Every four years, the world comes together to watch the best soccer players compete against each other in the World Cup. This year’s edition has already featured some outstanding play from many countries – expected and unexpected. Soccer is truly the world’s game.

Each year at this time, our club begins the ramp-up into the traditional soccer season. Our Premier clubs have completed their tryouts and many have competed in spring competitions and tournaments. Our House leagues (Recreational and Junior Shamrock) will shortly form teams and begin practices.

As we approach this seasonal year, our club has never been more healthy in terms of program offerings. We recently hosted a clinic put on the by the women’s professional Gold Pride team. We are offering a variety of camps and clinics within Dublin for players of all skill abilities. We will also be offering various coaching and referee education opportunities over the summer. In conjunction with Velocity Sports Performance, the club will be providing speed development training for our Premier players.

However, this season also presents some challenges. Due to job relocation and retirement, we have multiple Board positions open. We have restructured the referee program in order to better serve the membership. And, we face the challenge that many of our neighboring clubs face in regards to the economic environment.

I think we as a club have a great opportunity this year to continue the progress that has been made over the last 2 years and to continue the growth both in size and quality of our programs.

I hope you enjoy this edition of the newsletter. Please feel free to send me comments, questions, or concerns at pres@dublinsoccer.org.

Yours in soccer,

Scott Schoenthal
Dublin United Club President

The Club currently has vacancies for the following volunteer Board positions

• Equipment Manager -- Assist the club in purchase and maintenance of field equipment
• Publicity Coordinator -- Support club in local and regional marketing efforts, utilizing on-line publicity submissions provide weekly updates to local newspapers, assist in creation and delivery of newsletters and other membership publications.

In addition, we are seeking a Volunteer Coordinator to help oversee our fundraising efforts. Each of these positions is critical for the functioning of the club. If you have interest in any of these positions, please contact Scott Schoenthal at pres@dublinsoccer.org.

This is a great opportunity to be part of a successful youth sports organization which has served the Dublin community for over 40 years.

Dublin United is offering a series of camps this summer for players from ages 5-17. The camps are open to all local youth soccer players, regardless of skill level and club affiliation.

Dublin United Summer Camps are designed to provide players with an educational approach in a fun and friendly atmosphere. The camps will be held from 9am-12pm during the following weeks: June 21-25, July 12-16, and July 26-30. All camps will be held at Dublin Sports Grounds. The cost for each session is $125. For more information, contact Nick Lusson, Technical Director.

Click here for the camp flyer: http://www.dublinsoccer.org/docs/Dublin-United-Summer-Camps-2010.pdf

Register On-Line

To register for Dublin United camps via secure PayPal transactions, click the Register Now! button below. Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and PayPal are all accepted means of payment:

You can also pay during 2010-2011 online player registration and receive a discounted $99/player rate. Click here to go to the 2010-2011 online player registration page.

Camp cost: $125/player
Team camp option (minimum of 10 players, max of 18):

• $1000 (Under-11 and younger)
• $1100 (Under-12 and older)

Camp Schedule and Flyer

The camp is scheduled for the following weeks:

• June 21-25
• July 12-16
• July 26-30

All sessions will run from 9am-12pm and will be held at the Dublin Sports Grounds (just off the 580/680 split).

Click here for a PDF copy of the camp flyer.

Camp Values

• Fun & friendly atmosphere
• Challenging curriculum
• Educational approach to coaching
• Inclusive & welcoming for all players
• Positive coaching model
• Instill a passion for the game

Camp Director - Nick Lusson

• Dublin United Technical Director
• USSF “A” License
  
• NSCAA Premier Diploma
• NSCAA Goalkeeping Diploma
• MA Sport Psychology
• CYSA State Coaching Instructor
• CYSA-N State ODP Asst. Coach
• Positive Coaching Alliance Trainer
• 2009 Cal-Pac Conference Coach of the Year
• 2009 NAIA Western Region Coach of the Year
• Holy Names University Women’s Head Coach

Questions

Contact us at: td@dublinsoccer.org or call (510) 589-1302