Parents & Players,
What a week! Productive training sessions, our pre-season potluck, a successful overnight camping trip (in every category except sleep), pictures have been taken, and both JV A and Varsity started their seasons of with great showings - and wins - in our first scrimmages of the season. Lots to soak in this week, but I promise these get shorter once we get through the beginning of the season. Please read all of this. UPCOMING RESTAURANT FUNDRAISER CITY BARBECUE, Richmond Rd Monday, July 31 11:00am-8:00pm Dine-in, Carry-out, or Order Online All you need to do is mention Henry Clay Boys Soccer during checkout at the Richmond Rd location of City Barbecue on Monday, July 31, and City Barbecue will donate 20% of the proceeds to the team. Sounds like a good place to take some colleagues during lunch or an easy family carry-out dinner on Monday! If you order online, the coupon code is FUNDA. CLICK HERE for more information. GAME DAY VOLUNTEER SIGN-UP Link: https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/533193724017/true#/invitation Thank you to everyone who has already signed up to help out on game days. We are more than 70% full!!! If you have not signed up yet, please do. Any empty spots will be assigned to remaining families after August 4. A couple of particular needs:
PLEASE RE-ENROLL OR ENROLL IN KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS You can financially support HC Boys Soccer at $0 cost to you by designating Henry Clay Boys Soccer Boosters, Inc. as your charity of choice for Kroger Community Rewards. Kroger will donate a portion of every dollar you spend to the team. Already have a Kroger Plus Card? All you need to do is go to your account profile and update your charity selection. For more information & enrollment instructions CLICK HERE. BANNER & GAME DAY SPONSORS Thank you to 2023 Banner Sponsors Hartland Park Animal Clinic, SVN Commercial Real Estate, and Coldwell Banker McMahan for your support. If you have a business or know of a business who might be willing to sponsor the team, please reach out to Anna Taylor at [email protected]. More information can be found HERE. FREE PLAYER LUNCH DAY from Jersey Mike's Saturday, August 12 (Ryle Games) Jersey Mike's is generously providing sandwiches for all Varsity, JV A & JV B players at the Ryle games on Sat 8/12 at no cost to us. Please fill out this Google Form before Thurs 8/3 so that we can place the order. Link: https://forms.gle/9opbsmF8xuwY5KSd8 CONCESSIONS DONATIONS If you have not yet brought your concessions donations yet, it is not too late. You can:
TEAMSNAP Players, make sure you are registered for TeamSnap and are getting notifications. If you or any family member is having trouble signing in, email [email protected] for help. Having this app and allowing notifications will come in handy when there is last minute communication on Gamedays and/or Training days. JV-B PLAYERS, MARK GAME AVAILABILITY IN TEAM SNAP All JV-B players, please mark your game availability in TeamSnap. (You can find availability on the "Schedule" tab in the app or the "Availability" tab on a computer). It sounds like some are playing club this fall, and we need to get an idea of who is available when. We realize club schedules are still being rolled out. Please update your availability as soon as a conflict arises. (JV-A & Varsity will not need to do this.) SPIRITWEAR The spiritwear sales have ended. We expect items ordered from BSN (including youth sized merch) and Henry Dry Goods to arrive in the next 2-3 weeks. Items we have in stock will remain available in the team store throughout the season. We will distribute items at games or practices and will send something through Team Snap to let you know when and where. PRACTICE JERSEYS & SOCKS Everyone should have purchased practice jerseys and socks by now. If you have not, please do so ASAP. Click here to order on the team store. If you want to pay with cash or check, please arrange with Betty Harvey by emailing [email protected] ahead of time, as we have passed the point in the season where shirts and socks will be sitting in the back of her car. SCHEDULE We have a much less busy week off the field in comparison to last week, but still plenty to do on the field. Please see the schedule below. Notice that our scrimmages on Thursday for JV A and Varsity are at Louisville Collegiate (4515 Champions Trace Ln, Louisville, KY 40218). Please line up your rides now so we are not scrambling on Wednesday night or Thursday afternoon. 7/31 (M) Training Turf 6:30am-8:30am (ALL) 8/1 (T) Training Turf 6:30am-8:30am (ALL) 8/2 (W) Training Turf 6:30am-8:30am (ALL) 8/3 (Th) JV A Scrimmage @ Louisville Collegiate 6:00pm (JV A) 8/3 (Th) Varsity Scrimmage @ Louisville Collegiate 7:30pm (V) 8/4 (F) Training Turf 7:00am-8:30am (Varsity ONLY) 8/5 (Sa) OFF 8/6 (Su) OFF Coach Behler All,
Due to excessive heat, we are moving the scrimmage v. Great Crossing to the morning, and the venue to Henry Clay. Games are now 8:00am - JV A v. Great Crossing; 9:30am - Varsity v. Great Crossing. Games at Henry Clay on the turf field. I apologize for the late notice and inconvenience. This was the only way that we could get this match in, as it will be HOT tomorrow. No concessions outside of maybe some cool drinks, and no gate workers needed. Coach Behler All,
