State Tournaments Completed - Oklahoma Soccer Association

OSA Smoke SignalsState Tournaments, story continued from page 1Steve McNeill, Lawton SoccerClub president shared his outlook onthe two tournaments: “It was a goodtournament for us. We learned a lotabout what to do and how to make thenext one better. We’re planning on afall tournament and with our new hotelsand experience we should do well.”Mazzio’s President’s Cup continuesto increase in popularity with teamsand drew over 120 teams to Broken Arrow’sIndian Springs complex. Playedover two weekends, the U11 throughU19 brackets were filled and all gamesprovided the teams with appropriatecompetition. U14 through U17 teamsadvanced from the tournament to theUS Youth President’s Cup regional inColumbus, Georgia on June 14-15. TheNational Director’s Cup will be heldThe Smoke Signals is the official publication of the Oklahoma SoccerAssociation and is published bi-monthly. 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Please accept our apologies forany inconveniences.July 17-20 in Kirkwood, Delaware.None of the Oklahoma teams advancedto the national competition for 2008.Oklahoma’s State Cup also drewlarge numbers of teams to the Edmondcomplex. It was a return to the complexafter a two-year period in BrokenArrow. Although rain threatened andtornadoes struck north of Edmond,the tournament was never affected bythe storms that destroyed many farmsand homes north of the Oklahoma Cityarea. All three weekends of play sawquality matches in every bracket andclose-scoring games were the standard.All the U14 through U19 teams advancingfrom the State Cup will compete inthe regional event in North Carolina onJune 19-26.Membership, story continued from page 1access to insurance and a Risk Managementprogram that offers parents thesecurity of knowing all volunteers aregiven background checks.“We are seeing an interest in competitivesoccer,” says McNeill. “We arefinishing our competitive tryouts herein Lawton and we expect to have a U13girls team as well as boys’ teams in theU12 through U19 brackets.”Growth in competitive soccer inOSA has benefited from the AcademyPrograms in several metropolitan clubsand the Oklahoma Premier League thatprovided high-level matches for manyof the competitive squads.OSA continues to provide coachtraining, referee training, and administrativetraining to all of its clubs acrossthe state. Mark Shannon, OSA’s assistantDirector of Coaching, spends manyhours contacting clubs to set up coachtraining through the Youth Modules andE license courses. According to Mark,the number of coach training coursesover the past year have nearly tripled.At the higher level, coaches are offeredtwo sessions for the D license clinic inthe spring and two opportunities in thefall. A national course is offered nearlyever summer for coaches who wish toadvance to that level of training.Over 1,000 new referees weretrained last year and each referee received3 hours of recertification. Theclasses were held at 60 sites across thestate so that referees were not requiredto travel long distances to receive theirrequired recertification courses. OSAcontinues to offer referee courses atclub sites – 80 such classes were providedlast year.While all the coaches and refereeswere training, OSA’s office assisted inorganizing numerous registrar trainingsessions and risk management sessionsacross the state. With fall registrationlooming, the office and volunteers willsoon face the onslaught of the fall season.With the use of Got Soccer’s registrationprogram, many of the difficultiesof registration will be eliminated,according to Bethann Impey of theTulsa office.The Adult State Cup returned aftera one-year absence and ten teams metJune 14-15 at the Jenks/Metro Tulsacomplex for the tournament. Weatherplayed a significant part in the cancellationof the 2007 Adult Cup andteams were eager to again determinethe champions of the Men’s Over 30and Men’s Open divisions. While theAdult regional and national competitionshave already begun, this year’schampions are qualified to advance tothe 2009 United States Adult Soccertournament.Congratulations to all the participantsin the 2008 tournaments. Pleasecheck the OSA website at www.oksoccer.comfor standings of the variousregional and national competitions involvingOklahoma teams.Katie BykowskiSelectedGatoradeGirls’ Playerof the YearIn its third decade of honoring thenation’s best high school athletes, Gatoradejoined with RISE Magazine toname senior goalkeeper Katie BykowskiOf Bishop Kelly High in Tulsa as its2007-08 Oklahoma Girls’ Soccer Playerof the Year.The 5-foot-9 senior goalkeeper recorded13 shutouts and allowed just sixgoals, leading the Comets to a secondstraight 18-0 season and the Class 5Astate championship, Bishop Kelley’s10th straight state title. An All-Americanselection by the National SoccerCoaches Association of America andthe returning Player of the Year asnamed by the Tulsa World, Bykowskitotaled 50 shutouts in her career whileSmoke Signals Story SubmissionsSmoke Signals welcomes story submissionsfrom teams, clubs, leagues andassociations via e-mail or FAX. 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AGM Elections Heldin WeatherfordOSA’s spring annual general meetingwas held May 31 in Weatherford.The spring AGM focuses on election ofofficers at the Youth, Adult, and ExecutiveBoard level.For the past three years, the AGMhas been held in a variety of locationsaround the state to provide access to themeeting for members living outside themetropolitan areas.Youth Board elections: ScottHughes was elected to the presidencyof the Youth Board replacing BrandonStory who did not seek another term.Hughes, who held the 2 nd Vice Presidentoffice (competitive), will bringnumerous years of soccer experienceto the office. As 2 nd VP, Scott oversawthe OPL and PLW leagues for the pasttwo years and guided their growth anddevelopment.Tom Wedding was elected to fillthe 2 nd VP office and work with thecompetitive programs across the state.Tom has been the Secretary/Registrarfor the past year and has also held the3 rd VP office overseeing recreationalsoccer.The new face on the board isSandy Richardson who will assume theoffice of Secretary/Registrar for OSA’syouth division. Sandy has been a teammanager and involved in Broken ArrowSoccer Club for nearly a decade.Currently she is the office manager forGreen Country Soccer where she overseesregistration as one of her manyjobs. Sandy will bring her expertise inthe use of Got Soccer registration to theboard.Paul Scott’s office of 3 rd VP (recreational)is not up for election this year.Replacing Mickey Weatherly inthe 1 st VP office (ODP) will be BrandonStory. Brandon did not run for reelectionas president due to his recentBykowski, continued from page 2appointment to the US Youth NationalChampionship Committee. As the new1 st VP Brandon will oversee the OlympicDevelopment Program.Adult Board elections: PresidentRob Breitenstein’s officer corpsreturned intact for another electioncycle. Joining Breitenstein as AdultDivision leaders are Vance Brown, 1 stVP; Tekleab Tsegay, 2 nd VP; and MikeThornton, Secretary/Registrar. Brownand Thornton were up for election butfaced no opposition to their return tooffice.Adult bylaw 211: ExecutiveBoard Chair Gordon Wilson was requestedto update the OSA website toreflect the bylaws decision of the AugustAGM. Chairman Wilson agreed toupdate the website with the bylaw 211included.Executive Board elections: Onlyone office on the OSA Executive Boardwas open this year – Chairman. GordonWilson, current Executive BoardChairman was re-elected for his fourthterm. Other elected officer positions onthe board include Vice Chairman, GailWettstein, whose tasks include overseeingthe Appeals and Disciplinary committee.The office of Secretary/Treasureris held by Todd Alpers.Grant applications: Anotherfunction of the spring AGM is the reviewand selection of grant applicationsfor presentation at the annual workshop.Randy Donalson, OSA Advisorand previous Executive Chairman, presidesover the committee. A committeemeets prior to the AGM and reviewsthe applications. This year Donalsonask for a week’s extension to review allthe applications. The announcement ofthe winning grants will be made publicin the fall and a formal presentationwill occur during the OSA Workshop inJanuary.surrendering only 22 goals. Also amember of the United States YouthSoccer Olympic Development ProgramRegion III player pool, she has helpedBishop Kelley to three of the school’snine consecutive state championships.Also a standout basketball player,Bykowski has maintained a 3.45 GPAin the classroom. She participates inmultiple community-service initiatives,mentoring younger students in the StillwaterPublic Schools system, rescuingpets from area shelters and caring forthem on behalf of Tulsa’s Animal RescueFoundation until they are adopted,and donating her time to TOPSoccer’soutreach program for mentally andphysically challenged children.“She’s probably one of the bestgoalkeepers I’ve had, and I’ve had a lotof teams,” said Jeff Tissue, Bykowski’scoach with the Tulsa Soccer Club.“She’s got great hands. If it hits her inthe hands, she catches it. Players have alot of confidence with her back there.”Bykowski has signed a NationalLetter of Intent to play soccer at theUniversity of Tulsa this fall.OSA Smoke Signals

