2/24 Note from Team Manager

Please have your daughter wear her red jersey, red socks this weekend.
We play the Gale Force 2 at 9:55 a.m.

Please arrive a little after 9:00 a.m.

Thanks!

Kim

MCFC Spring Soccer Camp

Info on 8 Week Spring soccer camp that our club will be hosting starting in March & AprilSundays:March 4, 11, 18, 25April 1, 15, 22, 293-5 at San Benancio School Please make sure all of your teams receive the flyer and encourage them to attend the camp. The camp will be targeted at the teams and the needs of both the team and individuals. The more teams can attend, the better we believe the camp will work. Please also utilize this as a try-out venue for new players you would like to see at the camp that might be candidates for your teams. We will have club balls and shirts to hand out as part of the registration packet. Thanks for the support, and let me know as soon as possible if your team will be attending, approximately how many kids from your team ($50/player for team sign-ups – great bargain) will be coming, and some of the training needs you know about for your team.

Spring Registration!

Hurricane Parents,

Please confirm with me if your daughter is going to play Spring outdoor soccer.
I would like a clear number by this Saturday, February 10th.

We do not have an exact date for opening weekned, but "think" early April.
Tiffany will provide a cost breakdown as soon as we get number confirmation. She will also have to factor in field costs, referees, and a reserve for our club team. Once she arrives at the exact cost, and we know the number of players, then we will proceed with the collection of money (please be as prompt as possible with payment).

Again, this would be travel between Salinas/Monterey Peninsula, and the greater Bay Area.

This weekend please have your daughter wear her red jersey. Please arrive a little after 2:00PM.

Thank you.

Kim

Rebecca as Goalie

Indoor 1/27/07

Lauren during the first indoor game of the season.

Hurricanes Snack Schedule for in-door Soccer

Please bring cut up oranges, trail mix and a bottle of water. Please do not bring fruit rolls or fruit snacks of any kind.

Saturday Jan. 13th 2:30 Gomez Family

Saturday Jan. 20th 12.40 Lathos Family

Saturday Jan. 27th 1:35 Tibbs Family

Saturday Feb. 3rd 12.40 Deserpa Family

Saturday Feb.10th 2:30 Winters Family

Saturday Feb.17th 1:35 Paulo Family

Saturday Feb. 24th 9:55 Cech Family

Saturday Mar. 3rd 1:35 Franks Family

Kari will email you the week of your assigned day for a reminder.
Any questions please call or email her. Thank you in advance for the snacks.

Hurricanes Spring Snack Schedule

I will fill in dates later.

First game E. Costa Family
Second game Miller Family
Third game Sims Family
Fourth game White Family
Fifth game Cuevas Family

Indoor 2/3/07

Please have the girls wear red jerseys with red socks. Bring the white jersey just in case.

The game is at 12:40, please arrive by 12:15.

Good luck!

Kim

District II Cup 2006 1st Place CHAMPIONS!

District Cup II Results & Notes from the Coach

Belmont United Wildfire v. MCFC Hurricanes 11/18/06; 9:00 am Morrill M.S.
1 2 - F
Wildfire 0 0 - 0
Hurricanes 1 1 - 2
Scoring:
***1st Half***
1. Hurricanes: Kelly Smith (asst. Liza Simms; 25th min)
***2nd Half***
2. Hurricanes: Ashley Tibbs (asst. Sophia White; CK; 34th min)
Keepers:
Hurricanes: Kiera Paulo (0 saves; 0 goals)
Hurricanes: Emilie Costa (1 save; 0 goals)
Belmont: 2 saves; 2 goals
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SBYSL Arsenal v. MCFC Hurricanes 11/18/06; 3:00 pm Morrill M.S.
1 2 - F
Arsenal 0 0 - 0
Hurricanes 1 3 - 4
Scoring:
***1st Half***
1. Hurricanes: Alicia Cuevas (asst. Kelly Smith; 12th min)
***2nd Half***
2. Hurricanes: Alicia Cuevas (asst. Rebecca Corner; 28th min)
3. Hurricanes: Emilie Costa (asst. Kelly Smith; 32nd min)
4. Hurricanes: Alicia Cuevas (asst. Kate Winters (39th min)
Keepers:
Hurricanes: Kiera Paula (0 saves; 0 goals)
Hurricanes: Sara Franks (0 saves; 0 goals)
Arsenal: 6 saves; 4 goals
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Semifinal
Pac Hot Shots v. MCFC Hurricanes 11/19/06; 10:15 am Morrill M.S.
1 2 - F
Hot Shots 1 0 - 1
Hurricanes 1 3 - 4
Scoring:
***1st Half***
1. Hot Shots: (PK; 6th min)
2. Hurricanes: Kelly Smith (15th min)
***2nd Half***
3. Hurricanes: Sara Franks (32nd min)
4. Hurricanes: Alicia Cuevas (40th min)
5. Hurricanes: Alicia Cuevas (asst Kelly Smith; 45th min)
Keepers:
Hurricanes: Sara Franks (1 save; 1 goal)
Hurricanes: Emilie Costa (0 saves; 0 goals)
Hotshots: 2 saves; 4 goals
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Championship
Half Moon Bay Waves v. MCFC Hurricanes
11/19/06; 3:00 pm
1 2 - F
Waves 0 0 - 0
Hurricanes 0 1 - 1
Scoring:
***1st Half***
***2nd Half***
1. Hurricanes: Alicia Cuevas (asst Sophia White; CK; 41st min)
Keepers:
Hurricanes: Sara Franks (0 saves; 0 goals)
Hurricanes: Emilie Costa (0 saves; 0 goals)
Waves: 4 saves; 1 goal
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Offense (GF)
1st Half 2nd Half Total
3 8 11
Defense (GA)
1st Half 2nd Half Total
1 0 1
Scoring:
Alicia Cuevas (6)
Kelly Smith (2)
Emilie Costa (1)
Sara Franks (1)
Ashley Tibbs (1)
Assists:
Kelly Smith (3)
Sophia White (2)
Rebecca Corner (1)
Liza Simms (1)
Kate Winters (1)
Saves:
Emilie Costa (1)
Sara Franks (1)
Kiera Paulo (0)
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Notes: Not a bad weekend for a team without a goal keeper. I "love"
Celeste's pictures of the Keepers; they look like the loneliest, most unhappy people on Earth. You should see them on the sideline at the end of 1st half and the end of the game; they stomp of the field, mutiny in their eyes, throw the gloves and shirt on the ground and give me the "look" that says in no uncertain terms, "they're done"!
All of that being a testament to the team work of our 1st line players.

