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Juneau Soccer Club
Spring Issue May, 2010
Chair’s Report
It has been a busy year with many positive changes in the club. The expansion of
our programs to younger age groups has continued. As Matt Dusenberry writes,
we have added a U5 program to our mix. The addition of programs in the U5
through U9 age groups the past three years has increased club enrollment
significantly. JSC now has over 300 members, a record number, and a 20%
increase in membership in 2 years.
This spring we held the first of what we expect to be many indoor 3v3 tournaments
to introduce more competition and soccer fun to the indoor season. See the report
on this successful event below. And, despite unexpectedly high costs for travel, the
17th (or so) annual Whitehorse Exchange was also a success for both boys and
girls teams. See details in the team reports. Our separation from the high school
programs seems to have gone well. Both high schools have viable programs and
parent boosters. JSC members play and will play for both schools and the club is
fully committed to supporting and cooperating with both programs. We‟ll continue
to offer year-round skills and advanced training for high school-aged players so
they can play their best for their school and club teams.
Inside:
The club received great news recently that it has been awarded $27,540 from the
Chair‟s Report 1 2011 CBJ Youth Activity Grant. It is the most JSC has received from the annual
Dev Programs 2
Continued on page 17
Team Reports 4
ODP 13
Arctic Games 13
Coach Training 14
AYS Report 14
3v3 15 Whitehorse Exchange
Treasurer 18 potluck and barbecue
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Development Programs -- by JSC Director of Coaching
Over the past three years we‟ve continued to expand our programs to the
younger ages. In that time we‟ve added a U10-U11 program, which has one
skills session and one practice session a week, a U8-U9 program and U6-U7
Academy. This year we went one age-group lower and added U5 into our
Academy. We are very excited about the enthusiasm that these new
programs have brought to the club and we look forward to continuing them in
the future with our qualified staff. The addition of programs such as these is
a national trend. We are proud of the fact that we can provide a National
Youth licensed / United States Soccer Federation „A‟ licensed coach to head
up these programs. This allows us to provide challenging, yet age-
appropriate training for our members, based on recommendations from our
national soccer organizations.
Matt Dusenberry, Director of Coaching
U5-U7 Academy
This group met on Thursday nights from 6-7 at the Dimond Park Field House from October – February. As of
right now, close to fifty players have signed up for this enthusiastic age-group! Focusing on individual
technique within age-appropriate, challenging yet fun soccer activities/games, the development of the players
has increased dramatically. With a little stoppage for the months of March and April, we have started up again
in May and look forward to providing additional opportunities for this age group once the school year ends.
Cost: $25 a month, with a maximum cost of $100.
U6/U7 players learning ball skills
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U8-U9
Beginning in October this group started meeting once a week for one hour to work on individual technique as
well as small group play. Word continues spread about this program, as we have over 40 players that have
joined this program through the course of the year. Following the guidelines set forth by United States Youth
Soccer Association (USYSA) for this age group, we‟ve seen great improvement in our players, not to mention
lots of smiles! Jer Gleason, one of our fantastic JSC coaches, has been able to offer his assistance with this
group throughout the winter. And Moctar Diouf returned to coach this group last winter. We are very excited to
have Moctar back working with JSC players! We look forward to getting outside and offering more training
opportunities for this group.
U8/U9 dribbling drills at recent clinic in
field house
U8/U9 players scrimmaging
Juneau Soccer Club—Spring 2010 Page 4 of 20
U10-U11
Our U10-U11 group meets twice a week in a one-hour individual skill-based session and a ninety-minute
(sometimes one hour) team session. Technical skill is still the primary focus for this age group, but now they‟re
learning to apply soccer-specific skills within small group and team play. This is the last step of our
developmental programs and then it‟s on to our competitive programs where teams are formed and players go
off to play in tournaments. With close to 40 kids signed up for this age group, we hope this provides an
opportunity for the kids and JSC to have strong competitive teams in the future!
Carl Ferlauto directing U10/U11 skills clinic in May
TEAM REPORTS
Beginning with the U12 age group, the club forms competitive teams. JSC competitive teams benefit from
strong adult involvement. Thanks to all the parent team managers, bookkeepers, travel planners, organizers of
team fundraisers and others who along with the coaches help make the teams work. JSC strongly recommends
that teams travel for competition because for Juneau teams it is essential to providing a quality soccer program.
