| Folsom Lake Surf Newsletter | September 2021
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As we send our fifty teams out each weekend for competitions, I am reminded of what an amazing opportunity this poses for our players to represent themselves, their families and communities, and our Club. Let’s continue to demonstrate the power of these lessons for our children through continued positive behavior on the sidelines and support for our teams no matter the outcome of any match. We have an amazing community, so let’s always put our best foot forward.
On this note, I would like to share that NorCal circulated a letter asking all clubs to remind their members to be responsible while representing their teams on the sidelines at games and practices. Additionally, there is a significant referee shortage and they have also asked us to avoid verbally abusing referees. We simply can’t afford to lose the refs we do have. Thank you!
CLUB UPDATES
Futsal
We have over 60 players signed up for our inaugural training session being held at the Folsom Sports Complex on Thursdays and Sundays. Rosters for the upcoming United Futsal’s Championship Series regional event in Las Vegas will be formed soon. We hope to accommodate players whose Club team practices conflict with our training sessions.
Referee Courses
To address the current referee shortage clubs across the region, clubs are rushing to offer classes to anyone 13yrs old and older. Here is the link to the document on how to signup to become a referee (and make $$$), which will culminate in an in-person session on Thursday, October 14th.
We continue to focus on providing our players with as many developmental opportunities as possible. Thanks again for you support. Go Surf!
Fritz
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For those of you not following us on social media on Tuesday's we post our teams success in the previous weeks tournaments. It's really amazing the success some of our teams are having out there. This past weekend we had 7 teams in the top 3 of their tournaments, and of those 3 were the champions, and that was just last weekend. Just really impressive play and coaching out there. Of course, we know not all of our teams are winning or placing in tournaments, and that's OK. This is comp soccer and the other teams want to win too, it's what makes it such a great experience. Regardless if your team is winning or not, remember it's those players that are still grinding and getting better every day who finish at the top in the older years of youth soccer and even at the college level.
If you aren't following us on social media we highly recommend that you do. We are always posting content and the latest information about our teams and the club in general there first.
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College Commitment - Gabby Marsh
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Congratulations to Gabby Marsh of our 03/04 Girls NPL team on her commitment to Cal State San Marcos! Gabby is our first college commitment this season with many more to come! Way to go Gabby, we are proud of you! In her own words:
I'm so excited to announce I have committed to further my academic and soccer career at Cal State San Marcos! First, I would like to thank all my coaches and teammates who have helped me become the person and soccer player I am today. Next, I would like to thank my Coach, Rino Chimienti, he has helped me learn so many things on and off the field. Last and most importantly, I would like to thank my family for being with me through it all. Special shout out to my brother Giovanni and dad for always being my number one supporters. I cannot wait to see what the future holds for me at San Marcos, GO COUGARS!!!
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We would like to give a GIANT shout out to our Safety Officer Dr. Michael Shea. He has worked tirelessly behind to ensure we remain focused on the safety of our players and coaches. If you ever need a pediatric orthopedics doctor, he is your guy. Thank you Dr. Shea!
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Referees are needed! Are you 13 or older? If so you qualify to sign up to become a referee! You can make $ and enjoy giving back to the game we all love. Click the button below to open the document on how to sign up to become a referee (and make $$$), which will culminate in an in-person session on Thursday, October 14th.
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Folsom Lake Surf Tournaments
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We are excited to be hosting our first two tournaments as Surf! The Surf Challenge and Showcase in December and the Halloween Classic this October. Click the images above to learn more and register for these tournaments!
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Friends of Surf - September Update
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We are building a spirit of community one step at a time: partnering with local businesses, helping our community, and appreciating our coaches.
In our September update a big thank you to Rock-n-Fire restaurant for hosting our dine out fundraiser last month and setting a new record on funds raised! And our second coach appreciation award, goes to Coach Ronil Dwarka! Click the button below to read all about it.
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| This Months Skills Competition - Rainbow!
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Congratulations to Max Bilgin of our 2011 Premier I team on winning our first ever monthly skills competition! Max submitted a video of himself doing an awesome rainbow flick and followed that up by volleying it into the goal! Great job Max! You are the winner of a box of Crumbl Cookies! Thank you to all those you submitted entries, we thought they were all great!
Each month we will be doing a skills competition. We encourage all participants to get creative and show us what you can do!
For the month of October our skill will be juggling tricks. Video your fanciest juggling trick and post it to social media by following the below. Prize will either be Crumbl Cookies or a gift card to a restaurant. But even bigger than that is being featured in this newsletter!
To Enter:
1. Post a video of yourself doing your best juggling trick
2. Tag us and use the hashtag #folsomlakesurf_juggles2021
3. Post the video to your stories and tag us for a chance to be featured
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| 2nd Annual Juggles For Dimes
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The 2nd Annual Juggles for Dimes fundraiser is kicking off and will happen on Saturday, November 6th from 4pm to 8pm, at John Kemp Community Park in Folsom!!! The picnic style event invites all families from the Folsom Lake Surf community to enjoy an evening of fun, games, food vendors, 50/50 raffle and auction, SWAG, local businesses, and an appearance by a special guest(s). The focus of the event will be to raise money for your team as well as Friends of Surf’s newly organized mission Surf Cares.
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Paul Buckle Elite Performance Training
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As part of Friends of Surfs’ effort to promote additional programming for our members, it is launching specialized training sessions on Wednesday during the month of October. We will rotate offerings for age groups monthly, so everyone has a chance to participate. For October, Paul will work with:
2003/04/05 boys and Girls: 5-6 pm
2006-07 boys and girls: 6-7 pm
2010-2011 boys and girls: 7-8 pm
Registration Links below
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