There are no "stats" for the defense; just the satisfaction of a job well done (a "clean sheet"). And while there are some impressive statistics listed above, I think the most impressive number right now is that our defense had not allowed a goal, until today, since October 14th when we tied the Pac Hot Shots at York, 2-2. So, thank you to Lauren, Sophia, Alex, Blair, and Kiera for a job well done. And thank you to Kiera, Kelly, Rebecca, Emilie, Sara, and even Ashlin, for "doing time" in goal this season.

The girls played hard all weekend and had the will to see it through.
Saturday was a long day and the only thing I told them after the second game was that they were only halfway there. This morning, for the first time in over a month they trailed in a match, and they didn't let it phase them. They just played harder (ask them about tornadoes in a hurricane). And this afternoon, when they were spent and even a little afraid, they just kept slugging it out against a big, strong team (look for the picture of Alicia between two defenders). Good stuff.
*********

I'll put together a ramdom rotation for the trophy and email it out.
We'll do one week with each family and then bring it back to my house for safe keeping. If you'd like to have it out for a special occassion after that, let me know.
If you're killing time this week and haven't had enough soccer, my boys play in King City Monday night at 5:30 and Tuesday, 3:30 at York.
Admission is free.

Have a great week and a happy Thanksgiving!

Kelly & Sophia

District Cup Day 1 Game 2

Alicia

Erin District Cup Day 1 Game 1

Lauren #14

Alicia -- GOAL!

Alex #6 During District Cup Day 1

End of the Season Notes from Coach Scott Corner

Dear Parents:
Like most things in life, success of an athletic season often goes to the team(s) with staying power; that will to see things through to the end, whether it be a match or a season. At our level a big part of the staying power depends on our parents' willingness to support their player's participation. We have practiced and played a lot since March and we have improved, in no small part due to your commitment as parents. Thank you.
By all accounts we've had a successful year. The girls played better this fall than last spring; and they played better in the second half of this season than the first. They worked hard and had fun.
Tomorrow we will play in our first tournament and again success will come to those with staying power; the physical and mental discipline to see things through. Thank you for your support and participation; and please wish you daughter good luck tonight when she heads off to bed.

District Cup INFO

This weekend our first game is at 9:00am at Morrill Middle School. The address is
1970 Morrill Avenue, San Jose CA 95132 (mapquest).
Please expect an hour and 15 minute drive from Salinas. It is at least 6 miles up HWY 680N.
Coach Corner would like out team to arrive at 8:00am.

Please arrive in your white jersey, red shorts, white socks.

Please pack your red jersey as well. The same goes for Sunday.
Pack both combinations, with the appropriate socks, please.

Snack will be provided at the games. As parents, you are responsible for the care and feeding of your children between games. (I am sure Coach Corner will have an opinion on this subject!) You are welcome to leave the field during this long break between games, as long as your daughter is back by 2:00pm.

Please bring extra water for your daughter, as it is NOT the snack parents' responsiblity to replenish your daughters water-bottle.

Please pack blankets, beach towels, umbrellas, and sweatshirts. It could be chilly.
I will pack our EZ-up canopy. If anyone else has something they would like to provide for Saturday and Sunday to make the girls more comfortable, that would be great!

Our late game Saturday is at 3:00. Please be at the field at 2:00pm. It is the same field as our morning game. Game time Sunday will be determined by Saturdays outcome.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me.

Thank you. Good luck Hurricanes!

