CAYA Update - 8/27

I hope this post finds you well.

Note: There will be no CAYA or CASL Training on Monday, September 1st in accordance with Labor Day

NC Champions League Schedule
Apologies for the delay in getting this to you. We had hoped to get this out much sooner but a group pulled out at the last minute due to some problems on their end. We have managed to work the schedule so that each team is slated to have nine games this fall (weather permitting). We hope that by holding off until now to get the link to you that there will be very minimal changes, if any at all. Thank you for your patience during this period!

U10-U11 NCYSA Academy Schedule 
Four U10 boys and Two U10 girls CAYA teams will play in the NCYSA Academy this fall.

CAYA Gift Cards - returning players to CAYA this year will receive a $70 gift card this Thursday at practice. Your regional directors will communicate how and where to pick them up.

CAYA Cup to be played on Saturday, November 1st at WRAL. More info to come.

EPL Weekend TV Schedule:
Long weekend with no CAYA games coming up. Fear not there is a full schedule of EPL games coming up. Pick of the games this weekend have to be:

1. Burnley vs Manchester Utd - Will the red devils horrible run continue? They have picked up 1 point from the first two EPL games and then getting trounced 4-0 in the league cup midweek by a team two divisions below them. 
2. Everton vs Chelsea - Everton served up a great game at home to Arsenal last weekend and will provide the first real test for one of this year's favorites for the title. 
3. Tottenham vs Liverpool - 2 teams sure to be challenging for the top four. With Liverpool having lost on Monday to Manchester City and Tottenham winning both their games this year, this game will provide lots of excitement, especially with Super Mario Balotelli in line to make his debut for the Reds.

Sat., Aug. 30	7:45 a.m.	Burnley	Manchester United	NBCSN
Sat., Aug. 30	10 a.m.	Manchester City	Stoke City	TBD, mun2
Sat., Aug. 30	10 a.m.	West Ham	Southampton	TBD
Sat., Aug. 30	10 a.m.	Aston Villa	Hull City	TBD
Sat., Aug. 30	10 a.m.	Newcastle	Crystal Palace	TBD
Sat., Aug. 30	10 a.m.	Swansea City	West Brom	TBD
Sat., Aug. 30	10 a.m.	Queens Park Rangers	Sunderland	TBD
Sat., Aug. 30	12:30 p.m.	Everton	Chelsea	NBC, mun2
Sun., Aug 31	8:30 a.m.	Tottenham	Liverpool	NBCSN, mun2
Sun., Aug 31	11 a.m.	Leicester City	Arsenal	NBCSN, Telemundo

Enjoy the long weekend folks and we will follow up next week with key information before we kickoff the opening weekend's games.


The CAYA Staff

Weekend Recap and Other Info

Weekend Recap:
We hope the players enjoyed the opportunity to scrimmage last weekend. As coaches the games were very valuable in gauging the level of our players/team and also enabling us to better get to know the players. It was incredibly hot so thanks to everyone for ensuring the players were well hydrated and ready for action. 

Top 10 nutrition Tips for Kids Playing Sports
For those of you whose child struggled in the heat or anyone looking to ensure there child is given the best chance of performing to their maximum please click the link above.The article lists 10 great tips on how to help ensure your child remains healthy first and foremost but also how to fuel them up effectively for sports. Please take a few moments to read!

Reminder: Our normal fall training schedule is now underway (Monday's & Thursday's). Please be sure to check the CASL weather hotline before leaving for the fields each evening as their always seems to be a chance of storms. 

*Please note there will be NO TRAINING on Monday, September 1st in accordance with Labor Day*

Schedule Update:
We plan to have schedules for both NCYSA and NCCL schedules confirmed and out to everyone by Friday of this week. We thank you for your patience and will plan to forward the links along once everything is set. 

CAYA Gift Cards - I am delighted to announce that ALL returning CAYA players will be given a $70 gift card to soccer.com. With CAYA being in its second year CASL have made the decision to reward those families returning to the program. The cards have just arrived and we hope to have them available for collection next week. Your regional director will arrange the best way to get cards to whom this applies. 
*Please note if your son/daughter receives financial aid they will not qualify to receive a gift card*

EPL Weekend TV Schedule

No CAYA games or training for the next 2 weekends. Enjoy the opportunity to take in a game or two and help further your son or daughters understanding. Even if you are not a soccer expert or you are learning the game yourself. Try and do it together. Find a team, learn about their history and traditions and root them on. If you are still looking for a team, see last week's posting. The pick of this weekend's games for me would be Everton v Arsenal on Saturday afternoon and even better the Monday afternoon game between last year's champions, Manchester City and the mighty Liverpool.

