Club Updates

Club Updates

Adidas Partnership
Our club recently signed an exclusive agreement with Adidas America. Details of the aggreement can be found here.

Uniforms
It is anticipated that uniforms will be ready for pick up by August 15th. Only team managers will be able to pick up team orders.

Newport News F.C. Girls' Program
Newport News F.C. is proud to announce that the Newport News F.C. U17 Spirit represents our commitment to having a quality girls travel program. We are hopeful that the club will field at least one team in each age group beginning next year. However, there are plans to have the first girls U10 team in Newport News history ready to play by Spring 2004.

Developmental Academy/Advanced Recreation Program
The success of every club depends on identifying young players and getting them the proper training they need so when they are ready to play competitive travel soccer they will be prepared. We have made significant improvements to the developmental program. This year the program also includes regular season games and an end of season tournament and will follow the United States Youth Soccer Guidelines for field size and number of players. We believe that each of these program improvements will greatly increase the quality of the program and ultimately the development of each player in the program. Registration begins August 1st and information can be found here.

Club Team Camp
Due to the positive response for the team camp with approximately 1/2 of every team registered, the deadline for registering players has been extended. Information about this exclusive members only camp was sent out last month and can also be found here. If you are unsure if your child can attend, please let us know. We will also be able to accommodate last minute registrations and will have a limited number of extra t-shirts available for those who's players did not pre-register.
Note: Because of the feedback we received about this camp, future club camps will be held earlier in the summer.

Tournaments/Fundraising
Every successful club has a revenue source. We have researched the alternatives and determined that instead of "bingo", which would require a significant ongoing commitment from our membership, we will host two sanctioned tournaments each year. During each tournament, we will need each team to provide approximately 26 hours of volunteering. Basically, we need at least 13 parents from each team working about 2 hours each. In return for each of our teams' volunteer work, our club (unlike others) will waive the $450.00 entry fee for each team to participate in the tournament. Each team will also be allowed to operate a concession site at the field site they manage. This will enable each team to raise approximately $500.00 during the course of that weekend and this revenue may be used at the team's discretion. Also, as the host club, our teams will get preferential treatment in scheduling. Again, this is by far the best possible way for our club to raise money and is consistent with other established clubs that use this fundraising method. At this point we have submitted the necessary paperwork to host two tournaments. They are:
The Colonial Virginia Shootout - November 8th and 9th, 2003
The Colonial Virginia Championships - March 13th and 14th, 2004
Once the paperwork is finalized the information will be put on the club website. Also, we anticipate the need for a volunteer coordinator for each team. We also anticipate arranging the tournament game schedule in a manner that will allow parents the chance to view your team's games.


	Club Updates Adidas Partnership Our club recently signed an exclusive agreement with Adidas America. Details of the aggreement can be found here. Uniforms It is anticipated that uniforms will be ready for pick up by August 15th. Only team managers will be able to pick up team orders. Newport News F.C. Girls' Program Newport News F.C. is proud to announce that the Newport News F.C. U17 Spirit represents our commitment to having a quality girls travel program. We are hopeful that the club will field at least one team in each age group beginning next year. However, there are plans to have the first girls U10 team in Newport News history ready to play by Spring 2004. Developmental Academy/Advanced Recreation Program The success of every club depends on identifying young players and getting them the proper training they need so when they are ready to play competitive travel soccer they will be prepared. We have made significant improvements to the developmental program. This year the program also includes regular season games and an end of season tournament and will follow the United States Youth Soccer Guidelines for field size and number of players. We believe that each of these program improvements will greatly increase the quality of the program and ultimately the development of each player in the program. Registration begins August 1st and information can be found here. Club Team Camp Due to the positive response for the team camp with approximately 1/2 of every team registered, the deadline for registering players has been extended. Information about this exclusive members only camp was sent out last month and can also be found here. If you are unsure if your child can attend, please let us know. We will also be able to accommodate last minute registrations and will have a limited number of extra t-shirts available for those who's players did not pre-register. Note: Because of the feedback we received about this camp, future club camps will be held earlier in the summer. Tournaments/Fundraising Every successful club has a revenue source. We have researched the alternatives and determined that instead of "bingo", which would require a significant ongoing commitment from our membership, we will host two sanctioned tournaments each year. During each tournament, we will need each team to provide approximately 26 hours of volunteering. Basically, we need at least 13 parents from each team working about 2 hours each. In return for each of our teams' volunteer work, our club (unlike others) will waive the $450.00 entry fee for each team to participate in the tournament. Each team will also be allowed to operate a concession site at the field site they manage. This will enable each team to raise approximately $500.00 during the course of that weekend and this revenue may be used at the team's discretion. Also, as the host club, our teams will get preferential treatment in scheduling. Again, this is by far the best possible way for our club to raise money and is consistent with other established clubs that use this fundraising method. At this point we have submitted the necessary paperwork to host two tournaments. They are: The Colonial Virginia Shootout - November 8th and 9th, 2003 The Colonial Virginia Championships - March 13th and 14th, 2004 Once the paperwork is finalized the information will be put on the club website. Also, we anticipate the need for a volunteer coordinator for each team. We also anticipate arranging the tournament game schedule in a manner that will allow parents the chance to view your team's games.