MCFC Hurricanes v. MH Pac Hot Shots Notes from Coach Scott

MCFC Hurricanes v. MH Pac Hot Shots
11/11/06; 1:45 pm
Location: J.F. Smith Elementary
1 2 - F
Hurricanes 2 0 - 2
Hot Shots 0 0 - 0
Scoring:
1. Hurricanes: Kelly Smith (asst. Ashley Tibbs; 18th min) 2. Hurricanes: Sophia White (25th min)
Keepers:
Hurricanes: Kiera Paulo (0 saves; 0 goals) Hot Shots: (6 saves; 2 goals)
Record: The Hurricanes end the fall season at 6-1-3, finishing in second place. Next week- District Cup!
Notes: Great team defense today. It was awesome to hear Lauren talking to/directing the players in front of her especially with regards to our wing players "marking up" on their wings. Blair did a great job on #10 shutting down their go-to player. And Liza and Kate did a great job on their opposite player, #2 (#10's target player), taking away their wide option on the back side.
Congratulations to Sophia. I couldn't see the angle on the shot, but Joe Corner assures me she put a "little English" on the ball. So, I only have one question...left foot or right foot?
And, so we all know regarding Kiera's penalty: Back-in-the-day, field players could play the ball directly to the Keeper who could then pick the ball up; there was no restriction as to how long the Keeper could hold the ball; they were simply restricted to four steps from where they gained possession. This practice led to intentional delays and was used as a tactic to run down the clock.
About ten years ago the rule was changed as such: The Keeper could no longer pick up a ball played to them DIRECTLY AND INTENTIONALLY unless it was played to them by a header; concurrently the restriction on the number of steps the Keeper could take was dropped and they were given a six second limit (hence the dash to top of the box to make the kick).
Apparently I disagreed with the official's interpretation of INTENTIONALLY.
The opponent is awarded an "indirect free kick" meaning the ball must be touched by any two players before it goes in the goal. Our nearest player must be at least 10 yards away from the ball or on the goal line whichever is closest. They followed the standard procedure in this situation which is to have one player move the ball and to have a second player shoot with the second touching.
Again, I disagreed with the official's interpretation of whether the ball had moved or not on their first attempt (because I was pleased with the outcome!), but it was the correct call as the ball must move "one full rotation" before being touched again. Incredibly she missed twice.
To avoid the situation, Kiera could have dribbled and passed. That's what we talked about at half time.
Another strategy is to have somebody like Kelly just kick the ball really hard at the wall and when they all cower and turn, the ball bounces off one of their players (second touching) into the goal or one of your players gets a deflection (third touching). Not a bad strategy from 4 yards. The two-touch strategy is better from distance when the wall is further from the goal, because it helps get the ball around the wall instead of over or through it.
Congratulations on a very fun season. It is amazing how much growth
the girls have shown since last winter. Those summer practices paid
off. CCS football will be seeded tomorrow afternoon and I will know at what time Palma plays on Friday (hopefully at home and hopefully at 7:00 pm). Once I have that information, I will send out an email regarding what times we will practice this week for District Cup.
Plan on Wednesday and Friday. Thanks!
--
Best regards,
Scott Corner
Palma High School
Dept. Chair, Social Studies
Dept. Chair, Physical Education
Varsity Soccer Coach

Week of November 6 & November 13 Practices From Coach Scott

Dear Parents:
Based upon your replies it looks like most of us can do the following:
1) Thursday, 11/9 at 4:30 pm
2) Friday, 11/10/06 at 11:00-12:15/12:30
3) Wednesday, 11/15, 4:00-5:15
***There will be NO practice this Wednesday.
***Friday, 11/17: I will know after this coming Sunday. CCS playoffs start for football and I don't know when or where varsity football will play their first game.
PLEASE do not worry if you have a conflict. Do the best you can. We knew way back in July that November was going to be interesting.
Thanks.

This Weekends Game - November 11 from Kim Costa

Please see attached (below) directions for the game this Saturday.
Game time is 1:45pm. Please arrive to the field at 1:00pm.

Please wear your red jersey and red socks.

Thanks,

Kim


Game time is 1:45 pm
Field is JF Smith
We wear all black - no color conflict.
JF Smith Elementary School
2220 Woodbury Ln
San Jose, CA 95121
MAP LINK - Right Click & "Open in New Window":
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=2220+Woodbury+Ln.,+san+jose,+ca+95121

Easy to get here:
- 101 North.
- Soon as you pass Morgan Hill/San Martin area and enter South San Jose area start looking for Yerba Buena Road
- Exit Yerba Buena Road.
- Take the exit and it loops around to stop lights.
- Left at Yerba Buena (East towards the hills)
- Take Yerba Buena all the way up the Nieman Blvd/SilverCreek Valley Rd stop lights
- Left at Nieman - at this point you'll see JF Smith school on your left
- Left at Chisin or the next one Woodbury
Entrance is off of Chisin St
Note - if you've gone to 280/680 freeway - you've gone too far
No pets please.
Let me know if you have any questions - thanks!