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VIP Soccer Starts This Weekend In Central Park!
From Coach Jim – see the link at the bottom for an overview of the VIP soccer program including a map of the playing field.
Dear Parents and Volunteers-Attached please find a two-page overview of the VIP program (see link below for attachment), including links to resources to learn more. Also included: a map of our field in Central Park. We meet in the North Meadow on Sunday on Soccer Field B, which is right next to the handball courts at the North Meadow Recreation Center.–If walking in from the West side, you can come in at 97th street and walk along the pathways that stay closest to the 97th street Transverse Road. You have to head North to get to the field. You can wait until you get to the Recreation Center, in which case you have to go through the parking lot, through the breezeway, cut through the handball courts and then backtrack about fifty feet to your left. Or, you can head North before you get to the Rec Center, go up to the first gap in the fence around the baseball and soccer fields, and then head off to your right.–Generally, if your player is nine or under, plan to come at 10 AM. Everyone else, 11:30. Team rosters are coming later in the week. We have had a number of late additions, and unfortunately two of our experienced coaches have to take a leave-of-absense this year, to deal with a new baby and an apartment renovation. Consequently I will be promoting a couple of assistant coaches, and also am looking for new people to fill in those assistant positions.–More to come!Yours, JimHead Coach, VIP—————————————————————-
Special Needs Soccer Fall 2012 – Registration open now until June 15th!
Passing along information from Head Coach, Jim Karpe:
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WSSL VIP Division Seeking High School Volunteers
And the challenges are intense. It requires imagination and presence of mind to engage these children, and a great deal of patience to re-engage them when they get distracted by a butterfly, or the feel of grass on their hand, or just their own random thoughts.
In my estimate, the rewards far out-pace the negatives. A child who was barely aware of the ball at the start of the season, will at the end of the season will watch them take the ball down to the goal and score. Their joy, and their parent’s joy, will be palpable. Oscar Mack and Jim Karpe and the other coach-parents will be there to assist the high school buddies each Sunday.
We meet at the “A1&A2” fields on Sunday at 10 AM for the younger players (under 9) and at 11:30 for the older players. Please let us know if you are interested in participating in our division. Email karpe.jim@gmail.com or call 516 655 2713.
Or if they want, the students can just come out on Sunday the 18th at 10AM to see what we all look like. Just be forewarned that on that first Sunday we are having everyone come down at the same time, and there will be barely contained chaos as we organize into teams, hand out uniforms, and organize some scrimmage games.
WSSL VIP (Special Needs) Division Starts September 18: Info and FAQs
Another reason to love Fall is soccer in Central Park! West Side Soccer League VIP Division starts this weekend and I for one am looking forward to spending beautiful Sunday afternoons in Central Park while my kids burn off some energy (plenty of space nearby fields for siblings to run around). It’s not too late to join – the VIP Division is really good about trying to fit everyone onto an appropriate team (see #3 below). Below are some FAQs about the first week including location and schedule info. Hope to see you there!
WSSL VIP Division – Week 1 Q&A
Welcome!!! Soccer starts this Sunday! I hope everyone is as excited as I am.
1. Location
We play in the North Meadow/Central Park to the B fields (Ultimate Frisbee)
Fields B1 and B2. We are closers to the west side than East.
http://www.wssl.org/fields_meadow.htm
2. Time
Week 1 – all players need to arrive at 10:00
After week, Rising Stars at 10:00
Juniors/Seniors play at 11:30
We will separate Rising Stars and Juniors/Seniors by age and ability. Generally speaking the split will be kids born before/after 2002.
3. Kids who want to play will play
We will continue to engage any family that wants to play.
If a family is assigned to the wrong division, we can get that squared away Week 1.
I already sent a note to people who were in VIP, to help identify families that
were in our division by mistake. There were six.
4. Uniform Issues
We ALWAYS have uniform issues the first day. There are never enough in the correct sizes, so most
of the first day is spent getting information for re-order. A uniform is:
– Jersey
– Shorts
– Socks
– Shinguards
Spiked shoes are not allowed on the North Meadow.
Thanks!!
Oscar
Mark your calendars! Special Needs Soccer Registration for WSSL Fall season begins April 25
James has participated in WSSL soccer for two seasons so far. We plan to register again this Fall because it has been such a great experience. They meet on Sundays during the Fall in Central Park and our whole family enjoys the outdoor time together. My husband usually volunteers to coach one of the groups. I think it’s a nice way for him to connect in a “typical” way with his stepson – sometimes it feels like there are so few of those opportunities.
If you want your child to play soccer in the Fall, it is best to register early. Registration will open online at wssl.org on Monday, April 25th. Once caps are hit, a wait list will begin. Make sure to register for the VIP division if you want your child to play on a special needs team similar to the basketball league and baseball teams in Winter and Spring.
Feel free to email me or leave comments below for more information!
The Foorce 
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