Dynamos Soccer - KEEPER! Vol. 20, No. 6

Written and edited by Jim Walker

June, 2013 Vol. 20, No. 6

A publication of the Keeper! Club

Written and edited by Jim Walker

JUNE TRAINING

at DyessPark

NO Regular or Junior Keeper goalkeeper training until August

Who We Are:

The Regulars: Keeper Club members 10 years and older doing continuous training;

Junior Keepers: Beginning Keeper Club members 10 years and younger.

Summer Fitness and Technical Program for goalkeepers 14 years and older runs from June 11 until August 8, twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6pm. Registration deadline: June 5. Younger goalkeepers will be invited to participate on designated days. Summer Fitness fee is $100, with a 50 per cent discount for paid-up Keeper Club members, covering June 11 through August 8. Please make check payable to "Keeper Club" and mail to: Dynamos, attn: Loree, 10924 Grant Rd., #224, Houston77070. If you have questions, email jwalker332@aol.com or call 281-217-1612.

Here is the schedule of goalkeeper activity at DyessPark for June:

11—Opening of Summer Fitness and Technical Program, 6pm

13—Summer Fitness, 6pm

18—Summer Fitness, 6pm

20—Summer Fitness, 6pm *Aged 10-13 keepers invited to participate

25—Summer Fitness, 6pm

27—Summer Fitness, 6pm *Aged 10-13 keepers invited to participate

Dynamos Tryouts

U14-U18 TEAMS UP NEXT

The second stage of Dynamos tryouts, for players seeking berths on under-14 through under-18 teams for the Fall, 2013, through Spring, 2014, will take place June 3 through June 6 at DyessPark. Here is the tryout schedule:

U14 boys and girls (8/1/99-7/31/00)--Mon., June 3 and Wed., June 5, 5:30-7pm

U15 boys and girls (8/1/98-7/31/99)--Mon., June 3 and Wed., June 5, 7-8:30pm

U16 boys and girls (8/1/97-7/31/98)--Tues., June 4 and Thurs., June 6, 5:30-7pm

U17 boys and girls (8/1/96-7/31-97)--Tues., June 4 and Thurs., June 6, 7-8:30pm

U18 boys and girls (8/1/95-7/31/96)--Tues., June 4 and Thurs., June 6, 7-8:30pm

Tips for Tryout Success

**Report on time

**Bring your gloves, your own ball and water

**Wear shin guards and comfortable shoes

**Pay attention to instructions from trainers and coaches.

**Have fun!

DON'T

**Show up late

**Wear a team uniform (Dynamos' t-shirts are all right this year)

**Kick a ball after a group leader calls "everybody in"

**Show frustration when you make a mistake--instead, hustle to make up for it

**Look at Mom or Dad to see if you are doing all right

If you have questions about Dynamos Select tryouts, email dynamo14@sbcglobal.net or check elsewhere on this website.

SUMMER FUN, FITNESS

It’s fun. . .if you like that kind of humor.—A goalkeeper's appraisal of past “Walker Camps.”

A splendid blend of veterans and newcomers will kick off the Keeper Club’s annual summer-long conditioning and technique program June 11. “Kick off” may not the precise words, however, as no ball will be present for the first two weeks! After two weeks, it will be “all ball” as the program continues at DyessPark on Tuesday and Thursday evenings (6pm-7:15pm) through August 8. This will help “in-shape” keepers as well as “out-of-shape” keepers get ready for high-level fall club soccer as well as the rigorous demands of high school soccer. There will be younger keepers, and some field players, too—but the curriculum is geared for boys and girls 14 years and older, focusing on demanding “keeper work.” Jim Walker has worked with Cy-Fair and Dynamos goalkeepers for more than 20 years and he will be inviting guest trainers to appear frequently for special assignments. The cost is $100 for the entire summer, with a 50 per cent discount for Dynamos, Keeper Club, and Cy-Fair Youth Soccer Club members. There is a registration form online. For additional information, please email jwalker332@aol.com or call 281-217-1612.

SUMMER CAMP SCHEDULE

It’s a don’t-miss opportunity for experienced and prospective goalkeepers--the Keeper Club’s annual Summer Goalkeeper Camp August 15-17 at DyessPark. The camp includes nine hours of keeper-specific training directed by Jim Walker and an experienced staff. Paid-up Keeper Club members are eligible for a $15 discount off the regular $125 and there is NO charge for boys and girls who attend the Select Camp, which is the same week. The Keeper Camp operates on Thursday and Friday (Aug. 15-16) from 5 until 8pm and Saturday (Aug. 17) from 9am until noon, followed by a pizza and Powerade lunch. For information about the keeper camp, email jwalker332@aol.comor phone 281-2171612. Check out the camp registration link on this website for more information about all the camps or email dynamo14@sbcglobal.net. Here's the summer camp schedule:

FUNdamental Camp (ages 6 to 16), Aug. 5-9, 6-8pm $125 (online)

SELECT Camp (ages 9 to 18) Aug. 12-16, two sessions: 10am-noon and 5-8pm; $225

GOALKEEPER Camp (ages 9 to 18) Aug. 15-17, Thurs. and Fri. 5-8pm, Sat. 9am-noon, $125

