Head Coach Robert Sackey

Youth Clinic Dates: Wed., Aug 2: 9am-1pm Wed., Aug 2: 1pm-5pm Wed., Aug 9: 1pm-5pm Adult Clinic Dates: Wed., Aug 2: 6-9:30pm Wed., Aug 9: 6-9:30pm All clinics are held at Boxer Stadium

San Francisco, CA (07/07/06) - The San Francisco Nighthawks, members of the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL), the top ranked women's league in the U.S. and one of the top women's leagues in the world, will conduct a series of soccer clinics for San Francisco Bay Area youth and adults. Youth clinics are scheduled for July 22nd, August 2nd, and August 9th. Adult clinics are scheduled for August 2nd and August 9th. Teams and players can register by logging onto the Nighthawks Web site ( http://sfnighthawks.com ) and clicking on CLINICS at the top of the page.

The clinics will be conducted by head coach Robert Sackey and Nighthawks' players . Sackey recently returned from Germany, where he participated in the 2006 World Cup as a member of Ghana's National Soccer Team's coaching staff. Nighthawks' players have attended or are currently attending such schools as: University of San Francisco, San Francisco State, Stanford, Yale, Georgetown, San Jose State, University of New Hampshire, UC Berkeley, Long Beach State, Princeton, UC San Diego, University of Hawaii, and University of San Diego.

The clinics focus on improving players' technical and tactical skills. Coach Sackey and Nighthawks players will teach fundamental skills such as dribbling, trapping, shooting, and small game strategies. The clinics are designed to improve player techniques and skills and to foster the development of friendships and a love of the game!

Assistant Coach for U9 boys in San Francisco Viking League.

Over 35 women's competitive
soccer team looking for a coach

Over 35 women's competitive soccer team looking for a coach to take us to the top of our division! We have a lot of fun as a group and are serious about our soccer. We may placed 2nd this season at least 3rd. Please contact T ( Teresa) at teresa@danuhairdesign.com for inquires .

Archbishop Riordan High School is looking for a men's varsity soccer coach. This could be a full time teaching and coaching position. Ideally we would like someone who could teach and coach, but we would also interview "walk-on" coaches. Season runs from October 1 thru February Salary is $4,000 for the season.

Contact Ron Isola at Riordan (415) 586-8495

Coach Wanted!  

Rockets  Boys U-12  

We are looking for a coach to take over from the current parent volunteer and guide this team from a more recreation focused team to one that is competitive in the league.  The core group of this team has played together since kindergarten with some great new additions along the way.  There are several players that are very good, and some players at the other end of the spectrum.  The boys are committed to working hard and would like to expand to two practices a week for the Fall '06 Viking season.  We have already registered with 17 players and will likely round out the team with 18 in the next couple of weeks.  

Please contact me if you are an interested coach.  Coaching fee is intended and negotiable based on experience and time commitment.  

Thank you!  

Anders Noyes
(415) 810-2730

I coach a women's over 35 soccer team that plays in the Over 35 Division of the Golden Gate Women's Soccer League.

The team is mostly beginners or players that have not played for a long time.

We are seeking players to add to the team or form a second team for the fall season.

The cost is $5.00 per practice.

I am an experienced coach and I hold coaching licenses from the United States and Brazil.

Thank You,

Toby Rappolt
toby@sunsetsoccer.com

E.M.P.
SOCCER SPECIFIC SPEED AND AGILITY TRAINING

Soccer is a unique sport in which endurance, speed and agility are equally important. E.M.P. training will address these needs through:

•  A focus on proper running, jumping, landing and cutting mechanics to improve efficiency and reduce injury
•  drills to increase stride length and frequency, resulting in greater linear speed
•  plyometric training, resulting in increased lower body power
•  soccer specific drills focusing on change of direction, fast footwork, and 1 st step quickness

Instructor: Eva Popper, M.S., CSCS
SCU Women's Soccer Strength and Conditioning Coach
Played 4 years Division 1 Soccer for Pepperdine University

Each 1.5 hour training session includes:
Dynamic Warm-up
Core Strength Training
Neuromuscular and Balance Training
Linear Speed Training
Agility Training
Soccer Specific Speed/Agility Drills
Cool Down/Individualized Stretching Program

Contact: Eva Popper
Phone: 650.208.6285
Email: empopper@hotmail.com

San Francisco Vikings Soccer Club, Inc.

