PEANUT PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT

The Cranford Soccer Club is pleased to announce that we will be offering our Peanut Soccer program for 4 and 5 year olds (Pre-K) on Saturdays starting this fall.  This will be in addition to the Peanut Soccer program that currently runs on Fridays.  At the time you register your child at www.cranfordsoccer.net, you will have the option to pick which “session” works best for you.  The Friday sessions will be held starting Friday September 17th from 1:00pm – 2:00pm at Sherman Ave Field in Cranford.  The Saturday sessions will be held starting Saturday September 18th from 9:00am – 10:00am in Cranford.  The exact field location for Saturday has not yet been determined.  To reiterate, you have the choice of either session but not both.  You can register now at anytime.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR DONATIONS!

The Board of Directors and Club Volunteers would like to publicly thank all who donated funds to the Cranford Soccer Club during their registration process for the fall 2009 and spring 2010 seasons.  As a non-profit entity, the Cranford Soccer Club relies on registrations fees, volunteers, and the kindness of the community so that it can provide soccer programs for youths and adults in Cranford.

FALL 2010 / SPRING 2011 REGISTRATION FOR CRANFORD SOCCER

Registration Deadline August 11, 2010 

Cranford, NJ – Registration for the Fall 2010 and Spring 2011 Recreational and Intercounty Soccer season is now open for all interested players at www.cranfordsoccer.net.  Open Registration will close on August 11^th, 2010.  All players who register before the deadline are guaranteed placement on a team.  All players registering after August 11th will be placed on a wait list.  The wait list registration period will run until August 27th at which point registration will be officially closed. 

Program Descriptions

For more detailed information about each program, go to our website and click on the program links on the left side of the page.  Our website also has a very detailed list of contacts under the “Board of Directors” link.  The Program Coordinators will have answers to specific questions, but you can visit the website for general updates throughout the season.

Online Registration Only

Please note that the Cranford Soccer Club requires that all players to be registered using our secure and safe on-line access.  Payments can be made online using a credit card, but may also be made by check after the online registration is completed. If paying by check, please include a copy of the confirmation receipt received and ensure payment is sent within 5 days of your registration or the registration will become invalid. For those who do not have Internet access, please visit our local library. NO MANUAL FORMS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

About the Cranford Soccer Club

The Cranford Soccer Club (CSC) was established in 1980 with the purpose to support the development of the sport of soccer for youths and adults in Cranford and the neighboring communities.  CSC organizes, sponsors and administers teams, competitions and programs to ensure the highest possible levels of soccer competence, sportsmanship and enjoyment.

Comments and suggestions are welcomed so that the Club may provide our children with the best opportunities available. Monthly Board meetings, held the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 pm at the Cranford Community Center, are open to all.

U14 Boys Travel Tryout – Rescheduled

Last night’s (June 1st) rained out U14 boys travel tryout has been rescheduled for Thursday June 3rd from 6:00pm to 7:30pm at Orange Avenue School.

U13 Girls Travel Tryouts – Make-Up Dates

U13 Girls tryouts will be held at Hillside Ave. School from 6:00pm – 7:30pm on Tuesday May 25th and Thursday May 27th.

CSC Minutes April 7, 2010

Meeting of the Cranford Soccer Club

April 7, 2010

Dave Paradiso  called the Meeting to order at 7:39pm.

Present:  Glen Cianciulli,   David Paradiso,  PJ Keim, Janet Jeans,  Todd Schecter,  Patti Gebert,   Jeffrey Pastuzyn,  Jason Quinones, John Aschmies,  Donna Hendrzak,  Tammie Henderson,  Tricia Pomponio,   Hank DiIorio ,  Jen Mehr, Judi Loughlin, James Hall, Al Ugarte, Vito Destito, Matt Goldfeder, Ileana Garofalo, Mike Petrucci, Paul Skelton, and Bob Callahan.

