A publication of the Keeper! Club
Written and edited by Jim Walker
-- May, 2011
A publication of the Keeper Club
Written and edited by Jim Walker
TRAINING IN MAY
ALL keepers will be invited to the final training session of spring on Thursday, June 2, at 5:30pm. There will be NO Junior Keeper session at 6:30pm on June 2.
Keeper Club training in May (for ages 10-18 years old) will be held at Dyess Park on Mondays at 6:45pm and Thursdays at 5:30pm. There will be NO training on Monday, May 30, in observance of Memorial Day. Junior Keepers (ages 8-10 years old) meet on Thursdays at 6:30pm. Fee for Keeper Club is $100 for ten weeks of training, with a $50 discount to Cy-Fair Youth Soccer Club and Dynamos goalkeepers. For Junior Keepers the fee is $25 for ten weeks. Units of training for Spring, 2011, are: January 10-March 17 and March 21-June 2. For keepers attending the March 21-June 2 unit, payment is due. Please make checks payable to Keeper Club and mail to: Dynamos, attn: Loree, 10924 Grant Rd. #224, Houston 77070. For more information, email JWalker332@aol.comor phone 281-217-1612.
GRANT WINS THE PRIZE
Because he made the effort when nobody else did, Grant Steppe walks off with a brand new Jabulani soccer ball like the ones used in the recent World Cup for his reply to last month‘s Keeper! puzzler. Grant has been a longtime loyal Keeper Club member. Check out this month’s Keeper Kwiz for a chance to win a Chick-fil-a gift card!
Free Tryouts
DYNAMOS SELECT U11-13 PLAYERS
Goalkeepers can bid for berths on Dynamos Select teams for Division One, Super Two and Division Two leagues at tryouts in May and June. Under-11 through under-13 candidates try out May 16 and May 18; older players (under-14 and older) will be selected in June. Here are the dates:
U11-U13 players try out in May
U11 BOYS/GIRLS (8/1/00-7/31/01): Mon., May 16, and Wed., May 18, 5:15pm-6:45PM
U12 BOYS/GIRLS (8/1/99-7/31/00): Mon., May 16, and Wed., May 18, 6:30pm-8pm
U13 BOYS/GIRLS (8/1/98-7/31/99): Mon., May 16, and Wed., May 18, 7:45pm-9:15pm
Older players try out in June
U14 BOYS/GIRLS (8/1/97-7/31/98): Mon., June 6 and Wed., June 8, 5:15pm-6:45pm
U15 BOYS/GIRLS (8/1/96-7/31/97): Mon., June 6 and Wed., June 8, 6:30pm-8pm
U16 BOYS/GIRLS (8/1/95-7/31/96): Mon., June 6 and Wed., June 8, 7:45pm-9:15pm
U17 BOYS/GIRLS (8/1/94-7/31/95): Tues., June 7 and Thurs., June 9, 6:30pm-8pm
U18 BOYS/GIRLS (8/1/93-7/31/94): Tues., June 7 and Thurs., June 9, 6:30pm-8pm
U19 BOYS/GIRLS (8/1/92-7/31/93): Tues., June 7 and Thurs., June 9, 6:30pm-8pm
Keepers, bring gloves and jersey, but be prepared to play on the field in short-sided games. Make sure you have water, shin guards, comfortable soccer shoes, and a ball. Please DO NOT wear a club soccer uniform (includes Dynamos or other clubs). For additional information, visit tryout section of this web site www.dynamossoccer.comor email dynamo14@sbcglobal.netor jwalker332@aol.com.
Summer Conditioning
A BONUS FOR KEEPERS!
Goalkeepers 14 years old and older will get additional attention when they sign up for the annual Summer Fitness and Technical Program to prepare for the upcoming high school or college season. The program, directed by Jim Walker, kicks off Monday, June 6, and continues at Dyess Park for ten weeks throughout the summer on Mondays at 9am, and Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6pm. Field players between the ages of 14 and 19 also may participate. Both keepers and field players join together for activities during the first hour, with an emphasis on shooting and saving; keepers will be asked to remain for specific keeper work for 20 minutes afterward. Cost is $100 for the entire summer, with a 50 per cent discount for Dynamos and Cy-Fair Youth Soccer Club members There will be an orientation meeting for parents at the Dyess Park gazebo, on Thursday, June 2, at 6:45pm. For more information, email JWalker332@aol.com.
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YES! I want to join the Summer Fitness and Technical training this summer. I am 14 years old or older and want to maintain fitness in order to try out for a high school, college or club team this fall. Enclosed is $100 ($50 for Cy-Fair Youth Soccer Club or Dynamos members).
