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January 22, 2012

Thank you Coach Stauffer
Coach Dale Stauffer, the head coach for United FC in the Junior division, is an active United States Military Reservist. Coach Stauffer was recently deployed for a few months.

The Tamarac Youth Soccer League wishes him a safe and short deployment, and offers our humble thanks to he and all of the men and women of the United States military.

January 21, 2012

Congratulations to Claudia Lupo and Juan Deza, the winners of our Week Six raffle drawing. Visit the concession stand to claim your prizes.

January 14, 2012

Congratulations to Alecia Harvey and Kelly Moss, the winners of our Week Five raffle drawing. Visit the concession stand to claim your prizes.

January 7, 2012

Congratulations to Jose Flores and Chad Guntrum, the winners of our Week Four raffle drawing. Visit the concession stand to claim your prizes.

January 4, 2012
Message From the President

Happy New Year to all of you. I hope your holidays were safe and full of fun. Practices start up again this week. The short break we took did allow the fields a little time to rehab. Hopefully they will last until the end of the season.

Picture Day
Picture day is Saturday, January 14, 2012. During the week before then, your coaches will be given the picture order form. Please review it and if you wish to order pictures this year, have it filled out ahead of time. The schedule for your photo time will be out shortly, but generally it is no more than one hour before your game time. We have done well the previous few years getting the photos done for all the teams and not having delays in the start times of the games.

Make-Up Games
Make-up games for the cancelled Sophmore and Junior games from Week 2 will be played on SUNDAY, January 15, 2012 as follows:

Joe Torok
President
Tamarac Youth Soccer League

December 22, 2011

We've been advised by the City that the field lights will be turned off at 7pm tomorrow night (Friday, December 23rd). Please plan your practices accordingly.

Tamarac Youth Soccer League Board

December 21, 2011

Congratulations to Nita Luca and Jarod James, the winners of our Week Three raffle drawing. Visit the concession stand to claim your prizes.

December 12, 2011
Message From the President

As many of you know, we were not able to play any of our Sophmore division games this past weekend, nor any of the Junior games scheduled on Field 1. When I arrived at 7:00am on Saturday morning to set up, every Sophmore field was covered with standing water. From experience at the field, I knew that the water would not drain in a day. As a matter of fact, when we left the field that night at 6:00pm, water was still in puddles on the Sophmore fields.

We tried for hours to get the Junior field in playable condition, and we probably could have played, but the damage to the turf would have lasted for the remainder of the season.

Make-Up Games
Those games will be made up a little later in the season. We thought about make-up games the week of December 20th, but since that is the beginning of holiday season and school is out, we opted not to use those dates as many of you may be on vacation. With so many teams practicing each night, we are concerned about using all the fields for games on week nights, leaving no room for practices so we are looking at other possibilities. We will be discussing those options with the City and will post the make up game dates and times once we have them.

Mid-Week Games Start This Week
Speaking of weeknight games, each team has one game scheduled for on a weeknight this year. Those games will be starting this Wednesday. With this in mind, your coach may move your practice location to a different part of the field so these games can be played.

No Practices Week of December 26th
During the holiday break, there will be no games. Practices can be held during the first week, (December 20 - December 23); however, we are going to close the fields the second week of the break. This will give the turf a small chance to rehab before we start back on January 3rd. While this is may be a slight inconvenience, we have to look at the long-term damage to the turf and what the kids would be playing on in February if we didn't allow this short break.

Did You Take Pictures?
Did you take pictures of during either of the first two weeks' games? If so, please send a copy to glenn@tamaracsoccer.com and we'll post them on your team's page. Be sure to mention the division and team name. Feel free to provide a caption if you'd like.

No Dogs Allowed at the Sports Complex
Lastly, we have been asked by the City to remind all park visitors that dogs (other than service dogs) are NOT permitted at the Tamarac Sports Complex. The City will require you to leave the area if you are there with your dog, leashed or not.

I hope you have a joyfull holiday season and best wishes for the new year.

Joe Torok
President
Tamarac Youth Soccer League

December 11, 2011

Congratulations to Bill Sweginnis and Henry Giraldo, the winners of our Week Two raffle drawing. Visit the concession stand to claim your prizes.

December 3, 2011

Congratulations to Nikki Anderson and Leonard Bomwell, the winners of our first raffle drawing of the year. Visit the concession stand to claim your prizes.

Everyone can drop off their completed raffle tickets at the concession stand to be included in the next drawing, which will be held on December 10th. Please include your full names.

Novermber 21, 2011
Message From the President

It's hard to believe, but the games are almost here. Coaches were given a month to name their teams. By Thanksgiving, all players should have their shin guards and 98% of the players will have their uniforms.

There will be an abbreviated practuce schedule this week as the fields will be closed Thursday and Friday due to Thanksgiving. Practices will still be held on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Just a few other things left to discuss:

1) Please remember to bring your raffle tickets to the concession stand so you can be included in the weekly Saturday drawings.

2) Parents please remember that at each game, for the safety of the players and spectators, you must remain behind the Orange line painted on the grass. Spectators can ONLY be qon the spectator side of the field. Spectators cannot be behind goals or on the coaches sideline.

3) Noise making devices may NOT be used while any game is in progress.

4) Per the rules that each head coach was given a copy of, teams CANNOT practice more that two times a week. Each practice should be for approximately one hour.

I hope everyone has a happy and healthy Thanksgiving.