President’s report:

• We received a thank you note from Mallory Niro, a senior at CHS, for the CSC blanket.
• Mike Petrucci will be taking over as Treasurer for a short time while Al recovers from an illness.
• Paul is back as VP Operations and field issues.
•  Glen is stepping down from the web-master position, so we need to find someone to fill that position.
• We received a note from NJYS .  They will be charging all clubs with a “member club affiliation fee” of $ 25.00 per club.  There are no other changes to the fee structure. Insurance for Rec. and Travel remain unchanged.
• Jason sent an e-mail to MNJYSA on behalf of the CSC regarding the addition of more teams due to school budget cuts of Middle school sports.  Rich Wischusen is a parent in town who has started an effort to try and salvage most of the Middle school sports teams for next year.
• Hank sent an e-mail regarding Job Boxes.  They need to be moved by the end of this weekend.    Jeff will get a truck to help move them.
•  Mike stated that the bank statement is current and we have a positive balance.
• We are hosting a meeting for those interested in obtaining an “F” license on June 10^th and 12^th at CCC.  There are three classroom sessions and a full day at the gym.

 

Executive VP’s Report:

• Hank discussed the trailer.  A  landscaper will prep the site for $ 1,800.00 next week.  The trailer will then be delivered when we’re ready.  It should be installed by the end of the month.
• Uniforms were picked up with only a few glitches. 
• PJ stated that we need more paint to line the fields.  A discussion ensued regarding how much paint we need.  It was determined that initial lining of a field takes 12 cans for a large-sided and 8 cans for a small-sided field.  To re-line requires 8 cans for a large-sided and 4 cans for a small-sided field.  Hank will place the order.
•  Patti asked if we could put a Job Box at LAS.  PJ stated that we should use WAS’s Job Box since it is so close and not being used. Dave stated that the Job Boxes should be fully stocked with paint and each should have a combination lock.  Hank will take care of this.
• Todd stated that he would like to run the trailer .  He will take care of all inventory.  Todd requested that all equipment and uniforms, etc. not used, be returned to the trailer. Dave stated that at the time of return, Todd should determine if the item should be kept, discarded or given to “Passback”.  Equipment return date will be June 26^th.
• Jenn brought up the issue of reversible shirts.  It was discussed and we decided not to use them due to their cost and heavy weight.

 

Registrar’s Report:

• Jason stated that we have 782 players registered for the spring season.  This does not include the  approximately 300 travel players.  The breakdown is as follows:

Peanuts            86

Instr. G                        62

Instr. B             71

Rec 1 G            56

Rec 1 B                        74

Rec 2 G            67      

Rec 2 B                        68

Intercounty      200     

• We will have  our new refund policy in place for the Fall.  This Policy states that there will be no refunds given for travel fees paid unless an unexpected  pre-season injury is present.  The policy further states that Rec. players will be refunded 100% of their Rec. fee minus $ 15.00 for administrative costs, if they request a refund prior to the wait-list period.  After registration closes, no refund will be given.  A motion to accept this policy was put forth , seconded and passed. The refund policy may be found on the CSC website: www.cranfordsoccer.net.
• He passed around an “unpaid list” to the coordinators.  If a player has not paid, then they are not covered under our insurance.
• Jason also brought up the issue of having the Peanut sessions on Saturdays instead of Fridays.  The issue was discussed and it was determined that we should open the   Peanut registration  for both Friday and Saturday in the Fall and see what happens. 

     Rec. Report:  

• Jenn reported that Tammie and Donna need Ref. money. 
• Jenn has new coaches T-shirts

VP Operations report:

• Paul stated that we are not using the back field of BAS. The front field of BAS has a bare spot, please try not to use that area.

 

      Intercounty Report:

• Jeff P. reported that the Intercounty Spring season begins this weekend.  We have 17 teams. 
• Intercounty is looking for turf fields for the finals on Fathers’ Day weekend.   Can we accommodate this?  Paul answered no, because we are only permitted to use our turf field on Sundays, not Saturdays.

 

      Travel  Report:

• We are currently making up week A and B games.
•  May 15^th is try-out day, but we cannot use OAS fields because they are performing chemical treatment. Perhaps we could use BAS for the younger players.  We will have to find another field to hold try-outs on.
• We will be using UK Elite for evaluating players at the try-outs. 
• The Travel parent meeting will be held on May 28^th.
• U-9 and U-10 coaches meeting will be held at the end of May.

 

Treasurer’s Report:

• Mike stated that we are caught up on bill-paying, and we have a positive balance in the bank.

Old Business:

The minutes from the March  3rd meeting were approved. They will be placed on our website.

