Ponca City Soccer

I know everyone has been waiting for the soccer season information….. today is your lucky day!! The Spring 2009 Rec Soccer Season will begin March 14. Here is the info:

PLEASE KEEP IN MIND: If you don’t sign up by January 21 at 7pm, then you may not be on a team. Any sign up after Jan 21 will be considered a LATE SIGNUP. This means you may not be on your same team as last season, OR, you may not make a team at all… so please come out and register.

Registration will begin at the Woodridge Soccer Complex Club House on Saturday, Jan 17. Registration will be 10am to 2pm. You can also sign up on Jan 19-21 from 4pm -7pm. Come out to the complex and fill out the required paperwork. A copy of the birth certificate is also needed.

Click here for On line Registration

Other info on the season…
Feb 7, team formation
Feb 24 is the AGM and coaches meeting. Pick up your rosters at this time. 6pm at the clubhouse.
March 14 will be the first games of the season.
May 3 is final weekend of soccer
weather make up dates are may 9/10.

PCSI would like to wish all members of our soccer community a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!! 

 Information on signups will be available after the first of the year! Stay tuned!! The Spring season will be upon us in no time!!

Enjoy the Holiday Season
PCSI

If you have not picked up your Fall 2008 participation awards, please call Mike Mead at 762-1060 OR 304-2322 and arrange a time for pickup.

Thanks,

Mike Mead
PCSI Area Referee/Referee Instructor/Field Commissioner

PoncaSoccer is REQUIRED to have a background check completed (annually) for ALL Volunteers (over age 18) who will be interacting with children.

Oklahoma Soccer Association is using GotSport to conduct the background checks. ALL Volunteers (over 18) need to be entered into GotSport. Once entered, the volunteer is assigned a username and password so they can log in and complete the Background Check questionnaire (an email address is required). Alternately, volunteers and coaches may fill out a Volunteer Disclosure Form and give PoncaSoccer permission to enter their information for Background Check.

This is a US Youth Soccer requirement intended for the protection of all our children.

PoncaSoccer still does not have completed forms from many of the Recreational Coaches and volunteers. These MUST be filled out and returned to PoncaSoccer ASAP. Forms will be available at the soccer complex concession stand, and can be returned to the Referee Shack.

If you prefer, you can print out your VDF from oksoccer.com. If you go to www.oksoccer.com and look on the right side, you will see a link that takes you OSA VOLUNTEER DISCLOSURE FORM. Click the link and follow the instructions.

Thanks for taking the time to fill out the REQUIRED form.

PCSI

PCSI, in effort to improve communication between the club and coaches, and to improve the team formation process, is seeking Recreational League Commissioners for 2009 (spring and fall seasons).

Each Commissioner will be assigned to one or more age groups in either the girls or boys league. There will be 8-12 positions available.

Duties Include:

Attend Commissioner Training with Lead Commissioners in mid-to-late January.

Assist with Registration as available to do so. This involves being present at one or more Registration sessions to answer questions, assist people with filling out paperwork, organizing and filing, or data entry.

Assist Lead Commissioners with Team Formation in eary February (for spring, August for fall).

Assure Team Formation is conducted according to the rules in the PoncaSoccer Bylaws.

Recruit coaches, as needed (note that most teams generally have coach volunteers).

Assure each team has an assigned coach before the Coaches’ Meeting.

Attend the Coaches’ Meeting/AGM and hand out team rosters and other pertinent info to assigned coaches. Assure each assigned coach has filled out the appropriate Risk Management paperwork or completed the online information prior to receiving a roster.

Act as the main point of contact between coaches and PoncaSoccer for questions concerning team formation, and scheduling issues. Refer conflicts to Lead Commissioners, Registrar, Scheduler or Board Members as necessary.

If you are interested in one of the positions, please call the PCSI Risk Management Coordinator (Kim Williams) so she can assign you a position.

Kim can be reached at 580-716-2537
Kim’s e-mail is KKWSOCCERMOM@YAHOO.COM

Remember, this is a volunteer organization, WE ALL MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

PCSI

PCSI is currently seeking people who may be interested in taking over the Registrar duties for our club effective January 1, 2009.

Noel Smethers has elected to step down after many years of being PCSI Registrar. Noel will remain active within PCSI as Executive Director.

PCSI Board Members will select a candidate in November so training can be scheduled.

The Duties of Registrar include:
Organizing and leading sign ups.
Organizing and assisting with team formation.
Certifying official recreational team rosters.
Registering club teams with Oklahoma Soccer Association.
Organizing and leading PCSI Risk Management efforts.

The successful candidate will be required to attend the Oklahoma Soccer Association Annual Meeting/Convention in January, 2009 to attend Registrar Certification class. The candidate will also be required to attend Risk Management Training.

If you are interested, please contact Mike Mead at 580-304-2322.

We just about have the fields ready for the upcoming season.  I’d like to say THANKS for those who have helped me out at the complex the past few weeks!

Thanks to:
John Williams
Dewayne Howey
Wayne Oakley
Eddy Smethers
Noel Smethers
Blake Bratt
Brittany Mead
Katlyn Mead
Amber Jones
Jim McDaniel

I will need help for the remainder of the season keeping the nets in shape and the fields painted. If you can help me out, please give me a call!

See ya on the pitch….

Mike Mead
PCSI Field Commissioner

The coaches meeting for the Fall 2008 season will be held on Thursday, August 28 at 6:00 pm. The meeting will be held at the Soccer Complex Club House. ALL rec coaches are required to attend. If the coach can not attend, please send a team representitve to pick up the roster.

Remember, once you get your roster, please call the kids ASAP. They will be wanting to begin and the season is scheduled to start on Saturday, Sept 13.

Good luck this season coaches!!

PCSI recently held an 09 referee class at the Woodridge Soccer Complex Clubhouse. We now have 10 BRAND NEW REFEREES to help out this season!! This is a great accomplishment!

Those who passed the exam are:
Trynity Phillips
Sean Williams
Miranda Horton
Megan Noel
Kevin Strait
Katie Strait
Levi Branstetter
Synfanie Galindo
Hunter Martin
Colby Love

CONGRATS GUYS… I look forward to working with you this season!!
Mike Mead and Jim McDaniel
PCSI Referee Instructors