The Sunset Soccer Newsletter will not be published in May. I’ll be away at a coaching course in Curitiba, Brazil.

Thank You,

Toby Rappolt
Editor

MLS Team: average home attendance
Los Angeles: 27,000
Real Salt Lake: 25,287
D.C. United: 19,052
Chivas USA: 15,595
Kansas City: 13,484
Columbus: 13,404
Chicago: 12,907
Metrostars: 12,478
FC Dallas: 10,504
San Jose: 10,125
New England: 9,727
Colorado: 9,253

Hi.
My Name is Rinaldo Pereira

DOB: 05-29-66
Sex: M
Hair: Blk
HT: 5-9

I’m From Brasil.                   
I have a coaching license.
California Youth Soccer Association
CYSA “F” Licensed Certified Coach

I grew up in Goiania. I’ve played futebol (soccer) since I was five years old. All Brasilian kids grow up learning soccer skills in the street, and really learn how to move their bodies so they can move the ball.  I want to teach American children these same skills.

As a teen I began Taekwon do. I earned my Black belt and began teaching in Goiania and then  Ribeirao Preto, Interior de Sao Paulo while I attended UNARP (University of Ribeirao Preto) majoring in Physical Education. My university education was cut short by political unrest and my scholarship was cut off.

Here in the U.S. I have been a volunteer tutor at Marshall Elementary School in San Francisco’s mission district all year long.

Soccer is still my favorite sport.

If your youth soccer team needs a coach, you can contact me at:

naldobrasil@yahoo.com

We are inviting current U-13, 14 and U-17, 18 players to play in Osnabruck, Germany this summer.  Osnabruck won the Regionaliga championship last year.   Osnabruck is in Northern Germany, close to Düsseldorf and Amsterdam.

The German U-17 team is here.  They are staying with us until the 28^th, and then they move on to Sacramento.

We will do a home stay with the players from Germany, which means we will take a couple of players into our homes this Spring, and give them a taste of American family life.  We will schedule games between our local teams and the German boys.

On July 15^th through the 30^th, we will travel to Germany and stay with them.  We will train and play at their club, and learn first hand what it takes to be a professional soccer player.  They will arrange friendlies with the surrounding club teams during our stay.

We will also do a second tournament with the younger team while in Europe, and will notify everyone shortly regarding this tournament. This will occur the first week of August.

We are estimating the cost to be around $1,600.00 for the older players, and $2,100.00 for the younger players who will be doing a European tournament after Germany. We are dedicated to help players raise this money through raffles and sponsorships.  Last summer we raised enough money for two scholarship players, and other players raised enough to offset their costs substantially.

We took a U-13 team to the Gothia Cup and the Holland Cup, and we won 1^st place in the 2^nd Division of the Holland Cup.  It was one of the greatest soccer experience of the boys lives, and this summer, will be even better.  What an opportunity, to work with a top team in Germany at their training facility.

Shani Simpson will coach the younger team. (U-14’s)

Tom Simpson will coach the older team. (U-17 / 18 mix)

Both Tom and Shani have a lot of experience with these European trips, having participated in tournaments all over the world.

Training will begin after Sate Cup competition is finished, which means March 1^st for the U-13, 14’s, and any available

U-17 / 18 players.

Interested players contact Tom Simpson

Tom Simpson
120 Magellan Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94116

tom_simpson@comcast.net
tom@thesimpsonhome.us

It's time to think about BECOMING better soccer players instead of just playing.
At coachgianni.com, many times I've underlined that everyone can paint but this doesn't mean they are painters! They just paint. So, everyone can play soccer, but this doesn't mean they ARE soccer players.
A soccer player is someone who can juggle, pass, trap, shoot, etc., etc., (with both feet) and constantly improves his or her level of basic soccer skill. Being a soccer player is not a point of arrival but a journey that lasts your whole soccer career.

SOCCER LESSONS AND CLINICS
Starting May 16th to May 27, from 3 to 6 pm
and from May 30th to August 21 from 9am to 6pm
I'm offering 3 choices:

INDIVIDUAL LESSONS (1 hr)
cost $70 per student

GROUP LESSONS (1 hr)
If you put together a group, it will be $60 each for 2 students, $50 for 3 and $40 for 4/6.

CLINICS (5 hrs from 9am to 2pm)
cost $200 each player, for a group of 4 to 6 players
We will work on fundamentals, personal strategy, fitness, 'Gianni's tricks'! and finish with a game 2v2 or 3v3.
Please bring sun screen, beverage and food (please don't swallow them in that order)

LOCATIONS (what ever is good for you)
Beach Chalet (outside the fence to the left) Golden Gate Park
Sharon Meadow - Golden Gate Park
Laurel Hill Playground (corner of Euclid and Laurel)
J. K. Park - Presidio

Please email giannimininni@yahoo.com to set lessons.

I'll end by reminding everyone that there's a new quotation at coachgianni.com that's:
To Be The Best, You Have To Beat The Best. I hope all the players and in particular the young ones, will read my comments.
Chapter 4 of the novel, "The Team", talks about coach Marco and his relationship to American sports.

Sincerely,

Coach Gianni

email: giannimininni@yahoo.com
web: http://www.coachgianni.com/