The Travel Program of the Northern Virginia Soccer Club provides the opportunity for players to play the game of soccer at a more competitive level.  Players are selected to these teams by the coaches.  For more information about the program, please contact the Travel Director.

Select Council
Director of Select	Sonny Barrickman		vptravel@novasc.org
NCSL Club Rep	Chris Ebel		ncslrep@novasc.org
ODSL Club Rep	Chris Ebel		odslrep@novasc.org
WAGS Club Rep	Marie Schweitzer		wagsrep@novasc.org

NVSC will be sending two to three boys teams to the University of Connecticut to participate in the Elite Level Camp of Ray Reid School of Soccer in Storrs Connecticut.  We will be looking at adding a girls camp next Summer during July 2009.

 

This is a camp designed to provide players with exposure to numerous college coaches while developing and learning what it takes to play at the college level. Sessions are run by division 1 and 2 coaches from the east coast.

 

NVSC will select a U-14 age group and two 9^th to 11^th grade teams.   The goal is to have each team consist of a roster no less than 13 players.

 

Tryouts for all those interested will be conducted at the end of May. Training to prepare for this camp will be provided by Hans Etienne an NVSC Staff Coach and Varsity Boys soccer coach at Stonewall Jackson High School.  (please click on continue for more information)

1. If your team has set up or take down, you must contact Sonny Barrickman with one team Rep (this person will be the Rep for set up or take down the entire season).

2. Your identified team Rep will have access to the Club side of the shed (that's the old Mid-county side). No one else from your team to include parents are to enter the shed. If you need help, they can wait outside the shed door.

3. Your team Rep will be provided with a combo, it is not to be given out to anyone else.

4. Once the equipment your team needs is removed, the shed is to be locked. If you realize you need more ties/velcro flags etc., you are not to send a parent back to the shed; only the Team Rep.

5. If you have take down, your team Rep is to replace all equipment back in the shed and in its proper location. Full size nets in bags (some nets don't have bags) placed on the left hand side of shed. If the nets weren't in bags, roll them up and place them inside on the left had side neatly. The flags are placed above in the rafters. Hammers, steaks and extra velcro go in the box on the left. Ladders should be placed against the wall on right just inside door.  Small sided goal bags should be stacked on the right side of the shed

6. If there's something needed, broken or missing please let me know.

7. Nets for the full sided goals should be hung under the bars and not draped over; they are not long enough to reach the ground.

Coaches, managers, players and parents,

 

Recently, there was an unfortunate incident in Prince William County where an unsecured goal fell over and injured a youth soccer player. I ask you to join NVSC in working together to make this coming season a safe and accident-free season for our players. It is the responsibility of all of us to make that the goals are secured to the ground to prevent them from falling over. This goes for Practice and Games -- under no circumstances should a goal be used if it is not secured. Our coaches and referees have been instructed not to start a game without checking the goals, whether its a home or an away game. Safety extends beyond our home fields and should be a priority no matter where games are played.     All it takes is for a kid to hang on them, for a gust of wind to come up, and while it is an accident, it can be avoided. NVSC has all of the necessary equipment to secure the goals, so there is no reason they should not be secured for play. We need the help of each member of NVSC to make sure that accidents do not happen. Again, this is for both Practice and Games.

 

 

Again, we ask that all Coaches, Managers, Players, and Parents to support the NVSC goal to make the playing environment safe for our youth.

 

Bill Gregory

President, NVSC