NELSA

Coaches,

There will be a coaches meeting on Saturday, August 21st at Fant Ewing Coliseum (basement room area) from 9 am – 10:30 am for U5-U8 coaches and 10:30 – 12 for U9 and older REC coaches. Please note that uniforms will be distributed at this time so please come either with your sponsor check or a personal check (which can be held until October 15) in order to take delivery of your team uniforms. Team sponsor forms can be picked up at the meeting.

Thanks,
NELSA

TRYOUTS ARE CANCELLED for Wed., June 9th. If you had not attended the first tryout for U14G and wish to be considered for the team, please contact the NELSA office by phone at 361-0103 or email at soccer@nelsa.org. Your name will be taken and you will be advised when another date is set or a private tryout is scheduled for the U14G team.

U14G (born between 8/1/96 – 7/31/97) will take place on Monday, June 7, Wednesday, June 9 and Monday, June 28. Tryout times for June 7th and 9th is 5:45 – 6:45 pm at the NELSA Centurylink Soccer Complex in Chennault Park. June 28th tryouts will take place from 5:30 – 6:30 pm at Chennault Park. It is strongly recommended that you attend TWO tryouts.

U14B (born between 8/1/96 and 7/31/97) and older and U15G and older age groups up to U19 will be held Sunday, June 13 and Monday, June 14 and Monday, June 28. All Girls tryouts will take place from 5:30 – 6:30 pm. All boys tryouts will be from 6:45-7:45 pm. Tryouts will take place at the NELSA CenturyLink Soccer Complex in Chennault Park. It is strongly recommended that you attend TWO tryouts.

Please note that you must arrive early in order to sign in for the tryouts and receive a number. If your child wishes to play up out of their appropriate age group you must send a request to NELSA to do so PRIOR to their first tryout. Instructions will be sent back on how the request will be handled. It is important that NELSA obtain all current information on the player so the coaches may make contact with the players once LSA allows them. Please contact NELSA at 361-0103 or soccer@nelsa.org if you have any questions on the tryouts.

OCS Soccer Camp 2010

OCS and Coach Bruce Deaton are hosting a soccer camp for Elementary and Middle School children June 29 – July 1. Please find the registration form attached. Registrations will be accepted right up until camp time, but to ensure your camper receives a camp t-shirt and soccer ball, please try to get your forms in no later than June 11th.

FALL REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. PLEASE CHECK BACK WITH NELSA DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY FOR SPRING REGISTRATION FEES.

Fall soccer registration for children ages 4 to 18 began June 1, 2010 and is still open. Your child must be 4 years of age before July 31, 2010 in order to be eligible to play.

Late registration is now being held. Ages 7 and younger is $100 and ages 8 and older is $120. Any player registration received after August 6th is subject to being wait-listed for player placement but every concession will be made to try to make placement for your child.

There is a $10 discount for each additional child registered in the household. Paid fees place your child on a team for BOTH fall and spring seasons. The cost of the uniform is not included in the registration fee.

Click here for the 2010-2011 PLAYER REGISTRATION FORM to print and mail your form in. You may also pick up your forms at either H. Mickel Sporting Goods locations. Forms may be mailed in to NELSA at PO Box 7476, Monroe, LA 71211 or dropped off at either H. Mickel Sporting Goods locations. Please click here for the 2010-2011 INFORMATION SHEET with valuable information for players, parents and coaches. Please call 361-0103 between 10 am – 2 pm Monday through Thursday if you have any questions.

PLAYER EVALUATIONS DATES AND TIMES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

For all players entering the U7, U9, U11 and U13 leagues you must attend one, but preferably both, of the evaluation times below. Coaches will use these evaluations to draft their teams for the fall and spring seasons.

Thursday, August 12 at NELSA’s CenturyLink Soccer Complex within Chennault Park:
U7 Boys and Girls at 5:30 pm / U9 Boys and Girls at 6:15 pm / U11 Boys and Girls at 7:00 pm / U13 Boys and Girls at 7:30 pm

Saturday, August 14 at NELSA’s CenturyLink Soccer Complex within Chennault Park :
U7 Boys and Girls at 9:00 am / U9 Boys and Girls at 10:15 am / U11 Boys and Girls at 11:30 am / U13 Boys and Girls at 12:00 pm

Please make sure you wear shin guards and cleats and bring your own water bottle and soccer ball. Please arrive early enough to sign-in for your evaluation. Registration tables will be set up near the concession stand.

