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"For the Love of the Game"
Important dates to remember:
March 9 - all Travel boys must come to Lincoln Middle School between 6:00-7:30 to sign their passes and get there pictures take. This must be complete or you will not have a pass to play. This is the players responsibility.
1. March 12th * Boys U-12 Travel Try-outs at
John Barry from 6:30 to 8:00. Player Pass Photos for boys travel (and coaches) will also be taken.
2. March 18th * General & Coaches Meetings
(see General Meeting Section for details)
3. April 10th * In-town season starts.
4. April 24th, 11:30 am * Meriden Soccer Club will march in the Daffodil Parade.
5. May 1st * MSC Car Wash at Lincoln Middle
School from 9:00 to 12:00.
Tickets are $5.00.
* Registration for the Fall 2010-Spring
2011 Double Season begins.
6. May 8th * Picture Day
Spring Registration is now closed
(as of 2/22/2010).
Winter Development
for U-6, U-8 and U-10 will continue until the end of March
If anyone has paid for candy and did not pick it up, please contact Tom ASAP
203-631-7486
Double season registration
(Fall 2010 and Spring 2011)
will begin May 1st.
Referee classes are Now on Line!
(as of 2/14/2010) Do not delay. You must complete the on line class before you can sign up for the field class/test.
Please look at the referee section below.
Girls Travel Practice
All girls must be registered with MSC before participating in practice.
U-14 girls : 6:30-7:30 at Wilcox
U-16 girls : 7:30-8:30 at Wilcox
Winter Developmental Schedule
Mites: Tuesdays, 6:00-6:55, Lincoln Middle School
U-8: Tuesdays, 7:00-7:55, Lincoln Middle School
U-10: Fridays, 5:30-6:30, John Barry Elementary School
Please bring your indoors sneakers, shin guards and a soccer ball.
Mandatory CJSA Background check must be filed today.
Please check article below.
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www.twitter.com/MeridenSoccer
Don't forget to set-up your cell phones to receive tweets.
Join us on Facebook!
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact TOM - Select Contacts on the left menu bar, click Thomas Moore
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by tom moore posted 12/28/2009 Do you think you know the "Laws of the Game"? Why not become a grade 8 referee. You must be at least 13 years of age. Please use the link below to find-out how you can become a referee. All classes will be taken on line and there is a field class and test day that you must attend. Once you complete the on line class, you then must sign-up for the field class/test. Space is limited so complete your online classes ASAP. Entry Level Referee Clinic (field class and test) will be in Cheshire on 4/3, or West Haven Clinic on 4/10.
You must sign up today. The clinics will fill-up quickly.
Once you are certified, please inform us so we can schedule you games. http://www.ctreferee.net/ 
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posted 12/26/2009 All coaches and Volunteers must file with the CJSA on line background check. As the title says, it is mandatory. No one can volunteer without this check completed and filed. Tom will inform you if your name appears on our acceptance list. If you are not accepted, only you will know. Your name will just not be on our list.
Go to www.cjsa.org
Click on Mandatory CJSA Background Checks
Click Accept
Click on GET Started button on the bottom left
Select organization (Meriden towards the bottom of the list
Click on package 1
Fill-out the information and click and you are done.
We must protect our children. Everyone must file.
Thank you
Tom Moore
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by tom moore posted 11/15/2009 U-12 Girls win District Championship
The U-12 Girls played an awesome game on Saturday, November 14th against undefeated Milford. The final score was 4-2 and the Meriden teams overcame a 2-1 deficit at the half to secure the win and the District Championship. This was an all out team effort with significant efforts by each player. Goals were scored by Julia Eldridge, and Kaitlyn Disbrow. Nicole Kobrin scored 2 to seal the game. The team went on to a perfect 7-0 season while scoring 36 goals for and only 4 against. Congratulations to the Silver Strikers U-12 Girls.
Coach Bruce
P.S. Thank you to the MSC for supporting me and my efforts to secure this game in Meriden where it was intended to be played from the onset and being sure the field was ready to go!
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posted 11/11/2009 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 contact us.
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posted 11/07/2009 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.
Contact Tom for any of the items listed above
203-631-7486.
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posted 11/07/2009
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 a MSC backpack ($30.00) please call Tom at 631-7486.
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.
How to attach black and white soccer balls patches?
Children should not iron on the patches; use the iron only with an adult present.
- 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.
- 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.
- Then position the patch where you want it to permanently be with the glue side against the fabric.
- 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.
- You MUST let the Patch set for a few minutes until it is cool before you handle it. .
- 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.
- 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.
Alternatives to ironing patches
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posted 11/06/2009 Attention Coaches: All coaches, assistant coaches or volunteers must register on line to CJSA a 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 fon-line form to CJSA. If you have any questions, please call Tom at 631-7486.
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posted 08/01/2009 Parts of the lower and upper field at Kronenberger will be closed for the Winter/early Spring. We will be filling in all of the goalie boxes, center section of the lower field and filling in tire tracks (caused by vandals) and reseeding. The field will be used for limited play by our younger children. All teenage and adult games will be played at the other fields listed below.
Thank you to Mark Zabora and his staff for getting the irrigation system up and running. This will allow us to grow grass during dry spells. If all goes well, we are planning to open the full field later this spring.
Please use the following soccer fields: Baldwin Pond, Falcon Field, Midstate, Columbus Park, Nathan Hale, and John Barry.
Thank you!
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posted 02/16/2009 Attention all 2010 certified referees:
Please contact Eoin McClure
(phone number in contacts section of this site)
to let him know that you are eligible to referee this year.
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posted 02/16/2007 The Meriden Soccer Club has created a Club Email List to be used to help provide information to players and their families. This distribution list will be used to notify members of Registration dates, MSC Meetings and other events.
To be added to this email distribution please select the link below.
Thanks,
MSC
Meriden Soccer Club Email List
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Next General Meeting has been rescheduled to Thursday March 18th, 6:30 to 7:30 at the YMCA. Our monthly coaches meeting will be from 7:30 to 8:30 on the same evening. If you are interested in volunteering in the club, please contact Tom Moore. Please join us and learn more about new events planned for next year.
To check for team announcements or other news, 
