Academy Training Session Cancelled 5-26-11

Academy Parents:

Smith Fields has closed the north side of the soccer complex today because of pooling water and unsafe field conditions. Due to this closure and other factors we have decided to cancel the academy training session tonight. We will resume training next Tuesday as scheduled.

Thanks!

Kalispell Play Date Schedule and Game Times!

I have just received the final schedule and game times for the Kalispell Play Date Saturday, May 21 at Kidsport Fields. Please have your son and/or daughter arrive at the fields (near the concession stand) 30 minutes before the start of each game. All games will be 8v8 including GK’s with two 30 minute halves. All players will need to bring their white academy t-shirts, black shorts and socks, shinguards and cleats. We will have colored scrimmage vests available if our opponents have the same color jersey.

Game Schedule

Girls Team:

Rapids U10/U11 Girls vs. FSC U11 Girls - 8v8 (10:00am Field #2)

Rapids U10/U11 Girls vs. Polson U11 Girls - 8v8 (3:15pm Field #2)

Boys Team:

Rapids U10/U11 Boys vs. FSC U11 Boys - 8v8 (11:15am Field #1)

Rapids U10/U11 Boys vs. FSC U10 Boys - 8v8 (3:15pm Field #1)

Academy Games Scheduled!

Academy Parents:

We would like to inform you about an upcoming game recently scheduled with the Bigfork U-10/11 Girls team. Our Academy Girls Ages 9 and older will participate in the game schedule next Tuesday, May 17 at 5:30pm Smith Fields. If your daughter in this age group, please have them arrive at Smith Fields by 5:00pm with their white academy t-shirts, black shorts and socks, shinguards and cleats. The game will be 8v8 including goalkeepers with two 30 minute halves. Since we have several girls within this age group, we will split our girls up into two teams that will each compete in on half of the game.

Please let me know if your daughter is unable to participate in the game by the end of the week. All other Academy participants will train at the fields from 5:30-7:00pm as scheduled.

Kalispell Play Date:

The Flathead Force Soccer Club will be hosting a play date with our Academy Club and the Polson Soccer Club Saturday, May 21 at Kidsport Fields in Kalispell. We need to find out if your son and/or daughter will be able to participate in the games. The schedule will be finalized after receiving confirmation from all teams/clubs that will be involved. We would like to bring a U-10 Girls and Boys team, as well as a U-11 Boys and Girls Team. The U-10’s will play 6v6 including goalkeepers with two 25 minute halves. The U-11’s will play 8v8 including goalkeepers with two 30 minute halves. Each team will play two games on the day, typically morning and afternoon. All players will need to bring their white academy t-shirts, black shorts and socks, shinguards and cleats. We will have colored scrimmage vests available if our opponents have the same color jersey.

We need to know if your son and/or daughter will be participating in this event. Please let me know via email ASAP, so that we can finalize the schedule accordingly. After the game times have been announced, you will receive the information via email, as well as on our blog page. Also, we would like to see if any parents may be willing to volunteer as parent trainer coaches during the event. It will be a full day, so it would be advantageous to have a parent representative associated with each team. Please let me know if you have any interest in getting involved. If so, I will follow up with you prior to the play date with detailed information. We plan to run scrimmages with our teams on Thursday, May 19 in preparation of the event. This will be a great opportunity to work hands on with the academy coaches and the players before the big day!

The Micro Academy participants; Boys and Girls Ages 8 and under will be focusing on internal small sided games and technical skill development. However, Flathead Force has a similar program and we may be willing to coordinate a micro soccer event sometime within the next few weeks. We will keep you posted with any developments.

Thanks,

Ryan Billiet, Academy Director

Montana Flathead Rapids

Tel: (719) 214-0344

Ryan@jpixmontana.com  

www.FlatheadRapids.com  

http://flatheadrapids.blogspot.com/

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Back to Smith Fields!

The Academy training sessions will return to Smith Fields in Whitefish tomorrow evening. The field maintenance director and crew have been working tirelessly to get the fields back to a safe playable surface. Thanks to some help from Mother Nature...we have been given the green light to return to full training at our home pitch.

We plan to train from this point forward at Smith Fields from 5:30pm-7:00pm. Our Academy fields will be located in the Southeast corner of the complex near the playground. Thanks for your patience during this transition.

See you tomorrow!

Thanks, Ryan