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Affiliation Fees
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For those organizations that
missed the September 15th deadline, please send your
affiliation forms and fees to the state office just
as soon as possible to ensure no additional
late fee penalties are assessed.
If you have any questions or problems, please
contact Sarah
Mooty in the state
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Information You Can Use to
Manage an Effective Youth Soccer
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 Commonwealth Cup
Looking for a way to cap off your fall recreational
season? What better way than participating in
the Commonwealth Cup, Kentucky Youth Soccer's fall
recreational tournament. The 2008 Commonwealth Cup will
be hosted by the Madison United Soccer Association in
Richmond, KY. The 2nd weekend will only be used if
needed to complete an age group. These two fun-filled
weekends offer teams the opportunity to play against
some of the best recreational teams from all areas of
Kentucky. This tournament is open to any properly
registered and formed Kentucky Youth Soccer recreational
team, mixed or girls, aged U10-U16. The deadline for
entries for the Commonwealth Cup is October 3, 2008 at
5pm EDT.
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 Soccer
Month
September is Youth Soccer Month throughout the
United States, and with your continued support,
Youth Soccer Month is a great opportunity to increase
the awareness of our sport.
To learn more about Youth Soccer Month, including
events in and around the state of Kentucky, please check
out the front page of the official Kentucky Youth
Soccer website. |
 Club DirectoryA great benefit to US Youth Soccer member
clubs is the free, club directory. Register your club in
the US Youth Soccer Club Directory and
help families looking for soccer in their area or
an area that they will be moving to, directly to your
club easily via the club
directory.
The free, searchable directory of US Youth Soccer
member organizations provides access to your club web
site. Also, when you register your club you can select
to have key staff receive important information
from US Youth Soccer including coaching education,
member benefits, news and more. To learn more, click
here. |
 ODP
Tryouts
Online registration is open for the 1992, 1993, and
1994 Olympic development Program Tryouts. Tryouts
will take place November 1 in Lexington and November 8
in Bowling Green.
It is the aim of Kentucky Youth Soccer Association
to help and offer the best opportunity for every youth
soccer player to move their soccer career and experience
on to the next level.
To get more information on ODP or to sign up,
please click
here. |
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Airheads Scratch
Contest 
As a part of the US Youth Soccer family, Airheads,
the official non-chocolate candy of US Youth Soccer, is
adding to the celebration of Youth Soccer Month with the
Airheads Out of Control Virtual Scratch
Off contest throughout the month of
September.
By logging on to YouthSoccerMonth.org Monday -
Friday, September 1 - September 26, and playing
Airheads Out of Control Virtual
Scratch Off, you could win daily prizes and a
chance at the grand prize ; a trip for four to
The 2008 MLS Cup in Carson City, Calif.,
including airfare and hotel. All of the prizes
incorporate the four fundamentals of soccer: Fun,
Family, Friendship and Fitness.
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Parental
Complaints
With the season just getting underway, its
inevitable that parental complaints will come
along. To make sure everything and everyone is
handled with care, you should check out this article
from the American Camping Association.
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Marketing Materials
Kentucky Youth Soccer recently
introduced Template Driven Marketing materials that are
available to our entire membership. In this highly
competitive environment for attracting and retaining new
soccer players, we understand the need to get your
association's name and product in front of as many
prospective players as possible.
Posters, brochures, rack cards, we have
them all. To get more information or how to
download these templates, please click
here. |
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