Sports are about competition, and players need quality competition at various points during the year to gauge
their skills, to achieve satisfaction, and as a year-end goal for participating in a competitive soccer program. It‟s
not easy, but those teams who can travel and choose to go to tournaments generally find it worthwhile and
memorable. However, we recognize that travel is typically the single highest cost borne by club member families.
Because they foot most of the bill, team parents are the ones who make the final decision on where and how
much a team travels. Thanks to generous funding from a CBJ youth activity grant, the club has been able to
contribute up to $15,000 the past few years to help teams meet travel costs. We also have dedicated a portion of
annual pull-tab receipts to help offset travel costs and to provide some travel scholarships for those in need.
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U12B Capital City Strikers
The Capital City Strikers (CCS) have a team roster of 23 players and growing. Having a large pool of players has
created a competitive and dynamic training environment. CCS competed in the 2010 Whitehorse Exchange and
played well. We are an
extremely talented group with
high expectations. CCS is
looking forward to competing
in Zane and State Cup this
summer. The main goals for
spring and summer are to
improve our fitness and
continue working on offensive
and defensive principles.
Coach Jer Gleason
Some of the JSC Capital City Strikers posing after a May practice
U13G JAGS and U12G Avalanche
Well it is that time again…the U13
girls JAGS are gearing up for
another summer of soccer. This
year the JAGS look a little
different, we have some new faces
that are fitting in just great on the
team. We have grown as a team
and I am looking forward to playing
some games outdoors. We have
added some great new talent that
will only add to the girls from last
year making us an even stronger
team.
In April we took the JAGS north for
our annual exchange with
Whitehorse. It was a great
weekend of playing indoor soccer
with our friends up north. The
JSC JAGS having fun at Zane Cup 2009
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JAGS did well and came home with 2nd place medals. This is a great event that we look forward to each year to
stretch out our legs and kick off the competitive side of the game for us, but more importantly we get to see our
friends from Whitehorse.
The girls have just completed tryouts for our competitive travel team. This year the JAGS will represent Juneau
Soccer Club at the State Cup tournament in Anchorage in August. The girls are working hard at practice in
preparation for the tourney. This year we are focusing on our possession and finishing touches on the ball…we
want to score more goals this year!
Coaches Ben White and Eric Holst
U13B Tsunami
Tsunami has been practicing throughout the
winter and spring at the Dimond Park Field House.
Attendances have been great with everyone
enjoying themselves and getting ready for spring
soccer. The team successfully participated in the
Whitehorse Exchange in Juneau. Tsunami were
split into 2 even teams, with both teams playing
some great soccer and having a lot of fun. Both
teams competed in the final for the U12-13 age
bracket, with a closely fought game finishing 6-4.
Many of the boys also participated in the Spring
3v3 soccer classic and enjoyed playing with
friends.
Tsunami are planning on attending the Midnight
Suns Soccer tournament in Fairbanks from June 17th-20th and will be heading up to Anchorage for the State Cup
tournament in August. The boys are getting ready now for the tournament and are looking forward to playing in
the Intra-Club games this coming May to continue their soccer development to be ready for team travel.
Coach Martin Morris
JSC Tsunami during Whitehorse Exchange
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U14G Crimson Fury
The Whitehorse Exchange once again turned out to be an exciting weekend! The Crimson Fury girls played well
together. We were in the same bracket as the JAGS and two Whitehorse teams. It took a bit of adjustment to get
comfortable in an arena style pitch, but we had it all sorted out by the last game. We had an ankle injury in the
first and second games as well as two different little illnesses, which took us to one/two subs. A few players from
the JAGS joined us for the fourth game, which really helped. They were so tuckered out by the end of the
second day but they had an amazing last game. They played very well with lots of energy and hustle. Our team
goal throughout the weekend was to be first to the ball, those girls achieved that goal at different levels
throughout all the games, but in the last game they owned it. I was very proud of the girls. They are a fun group
of kids.
We will not be traveling as a team this summer, but two of our girls will be joining the Gale Force to attend State
Cup. We will continue to work on possession, shape, runs off the ball and spatial awareness.
Go Juneau Soccer Club!!!