KEEPERTALK

If you enjoy keeper training, don’t forget to thank your parents, who have deemed it important enough in your soccer development to deliver you to training. If an older sister or brother is chauffeuring you, thank them, too, even if that isn’t normally something you would do. If you’re driving yourself to training, as some of you are, thanks go to parents for providing, or helping provide, your vehicle. . .Keeper Clubber Braden (Striker) Mann leads his U16 Dynamos into the Region III President’s Cup championships in Decatur, Alabama, this month (June 6-9). Braden had three straight shutouts in his team’s romp to the South Texas title. The national tournament will be held July 11-14 in Auburndale, Florida. . .A teammate whispered “you are on fire!” to Cameron Rieth during his spirited performance in the championship game of the Albion Hurricanes Memorial Cup. He gave up only two goals in four games, but his U14 Dynamos Silver squad lost to Houstonians in a title game shootout. . .Dynamos under-13 keeper Marissa Mills was on crutches after suffering a bruised knee cap, and suspected meniscus tear, and missed a few games, but bounced back in a short time to train and play in the Memorial weekend tournament. . .U12 Dynamos' Aly Crouch completed her second triathlon within a few weeks in early May, this one at the Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center in Houston. She finished the events--swimming 300 meters, biking six miles, and running 2.4 miles--in an hour and two minutes, coming in seventh in her age group. . .Steven Franke and Kenzie Peterson experienced the highs and lows of being a keeper in Memorial Day Tournament championship game penalty kick shootouts. Steven saved three in a row as his team took the title; KP gave up only one PK, but her teammates didn’t convert even one, so her team lost after a scoreless duel in regulation. . . Alumni report: Former longtime Keeper Club member John Kowalczyk earned his law degree from South Texas College of Law at the end of May, now preparing for the bar exam. . .Former Keeper Club member Mya Morrison, a captain in the U. S. Army, spent time in Kuwait during May and has been deployed again to Afghanistan. . .Another ex-Keeper Clubber, Carolyn Kenaley, a graduate of Virginia Military Institute, currently is a Naval Flight Officer closing in on her wings at Pensacola, Fla., where she is undergoing training to fly tailhook, the aircraft that lands on carriers. . .Aly Crouch won last month’s drawing for a $25 Soccer-4-All gift card by completing the quote “all things seem possible in May.” In this month’s Keeper!, keepers can enter a drawing for a gift card by sending an email to jwalker332@aol.com with the answer to this question: where is Carolyn Kenaley, once a keeper who is now a pilot, going to land her plane when she gets her wings? Email answer to jwalker332@aol.com. . .Goalkeepers, coaches, and parents are urged to share photos and items of interest for possible use in Keeper! and KeeperTalk--Simply email to jwalker332@aol.com.

Steven Franke flies to the corner to make one of his three

saves in a shootout to help his team win the Memorial Day

Tournament at Katy Park on Sunday.

Photo by Creative Memories

TRAINING LOG

Goalkeepers who attended Keeper Club training sessions during May, 2013:

2—Steven Franke, Reagan Fortner, Kennedy McGill, Mia Posey, Maddie Saucedo, Aly Crouch, Izel Hernandez, Izzy Tullier, Kenzie Peterson, Austin Fernandes, Ethan Rimbey, Payton Salinas, Michaelyn Wilkinson, Nick Wanner, Jason Marsh; Junior Keepers: Will Boucher, Maison Bell, Tyler Crumpton, Claire Juenke

6—Izel Hernandez

9—Michaelyn Wilkinson, Jason Marsh, Payton Salinas, Izzy Tullier, Izel Hernandez, Steven Franke, Reagan Fortner, Kennedy McGill, Aaron Austin; Junior Keepers: Ethan Urrutia, Will Boucher, Claire Juenke, Tyler Crumpton

16—Isobel Herrod, Payton Salinas, Izzy Tullier, Izel Hernandez, Reagan Fortner, Aaron Austin, Ian Herrod, Kenzie Peterson. Junior Keepers: Will Boucher, Maison Bell, Tyler Crumpton, Ian Herrod. Assisting: Isobel Herrod

20—Izel Hernandez, Brady Stonebraker, Marissa Mills

23—Kacie Paine, Aaron Austin, Payton Salinas, Mia Posey, Izzy Tullier, Izel Hernandez, Isobel Herrod, Steven Franke, Austin Fernandes, Jason Marsh, Ethan Rimbey. Junior Keepers: Maison Bell, Tyler Crumpton, Ian Herrod, Ethan Urrutia, Bryce Hinze. Assisting: Isobel Herrod

QUOTABLE

“Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.”--Albert Einstein, a keeper who didn’t play in goal, but reached many important ones.

TIP OF THE MONTH

When a keeper shouts, “Who has 11?” or “Cover the middle,” it’s not specific enough. Quite often, there is no response. The command should be: “Dylan, left, 11” or “Daisy, stay middle!”

KEEPING SECRETS

Maintain a training mentality that strives for perfection. This will help you develop good habits. Don’t be satisfied in training to merely keep the ball out of the net, but to do it with technique, fundamentals, ease, control, and comfort. Utilize these good habits during every save—especially the easier ones. By focusing on this, you will attain technique needed when a more dangerous situation occurs.

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