2/22 update

We have missed the players this week and we are looking to forward to seeing everyone on Sunday. Please note the following:

All NCCL games this weekend are canceled except for the four games scheduled on turf at WRAL on Sunday afternoon.

However, for all players whose games were canceled there will be a training session offered from 12:30-2:00pm at WRAL on Durham Bulls for both north and south players. Please check the weather hotline before leaving for the fields to ensure training is ON. Forecast is for rain so please also ensure they have a rain jacket and are appropriately dressed.

Hope to see everyone tomorrow,

The CAYA Staff

CAYA - Saturday, Feb 14th

This Saturday will see the CAYA Cup event that was rained out at the end of the fall come to fruition. A lot of hard work and effort has gone into planning this event in the hope of making it an enjoyable afternoon for all involved.

Click HERE to view CAYA Cup Rosters and schedule for Saturday.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the forecast for cold temperatures early tomorrow morning the GIRLS CAYA CUP (ONLY) has been pushed back to a 10am start. ALL of the girls games will now commence at 10am and will be concluded by 11:45am. Each team will play 3 consecutive games with 10 minute break between. Upon the conclusion of the event there will be a closing ceremony and we should be all wrapped up by 12:15pm. We apologize for any inconvenience but want to ensure the best possible environment for these young ladies to enjoy the occasion. Thank you for you support and understanding!

We will have an information table set up to help point folks in the right direction, which will have a field map, schedule, rosters and other info. The goals will be numbered and fields 1-4 will be on PowerAde (turf closest the road) and fields 5-8 will be on Daly Sevens (middle turf field).

Parking will be tricky in those first two lots and therefore I would advise everyone to be careful, especially when crossing the road with your children. I would also recommend that you follow the road all the way around close to the exit and look to park in the lots there, due to there being greater space. You can then just stroll across the grass fields to get to the two turf fields (Powerade and Daly Sevens).

Player Attire: All players are to wear normal training attire (White shirt, black shorts and black socks). We understand it may be chilly, particularly in the morning for the girls and therefore pants and jackets are recommended. Coaches will provide pinnies for the away team to wear.

Rules/Format:

·         5v5 (4v4 plus Goalkeepers)
·         25 minute games. No halftime
·         30 minute time slots with kickoffs on the horn
·         Keeper cannot punt
·         Pass-in instead of throw ins
·         All free kicks are indirect
·         No corners - goalkeepers ball (from hands or feet)
·         No offside rule
·         Penalties taken from 8yds
 ·         Substitutions on the fly (every 5 mins)

Older CASL Players Help:

We are extremely lucky to be able to call on a number of our older players to help out with the CAYA Cup this weekend. They will interact with the players, provide guidance, rotate players in and generally help with making the event even better for our young players.

Environment:
The event will see players from different regions and different teams playing together. Please encourage your son or daughter to get to know everyone on their team and make a few new friends. We will have a small award for each CASL player of the game. This will be given to a player selected for best representing the CASL values of character, attitude, success and love of the game. Although the players will be competing and getting after it on Saturday we want the adults (coaches and parents) to take a back seat and allows the kids to experience both success and failure this weekend on their OWN. The 5v5 format has been chosen to allow the kids lots of opportunities to get on the ball and express themselves.

Coaches will referee the games and ensure that subs are rotating often and that everyone gets a chance in goal. Please help us ensuring that the event is FUN for all by sitting back, relaxing and enjoying watching your child do something they really enjoy, PLAYING SOCCER!!!

Sunday, Feb 15^th – TRAINING CANCELED

All games and training at WRAL Soccer Center have been canceled Sunday due to the forecast for extremely cold weather.

Monday, Feb 16^th – Regular Spring Training Begins

Weather permitting, we will now begin training twice a week (Monday’s and Thursday’s) from next week until Thursday, May 7^th.

Communication – as we near closer to the season getting underway next weekend (2/21-22). We are almost all set in terms of having ALL team managers in place to help with small group communication throughout the season. However, we have been utilizing the CASL system over the winter to send out mass communication. Unfortunately, this can only is sent to the email address that was used to register your child. If you have not received any emails via the CASL system (you should have received one today) or you would like to receive the communication to multiple addresses please click HERE to add the necessary information.

We look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday!

The CAYA Staff

CAYA Cup Rosters & Schedule for 2/14

CAYA CUP ROSTERS & SCHEDULES

CAYA Cup rosters and schedules can now be viewed by clicking the link on the left hand side of the blog in the useful links section. Fore details on the format, environment, etc. will be released next week. Please note the rosters for the this CAYA Cup are largely based on the rosters formed for the fall CAYA Cup. 
Reminder: Training times for THIS Saturday switched due to a scheduling conflict. Below are the time slots for tomorrow:

9:00-10:10am	U8/U9 Boys	WRAL Durham Bulls
10:20-11:30am	U10 Boys	WRAL Durham Bulls
11:40-12:50pm	U8/U9/U10 Girls	WRAL Durham Bulls

 
Training on Sunday will go ahead as originally scheduled.
 

U18 ECNL vs Richmond United @ WRAL Travers Lasik – Saturday, Feb 7^th 2pm kickoff

We would love for ALL the CAYA girls to bring a packed lunch with them to the field on Saturday.

·         If it’s COLD – We invite the girls to hang out with the coaches in the OSNC building and watch some of the Merseyside Derby between Everton and Liverpool before heading out to the game.