Coach Krista Heard
U14B COSMOS
The COSMOS have had a
productive winter of training and are
seeing great dividends from the
hard work and the use of the field
house. Training on the large, turf
surface is a huge improvement over
the days of cramped, wood floor
gym spaces. The Whitehorse
Exchange Soccer Tournament was
a huge success for the COSMOS as
a team. The first match showed that
we had some “rust” from too much
time away from competition and the
scoreboard was very lopsided
against us at 12-2. In typical
COSMOS fashion, they never gave
up and dramatically improved the
level of play until they were actually
moving the ball beautifully during
the last 10 minutes. After a well-
JSC Cosmos taking in the sights at Whitehorse last summer
played 4-4 draw in the next match,
they faced the same team that had
hammered us in the first match. The COSMOS impressed everyone in the field house with a phenomenal
display of teamwork and great soccer. They dominated the match and came out with an impressive 8-4 victory.
Whether up or down on score, they were classy and just a joy to watch on the pitch.
The COSMOS will participate in the Alaska State Cup soccer tournament in August and may consider some
other competitive venues in the region similar to their “Soccer Tour” to Whitehorse last summer. In preparation,
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the boys are gearing up for our “internal” matches against other JSC squads. We look forward to seeing you on
the pitch.
Coach Carl Ferlauto
U15B Torment
The U15 boy‟s squad has been able to rebuild their roster over the past few months and is once again viable, in
terms of numbers. In order to provide an improved training opportunity, they trained with the COSMOS at most
practice sessions through the year and the increased numbers on the pitch allowed for more effective training for
both squads.
The Whitehorse Exchange Soccer Tournament was an opportunity to put some of the winter work to good use
while competing against other Juneau and Whitehorse teams. As the oldest players in the bracket, their
individual skills clearly rose above most of the other teams and at times, the squad was able to show some
improved tactical abilities and team play as then went on to win their bracket overall.
Summer plans and competition venues are still up in the air for the squad, but the team is still considering their
options and deciding on where they would like to go for competition.
Acting Coach Carl Ferlauto
JSC Torment’s Dylan Williams (17) scrimmaging against Thunder Mt. HS
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U15G Gale Force
Spring in Juneau brought outdoor soccer earlier
than usual. The U15 girls have had a busy spring
thus far. We had a great opportunity to scrimmage
the Thunder Mt. Falcons girls‟ soccer team
several times in April. This competition allowed
Gale Force to work on their possession, passing
and shooting, while also getting comfortable
playing new faces. Gale Force has worked hard
this past winter focusing on the basics: passing,
possessing, shooting and dribbling when space
allows.
Their dedication to practice showed during the
Juneau/Whitehorse Soccer Exchange. During the
5-game tournament Gale Force showed strength
in passing with each game, and numerous shots
on goal. The girls lost their first game 4-2 against
Yukon Red, due to their lack of experience playing
with the walls. For not having played indoor
soccer for two years the team was pleased with
their passing and receiving. Winning the next two
games 4-1 and 8-2, put them second seed in bracket play. Gale Force won the semi final game 5-1 against
Yukon White, giving them a second chance to play Yukon Red! The Gold Medal game was filled with physical
play from both teams. Gale Force communicated well with each other, continuing to connect passes and take
both long and short shots on goal. At half time, Gale Force was up, 4-1. They used the last five minutes of the
game to hold possession of the ball, and win the Gold with a final score of 5-1. Quick Stats for the Exchange:
Goals made by 9 out of 14 players,
Keeper had 24 saves and 9 goals
against, out of 48 shots taken-24
were goals.
Gale Force looks forward to Travel
Team Tryouts in April and May.
One of the tryout sessions will be a
scrimmage against Ketchikan's JV
girls‟ soccer team. The girls
making travel team will be heading
to Anchorage for State Cup in
August.
Christy and Matt Odum, coaches
JSC Gale Force displaying their Whitehorse medals
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U17B JD Thunder, U16B Rapids
This year's U17 Boys continue to develop
individually, as well as collectively. As we age
and mature, our game reflects this growth
every time out on the pitch. This season we
welcome the U16 Rapids players into the
Thunder outfit for summer competition. The
squad plans to travel to Anchorage twice, once
in June for the Ina K Memorial Tournament
and again in August for the Alaska State
Cup. Our goals for this season are to continue
our development as players and young men,
while preparing to win our first state title.