OSA Smoke SignalsOSA CalendarJULY1 Youth Board Mtg2 Altus, Catoosa, Collinsville, NOKC, FCSA Competitive, GCSA Ex Bd, Ref Comte.3 Midwest City, Northwest Oklahoma4 Independence Day7 Metro Tulsa, Norman, Washington County8 Ada, Claremore, Elk City, Logan County, Mustang, Ponca City, SLSC10 Beaver River14 FCSA, Owasso, SOS15 Chickasha, Edmond, Harrah17 Mayes County18 Assignor Clinic @ OSU19 Assessor, Assignor, & Instructor Recerts @ OSU21 Choctaw/Nicoma Park, El Reno, Shawnee, Stillwater, Westside22-25 US Youth National Championship in Little Rock, Arkansas28 Beeline, YukonAUGUST2 Fitness & Recert Exam @ OSU4 Metro Tulsa, Norman, Washington County5 Youth Board Mtg, Stilwell6 Altus, Catoosa, Collinsville, NOKC, FCSA Competitive, GCSA Ex Bd, Ref Comte.7 Midwest City, Northwest OK11 FCSA; Great Plains, Owasso12 Ada, Claremore, Elk City, Logan County, Muskogee, Mustang, Ponca City, SLSC13 Union14 Beaver River18 Choctaw, El Reno, Shawnee, Stillwater, Westside19 Chickasha, Edmond, Harrah, Sapulpa21 Bixby, Mayes County25 Beeline, Durant & Yukon26 Tri-Lake27 Bristow28 GCSA Gen MembershipSEPTEMBER1 Metro Tulsa, Norman, Washington County2 Youth Board Mtg, Davis, Sand Springs3 Altus, Catoosa, Collinsville, NOKC, FCSA Competitive, GCSA Ex Bd, Ref Comte.4 Broken Arrow, Coweta, Cleveland, Midwest City, Northwest OK8 FCSA; Great Plains, Owasso, SOS9 Ada, Claremore, Elk City, Logan County, Muskogee, Mustang, Ponca City, SLSC11 Beaver River15 Choctaw, El Reno, Shawnee, Stillwater, Westside16 Chickasha, Edmond, Harrah, Sapulpa18 Bixby, Mayes County22 Beeline, Durant & Yukon23 Tri-LakeMonthly MeetingsClintonCOASL Feb & AugCordellGreat PlainsHintonLawton UnitedNEOASA Jan, June, Aug, & DecRed CarpetThree CitiesVerdigrisAll other clubs meet “as called.”Law Changes for 2008The 122nd Annual General Meetingof the International Football AssociationBoard (IFAB) took placein Scotland on 8 March 2008. Theamendments to the Laws of the Gameapproved at this meeting and the variousinstructions and directives issuedare listed below.Amendments to the Laws of theGame and Decisions of the BoardLaw 1 -- The Field of PlayAt a special meeting of the IFABon 8 May 2008, it was ruled that thedecision passed at the Annual GeneralMeeting on 8 March to standardize thedimensions of the field of play for “A”international matches would not be implementeduntil the IFAB had reviewedthe matter at next year’s 123rd AnnualGeneral Meeting in Northern Ireland.USSF Advice to Referees: Thismatter would have no direct bearing onany matches played below the “A” internationallevel.Law 2 -- The BallDecisions of the International F.A.BoardDecision 1Current TextIn competition matches, only footballswhich meet the minimum technicalrequirements stipulated in Law 2are permitted for use.In FIFA competition matches, andin competition matches organized underthe auspices of the confederations,acceptance of a football for use is conditionalupon the football bearing oneof the following three designations:• the official "FIFA APPROVED"logo, or• the official "FIFA INSPECTED"logo, or• the reference "International MatchballStandard"Such a designation on a footballindicates that it has been tested officiallyand found to be in compliance withspecific technical requirements, differentfor each category and additional tothe minimum specificationsstipulated in Law 2. The list of theadditional requirements specific to eachof the respective categories must be approvedby the International F.A. Board.The institutes conducting the tests aresubject to the approval of FIFA.Member association competitionsmay also require the use of balls bearingany one of these three designations.In all other matches, the ball used mustsatisfy the requirements of Law 2.New TextIn addition to the requirements ofLaw 2, acceptance of a ball for use inmatches played in an official competitionorganized under the auspices ofFIFA or the confederations is conditionalupon the ball bearing one of thefollowing:• the official "FIFA APPROVED" logo• the official "FIFA INSPECTED" logo• the "International Matchball Standard"logoSuch a logo on a ball indicates thatit has been tested officially and found tobe in compliance with specific technicalrequirements, different for each logoand additional to the minimum specificationsstipulated in Law 2. The list ofthe additional requirements specific toeach of the respective logos must be approvedby the International F.A. Board.The institutes conducting the tests aresubject to the approval of FIFA.Member association competitionsmay also require the use of balls bearingany one these three logos.Directives and instructions issuedby the IFABDealing with injured playerssee FIFA Laws, on page 5InternetAddressesOSA - oksoccer.comFrontier Country- okfcsoccer.comGreen Country- gcsoccer.comRed River Country- lawtonsoccer.comCentral OK Adult Soccer League - coasl.netNEOASA - neoasa.orgPonca City Adult Soccer – poncasoccer.comLawton Adult Soccer – lawtonsoccer.comUSSF- ussoccer.comUS Adult Soccer - usasa.comUS Youth Soccer- usyouthsoccer.comNSCAA- nscaa.comFIFA- fifa.comUSISL- usisl.comMajor League Soccer- mlsnet.comSoccer America- socceramerica.comAffiliationsFederation Internationale de Football Association - UnitedStates Soccer FederationUnited States Youth Soccer Association -United States Adult Soccer Association

