michiana echo soccer club

Michiana Echo Soccer Announces Tryouts Schedule

Michiana Echo Soccer is pleased to announce its tryout schedule for the upcoming fall season. Tryouts will be conducted at Prairie Vista Elementary School fields on Brick Road in Granger as follows:

Registration Information: Parents may complete the registration form in advance or at registration(form will be posted soon). Please also bring a check for the registration fee. Boys and girls interested in trying out should come on the appropriate nights with soccer cleats, shin guards and water. Do not bring a soccer ball (balls will be provided at tryouts).

Any questions may be directed to Eric Stewart, Director of Coaching, at estewart40@gmail.com or Randy Rompola, President of the Board, at randolph.rompola@bakerd.com.

U9/10 Michiana Echo Academy Registration

Michiana Echo will also again offer its Academy Program for U9 and U10 players. Last year's Academy involved only U9 players; however, the Indiana Youth Soccer Association, seeing the benefits of the Academy system, has expanded it to U10 players also. The aim of the Michiana Echo Academy is to provide quality, player-focused training in an atmosphere that encourages young players to succeed in the sport.

An information/registration night will be held at Prairie Vista on Monday, June 16^th, with registration from 5:30 to 6 p.m. and field time from 6:00 pm to 7 pm during which interested players will have an opportunity to work with trainers.

Any questions may be directed to Eric Stewart, Director of Coaching, at estewart40@gmail.com or Pam Brown, Board member and Academy point of contact, at pam.brown@btlaw.com

Two Echo Players Named to State ODP Teams

Congratulations to Jeremy Doyle (94 Boys) and Heather Martin (94 Girls) who qualified for state-wide Olympic Development Program (ODP) teams. Both players will the opportunity to attend the Region II camp this summer where they will train with and complete against players from 13 states. Way to go Jeremy and Heather!

Eric Stewart Doubles Up on Coaching Certifications

Director of Coaching Eric Stewart recently completed an impressive double header of coaching certification, receiving both a USSF National "C" License and a National Youth License over the span of three months.

Offered by the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), the National "C" license course is a complete, nine-day coaching course in a residential environment that immerses coaches in the culture of soccer. It consists of seven days of instruction and two days of extensive oral, written and practical examinations.

The National Youth License is offered by U.S. Youth Soccer and focuses on the coaching of U6-U12 soccer players. The six-day class combines both classroom (theory) and field (practical) sessions - during which candidates are videotaped working with children from the various age groups. It concludes with more written, oral, and practical examinations.

Please join Echo in congratulating Eric on his achievements.

Positive Coaching Alliance(PCA) Partnership

Michiana Echo is pleased to announce a partnership with the Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) which has positively affected sports throughout the nation since its inception at Stanford University in 1998 with its character-building approach to sports. PCA recognizes the importance of striving to win and putting forth maximum effort to that end. However, PCA also helps coaches and parents to understand that they can have another, more important, impact on young athletes -- that is teaching life lessons through sports. Through educational opportunities during the coming year, we hope that Echo coaches and parents will find innovative ways to have an even more positive affect on our young athletes. PCA will unlock greater opportunities for Michiana Echo to reinforce its commitment to developing quality people who happen to be quality soccer players.

More info on the PCA