We were happy to welcome back our friends
and competitors from Whitehorse in April and
we were lucky enough to host outdoors during JSC Thunder players Thane Maxwell and
such a beautiful weekend in Juneau. The Darian Stanger in action against Whitehorse
conditions were perfect to come together for
our first games of 2010. With most of our
players participating in the high school soccer season, we have been regularly plying our trade and looked
forward to the reunion. We played two games over the weekend, opening with a 1-0 loss on Saturday followed
by a 4-1 win Sunday, finishing 4-2 on aggregate. Whitehorse was talented and physical, but our boys found their
stride and outplayed the competition. Our performance was a clear indication of positive things to come.
Coach Troy Choquette
Thunder plus mascot on the beach in
Kenai at 2009 State Cup
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U17G JSC Two-Steppers and U18/U19G Ice
At 2009 President's Cup in Pasco, WA
The U17/18/19 girls spent the winter training for the upcoming JDHS and TMHS high school season. They
worked on individual skills as well as team movement and chemistry. While the U18 and U19 girls aren't
planning any trips after the high school season finishes up, the U17 Two-Steppers are planning to attend a
tournament in Utah in August. --Coach John Newell
Two-Steppers Aubrey Briscoe and Chrish
Newell in action at State Cup 2009
Juneau Soccer Club—Spring 2010 Page 12 of 20
U18B Jambaars
The Jambaars are entering their last season as a JSC competitive team this spring. Last summer the boys
finished second at State Cup losing 1-0 in the final. As state runner-up they earned a spot in the President‟s Cup
Region IV tournament to be held this June in Medford, Oregon. It will be the final tournament for the Jambaars
who have worked hard over the years and benefitted from a supportive, cohesive, and involved parent group.
They have had a very eventful and successful team history – Zane Cup 2004 and Alaska State Cup 2005
Champions, a 2006 Regional Tournament appearance, 5 State Cup semifinal appearances, 2 State Cup finals
appearances, Runners-up in Elite Division Nike Crossfire 2008 Tournament. Other tournaments they competed
in are Diadora 2005, Nike Crossfire 2007, and Lake Oswego 2007. Roster of current and former traveling
Jambaars – Rhett Bennett, Devin Bertholl, Raphael Betit, Anthony Boyd, Cole Carnahan, Ben Gelotte, Peter
Jorgenson, Nathan Fosket, Colin Gozelski, Zander Hoke, Alex Kelley, Andy Lawson, Taylor Lehnhart, Jackson
Lehnhart, Ryan McCusker, Andy Miles, Adam Nesheim, Riley Paul, Josh Pettijohn, Kaden Phillips, Luc
Rondeau, Cort Saviers, Max Smith, Sage Thibodeau. – Coaches Moctar Diouf, Alexander Hoke, Matt
Dusenberry; Managers Paul Bertholl, Mark Smith.
JSC Jambaars, 2009 State Cup runners-up and 2004 Zane Cup champions (below)
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JSC players in the Olympic Development Program
Following initial tryouts last September and 2 to 3 mini-camp tryouts over the winter, 19 Juneau Soccer Club
players were selected for the State ODP teams that will compete against top age-group players from other
Region IV western states this summer at regional camps in the lower 48. Girls will attend Region IV Camp in
Pullman, Washington and the boys camp will be in McMinnville, Oregon.
Girls – Rylee Landen, Maddie McKeown, Meranda Frenzel, Calley Odum, Bekka Ord, Katie McKeown, Molly
Sanders, Mali Tamone, and Solana Ashe.
Boys – Manase Maake, Riley Moser, Ryan Hoover, Ben Scudder, Justin Bellagh, Nick Stewart, Dylan Williams,
Kyle Phillips, Colin Zheng, and Andy Lawson.
Congratulations to these players for their outstanding efforts and good luck this summer at Regional camp.
JSC players participate in Arctic Winter Games
An impressive number of JSC players represented Team Alaska in the 2010 Arctic Winter Games in Grande
Prairie, Alberta March 6-13. Most of them competed in indoor soccer and some won medals.
Ashley Soto, Mary Gianotti, and Rachel Donohoe played on the Intermediate Female team which won a
gold Ulu.
Peter Jorgenson, Nathan Fosket, Max Lyons, Taylor Lehnhart, Max Smith, and Riley Paul played on the
Junior Male team.
Shawnee Good, Sarah Donohoe, Melissa Skan, and Annika Ord were on the gold medal Junior Female
team.
Kyle Phillips, Stuart Thurston, and Jackson Lehnhart were on the Juvenile Male team.
Bekka Ord and Katie McKeown played on the gold medal winning Juvenile Female team.