DUE TO THE SUDDEN ONSET OF SEVERE WEATHER – ALL TRYOUTS FOR WED. MAY 26 HAVE BEEN CANCELLED AS OF 5:30 PM ON 5/26. Please call or email the NELSA office if you had a child who was attending their first tryout on this date – if your child attended one or more tryouts previous to tonight there is no need for an additional tryout.

PLEASE READ THIS IN ITS ENTIRETY AS NOT ALL AGE GROUPS/GENDERS ARE ATTENDING TRYOUTS AT THE SAME TIME!

Tryouts for the Division One Travel Teams will be as follows (please note that ALL tryouts will take place at the NELSA CenturyLink Soccer Complex in Chennault Park):

U11G (born between 8/1/99 – 7/31/00) will take place on Monday, May 3 and Wednesday, May 5 from 5:30 – 6:30 pm both nights. It is strongly recommended that you attend BOTH tryouts. David Sorrell has been named coach of the U11G Division One team for the 2010-2011 seasons.

U11B (born between 8/1/99 – 7/31/00), U12G and U12B (born between 8/198 – 7/31/99) and U13G and U13B (born between 8/1/97 – 7/31/98) will take place on Tuesday, May 18, Thursday, May 20, Monday, May 24 and Wednesday, May 26. All girls tryouts will be from 5:30 – 6:30 pm on these nights. All boys tryouts will be from 6:45 – 7:45 pm on these nights. It is strongly recommended that you attend TWO tryouts.

U14G (born between 8/1/96 – 7/31/97) will take place on Monday, June 7, Wednesday, June 9 and Monday, June 28. Tryout times for June 7th and 9th is 5:45 – 6:45 pm at the NELSA Centurylink Soccer Complex in Chennault Park. June 28th tryouts will take place from 5:30 – 6:30 pm at Chennault Park. It is strongly recommended that you attend TWO tryouts.

U14B (born between 8/1/96 and 7/31/97) and all older age groups up to U19 will be held Sunday, June 13 and Monday, June 14 and Monday, June 28. All Girls tryouts will take place from 5:30 – 6:30 pm. All boys tryouts will be from 6:45-7:45 pm. Tryouts will take place at the NELSA CenturyLink Soccer Complex in Chennault Park. It is strongly recommended that you attend TWO tryouts.

Please note that you must arrive early in order to sign in for the tryouts and receive a number. If your child wishes to play up out of their appropriate age group you must send a request to NELSA to do so PRIOR to their first tryout. Instructions will be sent back on how the request will be handled. It is important that NELSA obtain all current information on the player so the coaches may make contact with the players once LSA allows them. Please contact NELSA at 361-0103 or soccer@nelsa.org if you have any questions on the tryouts.

Did you lose your camera recently near the soccer complex? Please call NELSA at 361-0103 for more details.

Shreveport knew NELSA had come to play when our teams arrived at their tournament – we had a great showing during the tournament weekend.

The NELSA Explosion U11G team placed second in their division losing 1-0 to the CSC Premier Rage Gold team in the championship game.

The Nelsa Lightning 98 U12B team came in first this weekend in their bracket after winning in a penalty kick shootout after a 1-1 tie in regulation and two overtime periods against the Cabosa premier team.

The Nelsa United U14B team came in second out of an eight team bracket after losing in a penalty kick shootout after a 1-1 tie in regulation and two overtime periods against an Arkansas premier team.

Special congratulations goes out to the U10B NELSA Academy team. This team of boys was formed at the last minute to fill an open spot in Cabosa’s tournament schedule. These boys had not practiced once together as a team prior to arriving in Shreveport. They competed hard and made the other teams work very hard for their winning goals. While they had a weekend record of 0-3-0 they never let the losses get them down. They maintained great attitudes and had fun during the tournament. Great job boys!

Congratulations goes out to the rest of the NELSA teams who competed this weekend against Premier teams from all over the region in Shreveport also:

U11B NELSA Blitz with a weekend record of 2-1-0
U12G NELSA Gators with a weekend record of 1-2-0
U13G NELSA Nitro with a weekend record of 2-1-0
U14G NELSA Bombers with a weekend record of
U16G NELSA Knockouts with a weekend record of 1-2-0
U18G NELSA Scream with a weekend record of 1-2-0
U18G NELSA Ringers with a weekend record of 1-2-0

Several teams from NELSA competed March 27th and 28th in Alexandria, LA at the Crossroads Cup.

U11G NELSA Explosion placed 2nd in the U11-U12 combined bracket
U12B NELSA Lightning placed 2nd in their bracket
U13B NELSA Hawks placed 2nd in the U11-U14 combined bracket
U17B NELSA FC NELSA placed 1st in the U17-U19 combined bracket

Congratulations to all of our teams!