Founded 1923
2521 Judah Street
San Francisco, CA 94122-1437
Tel: (415) 753-3111 / Fax: (415) 753-2555
www.sfvikingssoccer.org

San Francisco Viking Soccer Club
Seeking Coaches For Summer Soccer Camp

The San Francisco Viking Soccer Club is seeking coaches for the Summer Soccer Camp.

The camp consists of 4 one week all day (9am-4pm) sessions.
(July 24-28, July 31-Aug 4, Aug. 7-11 and Aug. 14-18)

Philosophy and Mission of the Camp

The primary objective of the Viking Soccer Camp is individual player development using the small game method of coaching; in a safe, positive and child friendly playing environment.

If you are interested in being a coaching candidate for this camp:

•  Email your coaching resume showing your coaching experience; listing dates and locations. Please include any coaching or teaching licenses you may possess.
•  Email references from teams and parents.
•  Email a short letter explaining why you are interested in coaching at this camp and your personal youth soccer camp coaching philosophy.

To Toby Rappolt/Camp Director

toby@sunsetsoccer.com

Coaching Corner: Guidelines for Parents Behavior

The following is a list of points of emphasis from a handout given to parents with children in the Mount Laurel (N.J.) United Soccer Association. This handout is designed to minimize and eliminate sideline coaching from parents. We hope that you can adapt some or all of these guidelines in this form or another to your coaching situation.

1. Be positive . Be supportive. Cheer for the team. Encourage all of the players. Keep negative comments to yourself, especially those directedat another parent's child. Remember that the players are doing the best that they can and that playing good soccer is more difficult than it looks.

2. Do not coach . Let the coaches make adjustments as they see the need. Many times the instruction from a spectator is exactly the opposite of the instruction given by the coach. Allow the players the freedom to make their own decisions and learn from their mistakes. Spectator statements like "Stay Wide," Clear It," "Pass The Ball," "Get Rid of It," "Move Up," "Move Back," etc., tend to undermine the need for players to communicate with each other.

3. Never address players on the other team , except to encourage.

4. Treat the officials with respect . All officials make mistakes. All humans make mistakes. Let the officials be human. Let the coaches approach the officials if they feel the need. The referee may be wrong, but not as often as you are? Have you ever seen a referee change his mind because a parent shouted at him or her?

5. Do not engage is game-related discussions with parents from the opposing team . We will be playing these teams for many years to come. We want to be known in the soccer community as an organization that has class whether we win, lose or draw. The game score will not be remembered. The argument or inappropriate remarks will be.

6. Leave the game on the field . When the game is over, no amount of comment, question or discussion with the players, officials or coaches can change the outcome. Regardless of the outcome, the coaches will evaluate the performance, reinforce the good things and work to correct the things needing improvement.

7. Keep the game fun . Winning is more fun than losing, but each player shuld enjoy playing because they love the game. Avoid offering bribes or "pumping up" your child. Allow them to become self-motivated. Make sure that you take time to enjoy the game yourself. I have heard comments from some of the team that they dread it when their parents start shouting at the referee. It is noticeable that when some parents get more and more agitated, their child gets more and more withdrawn during the game.

Think about your own job. If you have someone who you knew was going to shout at you every time you made a mistake, wouldn't you stop putting yourself in the position to make thie mistake? That is what happens with some of the players on the team. they would rather not have the ball than risk having it and making a mistake!

The Six Things You Should Say To Your Child

( by Bruce Brownlee, Atlanta, Ga. )

A lot of soccer parents with good intentions give a 30-minute lecture in the car on the way to each match. Too often this lecture is filled with all their child's supposed deficiencies while including tons of playing advice. They arrive far off their optimal mental state and dread the critique they are likely to hear, whether they want it or not, on the way home. Kids who are massaged in this way tend not to play badly; they just tend not to play, possibly to avoid making mistakes.

