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Kenmore Soccer News Volume 12, Number 7 Kenmore/Tonawanda, New York July 2019

- Final Chance -

Register Now for the Celtic FC Summer Camp

Our partnership with Celtic FC is off and running. We had 7 players attend the Celtic FC Elite Camp last month, and our coaches continue to receive monthly web-based coaching sessions from Celtic FC Academy staff. Our next major event will be our full-day summer camp led by Celtic FC Academy coaches during the week of July 22nd at Kenney Field. Ages 7-18 can participate, with sign-up on-line through our web site. Log into your account and register by clicking on the new “Programs Available” button by the player’s name.

Kenmore Soccer continues to be the leader in the community in provid-ing playing opportunities for all levels of play, with the entry of our 16 & Under and 18 & Under Kenmore Elite Girls teams into the 2020 season of the National Premier League. The core of these teams have captured tournament titles throughout the northeast, as well as Thruway League titles, and now will move into regional premier play against teams from throughout the western Great Lakes area.

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Seven Kenmore Soccer Players Participate

in Celtic FC Elite Camp As part of our partnership with Celtic FC, we have the opportunity to send players to their annual Elite camp, which was held at the Golden Goal Park in Fort Ann, New York in early June. Seven Kenmore Soccer players participated this year in what was a highly organized and highly competitive residential camp. Arriving at noon on a Friday, the players were immediately put to work on the field with staff coaches from the Celtic Academy in Glasgow, Scotland. Sessions continued all day on Saturday, and again on Sunday morning. Each player received detailed critiques of their skills, as well as opportunities for improvement. Additional opportunities for Kenmore Soccer players to participate in the Celtic Elite camp will Arise in 2020, so stay tuned!

Tryouts/Evaluations for 2019-2020 Season Continue

General tryouts were held on June 7th and 28th, but new potential players for Kenmore Soccer 2019-2020 Travel teams are also welcome to attend training sessions of current teams, by following the on-line schedules on the Teams and Schedules page. There are also two scheduled special tryouts:

Tryouts for birth year 2004 Girls will be held on Saturday July 13th at 1:00pm at Edison Elementary School.

Tryouts for birth year 2005 Boys will be held on Saturday July 13th and Saturday July 20th from 10:00am-Noon at Kenmore East High School.

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Kenmore Soccer Teams Excel at Odenbach Cup

Kenmore Soccer was well represented at the Odenbach Cup on June 8-9th at the West Seneca Soccer Center, leaving with two age group champions. The 11 and Under Kenmore Thunder girls opened play with a 7-1 win over the Lockport Lightning, before defeating the Amherst Lightning 13-0. That led them into the 11 and Under final versus the Arcade Tornadoes, where they prevailed 7-0. They are pictured below with their championship t-shirts. The 12 and Under Kenmore Elite girls began play with a 3-1 win over the Niagara Wheatfield girls in what was a particularly hard fought game. Their second round game on Saturday was a 7-0 victory over the Delaware Spirit. That win kept them alive in the single elimination event. Sunday afternoon began with a 3rd round match versus the Grand Island Flash. The girls prevailed 4-0, which placed them into the championship game against the West Seneca Lady Lightning. The Lightning were very organized, but never threatened in a 3-0 championship win for the Kenmore Elite girls. Congratulations to both teams!

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Kenmore United FC Girl Capture PA West Tournament Title

It went all the way to a shootout, but the Kenmore United FC 18 Girls captured the PA West Tournament tile at Edinboro State College with a thrilling win over Mercer Soc-cer Club in the championship game. The girls opened the tournament with a 0-0 result versus Mercer, and followed up a with a 7-0 win over the South Allegheny 17s. That led to a match versus WCYSA, which ended in a 4-2 Kenmore win. Their final round-robin match was a 2-1vicotry over Woodland Hills. The results put them into the final, where they once again faced Mercer who had fin-ished as the runner-up in preliminary play. Congratulations girls!

Kenmore Blue Devils 14 Boys Capture

Niagara-Pioneer Tournament Title

Congratulations to the 14 and Under Kenmore Blue Devils Boys on capturing the Niag-ara-Pioneer Tournament championship. En route to the final, the boys defeated AC United Eagles from New Jersey 3-1, tied Club Roma Wolves from St. Catharines 1-1, and beat Spencerport Gold 3-0. In the final, Kenmore defeated Club Roma 14A Boys 1-0. Congratulations!