Sat., Aug. 23      7:45 a.m.     Aston Villa v Newcastle                      NBCSN
Sat., Aug. 23      10 a.m.        Chelsea v Leicester City                      TBD, mun2
Sat., Aug. 23      10 a.m.        Crystal Palace v West Ham                 TBD
Sat., Aug. 23      10 a.m.        Southampton v West Brom                  TBD
Sat., Aug. 23      10 a.m.        Swansea City v Burnley                       TBD
Sat., Aug. 23      12:30 p.m.   Everton v Arsenal                                NBC, mun2
Sun., Aug. 24      8:30 a.m.    Tottenham v Queens Park Rangers       CNBC
Sun., Aug. 24      8:30 a.m.    Hull City v Stoke City                          Extra Time
Sun., Aug. 24      11 a.m.       Sunderland v Manchester United         NBCSN, Telemundo
Mon., Aug 25      3 p.m.        Man City v Liverpool                          NBCSN, mun2

If you have any questions please contact your regional director,

The CAYA Staff

HAPPY FRIDAY!

Looking Ahead to the weekend.. We wrap up CAYA pre-season training this weekend before we get into the regular fall schedule next week.

Plan for Saturday (Regional Training): 

CAYA North Boys & Girls @ WRAL SportsClips & Gladwell Orthodontics
U9's       9:00-10:30am
U10's     10:30-12:00pm

CAYA South Boys & Girls @ Green Hope ES
U9's       5:30-700pm
U10's     7:00-8:30pm

Plan for Sunday @ Green Hope ES (2750 Louis Stephens Dr, Cary)
On Sunday afternoon each CAYA team will play two 30 minute scrimmages against other teams within CAYA. Please plan on arriving 30 minutes prior to your first game and wear normal training attire. These games will be as much for the players to get to know their coach as it will be for the coaches to get to know the players. Please try to enjoy the nice weather and the opportunity to watch your son/daughter do something they love.

Time	Field 1		Field 2
1:00	U10G CAYA Black North	U10G CAYA Red North	U09G CAYA Gray North	U09G CAYA White North
1:35	U10G CAYA Red North	U10G CAYA Red South	U09G CAYA Black North	U09G CAYA White North
2:10	U10G CAYA Red South	U10G CAYA Black South	U09G CAYA Black North	U09G CAYA Red North
2:45	U10G CAYA Black North	U10G CAYA White North	U09G CAYA Gray North	U09G CAYA Black South
3:20	U10G CAYA Gray North	U10G CAYA White North	U09G CAYA Red North	U09G CAYA Red South
3:55	U10G CAYA Gray North	U10G CAYA Black South	U09G CAYA Red South	U09G CAYA Black South
4:30	U09B CAYA Red North	U09B CAYA Red South
5:05	U09B CAYA Red South	U09B CAYA Black North
5:40	U09B CAYA Black North	U09B CAYA Black South
6:15	U09B CAYA Red North	U09B CAYA Black South
Time	Field 3		Field 4
1:00	U08B CAYA Red North	U08B CAYA Black North	U10B CAYA Red North	U10B CAYA Red South
1:35	U09B CAYA Orange North	U08B CAYA Black North	U10B CAYA Red North	U10B CAYA Black South
2:10	U08B CAYA Red North	U09B CAYA Gray South	U10B CAYA Black North	U10B CAYA Red South
2:45	U09B CAYA Orange North	U09B CAYA Gray South	U10B CAYA Black North	U10B CAYA Black South
3:20	U09B CAYA White North	U09B CAYA White South	U10B CAYA White North	U10B CAYA Del Sol
3:55	U09B CAYA Silver North	U09B CAYA White North	U10B CAYA White South	U10B CAYA Del Sol
4:30	U09B CAYA Gray North	U09B CAYA Silver North	U10B CAYA White North	U10B CAYA Gray North
5:05	U09B CAYA Gray North	U09B CAYA White South	U10B CAYA White South	U10B CAYA Silver North
5:40			U10B CAYA Silver North	U10B CAYA Gray North
6:15

U10 Players Needed!
On Saturday evening CASL will be holding a Kickoff Event at WakeMed Soccer Park (201 Soccer Park Dr, Cary) for the Challenge and Recreation programs within the club. As part of the event a few of the coaches and I will be running a few sessions and we are in need of 16 players. We would like to offer this out to any U10 boy or girl. We would need them to be at WakeMed from 4:00-5:30pm. Please use this link to sign up: CASL Kickoff Event - Players Needed!!!