New Business:

Ileana Garofalo is our new U-10 Rec. girls coordinator.  We welcome her.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:09pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Janet Jeans

Recording Secretary

CSC Minutes March 3, 2010

Meeting of the Cranford Soccer Club

March 3, 2010

Dave Paradiso  called the Meeting to order at 7:39pm.

Present:  Glen Cianciulli,   David Paradiso,  PJ Keim, Janet Jeans,  Laura and Todd Schecter, Kevin Belmont, Patti Gebert, Dave Brinkerhoff, Bob Hoffman,  Jeffrey Pastuzyn,  Jason Quinones, John Aschmies,  Donna Hendrzak, Amy Icklan, Tammie Henderson,  Tricia Pomponio,  Don Dennison, Pete Antoniewicz and Hank DiIorio.    Not able to attend: Al Ugarte, Paul Skelton, Jenn Mehr.

President’s report:

• Dave began by introducing us to Todd and Laura Schecter who will be putting the Equipment in order.  Dave will speak with Jeff L. regarding this.
• Should you need a check , please see Al Ugarte at Valley National Bank on South Ave.
•   Dave discussed the the Rec. uniform order.  It must be sent to Hank tonight.  Rec. starts April 10^th.
• Dave then stated that he still needs to set up a meeting with Glen regarding the Website.  Glen told us that our website, Cranfordsoccer.net, is ready to go.  We should set up a meeting to determine how we want it to look etc. 
• Dave also wants to set up a meeting to discuss Travel tryouts.
• Over the winter, the HS gym was used by various teams for practice.  This is determined on a first-come, first-served basis with HS age teams and Travel having priority.  Some Rec. coaches were unhappy about this.  For next year, we’ll make sure everyone knows that this is our policy.
• Our Anniversary celebration is still up in the air.  Sherri, Jen and Al are coordinating this.  They are currently looking at dates, events, etc.

Executive VP’s Report:

•  Hank’s son, Michael, who is an Art Director at Prudential, designed the latest CSC patch we are using.  We have asked him to come up with a 30^th Anniversary logo.  Examples of  three Anniversary logos were then passed around.
• On January 15^th, CSC Scholarship applications were sent out to all Cranford schools.  The deadline for return is April 1.
• The trailer we have decided on is 40 feet long, the cost $1,900 – 2,000 delivered.  Eastern Landscaping is to prep the site at Memorial Field The cost for the prep work is approx. $ 2,700 and can be done in 10 days.  Hank will get a few more estimates and this project should be done by May.
• PJ asked if we could get a Job Box to Memorial, and Hank responded yes, but we need a truck to transport it there.  The Job Boxes  are currently in the old trailer.

Travel  Report:

• The MNJYSA season begins on March 14^th.  We are not allowed on our fields until March 22 and we have turf access on March 22 (Sundays only, 12-8).We will have to cancel the first 2 home games. 
• The Bloomingdale fields have been rehabilitated.
• PJ is putting together a selection committee for try-outs.  Team selection will be done in one night.
• Rec. 2 will be playing at OAS, Rec. 1 at LAS
• HAS available (upper) Mon.- Sun.  (lower) Sat.

LAS-Sat/Sun

BAS-Mon-Sun.

OAS- JV,Var. – Sat.

Walnut – not available

• We can reach out to Mark Taglieri if there are special circumstances in which we need the turf field, etc.
• Try-outs: we need to meet asap to discuss this year’s tryouts. A meeting was scheduled for this Thurs. at 7pm with Dave, Tammie, PJ, and Donna.
• The Travel info. Meeting will be taking place again.
• Please respect the school teams who are playing on the school fields.

Intercounty Report:

• Jeff P. reported that the Intercounty Spring season begins on  April 9th. 
• Intercounty has created a special u-18 bracket for HS teams who want to play one last season as friends.
• March 20^th Jeff and PJ will line the fields.

Registrar’s Report:

• Jason reported that as of Monday, registration is closed.  We then go into the “wait period” until the 20^th.
• There are 81 peanuts – Al wants to coordinate

Rec. K-4^th grade: 445

Rec. 253:

Total is 698.

Coordinators need to take a look at the Equipment situation before the Equipment order is placed.

VP Coach/Player Dev.

• Pete informed us that MNJYSA ‘s next F-licensing class will be June 10^th and 12^th. We will host this at the Community Center.
• Rec. coach training will be in early Sept.  This will be about 2 hrs.
• Rec. 2 coaches please coordinate with Marcel for Refs.