Altogether, 18 of the 45 Team Alaska indoor soccer players were Juneau Soccer Club players. In addition, two
other JSC members, Mali Tamone and Riley Moser, participated in the snowshoeing events and won several
medals each.
Matt Dusenberry (Juvenile Female) and Juneau-Douglas High School boys soccer coaches Gary Lehnhart
(Juvenile Male) and Luke Adams (boys hockey) coached teams at the games.
Team Alaska also won the coveted Hodgson Trophy given to the team exhibiting the best Sportsmanship and
Fair Play during the games. We are proud of these athletes and coaches for representing their state and country
with such distinction at the games. All who went agreed it was a special opportunity and great experience.
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Coaches take training and are awarded licenses
Four active JSC coaches passed
AYS license training courses in
February. Jeremy Gleason and Ben
White received USSF “D” licenses.
Eric Holst and Mike Limbaugh
received E” licenses. Others who
received “E” licenses from the
training are Calley Odum, Riley
Paul, Jalynda Vodnansky, Chip
McMillan, and Daniel Landen.
Congratulations to all. All JSC
competitive team coaches currently
have at least an “E” level license.
2010 class of licensed coaches with Alaska State Director of Coaching
Frank Trovato (front rt.). Not pictured – Calley Odum
AYS President’s Report
Alaska Youth Soccer held their Annual General Meeting this past March. There were
elections for Vice-President and Secretary and Polly Beth Odom and Lisa Nash were each
re-elected to their respective positions. One of the by-law changes that were voted on was
to change the structure of the Alaska Youth Soccer (AYS) board. Now all districts have
one district commissioner and one member at large. The district commissioner for each
district carries a weighted vote to reflect the number of registered players in that district.
This has been one of our goals for the last year to have a leaner more efficient board. We
are following the example set by US Soccer which reduced its numbers from around thirty
plus board members down to 15 voting members.
We are also in the process of reviewing our mission statement and the goals and purposes of AYS which is
found in the by-laws and has not changed for over 20 years. We established a few committees to look into these
changes. One of the missions that we looked at is referee development. A committee was established and has
met several times and one of the main goals is to increase the number of referees around the state while also
maintaining and enhancing the quality of referees.
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We are hoping that the Juneau Soccer Club has members (players) who are interested in becoming referees.
This will help their game since they will understand the “laws of the game.”
Kay Jones the Executive Director for AYS has traveled around the state this past year in conjunction with ODP
tryouts or mini-camps and has held meetings with club managers to provide and update them with information
for teams that travel. She informed the board at the AGM that Juneau had the most managers show up to an
event from all her travels around the state.
The state office is also sending out weekly coaching tips and weekly updates as to what goes on in soccer
around the state by email to clubs, coaches and anyone interested in youth soccer in Alaska. AYS also has a
Facebook page located at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Alaska-Youth-Soccer/360272895682 where you can
find out more information about what other clubs around the state are doing, photos and events.
In coaching education, our director of coaching Frank Trovato had three coaching webinars in the last two
months where we had three nationally recognized coaches provide training over the web and by teleconference.
These are great coaching educational tools that we hope all club coaches take advantage when we present
them again. As a state association where travel is a necessity for players, teams and coaches, AYS is trying to
bridge that gap with using the available technology to communicate with the whole soccer community around the
state.
In closing we hope to see many JSC teams at the Alaska State Cup which will be held in Anchorage (first time
since 2005) at the new Kincaid Park Soccer Complex, August 5-10, 2010.
Joe Ver
First Spring Break 3v3 World Cup Tournament is a huge success
JSC hosted our first 3v3 indoor tournament March 20 at
the Wells Fargo Dimond Park Field House. It was a big
success by any measure. Participation was open to all
Juneau kids aged 8 to 14 not only JSC members. We
hoped by this to introduce soccer to a larger group of
kids and perhaps recruit more players to the club. Of the
104 participants, 30% were not JSC members. The
tournament featured 24 4-player teams named after
World Cup participant countries and spread over 4 age
brackets (U8/9, U10/11, U12/13, U14/15). During the
day, teams played a total of over 50 16-minute games,
with a minimum of 4 games for each team. Coaching was
not allowed as the foremost goal was for kids to have fun
while learning to solve soccer problems on their own.
Judging by the enthusiasm in the field house and the
feedback received, fun was a major part of the event.
