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MSC INFO
Early Bird Registration - This Sunday at Clark/Milford....pay $65 for Fall registration vs. $80 THIS DAY ONLY. To download a registration form, click here.
Apparel Sale - MSC will be having an end of season apparel sale - Milford Brook School by playground, Sunday May 18th from 9am -11:30am. Stop by and see all the great sale prices and thanks for participating in the MSC. Have a great summer and see you in the fall.
Coaches - Ratings Night on May 20th - see story below. After Tuesday, May 20, you cannot practice on any of the school fields or the Rec Center as those fields will be re=lined for the Memorial Day Tournament. You can practice at Apache Drive and Lafayette Mille (but not on the baseball diamond). Coaches - Please send in your Game Reports after your team plays. Parents - Please remember to clean up water bottles and snack wrappers after the games, and that no jewelry can be work.
 Red Bulls - David Beckham game - The MSC purchased a block of tickets to the game every soccer fan wants to see: David Beckham and the Los Angeles Galaxy vs N.Y. Red Bulls game on Saturday, July 19, 2008 (game time is 6:30 pm). Ticket cost is only $25 (ticket face value is $50). Last year over 68,000 were in attendance (MSC had over 600 in attendance. Orders must be received by June 1st. Please see your team coach/parent for details. If your team is not participating you can place orders directly by contacting: Steve Scafidi, MSC FUNdraising Chairperson @ sscafidi@aol.com or 732-294-9058. For additional info, click here.
MSC  Night at the Lakewood Blue Claws - will be participating in Soccer Night at the BlueClaws on Thursday, June 19th (gametime 7pm). Ticket cost is only $8. This is a great opportunity for coaches to hold an after season party. The $8/ticket price includes ticket to the game, and all soccer stars will participate in the soccer parade prior to the game and will also recieve a soccer patch. Last season over 375 Manalapan Soccer Fans participated. As an extra bonus, the team that purchases the most tickets to the game will have their team play soccer in the outfield while the soccer parade is occuring. For additional info, click here.
MSC Travel Team Tryout Schedule
Below is the schedule of tryouts for all age groups. As the schedule (and raindates) is subject to change, please check back to verify the date, time and field:
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U8 Division
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U9 Division
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U10 Division
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Born: 8/1/00 - 7/31/01 |
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Born: 8/1/99 - 7/31/00 |
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Born: 8/1/98 - 7/31/99 |
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Wed 5/28 & Tues 6/3 |
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Wed 5/28 & Tues 6/3 |
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Friday 5/30 |
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Boys: 4:30 - 6:15 Field C |
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Girls: 4:30 - 6:15 Field D |
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Boys: 5:30 - 7:15 Field D |
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Girls: 6:30 - 8:15 Field C |
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Boys: 6:30 - 8:15 Field D |
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Girls: 6:30 - 8:15 Field C |
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Rain Date : Fri 6/6 |
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Rain Date : Thurs 6/5 |
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Rain Date : Fri 6/6 |
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Rec Center - Field C |
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Rec Center - Field C |
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Rec Center - Field C |
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U11 Division
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U12 Division
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U13 Division
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Born: 8/1/97 - 7/31/98 |
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Born: 8/1/96 - 7/31/97 |
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Born: 8/1/95 - 7/31/96 |
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Thursday 5/29 |
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Boys - Bulldogs |
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Wednesday 6/4 |
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Fri 5/16 5:30-7:15 Field D |
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Girls: 4:30 - 6:15 Field C |
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Boys - Bulldogs & Scorpions |
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Girls: 4:30 - 6:15 Field C |
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Boys: 6:30 - 8:15 Field C |
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Thurs 5/29 6:30-8:15 Fd D |
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Boys: 6:30 - 8:15 Field C |
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Girls - Manalapan Menace |
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Rain Date : Tues 6/10 |
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Monday, 6/2 6:30-8:00 |
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Tues, Jun 3 6:00-7:30 |
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MEMS Lower Field |
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MEMS Lower Field |
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Girls - Shining Stars |
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Rain Date : Thurs 6/5 |
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Thurs, Jun 5 6:00-7:30 |
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Rec Center - Field C |
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MEMS Lower Field |
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U14 Division
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U15 Division
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Born: 8/1/94 - 7/31/95 |
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Born: 8/1/93 - 7/31/94 |
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Wednesday 6/4 |
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Thursday 6/5 |
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Girls: 4:30 - 6:15 Field D |
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Boys: 4:30 - 6:15 Field D |
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Boys: 6:30 - 8:15 Field D |
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Girls: 6:30 - 8:15 Field D |
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Rain Date : Tues 6/10 |
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Rain Date : Wed 6/11 |
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Rec Center - Field D |
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Travel Team - Coach Needed
Dear Parents,
The letter shoud be no longer than one paragraph and should include your coaching credentials (F License, Rutgers Safety etc), your coaching experience, your involvement in the Manalapan Soccer Club and your basic philosophy on coaching youth soccer.
