| SOCCER COACHES ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY (SCANJ) NEWSLETTER New Jersey High School Boys Interscholastic Soccer Coaching Association September 16, 2002 To: New Jersey Boys Soccer Coaches From: Eric Hastings, President SCANJ (ehastings@mercercounty.org) Welcome to The Soccer Coaches Association of New Jersey. I just wanted to take a moment to update every one of all the fantastic events we were involved in during the past year. Our Annual State Banquet was a huge success. The move to the East Brunswick Hilton has proved to be a very positive one. The Hilton has a magnificent atmosphere and the service was prompt and courteous. This year's Banquet was one of our largest ever. We hold the proud distinction of hosting the largest high school soccer banquet in the country. Each year we honor approximately four hundred and fifty student/athletes. The 2002 Banquet will be held at the East Brunswick Hilton on December 15th. The 2001 Senior All-Star Showcase at Rutgers-Camden was fantastic. Our College Liaison Committee, did a fabulous job notifying coaches and working with the wonderful staff at Rutgers-Camden. About thirty-five college coaches were in attendance to watch some of the best high school soccer players in the country. I would like to give a special thanks to The Soccer Post and Uhlsport for co-sponsoring our event. Photos of the event and the teams can be found at the following web site: www.srsd.org/~akmosko/showcase01. The 2002 Senior All-Star Showcase will played at Rutgers-Camden on December 14th. Many of our executive members were on a panel discussion recently at the National Soccer Coaches Convention in Philadelphia. The panel was labeled "The High School Battleground." Many of the topics that we, as high school coaches have, were discussed and the hour and forty-five minutes flew by. The National Association (NSCAA) is working on creating a high school licensure course to be held at the convention or as a non-residential course. Speaking of high school licensure, Rick Meana (Director of Coaching New Jersey Youth Soccer), Charlie Inverso (MCCC), Miller Buglieri (Pingry), and the executive committee of the SCANJ, are in the final stages of completing the guideline for a high school license through New Jersey State Soccer with Rick Meana. We are aiming to offer this course at our 2003 State Clinic. If you have any suggestions please contact me. The 2003 NJSIAA/SCANJ State Soccer Clinic will be held on April 6th at Monmouth University. Featured clinicians will be: Chris Turner (Monmouth), Shannon Poser (Monmouth), and others to be named later. The SCANJ honors the top high school soccer players in the state of New Jersey. This is a very difficult task and we need your cooperation. If you or any of your fellow coaches are interested in helping out, please contact me. Thank you for your cooperation and good luck to you in the season ahead. Sincerely, Eric Hastings Check out our new website: www.scanj.org Important Dates: September: 9/16/02 Executive Meeting 7:00pm Hilton October: Meeting TBA State Association Dues due: 10/15/02 November: Meeting TBA Conference Selections completed by: 11/1/02 All State Sectional Team Selection: 11/8/02 December: Meeting TBA All State Games:12/14/02 at Rutgers-Camden Campus All State Banquet:12/15/02 at East Brunswick Hilton Hall of Fame Banquet TBA January: Meeting TBA National Soccer Coaches Convention: Kansas Teams to Watch / Players to Watch: North 1 Ramapo Kearny Northern Highlands North 2 Sparta Roxbury Scotch Plains Vernon / Justin Schultz Central 1 Central 2 West Windsor Plainsboro / Alan Weston and Jeff Fischer South Shawnee ** If you wish to include information on your program or individual players, e-mail the following Sectional Representatives and they will forward the information to the Newsletter. Please submit information to Sectional Reps by the 12th and 26th of the month for the 15th and 30th issue of the Newsletter. North I - John Millar ---- millar5@aol.com North II - Andrew Lowery ---- salowery@tellurian.net Central I - Stan Williston ---- swilliston@aol.com Central II - Eric Hastings --- ehastings@mercercounty.org South - Bill Dent --- birodent@bellatlantic.net College Liaison - Andy Kmosko --- akmosko@srsd.org Why Join the Soccer Coaches Association Of New Jersey? 1. You are Taking a Pro-active Approach to influencing The Growth of Soccer in New Jersey. 2. The SCANJ represents you at the State and National Level. 3. The SCANJ Selects All-State Teams and All-American Candidates. 4. The SCANJ conducts the largest All-State HS Banquet in the country. 5. The SCANJ conducts two All-State College Showcase Games. 6. The SCANJ is the only recognized Boys High School Association in NJ. 7. The SCANJ Newsletter will be e-mailed twice a month providing important State and National information. This is your Association, it is time to become actively involved!!!!! Help us help each other. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Soccer Coaches Association of New Jersey (SCANJ) Membership Application Name______________________________ Phone (W)__________________ Phone (H)_____________________ e-mail________________________________ (Newsletters twice a month by e-mail) High School Name _______________________________________ High School Address ___________________________________________ Home Address _________________________________________ Membership Fee $20.00 : Year 2002-2003 Checks made payable to: SCANJ Mail to: Tom Taylor, Treasurer SCANJ - 326 West Lakeshore Drive, Highland Lakes , N.J. 07422 |