Pinelanders Youth Soccer Club
Howell, NJ
Friday September 03, 2010, 01:19PM

Updated: 2010-09-03 11:27:08 General Announcements

Registration for the Fall 2010 Season. Registrations for our Fall 2010 season. is still open; however initial assignments have now been made, and no further players will be placed on teams until after the opening weekend of the season (September 10/11). 

Registration will be closed on a per-division basis as divisions fill.  U7G (girls aged 5 or 6 on October 1st, 2010) is closed; others may close soon. However, if you want your child to play please don't send mail asking if we're closed - if you haven't played with us before please pre-register and we'll let you know when process the information.  If you have played or pre-registered before please go to your My Pinelanders page and the Registration Center - if your division is closed it won't let you register.

See the panel below for registration details.

- Jem Treadwell
Registrar


$10 Sky Blue FC Tickets; Upcoming Red Bulls Games. See the Pinelanders and Pro Soccer article below for details on a special offer for Sky blue FC tickets  And check out the 2 big Red Bulls games this summer too.

Pinelanders & Pro Soccer

  The Pro Soccer Days Dwindle Down to a Precious Few.

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.


Pinelanders Night at the Red Bulls II

Circle Saturday, October 9 -- our next club night at the NY Red Bulls. Just $18 gets you a seat as the Red Bulls take on Real Salt Lake at 4pm. It'll be our final club night of the year at Red Bull Arena.  Don't miss the chance to join us at the most advanced, modern soccer stadium in the U.S. -- Red Bull Arena. Pinelanders members who've joined us for our trips to the Red Bulls will tell you how exciting these games are -- and if you follow pro soccer, you know that Red Bull Arena is now home to 3 of the greatest  soccer players of our time: Juan Pablo Angel, Thierry Henry and Rafa Marquez.  The 3 three of them on the field is a sight to behold. For more information and to order tickets, contact Bob Hoenig.

Just 2 Sky Blue Home Games Left This Season:

Your last two chances to see a Sky Blue FC home game are on Wednesdaym, September 1 at 7pm ; and Saturday, September 11 at 7pm.  See either game for just $10 per ticket. Bring your friends!. Contact Bob Hoenig for tickets and information. Give your kids the opportunity 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. 


 
Coach & Referee Classes

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

 
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.

Fall 2010 Registration  

Registration for the Fall 2010 season is open.

  • If nobody in your immediate family has ever registered with Pinelanders before you're welcome to pre-register now by clicking here
  • If you have registered (or pre-registered) in the past please don't pre-register again even if your child never played - your existing My Pinelanders account will still work, and that's all you need.

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

- Jem Treadwell
Registrar

 
Referee Bulletin Board

 Open Games. The following games are available (must be taken as a full shift)

  • None at this time.

E-mail Scott Frueh to claim these games. 


Week in Review:   Coming soon.

 


State Referee Website. Check the New Jersey State Referee Committee website often. The site, at www.njrefs.com, includes listings of classes, recertification clinics, registrations, news updates, and updates to the Laws of the Game.

 
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.

 
Where to Find PinelandersWear
Looking for sweats and other cool stuff with our logo on it? You'll find the catalog and an order form on the JCK Special Tees 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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