Meriden Soccer Club

"For the Love of the Game"

 
Late Fall Registration must be mailed. A late fee of $15.00 is now charged (after July 15th). No candy ($52.00) fundraiser will be accepted. You must pay buy-out fundraiser rate (25.00). Late registration can close at any time when a division is filled. Register Now! The last date for late registration is August 15th. Late registration players are not guaranteed a uniform by opening day. Download a copy of both pages of the registration form.  Please see age chart for correct player placement. If forms and payment are incomplete the player will not be registered.  The form must be signed by the legal parent(s). The deadline to take advantage of the double season discount has passed.

If you have any questions, please contact Tom Moore

Pictures: Parents should have received their children's pictures (delivered week of July 11th).

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• Connecticut Children’s Hospital
• Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital
• The Mia Hamm Foundation which is involved with bone marrow research
• Top Soccer which helps kids with disabilities play soccer
• Connecticut Soccer Association

Be sure to stop by the Meriden Elks Club Drug Awareness trailer at the field and meet Elroy the Elk!  

    

The First Annual MSC In-Town Tournament took place on June 19th at Kronenberger Field. Weve Valery was the director of the event. The Mites program was designed in many skills stations that were fun and tested the player’s soccer skills.

The U-8 and U-10 players played a round robin style tournament. Each team played three games. The team who won their division won trophies. All participants received medals. Joe Pierce assisted in the event and ordered the medals and trophies.

Thank you to Lynda, Amy and Sabrina Statham for running the concession stand, handing out awards and collecting registrations at this event. 

Thank you to Weve for one of the best endings to our in-town program in recent memory.

 

    

MERIDEN SOCCER CLUB

Late fall 2010 REGISTRATION
 

WHO:   Boys and Girls whose birth dates fall between 8/1/1996 and 1/1/2006.  The Meriden Soccer Club invites all kids ages 4 to 14 to register for fall season.

WHERE:   Mail to M.S.C. P. O. Box 302 Meriden Connecticut, 06450

WHEN:    Starting Sunday, July 15 through August 15, 2010. Late registration can close at any time when a division is full. Please sign-up today. Late registration players are not guaranteed uniforms for opening day.

FEES:  $15.00 late fee

In-town: $75.00 for fall season only

Travel: $100.00 for fall season only

Candy buy-out fund raiser option only $25.00  

A copy of child’s birth certificate will be required if they did not play for MSC in 2009/2010. New travel players should submit a birth certificate.

Registration is by mail only.  Download a copy of both pages of the registration form.  Please see age chart for correct player placement. If forms and payment are incomplete the player will not be registered.  The deadline to take advantage of the double season discount has passed.

PARENTAL SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED. 

All players must play within their appropriate age group. If there are not enough players in an age bracket, that bracket will either not have a team, or the players within it will be required to complete a consent form if they wish to move up to a higher bracket.

 
For further information please contact   at meridensoccerclub.org.

    

The Kronenberger fields will be used for our younger children. All practices and games at Kronenberger will be used for our U-6, U-8, U-10 and U-12 teams. All teenage and adult games will be played at the other fields listed below. 

Please use the following soccer fields: Baldwin Pond, Falcon Field, Midstate, Columbus Park, Nathan Hale, and John Barry.  Thank you!
 

    

MSC CARES INTERNATIONAL!!

Parents and Friends of the Meriden Soccer Club,

Does your child have old soccer jerseys piling up at home and you’re not sure what to do with them all? Why not consider donating them to a great cause. We are currently accepting donations of gently used jerseys, socks and shorts to donate to the troops so they can get a soccer league started for the Afghan refugees! They have nothing, so any t-shirt or jersey with a number on the back would be greatly appreciated. You can donate your items at the concession stand during any training time or home game. Ask your friends and family to donate too! The more we send, the more kids will be able to play. So let’s clean out those closets and dressers to make a big difference. Thanks for your help!

Our first uniform packages went out on July 9th, 2010. We will continue to ship uniforms as the year continues.

    

1. Go to www.cjsa.org
2. Click on Mandatory CJSA Background Checks
3. Click Accept
4. Click on GET Started button on the bottom left
5. Select organization (Meriden towards the bottom of the list)
6. Click on package 1
7. Fill-out the information and click to submit

    

The Laws of the Game are posted under Training White Pages (see tabs on the left.)  The laws are modified by age division.  Please review.  If you have any questions please do not hesitate to .