EPL Kicks Off Saturday
On one final note. As an  Englishman I may be biased but I strongly believe the English Premier League is the best domestic soccer league in the world. It is the most watched league and in my opinion the most entertaining, It may not be the prettiest at times. It may not have the most technical players. It may not have many British players (probably a good thing). BUT it is certainly exciting!!!

Here is the TV schedule for this weekend:

Date	Time (ET)	Home	Away	Network
Sat., Aug. 16	7:45 a.m.	Man United	Swansea City	NBCSN, mun2
Sat., Aug. 16	10 a.m.	Leicester City	Everton	TBD
Sat., Aug. 16	10 a.m.	West Ham	Tottenham	TBD
Sat., Aug. 16	10 a.m.	Stoke City	Aston Villa	TBD
Sat., Aug. 16	10 a.m.	Queens Park Rangers	Hull City	TBD
Sat., Aug. 16	10 a.m.	West Brom	Sunderland	TBD
Sat., Aug. 16	12:30 p.m.	Arsenal	Crystal Palace	NBC, mun2
Sun., Aug. 17	8:30 a.m.	Liverpool	Southampton	NBCSN
Sun., Aug. 17	11 a.m.	Newcastle	Man City	NBCSN, Telemundo
Mon., Aug. 18	3 p.m.	Burnley	Chelsea	NBCSN, mun2

Don't have a team? Then get one. I myself have adopted the following american teams for various reasons:
Buffalo Bills (NFL)
Buffalo Sabres (NHL)
Boston Red Sox (MLB)
Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA)
Portland Timbers (MLS)

I would encourage you to do a better job selecting a team than I did. Especially, if it is glory you seek..However, the main reason for me sharing this info with you is to try and help further your child's passion for the game and also increase their soccer IQ. Watching the game at the highest levels is a great tool for learning and if you can get involved in the EPL as parents then it will certainly help and lead to some interesting discussions in your household.

Some useful quick links:
Parents - Which English premier league team should you support?
How to pick a Premier League Club, the facts, the fiction and a comparable US sports teams
Picking the most exciting player to watch from each premier league team

CAYA Staff

Final Week of Pre-Season Training

Firstly, I hope all the players enjoyed this past week's training. The coaching staff really enjoyed working with the players and it was great to see their effort and intensity at NetSports over the weekend. 

Below is the schedule for the last week of pre-season. Please be sure to check the CASL website  for weather related updates and field changes/closures before you leave for the fields. We have had a lot of rain over the weekend and there may be more to come.

Thursday, August 14th - Regional Training - Normal times & Locations

Saturday, August 16th - Regional Training - see below for times and locations

CAYA North Boys & Girls @ WRAL SportsClips (#12) & Gladwell Orthodontics (#13)  
U9's      9:00-10:30am
U10's   10:30-12:00pm

CAYA South Boys & Girls @ Green Hope ES
U9's      5:30-7:00pm
U10's    7:00-8:30pm

Sunday, August 17th - Scrimmages @ Green Hope ES (2750 Louis Stephens Dr, Cary, NC)

All teams are scheduled to play 2 x 30 min games. See schedule below:

Time	Field 1		Field 2
1:00	U10G CAYA Black North	U10G CAYA Red North	U09G CAYA Gray North	U09G CAYA White North
1:35	U10G CAYA Red North	U10G CAYA Red South	U09G CAYA Black North	U09G CAYA White North
2:10	U10G CAYA Red South	U10G CAYA Black South	U09G CAYA Black North	U09G CAYA Red North
2:45	U10G CAYA Black North	U10G CAYA White North	U09G CAYA Gray North	U09G CAYA Black South
3:20	U10G CAYA Gray North	U10G CAYA White North	U09G CAYA Red North	U09G CAYA Red South
3:55	U10G CAYA Gray North	U10G CAYA Black South	U09G CAYA Red South	U09G CAYA Black South
4:30	U09B CAYA Red North	U09B CAYA Red South
5:05	U09B CAYA Red South	U09B CAYA Black North
5:40	U09B CAYA Black North	U09B CAYA Black South
6:15	U09B CAYA Red North	U09B CAYA Black South
Time	Field 3		Field 4
1:00	U08B CAYA Red North	U08B CAYA Black North	U10B CAYA Red North	U10B CAYA Red South
1:35	U09B CAYA Orange North	U08B CAYA Black North	U10B CAYA Red North	U10B CAYA Black South
2:10	U08B CAYA Red North	U09B CAYA Gray South	U10B CAYA Black North	U10B CAYA Red South
2:45	U09B CAYA Orange North	U09B CAYA Gray South	U10B CAYA Black North	U10B CAYA Black South
3:20	U09B CAYA White North	U09B CAYA White South	U10B CAYA White North	U10B CAYA Del Sol
3:55	U09B CAYA Silver North	U09B CAYA White North	U10B CAYA White South	U10B CAYA Del Sol
4:30	U09B CAYA Gray North	U09B CAYA Silver North	U10B CAYA White North	U10B CAYA Gray North
5:05	U09B CAYA Gray North	U09B CAYA White South	U10B CAYA White South	U10B CAYA Silver North
5:40			U10B CAYA Silver North	U10B CAYA Gray North
6:15

