We will utilize Scott Park this week and move to our regular practice locations the next week, providing they are cleared for play. We are continuing to grow and have added a second practice location in Coralville (Coralville Youth Sports Park) at 2480 Dempster Drive http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2480+Dempster+Dr.,Coralville,IA 52241 

For Scott Park only; This is a public park, with no rain out hotline, therefore, I will post any cancellations directly to Twitter @icalliancesc by 4.:15pm. If you follow club news on Twitter, this will go directly to your smartphone, if you do not, it will post immediately to the home page of our website www.icalliance.org If there is unforeseen (or a sudden change in) weather conditions after 4pm, coaches will notify teams either prior to or on site and I will update Twitter as soon as I am able. Emails will be sent to Team Managers, however, this is not the most efficient method of informing families as it de pendson both the team manager and you reading your email, so please, if in doubt, take responsibility and check the website or Twitter yourself.

University of Iowa Recreational Fields; The UI Fields manager makes a determination each day by 3:15pm and the rain out line is updated shortly after if the fields are closed. The number is (319) 353 3000 and option 2. If the recording says the fields are open, be sure to verify the date in the recording as previous days message will continue to play until new message has been uploaded. We monitor the number when there is a possibility of cancellation and will update Twitter/website as soon as we know, but again, the best way for you to be sure is to check yourself.

Coralville Youth Sports Park; The rain out line for the CYSP is (319) 248 1763. It is updated by 4pm each day, which is a little later than UI Fields, so please be sure to check at the later time. It is entirely possible that at some point, one will be cancelled, when the other is open and the complete contingency plan will be sent in a separate email with a back up schedule for each location.

Once we move from Scott Park to UI and Coralville locations, we will continue to offer extra skills training (utilizing the coerver technical training methods) and Goal Keeper specific training. The following sessions will be available;

 

Goal Keepers, Monday 7:30-8:30 at UI Fields and Wednesday 7:00-8:00 at CYSP

Skills Sessions, Tuesday 7:00-8:00 at UI Fields and Wednesday 7:00-8:00 at CYSP

Grace is always full of energy and a fierce competitor on the field. She works extremely hard and is improving with every touch. During indoor State Cup she really found her rhythm and scored several key goals and was a huge factor in the teams overall victory at the event. Congratulations Browny.

 

Boys - Ryan Errthum
Ryan and a few of his Fusion team mates helped round out the brackets in the U15/16 boys division of our Fab 4's Futsal tournament. The boys made it all the way to the finals and Ryan was a big part of the success. Playing up (2 years in some games) Ryan was very quick to adapt and realised the importance of ball movement and positioning. Quick to stretch the field offensively and back behind the ball as soon as it was lost. Well done Ryan.

Dates and times have been set and will be posted on our tryout page later this week. Please visit www.icalliance.org

With the changing climate and rules in Iowa, including later league finishes and tryouts now dominate much of June, we have decided on a change for our annual summer soccer camp. The summer soccer camp will be July 9-13 and with less conflicts, we will return to the day long format. We will also extend the registration age to include 15's and 16's for some specialised camp activities. Full details and online registration will be available online later this week.

 

The Striker and Keeper Camp will be August 6-9 and registration will also be online later this week.

Cathy Nepola (Alliance coordinator) and Scott McMaster (Company coordinator) will be at practices this week handing out the Papa John's V.I.P. Cards that we will be selling for our club fundraiser. Each player receives 15 cards and will have a couple of weeks to sell them. Details on returning cards and cash will come from your individual team coordinator. There are fantastic prizes for selling them cards as well as the opportunity to raise monies for club scholarships and team needs. Your children are a reflection of you and your enthusiasm, please support and encourage them through the process.