The tournament benefitted from great community support. Thanks to the major tournament funder the 2010 US
Census whose support allowed us to outfit all teams in t-shirts. Thanks also to the team sponsors: Valentine‟s
Coffee House, Play it Again Sports, Gold Town Nickelodeon, Foreign Auto Repair, Carson Dorn, Cycle Alaska,
SECON, Subway, Doug‟s Auto Body, First National Bank of Alaska, Southeast Mine Supply, Morris Engineering,
Alaska Pacific Bank, Santos, Goalbusters, Alaska Marine Lines, Tveten Enterprises, GCI, Art Sutch
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Photography, Residential Mortgage-Vickie
Perry, and RE/MAX agents Scott Wagner,
Holly Cerne, Larry Telfer, Joann Birt, Vickie
Gartley, and Marty McKeown. Other
organizations that contributed were: KTOO
and KINY radio, Northern Lights Church,
Capital City Fire & Rescue, CBJ Parks and
Recreation, JEDC, Juneau School District,
and “Gifts and Graphics”.
Thanks to the JSC coaching staff who
refereed the matches and the parents that
helped with registration and other
necessary tasks supporting the event. The
tournament was a financial success too,
raising about $2,000 for the club. We plan
to have more small-sided tournaments like
this in the future.
Special thanks to Carl Ferlauto who had the idea for the event and who did the lion's share of organizing and
planning.
Photos of Spring Break 3v3
World Cup Tournament courtesy
of Art Sutch Photography
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Chair’s Report Continued…
grant. The club received funding for travel, equipment - including training jerseys,
replacement uniforms for 3 competitive teams, and shirts and balls for our younger players - and money for
first aid supplies and for holding local tournaments. JSC received the highest score of Juneau sports groups
applying for grant funds. We were rated highly on our member numbers and the number of participant hours
we offer, as well as our goals and objectives and program budget. Thanks to the CBJ Assembly for funding
youth activities and to the CBJ Youth Activity Board members for generously supporting Juneau Soccer Club.
JSC is your club—please pitch in!
I want to remind everyone that Juneau Soccer Club is primarily a volunteer organization. Our Director of
Coaching and bookkeeper are paid, but we have no paid administrator for day-to-day operations. Although
the board and coaches work hard to provide programs, instruction, and a framework for development, JSC‟s
ultimate success depends on the support and involvement of parents and other adults. If your child is in
soccer club they must enjoy playing soccer. If you see some things that you think the club could be doing or
doing better to improve your kid‟s soccer experience, let us know. But also expect that you may be asked to
take on part of the work to make those things happen. It may be that the board and coaches have also
noticed the needs but don‟t have the time or energy to take them on at the moment.
As the club membership and programs expand, volunteers are more critical than ever to keep the club going
and successful. Besides team managers and bookkeepers, volunteers are needed to help with club-wide
events. The board has learned that many times people hesitate to volunteer for something because they don‟t
know what is involved. To remedy that, board members are putting together how-to sheets for many of the
tasks we need volunteers to do. Most don‟t require much time and are not hard, but someone has to make
phone calls, send emails, and keep members posted on what‟s happening.
Thank you to our volunteers
I‟d like to recognize and thank the non-board adult volunteers that have taken on specific tasks over the last
few months: Irene Tupou organized the fall litter pickup; Dawn Wolfe organized the Mark Kelley calendar
sales for a second year; Susan Sloss took on Goal Card distribution and sales; and Jer Gleason and other
boys coaches organized the local end of the Whitehorse Exchange tournament, while Kalie Bell put the
exchange potluck together. Vickie Williams volunteered to be club registrar this year (she is also our
bookkeeper). Alexander Hoke has served excellently as Southeast Alaska member-at-large (and liaison for
JSC) on the Alaska Youth Soccer board for 3 years. Joe Ver was recently re-elected as President of AYS.
JSC Board members also deserve recognition for hard work on specific tasks: Christy Odum arranged for
raffle ticket printing and distribution, and chaired the Competitive Teams Committee; JSC Vice Chair Marty
McKeown led the season kickoff registration drive getting flyers printed and lined up Goal Card sponsors and
got cards printed again; Carl Ferlauto organized and directed the highly successful first annual 3v3 Spring
Break World Cup Tournament, chaired the Development Committee, and has put together how-to manuals
for several club events; Nick Lyons, treasurer, dealt with Pull-tabs, and scholarships, kept the club website
current, trained new team bookkeepers, constantly monitored the budget, tracked down unpaid accounts, and
again did the newsletter layout; Roger Healy as secretary kept track of and recorded the Board‟s business at
monthly meetings; Glenn Walton arranged for CPR and First Aid training for coaches; Rusty Scudder
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reinvigorated the Fundraising Committee.
