The Administrator

Support a Fellow Sombrero

Steve Warriner is long-time maintenance supervisor at Rancho Capistrano and dear friend of the Southern California Blues soccer club. This year has been especially tough for Steve and his family as last May, 2010 Steve lost his job. However, recently Ranch Soccer Partnership hired Steve to assist the Southern California Blues in maintaining the fields. There is believe that without Steve’s love of the game, there would be no soccer played at Rancho Capistrano today.

Unfortunately Steve recently experienced a heart attack and was rushed to the hospital for heart bypass surgery. The early reports on the surgery were positive and Steve is now recovering from the invasive procedure. 

Today, because Steve has not had a steady income for over one year and he is dependent on his wife’s modest income that she gets from running a small day-care program for children, the Southern California Blues are asking for any and all support for the Steve Warriner Fund, in order to assist Steve with the financial burden that he and Gerri Warriner will be facing with medical treatment and loss of income as he rehabilitates.

Steve is a strong and proud person but he needs our help today. We are using SombreroPAY™ to collect donations to help Steve with the expenses that go along with his recovery. It's easy, fast and secure! Thank you for any financial support that you can provide.

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Soccer Coaches from around the World Convene in Baltimore

Billed as “The World’s Largest Gathering of Soccer Coaches,” the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) held its annual convention in Baltimore, Maryland from January 12-16. The Convention had 305 exhibitors and over 6500 attendees. Exhibitors included all major uniform and equipment suppliers, national youth organizations, domestic and international camps and tournaments, and college recruiting services. In addition, the event featured a wide range of field and education sessions given by well-known coaches and respected educators along with annual awards to coaches and players.

There was too much going on to fully cover the convention in one article, so I will provide highlights on only a few educational sessions -- player development, player nutrition and working with club Boards. I encourage you to go to the NSCAA website for Convention Information on sessions and exhibitors and NSCAA News for awards announced.  Audio of Education Sessions and video of Field Sessions are available for purchase online and on disk from sales@digitellinc.com.

Administrator Of The Year Awards

Happy Soccer Administrator’s Day!  Cue the fireworks and streamers.  Before we announce the winner(s) of our Administrator Of The Year awards (below), The Administrator would like to offer a few words from Blue Sombrero Cofounder Pete Santora.

The Origin of Soccer Administrator's Day

This year’s participation in a long overdue holiday, celebrating your hard work and effort, has already been a smashing success.   We thought during this year’s festivities you might want to take a minute and reflect in the commemoration’s roots. 

Soccer Administrator's Day was created as a celebration of the men and women whose continual and extreme hard work has driven the growth of youth soccer in our country.  It takes a lot of late nights and extra hours, and most people (even your coaching staff and parents) often go without realizing it.  On top of your daily lives, you still find time to fulfill your administrative duties to keep your clubs running. 

America’s Top Soccer Administrators

The Administrator is absolutely blown away.  Your response to Soccer Administrator’s Day has been nothing short of amazing.  We have been flooded with hundreds of essays and entries. From across the country, individuals have selflessly nominated other members of their club or organization for the Administrator Of The Year award.  In recognition of all our contestants, we would like to share a handful of quotes from various entries which we have received over the last month... enjoy!

Administrator Of The Year

  

Tryout Safety Tips

When you think about it, having injury free tryouts can sometimes seem like a miracle.  Picture the chaotic atmosphere... thousands of kids and adults, nervously running around the complex, getting ready for the intense event.  Fields that are littered with various nuisances (fences, bleachers, and goals) become potential risks for unaware parents and curious children.  In order to stay safe this season, we have a few reminders/tips to beef up security during tryouts.

May 9th Is Soccer Administrator's Day

 

      

That’s right folks, The Administrator is turning 2, but instead of throwing ourselves a party we’ve decided to reward you!  In honor of the men and women in the youth soccer trenches, we’ve decided to hold a little contest to help us find the Administrator Of The Year! 

We Have A Winner!

Congratulations to Gary Johansson of Hockessin Soccer Club in Hockessin, DE.  Gary is the winner of our Fill Out a Survey… Win a Sombrero contest.   Entrants offered their opinions and suggestions regarding our nationwide newsletter in exchange for the opportunity to win a highly coveted Blue Sombrero.  Gary was randomly selected out of hundreds of hopefuls as the winner!  Keep checking in with The Administrator in the coming weeks for your next chance to enter and win. 

HCM: The Silent Athlete Killer

We are bombarded by health scares and supposed panaceas so often that we tend to disregard the really important information.  HCM, or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, is an ailment that should be taken very seriously, especially in the community of youth sports.  While HCM is not required for most physicals, every year athletes from the youth ranks to professional die from this condition.  In fact, just last year Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Joe Kennedy and Olympic runner Ryan Shay lost their lives to HCM.