The official online e-newsletter of OYSAN
Volume 3, Issue 3 2/26/2008
IN THIS ISSUE:

US Youth Soccer National League News
DA Winter Showcase
Gerard Houllier at NSCAA Convention
Soccer problems in Argentina
Region II Coaching Symposium
Jay Hoffman wins Fleck Award
Sport and Character Development
Soccer Start and Top Soccer Grant Applications
US Youth Soccer Club Directory
"Kohl's Kids Who Care" Nominations
OYSAN Sanctioned Tournaments
Ohio Soccer Club Try-out Issue: MAY
Ohio Youth Soccer Association North
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Tel: 330/659-0989
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OYSAN Blast

Pictured above are members of the 2007 OYSAN ODP-International trip posing outside Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria, Germany. The 2008 tour to Holland, Germany and France takes place next month and includes a visit to the Stade de France to watch France play England!

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Regional Symposium
The Region II Coaches Symposium opens at BGSU this Friday night with US Soccer Technical Director and U-18 National Team Coach Bob Jenkins headlining. The registration link is https://ssl.gcis.net/hhforms/region2/SympReg.htm

In conjunction with the Regional Symposium, US Soccer National Staff Coach Mike Dickey is hosting an invitation-only event for current national and regional level players and girls aspiring to that level. Sixty girls from OYSAN, Ohio South and Michigan will participate in the 2-day event.

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Congratulations to Matt Mason (Everest) who traveled with the 1990 Region II boys team to Costa Rica earlier this month.

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National Youth License
OYSAN, in conjunction with US Youth Soccer and the United States Soccer Federation, is hosting the National Youth License Course in June (17-22) at the Blossom Hill Complex in Brecksvile.

The National Youth License is designed to provide club directors of coaching, youth coaches, physical education teachers, and soccer administrators with the knowledge to successfully structure soccer environments for children aged 5-12.

The role of the facilitator and the role of the coach are explored; the physical, mental and emotional needs and capabilities of players from 5-12 are explored; the lessons from developmental psychology are explored; and the art of teaching is explored. Candidates are videotaped for analysis during live training sessions. State coaching staff instructors are required to hold the NYL certification.

2008 National Youth License
Blossom Hill Complex, Brecksville
Tuesday, June 17 (6-9)
Wednesday, June 18 (8-7)
Thursday, June 19 (8-7)
Friday, June 20 (8-7)
Saturday, June 21 (8-7)
Sunday, June 22 (8-12)

For more information and to registration, cut and paste this link: https://ssl.hammerhead.net/ohionorthcoaching/displaycoursesnew.asp(PDF

A license coaches who complete the NYL are awarded eight CEU's towards their license renewal.

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The OYSAN soccer community extends its sympathies to Avon coach Geeva Nanda who recently lost his wife following an 18 month battle with cancer.

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Congratulations to three OYSAN players who have been invited to attend the 2008 Adidas ESP Showcase (July 3-8) in Denver, CO

Michael Green (Strongsville and PSA-United)
Nagbe Darlington Nagbe (Lakewood and Internationals)
Ben Speas (Stow and Everest)


About OYSAN – Ohio Youth Soccer Association North is the official representative of US Youth Soccer and the United States Soccer Federation in northern Ohio. Affiliates of OYSAN provide more than 55,000 youngsters in northern Ohio with the opportunity to play soccer, making OYSAN, one of Ohio's largest youth sport organizations. For more information about OYSAN, go to www.oysan.org.

About US Youth Soccer - US Youth Soccer-The Game for ALL Kids!® is the largest member of the United States Soccer Federation, the governing body of soccer in the United States. US Youth Soccer registers more than 3.2 million players annually, ages 5 to 19, in 55 member state associations. US Youth Soccer programs provide a fun, safe and healthy environment for players at every level of the game.

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