Folsom Lake Surf Newsletter | September 2020

Message from Fritz

Dear members,

As a player, heading into the fall soccer season was my favorite time of year - that transition into fall season after a grueling hot summer of team fitness, taking stock of summer tournament accolades, connecting with teammates off the field at school, and after school pick-up games. Needless to say, this year is different in so many ways.

Having had the chance to speak with some families at practice fields, at the Hub and most recently at team photos, I have been moved by some of the creative ways families have tried to normalize life for their children. The way this community seems to rally around the needs of its children is one thing I refer to often and is one of the reasons many of us chose to move to this area.

However, I also heard that this has been a difficult time for many. I want you to know we are here to help. With the start of school, changes in the weather and available daylight, we recognize that our players might need opportunities for some “decompression time” away from home and school. We are working on a few ways to use our indoor facility to provide players with some socially distanced activities such as 2 v 2 soccer tennis or offering the classroom lounge as a place to relax in while catching highlights on TV or catching up with friends. We have also established a relationship with a local charitable organization (Hands for Hope) and there will be opportunities for players to get involved with upcoming clothing and food drives. We will provide you with more details about all of this soon.

Lastly, I have been in touch with a school counselor to learn more about how schools are helping families and I was provided with this helpful link. It is really informative and worth reading.

Helping Children Cope With Changes Resulting From COVID-19

Please also remember to let your child’s coach know if they can help with anything. A little extra attention from a coach can be a powerful thing!

Juggles for Dimes

We are getting super excited for our first annual Juggles for Dimes event! A few updates:

Scheduled for Saturday Oct. 17th at Econome Family Park
Send us a picture of your player jugglining and will will send back a branded image you can use for sociliting bids!

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ODP, PDP, Surf Select - Platforms to Shine

Ever wonder the difference between ODP, PDP and Surf Select? Fritz does a great job in this article explaining each one. While there are differences, they accomplist the same thing...giving players a platform to shine.

NorCal Surf Nation is currently made up of 6 clubs spanning from Reno (close enough to NorCal!) down to Monterrey. We will come together over the coming years for play dates, tournaments and combine to make NorCal Surf Select teams in edition our players will get the opportunity to guest play on sister Surf clubs...some of already gotten this opportunity playing with the Hawaii Surf at Surf Cup. Our combined future is exciting!

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Coach Spotlight - Anthony Chimienti

Anthony Chimienti's soccer playing experience ranges from Santa Clara University all the way to the Beach Soccer World Cup in Brazil...hard to find better coaching qualifications than that! We are lucky to have Anthony coaching for us!

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ScoutingZone Partnership

Folsom Lake Surf has partnered with ScoutingZone to provide our U15+ Premier team players the tools needed to navigate college recruitment especially during this pandemic era. ScoutingZone is the fastest growing soccer scouting platform used by over 1900+ collegiate, professional & national team scouts, 6000+ teams and 85000+ players.

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Hands 4 Hope

Through Folsom Lake Soccer League’s Outreach Program We are proud to support Hands 4 Hope. H4H is an amazing organization based in our area that empowers youth to serve our community. Student leaders organize fundraisers and donation drives for communities in need. We are happy to support their efforts and look forward to showing how our families can come together to help.

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NorCal Surf Select

First the bad news - the smoke delayed the first NorCal Surf Select ID camp twice and is now scheduled for September 26 & 27. Now the good news, they have added the 2005 and 2006 age groups to the mix! Best of luck to all the players who will be representing Folsom Lake Surf!

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UPCOMING SURF SOCCER CAMPS & CLINICS

October Camps & Clinics

These popular once a week/one hour skills sessions are extremely popular so keep an eye out for registration details - August & September classes filled in less than a week! For more information, please email thehub@folsomlakesurf.org

Full October camp details will be released next week!

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