OSA Smoke SignalsFIFA Laws, continued from page 4In view of the differing practicesapplied in various competitions aroundthe world by the team in possessionwhen the ball remains in play after aplayer has been injured and the confusionthat this can cause, the IFAB wishesto reiterate that Law 5 states that thereferee has the power to stop the matchif, in his opinion, a player is seriouslyinjured, but he may allow play to continueif the player is, in his opinion,only slightly injured.Furthermore, the IFAB calls forthe football family to unite in denouncingsimulation and working to eradicatethis scourge from the game in order toassist the referee’s identification of seriousinjuries and, more generally, touphold the fundamental principles offair play and preserve the integrity ofthe game.USSF Advice to Referees: Theabove guidelines clearly support theview of the International F.A. Boardthat the referee’s responsibility to distinguishbetween serious and slightinjuries (taking into account the age,skill, and competitive level of the players)is hampered both by players simulatinginjuries and by the practice ofsome teams at some times to stop playon their own initiative by kicking theball off the field. The Board has stronglyemphasized the need for all elementsof the soccer community to deal firmlywith simulation, but the Board is alsosuggesting (without, it must be noted,changing any requirement of the Law)that the teams should leave the decisionto stop play to the referee insteadof exercising it themselves. Althoughreferees should not discourage acts ofsportsmanship in situations where ateam has taken it upon themselves tostop play and the injury was truly serious,the above instructions also suggestthat everyone should now see refereesmoving more quickly to evaluate injuriesand to establish clearly whetherplay should or should not be stopped sothat teams will be less likely to feel aneed to take this decision upon themselves.Pitchside monitorsAs a result of the increasing presenceof monitors around the boundariesof the field of play for broadcastingpurposes, the IFAB underlines that it isforbidden for occupants of the technicalarea to have access to or be in a positionto view pitchside monitors.USSF Advice to Referees: Althoughthis is an issue only at thehighest competitive levels, the aboveinstruction should be of particularconcern to fourth officials who mustnow include among their duties anawareness of where monitors areplaced, whether or not those locationscan be seen by persons in either ofthe technical areas, and subsequentlywhether anyone then leaves their technicalarea in an attempt to view whatis being shown on a monitor.Goal line technologyThe IFAB has decided that all experimentsinvolving goal line technologyare to be put on ice until furthernotice.Additional assistantrefereesThe IFAB has granted FIFA permissionto conduct an experiment withtwo additional assistant referees at aforthcoming tournament.ImplementationThe decisions of this year’s AnnualGeneral Meeting of the Boardregarding changes to the Laws of theGame are binding for confederationsand member associations as from 1July 2008, but confederations or memberassociations whose current seasonhas not ended by 1 July may delay theintroduction of the adopted alterationsto the Laws of the Game in their competitionsuntil the beginning of theirnext season.ODP CampsSet For JulyOlympic Development Programcamps are set for July, according toMatt Fansher, Director of Coaching.For the girls, ODP’s regionalcamps will be held July 6-10 at Montevallo,Alabama for the 91 and 92 birthyears. The 93 and 94 year players willbe in camp July 12-16.For the boys, ODP camps for 92,93, and 94 year players are July 8-12at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.The 91 pool and 95 boys playerswill have camp July 13-17 at the Universityof Alabama.WPL Arrives InOklahoma With 2 Teams:Oklahoma Alliance and Tulsa SpiritSoccer fans longing for live actionwill have plenty to observe duringthe summer months as two Women’sProfessional Soccer League teamshave started in the state. Oklahoma Alliancewill play at Southern NazareneUniversity’s stadium in Oklahoma Cityand the Tulsa Spirit will play at UnionHigh School’s soccer stadium. Rostersfor both teams are listed below as wellas links to their respective websites.Coaching the Alliance squad isJimmy Hampton who has populated hissquad with a number of players fromhis ESC 90 Black squad who reachedUS Youth national championships overthe past three years.Ali Adibi who has a long careerin coaching professional level teams inthe Tulsa area coaches the Tulsa Spirit.Adibi selected players from HFC 89and Blitz United for his squad as wellas several players from adult teams.The WPSL is an independent nationalleague whose main focus is onthe development of highly competitiveamateur women’s soccer teams. Theleague focuses on promoting the statureof female athletes as role modelsfor youth. Formed in 1998, the leagueis sanctioned by the United States SoccerFederation and the US Adult SoccerAssociation.Both the Spirit and Alliance willplay in the Big Sky South Divisionfeaturing teams from Oklahoma andTexas.Alliance and Spirit will play eachother twice. On July 5, Alliance willhost Spirit at the SNU field and on July11 the Spirit will host Alliance at theUnion field. Both games will start at7pm.For more information visit theAlliance website at www.okalliancefc.com or the Spirit website at www.tulsaspiritsoccer.com.Alliance roster: Destiny Rachal,Kelsey Walters, Kaylie Garcia, Colleensee WPL Arrives, on page 6

OSA Smoke SignalsBrandon Story AcceptsNational ChampionshipAppointmentOklahoma Soccer Association’sYouth Board President for the past fouryears, Brandon Story, has accepted aposition with US Youth Soccer’s NationalChampionship Committee. “Iwill serve as the Region 3 tournamentdirector for US Youth,” says Story whohas held the position since October 1.“I’ve been holding both the US Youthposition and my OSA Youth Board officesince the fall and now that OSAelections are over I have stepped downas Youth Board president.”Dougherty, Stephanie Weigel, KyndallTreadwell, Brittany Jay, Kelsey Springstead,Dria Hampton, Caitlin Mooney,Chelsea Cody, Allison Ouren, AlisonFarrell, Taylor Turnipseed, CenavdaGuzman, Melinda Mercado, CarlinGibbs, Jordan Calhoun, Camille Sanders,Skylar Rosson, Danielle Hughes,Annie Zoch, Stephanie Pena, AshleyFarrand, Sidney Jackson, Kelsey Allison,Whitney Palmer, and TaylorSmithwick.The National Championship Committeegoverns the rules and policiesfor the National Championship series.At the state level, that includes OSA’sstate cup tournament. “The committeealso governs the regional tournamentand the national tournament,” saysStory. “I’ll be trying to fill the shoes ofSharon Safeirt who was in charge whenOklahoma held regionals in 1999 atEdmond and last year at South Lakes.”Story was one of four candidatesfor the committee position and wasasked to serve by Mike McDaniel, RegionIII Director. “I understand it’s anappointment for life,” jokes Story.“I will be traveling at least sixtimes a year to meetings involvingtournament governance,” says Story.Such travel will not keep him frommaintaining his involvement with theOSA Youth Board’s 1st Vice Presidentposition.According to Brandon, the YouthBoard is considering putting the statetournaments under the 1st VP position.It will require a bylaws change, statedStory.WPL Arrives, story continued from page 5Spirit roster: Anna Bickers, GingerBrown, Julie Davidson, JenniferDawkins, Claire Detter, Gentry Detter,Sharla Downey, Jessica Edmiston,Amy Gharibyand, Jordie Harris, AshleyLittlefield, Natalya Manyan, MeganMarchesano, Emily Morgan, KayciePorter, Caitlin Redmond, Katie Richardson,Sarah Salazar, Jana Stagner,Siera Strawser, Jamie Sutton, ReneeValcaroel, and Tamara Waller.Schedule Soccer Fun Day For Your ClubOklahoma Soccer Association is pleased to announce the Oklahoma SoccerFun Days Event! The event combines the OSA staff with your Club staff to havean afternoon of soccer fun. Use the event to generate more interest in your club’ssoccer program throughout your community.The concept of Soccer Fun Days began last year with OSA hosting events inTulsa at three community centers. Executive Board Chair Gordon Wilson organizedthe events and brought University of Tulsa soccer coach Tom McIntosh and manyof the TU players to the sites. Prior to that event, OSA’s Executive Director SidGoodrich held similar events with players in Okemah and Sapulpa.Now clubs are invited to jump-start their fall registration with activities thatwill bring players and would-be players to an event that is fun and yet demonstratesthe sport of soccer.Available for the event are soccer target games, speed shot games (with prizes),music, mini coaching clinic, and mini referee clinic. For more details, contactMark Shannon in the Tulsa office at 800-347-3590 or email at m.shannon@oksoccer.com.The application for the event is also available on the OSA website at www.oksoccer.com.Thomas Shannon selectedGatorade’s Boys’ SoccerPlayer of the YearIn its third decade of honoringthe nation’s best high school athletes,Gatorade joined with RISE Magazineto name senior midfielder THOMASSHANNON of BROKEN ARROWHIGH as its 2007-08 Oklahoma Boys’Soccer Player of the Year.The 6-foot senior midfielderscored 15 goals and passed for 14 assiststhis season, leading the Tigers (11-4-1) to the Class 6A state quarterfinals,where they fell to Edmond North. Areturning First Team All-Metro selectionas named by the Tulsa World anda three-time All-District and All-Conferencehonoree, Shannon concludedhis career with 43 goals and 29 assists.Thomas was recently selected for All-State honors as a senior. He has alsoled the Tulsa Soccer Club to five UnitedStates Youth Soccer State Cup titles asa captain for the past seven years.US Youth Soccer program providesnational experience to a new setof playersUS Youth Soccer is proud to announcethe renewal of the US YouthSoccer National Directors Cup withkickoff on July 18-20 in Kirkland, Delaware.The event is open to Under-14through Under-17 boys and girls and isan additional opportunity for players togain national event experience. Teamsfrom Oklahoma Soccer Associationwho advanced to the President’s Cupregionals in Columbus, Georgia are eligibleto participate in the national eventif they advance out of the regional competition.“We are happy to see the renewalof the US Youth Soccer National DirectorsCup and the opportunity thatit brings to teams across the countrythat are seeking to further their developmentand experiences in the game,”said Larry Monaco, president of USYouth Soccer.Each of US Youth Soccer’s fourregions is responsible for determininghow its players and teams will advanceto the National Directors Cup. Oneteam from each region will compete inShannon has maintained a 4.40weighted GPA in the classroom. An annualparticipant in the Salvation ArmyChristmas Toy Drive, he volunteers onbehalf of multiple community-serviceinitiatives, collecting items for the BrokenArrow Neighbors for Need program,speaking publicly as a role modelto elementary school students as part ofthe school’s Tiger Pal project and donatinghis time to Broken Arrow’s BeatAIDS campaign.“He can just change the game byhimself,” said Eric Marshall, an assistantcoach at rival Union High. “He’sgot very good pace, he’s very technicalon the ball and he reads the game verywell.”Shannon has signed a NationalLetter of Intent to play soccer at theUniversity of Memphis this fall.US Youth SoccerNational Directors CupKicks Off this Julyeach division. One preliminary gamewill be played on Friday, July 18 andtwo games will be played on Saturday,July 19. The championship and consolationmatches will be played on Sunday,July 20.“The US Youth Soccer NationalDirectors Cup provides an opportunityfor teams that typically don’t participatein the US Youth Soccer National ChampionshipSeries to compete at a nationallevel,” executive director of US YouthSoccer Jim Cosgrove said. “We’re continuingto evolve playing opportunitiesfor all players through competitionslike the National Directors Cup. Developmentis about playing in meaningfulcompetitions and US Youth Soccer willcontinue to provide more of these opportunities.”The Kirkwood Soccer Complex,home to the Kirkwood Soccer Club,consists of 13 natural grass fields andthe only indoor soccer field in Delaware.Region III - US Youth Soccer RegionIII President’s Cup champions willadvance to the tournament.