·         If it’s NICE out – the forecast right now is sunny and high 50’s. Perfect picnic weather! There will be other ECNL games kicking off at 12pm and therefore the girls can eat and watch the back end of some action packed games. Or if you prefer you can grab some lunch as a family and come back for the game.

Ultimately, we would like for as many CAYA players/families as possible to be there for the 2pm kickoff sporting their ORANGE jerseys to help make the day extra special and to show the class of the CASL family!!!

Please see the following note from Sean Nahas, ECNL Director and U18 Coach:

“When we think about how much time, effort and energy these girls have put into this club, it makes you want to show how much we appreciate them and what they do/have done for CASL each and every day.  We are trying to get as many CASL players as we can to come out and give back to them by showing our support and gratitude.  They have been role models to the younger girls and for most of them, this is going to be a pretty emotional game.  It would be great to line the fields with CASL and CAYA players who are there to support them and send them off with class. “

The CAYA Staff

 

IMPORTANT: Change in Schedule for Saturday, 2/7 Preseason Training

A few important updates…

CAYA PRESEASON TRAINING – TIME CHANGES FOR SATURDAY

Unfortunately, due to a scheduling snafu there will a change in time to the preseason training time slots for THIS Saturday, February 7^th. All other dates will go ahead as originally scheduled (weather permitting). We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this change may cause. If your child is unable to attend their scheduled time slot but an earlier or later one may work please contact your regional director.

Please see new time slots below.

9:00-10:10am	U8/U9 Boys	WRAL Durham Bulls
10:20-11:30am	U10 Boys	WRAL Durham Bulls
11:40-12:50pm	U8/U9/U10 Girls	WRAL Durham Bulls

*Please note the GIRLS have been moved to the 3^rd time slot as we would like for them to stay at the fields and support their CASL sisters. The U18 ECNL team will pull on their CASL jerseys for the final time and we would love for the CAYA army of girls to be out in full force to support them.

U18 ECNL vs Richmond United @ WRAL Travers Lasik – Saturday, Feb 7^th 2pm kickoff

We would love for ALL the CAYA girls to bring a packed lunch with them to the field on Saturday.

·         If it’s COLD – We invite the girls to hang out with the coaches in the OSNC building and watch some of the Merseyside Derby between Everton and Liverpool before heading out to the game.

·         If it’s NICE out – the forecast right now is sunny and high 50’s. Perfect picnic weather! There will be other ECNL games kicking off at 12pm and therefore the girls can eat and watch the back end of some action packed games. Or if you prefer you can grab some lunch as a family and come back for the game.

Ultimately, we would like for as many CAYA players/families as possible to be there for the 2pm kickoff sporting their ORANGE jerseys to help make the day extra special and to show the class of the CASL family!!!

Please see the following note from Sean Nahas, ECNL Director and U18 Coach:

“When we think about how much time, effort and energy these girls have put into this club, it makes you want to show how much we appreciate them and what they do/have done for CASL each and every day.  We are trying to get as many CASL players as we can to come out and give back to them by showing our support and gratitude.  They have been role models to the younger girls and for most of them, this is going to be a pretty emotional game.  It would be great to line the fields with CASL and CAYA players who are there to support them and send them off with class. “

CAYA CUP ROSTERS

We plan to have CAYA Cup schedules and rosters out by THIS Friday at the latest. If your player is UNAVAILABLE for the event on Saturday, Feb 14^th please communicate this with your regional director ASAP. Thanks in advance!

 

Apologies once again and we look forward to seeing everyone on Thursday evening!

 

The CAYA Staff

CAYA Training Reminder for this Week

CAYA Families,

We hope your players enjoyed the first weekend of preseason training. Just a quick reminder that there is NO CAYA training Tonight (Monday, 2/2). Due to the busy weekend schedule we will train on Thursday's only for the next two weeks (2/5 and 2/12).

Remaining Preseason Schedule:

Thursday, Feb 5th – Regional training                    

Saturday, Feb 7th – 12-4pm @ WRAL Durham Bulls

·         12:00-1:10pm – U8/U9 Boys
·         1:20-2:30pm - U8/U9/U10 Girls
·         2:40-3:50pm - U10 Boys                     

Sunday, Feb 8th – 11-3pm @ WRAL Travers Lasik                             

·         11-12:10pm - U8/U9 Boys
·         12:20 -1:30pm - U8/U9/U10 Girls
·         1:40-2:50pm - U10 Boys     

Thursday, Feb 12th – Regional training                  

*Saturday, Feb 14th – CAYA CUP @ WRAL (more details to come later this week)

·         Girls 9-12pm
·         Boys 12-5pm           

Sunday, Feb 15th – 11-3pm @ WRAL Powerade

·         11-12:10pm - U8/U9 Boys
·         12:20 -1:30pm - U8/U9/U10 Girls
·         1:40-2:50pm - U10 Boys     

Monday, Feb 16th – 2x a week training begins

For those of you that missed the blog posting from Friday, here is the NCCL schedule link http://soccer.sincsports.com/TTContent.aspx?tid=NCCLS&tab=1

*Please note there still may be minor changes to the schedule but we hope to have these ironed out in the next week and we will update you as we go.

 We look forward to seeing your player on Thursday evening.

 

The CAYA Staff