Pinelanders Youth Soccer Club
Howell, NJ
Friday July 03, 2009, 09:35PM

Updated: 2009-06-28 12:47:05 General Announcements

Want to become a ref? Anyone over the age of 14 can take the class to become a USSF-certified referee. Classes are being held in our area over the next few months. Get the schedule and information on how to register for Grade 8 Entry Level Referee classes from the NJ Referee Committee's website.


End-of-Season Award Winners. Congratulations to the following winners of our end-of-season awards:

  • Sportsmanship: Players Kieren Kane, D5 Cougars; Sean Killeen; D7 Cougars
  • Coaches of the Season: Adam Monti, D7 Avalanche; Patrick Murphy, D7 Lions; Jason Schindler, D7 Chargers, D5G Angels, D5 Predators.
  • Courage: Player Andrew McLeod, D7 Avalanche

And thank you to our members who donated to the food drive -- your donations will be delivered to the Howell Food Pantry asap.


Important Info About the Fall Season. The end-of-season edition of our newsletter contains important information about our plans to restructure the divisions in the Fall season. Click here to read all about it...
Fall Season & Summer Camp Registration. See the article below for details of registration for the Fall 2009 season and for our summer soccer camp.
Pinelanders/Red Bulls Student of the Game Partnership.. You still have time to order tickets to see David Beckham at  Giants Stadium on July 16. Check the article below for info on how you can see him -- and details of our partnership with the NY Red Bulls. And get the latest news on the Red Bulls here.
Sky Blue FC Update. SkyBlue FC is New Jersey's newest professional soccer team. The team is our area's entry in the Womens Pro Soccer league. Sky Blue play their home games at Rutgers University's Yurcak Field.

Summer Soccer Camp
Our popular summer soccer camp will run each evening July 20-24.  The camp will be run once again by Coach Wayne Ramsey's New Jersey Select Soccer Camp, and is open to all players aged 4-14.

You can register now—click here for a brochure and registration form, or contact Kim Brown for more information.

 
Please Support...
The HUSC Lady Bandits have teamed with Women's Professional Soccer's NY/NJSky Blue FC to get you a great deal on tickets at Yurcak Field (Rutgers) throughout the WPS season.

You'll find full details on Howell United's main page.

 
Coach & Referee Classes

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

 
PAL Goalie Clinic

Please contact Coach Vinnie at palgoalieclinic@gmail.com, or on 732-221-9428 for details of Goalie clinics.

 
Need Advice on Buying Stuff?
See our Q & A page for details of what you need and where to get it.
 
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 2009 Registration  

Registration for the Fall 2009 season is now open. Please read the following carefully.

  • If you've played with us or pre-registered in the past, please go to your My Pinelanders page - you do not need to pre-register.

  • If you've never played with us or pre-registered, please click here to pre-register.  I'll set up a My Pinelanders account for you, and you'll be able to complete your registration within a day.

For more information about the Club and our programs, please see the Information sheet on on the Documents and Forms page.

- 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 has partnered with High Point Auto Insurance, who will support events such as our coming Trophy Day and offer benefits to our members.  Details will be announced soon.
 
Pinelanders & The NY Red Bulls

  RED BULLS UPDATE: Summer's here -- but don't feel like you have to go into "soccer withdrawal." $22 tickets to all Red Bulls home games this summer are available -- as is our special $100 4-pack that includes access to the Red Bulls Corner Pub.

*TICKET SALES FOR THE RED BULLS GALAXY GAME ARE EXTENDED THROUGH JULY 3. Don't miss your chance to see David Beckham play at Giants Stadium, as the Red Bulls meet the Los Angeles Galaxy on a special night: Thursday, July 16, at 7:45pm. It'll be Beckham's first game back with the Galaxy after spending most of this year playing in Europe. This is a great opportunity for you, and your kids, to see one of the world's great soccer players. Don't miss out. Email Bob Hoenig for more information. TICKET SALES FOR THIS GAME WILL CLOSE ON JULY 3.  The 4 pack for the Galaxy game has been sold.


Game Tickets Available Now: Discounted tickets will be available for all Red Bulls home games.  Here's a list of upcoming available games. 

Thu

July 16*

8:00pm

vs Los Angeles

Sat

August 15

7:00pm

vs Chivas USA

Sun

August 23

3:00pm

vs Dallas

Sun

August 30

6:00pm

vs Columbus

Tickets may be ordered until the Monday before each game.  Remember: you get Sideline Level seats at the special price of just $22, a $10 discount off face value. We also offer one 4-pack of special Season Ticket Level seats, including admission to the Red Bulls Corner Pub, for $100 for the package. To order tickets or for more information, email  Bob Hoenig.

There will be special promotions and Pinelanders nights over the course of the entire 2009 season. Check out the full Red Bulls schedule here.


Get the latest news on Pinelanders' New Student of the Game Partnership with the NY Red Bulls here. Click here to go to the Red Bulls website.

 
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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