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OSA Smoke SignalsPaul TaylorResigns GCSAPresidencyLinda and Paul enjoy the retirement gift from GCSA.After 7 years of holding the Green Countrypresidency, Paul Taylor stepped down on June 1 fromthe office. Appointed to fulfill Paul’s remaining termthrough January of 2009 is Keith Ash.Paul has been active in soccer since his son,Zach, began playing the game in elementary school.The pastor of Liberty Church, Paul became a soccerfan and followed the sport with a passion along withhis wife, Linda, and daughters Misty and Steffanie.While Zach was playing the game, Paul used hisskills as a minister to become involved in the administrationof soccer. It was his leadership that stabilizedGreen Country and began its return to the enrollmentof previous decades. Paul also assisted in the UnionHigh School matches as an announcer.One of Taylor’s concerns during his tenure andmembership with Union Soccer Club was the duplicationof services and expenses. When the opportunitycame to combine the offices of GCSA and OSA,he favored such an action. Today soccer folks fromGCSA and OSA will find the offices at one locationrather than driving to offices miles apart.While the attempt to create a joint operating programbetween GCSA and OSA has not been entirelysuccessful, Taylor worked hard to make it so. Hiswillingness to mediate differences between clubs andorganizations across the state helped OSA achieve its40th anniversary last year with an increase in membership.On June 3, the members of GCSA and OSA helda retirement party for Paul at the OSA/GCSA offices.He was presented with a coffee table book of lighthousephotographs. Taylor has collected lighthousesand lighthouse memorabilia for a number of years.Bethann Impey, of OSA’s member services,baked a seven-layer cake representing all that Paulhas meant to the soccer community. On each layerwas one of the following terms:Earnestness, Compassion, IngenuityVersatility, Respect, Empathy and SupportAt the top of the cake rested the soccer ball representingthe decade or more that Paul has given tothe game.Fitness ExamSet For August 2At OSUReferees who hold grade 7 and higher and any08 grade referee wishing to upgrade to 7 must attendthe annual fitness and recertification at OSU’s trackfacility on August 2 at 8:00 a.m.“We hold the event the first Saturday of Augusteach year,” says Dale Watts, State Director of Instruction.“The fitness exam is required of all 07 grade refereesand above. It includes a twelve-minute run andsprints of 50 meters and 200 meters.”Immediately following the fitness exam, the refereeswill attend the recertification clinic at Wes WatkinsCenter. The class will cover changes in the Lawsof the Game and items that the State Referee Committeehas determined are in need of improvement.Each referee must also pass a written examination.Referees at the 08 grade level may attend thefitness exam and recert if they plan on upgrading duringthe 2009 registration year. To attend the class, thereferee must register and pay a $25 fee. For information,use the OSA website at www.oksoccer.com andthen the Referee tab. On the Referee page, click onthe link How to Upgrade.At a time in the near future, Oklahoma soccerplayers may enjoy playing Futsal or Beach Soccerthrough the auspices of Oklahoma Soccer Association.According to US Soccer sources Futsal will arrivein 2009 and referees will require training for theleague.The term FUTSAL® is the international termused for the game. It is derived from the Spanish orPortuguese word for “soccer”-- FUTbol or FUTebol,and the French or Spanish word for “indoor” -- SALonor SALa. The term was adopted by U.S. Futsal sinceit includes the initials “fUtSAl” (USA). The term wastrademarked in the United States after U.S. Futsalchanged its corporate name within the state of California.The game is frequently referred to as Five-A-Sideor Mini-soccer. Once Juan Carlos Ceriani got theball rolling in Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1930, Futsalgained rapid popularity throughout South America,particularly in Brazil. The skill developed in thisgame is visible in the world-famous style the Braziliansdisplay outdoors on the full-sized field. Pele,Zico, Socrates, Bebeto and other Brazilian superstarsdeveloped their skill playing Futsal. While Brazilcontinues to be the Futsal hub of the world, the gameis now played, under the auspices of FIFA, all overthe world, from Europe to North and Central Americaand the Caribbean, South America, Africa, and Asiaand Oceania.US Soccer has created referee training for thegames and the State Referee Committee of OklahomaREFEREESReferee RegistrationFees IncreasedBy USSFThe annual recertification process is under wayfor referees in Oklahoma. Each fall every refereein Oklahoma must attend a recertification clinic tomaintain registration. The classes are usually 3 hoursin length and are set up in clubs across the state.Area Referees or club officers who wish to setup a recert clinic or a regular referee clinic shouldcontact Dale Watts in the OSA office at d.watts@oksoccer.comor call 800-347-3590 for information.A clinic contract is available online at theOSA website. Go to www.oksoccer.com > Referee>Forms>Clinic contract.Registration fees for referees, assignors, assessors,and instructors for 2009 are below. Officials registeringafter January 1, 2009 will be charged a $10late fee in addition to the registration fee.09 and 08 referees: $40 07 referees: $45State referees: $75 Emeritus referees: $75National referees: $100 RYRI instructors: $40Associate instructors:$40 Instructors: $45State instructors: $75 Associate assessors: $40Referee assessors: $45 State assessors: $75National assessors: $100 Assignor: $100Referees Offered TrainingFor Futsal and Beach Soccerwill begin offering training for officials after the fallseason of 2008.Beach SoccerMost American soccer fans don’t know that theUnited States played Brazil for the Beach FootballWorld Championship title in 1995. Of course the Braziliansdefeated the Americans, but the Americans returnedin 1997 for a return bout and came in third. In2005, FIFA endorsed the sport and now serves as itsadministrator. France was the first country to win theBeach Soccer World Cup in 2005.Beach soccer? In Oklahoma? Why not?In many communities, indoor and outdoor volleyballcourts have been converted to allow beachsoccer. The essence of the game is similar to outdoorsoccer, but the teams are comprised of 4 field playersand a goalkeeper. Field size is usually 40x30 yardsbut can be smaller. The field is divided in half but theonly other mark is an invisible line 9 yards from thegoal line. It represents the penalty area. Markers areused outside the court to assist in determining wherethe penalty area is located. Complete rules are availableat the www.beachsoccerusa.org.While no organization has stepped forward tosponsor a beach soccer league in Oklahoma, the statecertainly has plenty of shoreline and sand to accommodatethe creation of several courts. When beachsoccer arrives in Oklahoma, the referees will be preparedfor it.

