2008 Announcements

• 2008 Fall Soccer Season Registration Instructions and Form are posted here.
New players bring a photocopy of their birth certificate. Parents interested in coaching can contact Tony Sloss at tony at santacruzsoccer dot com Reg fees: $145

• Pro-Am Beach Soccer Tournament returns to Main Beach June 21-22
This is a hugely popular sand soccer tournament that has a long waiting list of teams each year. Some spots are reserved for local teams who volunteer at the beach and they will waive the entry fee as well! High school students can do their community service. Contact their Volunteer Coordinator Hillel Rom now at <rom48us@yahoo.com> For more info, visit their website: www.proambeachsoccerusa.com

Referee Classes for Youth - Adult, age 12 and up
Two referee courses are scheduled for this summer - June 24-29 in mid-county, and July 28-Aug 7 in Aptos. Adults are highly encouraged to take the referee course - we need more adult referees for the older age games. These will fill up, so reserve your space soon. Details and contact info are at http://www.sccysl.org/

• 2008 Tryouts for our Advanced Teams - the Jaws and Sharks - have been held.
Contact the coaches for more information - their contact info is on the schedule. Further description of our advanced team program is on our website. See photos of some of our teams below.

SCCYSC Awarded $10,000 Grant from the William and Cloy Codiga Family Foundation
SCCYSC families have contributed nearly $5000 toward our matching grant goal of $10,000. Thank you to the many families that have contributed. We have received wonderful support including some $500 donations. All contributions above the registration fee are tax-deductible. Every dollar you donate will result in two dollars for the club! The donations will support expanded coach and referee training, equipment support, and other initiatives. Click here to read more about the grant and how the club plans to use it.

• Thank you to our 2007 Sponsors!
Please show your support for these businesses and organizations. To Sponsor a team this year, click here.

• 2007 Positive Coach Awards Announced
Congratulations to the following coaches on their receiving our Club's Double-Goal Coach Awards. Coaches were nominated by team parents and fellow coaches. Ian Babcock, Jim Bennett, Ray Borg, John Cox, Andy Glucs, Chris Hofer, Steve Mentor, Jim Melrose, John Senkier, Randy Strong, and Debbie Walton. Read more about the awards here. Our 2006 coach awards are listed here.

• Donate your uniforms and/or shoes to youth here and abroad
Spread the joy of soccer. Donate your uniforms (shirts, shorts, socks, and/or shoes) to youth in Santa Cruz, Mexico, and other countries. Contact Rick Lopez of Beach Flats Soccer Club at 438-4039. Don't let your outgrown or worn uniforms & shoes sit in a drawer unused! One world, one game!

Congratulations BU12 All-Stars, and Sharks-96, Sharks-92,
Jaws-92, and Jaws-94 Advanced Soccer Teams!

Congratulations to the BU12 All-Stars!

Top Row L-R: Coaches John Cox, Chris Young & Sean Cox;
Players: Cassidy Caruso, Eli Young, Brett Foster, Nathan Pisciotta,
Macallan Brown, Brandon Johnson, Sean Miller, Joe Codiga.
Bottom Row: Riley Lawrence-Devine, Tristan Davidow, Nick Lewis,
Kjell Johnson, Johandar Hamidieh, Louka Moutarlier,
Tyler Hayford, Sean Hamilton, Noah Cliff, Carlos Ruiz

Jaws-92 place 4th at the 2007 Pacifica Coast Cup

Sharks-96 U11 Boys win their
Santa Cruz Classic Division Sept. 30, 2007
From the top: Nick Holombo, Oliver Borg, Coach Heidi Wilson,
Eddie Moreno, Triton Pelstring, Will Wiseman, Nolan Burr,
Oliver Price, Jasper Lewin, Ryan Nixon, Coach Ray Borg,
Daniel Fusari, Eber Delarosa, Tony Medina, Oliver Delarosa,
Connel Wilson, Wilem Banks, Ben Coffey. 
We won all 4 games, outscoring the opponent 13 - 4.


Jaws-94 placed 4th at the Tiburon Mill Valley Fall Kick-Off Tournament
held August 25th & 26th. Jaws-94 is a group of 11 to 13 year old girls
from 7 different schools in the Santa Cruz area. The tournament was
their first games of the fall and they showed growth and improvement
with each game played. Players are: Annie Barnes, Kaitlin Delucchi, Breana Begin, Megan Rix, Erin Astin, Shannon Youmans, Kaitlin Begin, Molly Hastings, Dawn Maddocks, Moon Sinjur, Maddi Baird, Triana Griffith, Haley Robinson, Julia Knebel, Annika Neklason, and Olivia Owens

Sharks-92 Boys U15 Place 2nd at the
Santa Clara Rotary Cup August 19, 2007

Coach Steve Snyder, Chriso Youmans, Evan Hilton, Leif Christiansen, Shona Blumeneau, German Lopez, Tyler Edwards, Alan Arreola, Massimo Migliore, Rowan Sloss, Luke Thornley, Tory Bowman, Isidro Mata, Greg Ebert, Ray Mendoza, Jordan Mitchell, and Stephen Doub.