A Lakers Family’s Guide to the 2008-2009 Soccer Year
Welcome to the Glen Ellyn Lakers Travel program. The travel program has been in existence since 1997 offering a competitive soccer program to those who enjoy soccer and would like to extend their skills beyond the recreational level. The Park District, coaching staff and GETSO (Glen Ellyn Travel Soccer Organization) board members encourage you to voice concerns or offer suggestions about the program at any time by contacting Chris Evans at 630.858.2462 X48 or go to our website (http://www.gelakers.com) and email one of the GETSO board members. Your coach will be contacting you in the very near future with more information. But in the mean time, here is a brief guide to the schedule of events for the Soccer year. Your coach will provide you with more detailed information as it becomes available.
2008 Lakers Start of Season Party
7/18 from 8 – 10 pm at Sunset Pool. Open to new and retiring players. Food and drinks provided.
Team Camps
CoRec U8/U9U10/U11/U13 CoRec U12/U14 Girls Week of 8/4 (times to be announced later) Week of 8/11 (times to be announced later) Week of 8/18 (times to be announced later).
If you cannot attend your team camp, you may go to one of the other team’s camps. The team camps are part of the Lakers program fees and will not be refunded.
CoRec Team’s Seeding Tournament
CoRec U8/U9/U10 CoRec U11/U13 CoRec U12/U14 8/9-8/10 in Elgin Sports Complex 8/9-8/10 in Rockford 8/16-8/17 in Rockford
Please let your coach know if you cannot attend the Seeding tournament. The tournament consists of 6 games, 3 each day, which will help the league to establish groups of teams having comparable skill levels. It is also a great time for the parents and players to get to know each other. Each team individually handles travel and Lodging for Rockford.
Fall Season Weekly Training Begins
CoRec League Girls League 8/25 (approximate) 8/25 (approximate)
Training will occur twice a week for 90 minutes each with a professional trainer. Your coach will announce the days and time. Additional training sessions will also be available for those players who would like to improve their Goalie skills.
Fall Season Officially Opens
CoRec/Girls League 9/7
Glen Ellyn Lakers Fall Classic Tournament
10/3 – 10/5 All Lakers teams enter the tournament at no cost. However, the Lakers parents and/or players are expected to volunteer several hours to help during the tournament.
End of Fall Season and Weekly Training
CoRec League Girls League 11/9 11/12
A team’s fall training usually ends after their last league game.
Indoor Soccer Session I
11/16 – 12/31 (Approximate) Indoor soccer is not covered in the fees for the program. Some teams will elect to play indoor soccer at a nearby facility (Glendale Heights) for a reasonable fee per player.
2009 Indoor Training
1/4 – 3/11, 10 hours total Team training occurs on Sundays at various locations around Glen Ellyn.
Indoor Session II
1/1 – 3/15 (Approximate) Indoor soccer is not covered in the fees for the program. Some teams will elect to play competitive indoor soccer at a nearby facility (Glendale Heights) for a reasonable fee per player.
Spring Season Weekly Training Begins
3/22 (Approximate) Training will occur twice a week for 90 minutes each with a professional trainer. Your coach will announce the days and time.
Spring Season Officially Opens
4/5 (Approximate)
2007 – 2008 Soccer Season Player Tryouts
6/1 – 6/7 (Approximate)
End of Spring Season and Weekly Training
6/21 (Approximate)