GoalkeeperCamp and ODPSub-regionalHeld At OUThe University of Oklahoma campus was thesite of the annual Olympic Development Program’ssub-regional event and this year’s goalkeeper campJune 9-13.The ODP event draws U13 girls’ teams fromNorth Texas, South Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.For this year’s camp, goalkeeper training wasopened to clubs and U11-U14 players were trainedin the first of the week and the U15-U19 players thelatter portion of the week.Camp staff included Alexis Vizarelis, head ODPcoach for Oklahoma; Kurt Luitwieler, Holland HallWomen’s head coach; Sid Goodrich, All-Americangoalkeeper and nationally licensed coach (who isalso OSA’s Executive Director); and Stephanie Gurley,former ORU goalkeeper.OSA’s Director of Coaching, Matt Fansher,organized the camp to serve the ODP players andto coincide with the annual sub-regional event. Theplayers were housed on university campus and enjoyeda full day of soccer training for the length ofthe camp.Each evening, players were treated to matchesand referees assigned to the camp were also giventraining.Wayne Ewing, State Youth Referee Administrator,and Bill Pevarnik, referee instructor and assessor,provided the referees with feedback and instructionthe following day after the evening matches.Referees attending the camp were Andrew andMichael Gasper, Tamara Cherry, Shanne Fonyi, JaredMcEachern, Chris Bares, Andrew Ranson, HeatherGoughler, Nima Saghafi, Ahmad Talai, Keith Ward,and Amber Loyd.SeniorsAttendingCollege in Fallof 2008Seniors who played soccer for OSA and graduatedfrom high school in the spring of 2008 and willattend school this fall should email OSA with the followinginformation:- Name- High school attended- University/college/school youwill attend in the fall of 2008- Will you play soccer in college?- Scholarship for soccer or academics?The Smoke Signals will list seniors who playedsoccer during their school days and the school theywill attend this fall. Please email the information to:oksoccer@oksoccer.com.OSA Smoke SignalsSouth Lakes Soccer ClubReceives US Youth TOPSoccer GrantUS Youth Soccer has announced it has madefunds available to 28 different groups nationwide aspart of its 11th annual grants program cycle. SouthLakes Soccer Club, located in Southwest OklahomaCity, has been notified that it is to receive one ofthese grants. Amongst the 28 programs, through itspartnership with adidas, US Youth Soccer awarded$85,000 of grants for 2008. These programs included14 TOPSoccer and 14 Soccer Start programs.Since 1998, the organization has made over $2 millionavailable for the growth of the game of soccerthrough grants and other financial support..US Youth Soccer TOPSoccer (The OutreachProgram for Soccer) is a community-based trainingand team placement program for young athletes withdisabilities organized by youth soccer associationvolunteers. The program is designed to bring the opportunityof learning and playing soccer to any boyor girl, who has a mental or physical disability.South Lakes TOPSoccer program was organizedby club members Brenna Cooper and ElizabethDiSalvatore as their 6th grade community serviceproject. They both attend Red Oak Elementarywhere Principal Peggy Matlock challenges each 6thgrader to contribute back to their community witha volunteer effort of their choosing. The girls immediatelydecided upon developing the TOPSoccerprogram at South Lakes.With their parents help and the support of theSouth Lakes Executive Board and Director of Coaching,Brandon Lawless, the girls have learned much.They have held fundraisers, designed advertising,publicly spoken before groups about TOPSoccer, assistedwith the grant application, handled all administrativeaspects of the program and have activelyrecruited a coach, players and volunteer support. Ateach practice, the girls organize volunteers and assistwith coaching the players. They plan to continueleading the program in the future.South Lakes TOPSoccer players met each Saturdayduring the spring soccer season for a trainingsession and small sided scrimmages. Amanda Espinosacoaches the team with the volunteer assistanceof South Lakes Cosmos competitive team players.“The team is progressing, and I’m so proud of eachof them,” said Amanda. “Our focus is on what theseplayers can do, not what they cannot do. And theycan do so much! The enthusiasm they show for thegame of soccer is inspiring.”In its first season, South Lakes TOPSoccer hasbeen a huge success. “We have signed up new playerseach week,” said Elizabeth. “With this grantfrom US Youth Soccer and adidas, we can give eachof them a uniform jersey for the Fall 2008 season.”Club support of the program has also been tremendous.“Members of my team, the Cosmos 96White team, along with their parents, have volunteeredat every practice,” said Brenna. “We’ve alsohad awesome support from other Cosmos teams, includingthe ’90 girls team, the ’94 boys team, the‘95 girls and boys teams, and Elizabeth’s team, the‘96 girls Blue team. At times we’ve had 4 volunteersfor each TOPSoccer player!” There have beenrequests to participate from other Cosmos teams.These teams are expected to volunteer in the Fall2008 season.Community support has also been outstanding.In addition to a fundraiser organized by Elizabethand Brenna, the program has received financial supportfrom the Down Syndrome Association of CentralOklahoma, Monograms and More, Ryan Brackett,DDS, and Stover Physical Therapy.Practices for the Spring season have now ended.To sign up your player for the Fall 2008 season,please send a request for information to topsoccer@cox.net. You can learn more about TOPSoccer atwww.southlakessoccerclub.com or www.oksoccer.com.Taylor Cunningham shoots on Ray FraizerBrenna Cooper and Elizabeth DiSalvatore organizedthe fundraiser for TOPSoccer in South Lakes.Bryson Matula perfects his shooting skills.

10 OSA Smoke SignalsMAZZIO’S ITALIAN EATERYGOVERNOR’S CUP TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSU12 Girls- Lawton Tornadoes: Kristin Augustine, Dakota Barbee, Bailee Cox,Caitlyn Cox, Rhea Griffith, Rebecca Haskell, Robbie Jones, Alexis Lee, Victoria Little,Secilla Ramirez, Samantha Snow; Coach: Ron Griffith.U12 Boys- Lawton Patriots: Austin Bartosovsky, Landon Beathard, Michael Cummings,James Lowe, Thomas Main, Joshua McNell, Eli Morris, Cristian Ruiz, Tyler Schemonia,Eric Wamsley, Austin Wolfe, Carolos Zermeno; Coach: Michael Cummings.U14 Girls- El Reno SC Elite: Courtland Awbrey, Chayli Blackmon, Ashley Brewer, KendallBroadbent, Carly Buie, Erin Burch, Mariana De La Torre, Ashten Duffle, Shyla Gorrell, SierraHowell, Courtney Jacks, Nicole Lamar, Derika Leon, Hope Merrifield, Jessica Meyers, KatieThompson, Lyndi Thompson, Edith Torres, Madison Turner, Coach: Angie BlackmonU14 Boys- Durant Cyclones: Jerika Butler, David Cook, Weslina Coxsey, RyanCook, Nathan Hart, Kelten Isenberg, Vishal Khetpal, Alec McAtee, Phoenix Ortlip,Taylor Richards, Taryn Ritter, Preston Rice, Tyler Stinnett, Daniel Wallace, CalibWeaver, Kailyn Ward; Coach: Marty Cook.U16 Girls- Tri-City SC Chaos: Imani Baker, Katie Boswell, Sara Denton, PaigeDexter, Destiny Foster, Chelsea Linn, Brittany Lozano, Montana Mann, JanelleMartin, Meredith Mellegaard, Taylor Moore, Paloma Ochoa, Rhagen Ripley, StefanieRodges, Megan Scafe, Paige Summers, Chelsea Swisher, Crystal Ybarbo; Coach:Juan Lozano.U16 Boys- NOKC Avalanche: Chase Bartenhagen, Charles Bowersox, Jacob Bright,Corbin Campbell, Lachlan Claus, Max Federman, Andrew Gray, Matthew Hechtner,Mohommad Karani, Austin Katigan, Ethan Lax, Ryan Lewis, Andrew Middleton, Ray Niazi,Luke Romig, Tyler Sherwood, Evan Taylor, Jason Troy, Tyler Troy; Coach: Paul Middleton.