***Monday, August 18th - Fall Season Training Officially Begins***

Happy Monday CAYA Families

Firstly, it was great to see everyone at NetSports yesterday. We hope your son/daughter enjoyed the testing and futsal action. The scores are being computed and will be provided to players in due time. These scores will hopefully serve as a gauge for individual improvement over the course of the year.

Below is the schedule for this week:

Thursday, August 7th - CAYA Regional Team Training

North Boys & Girls = WRAL Durham Bulls                                  South Boys & Girls = Thomas Brooks

U9: 5:00-6:30pm                                                                              U9: 5:00-6:30pm 

U10: 6:30-8:00pm                                                                            U10: 6:30-8:00pm

Saturday, August 9th - NLA Technical Training for all CAYA players @ NetSports Center. See schedule below:

NLA Technical Training Time (1hr.)	Technical Training Groups
12pm	U10G North Red - Tait	U10G North Black - Wolfe
	U10G North White - Myers	U10G North Grey - Allen
	U10G South Red - Dell'Omo	U10G South Black - Fox
1pm	U9G North Red - Tait	U9G North Black - Myers
	U9G North White - Ellisen	U9G North Grey - Murphy
	U9G South Red - Penwell	U9G South Black - McLaughlin
2pm	U8B North Red - Cerullo	U8B North Black - Henry
	U9B South Red - Petz	U9B South Black - Gallardo
3pm	U9B North White - Pinto	U9B North Grey - Walters
	U9B North Silver - McKinney	U9B North Orange - Debrah
4pm	U10B North Grey - Walters	U10B North Silver- Henry
	U9B North Red - Buddha	U9B North Black -Lassiter
	U9B South Red - O'Malley	U9B South Black - King
5pm	U10B North Red - Buddha	U10B South Red - McClellan
	U10B North Black - Pinto	U10B South Black- Penwell
	U10B North White - Lassiter	U10B South White - King

*Note: we would like for players to arrive 15 mins before their allotted time.

 Sunday, August 10th - NLA Technical Training for all CAYA players @ NetSports Center. See schedule below:

NLA Technical Training Time (1 hr.)	Technical Training Groups
10am	U8B North Red - Cerullo	U8B North Black - Henry
	U9B South Red - Petz	U9B South Black - Gallardo
11am	U9B North White - Pinto	U9B North Grey - Walters
	U9B North Silver - McKinney	U9B North Orange - Debrah
12pm	U10B North Grey - Walters	U10B North Silver- Henry
	U9B North Red - Buddha	U9B North Black -Lassiter
	U9B South Red - O'Malley	U9B South Black - King
1pm	U10B North Red - Buddha	U10B South Red - McClellan
	U10B North Black - Pinto	U10B South Black- Penwell
	U10B North White - Lassiter	U10B South White - King
2pm	U10G North Red - Tait	U10G North Black - Wolfe
	U10G North White - Myers	U10G North Grey - Allen
	U10G South Red - Dell'Omo	U10G South Black - Fox
3pm	U9G North Red - Tait	U9G North Black - Myers
	U9G North White - Ellisen	U9G North Grey - Murphy
	U9G South Red - Penwell	U9G South Black - McLaughlin

*Note: we would like for players to arrive 15 mins before their allotted time.

Finally, please note the CAYA training attire for ALL sessions is as follows:

Black Socks

Black Shorts

White CAYA T-Shirt (if you have not received your shirt yet then white t-shirt will do)

If you have any questions please contact your regional director.

The CAYA Staff