For those that are unaware, my name is Coach Barry. I am the Challenger Soccer Academy Trainer at Stoughton Area Youth Soccer Association (SAYSA) and have been coaching teams and players in Stoughton since November 2010. For Challenger Sports I have been coaching soccer in summer camps across the Midwest since the summer of 2009 and I will be heading back for hopefully another successful year.

All of the best soccer teams throughout Europe have a sound youth developmental academy where players are put into an environment where they can improve and perfect their soccer skills to achieve their full potential, and I will be running an Academy in Stoughton this Spring.

I will be aiming to improve a players confidence and efficiency in attacking a defender with individual skill and flair like the Brazilians, and to pass the ball and play as a team like the Spanish Champions Barcelona. Each week will have different, progressing, topics looking to add more skill and knowledge of the beautiful game for 8 weeks, consisting of:

• Passing, Receiving & Awareness
• Individual Skills, Feints & Ball Mastery
• Dribbling, Turning & Running with the Ball
• Shooting, Heading & Volleying
• Individual & Group Defending
• 1v1, 2v2, 3v3 Attacking
• Technical, Tactical & Physical Training

I will be providing professional coaching each week, aiming to get the best out of each player. I have worked with some players in past Challenger Academy sessions who have progressed into the SAYSA Classic Program, where they have been able to apply what they’ve learnt and develop further to achieve their goal as an elite soccer player. With the SAYSA 2012 Classic Tryouts coming this Spring there is no better way to receive some extra professional coaching to help prepare.

The Challenger Soccer Academy will be running on Friday evenings starting from 4 / 6 / 2012 – 5 / 25 / 2012 at Virgin Lake Park for $80 ($10 a session).

There will be two different age groups the 6-9 year olds from 4:30pm – 6:00pm and then 10-14 year olds from 6:00pm – 7:30pm.

The link below will take you straight to the registration page where you may sign up.
https://registration.challengersports.com/FindACamp/FindACampAcademy.asp?IdS=000122-B81AF50&Method=CampSession&Key=1680319|4|20476&~=

Or you can sign up via the SAYSA home page.

Look forward to seeing you all signed up ready to go in April. Any questions please don’t hesitate to ask myself (barryrhodes8@hotmail.com) or Alex Wake, Challenger Sports Regional Director for WI (awake@challengersports.com). If you know anyone who maybe interested in this great opportunity please don’t by shy and forward this email to others.

Kind Regards,
Coach Barry Rhodes
Challenger Academy Trainer

Special thanks go out to:

• Thor, Beth, Reghan, Sam, and Renee Anderson
• Peter Bausch
• Chris and Emma Freeman
• Emma Holtan
• Adam Dial
• Tracy, Tim, Zach, Zeth, Zerek and Zayne Zeichert
• Chris and Bobbi Howell
• Kristina Kopf
• Kristin Gibbons
• Nancy Dvorak

Thanks again for everyone’s hard work – it was a lot of fun.

Brandi Summers of Attica, Indiana is the Grand Prize Winner and will receive her choice of a 2011 Chevrolet Equinox or 2011 Chevrolet Malibu! The winning ticket came from the Bi-Country Youth Soccer. The league’s sponsoring dealership is Bryant Chevrolet-Buick-Oldsmobile-Pontiac Inc. in Attica, Indiana (part of the Indianapolis dealer marketing association).

The following Second-Prize Winners will receive a

Panasonic 42-inch flat screen television and a Blu-Ray disc player!

Champaign LMA Winner: Amy Burgess, who purchased the winning ticket from Diepholz Chevrolet, Buick, Pontiac’s Charleston Soccer League.

Cincinnati LMA Winner: Brian Pentecost, who purchased the winning ticket from Mike Castrucci Chevrolet’s Milford Youth Soccer.

Cleveland LMA Winner: Brian King, who purchased the winning ticket from Spurgeon Chevrolet’s Smithville All Sports Booster Club.

Columbus LMA Winner: Audrey Welch, who purchased the winning ticket from Chesrown Chevy Cadillac Buick’s Delaware Youth Athletic Association.

Green Bay LMA Winner: Sarah Jaschob, who purchased the winning ticket from Bergstrom Chevrolet-Cadillac of Oshkosh’s Water Cities Soccer Club.

Indianapolis LMA Winner: Catherine Kaufman, who purchased the winning ticket from Gates Chevrolet Buick Pontiac GMC’s BBJ YMCA.

Lansing LMA Winner: Jeff Schwartz, who purchased the winning ticket from College Chevrolet’s Concord Soccer Association.

Madison LMA Winner: Charlotte Jero, who purchased the winning ticket from Bud Weiser Motors’ Stateline Family YMCA.

Milwaukee LMA Winner: Patty Miller, who purchased the winning ticket from Bergstrom Chevrolet’s Tosa Kickers Soccer Club.

Minneapolis-St. Paul LMA Winner: Henry Galloway Jr., who purchased the winning ticket from Miller Chevrolet’s MapleBrook Soccer Association.

Northern Michigan LMA Winner: Tracy Hewett, who purchased the winning ticket from Godfrey Chevrolet-Buick’s CASA.

Quad Cities LMA Winner: Tim Robertson, who purchased the winning ticket from Green Chevrolet’s East Moline Silvis Soccer Club.

South Bend LMA Winner: Michael Wain, who purchased the winning ticket from Tom Naquin Chevrolet’s Elkhart Flames Soccer Club.

Toledo LMA Winner: Erik Babcock, who purchased the winning ticket from Genoa Chevrolet’s Genoa High School.

Wausau LMA Winner: Mike Szarkowitz, who purchased the winning ticket from Kocourek Chevrolet’s Wausau United Soccer Club.

Youngstown LMA Winner: Lori Motry, who purchased the winning ticket from Columbiana-Chevrolet-Buick-Cadillac’s Columbiana Youth Soccer Association.