Joe Torok
President
Tamarac Youth Soccer League

Novermber 14, 2011

Pictures of your coaches are now online. Click on the Teams link on the menu and select a division. To find your team search for a player by using your browser's FIND option (CTRL-F) and typing the player's last name.

Novermber 3, 2011

All player rosters are now online. Click on the Teams link on the menu to select a division. To search for a player, use your browser's FIND option (CTRL-F) and type the player's last name.

October 31, 2011

I want to start off by thanking all of those of you who have volunteered to coach. We were touch and go for a while in Freshman (U-6) division, but many of you stepped up to the plate and as a result, all of our registered players will get to play.

We will be starting practices on November 15 if your on a Tuesday / Thursday team, and on November 16th if your on a Wedensday / Friday team. Games are scheduled to start on Saturday, December 3, 2011.

Practices
During the drafts, coaches were CLEARLY informed that practices may not start until the dates posted above. Sadly, I have witnessed two teams try to gather for a practice on two occassions within the past week. So there is no more confusion, want to make clear what the definition of a practice is for this league. If more than two players are together at ANY field, and a coach is also present at the field and a soccer ball is being kicked, or stretching or conditioning excercises are being done, that is a practice. Those CANNOT begin until November 15th.

The coaches who were previously observed were not sure if what they were doing would be a practice so I thought it best to let everyone know. If a team is found to be practicing prior to 11-15-11 they will forfeit thier first game. Subsequent practices before November 15 will result in subsequent games being forfeited. All it takes is a clear dated photograph to show that a practice is going on and as we all know, everyone has cameras on thier phones nowadays.

This league afterall is supposed to be a fun, recreational soccer league. All teams should have the same advantages. I look forward to a great season with over 500 registered players.

Joe Torok
President
Tamarac Youth Soccer League

October 26, 2011

The player drafts for the Sophomore (U8), Junior and Senior divisions have been completed. All team rosters are now online.

October 18, 2011

Player drafts are currently under way. We have already completed the Junior and Senior division drafts and will be hosting the Sophomore (U8) draft next week. Freshman (U6) players will not have a draft and will instead be randomly placed onto teams. You should receive a call from your coaches in the next two weeks.

Practices will begin the week of November 15th with the first games scheduled for Saturday, December 3rd.

Coaches
Please remember to complete your City-mandated background checks. We are getting a list of dates for the coaches videos and will post them as soon as possible.

We Need Freshman (U6) Coaches
We are still in need of coaches in the Freshman (U6) division. Please help us by volunteering your time. You'll see tat coaching is a rewarding and fun experience, and a great way to spend time with your children. Practice days will be Tuesday/Thursday or Wednesday/Friday and only require a couple of hours a week.

If you're interested in coaching please e-mail us at tys@tamaracsoccer.com.

September 29, 2011

Hello to all,

As our registrations started this year, I began to worry. After four registrations we had about 120 players registered. When the final four registrations were finished we ended with over 475 people registered. Thank you to everyone for your patience, and to those who were involved in the registration process.

Due to available practice space, we planned on capping the freshman (old U-6) and sophomore (old U-8) at 12 teams each. Based on our registration numbers in those divisions, we are right on the mark.

Divisional Breakdown
We also, as we have each year, hoped to be able to make a U-10 division and a U12 division. We had just about 100 people registered for the U-10 division, which by itself was great. However, that would have made an uneven number of teams (seven) which meant one team would have a bye each week and would amount to less games for the kids.

In U-12 we only had 67 registered players. That would have equaled a total of 5 teams in that division, meaning again one team would have a bye each week.

The Senior division (old U-14) only had 52 registered players. That was barely enough for again only four teams in that division. We had that same situation last year and found that it was not really in the best interest of the kids, since they kept playing the same teams over and over.

The Plan
To fix the issues that came up in the last three divisions, we found that if we did away with U-10 and U-12 and, as we have had to do that last three years, and created a U-11 division, the numbers would work out much better.

There will be 12 teams in the Junior (old U-11) division and there will be 6 teams in the senior division. What that means is anyone who is 8, 9 or 10 is in the Junior division. Anyone over the age of 10 is in the Senior division.

This is not the way we would have liked the divisions, but based on the numbers of players who registered in each division, this was the best fix that would benefit the entire league.

Player Draft
The next step is the drafts, which only the head coaches are required to attend and their assistant coaches can if they wish. Players and parents need not be at the drafts. We are in the process now of seeing how many parents have volunteered to coach. That will take a few days so we may need to call on a few of you to volunteer if we are short on coaches.

The remainder of the schedule is being finalized, and is dependant on how late into the month of November the Tamarac Youth Football League will utilize the fields. As always, please visit our Web site (www.tamaracsoccer.com) for the most up-to-date information.

I look forward to another great season. Good luck to you all.

Joe Torok
President
Tamarac Youth Soccer League

September 22, 2011

Player evaluations for the Sophomore (U8) and Senior (U15) divisions will be this Sunday from 10:00am to 1:00pm at the Tamarac Sports Complex - Field 4.

Evaluations for the U10 and U12 divisions will be next Sunday, October 2nd, from 10:00am to 1:00pm at the Tamarac Sports Complex - Field 4.

September 13, 2011

The Tamarac Soccer Youth Soccer League would like to express our deepest condolences to the family of Ed Ziolkowski. Ed, a parent of one of our soccer players, died in his sleep on Labor Day. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Lisa and Nicholas.