Parents should memorize and use the following six simple phrases:

Before the match :

1. I love you.

2. Good luck.

3. Have fun.

After the match :

1. I love you.

2. It was great to see you play.

3. What would you like to eat?

SoccerInsight camp. Here are the details:

August 21-25
Monday-Friday
Ages 6-13
9:00-3:00 $250

Camp is located at the Paul Goode Field in the Presidio, San Francisco.

Additional information as well as the registration form can be found on www.soccerinsight.net. If you have any questions feel free to call Deejae at 415.595.3760.

Group rates and scholarship information available by request. Let me know if you'd like to be a contact person for your child's team or school!

Thank you in advance for forwarding this notice to your child's teammates, classmates and soccer playing friends. We are looking forward to some great soccer action over the next few months. I look forward to working with the kids!

All the best,
Deejae

Positions:  Head Women's Soccer Coach  

Requirements:  Playing Experience and or knowledge of the sport is required.   

Previous high school coaching experience is preferred.  Must be available during after school hours (2:00-7:00) and weekends.  

Salary: $3500 for the season (Oct. 20, 2006- Mar. 1, 2007)   

Teaching Position:  Full or part time teaching positions may be available if qualified

School Data:  Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory is a Catholic, coed high school of 1200 students run the auspices of the Christian Brothers, Daughters of Charity and the Archdiocese of San Francisco.  We are a culturally diverse, college preparatory high located in the heart of San Francisco.  

Application Procedure:  If you are interested in applying for this position, please send a complete resume with references and letter of application that contains full information of your coaching qualifications to:  

Phil Freed
Athletic Director
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory
1055 Ellis Street
San Francisco, Ca. 94109  

Application Deadline: Until position is filled  

Soccer Coach needed for Viking
U7 Boys team

Soccer Coach needed for Viking U7 Boys team.  Requires one-hour practice (possibly Fridays at 3p) and one-hour game (Saturdays) once a week from September 6 - November 11.   Coach must have an F-level license and have experience coaching young kids.  We will pay $2k for the season.  Please call 415-441-2242.

Amy Sullivant
amysullivant@hotmail.com

“My mission is to relay the skills and experience I have learned throughout my career and become a role model for children along with helping them to gain as much confidence, sportsmanship, passion and love as I have taken from the game."

University of Michigan Women's Varsity Soccer Team

2002 NSCAA second-team All-America selection ... two-time NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region first team (2001, '02) ... 2000 Soccer Buzz All-America Honorable Mention ... three-time first-team All-Big Ten Conference selection (2000-02) ... program's leading scorer amongst defenders with 42 career points (11 goals, 20 assists) ... tied school record for most career games played (91) and games started (89).

Senior (2002)...   played and started in 22 games in 2002 ... became program's leading scorer among defenders with 42 career points ... had 15 points ... scored two goals and set a career-best mark with 11 assists ... fifth-highest season assist total in U-M history ... assisted on the game-winning goal in six tied for second in program history with two multi-assist games.

Junior (2001)...   one of two players to start in all 22 games ... was Michigan's second leading scorer with 19 points ... scored six goals and had seven assists ... had 58 shots, including 22 shots on goal

Sophomore (2000)...   played in 23 games, starting 21 ... recorded 28 shots, including 12 shots on goal ... scored goals against USC (Sept. 3), Missouri (Sept. 10) and Ohio State (Oct. 15) ... recorded a team-high 10 shots against Ohio State (Oct. 15).

Freshman (1999)...   Started all 24 games ... one of four Wolverines to start every match

Prep ...   Eisenhower High School (1999) ... four-year member of all-conference first team (1996, '97, '98, '99) ... three-year member of Michigan High School Dream Team ... three-year all-state first team, all-region team, all-area selection and Macomb Area Conference MVP (1997, '98, '99) ... set school record for career goals scored (86).