Finally, I want to acknowledge Director of Coaching Matt Dusenberry for leading our expansion to younger
age groups this year and running great clinics. He is a superb DOC and JSC is fortunate to have him. And
thanks to all of the club‟s volunteer coaches for their time and effort on behalf of our youngsters and soccer in
Juneau: Troy Choquette, Jer Gleason, John Newell, Joe Ver, Martin Morris, Krista Heard, Christy and Matt
Odum, Carl Ferlauto, Mike Limbaugh, Phil Subeldia, Ben White, and Eric Holst.
Four board members‟ terms expire next fall and some have indicated they are leaving. Please consider
serving at least a 2-year term. More than ever, the club needs interested and dedicated board members to
continue to function. This is my last year on the board. I have enjoyed my 4 years on the board, and it‟s been
an honor to be chair for three of them. JSC is a great organization doing great things and I encourage anyone
who likes soccer and likes kids to become involved with it.
Tom Paul
Treasurer’s report
This has been another year of growth and transition for JSC. We kept our fees level and completed our
separation from the high school soccer program. Our expenses continue to climb as facilities costs
have increased. On the other hand, we continue to get support from CBJ as well as sporadic but
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significant income from our contract with a pull-tab operator who uses our gaming permit (along with
those of several other non-profits) to provide pull-tab games at several establishments in the
Anchorage and Mat-Su areas.
JSC Income 2009-10
This chart demonstrates where the club gets its
funds. As you can see, fees cover only a little over
YAB grant half of our budget. Considering that most of the
labor that keeps the club going is donated,
Other Member
membership in JSC is quite the bargain.
(pulltabs, fees
etc.)
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JSC Expense 2009-10
Scholarships
Reserves
set-aside
High School
Soccer
Fees (AYSA &
CBJ)
The next chart shows our spending plan at
Comp Team
the beginning of the fiscal year. Actuals will
Administrative
Pgm probably be pretty close to this.
Development
Pgm
For the current fiscal year (October 2009 – September 2010), our registration numbers are a bit under
projections for the high-school age groups, but above plan for middle school and younger. The
strength of our new younger-age programs bodes well for the future of the club.
Scholarships are available from the club to help pay the first $200 of club fees. We also hope to have
funds available to help with summer travel. The board has tried to be as generous as possible in
granting fee-reduction scholarships this year, and we have granted significantly more scholarships
than ever before, to my knowledge. The club provides fundraising opportunities, which make it
possible for scholarship recipients to cover the balance of their club fees without needing to take any
money out of pocket.
Some players still owe the final bit of their club fees, and we would appreciate families clearing these
debts ASAP. JSC offers an outstanding program of year-round training and competition, but we can‟t
continue to keep our fees low unless everyone pays their share.
We are operating on a financially sound footing and hope to end the year in the black. Any member
interested in more detail about our finances is encouraged to contact me directly.
Nick Lyons
Treasurer, Juneau Soccer Club
nicklyons@pobox.com
PS: On a personal note, having served on the board for the past four years, I have decided not to run
for re-election. Anyone interested in serving on the board and as treasurer, please come forward.
--Nick
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Thanks to Local Businesses
Business support is important to JSC. Besides those businesses that supported the 3v3 tournament (listed
above) we would like to thank the following for their support of the JSC raffle, Calendar, and Goal Card Discount
Card fundraisers: Domino‟s Pizza, Mark Kelley Photography, Subway, Bullwinkle‟s Pizza, Canton House, Papa
Murphy‟s Pizza, Valentine‟s Coffee House & Pizzeria, Silverbow Bagels, Vito „n Nicks, the Southeast Waffle
Company, and Heritage Coffee Company. Support those businesses that support Juneau soccer.
If you have a business or know of one that would like to support Juneau Soccer Club please contact a JSC
Board member.
Thanks to JD Web Services and Williams Accounting & Consulting Services for their year-round support of JSC.
Special thanks to the City & Borough of Juneau for their financial support of youth activities in Juneau.
JSC is partially funded by the citizens of the City and Borough of Juneau through sales tax revenue. Thank you CBJ!
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