pleasant (at Charleston)
Oct 4 ~12 pm scrimmage against Concorde Fire Elite (at Socastee)
Oct 10-11 Charleston Select Soccer Shootout
Oct 17 9 am CUSC (at Columbia, Midlands Ortho)
       3 pm CSC (at Columbia, Midlands Ortho)
Oct 24 9 am CESA (at Columbia, BB&T Ballentine)
       3 pm CASA (at Columbia,BB&T Ballentine)
Nov 7-8 Carolina Fall Challenge, Charlotte NC
Nov 14 11 am CFC (at Columbia, BB&T Ballentine)
Nov 21 11 am CSSC (at Columbia, Midlands Ortho)
        5 pm Aiken (at Columbia, Midlands Ortho)
Dec 5 First round State Cup (TBA)
Dec 12-13 State Cup - Manchester Meadows, Rock Hill SC
(top 4 teams only)

Always consult the League Page to verify league games & times.

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Charleston Showcase Schedules are posted

Host club webite: http://mpsoccer.com/Events.htm

Event website:  http://www.gotsport.com/events/?EventID=7199
http://www.gotsport.com/events/schedule.aspx?eventid=7199&FieldID=0&applicationID=498773&action=Go
 
Looks like we're playing at Patriots Point:

CW Flowers Fields @ Patriots Point
85 Patriots Point Rd
Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

11:10 AM CHESAPEAKE UNITED SC DYNAMO (VA) vs COAST FA 93 HURRICANES (SC)    
 4:05 PM COAST FA 93 HURRICANES (SC) vs COLUMBIA UNITED FC 93 PALMETTO (SC)    
11:20 AM CESA 93 BOYS CHALLENGE (SC) vs COAST FA 93 HURRICANES (SC)

Monday, September 14, 2009

Charleston Select Shootout - Oct 10-11

Details on Charleston Select (Mt. Pleasant) tournament and housing....
 -------- Original Message --------
Subject: Your application has been accepted!
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:56:07 -0400
Your team application for COAST FA 93 HURRICANES (SC) at
2009 Charleston Select Shootout-Men's has been accepted.

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: hotel arrangement
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:22:35 -0400

It was a pleasure assisting you and your team with your hotel accommodation
needs.

I have enclosed your contract and code of conduct for your review and
signature for the Springhill Suites by Marriott Charleston Hotel. The Hotel is
strategically located minutes from the fields.

Cancellation Policy: Your rooms will be released without penalty before the
cut off date of September 25, 2009. Any rooms being held after the cut off
date must be guaranteed by individual credit cards or the credit card
provided. Any guaranteed reservation cancelled within (7) days of arrival
is subject to the first night's room and tax charges. This cancellation policy
overrides any and all other cancellation policies.

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Aiken Cup 2009 Tournament Details and links

Tournament websites:
http://www.ga-scbulls.com/tournament.htm  and http://www.aikensoccercup.org/
Tournament rules: http://www.ga-scbulls.com/pdf/14th%20Aiken%20Cup%20Rules.pdf

Schedule:
Tournament: http://www.gotsport.com/events/?eventid=5670
U16 Boys: http://www.gotsport.com/events/schedule.aspx?EventID=5670&Sex=Boys&Age=16

Our games:
#075 9:35 AM    AUGUSTA ARSENAL GOLD (GA)    Powderhouse #10
#078 2:35 PM    MPSC 93 BOYS CLASSIC (SC)     Powderhouse #10
#080 8:00 AM    LEXINGTON COUNTY LCSC UNITED 93 BOYS BLUE (SC)   Powderhouse #12
#207  Playoffs    Final    12:45 PM     Powderhouse #11


The Powderhouse fields are located on Powderhouse Rd between Audobon Dr and Pine Log Rd.
  Google map of Powderhouse Field

Hotel:
Days Inn Aiken - Interstate Hwy 20
2654 Columbia Hwy N.  (I-20 at Exit 22)
Aiken, SC 29805 US
Phone:  803-642-5692
Hotel website
Travelocity link

Map from Days Inn Hotel to Powderhouse fields    - 10.1 miles


Monday, August 17, 2009

Fall Season Training

Fall season - regular practice:
Monday 7:00 - 8:30
Tuesday 5:30-7:00
Thursday 7:00 - 8:30

Regular season training begins on August 17 and continues throughout the season.

Week of Aug 10 (also used if Joel needs to get in 4/week)
Monday 7:00 - 8:30
Tuesday 5:30-7:00
Wednesday 7:00 - 8:30
Thursday 7:00 - 8:30

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Official fall league schedule now on-line with SCYSA

Our league schedule is now official and posted on the SCYSA hosting sight:
http://scysa.demosphere.com/teams/17128826/17376193-17128922/TEAM.html

This will always be the sight to check for the "official" schedule,
field locations, times, etc.

You can bookmark this link, or you can always find it on the left menu at

http://soccer.turbeville.org