MAZZIO’S ITALIAN EATERYGOVERNOR’S CUP TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSOSA Smoke Signals 11U19 Boys- ESC Extreme: Jordan Beech, Colton Bohannon,Justin Cline, Matthew Coker, Patrick Gillock, Jacob Grubbs,Nicholas Harris, Andrew Hill, Riley Joseph, Michael Kennemer,John Lee, Parker Lotspeich, John Nowakowski, Jacob Romig,John Thomas, Tate Thompson; Coach: John RobinMAZZIO’S ITALIAN EATERYPRESIDENT’S CUP TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSU11 Girls- HFC 97 Gibson: Lacy Beeler, Kalynne Chapman, Maima Clarke, KenzieDecamp, Whitney Fillmore, Carolyn Hoyt, Kentia Kokis, Madison Morris, Tayler Stover,Madison Turgeau, Carley Wall, Sarah Wendelbo; Coach: Susan Gibson.U11 Boys- Blitz United 97 Navy: Keaton Brown, Colton Butler, Spencer Cochrane,Ross Harjo, Morgan Haynes, Terrell Humphrey, Taha Karimian, Colton Mathews,Nathaniel Morris, William Redmond, Trent Robertson, Reed Standish, GregoryWatts, Isaac Zahner; Coach: David Zahner.U12 Girls- Tulsa Nationals 96: Miranda Elliott, Bailey Evans, Emily Hyde, Miranda Jarvis,Rachel Kosir, Kenra Mackey, Mercedes McCoy, Madeline McKenzie, Bailee Muller, DarrianO’Keefe, Emily Parkinson, Taylor Ridener, Meredith Rottschaefer, Taylor Seact, SavannahSiegenthaler, Samantha Szkirpan, Megan Thomas, Tylar Trimble; Coach: Derek Larkin.U12 Boys- Canadian Valley FC 96 Red: Chandler Anderson, Garrett Bannister,Dalton Eldredge, Ryan Galloway, Devin Grba, Ian Gulley, Colton Haskin, AnthonyLewis, Tanner Lynn, Connor Partin, Keegan Radichel, Caleb Ratcliff, Michael Ross,Alejandro Serrano, Joseph Silva, Cutter Smith; Coach: Andy Parson.

12 OSA Smoke SignalsMAZZIO’S ITALIAN EATERYPRESIDENT’S CUP TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSU13 Girls- Norman Fury 95 Green: Emily Baker, Kelcy Christensen, Madison Dobbs,Brenna Franklin, Cynthia Gabrish, Lauren Goodman, Taylor Hartman, Meagan Hayes,Tabetha Howard, Courtney Ingram, Leah Landreth, Tamara Scott, Sola Somade,Logan Veal, Kayla Walker, Lauren Winslow; Coach: Diana Kelm-JuddU13 Boys- Extreme Futball Club 95: Dakotah Baker, Luke Byrne, Nicholas Fonseca,Hunter Hoffman, Thomas Howe, Dalton Howell, Wyatt Jester, Jerry Jones, KristapsKokis, Austin McKinney, Michael Noland, Lane Saling, Robert Sordo, Andrew Wise,David Zombro; Coach: Chris Brunner.U14 Girls- Blitz United 94 White: Eileen Biggs, Jordan Bryan, Hailey Colberg, AmyCrone, Regan Dittrich, Olivia Freeman, Chancey Frost, Lauren Hail, Kathryn Herndon,Harmony Hughes, Brynne Kurtz, Madeline Rhodes, Kailey Roberts, Morgan Shuping,Hannah Stalnaker, Kaylia Thompson, Lauren Wilson; Coach: Rodney Lewallen.U14 Boys- Norman Celtic 94 Black: Seth Burleson, Michael Callan, Ian Camp, TylerCrook, Sean Dickinson, Jay Finley, Thomas Gryboswski, Nickolas Johnston, RyanJohnson, Benjamin Lee, Alex Lautzenheiser, Luke McMurtrey, Austin Strain, ChristianSlay, Cooper Terrell, Brooks Thompson, Jimmy Tyler; Coach: Patrick Byers.U15 Girls- Tulsa Nationals 93: Megan Alexander, Melissa Alexander, Kelsey Allen, TaylorAllen, Hillary Blaine, Emily Burger, Danielle Burgess, Morgan Elliot, Kelli Gentry, MadisonHartman, Tabitha Hitchcock, Ashlie Holmes, Natalie Iwamoto, Margo McKenzie, BrittaneyMontgomery, Julia Pagans, Katherine Spellman, Jolene Thompson; Coach: Derek Larkin.U15 Boys- Norman Celtic 93 Black: Cody Bevel, Parker Blackburn, Dan Durham,David Flood, Logan Hammons, Sam Herndon, Pablo Lozano, David Nelson, JoshuaOakes, Parker Pennington, Alexander Peck, Blake Riojas, Cameron Smith, SheldonSpelman, Marcus Wahl, Cody Wooley, Brady Williams; Coach: Matt Thorton.

MAZZIO’S ITALIAN EATERYPRESIDENT’S CUP TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSOSA Smoke Signals 13U16 Girls- WSA 92: Jenny Andre, Megan Barrett, Sarah Black, Madison Bonicelli,Devon Bullard, Nicole Castic, Darby Freeman, Hayley Hackler, Kaylee Johnson,Michelle Melone, Amber Pickering, Heather Roach, Cassidy Sherwood, ShannaWolford, Rebekah Worrall; Coach: Michael Beyer.U16 Boys- Tulsa Nationals 92: Jose Anez, Garry Arauz, Gary Arauz, Thad Becker,Juan Carreno, Ryan Cochran, Kyle Craft, Dakota Fischer, Robert Goben, ShawnHohendorf, Luke Hydrick, Aaron Paul, James Paul, Luis Penaloza, Robert Simpson,Cole Stratman, Jeremy Swift, William Watkins; Coach: Victor Moreland.U17 Girls- Thunder 91 Black: Kristine Bartlett, Lauren Carter, Andrienne Coleman,Ellen Dismukes, Brittany Durdin, Casey Easley, Kayli Hahn, Hannah Jelley, JessicaRamsey, Bailey Sanger, Tarabeth Shafer, Abbey Smith, Tamara Thompson, TaraThompson, Taylor Vick, Hanna Wallace; Coach: Ken Richardson.U17 Boys- Tulsa Nationals 91: Jason Bandeh, Ryan Berkley, Brock Browning,James Burns, Michael Darnell, Julian Delesdernier, Scott Donahue, Dalton Donner,Chase Francisco, Garrett Hack, Taylor House, Jared King, Phillip Main, Dallas Peterson,Grant Smith, Eric Tomlinson, George Tyler, Joshua Walker; Coach: Shawn Slater.U18 Girls- ESC 90 White: Solmoz Azartash-Namin, Leslie Bross, Kali Cowan, SamanthaDehart, Brittan Elder, Jacquelyn Elmer, Kelsey Gray, Hope Heinen, Samantha Hinton,Kelsey Jameson, Taylor Jorgensen, Gabrielle Martinez, Meghan McMahon, AbigailMeans, Elizabeth Merritt, Angela Pete, Allie Regens, Addie Ryan; Coach: Rex BrossU18 Boys- Norman Celtic 90: Ryan Baker, Brady Bowers, Zac Cooper, Turner Ewing,Erik Fernandez, Ryan Fitzgerald, Joseph Foote, Andrew Garrett, Brent Glover, RyanHodges, Tomas Kenney, Zachary Legleiter, Evan McIver, Kat-CV Miller, James Ringo,Jack Renfroe, Matheus Salvi, Brock Vorwald, Matthew Yocham; Coach: Chad Wells

