Academy of Soccer Excellence Copryright 2012 02/22/2012 02/22/2012 www.asesoccer.com News from Academy of Soccer Excellence General Membership Meeting 02/17/2012 11:11 PM http://www.asesoccer.com/home/599548.html The 2011-2012 General Membership Meeting for ASE will be:
  • DATE:           MARCH 14TH 2012
  • TIME:           7:00 TO 8:00
  • LOCATION:   BENTON PUD AUDITORIUM
There will be elections held for the offices of Vice-President and Treasurer.

 

]]> http://www.asesoccer.com/home/599548.html 2012/2013 ASE COACHING APPLICATIONS 02/06/2012 12:05 AM http://www.asesoccer.com/home/595898.html http://www.asesoccer.com/home/595898.html ASE U10 PUMA - Inland Northwest Copa - Champions 02/01/2012 01:00 AM http://www.asesoccer.com/home/594723.html Congratulations to:
ASE G’01 Ollero "Pumas" for winning the 2011 Fall - Inland Northwest Copa Div 2
ASE G’01 Alvarez for 2nd place in the 2011 Fall - Inland Northwest Copa Div 1
ASE B’01 Grillo for 2nd place in the 2011 Fall - Inland Northwest Copa Div 2
ASE B’99 Morales "Desert Storm" for 2nd place in the 2011 Fall - Inland Northwest Copa
 
... and everyone else who made ASE a great success last fall - Coaches, players and parents!
Full results: http://pugetsoundpremierleague.com/schedules/index_E.html

 

]]> http://www.asesoccer.com/home/594723.html ASE G00 Emeralds finish summer play undefeated and capture four tournament championships along the way 09/12/2011 12:28 AM http://www.asesoccer.com/home/561933.html Congratulations to The ASE G00 Emeralds for wrapping up the summer tournament season with a 1st place finish at the Starfire Labor Day Cup in Tukwila, WA.  This tournament proved to be the toughest of the summer with a large contingent of exceptional teams.  The Emeralds kicked the tournament off in a hard fought battle with one of the top GU11 teams in the State, Washington Premier FC - Black.  "For our first game on turf this season, I think the girls adjusted very well", said coach Ryan Ollero.  On their way to the title, the girls battled through 3 pressure packed penalty kick shootouts.  Facing elimination each time, the Emeralds came away victorious including the championship game.  While the shooters did their part by making enough goals to survive all three shootouts, Marley Ollero was the key difference, stopping 11 of the 16 penalty kicks she faced.  "The penalty kicks put a tremendous amount of pressure on individual players at times, yet the experience will be invaluable going forward", said Coach Tracy Morgan.  “The girls handled the tense moments with incredible poise, while the parents and coaches all aged a few years on the sidelines”!

In addition to the Labor Day Cup, the Emeralds were crowned champions at the Rainier Challenge, Three Rivers Summer Kick-Off, and the Northwest Cup.  Over the course of the summer, the Emeralds did not suffer a single defeat and were crowned champions of all 4 tournaments they entered.  "We are seeing what an early start on training and competing at competitive levels can really do for the players and the program", said Coach Ryan, "All of their hard work and dedication over the last two years is clearly paying off."  Great Job girls!!

]]> http://www.asesoccer.com/home/561933.html GU12 Ambush Capture Nike Mt Hood Challenge Championship 08/25/2011 02:13 AM http://www.asesoccer.com/home/556092.html The GU12 ASE Ambush overcame a rough start in pool play to shut out their next three opponents in bracket play to stake a claim to Silver Bracket Champs.  Congrats to all the girls on a job well done in the swealtering heat in......Portland.  See more pictures on their team page.

]]> http://www.asesoccer.com/home/556092.html Order Your ASE Gear HERE! 08/25/2011 02:34 AM http://www.asesoccer.com/home/556093.html Get your game day hear here.  We have received interest from several parents wanting to order the new Adidas warm ups that ASE players are wearing. While historically, player gear has been for players only, the Board has reconsidered it’s position and opened up the ASE player warm up as an option for parents and others to wear as fan gear (they look pretty good).  Additionally, there will soon be other ASE items available on the Soccer West website ranging from replacement player gear, to hats, ear warmers, and more.  Please note:  Player jerseys and shorts are still for players only.

]]> http://www.asesoccer.com/home/556093.html Why US Club Soccer? 04/26/2011 12:13 PM http://www.asesoccer.com/home/517119.html There have been a lot of questions about US Club and the ASE Board wanted to address these questions. If you have more questions, please email them to our Director of Operations at soccerop@asesoccer.com.

