Pinelanders Youth Soccer Club
Howell, NJ
Wednesday March 10, 2010, 07:14PM

Updated: 2010-02-26 20:52:23 General Announcements

 Tickets For Red Bulls, Sky Blue Home Openers On Sale Now. Discounted tickets for the March 27th  Red Bulls home opener against the Chicago Fire, and the April 11th Sky Blue FC home opener against the Chicago Red Stars are on sale now. Get all the news and learn about events in the article below -- or click the :"Pro Soccer" link on your My Pi page.


Spring 2010 Registration. Registration for the spring season is open. If you're new to Pinelanders, please see the article below. If you're a returning family, go to your My Pinelanders page for details.

Pinelanders & Pro Soccer

Tickets now on sale for Red Bulls and Sky Blue Home Openers

Pinelanders is proud to announce that we are now affiliates of both the NY Red Bulls of Major League Soccer --and--  Sky Blue FC of Womens Professional Soccer. We're plannng special club nights and other activitties with both teams. Watch for updates on special events.


RED BULLS UPDATE 3/7: TIME RUNNING OUT TO ATTEND OPENING DAY AT RED BULL ARENA, SATURDAY, MARCH 27.

Planning to go to the Red Bulls opener on March 27? If you want in on our deal, the deadline for orders is Friday, March 12. See below for details -- but don'f delay. Time is running out:

The Red Bulls will open the 2010 season on Saturday, March 27, against Chicago, at the brand new Red Bull Arena in Harrison, NJ. We have 125 seats reserved for opening night. Be among the first fans to attend a game at this beautiful, new, soccer-specific stadium. Pinelanders is once again a Student of the Game Partner of the Red Bulls. That means you get tickets to all Red Bull home games at just $18 each -- a significantly lower price than last year. Don't miss this chance to see soccer history made in NJ. And see the full Red Bulls season schedule here. For more information and to order tickets, contact Bob Hoenig


PINELANDERS AND SKY BLUE FC JOIN FORCES IN NEW PARTNERSHIP - HOME OPENER: SUNDAY,  APRIL 11

Pinelanders Youth Soccer Club and  Womens Pro Soccer League Champioms Sky Blue FC are now partners! We're thrilled to give you an opportunity to take part in an experience that will allow your kids to get up close and personal with some of the best female players in the world. Sky Blue FC plays its home games at Rutgers University's Yurcak Field in nearby Piscataway. Join us for the Sky Blue's home opener on Sunday, April 11, as the ladies from New Jersey take on the Chicago Red Stars.See the full Sky Blue FC season schedule here.  Here again, discounted tickets are available $16 each.  Contact Bob Hoenig for tickets and information.

 
Coach & Referee Classes

Please see the following NJYS pages for upcoming classes: F-license, E-license, D-license, Referee.

 
PAL Goalie Clinic

Please e-mail Coach Vinnie Cafiero, or call him on 732-221-9428, for details of Goalie clinics.

 
Traveling Soccer
For information about traveling soccer, please check the Howell United web page or contact one of our HUSC liaisons, Scott Frueh or Tony Valenziano.  Our representative to the Howell PAL traveling organization is Chuck Morse.
 
Scholarships
If you see college payments in your near or distant future, you might be interested in this Student Athlete Magazine page, published by the not-for-profit Student Athletes Scholarship Foundation.  

NOTE: Information about this site was sent to us by the editor of the magazine. We are publishing it as a service to members, but are not in a position to endorse it.

Spring 2010 Registration  

Registration for the Spring 2010 season is open.  If nobody in your immediate family has ever registered with Pinelanders before please pre-register now by clicking here.  If you have registered (or pre-registered) in the past you can register now at your My Pinelanders page.

NOTE: Please don't pre-register if you have pre-registered with us in the past, even if you never played - your existing My Pinelanders account will still work, and you can use it for Spring registration.

For more information about the Club and our programs, please click here.

- Jem Treadwell
Registrar

 
Referee Bulletin Board
Referees, please check the Referee Bulletin Board for latest information.
 
Parking at Hoffman Fields
Per the Howell Twp Police Dept, the following parking changes are in effect  at Hoffman Fields:
  • Parking in the small lot to the left of the brick building is by permit only. Only cars displaying a valid dashboard card will be allowed.
  • Vehicles in the larger lot must park in marked spaces. Anyone parked in fire lanes, exits and entrances, or on the grass will be ticketed.
  • If the lots are full, park at Memorial Middle School.  There is a gate near Field 5 so that you can safely walk from Memorial to Hoffman.
  • The police will continue to patrol all lots. Illegally parked vehicles may be ticketed.

Please remember to park courteously. Do not block other cars, or the emergency entrance between the two green trailers.

Please do not park on the grassy areas near the roadway at Hoffman, and do not park on the curved part of the driveway.

Do not park at the Social Services Building across the road. It's too dangerous to cross the road. The entrances to the building will be barricaded on weekends we play.

 
Coaches' Background Checks
Pursuant to Howell Township Ordinance 0-02-20, Pinelanders is obliged to require all coaches and assistant coaches to undergo criminal background checks before being assigned a coaching position.  Coaches must initiate the process by attending a fingerprinting session.

If you are volunteering to coach or assist, or to help as an unofficial coach with a team, and you have not yet been fingerprinted, please let us know and begin the background check process!  Please contact Jason Schindler for more information.

The background check program is managed on behalf of the Township by KidSafe Record Checks. For a list of approved coaches please visit the KidSafe web page.

 
Pinelanders Partners with High Point
Pinelanders is pleased to announce that it has joined in a partnership with High Point Insurance. High Point will be helping to sponsor a number of our activities.

You'll be seeing the High Point table at Trophy Day and at a number of club events over the course of the season. Feel free to stop by and speak with their representativesand take a look at the insurance products they can offer you.

Click the High Point logo at the top of this page to link to their website. Of course, you're under no obligation to purchase any products.

 
Need Advice on Buying Stuff?
See our Q & A page for details of what you need and where to get it.
 
Community Support
In recent seasons we have supported several local and national charitable organizations, including:  Howell PAL's Literacy Program; The Howell Police Bulletproof Vest Fund; for Andrea Adams, a local meningitis victim; the September 11th Fund (click here for the World Trade Center tribute page); the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life; local PTA and PTO activities; our local First Aid Squads; one of our own members, Olivia Zonis, who passed away in June 2002, to the Howell Food Pantry, and to the Howell Women's Club.

The Olivia Zonis Foundation continues to support children with inoperable brain tumors.  Please visit Olivia's page and support this cause if you can.

Pinelanders Youth Soccer Club
P.O. Box 455, Howell, NJ 07731  732-919-2111
Web:  http://www.pinelanders.com    e-mail: pinelanders@pinelanders.com

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