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Kenmore Elite 18 and Under Girls Capture

Lakefront Classic Championship

After a season of major injuries, the 18 and Under Kenmore Elite girls rose to the occasion to capture the Lakefront Classic championship. The girls opened play with a 2-1 loss to Coliseum Premier, the champions of the 2019 season of the 19 and Under Premier Division of the Thruway League, but rebounded in the afternoon with a 1-0 victory over Simmons Premier, the Connecticut State Cup champions. The Saturday results left them in a must win position in their third game on Sundays morning versus GPS Buffalo. Kenmore dominated play from start to finish en route to a 1-0 win and a place in the championship match. The results of the round-robin play meant that the girls would once again face GPS Buffalo in the final. The first half was generally played in the midfield area, with nei-ther team creating good scoring chances. Kenmore took charge in the 2nd half, and with 20 minutes remaining Elliana Masecchia converted a cross into the lower corner of the net for a 1-0 lead. The team stepped up and controlled play for the balance of the match, denying GPS Buffalo any real scoring opportunity and finishing with the 1-0 win. Congratulations girls! Special thanks to Rory Schaeffer and Laura Cohn for serving as guest players for the weekend.

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Trivia Question (answer on page 8)

Who played goalkeeper for the U.S. Women's National Team in their World Cup match versus Denmark on June 8, 1995?

Submissions Anyone ???????????? We want this to be your newsletter. We also want you to be a part of the Club web site. So, we are looking for your ongoing input—articles, pictures, match highlights, team and player recognition, etc. Each team should consider having a designee that

can channel information to the Club for inclusion in the newsletter or web site.

Send your submissions to us at doc@kenmoresoccer.com. Pictures are welcome, but should be in a jpg or gif format.

Another Summer Camp Opportunity

Come on out and have fun while learning the game of soccer! The 18th annual “Just For Kicks” Soccer Camp will run from Monday July 8th - Friday July 12th 2019 at Ken-ney Field in the Town of Tonawanda. Boys and Girls ages 4-14 of any skill level are invited to attend. All of the basics, as well as the more advanced techniques will be covered in a fun yet challenging environ-ment! Passing, receiving, trapping, dribbling, shooting, heading, juggling, turning and moves to beat your opponent will all be taught throughout the week. Sport specific training sessions and small sided games will also be held during the week. Each kid will be grouped by age and or skill level. Cost of the camp is $125 for the full day (9am - 3pm) and $95 for the half day (9am -12pm), both include t-shirt, ball, and lunch. Questions/Applications - call Bobby DiNunzio at 876-3593 or Gino Pinzone at 472-8251, or you can access the brochure and application on-line through our web site on the Camps and KidsPlay page.

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Kenmore Soccer Joins the Social Media World

Kenmore Soccer has joined the social media experience by creating sites within Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Links to the first two platforms are on the left hand side of our web site landing page, while we are still working on linkage to the Facebook page.

Teams (or parents for that matter), can post information on these sites by following these instructions:

Instagram:

If someone posts a picture to their account and wants to tag Kenmore Soccer or in-clude us in a comment, tag our account by using @kenmoresoccerclub

Twitter:

Anyone can tweet to the Kenmore Soccer page or include us in a post by tagging us using @KenmoreSoccer

Facebook:

Anyone can post to the wall on the Kenmore page, write a comment on posts, or post a picture/video to the page.

If someone wants to tag Kenmore Soccer Club in a post or picture, they need to type @kenmoresoccerclub

All other photos/videos can be sent to kenmoresoccerclub@gmail.com.

We already have a number of followers on these sites, and you might notice that it includes Celtic FC who posted information on our upcoming Celtic FC Summer Camp. There are also photos from the recent Buffalo State Futsal Tournament, featuring a number of our Kenmore Soccer teams.

Join in by following Kenmore Soccer, and by submitting information to post and share with the world!

Follow Us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook!!!

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Contacting Us

Web Site — www.kenmoresoccer.com E-Mail — doc@kenmoresoccer.com

Fax — 716-837-0668 Telephone — 716-837-1627

Mail — 57 Greenleaf Avenue, Tonawanda, New York 14150

Fund Raising

The Kenmore Soccer Club is registered with the New York State Attorney General to conduct fund-raising, as is required by law, but each activity needs to be approved

by our Board of Directors.

If your team wants to conduct any fund-raising, just e-mail us at doc@kenmoresoccer.com with the details of what you propose, and the

eventual use of the funds raised. We will get back to you promptly.

Answer to Trivia Question (from page 6)

Breanna Scurry started the match in goal, but received a red card and was ejected.

Mia Hamm filled in for the balance of the game.

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