 

Who is US Club?
US Club Soccer is a non-profit organization whose mission is to develop competitive club soccer in the United States. A member of the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) since July 2001, US Club Soccer has grown to include member clubs and leagues in 50 states. US Club Soccer is a National Association member of the USSF.
In addition to registering players and staff, sanctioning leagues, tournaments and other soccer programs, as well as offering a range of programs for its members, US Club Soccer annually conducts the National Cup. US Club Soccer also directs its own player identification and development program called the id2 program.
US Club Soccer is founded on the belief that soccer clubs, which are in the business of player development, need an organization of their own to foster growth, address concerns, and sanction and provide programs with a minimum of rules and restrictions.
Policy decisions for the organization are made by a nine-member Board of Directors, who must be experienced coaches in member soccer clubs.
While the core membership is competitive clubs, US Club Soccer also sanctions training academies, travel leagues, recreational leagues and club in-house (recreational) programs.
The mission of US Club Soccer is “To Create, Develop, and Grow the best USSF-sanctioned organization to foster the growth and development of club soccer programs throughout the United States. The result of which will be to improve the level of play of the competitive soccer player, and thereby the U.S. National Teams and professional leagues.” 
How does US Club’s philosophy integrate with ASE?
US Club Soccer is built on the belief that:
·   Soccer clubs are the primary vehicle through which players are developed.
·   Too much time has been spent governing competitive soccer rather than encouraging its growth.
·   The business of the day-to-day development of top youth players rests with the club.
·   A business-friendly environment must be created...
oto develop programs and services which assist the club and player,
oto provide a minimum of rules and regulations to assure basic fairness,
oand to allow clubs the flexibility to build programs that meet their needs.
·   Clubs must work together to grow the club system.
oThis includes speaking with a collective voice on important issues affecting them; assisting clubs organizationally and technically through our technical committee, staff, and club services programs; and coordinating player development with national teams and professional clubs.
This philosophy is what interested ASE in participating in US Club programs. Since then, after participating in these programs, ASE became fully convinced that US Club cuts through the bureaucratic nonsense displayed by other organizations and leaves the responsibility of development at the club level.
Can you really reach the highest levels of play within US Club?
US Club provides sanctioned leagues throughout the United States. In Washington, we play within the US Club sanctioned Puget Sound Premier League (PSPL) who offers a variety of competitive soccer leagues around the State of Washington that are open to teams and clubs seeking a competitive soccer experience for a reasonable cost.
 
The advantage ASE sees in this league is that it provides an inclusive environment where a team can play into the highest level of soccer in the Northwest. It is not exclusive as with other State sanctioned leagues here in Washington. US Club uses “promotion” and “relegation” from league to league so if a team is good enough to win in one league, they can choose to be promoted into the next even more competitive league.
 
The Inland Northwest Copa League is where competitive play starts in Eastern Washington. This league is played in Eastern Washington and caters to the “select” level teams. If teams don’t want to have overnight travel, this is the league to enter. 
 
There are three different divisions of statewide competition within PSPL. In ascending order of competitive levels are the Copa league, Classic league and then the highest level of statewide competition are those teams competing in the Super League. 
 
If individual teams are competitive enough to win the Super league, then they have the opportunity to play in the Northwest Champions League, the highest level of competition provided in the Northwest today. The Northwest Champions League consists of the best teams from Washington and Oregon. If you look at the NW Champions League website and compare it to the WYS RCL Division 1 leagues, you will see many of those teams competing in the NW Champions League. To have those teams along with the best Oregon Premier teams, this league has quickly become the league where the most elite teams are competing.
 
If I have a child with great aspirations of playing on the National Team, how can he or she be identified?
It is important to the ASE coaching staff to help players get to “the next level” If a player aspires to be identified for Olympic Development or Youth National teams, then there are multiple ways of going about this. Currently our GU12 team has put five players in the ODP player pool. That program is available to ASE players. That player might have to register for WYS for insurance purposes which can be done directly with the State.
US Club also has a great identification program called the id2 program. Established in 2004, US Club Soccer’s id2 national identification and development program provides an opportunity for the country’s top youth talent to be identified and developed for possible inclusion in U.S. Soccer’s National Team programs. There is no cost to the player to be scouted or recommended for the id2 program.
 For more information about this program, Click HERE.

You can find out more about Who is US Club Soccer and US Club Soccer FAQs.

]]> http://www.asesoccer.com/home/517119.html Tryout Forms 02/06/2012 12:35 AM http://www.asesoccer.com/home/515245.html These are the forms you will need for tryouts.  Please download, complete and bring them to your desingated tryouts.

Tryout Form

PSPL Concussion Compliance Form

Play-up Form

]]> http://www.asesoccer.com/home/515245.html PSPL Continues to Grow At Rapid Rate 09/12/2011 12:31 AM http://www.asesoccer.com/home/561939.html Fall registration exceeded projections -- continuing record trend!
PSPL continue's to be the most dynamic and fastest growing league in the state.
]]> http://www.asesoccer.com/home/561939.html Why US Club Soccer? 04/12/2011 07:58 PM http://www.asesoccer.com/home/517123.html There have been many questions about US Club Soccer, what is it and how is it different then other soccer organizations in the area.  This document should address some of those issues.

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