By all metrics the Varsity soccer overnight camping trip was a success. Sleep was the only commodity not in abundance. Thank you to all parents who helped to organize, drive, get food together, and lend equipment. I believe the only casualty of the trip was the zipper on the Blanche's tent bag. If you lent any equipment that hasn't yet been returned, please reach out and let me know. I have a few things still in the back of my car. Training tomorrow will be 6:30am for all teams. JV will meet on the turf but will train on the grass, as we are letting girls soccer use half field. (The afternoon heat and t-storms have not been kind to their trainings.) We will do pictures afterwards (on the grass field). Please bring you blue kits for pictures - jersey, shorts, and socks (with cleats). There will be ample time for players to change clothes, do their hair and makeup, oil up, whatever they need to do between practice and pics. Finally, if you still have paperwork for Betty (she would have emailed you) please get that in ASAP. Thank you, Coach Behler Parents & Players,
As with many of these preseason emails. There is a lot of info in here. Most of which will be reiterated and explained in more detail at the potluck on Tuesday night. Please read through and come with questions on Tuesday. SEASON KICKOFF POTLUCK & INFO MEETING We will hold a potluck dinner & information meeting for parents and players Tuesday, July 25 at 6:00-8:00pm in the Cafeteria at Henry Clay. All players and at least one parent should plan to attend. A lot of information will be coming your way during this meeting. Potluck Assignments: Please bring the following: Seniors & Juniors: side dish Sophomores: fruit, cold veggie, or salad item Middle schoolers & freshman with last name beginning: A-G: dessert H–Z: case of bottled water CONCESSIONS DONATIONS Each year we ask all families to participate in donating items to the concession stand. These donations help us maximize our profits and raise money for the program. Below is a list of assignments of items to donate. Please refer to the attached pictures of the items being requested or click here. Donations not sold through the concessions stand will be used for soccer related functions and activities throughout the year. Please bring your donations to the Potluck & Kickoff Meeting. If you would prefer, we are glad to do the shopping. You can donate gift cards for Kroger, Sam's Club or GFS, or you can Venmo $20 to Betty Harvey @BettyCap73. If Venmo asks for the last 4 digits of the phone #, they are 9987.
Other reminders w/ links: PURCHASE YOUR PRACTICE JERSEYS & SOCKS SPIRITWEAR SALE ENDS SOON. 2 links: Nike gear, Other Items RE-ENROLL OR ENROLL IN KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS BECOME A BANNER OR GAME DAY SPONSOR FUNDRAISER AT CITY BARBECUE (Richmond Rd) ON MON 7/31 This Week's Schedule Monday 7/24 - 6:30am-8:00am TRAINING (BOTH JV teams) 6:30am-9:30am TRAINING (Varsity) Tuesday 7/25 - 6:30am-8:00am TRAINING (BOTH JV teams) 6:30am-9:30am TRAINING (Varsity) 8:30am KIT HANDOUT (following training) 6:00pm-8:00pm WELCOME MEETING AND POTLUCK Wednesday 7/26 - 6:30am-8:00am TRAINING (BOTH JV teams) 2:30pm CAMPING TRIP (Varsity players meet in HC parking lot - by tennis courts) Thursday 7/27 - ALL teams OFF 12:00pm Varsity team returns from camping Friday 7/28 - 6:30am-8:00am (BOTH JV teams) 6:30am-9:00am (Varsity) 9:00am PICTURE DAY (all teams) Saturday 7/29 - JV A match @ Great Crossing 6:00pm - Varsity match @ Great Crossing 7:30pm Sunday 7/30 - OFF See everyone at training tomorrow morning at 6:30am. Enjoy the rest of your weekend! Coach Behler The JV teams have been announced for all players that have completed their tryouts. You can check the team on the website: https://henryclaysoccer.weebly.com/rosters.html
Check Rosters for Spelling Errors Please check the rosters on the HCHS Boys Soccer webpage to make sure your names are spelled correctly. If there are any errors, please email [email protected] TeamSnap All new players and parents should have received an invite today to sign up for HCHS Boys Soccer TeamSnap. We sent out the invitations to all family members that were listed on the registration signups. Please review that information and make any edits or additions of family members as needed. If your player did not receive an invite to TeamSnap please send an email to [email protected] and we’ll update your information and resend the invite. Varsity Camping Trip The Varsity overnight camping trip to Red River Gorge is all set for next Wednesday, July 26, 2023. We will meet at HC at 2:30, and try to depart by 3:00pm, and we will be back noon on Thursday, July 27. More details and an itinerary will come in a TeamSnap message to varsity players and families only. All varsity players are expected to attend this trip. Please clear your schedules. Next Week's Schedule Monday 7/24 - 6:30am-8:00am TRAINING (BOTH JV teams) 6:30am-9:30am TRAINING (Varsity) Tuesday 7/25 - 6:30am-8:00am TRAINING (BOTH JV teams) 6:30am-9:30am TRAINING (Varsity) 8:30am KIT HANDOUT (following training) 6:00pm-8:00pm WELCOME MEETING AND POTLUCK Wednesday 7/26 - 6:30am-8:00am TRAINING (BOTH JV teams) 2:30pm CAMPING TRIP (Varsity players meet in HC parking lot - by tennis courts) Thursday 7/27 - ALL teams OFF 12:00pm Varsity team returns from camping Friday 7/28 - 6:30am-8:00am (BOTH JV teams) 6:30am-9:00am (Varsity) 9:00am PICTURE DAY (all teams) Saturday 7/29 - JV A match @ Great Crossing 6:00pm - Varsity match @ Great Crossing 7:30pm Sunday 7/30 - OFF Tomorrow's (Friday 7/21) intersquad scrimmage at 6:30am is for Varsity players, and JV players that we have reached out to fill in for our missing varsity players. No JV Training. Great first week of training on all levels! Thank you, Coach Behler |
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