RSVP:
The next step is to accept
your position on the team by December 15, 2009. To do this you must go to our website and follow the Registration Link for Spring 2010.
If for
some reason your player decides not to accept the position offered, please let
us know ASAP by emailing us at
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Thank you!
Practice Schedule:
Practices begin in late March at Grantham
Indoor (once per week) and move outside once the turf at KUA
is cleared of snow (end of March) for a couple of Sunday practices. Regular
outdoor practice schedules begin after the April break. At that time practices
will be twice per week, either Mon/Weds or Tues/Thurs. The time and location is
not yet set but is likely to be Huntley Meadows in Norwich, VT or Fullington
Field in Hanover, NH. Practice schedules for spring should be completed by
mid-February.
League Information:
The U12 Boys White team will compete in the Granite State
Youth Soccer League (GSYSL). League website: http://www.granitestatesoccer.com
Game Schedule:
The league sets the game schedule by approximately April 1st;
it is an 8 game schedule. Games begin in mid-April (the 2nd weekend of
break) and conclude about when school is over in mid-June.
Spring 2010 Lightning
Fee:
The Travel Team fee for the spring will be $390, which covers
Granite State League fees, tournament fees, field rental costs, coaching fees,
referee fees and select soccer kit items.
A player designated as an "Alternate" trains with the team and
may be invited to compete in games as space permits (if another player is sick
or can not make a game). Alternate player fees are $225.
Head Coach: NEWS FLASH 11/21/09: We are very happy to announce that the head coach for this team will be Rob Grabill, varsity coach at Hanover High School in Hanover, NH. Rob has been a longtime coach for Lightning and is excited about working with the U12 Boys White team this spring. Here is his bio from our web site:
Rob Grabill Rob Grabill has been part of Lightning Soccer Club since he moved to Hanover in 1990, having coached dozens of teams over the years. The 2009 season was his fourth year as head coach for the boy’s varsity soccer team at Hanover High School in Hanover, NH. Under Rob’s leadership, the Hanover boys’ team has captured four consecutive Class I State Championships. In 2008 Rob was named Class I Coach of the Year, and in 2007 he won the New England Division II Coach of the Year Award, voted by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. When he first moved to the Upper Valley Rob worked with the Dartmouth men’s soccer program for six years as the Freshman Coach and another eight years as a volunteer assistant. Prior to his time in Hanover, Rob was Head Coach at New Hampshire College (now Southern NH University) where he built a program that was nationally ranked and made two NCAA appearances. While at NH College Rob was named New England Division II Coach of the Year three times and NSCAA Regional Coach of the Year in 1987. Rob is currently the Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director of the Windridge Tennis and Sports Camps, two residential co-ed camps in Vermont that draw some of the top youth players from across the country and beyond.
Parent Roles: Team Manager -
Every team needs a Team Manager. Team Managers work with the coaches and with
the Lightning organization to provide answers to any questions families have. A
Team Manager is key to keeping everyone informed and organized, at the right
place for practices and games, and with the right gear. If you
want to know what's going on and you feel you can communicate clearly and
quickly to people, this is the job for you! Please contact us at
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if interested.
Assistant Coaches
- We encourage parents with a soccer background and with interest in coaching
to volunteer to be Assistant Coaches. It is very helpful to have another set of
hands/eyes/feet at practices and games to assist the head coach. Some parents
have very impressive soccer/soccer coaching backgrounds and can take on more
responsibility in terms of managing games or practices if the head coach has a
conflict, others just love to get out and run around and help. If you are
interested in helping out as an assistant coach, please contact us at
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