14 OSA Smoke SignalsSTATE CUP TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSU11 Girls- HFC 97 Elkington: Casey Abernethy, Hannah Arning, Meredith Carlson,Sara Clarke, Madeline Dilks, Madison Fallis, Regan Hall, Camrie Hurst, Paige Patterson,Blair Stacy, Mallory Tucker, Tatum Wagner; Coach: Justin ElkingtonU11 Boys- ESC 97 Black: Bradley Barger, Jacob Burger, Austin Coldiron, James Hampton,Myles Moore, Parker Noble, Michael Ojeda, Austen Parker, Tyson Reeder, MatthewSamuelson, Josue Soto, Tristan Tippeconnic, Jacob Tunney; Coach: Jimmy Hampton.U12 Girls- ESC 96 Black: Reagan Ballard, Christen Birch, Abbey Bright, Karla Cabello,Amanda Dial, Lana Duke, Erin Eckart, Taylor Ely, Hannah Hover, Avery Howe, AlexandriaJones, Kayci Kersten, Madeline Little, Mikayla Lowery, Vicky Preciado, CameronShivers, Hayley Weaver; Coach: James Soesbee.U12 Boys- Norman Celtic 96 Green: Jose Alvarez, William Allen, Adam Cooper, KadeDixson, Colton Hare, Hunter Hayes, Matthew Hockett, Cole Johnson, Haydn Jones,Thomas Ludwig, Branden Moffat, Carson Paskowski, Gabriel Rui, Alec Stupka,Zachary Terry; Coach: Don Rother.U13 Girls- HFC 95 Rhine: Brooke Barnes, Darienne Chapman, Kenna Dyess, MadisonHooper, Claire Kelley, Kristen Killion, Michaela Power, Shiloh Price, Madison Saliba,Caitlyn Spears, Paige Talley, Lauren Wagner, Chelsea Wall, Mary Williams; Coach:John Rhein.U13 Boys- Thunder 95 Black: Justin Browne, Jackson Buchanan, Jason Fregene,Edward Hubbard, Tad Lewis, Landon Merrill, Garrison Mitchell, Michael Mitrik,Oluwatomiwa Olaniran, Hayden Phillips, Jeremy Rector, Tyler Secrest, Jose Valdez,Phillip White; Coach: Tama Aondofar.

STATE CUP TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSOSA Smoke Signals 15U14 Girls- ESC 94 Black: Cierra Allen, Holly Blackwell, Mackenzie Burkhart, CassidieCargill, Brittny Dike, Meredith Farley, Elyse Hight, Stephanie Ingraham, AlexandraJones, Katherine Koonce, Hannah Lorentz, Amber Mitchell, Megan Sadeghy, ShelbySewell, Madison Smith, Britani Soesbee; Coach: Steven Cargill.U14 Boys- TSC 94 Black: Mason Briggs, Anson Crouch, Jordan Cuckler, Aaron Dodson,Dillon Ellard, Isaac Fraley, Douglas Ivanoff, Harrison Kane, Conner Kinkead, BenjaminLaCourse, Jorge Madrigal, Matthew McWethy, Payton Miller, Sean Parker, EmmanuelRaranje, Nathan Stewart, Michael Williamson, Benjamin Wilson; Coach: Shan Kitterman.U15 Girls- NOKC 93 Red: Abigail Akin, Hayley Arthur, Bobbe Chaffin, GeorgeannaChristie, Cama Dooley, Katherine Edge, Allison Glazner, Emily Hartshorn, HannahHelker, Abby Hodgen, Kendal Huston, Morgan Martinez, Caitlin Mitchell, Karina Rush,Hannah Staley, Rachel Tonseth; Coach: Stephen Phillips.U15 Boys- TSC 93 Red: Zachary Canfield, Scott Elliott, Alexander Field, JoshuaFuhrman, Thomas Hart, Blake Johnson, Kevin Kolibas, Oren Kozlowski, Gustavo Lopez,Cristian Mata, Omar Mata, Gilberto Pacheco, Thomas Ritchie III, Andrew Starker,James Stillson, Michael Trebilcock, Matthew Williams; Coach: Steve Earle.U16 Girls- HFC 92 Shubert: Bailey Bouleware, Margaret Brady, Andrea Carlson,Sheema Golbaba, Hayley Harryman, Lauren Hauge, Kristen Kelley, Kelsey Killion, JeniferLaCombe, Amy Petrikin, Caitlin Phillips, Abby Risner, Stephanie Romero, AlexandraStarrett, Claire Walker, Grace Walker, Carley Yates; Coach: Kerry Shubert.U16 Boys- ESC 92 Black: Trevor Bowman, Bryan Byars, Steven Groh, George Jackson,Christopher Morgan, Caleb Nichols, Matthew Regens, Trent Renshaw, Kenneth Salazar,Braden Sanchez, William Senat, Elias Smirlis, Gerardo Soto, Jacob Stivers, Tyler Stukey,Thomas Tippeconnic, Clinton Turnipseed, Greyson Wantland; Coach: Alexis Vizarelis.

16 OSA Smoke SignalsSTATE CUP TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSU17 Girls- ESC 91 Black: Calli Cooper, Amy Grow, Cristina Grow, Madison Hillis,Jordan Hutchison, Lacy Key, Brittany King, Katie Matuska, Melissa McLaws,Chandler Murphy, Catherine Parish, Lauren Parks, Taylor Robinson, Jasmine Simmons,Megan Watkins; Coach: James Soesbee.U17 Boys- TSC 91: Scott Armbrust, David Bell, Matthew Boullt, Joel Burkhardt,Nathan Doll, Julian Frazier, James Gross, Andrew Johnson, Elliot Kane, Dennis Mask,Cody Mumma, Thomas Shannon, Joseph Stall, Sidney Stewart, Joshua Wren,Jonathan Wright, Scott Zingerman; Coach: Steve Earle.U18 Girls- ESC 90 Black: Chelsea Cody, Colleen Dougherty, Alison Farrell,Kaylie Garcia, Carlin Gibbs, Alexandria Hampton, Danielle Hughes, Melinda Mercado,Caitlin Mooney, Skylar Rosson, Kelsey Springstead, Kyndall Treadwell, Brianna Zoch,Taylor Turnipseed, Kelsey Walters, Stephanie Weigel; Coach: Jimmy Hampton.U18 Boys- TSC 90: Daniel Briones, Victor Brown, Cameron Craig, John Crank,Cory Jefferis, Griffin Kane, Derek Kebler, Matthew Kennedy, Jacob Matthews,Matthew McClain, Joshua Murphy, Austin Neil, George Pellersels, Ben Pettit,Kevin Phibbs, John Rock, Andrew Scogin; Coach: David Bradford.No photo availableU19 Girls- HFC 89 Elkington: Rebecca Allen, Emily Anderson, Anna Bickers,Rachel Carlson, Grace Durbin, Katherine Durbin, Mary Hardin, Allyson Leggett,Jordan Miller, Lauren Nievar, Katherine Richardson, Sarah Salazar, Rebecca Sparks,Siera Strawser, Amanda Wheeler, Megan Marchesano; Coach: Justin Elkington.U19 Boys- Tulsa Nationals 89: Chad Carroll, Colby Cline, Anthony Inkelaar,Christopher Jones, Logan Langholz, Matthew Longaberger, Salim Nelson,Alexander Novoa, Ervey Penaloza, Christopher Roberts, Zachary Schmoker, Bryce Taylor,Tyler Vining, Victor Washburn, Mitchell Wilkerson, Trey Wilson; Coach: Jose Fernandez.