Coaches will be selected after the 2nd tryout on June 3. Thanks for your support and we will see you on Wed, May 28 at the first tryout.
Regards,
Rick Rivere
Small Sided Travel VP
Red Bulls Tickets are Available
The Manalapan Soccer Club has four (4) tickets to each Red Bull home game. The seats are Midfield Row 3 Section 110 (Seats 5/6/7/8). The Club is selling them as a package for only $80.
Games available are: Sat 5/17, Sun 5/25, Thur 6/5 and Sat 6/21
Anybody interested please contact Steve Scafidi sscafidi@aol.com or 732-294-9058.
Memorial Day Tournament is Next Week!
Our 22nd annual Tournament will be bigger and better than ever!
To go to the Tournament section of our website click here.
Coaches Ratings
All recreation coaches are required to attend the end of season Ratings Night on May 20th at the Yorktowne Club. This will take place from 7:30 - 8:30 for girls teams and 8:30 - 9:30 for boys teams. During the time you will sit down with the other coaches in your age group and develop ratings using standardized criteria for each player. These ratings are eventually fed into our computers and used to draft the fall teams, making sure that the new teams are as even as possible. To do so we need clear, honest ratings. A copy of the forms are attached so you can take a look at them in advance, but it is crucial that you attend the session to discuss ratings with the other coaches in your age group.
U5 Division U6 - U7 U8 - U14
MSC Scholarships are available
Dear Coaches and Parents,
I would like to take this opportunity to inform you about our club’s Annual College and Training Scholarship Program. Each year our club offers both $500 College scholarships for High School Seniors and $250 training scholarships to High School Freshman-Junior year students. In addition, the Club is also offering 2-$250 Senior Recreation soccer and or Referee scholarships. The program has been allocated $3,000 to give out for these scholarships.
Please take the time to forward this to all your players, family and friends know about this program and encourage as many high school students that qualify to apply. It costs nothing to apply as all it takes is for each applicant to spend a short amount of time to fill out the application and provide a resume highlighting their soccer playing experience from youth to present, services to the club, such as tournament volunteer, refereeing, training, rec coach etc, school awards, activities and community service as well. Also with the application is a grade verification form that the guidance department will fill out and provide proof of the applicants grade average.
Early next week the applications can be found on the Main page of Manalapan Soccer Club Web site under "Scholarships". There are separate applications for each the two Senior & Training scholarships. In the past some years we have received many applications and other years very few. Once again please encourage those players who you know that are in High School to apply. They have nothing to lose! The deadline to get their applications in is May 25, 2008. The awards are presented to the winning applicants at the Clubs General Membership meeting in June.
Click on the continue tab to see the eligibility requirements:
Coaches - Please Send in your Game Reports
Please Read Carefully
Use the link on the left side menu to send an email with your game report. Remember to only use first names or first names and last initials, mention each player on your team, use only positive comments, and only include the score for U10 and up. -->As there are two games this week for most teams, please make sure to use dates for the game reports.
Coaches - Please remind your players that no jewelry should be worn during the game, except for medical alert purposes. Covering earrings with bandaids is not permitted. This is for the safety of our players, and referees are allowed to remove players wearing jewelry. 
Parents - Please pick up a copy of the Goalkeeper newsletter, which is located at the Field Marshall stands.
MSC's 1st Annual Dinner Dance is a Great Success
On Saturday, April 10th approx. 190 people gathered at the Courtyard on Main for the Manalapan Soccer Club’s 1st Amnual Dinner Dance. Below are some pictures from the event:
 
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Mingling with Friends |
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MSC Board members at the dinner dance: |
| The following individuals were honored at the event: |
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Elon Ronberg, Steve Blitzer, Joe Marchiano |
| Andrew Lucas, supporter of Youth sports and the community |
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Gary Kaiser, Staci Aimone, Ted Giovanniello |
| Alan Spector, volunteer of the year; |
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Chris Thorsheim, Mike Hammer, Todd Berman |
| Diana Cochran, lifetime achievement award; |
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Rick Rivere, Carlos Wardrow and Diana Cochran |
| MSC President Mike Hammer; |
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Not shown: Janet Cusack, Larry Sherman, |
| Tony Conaghan, travel coach of the year |
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Rich McCartney, Steve Scafidi and Jeff Wurmbrand. |
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| Homere Breton, outgoing coach of the U18g Shooting Stars (2002-08) |
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| Not present - Jorgen Moller, outgoing travel coach of the Rough Riders (2000-08) |
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UK Elite training
U.K. Elite Soccer is the official training organization for the Manalapan Soccer Club.