    

MSC Patch Program

Players will begin to receive small patches to collect. The first patch will be a black and white soccer ball to recognize their participation in the first double season in our club's history.  Each coach should have handed out the patches at the last game of the season. Please collect the patches and iron them on your soccer backpack. If you would like to purchase an MSC backpack ($30.00) please contact .

The patches will be a new tradition to mark your child's progression in our developmental program. Please do not iron them on your uniforms because of travel uniform regulations. We want you to have a permanent keepsake to track your development in the Meriden Soccer Club.

1. FIRST, a few patches may have a sticker on the back (on the glue side). If there is a sticker, remove it from each patch before ironing.

    

2. To iron on the patches, first warm up the iron for 5 minutes (unless it is a rapid heat iron) on a medium (silk/wool) setting (or higher if possible without scorching the fabric). The iron must be hot enough to melt the glue.

    

3. Then position the patch where you want it to permanently be with the glue side against the fabric.

    

4. Press the iron firmly to the patch and hold for 10 seconds as a test. It usually takes 20-25 seconds to fully melt the glue, but irons vary, so be careful and don't burn or melt the fabric. If the glue isn't fully melted or if you handle the patch while the patch is still warm, the patch may start to come off the fabric. If this happens, iron it on again. To prevent burning of the polyester, or patches and to get better adhesion: First, position the patch in the desired location. Then turn the material inside out and iron through the material against the underside of the patch. This allows you to see areas where the glue was not fully contacting with the material, get better heating and overall a better application. The patches should stay on much better. Also washing in delicate, or hand wash and laying flat, or clothes line to dry helps.

    

5. You MUST let the Patch set for a few minutes until it is cool before you handle it.

    

6. Our patches have excellent adhesion that is superior to any other one inch iron-on patches we have tried. Once the patch is ironed on, it may not be possible to remove it without damaging the fabric.

    

7. Patches can be ironed on most fabrics. They are often ironed on jersey sleeves, backs or fronts. The only problem you might experience is if you have a textured fabric that the glue can't adhere to. In those cases or if you don’t want them to be permanent, you can put a few stitches in each one, or use fabric glue to hold it on. Patches probably won't stay on stretchy material such as socks or head bands unless you sew them on with a thread.

IMPORTANT: Don't wash or dry the fabric that has patches glued onto it using extreme heat -- hot water or an extremely hot dryer can soften the glue and cause the patches to come off the fabric. Wash on a warm or cool setting, and dry on a medium or lower setting -- the higher the heat, the more likely it is that the patch will come off. After repeated washing and drying, the patches may come off. The best way to ensure this doesn't happen is to use a needle and thread to put a stitch in the patch that secures it to the fabric -- that way the patch won't fall off and you can iron it back on.

To put patches on ball caps and similar items: You will need to use a glue such as “Goop”, which can be purchased at Home Depot, Lowe’s and many stores; you will need to let the glue dry for as long as recommended (24 hours for Goop). Super Glue does NOT work well. NOTE that they may not stick to all items, and the glue you use will determine how well they stick and stay.

Some leagues who re-use the jerseys from year to year do not want patches ironed on, and some leagues prohibit any type of emblem on the uniforms. If you are unsure of whether your league allows patches to be ironed on uniforms, check your league rules and be creative.

    

MSC Merchandise
 

All items below are for sale. They make perfect gifts for your child's special events.

Meriden Soccer Club patches are now on sale for $2.00 each. Purchase one for your soccer fan.



 

Meriden Soccer Club car magnets are also on sale for $5.00. Each Magnet helps raise funds to continue our developmental training program.





Meriden Soccer Club Backpacks are on sale for $30.00. This is a great gift for any MSC member.







String Soccer Ball Bags $6.00 or 2 for $10.00

All can be purchased by contacting .

    

Attention Coaches: All coaches, assistant coaches or volunteers must register online with the CJSA (Volunteer Disclosure form) before working with your players.  No coach should be working with his or her team until Tom Moore has this form.  Please submit the online form to the CJSA.  If you have any questions, please contact .

    

Meriden Soccer Club
P.O. Box 302
Meriden, CT 06450