Name_________________________Age___ Birthdate__________________
School_________________________Grade______Team________________
Position__________Phone___________email__________________________
Payable to: Keeper! Club. Mail to: Keeper! Summer Program, Attn Loree, 10924 Grant Road #224, Houston TX 77070.
I, the undersigned, release the Dynamos Soccer Club, its directors and staff, from all liability for any injuries or damages while attending the Summer Fitness and Technical Program. In case of emergency, I authorize the Dynamos Soccer Club to transport my child to the physician listed or to a local emergency room.
Emergency contact_________________________________Phone____________
Physician_________________Address__________________Phone____________
Parent/Guardian signature_____________________________Date___________
Office Use Only: Rec’d by_______Date________Check No._______Cash______
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Summer Camp
AUGUST CAMP SCHEDULED
Good, better, best. Never let it rest,
Until your good is better, and your better best.
For a young goalkeeper, opportunities to touch the ball in the presence of experienced keeper trainers and veteran goalkeepers is good. To do it for three hours each on three consecutive days is better. Best of all is when the keeper trainers and experience keepers take a personal interest in you. That’s what happens at the Keeper! Club’s annual Summer Goalkeeper Camp, set this year for Aug. 11-13 (5-8pm on Thursday and Friday, 9am-noon on Saturday, ending with a pizza and Powerade party). Jim Walker directs the camp and in recent years has had Roland Sikinger, David Benner, Brandon Renken, and Heather Koudelka as featured instructors who will work individually with boys and girls who show a desire to improve. For more information, email jwalker332@aol.comor call 281-217-1612.
The full 2011 Summer Camp schedule:
GIRLS ONLY CAMP, for females ages 6-16, July 25-29, 6-8pm, $125, July 22 deadline.
FUNdamental CAMP, for boys and girls 6-16, Aug. 1-5, 6-8pm, $125, July 29 deadline
SELECT CAMP, for boys and girls 9-18, Aug. 8-12, 10-noon and 5-8pm, $175, Aug. 5 deadline
GOALKEEPER CAMP, for boys and girls (beginning and advanced) 9-18, Aug. 11-13, 5-8pm (Sat. 9am-noon), $125, Aug. 5 deadline
Registration can be made online at www.dynamossoccer.com. There is a $5 extra fee for mail-in registration.
SALUTE TO OUR ARMED KEEPER
“I miss my husband. I miss the States. I miss my dog. I miss my parents. I miss civilian clothes, but I know I must keep doing what I do everyday. Freedom certainly isn't Free. There is a reason we have such a great country and I would stay here forever so you can maintain that freedom.” --Lt. Mya Morrison Taylor.
Before Mya joined the U. S. Army, she was a member of the Keeper! Club and later a standout goalkeeper at Bryan College in Tennesee. She now is in Afghanistan and has been for many months. After her comments on Facebook, a relative wrote her: "Stand Tall, Lt. Taylor. It's not easy being green, and your troops look to you for your confidence and your approval. We'll all be here when you return, until then YOU keep your powder dry and your tomahawk sharp. And do one more pushup for the Big Ranger in the Sky!" When she was contacted for permission to use her quote in Keeper!, Mya’s response was: “Hey, you can certainly share that note with them. Also let them know that the locals love soccer balls here. They use them for soccer and volleyball and they call them ‘Wally Ballys.’ Funny how a soccer ball is understood across any country and can make so many people happy!" We’re proud of you, Lt. Mya, and wish for you a safe tour of duty so you can return and enjoy those things dear to you! Because of you and your fellow soldiers, we are able to enjoy things dearest to us now.
KEEPER KWIZ
Goalkeepers need nimble minds, so, wrap your mind around this one. Players who respond with the right answer will be entered in a drawing for a $25 gift certificate to Chick-fil-a. Here’s the puzzler: Nigel's mother has three children. She also has three coins to give to them. All three coins come from the United States, and are given out as follows: Penny receives a penny; Nicholas receives a nickel; the other child receives a dime. What is the name of the child who received the dime? To get your chance at that Chick-fil-a gift certificate, email your answer to jwalker332@aol.com. Answer will appear in next month’s Keeper!
