NWUnited offers free Spring skills clinics to all U9-U14 players in our area–whether or not they are planning on playing select soccer. Clinics are at Whitmarsh Fields in Burlington on March 17, April 3 and April 10.  Check back for specific times and other details.  Questions?  Email or call Bob Raymond, 360-466-4152.

NWUnited Development Academy for U9 & U10 Boys and Girls

The NWUnited Academy will provide U 9 & U10 boys and girls with five months of weekly skill training from May through early August, and the Academy players will participate on balanced teams  in our summer tournaments at Skagit River Park.  No tryout is required.

Following the summer “season,” players are encouraged to register and play with their local rec teams for the 10-week recreation league season sponsored by Skagit Valley Youth Soccer Association.

After your recreation season is over, you can join us again for more Academy activities—including some exciting indoor play. Training will be terrific and will cost around $25 per month for lots of training from a great staff.

Our trainers are highly skilled as players and trainers. They get results and the kids have fun and the satisfaction of rapidly developing their soccer skills.

And for the rec coaches, we will also provide free support for a few of your practices. Great for tips on skill training and for your making practices effective and exciting.

For more information on the Academy, please email or call Bob Raymond at 360-466-415.

We also asked for parent comments on NWUnited operations.  We received many and have prepared responses to each–again without identifying the person submitting the comment.

We are taking these comments seriously.  All have been reviewed by the Executive Committee and we have prepared responses to each.  You can see the parent comments and NWUnited responses by clicking here.  After you take a look, feel free to send us additional  comments or recommendations.  We believe that a continuing dialog within the NWUnited “family” is very important to making this club that you–and we–want to see.

Important Note:  NWUnited is looking to fill the position of Parent Liaison.  If you are interested in the discussing this opportunity to help the Club, please contact Secretary KellyMiddleton:  email

The Garrett Chase Scholarship is awarded to a male athlete.  The Mike Judd Scholarship is awarded to a female athlete.  Scholarship applications and information are available here:

• Garrett Chase
• Mike Judd

Applications should be submitted to:  NWUnited FC; P.O. Box 577; Mt. Vernon, WA 98273.  They should include a current resumé and a letter describing how the candidate’s qualifications and perspectives on club development address the requirements and objectives set out in the two documents cited above.

The NWUnited Executive Board will meet with qualified candidates to explain further our objectives and discuss candidate qualifications and perspectives.  Candidates are encouraged in the application and in subsequent interviews to propose alternative ways of achieving club objectives.

Click here for a good example of an ACL Injury Prevention Program.  This one is courtesy of the Santa Monica Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Group.

Mmanagers should carry signed copies of the Concussion Information Sheet, along with their signed “consent to treat” forms, to every game and practice.

Thanks

• See if there is a parent or manager on the team who builds websites.
• Check out eteamz.  Those are flexible and fairly easy to set up.  Tons of teams use them.
• Inside Soccer allows you to create very nice websites.  30 day trial, then $40 per year.  See intro page.
• If you are interested in creating a free team website, email Anna Schoneker. See her website for the GU12-Hansen team.   It is very nice.
• If you already have a team website and would like a link to it posted on the Club website, please send the URL to NWUnited Communications.