OSA Smoke Signals 17Watts’ WhatBy Dale Watts, EditorADULT STATE CUPJune 13-14, 2008 Tulsa, OKI try not to jump on the bully pulpit too often withmy little column, but I think it’s time for me to do so concerningAutomated External Defibrillators. Within thepast few years I’ve read of several Oklahoma athletes andyoungsters who died from sudden cardiac arrest. When adefibrillator is available survival rates can jump to nearly70 percent.The National Athletic Trainers’ Association issued an official statement to its30,000 members encouraging their use. Our Texas neighbors have mandated thatall schools have AED’s and have staff trained in their use.Oklahoma passed Senate Bill 923 on April 1, 2008 and created the ZacharyEckles and Luke Davis AED in Schools Act mandating AED’s be made availableat schools and authorizing school districts to make them available at all athleticcompetitions and provide the schools immunity from liability in their use. The billwill be financed through private donations or Federal grants.Zachary Eckles was a soccer player at Edmond Santa Fe High School whodied in 2006 from sudden cardiac arrest. His mother, Kathleen Treanor, has promotedthe concept of AED’s being made available to schools and organizations.Luke Davis was a basketball player from Ardmore who collapsed during agame and never got up. His parents joined Treanor in promoting the legislationand Davis’ name was added to the bill prior to passage.So here’s my pitch – let’s see what can be done to have an AED at everysoccer complex and the volunteers trained to use it. A good course in CPR wouldprove beneficial too. While nearly every tournament has a trainer available forthe sprained ankle or the cuts and bruises from a soccer match, not many have anAED on site for a life/death emergency. And the Saturday/Sunday league matchesseldom have any trainers on site. It’s time we put our heads together and deviseda way to get these devices at our complexes. As the Red Cross and NATA states,seconds matter. Most of our complexes are minutes away from the AED’s on fireengines. Let’s not wait until we lose one of our players at a match. At your nextsoccer club meeting, bring up the topic and see what can be done. This is trulyone “for the kids.”Men’s Open: Boulder FC 3 – OSU - 1Champions Boulder FC: Emerson Aguilera, Mirsaidi Ahrens,Branden Carr, Ryan Corbin, James Dabney, Paul Davalos,Adam Douglas, Wes Hamer, Michael Haynes, David Hummel,Josh Isaacs, Bryan Jewett, Michael Jones, Brian McAllister,Michael Nsien, Chris Spears, Murray Verbonitz, Brandon Waller,Yer Yang; Coach: Brandon Waller.Men’s Recreational: Odyssey 2 – Hotspurs 1Champions Odyssey: Toyin Amin-Levine, Eric Baldridge,Bryan Bundy, Marc Foreman, Marshall Franklin, Jason Fuller,Jose Gonzales, Alfredo Hernandez, Jason Logsdon, Brian Luadick,Ken Phillips, Josh Smith, Zach Stevens, David Swift,Darrell Van Houtan; Coach: Marshall Franklin.

18 OSA Smoke SignalsApproved OSA 2008 TournamentsJuly 12-13, 2008NEOASA QuickFoot Tournament SeriesAll National State Association Adult TeamsOwasso, OKContact: Robert AllenPhone: 918-830-2268Email: info@neoasa.orgAdult Men & WomenOpen & Over 30 bracketsReferee Assignor: Jim SimmonsEmail: owassoref@yahoo.comWebsite: www.neoasa.orgAugust 8-9-10, 2008Beat the Heat- BoysAll US Soccer affiliate teamsEdmond, OKContact: James SoesbeePhone: 405-409-2324Email: soccer999999@sbcglobal.netU9-U10 Academy Boys & GirlsU11-U19 Competitive Boys & GirlsReferee Assignor: Brandon StoryEmail: bstory4@cox.netWebsite: www.edmondsoccer.comAugust 15-16-17, 2008Beat the Heat- GirlsAll US Soccer affiliate teamsEdmond, OKContact: James SoesbeePhone: 405-409-2324Email: soccer999999@sbcglobal.netU9-U10 Academy Boys & GirlsU11-U19 Competitive Boys & GirlsReferee Assignor: Brandon StoryEmail: bstory4@cox.netWebsite: www.edmondsoccer.comAugust 29, 30 September 1, 2008Broken Arrow Labor Day TournamentAll US Soccer affiliate teamsBroken Arrow, OKContact: Mike NaumannPhone: 918-258-5770Fax: 918-258-6957Email:basc@brokenarrowsoccerclub.orgU9 – U10 Academy Boys & GirlsU11 – U19 Competitive Boys & GirlsReferee Assignor: Jim BrittainEmail: refereeassignor@brokenarrowsoccerclub.orgWebsite: www.brokenarrowsoccerclub.orgThis is not a final listing. Some applications are still pending.September 12,13, 14, 2008Westside Just Kick ItUSYS Teams onlyOklahoma City, OKContact: Jim McClungPhone: 405-820-3737Email: jmcclung2@cox.netU6 – U8; U12 – U19 Recreational Boys & GirlsU9 – U10 Academy Boys & GirlsReferee Assignor: Gail NashEmail: gdnash4@aol.comWebsite: www.westsidesoccerokc.comSeptember 19, 20, 21, 2008South Lakes Cosmos CupUSYS teams onlyOklahoma City, OKContact: Brandon LawlessPhone: 405-476-3227Fax: 405-794-7529Email: brandonslsc@yahoo.comU9 – U10 Academy Boys & GirlsU12 – U19 Competitive Boys & GirlsReferee Assignor: Bill PevarnikEmail: wpevarnik@cox.netWebsite: www.southlakessoccer.comOctober 3, 4, 5, 2008Tulsa United ChillfestAll US Soccer affiliate teams- Tulsa, OKContact: Kurt MinnichPhone: 918-665-2870, Fax: 918-496-0406Email: ksminnich@spearsresearch.comU7 – U16 Recreational Boys & GirlsReferee Assignor: John EvansEmail: acesoccer@cox.netWebsite: www.tulsaunitedsoccerclub.comOctober 10-11-12, 2008OK CupUSYS teams only - Oklahoma City, OKContact: Jim McClung, Phone: 405-946-2228Email: jmcclung2@cox.netU9 – U10 Academy Boys & GirlsU11 – U19 Competitive Boys & GirlsReferee Assignor: Gail NashEmail: gdnash4@aol.comWebsite: www.okfcsoccer.comNovember 14, 15, 16, 2008Broken Arrow Fall Recreational TournamentAll US Soccer affiliate teams - Broken Arrow, OKContact: Mike NaumannPhone: 918-258-5770, Fax: 918-258-6957Email:basc@brokenarrowsoccerclub.orgU7 – U19 Recreational Boys & GirlsReferee Assignor: Jim BrittainEmail: refereeassignor@brokenarrowsoccerclub.orgWebsite: www.brokenarrowsoccerclub.org

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