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In celebration of the new

Fall season, SSA willhost its first ever Fall

Kick-Off Picnic. On Sun-

day, August 29 at Gary

Park, SSA will introduce

our new coaching direc-

tor Mr. Tony Horta of

AFC. Players will also

get to meet their

coaches.

introduce some exciting

changes for this fall.

The Board listened to the

desires of the families it

serves via its fall survey

and is pleased to for-

mally announce its part-nership with Academica

Futebol Club (AFC)! SSA

now has a relationship

with a professional soc-

cer representative, AFC

President Tony Horta,

that it has been actively

seeking for some

time. Mr. Horta has vast

soccer knowledge and

experience, and em-

braces collaboration. His

guidance will help SSA

center its coaching staff

while simultaneously en-

hancing players skill de-

velopment.

Mr. Horta will serve as

Coaching Director and

will oversee the imple-

mentation of a proven

curriculum at all lev-

els. This past spring, at

the recommendation of

Mr. Horta and thereafterorganized by SSA Travel

Director Jorge Tomas,

many of our volunteer

coaches and Board mem-

bers obtained their Con-

necticut Junior Soccer

Association (CJSA) ap-

proved E-license. SSA

will work to provide li-

censing opportunities for

additional SSA coaches

in the future. Please

check our website fre-quently for information.

It is apparent that after

working with Mr. Horta

and AFC employees this

past spring that AFC

shares SSAs vision as to

U12 girls celebrate their champion-

Fall Kick-Off Picnic set for Sunday August 29The festivities will begin at

1 pm. Hotdogs and drinkswill be served to each

player, beginning at 1:30.

Each family will also be

provided with 2 additional

hotdog tickets. A limited

supply of additional hot

dog and drink will be

available for purchase.

Tickets will be available for

pick-up at the entrance of

the park.

There will be an exhibi-

tion scrimmage between

the U14 girls and the

U12 boys, beginning at

2:15.

Families will be able to

display their team spirit

and support this fall.

Seymour Soccer shirts

and decals will be avail-

able for purchase. Pro-

ceeds will benefit theSSA program. A photo

package for fall team

pictures will be raffled at

$1 per ticket or 10 tick-

ets for $5.

Families are invited to

bring lawn chairs, food,

coolers, and join in the

fun.

Kick Off Sunday1-3 pm

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Fall Photo Day 9/11

Upcoming Events

Spring Travel Notes:

SSA had its best showing

ever at a CT Recreational

Tournament

U12 Girls Travel Team: JoeConte Tournament U-12

Champions

U10 Boys Travel Team : Joe

Conte Tournament Winner

(most points)

Congratulations to all!

Exciting Changes to Come This Fall

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Always striving to offer the

highest quality soccer ex-

perience for all of Seymours

children, on behalf of the

SSA Board, I am proud to

how to best serve chil-

dren and families. I look

forward to seeing you

and your children this

fall. SSA is entering a

new era, and the future iswide open!

Very truly yours,

Al Bruno,

SSA President

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WE NEED YOUSSA is only successful thanks to its volunteer

coaches, managers and team parents.

Please volunteer to keep our program strong.

Contact Beth Carson at bvlvscc@yahoo.com

or 888-0165 for more information regarding

volunteering opportunities.

FallPhotos

September11,2010

Teamtimeswillbepostedon

www.seymoursoccer.org

Freephotopackage

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Kick-OffDay!

SSA board meets the 3rd

Thursday of the month, 7:00 pmin the basement of the commu-

nity center. Public comment fo-

rum: 7:007:15 pm.

FALLKickOffDayAugust29,2010GaryParkFields

1pm

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