KEEPERTALK
Keeper Club training ends Thursday, June 2 for summer vacation, resuming in August. . .Hats off to Cy-Fair HS sophomore Mallory Majewski on selection to the first team All-District 17-5A and also to the district All-Academic team. Eberth Arteaga, a former Keeper Club trainee, was named to the second team All-Greater Houston squad and first team District 13-5A as a Tomball senior. . .Junior Keeper Ryder Dougherty came up big for his under-11 Cy-Fair Battle team in mid-April to preserve a 2-1 victory over Aggieland Texans. The Battle was holding to a come-from-behind 2-1 lead when the opponents were awarded a penalty kick with three minutes remaining. Ryder read the kick and swatted it away to preserve the win. . .Junior Keeper regular Brady Stonebraker and brother Dylan (also a frequent KC attendee) helped the U10 Cy-Fair Warriors finish on top in their division this year. The team yielded only six goals (three in one game) all season. Since nobody else has been keen to play keeper, Brady guarded the nets most of the time. In a recent 3v3 tournament, the Warriors won their U10 division and at the end of the day played a friendly against a San Antonio squad with a high national reputation. Even without using his hands, Brady assumed a protective role and fended off the more experienced team‘s potent offense time after time as last defender. . . Longtime Keeper Club member, goalkeeper summer camp instructor and Houston attorney Brandon Renken will be married June 9 to Lindsay Manford in Kona, Hawaii. Brandon plans to appear as guest instructor for the Summer Goalkeeper Camp in August. . . Goalkeeper Quinonez Wilson of Paraguayan second division club Sport Colombia scored off a free kick just outside his penalty area that reportedly set a world record for long-range goals. The strike in a 1-1 tie with Cerro Porteno flew long and high for 90 yards, and over the hands of the Cerro Porteno keeper. Wilson was credited with the goal, then received a yellow card for removing his shirt in celebration.
TRAINING LOG
Names of keepers who attended training in April:
4--Kacie Paine, Braden Mann, Grant Steppe, Mallory Majewski
7--Kennedy McGill, Kenzie Peterson, Kelsi Gibson, Noah Schroer, Cameron Rieth, Trevor Gibson, Rodrigo Silos, Michael Brevard, Junior Keepers--Audrey Zlatich, Brady Stonebraker, Mia Posey, Haden Richie, Johnny Hughes, Ian Lancaster, Coleman Overbey, Ryder Dougherty, Noah Marsh.
11--Salvador Leyva, Kacie Paine, Kaylee Barrett, Mallory Majewski, Trevor Gibson, Braden Mann, Grant Steppe.
14--Rodrigo Silos, Kelsi Gibson, Noah Schroer, Cameron Rieth, Braden Mann, Kennedy McGill, Salvador Leyva, Felipe Lara, Aaron Austin, Marissa Mills. Junior Keepers--Coleman Overbey, Briahnna Ginwright, Audrey Zlatich, Mia Posey, Nathanel Austin,
18--Trevor Gibson, Grant Steppe, Kacie Paine, Kaylee Barrett, Kelsi Gibson
21--Trevor Gibson, Noah Schroer, Rodrigo Silos, Aaron Austin, Nathanel Austin. Junior Keepers--Briahnna Ginwright, Nathanel Austin, Brady Stonebraker, Dylan Stonebraker
25--Kaylee Barrett, Kacie Paine, Mallory Majewski, Trevor Gibson, Grant Steppe, Braden Mann, Kelsi Gibson.
28--Kennedy McGill, Braden Mann, Noah Schroer, Rodrigo Silos, Aaron Austin, Nathanel Austin, Salvador Leyva, Cameron Rieth, Felipe Lara. Junior Keepers--Briahnna Ginwright, Nathanel Austin, Mia Posey, Audrey Zlatich, Johnny Hughes, Noah Marsh, Ethan Brasher. Guest appearance: Judah Craft.
QUOTABLE
“Keepers resting on their laurels are wearing them on the wrong end.”--With apologies to Philosopher Malcolm Kushner.
TIP OF THE MONTH
A keeper with limited foot skills turns too many goal kicks, and punts, into 50-50 balls. Goal kicks are often the first point of a team’s attack, and having a field player rather than a keeper take a goal kick means giving up numerical advantage. Punting isn’t only a matter of blasting it upfield. The trajectory can give forwards an advantage. A well-aimed low punt can find a wide player who has slipped away from her marker. --Tim Mulqueen, Soccer America
KEEPING SECRETS
Rob Green knows about errors after a big one in the 2010 World Cup for England against USA.Then there's Arsenal's Wojciech Szczęsny, whose mix-up with Laurent Koscielny gifted Birmingham City's Obefami Martins the ball, from which he scored, to win the Carling Cup. "Unfortunately, that's the life of a goalkeeper," said Birmingham City keeper Ben Foster. "You can make good saves. then when you let one in at the last minute, you're a villain. Confidence is the important word in the goalkeeping world. The good keeper rebounds with confidence and the courage to go on."
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