Old Business:

The minutes from the February  3rd meeting were approved. They will be placedt on our website.

New Business:

Jen would like to coordinate something for the Red Bulls opening day on March 27^th.  They have Ticket Deals, should we pursue this?  Committee answered yes, but get the ticket money up front.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:45pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Janet Jeans

Recording Secretary

Travel Tryouts Update (5/18)

Tonights U 14 girls tryouts have been canceled. They are being rescheduled for this Thursday 5/20 at Orange Ave Field. Check in will start at 5:30PM.

U13 Boys, Team Barracudas, tryouts tonight (5/18) are cancelled.  Make-Up is Tuesday 5/25 at Orange Ave School at 6:00

U13 Girls tryouts tonight (5/18) are cancelled.  Make-up date has not yet been determined.  Please keep tabs on our website for a new date.

 

PARENT’S VOICE SURVEY – WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Club Members,

We are in the process of assessing the Cranford Soccer Club.  We need your help!  Below you will find a link to the “Parent’s Voice Survey”.  This is your chance to make meaningful comments regarding the Cranford Soccer Club.  The data from this survey will help us in the future to better serve you and your children.  Your feedback will remain confidential to the members of the Board of Directors of the Cranford Soccer Club (CSC).  Please note that we are asking for information pertaining to your coaches as well as the CSC.  For those kids who participated in Peanut Soccer (pre-K) and Instructional (K), this survey is for you too.  Just substitute “trainer” for “coach” when answering the questions.  Please return these surveys to Donna Hendrzak by May 15th at the Cranford Soccer Club PO Box 903 Cranford, NJ  07016.  You can also email the completed survey to Tammie Henderson at tammiehenderson@rocketmail.com

Here is the link to the Parent’s Voice Survey.  If you have trouble opening this link, please email Jason Quinones at JPAQuinones@gmail.com and he will email you the survey as a PDF File:

https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B76nOGsyJDDlNDhjZWZkZTEtYjkyZC00MTVhLTgyMTYtYzRjZDkwMzUxNGY3&hl=en

Thank you for your time, assistance and feedback.  It is greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,

Dave Paradiso

President

Cranford Soccer Club

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING TRAVEL TRYOUTS

TRAVEL TRYOUTS – UPDATED INFORMATION

All children who ultimately participate in travel tryouts must be registered prior to tryouts and pay a one time non-refundable fee of $10 per player. Registration is now open. Absolutely no travel tryout registrations or money will be accepted after the deadline of May 8.   You can register for Travel Tryouts at this site by going to the Registration Link found at the top right hand corner of this website.

Each athlete’s evaluation will be based on a combination of Coach and the Independent Tryout recommendations (SEE POST BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION ON TRYOUT PROCEDURES).  It is strongly recommended that your child attend both tryout sessions but is not required.

All travel teams will be finalized by the week of June 7th.

IF YOU ARE REGISTERING FOR TRAVEL TRYOUTS, YOUR CHILD MUST AT LEAST BE ENTERING THE 3RD GRADE IN THE FALL OF 2010 REGARDLESS OF YOUR CHILD’S AGE.  NO CHILD WHO WILL NOT BE IN AT LEAST 3^RD GRADE IN THE FALL 2010 SHOULD TRYOUT.
Saturday 5/15 Bloomingdale School
U9 tryouts    8-9:30AM
U10 tryouts  9:45-11:15AM
U11 tryouts  11:30-1PM

Saturday 5/22 Orange Ave School (OAS)
U9 tryouts    8-9:30AM
U10 tryouts  9:45-11:15AM
U11 tryouts  11:30-1PM

U12 girls…Monday 5/17 & Wednesday 5/19 6-730PM OAS
U12 boys…Monday 5/17 & 5/24 6:30PM OAS
 
U13 girls…Tuesday 5/18 & Tuesday 5/25  6-730PM HAS (Hillside Ave. School)
U13 boys…Tuesday 5/18 & Thursday 5/27 6-7:30PM OAS
 
U14 girls…Tuesday 5/18 & Friday 5/28 6-7:30PM OAS
U14 boys…Tuesdays 5/18 & 5/25 6-730PM OAS