UK Elite Skills Training is held on Mondayx at Wemrock Brook School. (Note the field change.) There will be three hourly sessions beginning at 5pm. Each week will focus on a theme (e.g. attacking, defending, shooting, etc.). Here is a guideline for the coaches regarding who should attend the sessions and at which time:
5pm: U6 – U8 6pm: U8 – U10 7pm: U10 and Older
They will also offer their Pettite Programs in town, which is a fun introduction for 3, 4, and 5 year olds to the world of soccer through activity based programs year round. The emphasis is on a "Games Based" approach to coaching soccer within a fun learning environment. The upcoming sessions run once a week for 6 weeks, with each session is 60 minutes long.
Each child receives tuition in a small group setting from one of the professional U.K. Elite Soccer coaches.... parents are welcome to stay and join in the fun. All sessions will be at the Rec Center; click on the links to register.
U.K. Elite Soccer has been working with the Manalapan Soccer Club for over 10 years, providing quality coaching for all players from recreation to high school level. Please take advantage of this resource.
Law requires players to wear Safety Glasses
 On 7/11/06 a law was enacted in NJ that requires participants in youth sports who wear eyeglasses to now wear protective sports glasses while playing certain sports - including soccer! The law became effective 6 months from the date of its signing - January 11th, 2007 - and will be implimented in Township sports programs. Here is a link to the specific bill: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2004/Bills/A2500/2091_R1.HTM
The Manalapan Soccer Club has arranged for its members to purchase a top of the line pair of sports glasses from a local eye doctor at a discounted price of $159 vs. their normal price of $199. For information on the glasses and this offer, click here:---> Sports Glasses.pdf
For statistics and info on sports eye injuries click on these articles:
http://www.uniteforsight.org/eyesafety/stats.php
http://www.preventblindness.org/news/releases/090106_1.html
Referee Classes
The Manalapan Soccer Club is always looking for new referees to participate in our recreation and travel programs. if you or any of your players have gotten your Referee certification and are interested in officiating Manalapan Soccer Recreation games, please contact Elon Ronberg @ mscreferee@optonline.net. For information, click continue, below. For a full list of courses, click here.
Parents - Volunteer Requirements
Note: For all children signed up for the Rec Program this Fall season, a parent (or guardian) must put in ONE HOUR of volunteer work per child playing. Get your teams volunteer time done early.....Contact our Volunteer Coordinator Staci Aimone @ Stay719@aol.com with your name and phone number.
Manalapan Township Regulations
Please note that as per various Manalapan Township ordinances, pets are not allowed at any of the fields, there is no smoking at any school facility, and no alcoholic beverages are permitted at the fields.
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Coaches and Parents - Let's keep it in perspective...
Save The Dates
June 19th is MSC day at the Lakewood Blue Claws.
July 19th is MSC day at the Red Bulls.
Tickets will be sold in advance at discounted prices. Information will be available shortly from the team parents.
The MSC is voted Youth Sports Club of the Year
Red Bulls Honor our Club
On October 23rd the Manalapan Soccer Club (MSC) was voted "Youth Sports Club of the Year" by the Red Bulls organization. Accepting this award are (l to r) MSC Board Members Rick Rivere (Groundskeeper), Mike Hammer (President), Steve Scafidi (FUNdraising Chairperson) and Ted Giovaniello (Travel VP).
To read the entire article, click here.
Groundbreaking ceremony for the Rec Center expansion
Below is a picture of the groundbreaking ceremony that took place on Thursday, September 27th for phase I of the dreyer tract extension at the rec center. Upon its completion the township will get two full size fields, one of which will be made of all season artificial turf, plus new playground facilities, baseball fields, a concession stand and walking trails.
Pictured (L to r): Mike Hammer (MSC Board President), Diana Peraza Cochran (Rec Advisory Board and MSC), Glenn Essner (Rec Advisory Board and President of Pop Warner), Rebecca Ginsburg (Rec Advisory Board), Paul Sagnelli (Rec Advisory Board), Rick Klauber (Township Committeeman), Andrew Lucas (Mayor), Michelle Roth (Deputy Mayor), Susan Cohen (Township Committeperson), Tony Gennaro (Township Committeeman), Greg Valesi (Township engineer), George Rothweiler ( Rec Advisory Board), Tony Manisero (School Board President) and Mona Cholowinski (Recreaton. Department Director).
Coaches: Clarification on Field Usage
Coaches: There is some confusion about where you are allowed to practice and where you are not, so please note the following:
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